Diary of Guarding Monster Girls-Chapter 593 - 341 The Unbelievable Truth (Please Subscribe!)_2

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What is this kid doing in there?

Even though I know Herbert is just catching his breath, he looks so utterly blissful, as if he's savoring more than just the air, but the serpent tail...

No, you?

What exactly are you savoring?

What the hell are you smelling!!?

This unprecedentedly shameful experience made the Ashen Bishop extremely uncomfortable. Not just her tail, her whole body started to itch.

She could barely resist the urge to whip this guy out with her tail— but that's not possible!

If Herbert was thrown out from the start, it would be easier to explain, no matter what.

But now it's too late, she's already made so many strange moves herself, and if she kicks him out now... how will this appear to the Knight Commander?

Wouldn't that boy overthink? Assuming something happened between her and Herbert?

He definitely would!!!

Now, not only for her own reputation, she must not let it be exposed.

After figuring out the logic, the Ashen Bishop clenched her teeth, nearly shattering her silver teeth.

"Herbert, you... just wait for me!"

After indulging in "breathing" for a while, Herbert's expression froze, and he shook his head vigorously to force himself out of that unusual state of ecstasy.

"Ahem! Hmm? What was I doing just now? I... hsss!"

Regaining his senses, Herbert blinked and bit his lip, suddenly realizing he might have done something outrageous.

"Ahem, ahem, what did I do?"

"So, does this count as fulfilling today's 'headline news'?"

Herbert didn't consider himself a scent fanatic and wasn't one to inhale deeply like a pervert—cute little animals excluded.

Most of the time, it was others inhaling him, followed by an exclamation of "You smell so good!".

But since things had already happened, Herbert wasn't too flustered.

After all, the outlandish things had been done, and he couldn't just say "Oops, can we reconcile?" and act like nothing happened, worrying wouldn't help.

Since so much had been done, a bit more wouldn't matter.

Moreover, compared to what he had done, the secret discovery he made was the real focus.

The truly earth-shattering secret.

"The Ashen Bishop, she's actually a Monster Girl... huh, who would have thought?" Herbert couldn't help sucking his teeth just thinking about it.

Mist Monastery's seemingly only three Cardinals, the most senior, the most mysterious, and the most powerful, Ashen Bishop.

Turns out to be a monster!?

Could anything be crazier than this?

A heretical monster hunted by the Monastery not only infiltrated it but also rose to high rank, just below the Archbishop in power and status.

This script is a bit too insane, isn't it?

"But with the Archbishop's strength, there's no way he wouldn't know Ashen Bishop's true nature, so why condone her existence?"

"Is there some hidden story behind this?"

Herbert's brows furrowed deeply, trying to reason through it.

The Archbishop was in fact a hypocrite, seemingly supporting the cultivators' ideas while secretly tolerating the demons' existence—no, that seemed too predictable?

Or perhaps, the Mist Monastery was just a facade of a righteous holy land, secretly it's a den of monsters—that's a bit too far-fetched.

Or maybe...

Suddenly, Herbert recalled the runic patterns on those snake scales and turned towards the serpent tail, expressing "disgust" and staying far away from him.

His gaze fell on those intricate and magnificent multicolored runes, and he squinted slightly... Were these patterns really something that could be born naturally?

"Perhaps, she's not a demon in the true sense? But rather transformed after the fact?"

The method of transforming from human to demon actually has many ways, and it's not uncommon.

Like Dragon Vein Mage's transformation ritual, transforming by drinking vampire blood, getting infected after being bitten by a Beastman, or a Necromancer transforming themselves into a Witch Demon...

There are many ways as long as there's a target.

Perhaps, Ashen Bishop is one of them.

She was once a human Nun in the Mist Monastery, but was passively transformed into this secretive serpent-type Monster Girl for some reason?

But of course, this is just a fleeting conjecture in Herbert's mind.

As for the real truth, that's another secret.

Herbert came up with a possibly viable conclusion in his mind, feeling a bit relieved, he glanced around, blinked, and suddenly froze.

"Hmm?"

It's so... spacious here.

No, why is it so spacious?

He clearly remembered there was only a little bit of space under the skirt before, it was hard for him to even squeeze his head in.

But now, it's completely spacious enough for him to stand up and frolic around.

"...what's under a girl's skirt?" Herbert slowly stood up and stretched lazily.

He looked at the serpent tail clearly avoiding him, smiled and waved at it.

"Hey hey hey!"

After his cough didn't attract any external attention, he was sure his situation here was isolated from the outside world, so he acted quite relaxed.

Herbert felt at ease, but the Ashen Bishop couldn't relax.

Whish—whish—

The tip of the serpent tail lifted, swaying left and right like a snake's head, silently warning Herbert not to come closer.

Don't come near me!

Feeling the power of the serpent tail, Herbert gave up his ulterior thoughts once he realized it could snap him apart, and coldly hummed.

"Humph, not coming means not coming, who cares anyway."

Then he looked up higher—hmm, as expected, he couldn't see anything.

Heh, wasn't expecting anything anyway!

The top of the space was bound by a waistband, blocking all views, leaving only him and the rune-marked serpent tail inside. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Hmm... forget it, forget it."

Herbert's gaze shifted about, and he eventually abandoned the suicidal thoughts, moving beside the serpent tail and obediently sat down.

"I just wanted to look, not touch, really, believe me." He muttered like a scoundrel, his burning gaze fell onto those treasure-like scales.

You say...

If I could just take a bite, what ability could I gain?

Feels like it's been a long time since I gained new Monster Girl abilities!

So, how can I get her to give me a piece?

...

After Herbert quietly pondered his "scales freeloading" plan, the Ashen Bishop finally breathed a sigh of relief.

That kid, finally calmed down.

She raised her head, giving a slight nod to the Knight Commander, and softly said, "Mm, you may continue."

"..." The Knight Commander actually had a stomach full of questions he wanted to ask, but ultimately decided to pretend he hadn't seen anything.

He cleared his throat, maintained his stern expression, and continued the often interrupted topic: "Ahem, then I'll continue."

"Guardian, you previously asked me to pay attention to the Sun Church's movements after the solar mutation, now there's finally news."

The Ashen Bishop nodded slightly, already anticipating the Knight Commander came to see her to report this matter, and encouraged, "Very well, you all have worked hard."

But the Knight Commander shook his head: "No, your grace, this isn't something we discovered, they actively contacted us."

Talking business, the Knight Commander finally returned to his previous calm, wearing a cold and serious expression, he said with a frown: "Just some time ago, the Sun Church sent a transmission, hoping we could send a team to support their holy war."

"Holy war?" Upon hearing this dangerous term, the Ashen Bishop deeply knitted her brows and said gravely: "Who did they start fighting with?"

The Knight Commander's mouth twitched slightly, and in a low voice, somewhat confused, he said, "The Sun Church declared war on... the God of Sinful Desire's church."