How to survive in a soul-based game with full female mods

As soon as Lin Yinxi came out, he found Stella with her arms folded under her chest, looking at this side helplessly.

Behind her, the Sisters of Battle stood in a row.

Where did all the paladins who were guarding here go?

At this moment, the Inquisitors and Sisters of Battle standing in front of them were unarmed. Stella's expression wasn't one of anger, but rather of mild dissatisfaction. It seemed there wouldn't be a conflict here.

"Well...as you can see...that's it?"

"...Into the Abyss?"

"bingo."

Stella covered her forehead with her hands, and a deep sigh came from her mouth.

"Dear guests, although His Holiness the Pope has said that you should be treated as the most distinguished guests, in any case, trespassing into the abyss without permission—"

"I allowed it."

At that moment, Selene walked out from the other side of the rift.

"I approved it. The distinguished guests are definitely not trespassing."

"...Inquisitor, is that you?"

"um, yes."

"What on earth are you thinking? If they get seriously injured or die accidentally——"

"Don't you know the power of your distinguished guest better than I do?!"

Stella, who was hit on the point at once, blushed slightly, cleared her throat slightly, and coughed softly, as if trying to change the subject.

She seemed to just remember that during the sparring, she had not been able to hit Lin Yinxi once and had lost miserably.

The knight commanders standing beside Stella all had strange looks in their eyes. Their faces couldn't be seen because they were wearing helmets, but it was clear what kind of expressions they would show.

"Ahem, ahem, I get it. His strength is just so-so. So, what was the result? Did he give up on the strategy and come back straight away?"

"You can now directly remove the barrier."

"...Huh? What? Really?"

"I won't lie about this, Inquisitor. If you don't believe me, you can call the paladins over later and stand at a distance just in case."

"No, it's not that I don't believe you... It's just that you guys seem to have only been in there for a short time, and you're already saying you've solved the abyss. I'm shocked."

After finishing the conversation with Selene, Stella turned her gaze to Lin Yinxi.

Lin Yinxi took the opportunity to open his mouth.

"Actually, I have something to pass on to the Inquisitor."

"What? For me?"

"Yes, for you."

Stella's large green eyes were filled with confusion as she looked at him dazedly. A very surprised expression appeared on her face.

"What? Could it be the head of a monster from the abyss?"

Stella giggled.

On the other side, Lin Yinxi quietly untied the sacred catalyst tied around his waist and handed it to her.

"..."

Stella's laughter stopped abruptly after she saw the Holy Catalyst.

103. Twisted

"Our distinguished guest, this... where did you get it from?"

Stella's emerald green eyes trembled silently, as did her voice and the hand that took the sacred catalyst.

No, it could be said that her entire body was shaking like a poplar tree in the wind.

It seemed that she was truly shocked by the divine catalyst that suddenly appeared before her eyes.

"I found it at the bottom of the abyss."

"...In the abyss?"

"um, yes."

"But the other Knight Commanders don't seem to know you found this. And the Inquisitor also entered the Abyss with the distinguished guest."

"It seems you've had some kind of delusion, Miss Inquisitor."

Stella, who had been waiting outside the sacred barrier, had no way of knowing the specific situation inside, nor did she know who had entered the bottom of the abyss.

It's not unreasonable to mistakenly believe that everyone is acting together.

but.

"I'm the only one who reached the bottom."

"...Hmm? What does that mean?"

"In other words, the heretic inquisitors and the Knight Commanders stayed outside. I went down to the bottom of the abyss alone, completed the subjugation, obtained the rune, and then returned to the top.

Isn't it natural that others don't understand this sacred catalyst?"

After hearing these words, Stella and the battle nuns behind her opened their eyes wide at the same time.

These are truly incredible words.

After all, this is a place that the Holy Kingdom has made many sacrifices but still failed to conquer.

It would be even stranger to believe that he conquered this place alone, given the absence of any evidence.

This is a completely normal reaction.

Stella's green eyes, filled with a variety of complex emotions, turned to Selene, as if asking her if what he had just said was true.

Selene nodded silently.

"...Ah, are you guys colluding to make fun of me?? You're waiting for me to believe this, and then you'll say it was all a joke and make me the butt of the joke...?"

"I swear by the moon, Inquisitor. Our guest entered the abyss alone and returned after completing that great deed."

"......"

Since Selene had sworn by the moon, Stella couldn't deny it any further. She just stared blankly at the sacred catalyst in her palm.

"Inquisitor, what exactly is this holy catalyst that caused you to react like this?"

Selene questioned.

Apart from Stella, no one, including the Battle Sisters under the Inquisitor, Selene, and the Battle Sisters under Selene, seemed to know what the Holy Catalyst was.

Although it is understandable that the Sisters of Battle were unaware, it is a bit surprising that even Selene didn't know.

Is it because Lucia is from the Sun Cult?

I don’t know how long she remained silent in this state. It seemed that she finally calmed down and Stella slowly opened her mouth.

"This is... the Holy Catalyst of Lucia, the nun who participated in the conquest of the 'Abyss' labyrinth long ago."

Upon hearing Stella's words, not only Selene, but also the battle nuns under her command were shocked.

Lin Yinxi slightly modified his previous thoughts in his mind.

It seemed they didn't know who Lucia was, but rather who the Holy Catalyst belonged to. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so startled and shocked after hearing Stella's words.

Although it is considered a special item in the game, its appearance itself does not show much difference from the holy catalyst used by high-ranking nuns in the Holy Kingdom.

The same model is used in the game.

On the contrary, Stella was remarkable for recognizing the original owner of the Holy Catalyst immediately.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly fell silent. Only the Knights Generals were still unprepared, frantically questioning each other. But they seemed to realize the gravity of the situation and listened quietly, their mouths shut.

"But...how...?"

"She was still alive when I got there."

"What?! Really!?"

Stella's voice suddenly became unusually loud, and her two green eyes widened and stared at him.

At this moment, her face was filled with a vitality called hope.

But that was also in an instant, Stella's originally bright face quickly became silent, as if she also saw something from his expression.

"...I lost my composure, I'm so sorry. There's no way she's still alive."

"If you want to hear it, I can tell you. If you don't want to hear it, I can just bury this matter alone. What are you going to do?"

"...Please tell me, please."

Stella bit her lip. Lin Yinxi nodded and told her everything that happened at the bottom of the abyss.

From Lucia being eroded by the abyss, losing her sanity, and committing countless blasphemous crimes, to waking up in the middle and fighting against herself again as a holy nun, to finally falling in her own hands.

Stella, who had been listening silently to Lin Yinxi's explanation, tightly grasped the sacred catalyst in her hand after his last words fell.

"I see. It turns out she didn't die after falling..."

Indeed, the root of all the tragedy stems from the fact that Lucia fell to the bottom of the abyss and survived her terrible fate. Otherwise, this would not have happened.

Stella stared blankly at the sacred catalyst in her hand and muttered to herself in a low voice.

"...Sister Lucia, the one who saved me from the depths of hell."

When Stella was a child.

"I lost my parents to devil worshippers, and just before I became a living sacrifice... It was Sister Lucia who saved me. Because of her, I am able to have such a devout faith. She is the benefactor who led me into a new life."

In the game, according to the setting, it is Lucia who rescues the Inquisitor and brings him back to the Holy Kingdom. She also plays the role of a parent in a short period of time and is the one who leads Stella out of the haze.

Although a considerable amount of time has passed, so much so that the grief I felt at that time has almost been quenched by time...

However, when Stella now heard the news about Lucia, who she thought had fallen to her death, and received her belongings, the almost hidden sadness surged into her heart again.

"...But I couldn't send her off properly."

Stella lowered her head. Then, she suddenly raised her head and looked at Lin Yinxi. Her emerald green eyes were filled with intense desire.

"Dear guest, if you don't mind, may I ask you a question?"

"Ok?"

"Sister Lucia...did she find her resting place? Did she finally return to God's embrace?"

Stella's words are inquiring about the choice the player made at that time.

Did you answer "yes" or "no" to Lucia's question at that time?

If you choose "No", will you abandon Lucia or kill her with your own hands?

Here again, there are two choices: either tell the truth to the Inquisitor, or lie.

Regardless of whether the player is telling the truth or lying, it will be exposed in the future.

At that time, the Inquisitors would say that through the wavelengths of divine power contained in the Holy Catalyst, they could peek back into the user's memories at that time.

The worst choice is that when faced with Lucia's question, the player chooses to answer "no", and then lies to Stella that "the abyss gives the suffering people the final rest."

Because the truth will be revealed, after finally learning the truth, the angry Inquisitor will directly declare the player an enemy of the Holy Kingdom.

In this round, players will never be able to proceed with the story related to the Holy Kingdom.

To be honest, this behavior is extremely vicious no matter who sees it, so once the player chooses to do this, many NPCs in the map will feel disgusted with the player.

"Yes, she returned to God's embrace and fell asleep peacefully."

And like now, after choosing "yes" in response to Lucia's question, and then answering "rest in peace" to the Inquisitor, the best ending would be.

If you choose this route, the Inquisitor will become the player's unconditional ally, just like the Knights of the Silver Dawn.

For him now, this is something that must be done.