Chapter 74 35: The Foolish Hero, A Dissapointed Saintess
[Toshiro POV]
"Are you sure they were mesmerised and killed by a vampire in the forest?" Bishop Estella asked while a group of church Templar knights were forming a team to investigate. Her face seemed to show distrust, mockery and amusement, so Toshiro felt weak whenever meeting this woman; she blackmailed him and forcibly added herself to his Hero party... A holo crystal with his pathetic self.
'I don't want Irina to see that side of me... That bitch already ran off to the capital with the Knight Captain... even though I brought her here!'
Toshiro's mind again became dark, remembering the mercenary's powerful sex, his pathetic member not even close to half of that man... He then remembered returning from Estella's room to find Letty lying naked with the Knight Commander and realised she was just a slut who would fawn at whoever had money and showed her attention...
His only support was the pure Irina that he insisted wasn't defiled and that Bishop Estella seemed to hate him for some reason. Yet he needed her help to arrange the Templar Knights to investigate the crime he set for the bastard who mocked him and the slut who made his balls infertile!
Now he sat in the carriage with the Templar Captain leading them to the site of the reported crime with the party of four adventurers, which included that snarky elven mage, Bishop Estella, and lastly, of course, the beautiful Saintess—her beautiful blonde hair flowed around her shoulders, blue eyes calm as a crystal-clear stream, with soft pink lips.
'I wonder when I should propose to Irina... When will she be happiest? At the capital, or after we subjugate our first Lord? I don't want to mess up, but the images of that mercenary fucking her... his thick, long cock pushing into her, pressing against her womb... I don't want to think about that.'
An angry growl escaped his mouth, causing Irina and everyone around him to glance at him before turning away. The Templar Captain was especially wary. He didn't bother explaining why he growled like a beast.
Toshiro sat inside the small but fancy carriage. Even with the soft pillows under his ass, he couldn't help but grit his teeth as he recalled the humiliation of that lowly bishop bitch.
That fucking crazy, Bishop! She is holding something over my head; why else would she force her way into my party!?
As his blood continued to boil, the wagon stopped, shaking his mind awake.
They stopped close to where he had left the corpses drained with the evil sword given to him by a strange demon with green hair and eyes, but he couldn't remember her true race or the features well like a vague mist was clouding his mind. "Come, it's this way—the Vampire's deeds are horrific. We must kill him before he becomes a true threat!"
They rushed towards the area.
Before he could search the forest for any evidence of what transpired, Estella seemed to 'accidentally' find a Holo Crystal... "Everyone," her seductive voice sounded as the knights and the members of the Hero's party grouped up around her.
Then... A horrific scene played, a young man with black hair and the same outfit as the Hero began to murder innocent women who were unconscious using a secret treasure to drain their bodies dry, before he looked up to the moon, revealing his face...
It was the Hero! His red face, blue eyes, blonde hair... He was unmistakable!
Gasps of shock came from everyone there as they stared between Toshiro and the video, where he revealed himself to the entire world as the evil creature who fabricated the vampire story.
Irina covered her mouth, it seemed like she was shocked, but her lips curved into a huge smile, struggling to stop herself laughing as she saw Estella's eyes tearing up, her stomach convulsing as she too seemed to feel the same.
"Hero, what is the meaning of this?" She asked before Toshiro stood, his face shocked looking at the image; it was REAL. How could he deny it if they used truth magic.. h would be sussed out in a moment!
'What the fuck... how!? Who set me up... The dark guild? No, they never betray contracts... Then that fucking leech? No... how could he know... HOW!?' His eyes became doubtful of everything as his atmosphere was moody, looking around for anyone to blame, while the Knight Templar looked at the Hero's disgusted eyes.
Although the church fought against dark creatures, they would never first attack innocent ones that hadn't attacked humans or other races. Yet the Hero... They could do NOTHING to him... he was under the Archbishop's protection.
They couldn't prove his guilt. They were powerless.
'This... fuck, what now... is this a lie? Is it real...?' He asked himself. Toshiro didn't understand.
The image played several times on the Holo Crystal; even using truth magic that proved nothing false or tampered with was found.
He was truly shocked; the entire party seemed dumbfounded at the situation. Even Irina, whom he thought would defend him because he brought her and they had been together since childhood, didn't speak. She looked at him instead with the most disgusted and disappointed face he had ever seen.
Estella walked towards the hero with Herobodyguard behind her, his arms reaching towards the black bag, handing him something with the smuggest grin she had shown him. "This is a monitoring imprint for the safety of the church and public; please allow me to etch it onto you, Hero."
"No!? Why!! Those women were just poor sluts selling their bodies in the slums for a few coins!!!" The effect of the Truth Magic was too strong... His face turned bright red before Estella continued. "Are you sure you wish for the higher-ups to know this? It might affect Irina's appointment as your Saintess."
When he heard those words, his struggle ended; instead of looking at her, his eyes trying to show a determined and cool man, she only saw a little boy as Estella mercilessly pushed the black mark on his face instead of the usually hidden parts like chest or shoulder... Now his face had an ugly runic pattern along his cheek...
Toshiro was a poor man, not realising he was just used... and toyed with by the same Saintess he idolises.
"Why..." he feebly asked, looking at his reflection in the sword.
Once again, the Hero had Heroed... His heart grew darker with anger, envy and vengeance.
'It's okay... When we return, I will ask her for a chat, make sure everything is okay and explain the truth to her... Everything will be fine—she is the only one I can trust. Right, Irina? You're still a virgin... Bishop Estella was making me worry! Right?'
Toshiro tried to ask her to join him for a late supper when they returned, but suddenly, Bishop Estella grabbed Irina's body, "sorry, hero, but I have plans with this cute Saintess tonight; you should take an early night."
"WHERE!?" He shouted, angry, frustrated as this woman was always there when things went wrong; he would certainly get her excommunicated at the capital!
Estella wrapped around his back, whispering in his ear, "the lady just spent all night in a carriage, and I am going to take her to the MOST wonderful masseuse in the village. So she can become even more beautiful. Isn't she your true love? Don't you want to see her most beautiful state?"
"..." Toshiro didn't answer, instead looking at her with a blushing face, as he started to walk away. "Who is beautiful... It's just Irina, who would want her." He whispered to himself, not realising they were both Vampires... and heard every vibration of his voice.