I was taken aback by the trivial decrease.
“No way!”
Naturally, lowering faith by just 1 was not enough to break anyone’s hypnosis.
While I was distracted looking at the system notification, the custodians continued their attack.
“Aaaah!”
I quickly dodged and opened my inventory.
Item
A suspicious religious scripture. Reading a verse from the scripture decreases the faith of people in the same place.
Seeing that 499 verses were still left, I started to read the remaining verses.
“Lord Luz, the god of light, and Nox, the god of darkness, co-ruled the world!”
[SYSTEM] is being used. [SYSTEM] Faith of people in the vicinity decreases by 1.“Deceived by Luz’s scheme, Nox was banished from the divine realm and became a dragon on earth!”
[SYSTEM] is being used. [SYSTEM] Faith of people in the vicinity decreases by 1.“From then on, Luz, the god of light, became the sole god, ruling over the world!”
[SYSTEM] is being used. [SYSTEM] Faith of people in the vicinity decreases by 1.Despite my efforts to read each verse diligently, the faith of people only decreased by 1 each time.
“How can I read all of this!”
I screamed in frustration at the scripture’s 496 remaining verses, barely dodging another wave of attacks.
“Is that all you got?”
Sedric sneered at my reaction.
[Player! Activate ‘Auto-Use Item’!]“Auto-Use Item…?”
I muttered, following the text on the system window.
[SYSTEM] Please name the item you want to activate for auto-use.“The Pseudo-Preacher’s Bible…?”
With a hint of skepticism, I responded, and the I was holding started to glow.
[SYSTEM] Item is now activated for auto-use. [SYSTEM] is being used. [SYSTEM] Faith of people in the vicinity decreases by 1. [SYSTEM] is being used. [SYSTEM] Faith of people in the vicinity decreases by 1.Without my reading, the pages of the Bible turned automatically, with the system notifications ringing continuously.
“Damn it…”
Sedric looked perturbed and angry, grinding his teeth while glaring at the system window.
“First, we need to take care of that.”
He threw a golden javelin towards the system window, but my sword quickly deflected it.
“Ugh…”
Sedric groaned, glancing at my sword glowing with a golden aura, the .
He signaled the system custodians to attack me again.
With a newfound ease, I fended them off.
[SYSTEM] is being used. [SYSTEM] Faith of people in the vicinity decreases by –1. [SYSTEM] is being used. [SYSTEM] Faith of people in the vicinity decreases by –1.Amidst the chaos, people’s faith continued to fall steadily.
However, Sedric couldn’t do much about it.
Originally a mere advisor to Prince Orent, he lacked combat abilities despite his high intelligence.
His expression became increasingly pale.
Although I didn’t know the exact faith level required to turn people into custodians, Ajestar’s people weren’t known for their high faith, especially given my mother, the Empress’s, poor relationship with the Grand Temple.
As I continued to lower their faith, those who fell below a certain threshold began to wake from their hypnosis.
Thud.
Thud.
One by one, those freed from hypnosis collapsed to the ground.
“Elizabeth sister…!”
[They are just asleep for mental recovery. Don’t worry too much, Player.]The system window, now a reliable ally, explained.
And before long, the reached its last page.
[SYSTEM] is being used.
The disappeared from the inventory, and the auto-use activation was also disabled.
“Damn it… Damn it…!”
Sedric spat out vicious curses upon seeing all the custodians collapsed on the ground.
I recalled how Anselot once laughed wickedly and tried my best to curl my lips into a similar sly smile.
Startled, Sedric stumbled backward.
I didn’t need any impressive skills or support items to deal with Sedric.
Basic attacks were sufficient to handle him.
“Wa, wa, wait. Just a moment, Your Highness. Let’s talk…”
Ignoring Sedric’s attempt at conversation, I lifted my sword.
As Sedric, the system manager, had the appearance of a human, I hesitated to strike immediately.
‘Don’t hesitate, Louibel.’
Reminding myself, I swung my sword towards Sedric.
“Ah, Aaaaah!”
Unable to escape, Sedric received my sword with a pale, terrified face.
Just when I thought my sword would pierce his flesh, there was a flickering.
Flicker, flicker―
Sedric’s body shimmered like a hologram and then vanished without a trace.
“I got him…”
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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