"We didn't deceive you! That was just a little joke we played on you! Hey! Where's Queen Aesel?" Gelos turned around in a panic and quietly asked Sedran, the big shield-wielding man behind him.
Ellie naturally heard him. It was obvious this guy wanted to call Clementine's true older brother to continue tricking people, right? But now, calling anyone would be useless.
"I've never used this spell on myself before!" At this moment, a magic circle for Ultimate Magic appeared around Ellie. This was, of course, Ellie deliberately showing it to them.
Naturally, she still used Sky Transformation, which only consumed uses. This was the last time for the day. Since it didn't seem like she would need it again today, she might as well use it up!
"What are you going to do?" Seeing such a large-scale magic circle and the ominous feeling emanating from Ellie herself, Gelos was dumbfounded.
Not just him, everyone present, aside from having seen such a large-scale magic circle once in Wu Da Forest, only Astrology Thousand Miles had seen Ainz's father cast it on Katz Plains.
"That's! That's a magic from myths!! Everyone!! Run!!!" Astrology Thousand Miles cried out in horror, taking the lead and turning to flee first.
Hey, hey! You're a member of Black Scripture, aren't you? Is it really okay to be so timid?
However, only Astrology Thousand Miles fled. Not even the small fry dared to move, as in their eyes, what Ellie was casting now was a miracle.
Moreover, Ellie herself just said she was going to use it on herself, so it shouldn't be an offensive spell. Even if it were an offensive spell, with such a large-scale magic circle, running away would be impossible.
"The power to restore everything, Ultimate Magic! God's Favor! Activate!" Ellie improvised a name that sounded like a high-level faith-based spell and shouted it out with full momentum, thus using Sky Transformation once again.
A giant pillar of light pierced through the heavens and earth, making hearts pound.
Naturally, how could those unsophisticated natives recognize Sky Transformation? They all looked like, 'Wow! Come out and see the immortal ascending!' as they watched Ellie. Then Ellie feigned a look of great discomfort, holding her head.
Seeing Ellie's discomfort, Gelos was already very unsettled. The other members of Black Scripture also prepared for battle once again. It seemed they had an idea of what was happening.
Yes, this was the reaction Ellie wanted. The main purpose of putting on such a show in front of them was to disable the trump card held by Slane Theocracy!
Ellie had always been wary of Downfall of Castle and Country, which was suspected to be a World Item. This thing couldn't even be dispelled by Ainz's father's "Wish Upon a Star."
If this thing were used on the Guardians or Ainz's father again, the consequences would be unimaginable. So... Ellie had to put on this act to let those old fogeys of Slane Theocracy know that she had the ability to dispel Downfall of Castle and Country's brainwashing state. This way, Slane Theocracy would be restricted from using Downfall of Castle and Country.
"I remember now, hehe... You scoundrels, to actually use such a thing against me! Do you know who I am?!" Ellie clutched her forehead, letting out a sinister laugh as she raised her head and glared at Gelos and the others.
At this moment, everyone was intimidated by the eerie aura emanating from Ellie, and without exception, they all slowly retreated.
"I am the Princess of Ainz Ooal Gown Magic Kingdom! Elizabeth Ooal Gown! How dare you treat me like this?!" Ellie directly put on a very angry expression and shouted, yet in her heart, she only wanted to laugh.
"Really? Is this person the Princess of that very ominous country?!" God-Lord Chains, Bumaer, muttered softly.
It seemed those old fogeys hadn't told the members of Black Scripture her identity. Except for Gelos, everyone else was very surprised.
Aside from his original very nervous expression, Gelos showed no surprise. It seemed he knew her identity as Princess, but even if he knew, he probably wouldn't admit it!
After all, if he admitted that he knew she was the Princess of the Magic Kingdom, that would be no laughing matter. It would give the Magic Kingdom an excuse to make trouble for Slane Theocracy.
So, even if he knew, he could only play dumb... This was probably also why those old fogeys of Theocracy hadn't revealed her identity to the other members of Black Scripture.
"I am truly sorry! I didn't expect it to be Princess. Originally, we just thought you were a bandit who randomly attacked passersby, which is why we used our country's treasure against you. If we had known you were the Princess of the Magic Kingdom at that time, we would not have treated you this way. Please forgive our disrespect, Princess." Gelos said with a nervous expression.
See! The expected reaction. After all, she was the one who attacked them first, and at that time, she hadn't revealed her identity. Seeing how quickly Gelos pulled out this excuse, it meant those old guys must have given instructions beforehand.
"Hmph! Plotting against the Warrior Captain's secret treasure of Re-Estize Kingdom, can you be considered passersby? I think you are the bandits taking advantage of the fire! And you even used me to work for you! Damn it!!" Ellie said, very displeased. Indeed, she had helped them acquire those few "fake" Kingdom secret treasures.
"Uh... Princess, this is not a suitable place for a proper conversation. Could we move to another location and have our Chief Priest speak with you?" Gelos hadn't expected Ellie to directly bring up the matter of the Kingdom's secret treasure.
After all, taking advantage of the situation like that was not convenient to discuss in front of so many people. Moreover, he was self-aware enough to know that he couldn't handle the current situation anymore and had to invite the Six Color Divine Officials.
"Hmph! Indeed, that should be the case. A liar like you is not worthy of speaking with me. Lead the way!" Ellie showed no deference to Gelos, speaking with a displeased expression.
Gelos dared not cause any more trouble and could only silently endure. He knew that the furious Princess of the Magic Kingdom before him could tear everyone present to shreds in minutes if she wished. The other members of Black Scripture could only swallow their anger and meekly lead Ellie.
Just as Ellie was about to follow them, she stopped again. Gelos hesitated, not daring to speak, and could only silently wait for Ellie's command.
"You go and call that girl named Bell over here too!" Ellie pretended to be pondering something, then said to Gelos.
"Eh? You want to call Bell over?" Gelos instantly had a bad premonition. Gelos knew that Bell was also one of the Chief Priests' informants planted to monitor her. Now that she was awake, why would she call Bell over? What was she going to do?
Was she planning to take her anger out on her later? He knew that earlier, upon seeing "Clementine" awaken, he had already resigned himself to dying here once. What he hadn't expected was that although this Princess looked very angry, she didn't seem to intend to act.
Of course... provided he didn't provoke her further. Just based on this point, Gelos had already tacitly acknowledged that this Princess of the Magic Kingdom was indeed no simple person.
"Bumaer, go find Bell..." Gelos could only silently mourn for Bell. Although she was an Apprentice Priestess, with the Crown of Intellect's whereabouts unknown, her identity as an Apprentice Priestess was merely a title.
If sacrificing her could prevent a war between Theocracy and the Magic Kingdom, the Chief Priests would be more than willing to sacrifice her.
Bumaer nodded hesitantly, then ran off.
"Hmph! Hurry up and go!" Ellie snorted unhappily, then urged Gelos to lead the way quickly. After all, she had already revealed her identity. She was no longer Clementine, but Princess Elizabeth of the Magic Kingdom, so she had to maintain her prestige.
If only she had some time to change out of this slightly revealing Christmas outfit. She hadn't brought any magic scrolls for self-defense!
Although she was about to confront those old Chief Priests, they shouldn't do anything to her. However, Ellie was still quite worried that they might secretly set a trap for her again.
For example, secretly using Downfall of Castle and Country on her? Last time she was prepared, but if this time it was a sneak attack, then it would be bad. So... she had to get a head start.
So Ellie put her mind to work, desperately thinking of a solution, and in less than three seconds, Ellie thought of a way.
"Message... Hmm? Message... Uh... Forget it, Message!!" Ellie walked with Gelos, then put her hand to her ear and deliberately shouted. However, Ellie, who didn't carry a Message magic scroll, couldn't use this. She was doing this, of course, to deceive Gelos and the Six Color Divine Officials.
"Yuri? Yes... I'm fine. I've been missing for so long, I've made everyone worried. Yes... I'm fine. Is my father there? I can't reach him? Is that so? Okay... I understand. Then please tell him that I am currently a guest here in Slane Theocracy and will be back soon. Hmm... Yes, should a large army be sent to pick me up? No... no need. I shouldn't be staying here for too long, no need to make it so troublesome. Besides, there are kin protecting me here, so don't worry. That's all." Ellie talked to herself for a long time. Of course... it was all an act.
She was acting for Gelos and everyone present. This was essentially telling them that she had already contacted the Magic Kingdom, and the Magic Kingdom already knew she was "visiting" Slane Theocracy. If anything happened to her, hmph! Then they could just wait to be doomed!
"You... did you contact the Magic Kingdom?" Gelos spoke somewhat unnaturally. This kid dared to ask her a question in this situation? He had some guts, but it was exactly what Ellie wanted.
"Of course, after playing out for so long, my family must be worried!" Ellie responded with a very impatient expression.
"That's understandable. It's just... this place is quite far from the Magic Kingdom, isn't it? Can your Message magic transmit accurate messages over such a long distance? With such a distance, I'm worried about eavesdropping or something." Gelos asked.
This guy was quite sharp. The performance of native Message magic was indeed very poor, but what she used was the advanced version of the Adventurer's Guild private chat channel, unlike you natives who can only use public messages! But she was indeed acting just now.
"Of course it can... as long as it's within the communicable range, it can be transmitted accurately and without error, and others cannot obtain the information, unlike the inconvenient messages you use." Ellie answered, of course, with an intention to mock and show off.
"That's true, our Message magic is indeed quite inconvenient. May I ask, Princess Elizabeth, how far is the communication range you just mentioned?" Gelos continued to ask.
"Hmm? Why do you ask that? Are you trying to probe my depths? Hmph! It doesn't matter if I tell you. Anywhere I've been, any place I recognize in my consciousness, is within range." Ellie said triumphantly. Of course, she was bluffing.
"No, I didn't mean that. I was just a little curious. Our Message magic is indeed very inconvenient, so I was just curious about the performance of the Message magic you use, Princess." Gelos panicked as soon as Ellie said he might be trying to probe her.
Indeed, Gelos wanted to probe Elizabeth's depths. Now she was no longer Clementine, but Princess Elizabeth of the Magic Kingdom, so he should be able to obtain more information from her.
Ellie was not stupid; she naturally knew Gelos's intention. But, whether the information she deliberately leaked to him was true or false was another matter.
Soon, Gelos led Ellie to a place completely different from the dark, interrogation-room-like place they were in before. After all, her current identity was that of a Princess, so she had to be treated with respect.
This time it was a proper meeting hall. Although it still had a strong religious atmosphere with statues of the Six Great Gods, pure white furniture, and various ornaments, it looked more luxurious than anything she had seen in the Empire before. It seemed Slane Theocracy did a good job with appearances.
Upon arriving, Ellie, without any manners, sat down directly without waiting for Gelos to invite her. She even crossed her legs, completely lacking the demeanor of a Princess.
Anyway, she was going to show her attitude next, and this arrogant attitude was perfect for dealing with those Chief Priests.
Ellie had barely warmed her seat when the Chief Priests arrived one by one, also dressed in Santa Claus costumes.
When Ellie saw those old men enter with embarrassed expressions in their Santa Claus costumes, if she weren't feigning anger, Ellie would have burst out laughing. Well, she wasn't in a position to criticize them, as she was also wearing one!
"We apologize for the wait, Princess Elizabeth." Raymond, the youngest of the Chief Priests, who seemed to be the Earth Chief Priest, was the first to greet Ellie.
"Hmph! I just arrived. I hope I didn't interrupt your holiday?" Ellie snorted coldly, then glanced up and down at Raymond, who was dressed as Santa Claus, and said.
"No... no interruption. Rather, it is us who caused you to be dressed in this manner..." Raymond responded with a very troubled expression.
After all, from their perspective, for them who had controlled Ellie, it was indeed very awkward. Before Ellie made any specific demands or compensation, these old fogeys of Slane Theocracy found it very difficult to say anything, so they could only address this first.
"Well! The Magic Kingdom also celebrates Christmas, so don't mind it." Ellie waved her hand, feigning an impatient expression as she replied.
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