Yarra's Adventure Notes-Chapter 1469 - 255: The Way of Exposure

"My trusted subordinates?" Nellie blinked in confusion and asked blankly, "How come I don’t even know I have such a thing."

"Because you’re an idiot," Pannis said, patting Nellie on the head without any good cheer, and before she could protest, he added, "Remember Matilda?"

"Ah, the little guy who mingles with the Deities?" Pannis had attended the meeting with Nellie back then, and since Pannis knew Matilda, naturally, Nellie would not be a stranger to her, "At that time, you killed the remaining two archbishops of Danacus, Death’s Gate also opened smoothly, and all the Undead they had resurrected began to return to death. Suddenly I remembered that the kid was someone I knew from the past, and he hadn’t committed any unforgivable acts over the years, he just didn’t want to die. So, I simply used my power to preserve all four of them, and incidentally issued them new orders."

"So you’re an idiot," Pannis sighed and said, "You accidentally let them discover your real identity, didn’t you? That kind of blunder can even be uncovered, what should I even say about that?"

"Eh, it’s not exactly accidental," Nellie protested, "I never planned to hide it from them, there are a lot of things I still need them to handle, so they have to know my identity. You’re saying they betrayed me? That’s hardly possible, I know every word Matilda has told you, basically, it’s all what I told her to say. The purpose was to make you think that Danacus was still alive. Could she have used some other method to communicate with you? Also not likely, I can feel that they haven’t left the temple since, and couldn’t have notified you of anything."

"I know, it’s all what you had her say," Pannis nodded and said, "The key point of the issue lies with the bottle of wine you had her send me."

"Hmm? What’s the problem with that?" Nellie responded in confusion, "I had her bring the wine to make you think that she was discreetly reminding you of my presence."

"Yes, I could guess the message you wanted her to convey to me," Pannis said, "You wanted me to believe that she was under Danacus’ control but sided with you. To fool Danacus, she intentionally used that bottle of wine to remind me, making me guess that you still retained your own consciousness and could cooperate with me in battle."

"Right," Nellie said proudly, "It took me a long time to come up with that method. How is it, not bad right, hehe."

"If it were really not bad, it wouldn’t have been discovered by me," Pannis replied with a laugh of irritation and sighed, "Do you think she would want you to die? Whether it’s from past interactions or the favors you’ve done for her now, she would be happy watching you commit suicide, would she?"

"Uh, of course not," Nellie shook her head and said, "but I’ve told her, this is something that has to be done, it’s the only way." frёeωebɳovel.com

"That’s useless, you haven’t considered human nature," Pannis said, "The little help we gave her back then left a deep impression on her. In her eyes, we’re more noble and important than most people. When she didn’t know of your existence, to warn me so I wouldn’t be used by the moribund, she even wanted to go against the moribund’s requirements and tell me the truth. If I hadn’t stopped her in time, she would have died right there, and none of what happened later would’ve taken place. Do you think such a person, because of some unknown reason you explained to her, would help you commit suicide? And you forgot? At that time, I was the omnipotent Kyle. In her impression, there’s nothing I couldn’t solve; she probably thought I could definitely resolve your troubles. So, from the beginning, she didn’t plan to help you deceive me."

"Even if she had that intention, I’ve been observing her all along," Nellie countered, "She had no chance to reveal anything."

"Indeed, everything she said was according to your instructions," Pannis nodded, "But when she spoke, she deliberately made a very awkward expression. If she really wanted to use wine to remind me and deceive Danacus, she wouldn’t have such a strained and conflicted expression, unless there was some other hidden reason. What could the reason be? As I talked with her, I considered carefully: your love for wine had already become a well-known story, and most people who knew your name knew about your hobby, so the representation with Mackinway wine was unquestionable. But why would she have that kind of expression? I suddenly had a bold idea, what if she actually wanted to use the wine to tell me that you were the mastermind behind the scenes, and the person she truly wanted to deceive was you? Of course, there’s a problem here. If she held such a thought, then the method of using wine to represent you should have been her own initiative."

"What mastermind behind the scenes, that sounds terrible," Nellie muttered dissatisfied, "But indeed, it was her own idea, I was right then studying how to deceive you, and she brought up the wine idea on her own. Hey, don’t say that you just knew I couldn’t come up with that kind of method, I bet you were thinking that just now."

"Hahaha, the view is really nice," Pannis laughed to save himself from an awkward leg situation and continued, "Anyway, after I got that idea, I probed and asked her two questions."

"I know, you asked her if this act wasn’t inspired by the Deity, and even went so far as to say it might go against the Deity’s wishes, right?" Nellie remembered the situation clearly, not forgetting a single word, and after repeating it, she suddenly realized and said with a laugh that was more like a cry, "You bastard, there’s a double meaning in that question."

"Heh, if she was instructed by you and wanted to deceive Danacus, her answer would have been no, that it doesn’t go against the Deity’s will. Then pointing at the wine bottle, I would have clearly known the message she wanted to convey," Pannis explained, "But she didn’t do that, instead she gave a positive answer, and seemed quite surprised. Then I understood, my bold guess was probably right."

"No wonder she looked so relaxed when she returned," Nellie said angrily, "She ruined my plan."

"Hehe, of course, I can’t arrive at a definite conclusion just based on speculation," Pannis said with a smile, "However, since that time, I have been on guard and began to prepare for both outcomes."