That’s Not What Kissing Means! - Chapter 93

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That’s not what kissing means!
Episode 93

Evelyn quickly turned around, presenting her back.
The man, noticing the priestly robes, approached slowly.
“Who are you?”
“….”
She didn’t open her mouth. She couldn’t even let her voice be heard for fear of revealing her identity.
“I’m certain no one was supposed to be let in. This is strange.”
“….”
“I asked who you are. Show me your face.”
Faced with continued silence, the man grew wary of Evelyn.
He observed the disheveled bookshelf and deduced the situation. He asked in a sharp voice.
“You’re not a Cleric, are you?”
Evelyn was the most startled. She hadn’t expected anyone to be inside….
The man shouted toward the outside.
“There’s an intruder!”
Soon, Vanessa would come running after hearing the cry.
I just need to hold out until then….
He rushed at Evelyn the moment he called for help from the Holy Knights.
Force was applied to the nape of her neck beneath the hood. Just as his powerful grip tried to push her against the wall from behind.
It was providence that Vanessa’s teachings came to mind.
Evelyn struck his solar plexus with her elbow with all her strength.
“Ugh!”
Then she quickly turned around to defend herself. Fortunately, the man seemed startled by the sudden attack and coughed while clutching his solar plexus.
The man’s identity was one of the Senior Priests. He was the one who always ate across from her and offered a benevolent smile.
The man tried to attack Evelyn again, raising his upper body.
His expression, full of malice, went blank in an instant.
“A rabbit…?”
A cute rabbit was swinging its arms right before his eyes.
The rabbit didn’t stop its vigorous movements, as if trying to frighten him.
“Such a ridiculous mask…!”
The Senior Priest’s bloodshot eyes gleamed as if he would harm Evelyn at any moment.
The man rushed at her again. His hand seized Evelyn’s throat.
As the pressure increased, she struck down his arm to escape. He didn’t retreat despite the pain.
A sweet floral fragrance emanated from the man’s hand. The same as the tea given by the Grand Cleric.
Why is the scent so overwhelming? As if I’d just been touching flowers.
What on earth was this man doing here?
My breathing grew shallow, and my mind began to swim.
“Who the hell are you!”
The Man reached to tear away Evelyn’s mask.
Evelyn drew a fountain pen from within her embrace.
Watching the Man distracted by the mask, she transformed the pen into a blade.
Then she drove her knee upward, striking him in the abdomen.
“Gasp!”
The pain in his stomach forced him to release his grip on Evelyn’s throat.
Evelyn immediately raised the fountain pen and attacked his shoulder.
The sharp metal, driven with all her strength, pierced through his skin.
It had sunk quite deep—his pristine white priestly robes were staining crimson.
Crash!
The Office door burst open at that moment.
Vanessa, wearing a frog mask, swiftly subdued the Man.
Evelyn, collapsed on the floor, was too breathless to think clearly.
Gradually, as my vision sharpened, my body began to settle.
Smoke from outside was seeping into the Office.
“Let’s go, quickly!”
It was as Vanessa reached out her hand to help Evelyn up.
Evelyn, barely rising to her feet, approached the sprawled High Priest.
Then she yanked the embedded fountain pen free with a sharp pull.
“Ahhhhh!”
The Man shrieked.
Evelyn didn’t stop there—she stomped repeatedly on the hands that had strangled her throat. It was her vengeance.
“My.”
Vanessa’s eyes sparkled with intrigue at Evelyn’s newfound ferocity.

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Before long, the smoke began to dissipate.
Once visibility was somewhat restored, the Clerics and Holy Knights investigated the source of the explosion under the Envoy’s command.
“The cause remains unclear. However, we can confirm the substance is harmless to humans.”
At those words, the Envoy’s expression hardened.
The culprit hadn’t caused the accident to attack a high-ranking visitor to this place.
If that were the case, then after diverting people’s attention, they had orchestrated something else….
One of the Senior Priests, observing the silent Envoy, carefully asked.
“What should we tell the guests…?”
Everyone would be desperate to leave this place immediately after such a sudden accident.
The Blessing Day could not be concluded before the prayer even began.
They had gained neither the opportunity to practice the immortality ritual nor the substantial donations.
The Envoy issued an order to the Senior Priest.
“From now on, tell the guests this: a smoke bomb that had been stored for demon subjugation accidentally detonated.”
“Understood.”
“Reassuring everyone is the priority. Let’s conclude it as a mistake made by one Cleric in the Storage.”
“But then an innocent Cleric will be punished….”
At those words, a chilling gaze pierced down.
“What are you doing? Go at once.”
“Yes? Yes…!”
Once everyone had left, the Envoy bit his lips with a fierce expression.
Who on earth had done this, and for what reason?
He had been preparing for tomorrow’s prayer in the Chapel.
During that time, mysterious smoke had spread, and he remained inside under the protection of the Holy Knights.
How dare they touch his space…!
Lightning flashed in the Envoy’s eyes.
Then, Lionel entered the Chapel. He immediately approached the Envoy and reported the situation.
“The Underground is undisturbed. The ritual will proceed without complications.”
“Has the situation calmed down now?”
“Yes, everything has been resolved.”
“I shall go out myself.”
As the Envoy left the Chapel, visitors crowded forward to protest this incident.
The Envoy quickly donned a gentle smile and spoke.
“You must have been quite startled. But do not worry. It was merely smoke.”
“Can we trust that?”
“I am God’s representative. I cannot speak falsehoods.”
After explaining at length in an unwavering voice, everyone was reassured and departed.
“How presumptuous of them to question….”
The Envoy muttered darkly as he headed to his quarters.
After the Underground, the next place to inspect was the Office.
And what he saw upon arriving at his quarters was the faces of Holy Knights covered in numerous dappled wounds.
“I apologize. The smoke obscured my vision, and I failed to properly identify the intruder….”
Before the words could finish, the Envoy stepped into the interior.
When I faced the wide-open office door, my head felt as though it would ignite with fury.
The Envoy possessed an intensely possessive nature regarding what belonged to him. The displeasure at an uninvited intruder breaching his sanctum, the anxiety that they might have discovered his secrets—these emotions flooded my chest.
Someone sat crouched between the desk and the bookshelf.
The figure was the High Priest who managed the Central Courtyard, his shoulder bleeding as tears streamed down his face.
Useless fools, the lot of them.
“Envoy, someone entered the office. They stabbed me with a sword….”
“Be quiet and describe the intruder’s characteristics.”
The High Priest continued through sniffles.
“They wore clerical robes. Based on external appearance, I can confirm the intruder was female.”
The Envoy clicked his tongue at such useless testimony.
“Nothing besides gender? Hair color? Voice?”
“I didn’t hear their voice. I couldn’t see their hair….”
The High Priest hesitated, then tears flowed anew. The pain had become unbearable.
The Envoy wanted nothing more than to strike that foolish head.
The whimpering High Priest suddenly widened his eyes.
“Ah, there is one thing I witnessed!”
“Speak at once.”
“They wore a rabbit mask. Quite adorable….”
“Leave.”
“Yes, sir.”
The Holy Knights helped the High Priest to his feet and escorted him out. He felt immense relief at finally receiving treatment.
In the quiet office, I exhaled deeply.
I needed to expel the rage that filled my lungs.
Afterward, I forcefully rotated the Julia statue fixed to the desk.
My cold gaze turned slowly toward the opening bookshelf.
“….”
The ledger and the ancient tome containing the immortality ritual remained in place.
Yet I did not abandon my suspicion. I approached and began examining the objects carefully.
My sharp eyes immediately detected traces of another’s presence.
Though they had reorganized, I had classified everything according to my own system and could discern the disturbance at once.
The murderous intent I had suppressed surged forth, threatening to pierce through my body.
I recalled the grand undertaking that lay ahead. The eternal life I had yearned for so long.
As my mind settled, clarity returned.
The intruder’s target was the ledger and the books.
Those who would covet such things….
“Theo Ashford and….”
A sinister voice escaped between my twisted lips.

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