After all, it was her first time in a place like this, and Bell seemed a little reserved.
Moreover, a Great Demon was sitting in front of her, and as luck would have it, she was also under the Great Demon's spell seal. However, Bell had no intention of betraying her anyway.
After all, Bell knew that it would be a pipe dream for her to overthrow Theocracy by herself. She was just a small Apprentice Priestess. If the Sage's Crown hadn't been recovered by now, her fate would surely be the same as her sister's. However, Bell still didn't understand why Clementine had come to such a place.
Soon after, the tavern became noisy again, although Bell could still feel various ill-intentioned gazes aimed at her from all around.
"Bell, do you remember what you said just before you died?" Clementine suddenly asked this strange question.
"Uh... you mean?" Bell thought back. She seemed to have said a lot of things when she was frozen... but recalling that scene made Bell shiver again...
"I'm talking about you not being afraid of death. You said you didn't want to die without value. So what do you think counts as valuable? The value of sacrificing your life." Clementine spoke in an indifferent tone, even though it was a very serious topic.
"I don't know... but as long as it can bring down Theocracy..." Bell's voice grew louder as she mentioned this.
"Shh! Keep your voice down! Why do you think I brought you to this noisy place!" Clementine gave Bell an annoyed glare, and Bell immediately cowered.
"Don't be nervous. I'm just confirming your resolve, because I don't want to have someone who only wants to reap the benefits by my side," Clementine said.
"I have resolve! As long as I can... destroy Theocracy... I'll do anything," Bell said, lowering her voice this time.
"Is that so... Then let's see how useful you are in practice. See those rough old men at that table? They have information I really want to know, information about the recent movements of Theocracy's Fire Extinguishing Scripture. Go and get it out of them!" Clementine said.
"..." Bell followed Clementine's gaze. She was pointing to another table a few tables away. The targets were three men, and from their clothes and appearance, they looked like mountain bandits, sloppy and uncouth.
Bell didn't act immediately but was thinking. These three didn't seem like they would have access to information about Theocracy's Fire Extinguishing Scripture troops. Since Clementine had given such instructions, then she would act!
Using her usual method, she would use a wiretapping talisman to monitor them 24 hours a day, and they would eventually mention information about the Fire Extinguishing Scripture!
"What are you still standing there for? Aren't you going to go and gather information quickly?" Clementine urged with an impatient tone.
"Eh? Now... immediately?" Bell was stunned. Information isn't something someone will readily tell you just by asking, especially since these three didn't look like good people, so it was even less likely they would talk.
"Is that pretty face and figure of yours for nothing? To deal with these rough old men... it's not that much trouble. Just go and sleep with them." Clementine revealed a malicious smile.
"..." Bell fell silent again. Indeed, Clementine was right; this was indeed a quick way to obtain information. Since Clementine had given the instruction...
"I'll go..." Bell said, then steeled herself, gritted her teeth, and stood up, about to walk over.
"Heh heh! High-tier Teleportation activated..." Clementine was heard muttering this, and she also raised her right hand and snapped her fingers with no sound. The lively small tavern instantly disappeared.
In its place was a very luxurious-looking room, with various resplendent decorations. The tables, chairs, and bed all looked like high-end goods, things Bell had never seen in her life.
Bell was dumbfounded, just standing there, staring at Clementine who was sitting on the incredibly luxurious sofa.
"Mm! Welcome to Nazarick. This is my room," Clementine said with a smile.
"Ah ah! Princess Elizabeth! You're finally back! Quickly, quickly! Dress Princess Elizabeth!" Before Bell could even react, several very beautiful maids burst in from outside the door, immediately surrounding Clementine, and several others had already gone to open the wardrobe to get clothes.
"Ugh... You haven't been waiting here all this time, have you! Hey! Let... let go of me! I! I can change myself!" Clementine immediately panicked, and her previous Great Demon demeanor completely collapsed.
Bell stood there dumbfounded, watching the maids treat Clementine like a dress-up doll. The maids completely ignored Bell's presence.
After a long while, Clementine, dressed in a gown, sat on the sofa with an unhappy expression, muttering something...
"Honestly, it's like this every time..."
"Clementine? This is... Eek..." Bell asked timidly, then saw the sharp, murderous gazes of the maids standing behind Clementine, ready to pounce at any moment.
"This is the Princess of the Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom! Princess Elizabeth Ooal Gown!" a maid behind her sternly announced.
"So... sorry! Princess Elizabeth!" Bell quickly apologized and corrected herself...
"Honestly, what were you doing earlier? You can call me that here, but you're not allowed to call me that when we return to Theocracy!" Princess Elizabeth stood up and said.
"I... I understand." Bell was even more intimidated, even though she knew she was a princess after that one eavesdropping incident.
However... when she usually took care of her, she didn't act like a princess at all, so it didn't feel real. And now, the Clementine—no, Princess Elizabeth after changing clothes—indeed had the air of a princess of a nation.
"Cicici, big sister, please contact Albedo Mama and Shalltear Mama for me. Just tell them I'm back." Princess Elizabeth gave orders with a hint of displeasure.
"Understood! I'll contact Shalltear immediately." A blonde maid behind Princess Elizabeth was seen placing her hand under her ear.
This must be using message magic, right? As expected of a Princess, does even a simple communication require her subordinates to do it for her? Bell increasingly felt that Princess Elizabeth in front of her was full of princess-like airs. Even seeing her own family required others to bring them to her. This air was too grand, wasn't it?
But just as the blonde maid took her hand down, less than a second after the communication was complete, a sound like an earthquake came from outside the door.
"Little Yi-chan!!!"
"Iri-chan!!!"
At the same time, shouts like the roar of some monster were heard. The next second... Princess Elizabeth's room door was violently crashed open, and then two beast-like objects, one red and one white, rushed in.
Bell, who was standing between the door and Princess Elizabeth, hadn't reacted yet when she was sent flying by these red and white "beasts," and immediately fainted.
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