Monster Lord: The Goblin Offers the Saintess to Me at the Start

"Hello, little girl." Vikalina tried her best to show a gentle smile.

The little girl beside her instinctively showed a hint of vigilance.

Fortunately, the female knight was very good - looking. Although she usually had a cold face and handled business in a matter - of - fact way, at this moment, with a gentle smile, she exuded a bit of an amiable aura, which dispelled a lot of the girl's vigilance.

The female knight didn't rush to ask questions. Instead, she took out a small jar from her spatial equipment.

The moment it was opened, a sweet aroma filled the air. She took out a spoon, scooped out a bit of golden - yellow liquid from the jar, and spread it on the hard piece of bread in the girl's hand. "I also ate such bread when I was a child. At that time, when my father went to the city to buy things, he would always bring me some honey - it tastes delicious when spread on bread. Why don't you try it?"

The girl hesitated for a moment, but in the end, she couldn't resist the temptation of the honey. She slowly opened her mouth and swallowed the food. Then her eyes lit up amazingly, and she seemed to be glowing.

"I'm glad you like it." Vikalina said with a smile. While interacting with the girl, she also perked up her ears - she vaguely heard the members of the Knight Order not far away asking the residents, "What do you think of Sivis・Daister? What kind of person is he?"

Several members of the Knight Order looked haughty, while the commoners beside them were trembling.

Seeing them trembling, the members of the sheriff impatiently shouted, "We're asking you a question! Speak! Don't keep the adults waiting here!"

"W - we... Mr. Sivis is just... similar to an ordinary noble... a pretty good noble..."

"What do you mean by 'pretty good'?" The members of the Knight Order frowned.

Although the commoners were afraid, a trace of firmness flashed in their eyes. "He's just... no different from other nobles..."

They had long heard that Sivis had been ostracized by his family for running a conscientious factory.

Facing the knights shrouded in "light", they didn't dare to tell the truth - the Battle of Exorcism was nearly a thousand years ago, and the Holy See had long been corrupt. Which commoner would believe that these "glorious knights" would really stand up for them?

"Does he levy high taxes? Does he snatch your family members as slaves? Does he squeeze you for the family business?" The members of the Knight Order bombarded them with questions.

The commoners looked troubled. They didn't want to smear Sivis - what if these knights were here to pick a fight? Weren't they just providing ammunition for them?

At the same time, they were worried that telling the truth would bring disaster to Sivis. So they could only mumble, "We... don't know much. Anyway, Young Master Sivis is similar to most nobles."

Seeing this, the members of the Knight Order actually relaxed -

In their view, the fear of the commoners precisely confirmed the "truth".

They had previously investigated some noble territories, and the commoners didn't dare to speak ill of their lords at all - these knights weren't here to uphold justice in the first place. They were just "sting - operation" for the lords.

If the commoners dared to speak ill of the lords, the lords would have a reason to confiscate their property and wealth.

Especially in remote areas, every year before the cold snap, there were always commoners who couldn't make it through. The lords would collude with the Holy See to play a double - act and get rid of these "burdens" on some pretext and confiscate their remaining food and property.

"Just as we thought. Sivis is one of them." The members of the Knight Order exchanged a smile, their eyes full of joy. "Such people are the easiest to control. You can win them over with a little benefit."

"When he becomes a candidate for the Holy Son in the Holy See in the future, we'll have one more backer!"

Everyone was excited, but Vikalina beside them gradually grew cold - eyed. She had deceived herself countless times that Sivis might be different from other nobles. The pure holy light couldn't be fake, but she was finally awakened by the "truth" of the commoners.

The female knight closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again, her eyes were cold, hard, and determined.

She was not the gentle and conciliatory Saintess Werner, but a warrior who came out of the slums and was determined to change the world.

"In that case, start investigating clearly from this little girl." She thought to herself, "Sivis, if you really bully men and women, even if you have the holy light, I will never allow you to defile the Holy See. I will surely kill you here."

The female knight was very determined. She might not be able to change the whole world, but at least she could uphold the justice in front of her.

Vikalina looked angry, but found that the little girl in her arms was staring at the bread in her mouth, her eyes blazing with dissatisfaction.

She caught this trace of emotion and was a bit puzzled and surprised. "What's wrong with you?" She was quite patient with the child and asked actively.

The little girl said coldly in a low voice, "Young Master Sivis is not like that at all!"

Vikalina was taken aback. Then, as if she had grasped the key point, she asked eagerly, "You know Sivis? Is he different from what those commoners just said?"

"Of course he is! Young Master Sivis is a great - hearted person! My family, the neighbors next door, and many people nearby all live a good life because of him! He's also my savior!" The little girl's eyes turned red with anxiety.

Seeing the surprised look on the female knight's face, she continued, "Mom said that before I was born, I was almost' returned to the embrace of the True God' because our family couldn't afford to raise me."

"It was my father and brother who went to work in Young Master Sivis's factory. The wages he gave were enough for our family to live on for several years!"

"Even though he left the family later and those hateful clan members took over the factory and we lost our wages, the money we saved before was still enough for us to live for several more years! Those people are so ungrateful! Young Master Sivis was so good to them. How could they speak ill of him?"

"What do you mean 'he's similar to other nobles'? Those scoundrels can't even compare with him!"

The little girl got more and more excited as she spoke - she was just a child with no guile. She just thought that the pretty sister in front of her had given her delicious honey - bread and was someone she could trust.

So she poured out her true feelings all at once. With each word she said, she took a fierce bite of the honey - coated bread, as if she were biting those who slandered Sivis.

Vikalina was completely stunned.

She hadn't expected such a big gap between the commoners' answers and the little girl's account.

But how could the child in front of her be lying?

Compared with the timid postures of the other commoners, every word the girl said was filled with intense emotions.

She was flustered and confused inside - this was clearly the result she had been expecting: Sivis, who possessed pure holy light, seemed to be a like - minded partner indeed.

But why did it feel so unreal?

It was as if something she had been longing for day and night had suddenly come true, and instinctively, she felt astonishment and doubt.

Reason told her that it was highly unlikely for such a young child to deceive her.

"Does that mean Sivis is really a good - hearted person?" Vikalina suddenly felt a bit ashamed.

After all, she hadn't really interacted with Sivis before. She had only seen him slay the Blood Servant and chat merrily with the members of the Knight Order. Although she said she hoped he was worthy of the holy light, she had been doubting him in her heart.

This was not Sivis's problem at all, but her own prejudice.

But Sivis·Daister was just a minor noble. Could he possibly confront the people of the Knight Order and show a disdainful attitude?

She squatted down and asked softly, "Then can you tell sister what is the kindest thing Young Master Sivis has ever done that you think is 'good'?"

The little girl immediately put down the bread and began counting on her dirty fingers: "He would hand out bread to us at the factory gate. When he saw an old person was sick, he allowed them to advance their wages. And he also had a very pretty sister hand out a kind of thing that could make our hands very clean. He also said that if we showed our clean hands, we could get hot soup..."

Suddenly, she grabbed a corner of Vikalina's armor: "Sister, are you from the Holy See? Can you stop those bad knights from bullying him?"

Vikalina was silent for a moment.

Before she could ask further, a middle - aged woman rushed out and suddenly pulled the little girl behind her. She looked at Vikalina with an apologetic and humble expression: "Sir Knight! My child didn't talk nonsense, did she? If there's anything that offended you, please forgive her. Please don't hold it against her!" As she spoke, she was about to kneel and kowtow.

Vikalina quickly supported the woman and asked helplessly, "Do you know Sivis・Daister?"

When the woman heard this name, her originally humble posture suddenly tensed up, and a complex look flashed across her face.

She made a self - deprecating gesture: "Oh, how could I be worthy of knowing such an important person!" After the uneasiness passed, she immediately adopted the same tone as the other commoners: "Young Master Sivis... well, he's just like other nobles. We ordinary people don't know anything. Anyway... it's about the same..."

"My child was just talking nonsense just now." Before she could finish, she pulled the child and wanted to leave in a hurry.

"But I heard he's a good person and often helps you with wages and food..." Vikalina couldn't help asking.

"No! There's absolutely no such thing! You must have heard wrong!" The woman suddenly raised her voice, with a look of fear and determination, as if she was guarding some secret.

She suddenly snatched the bread from her daughter's hand, raised her hand as if to hit, but couldn't bear to throw away the food. She could only scold tremblingly: "You talk nonsense! You talk nonsense!"

The girl also seemed to realize she had made a mistake and stood there uneasily.

Vikalina quickly stopped her. Looking at the woman's almost "performative" intense reaction, she became more and more confused. Except for the little girl, all the commoners were desperately smearing Sivis, but their "denials" were too deliberate, as if they were covering up something.

However...

These commoners' attitudes were so sincere, which made the female knight extremely confused.

What was the truth?

Was Sivis really a person worthy of the holy light?

After all, Vikalina was just a young girl. There were some things she couldn't figure out.

She was just about to delve deeper when suddenly she heard shouts and commotion coming from the direction of the Knight Order.

"What the hell is he, Sivis・Daister! I was completely ruined by him back then!"

The shouting came from a portly, well - dressed fat man, his face flushed.

He said to the members of the Knight Order, "Sivis has broken the rules!"

Apparently, the fat man was not a commoner, and there was hatred in his eyes!

Vikalina, the members of the Knight Order, and many commoners all turned their eyes to him.