Chapter 470: D172. Crime and Punishment_3
The Hero watched the Innocent with curiosity and caution.
“Can you tell me what you know?” After pondering, she opted for a standard opener.
“There’s nothing else I can tell you, the only thing I know is the instinctual response… Those Clerics have questioned me many times, and I’ve answered them many times.”
After uttering that sentence and giving the same reply as the Cruising Bishop, the Innocent spoke words of rejection calmly, followed by a somewhat miserable smile.
“Or would you rather kill me here, this dreadful villain?”
[Innocent activates Special Skill: Masochistic Seduction]
D132+61=d132(123)+61=184
[Hero activates Skill (no Equipment bonus, Charm 111, 50- Innocent activation, 50+ Innocence activation, 100+ dirty heart language activation, Curse on Extreme Failure)]
D111=d111(105)=105
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[Innocent LV61]
Strength: 77
Agility: 65
Constitution: 303
Intelligence: 89
Perception: 187
Charm: 132
Equipment: None
Skills: None
Special Skills:
Masochistic Seduction: Hurt me, please, if it can atone for my sins. Roll a check of Charm plus Level, those who fail will be provoked to have desires to torture, cutting their Strength and Perception in half.
Confession Lamb: I am a gentle lamb, a sinner offering flesh for repentance. Armor is fixed at 1, no physical Pain sensation, when reprimanded, psychological guilt will turn into injuries.
Redemption: If redemption can be obtained, I will move forward Endlessly. Whether positive or negative, when acknowledged and affirmed by others, physical regeneration occurs, Charm gains a 0.1 multiplier.
Death’s Guilt: ???
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In another room next to the deep Prison chambers, just as the Hero knew, the Fourteenth Princess, the Cruising Bishop, and a few other Interrogators were closely watching the images shown in the Magic Array, which was the conversation between the Hero and the Masochist.
Seeing the Hero sitting down face-to-face with the Masochist alone, an expression of tension surfaced on the Fourteenth Princess’ face.
Even though the Masochist looked harmless at the moment, and she had not witnessed his power, the Fourteenth Princess had some understanding of the Professional’s strength.
She didn’t need an in-depth knowledge; just to comprehend that this leader of the Black Gate was as formidable as the Demon Hunter Guard who had been following her for a long time, or even more powerful, was enough.
With these thoughts, she turned to the other Interrogators.
“Do you really have no way to deal with the Masochist’s case, needing the Hero to go in and talk to her alone?”
The Fourteenth Princess’ words were direct and had a weighty tone, carrying the authority of the Royal Family.
Although she was merely the most ordinary among the King’s many children, she was still a Princess, and under the weight of her concern, she no longer spoke courteously to the Interrogators.
The Interrogators all looked troubled; no one wanted to admit their incompetence, especially in front of a member of the Royal Family, but they could not ignore the question and had to muster the courage to step forward.
However, just as the representative of the Interrogators was about to speak, the image showing the Hero and the Masochist suddenly changed!
The Hero abruptly stood up, her rough movement causing the teacup to fall onto the soft carpet, the spilled Water seeping in.
And her hand, like the talon of a hawk, was clasped around the Masochist’s throat, her icy blue eyes void of emotion, as if the next second she might tear open that fair skin to expose the red blood and stark white within!
[Hero (Seven Seas Witch) LV 52]
Strength: 56
Agility: 156
Constitution: 149
Intelligence: 175
Perception: 149
Charm: 178
[Hero activates Skill: Dirty Heart Language (Divergence 51-, 51+, 100+, 120+)]
D75+50=d75(31)+50=81
Note: Due to Masochistic Seduction, Perception is halved; due to Temperance’s spirit, Perception is guaranteed a minimum of 50
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Under the startled exclamation of the Fourteenth Princess and the instant tense expressions of the others, the Hero grabbed the neck of the Masochist opposite her with one hand, as if she was about to deal a lethal blow.
“Indeed, it ended in Failure!”
“Quick, activate the Prohibition, stop her!”
The Interrogator reacted very quickly, even with a hint of expectation, but the Cruising Bishop raised his hand to halt the others.
“Wait! The Hero wouldn’t be so easily beguiled!”
The Interrogators hesitated, then under the expected gaze of the Cruising Bishop, the Hero in the image slowly released her grip and sat back down in the chair.
The Innocent seemed a little surprised but also somewhat regretful as she caressed her neck, where only a faint red mark lingered, which was fading rapidly and returned to normal within a few breaths.
“How impressive, I originally thought if it were you, you could kill me before anyone else stopped you. But unexpectedly, you didn’t need anyone to stop you…”
The Innocent sighed, her tone of regret and surprise making the Hero frown with even deeper confusion.
“Have you done the same thing to other Interrogators? You want them to kill you?”
When the Innocent asked if the Hero would kill her, an incredibly intense malice rose inexplicably in the Hero’s heart.
At that moment, this seemingly plain and beautiful woman seemed to transform into a Goblin, making her feel that to harm her, to ravage her, even to kill her, were all justified acts.
And the Hero indeed almost acted upon these impulses.
But perhaps because the beauty of the Innocent was so far removed from a Goblin, the Hero did not act immediately, instead activating Beast Spirit Transformation that did not require changing forms.
The sudden boost in attributes cleared her mind, and the hand that was gripping the Innocent’s neck did not exert force but rather became a bridge for her Perception.
Breathing, heartbeat, pulse, even emotions and thoughts, under all-encompassing Perception of the Hero, the woman being gripped by the neck revealed not a trace of tension or fear in her heart; she had no dread or resistance toward the Hero, as if eagerly awaiting relief, ready to be dispatched.
This anomalous situation thoroughly calmed the Hero, and she broke free from the influence of the other’s Skill, sat back down, trying to compose herself.
“Why do you want others to kill you?” asked the Hero, puzzled.
“Because the other me is a villain, with sins worthy of death, isn’t that just natural?”
The Innocent sighed again, her gentle voice now mingling with helplessness.
“Instead, I want to know, why don’t you kill me? Since you can’t get any information, and it’s certain that my crimes warrant death, why would you protect me here?”
‘Protect,’ she described the prison cell as such, not feeling at all like it was a prison, as if letting her out would lead her to seek death immediately.
Not only the Hero but even the Fourteenth Princess watching the footage found it incomprehensible.
[What will the Hero do next—]
1. Attempt to discuss with her
2. Attempt to explore her dreams
3. Attempt to use Tuning Balance & Extrasensory Sensation
4. Attempt to use Innocence
5.1
6.2
7.3
8.4
9. Hah, let me handle this, fool
10. Critical Success♛/Extreme Failure
D10=d10(10)=10
D2=d2(1)=1