The clicking sound of chains echoed inside the cell. ƒгeewёbnovel.com
“Kh.” Sera let out a small groan as her hands moved but was unable to go far. “Huh?”
She opened her fuzzy eyes as she had a hard time moving her body. Her butt was hurt because of the hard surface where she was sitting, and her hands felt numb, as if the blood had left her hands.
Her eyes saw the iron shackles on her feet, which woke her up completely.
“Wha—!” She instinctively moved her body, but it was stopped by something, followed by the clicking sound of metal. “!!!”
Trembling, Sera raised her head and saw the shackles attached to the ceiling. No matter how she struggled, she couldn’t free herself.
‘What is going on? The last thing I remember…’ Sera widened her eyes in shock. ‘Nathan and I were supposed to be eating before we lost our consciousness. Don’t tell me. The food was poisoned? The village actually worked together with the bandits?’
Sera’s expression turned dark as she couldn’t help but remember that Nathan didn’t want to go back the moment she thought about the potential of the village getting attacked by the bandits.
‘Don’t tell me. He had already seen through their facade? Was that the reason he didn’t come back immediately? He just returned because he was worried about me?’ Sera bit her lips. ‘Did I misunderstand him the whole time? But if I wasn’t wrong, he was also poisoned… Was it outside his expectation or did I misunderstand him again?’
Before she could get her answer, she saw a shadow from the opposite wall outside her cell as a man appeared two seconds later.
“It seems you have woken up. To think that we would be able to catch the corrupted saintess of the Holy Kingdom… This is rather amusing.” The man was wearing ragged clothes and his grin showed his yellow teeth as if he hadn’t taken a bath for the last few months.
“Who are you?!” Sera’s face turned pale. She hurriedly channeled her Ena to summon the two familiars, but her eyes widened right after. ‘I can’t circulate my Ena?’
“Don’t bother summoning your familiar. Those chains are made specifically to seal your Ena. You won’t be able to escape from here.” The guy grinned.
“Cold Iron?” Sera gasped before thinking, ‘How can the bandits even have this kind of stuff?’
The guy approached Sera while stating, “I wonder how much money will the church give to save you?”
Sera bit her lips. There were two things in her mind. The first one would be her fate. The second one was Nathan.
If she had trusted him just a bit more, or if she didn’t involve him in all this, he would have probably reached his destination.
Even though he had saved her, because of her recklessness, they ended up in the same predicament.
That was why Sera couldn’t help but ask, “Where is he?”
The guy grinned. “You don’t need to know. That guy will definitely fetch a lot of money too, considering he is a summoner from the Frexia Academy. The fact he is traveling with the infamous saintess means he has a high status. The person behind him will definitely pay a lot of money to save him.”
“Where is he?!” Sera raised her voice.
“You bitch. If you dare to shout one more time, I’ll definitely chop his legs or arms.”
Sera’s body trembled. She couldn’t really do anything in this situation.
“Do you think you will get away by doing this? You won’t get the money.” Sera bit her lips.
“It’s not your problem. We have our own way. The people behind you will definitely pay for it.”
“You are going to regret this. Do you know what kind of person you have just kidnapped? You will only get chased down by the number one academy, and every single bandit will die, including you,” Sera threatened him back.
“Even if we release him, we still have you. You are the infamous saintess, who is known to have both the angel and the fallen angel. You are definitely worth a lot more than that student, don’t you think?”
“I don’t know about that.” Sera smirked.
“Huh? You have been the face of the church before you summoned a fallen angel.”
“Heh. You are wrong about one thing. The church won’t even spare any money for a corrupted saintess like me. So you can only dream if you think you can exchange me with money.”
“Do you think you are the only person I have handled like that?” The guy came even closer and lowered his body so that he could look at Sera from the same level. “If we can’t get any money from you, we can always sell you. With that kind of body, we will be able to get a lot of money.”
Sera turned aghast. She started to struggle, trying to break free the shackles. If she still had her Ena, she wouldn’t have been in this kind of situation.
“That’s exactly the reason. I have been abandoned by the church, and you won’t get anything other than death if you touch that student. Release me now.” Sera made a cheeky smile.
“We’ll see. I doubt the church will abandon you… or if you insist, I can taste you first.” The guy grinned.
“You…” Sera looked at the guy with a shocked face.
“What? You are scared now? I’m not going to stop. Look at this body and outfit. Why would a nun wear such sexy clothes?” The guy smirked as he stretched his hands.
“She is not talking to you. Don’t flatter yourself.” Nathan’s voice echoed from behind.
“!!!” The guy turned around in shock, trying to see who was behind him. “You are—!”
Before he could finish his words, Nathan grabbed his head and snapped his neck.
As the guy fell, Nathan looked at Sera. Without hesitation, he grabbed the chain and pulled it out of the wall.
He smirked. “What do we have here? Have you finally come to your senses?”
Sera was dumbfounded for a minute before asking, “How?”