Start a Core Pod

 Chapter 1010 Mary’s decision

The food cooked by Rias and Maria was still delicious, but the atmosphere at the dinner table seemed a bit dull. Although Mary seemed very calm, the reactions from Naruse Mio and Rias... were a bit unusual.

“What’s wrong? Are you having a quarrel?”

Duanmuhuai was eating his meal and looked curiously at the two silent people in front of him, while Rias shook her head.

"No, teacher, we didn't quarrel. We just..."

"only?"

“We just don’t quite understand the Inquisition’s practices.”

 “What don’t you understand?”

Duanmuhuai blinked in confusion.

"Ghouls, they eat humans and must be completely annihilated. Didn't I say before that the goal of the Tribunal is to protect humanity at all costs and destroy any existence that tries to threaten humanity. That is, the three of you now There is a truce. If it had been a few hundred years ago that the three of you fought and humans were involved, then our Tribunal would definitely annihilate all three of you without hesitation."

Perhaps Duanmuhuai's metaphor was so disgusting that everyone stopped worrying about this issue after that. After they were full of wine and food, Duanmuhuai also sat on the sofa, patted his belly, and then looked at Mary.

Hearing this, Naruse Mio was shocked, while Duanmu Huai just shrugged his shoulders.

“Like this, to eat? Or not to eat? It’s that simple.”

Wan Liya hurriedly interrupted Duanmu Huai, and several other girls nodded.

As she spoke, Mary took out a wallet-sized bag from her pocket and handed it over. Duanmuhuai opened it and looked at it, then nodded with satisfaction.

"Of course, in fact, you don't need to think too complicated. The Inquisition will never be like those boring religious believers who declare that we are just and you are evil before starting a war, so we have legitimate reasons to beat you. …This kind of thing doesn’t matter to the Inquisition at all.”

 “Master Duanmu, you are eating now.”

Duanmu Huai shrugged silently.

  “…it doesn’t matter?”

"Perhaps for you, it is necessary to demonstrate your own justice and the evil of the other party before starting a war, but it does not matter to the Tribunal. For us, it only depends on whether they pose a threat to human existence. You see , ghouls eat people, and make a living by eating people - there is no way, no matter whether there are good people among them, since they eat people, they must be eliminated, there is no need for justice or evil in this. The only thing that needs to be considered by the Inquisition is whether to purify or not.”

 “Thank you teacher for the compliment.”

 “Is it necessary to do this?”

“…Okay, as long as you know what it means.”

 “Teacher, what’s in that?”

“By the way, Mary, have you brought what I asked you to bring?”

 “Well, Rias, you did a good job.”

 “Not bad, not bad, I’m pretty good at it.”

“Bring it, Mr. Duanmu, to be honest, your request is really strange.”

"Yeah, you see, it's just like humans eradicating rats. What did the rats do wrong? Did they steal food? Spread the plague? But this is not voluntary by rats. They are born to do this. This is their instinct, and Evil has nothing to do with it. But in order to prevent rats from harming their interests, humans will eliminate rats. And cockroaches too..."

As he spoke, Duanmu Huai picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of hamburger meat.

 After saying that, Duanmuhuai opened his mouth and stuffed the burger meat into his mouth.

Mio Naruse was also curiously looking at the small bag in Duanmuhuai's hand, which was no bigger than his palm, with a curious look on his face. When hearing Naruse Mio's question, Duanmuhuai chuckled.

 “Want to know? Watch, I’ll do a magic trick for you.”

As he spoke, Duanmuhuai opened his pocket, then turned it over and shook it twice.

Immediately afterwards, everyone saw a gold brick falling out of their pockets and falling on the table with a "dong" sound.

 “Wow!”

Seeing this scene, Rias, Naruse Mio and even Maria all opened their eyes in surprise and almost jumped up.

However, this was not over yet. Then, under their gaze, they saw gold bricks falling one after another, and in the blink of an eye, they piled up into a hill!

 “What’s going on? Is this some kind of magic trick?”

 Seeing this, the three girls immediately gathered around him. No wonder they were so surprised, because the pocket looked no bigger than a gold brick, but dozens of gold bricks fell out. It was like a magic trick on TV!

Rias still picked up a piece with doubt - it was so heavy! It's the real thing!

 “How? Isn’t it interesting?”

 Looking at the puzzled girls surrounding him, Duanmu Huai also burst out laughing. When he came into this world, his biggest problem now was lack of money. After all, the system sent him here without giving him any money. Now that Duanmuhuai wants to build a branch of the Tribunal here, there will definitely be a lot of money to spend. His physical education teacher's salary of three melons and two dates would not be enough for a lifetime.

Thanks to the invitation function, you can also leave a message, so Duanmuhuai asked Mary to take a space pocket and put some valuable things in it to sell.

Of course, it is not possible to take money directly, because banknotes in all worlds are not universal. Even if Duanmu Huai pays with gold coins from the world of Faerûn or credits from the Star Alliance, the world will not recognize him. So the best way is to bring valuable things and sell them here.

 And gold bricks and gems are basically the hard currency of every world... Fortunately, Mary brought a space pocket, because Duanmu Huai had always used the system inventory before, so she didn't think about these problems. It seems that when you go out by yourself in the future, you will have to bring something valuable with you.

 “Is this also some kind of artifact?”

Rias curiously watched Duanmuhuai open his pocket and put the pile of gold bricks back in, and also asked. After all, she had observed it carefully, and it was obviously not a trick. In other words, was it some kind of artifact? And this kind of strange artifact?

 But I have to say, this thing is quite useful.

 “Uh…how do I put it…just take it as it is.”

　　After all, although this thing is not very rare in the world of Faerûn, it is also quite expensive and ordinary adventurers will definitely not be able to afford it.

 Now Duanmuhuai has enough capital to take action in this world.

After making sure that he had food in his pocket, Duanmu Huai finally thought of business.

“By the way, Mary, come to my room later.”

　　　　…………!”

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Rias, Naruse Mio and Maria all turned their heads and stared at him with wide eyes. The latter rolled his eyes helplessly.

“Seriously, don’t you have anything else to think about every day?!”

 What is going on with the girls in this world? So humble?

 Fortunately, Mary is reliable and does not always cause trouble like Rias and others. When she heard Duanmuhuai's words, she also came to Duanmuhuai's room very obediently. After Duanmuhuai closed the door, he carefully explained the situation to Mary.

I have to say that after listening to Duanmu Huai’s words, Mary was also quite surprised.

 “Familiar of God?”

"Yes, you are very strong, and your golden eyes are also very powerful, but you are still just an ordinary girl after all. Like before in the wasteland, a miniature nuclear bomb can pose a threat to you, which is very No. And if you become my divine companion, it will not only enhance your physical abilities, but also ensure that your soul will not be taken away by other evil gods or chaotic demons. Even if you die, As long as your soul is in my hands, I can still resurrect you."

“I think no matter who encounters a nuclear bomb, there’s nothing they can do about it...”

Hearing this, Mary also broke into a cold sweat and complained silently.

"What do you think? After all, the decision is yours. For me, you are a very reliable companion and helper. Not only the golden pupil, you yourself are also very important to me."

Duanmu Huai is right. There are so many women around him, but there are really few who are as reliable as Mary...

"Then...what will I become after becoming a member of the gods?"

"Well, the lifespan will be very long. Basically, if I don't die, you won't die either. And it won't age. As I said before, the physical fitness will be greatly enhanced according to the characteristics of the chess pieces... Of course, under what circumstances I will I don’t know, after all, I haven’t tried it before.”

"That's it...then, what chess piece is Mr. Duanmu going to give me?"

 As for the characteristics of the chess pieces, Mary has also heard Duanmuhuai explain them, so she is relatively clear about them.

 “Queen.”

"Why?"

Hearing Duanmuhuai’s unhesitating answer, Mary was stunned for a moment.

"Queen... I remember that there is only one queen chess piece. Is it really okay to give it to me?"

 “Of course, you are the most important to me.”

Duanmu Huai answered without hesitation. The only person around him who needed and must be strengthened in all aspects was Mary. Therefore, in Duanmu Huai's view, giving the queen to Mary was the most appropriate choice.

Hearing Duanmuhuai's answer, Mary's reaction was a little strange. She turned slightly, her ears turned red... It seemed that she didn't dare to look at Duanmuhuai.

What's happening here?

"I see."

Just when Duanmuhuai was confused, Mary seemed to have made up her mind, taking a deep breath, and then turned to look at Duanmuhuai again.

"So, according to the words of this country... the little girl is not talented, so please give me some advice."

 “Ah, oh……”

Looking at Mary, Duanmu Huai scratched his head inexplicably.

 Could it be that I said something wrong?

 (End of this chapter)