Chapter 100

Was he young or just a kid? Either way, the mood turned cold the moment my young daddy declared me a “young monster.”

“See?! It really was a monster?!”

Alexa Michelle was the first to shout.

She had been the one pointing a spear at me, yet somehow she looked betrayed.

“You vile creation of the evil god! Now you’re even mimicking such a cute, pretty, lovable appearance!!”

“Ah, if it were a person, I would’ve tried patting it…”

At the priest Ern’s regretful voice, Alexa stared at him like he was ridiculous.

“What’s with you? That’s not something you say about a monster.”

“Ah, why not, it is cute!”

“I agree!”

Should I even say thanks for that compliment?

After Ern, Lilia chimed in too, and Alexa looked completely speechless.

She stared at me intensely. Then she nodded.

“Hm, it might really be an incredible beauty…?”

“See, Lady Alexa thinks so too, right?”

“What about you, Captain?”

Alexa turned her head.

Instead of answering, Daddy stopped her fussing.

“Everyone, lower your weapons. Alexa, you too.”

“Eh, why?!”

“Y-Yes!”

Unlike the flustered Alexa, Ern and Lilia quickly lowered their weapons.

“This isn’t a paranormal phenomenon.”

Even Bernard, the vice-captain, looked puzzled but soon lowered his sword.

‘Wow, they’re really well-disciplined.’

Daddy slowly approached me and frowned.

“I can sense divine power. Who are you?”

At his polite tone, all the members of the Azure Holy Knights widened their eyes.

“I apologize for the misunderstanding. Your divine power felt unfamiliar, so I didn’t recognize it right away.”

As if to lower his guard, Daddy discarded his weapon in front of me.

The black blood on the greatsword gave me chills for a moment.

“…”

Daddy kept a bit of distance and went down on one knee.

Thanks to that, I could freely observe my younger daddy.

‘The game never clearly stated how old he was at this point.’

At least 19, maybe early 20s?

He definitely had a mature face beyond his age.

‘He’s seriously handsome… totally a pretty boy!’

Clear, fresh, untouched by anything.

He really was handsome in a completely different way from now.

And even though I might’ve grown a bit, I was still just a kid, yet he treated me this respectfully.

‘It reminds me of when we first met.’

Back then, I was at least introduced as a pope candidate.

“Um, I tried not to interrupt, but Captain? What exactly are you saying?”

“I agree with Alexa. Why are you suddenly kneeling…?”

Behind us, the Azure Holy Knights voiced their confusion.

Among them, Priest Ern suddenly raised his hand as if he remembered something.

“Ah, come to think of it, I heard that kids who manifest divine power are being recruited these days? If they’re strong, they even get temporary high priest positions.”

“What?? Our Order has really fallen that far? It’s become trash?”

“N-No, I didn’t mean it like that, Lady Alexa!”

“That’s exactly what it sounds like!”

Despite the noisy chaos behind him, Daddy didn’t even blink.

Instead, he calmly explained.

“As you can see, my subordinates cannot sense your divine power. Please state your identity yourself.”

I scratched my cheek.

Then I looked around and smiled.

“Hello.”

As I began to speak, the holy knight Lilia lightly covered her mouth.

“Oh my, Priest Ern, did you hear that? Even her voice is cute!”

“…Don’t be charmed. We still don’t know her identity.”

Seeing Alexa remain the only one on guard, I smiled even brighter.

At the same time, I figured speaking like Flora would help in a situation like this.

Thinking of a lovely young girl, I lightly held my skirt and bowed.

“Nice to meet you all. As for my introduction.”

The convenient thing about this chapter was—

“I’m the Pope who came to save this world!”

Even revealing my identity came with no penalty!

‘Now, not just me, but my daddy too, let’s get some growth in?’

More than anything, this chapter—

was exactly what someone like my daddy, a Corrupted Holy Knight, desperately needed.

Game Category [Post][Strategy Guide]

[Bonus Stage “Guardian Enhancement” Chapter Strategy Guide]

◆ Upon mission success, all Guardian stats are enhanced

However, failure has no penalty. You just miss the opportunity.

But you shouldn’t miss it, right?

Especially if you chose a Corrupted Holy Knight as your Guardian? Then you must succeed no matter what.

Because—

it greatly reduces corruption.

“…What did I just hear?”

At my sudden “Pope reveal,” everyone looked stunned.

Even Daddy seemed surprised.

As expected of a current hero, he quickly regained composure.

“…Forgive me, but I must have misheard. You are not a priest?”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

I nodded.

Looking at Daddy made my speech come out more casually.

“Um, Captain? May I also say something, even if it’s presumptuous?”

Alexa awkwardly approached Daddy. She hesitated, then whispered to him.

“Wasn’t there a Keter-grade paranormal event nearby? It’s unfortunate, but maybe she’s already been corrupted… something like that?”

Alexa circled her finger near her head, looking pitiful.

‘Hey, I can hear everything?’

What kind of holy knight can’t even lower their voice?

“What are you doing, Alexa? We can hear you too. You really have no filter, even in front of a child.”

“Boo, that was too much. Saying that to such a cute kid!”

“That was mean!”

“…”

Alexa awkwardly straightened up.

“It’s okay. I get why it might sound like that. To someone else, it might sound crazy.”

I said with a bright smile. Alexa scratched the back of her neck sheepishly.

“Well, I just wondered what kind of reaction you’d have if I said that.”

It was brief, but I saw it.

Alexa’s eyes sharpen for a split second, then she exchanged a glance with Daddy.

“Alexa, apologize.”

“Yes, I’m sorry!”

“N-No, it’s fine.”

I waved my hand lightly.

“I understand!”

It’s faster to prove it than to talk, right?

I looked around, then stepped forward.

[Will you use the “Purification” ability?]

‘But right now, I’m seeing the past through a paranormal phenomenon… so how do I use purification here?’

The answer came immediately.

[Mission! Show cuteness for your past ‘Daddy’!]

[Poke your cheeks with both hands!]

‘…I’m getting older now, can’t you stop making me do this?’

[Both! Hands! Poke your cheeks! (❤Cuteness❤)]

…Damn system prompt.

I quickly lifted my head.

In front of me stood Daddy and his former colleagues in a line.

I squeezed my eyes shut and poked both cheeks with my index fingers!

…There, I did it, I did it!

[Hidden Skill “Purification” activated!]