Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 104 Liars should swallow a needle.

Chapter 104 Liars should swallow a thousand needles!

"I never expected that you would not only find evidence of Viscount Scott's embezzlement of kingdom assets to purchase divine artifacts, but also ledgers showing his collusion with the Demon King's army. This is crucial to the safety of the kingdom. On behalf of His Majesty the King and Her Highness Alice, I thank you all for your outstanding contributions. A reward to your satisfaction will be presented later, so please look forward to it."

In the royal palace.

Alice sat on the throne, Claire stood beside her praising the crowd, while Mikami Hibiki and the others bowed their heads respectfully.

There were no nobles, nor were there any knightly orders.

There were only a few of them in the palace hall.

Although the secret commission prevented it from being publicized and gaining widespread fame, the opportunity to rid the kingdom of corrupt elements and receive substantial rewards was undoubtedly something to celebrate.

However-

"Let go! Let go right now! How dare you challenge me with just a cloak? I'll teach you a lesson! Take this! Take this! — I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I know I was wrong! I can't breathe!!"

Charlotte was outwitting a cloak, his neck was gripped by two horns, and he was lifted high into the air with his feet off the ground.

Nobody expected it, nobody expected it.

This cloak is actually a divine artifact, and it even has its own consciousness.

Miken Hibiki had never heard of such a divine artifact; at least his demonic sword Gram had no self-awareness and could not communicate.

Of course, Charlotte hadn't expected this either.

The cloak had been kicking and punching him ever since it was released. Charlotte was not going to tolerate it and chose to fight back. However, the cloak was incorporeal and extremely tough and flexible. Not only could it not be torn or ripped, but it was also the cloak that hurt him when it hit him.

Once it realized this, it made a very human-like mocking gesture, which angered Charlotte and she confronted it, which led to the way things are now.

"—You two, shut up!!"

Claire's forehead veins bulged.

When she learned that the cloak was a Kingdom-level magical artifact (divine weapon), she didn't believe it. After all, you can't just say it's real; you have to see it for yourself. The moment she saw it, she knew that this seemingly ordinary cloak, almost indistinguishable from a human, was definitely a Kingdom-level magical artifact!

"Alright, Mr. Charlotte. Thank you for retrieving this magical artifact for the kingdom. Now, please hand it over to me."

"sure!!"

Charlotte readily agreed.

But the next second, as if knowing that he was about to be taken away from the dark and sunless kingdom's treasury, the cloak wrapped tightly around Charlotte like a caterpillar, and she fell to the ground, wriggling incessantly.

It appears to be putting up a fierce resistance, with Charlotte as its hostage.

"Wait, wait! Let go, let go!! — Um, Miss Claire, could you please take this?"

"Mr. Charlotte, could it be that you don't want to return it?"

"Are your eyes broken? How could it be that I don't want to return it? It's obviously just refusing to leave! Please help me take it away—waaaaaah!!!"

As if to prevent him from speaking, the cloak stretched out a hand—a corner—and covered his mouth.

Charlotte could only keep rolling back and forth.

"Mr. Charlotte!?" x2

Yujian Xiangye and Youyou rushed up and tried to help pull off Xia Luo's cloak, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't pull it off. Instead, the cloak tightened and tightened, causing Xia Luo to groan in pain.

"You lot—"

Claire had a terrible headache.

Logically speaking, since Viscount Scott misappropriated royal funds to purchase this cloak, its ownership should belong to the kingdom.

But now that things have turned out this way, even she can't lie and blame Charlotte.

At that moment, Alice leaned over and whispered in her ear.

"—What, Your Highness Alice, are you serious!?" Claire's eyes widened, but seeing Alice nod at her, she hesitated for a while before finally making up her mind, "Alright, since you've said so."

Then he announced loudly again, "In recognition of the contributions of Mr. Yūken Hibiki, Ms. Yūyū, Ms. Kremya, and Ms. Fio, the Kingdom has decided to award 4000 million as a reward. We hope you will accept it without hesitation."

"4000 million!?" x2

Clementa and Fiona gasped.

They didn't do anything; they were just there as decorations. If it weren't for Yujian Xiangye's suggestion to come along, the two of them wouldn't have shamelessly tried to freeload off the rewards. But they never expected there to be 4000 million! Even if they split it equally, each of them would get 1000 million!

—Wait, four people?

Claire had indeed mentioned four names, while Charlotte, who was missing, kept whimpering and making exaggerated movements as if trying to attract attention.

Alice ran down from the throne, squatted down beside him, and whispered, "Brother, thank you so much this time. I'll definitely come to play with you next time."

----next time?

Charlotte was slightly taken aback.

The sudden words stopped him from struggling, and the cloak understandingly released his mouth. Looking at Alice's smiling face, Charlotte blinked and said, "Then, let's pinky swear."

"Pinky promise?"

"Hmm. In my country, making a pinky promise is a contractual ritual that signifies keeping one's word and being true to one's promise. It symbolizes integrity and responsibility—since Alice said she would come to play with me, let's make a pinky promise."

Having said that, he laboriously extended his right little finger from under his cloak. Alice also extended her little finger, hooking it together with Charlotte's bent little finger.

"Pinky promise, never lie to me for a hundred years!"

"Pinky promise—for a hundred years, no lying!"

Alice repeated it haltingly.

Charlotte stared intently into her eyes and said, "Remember this, liars have to swallow 1000 needles."

"What kind of punishment is that? It's terrifying! But—I'll keep my promise! So, brother, wait for me too." Alice smiled brightly, her smile radiant.

Charlotte laughed along with him.

The two's sweet smiles seemed to provoke Claire on stage. She muttered, "I absolutely cannot let you stay—how dare he look at Princess Alice with such lewd eyes, like he's licking her! His little limbs are already exposed; he's trying to seduce Princess Alice! Letting his lewd semen spray all over her—hey, what do you want me to say, you pervert!"

"Didn't I do anything right?!"

Charlotte couldn't hold back and shouted.

Claire suddenly developed inexplicable delusions. Was it because her condition had worsened, or because she harbored a deep-seated prejudice against Charlotte?

Charlotte assured him that he had absolutely no improper thoughts about Alice!

—At least not now.

"You bastard! You really do have bad intentions towards Princess Alice!" Claire glared at Charlotte, who had inadvertently fallen into a fantasy, and shouted, "Guards! Where are the guards?!"

Soon two guards came in.

"Quickly, throw this damned fellow out of the palace! We can't let him come back in!"

"Yes!" X2

The guards, one in front and one behind, carried Charlotte, who was wrapped up like a caterpillar, on their shoulders and walked towards the palace gate.

"Wait, wait—! Don't do that, it's embarrassing! Hey!!" Charlotte was being carried outside. Seeing that he couldn't change the situation, he struggled to lift his upper body and shouted, "Alice, you have to come find me! I'll be waiting for you!!"

This scoundrel-like behavior made even Alice herself feel ashamed.

that's it.

Charlotte was thrown out of the palace, along with the magical cloak she was wearing.

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