I've Already Become a Demon God, and You Want Me to Be a Villain?

Because once Su Mo was chosen as the Saint Son... he would have to remain unmarried for life.

"You don't need to worry too much either. The Goddess has never appointed a Saint Son before. I'm guessing she'll grant you even more blessings."

Queen of the Crescent Kingdom added.

Clearly, she was the one who was worried... yet she was telling Su Mo not to worry.

Su Mo gave an "oh." "Saint Son... then forget it."

Hearing Su Mo's words, Queen of the Crescent Kingdom's tense heart immediately relaxed.

"Mm, if the Goddess issues any Divine Decree, I'll tell you at once. There's also a side hall in the palace. You can stay there for the next few days. That way, I can put the Holy See at ease as well."

Queen of the Crescent Kingdom looked at Su Mo expectantly as she spoke.

"Alright."

Su Mo agreed.

Queen of the Crescent Kingdom was even happier.

"Count, he's yours."

In the Inquisition's dungeon, the still-unconscious Protagonist was handed over to Su Mo.

Aria, the Female Official Su Mo had brought with him, placed the Protagonist into a Space Bag capable of holding people.

Su Mo glanced around the Inquisition's dungeon.

According to the Villain Panel's prompt, there should be another Protagonist in here.

After becoming a Silver-grade Villain, whenever he got too close to a Protagonist, the exact distance would be displayed.

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Without saying anything more, he left with his people.

"The Count of Inkstone Territory took him away. Unfortunately, the Chief Judge's magic was too powerful. I couldn't wake him up."

After Su Mo left, a man in a black robe spoke in the Protagonist Group from within the dungeon.

He was the Protagonist in the Inquisition's dungeon.

He was a minor leader in the dungeon, but he had no real say in matters.

After that Protagonist had been thrown into the dungeon, this guy had tried to wake him up and find out how Su Mo had set him up.

But he had clearly failed.

"Damn it, there hasn't been enough time. I'd better keep lying low here and signing in. The Inquisition is relatively independent within the Holy See. There's no way he can infiltrate this place."

The Protagonist thought.

His Golden Finger was, in fact, a Sign-in System, so he planned to keep hiding here and quietly signing in to grow stronger.

It was just that too little time had passed, and his Golden Finger's level was limited. His strength was still far from exceptional.

Life was unpredictable; everything had gone to hell!

"What? A Protagonist from the Temple Knight Reserve Corps was taken away by the Count of Inkstone Territory?"

Jerol's voice rang out from an independent residence in the Royal Capital.

Within the Royal Capital, the Protagonists and Villains were basically all playing with Open Cards.

Although Jerol and the others could not rashly make a move against the Protagonists, they certainly kept them under surveillance.

They also had an enormous number of Spies in the Royal Capital.

Since what happened at Holy See Headquarters had taken place in the square, their Spies quickly reported it to them.

The news gave Jerol quite a fright.

Meanwhile, several other Duke-level Villains also quickly received the news.

Before long, those Villains who lived relatively nearby gathered together.

All of them were rather shocked.

That was Holy See Headquarters!

Yet Su Mo had actually managed to deal with a Protagonist there!

The moment he arrived, he had accomplished what they had failed to do for several days!

How could they not be shocked?

"Did any of your Spies see clearly how the Count of Inkstone Territory dealt with that Protagonist?"

A Duke's Heir asked.

The Villains present all shook their heads.

Their Spies were hardly omnipotent.

They were merely Commoners disguised as people going to church to pray.

They could only keep an eye on the activity around the church.

As for the core matters, their spies simply had no access to them.

At the time, their spies had only seen it from afar and had not been able to get close, because the guard Knights brought by the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom had stopped them from approaching.

"According to reports from my spies, the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom was there as well. So, I suspect that the Count of Inkstone Territory may have used the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom to kill with a borrowed knife."

Another Duke's Heir said.

"That's possible. The Queen of the Crescent Kingdom is the Saintess of God, and she holds considerable power within the Holy See."

"Yes. Looking at it this way, the Count of Inkstone Territory and the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom should have a rather good relationship."

"..."

These key villains of the Villain Alliance exchanged the intelligence they had gathered.

Their guesses were similar to those of the Protagonist in the Royal Capital. They all believed that Su Mo had most likely killed with a borrowed knife.

Naturally, they could never have imagined that the reason the Protagonist had been dealt with so quickly was actually because the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom had performed so well on her own in order to protect Su Mo.

Nor did they know that the relationship between the Queen of the Crescent Kingdom and Su Mo had already become so close that... the Queen was single-mindedly thinking of marrying Su Mo after stepping down as Saintess!

Even so, these villains still looked at Su Mo in a new light.

"I told you the Count of Inkstone Territory wasn't simple. Jerol, try a little more and see if you can bring him in. We'll make our move in a few days. Any additional strength is welcome."

The leading Duke's Heir said.

"If we really can't bring him in, then forget it. I still feel that there's something off about this Count of Inkstone Territory. Don't let him know our plan yet."

"Yes. While one more person means more strength, it also means one more person to share the benefits with."

"..."

The other Duke's Heirs all spoke up in turn.

Su Mo had guessed correctly. They were indeed planning an attack against the Protagonist.

As for their attitude toward Su Mo, they clearly had some differences of opinion as well.

"Why did the Holy See hand Tang Hua over to the Count of Inkstone Territory? What are they doing?"

At this moment, inside the royal palace, two guards from the Royal Palace Guard were speaking in low voices.

The royal palace was divided into the Inner Palace and the Outer Palace.

The Outer Palace was where the king handled state affairs, met officials and nobles, or received foreign guests.

The Inner Palace, on the other hand, was the king's residence.

Generally speaking, whether the king was male or female, they preferred to employ female guards in the Inner Palace.

That meant female Knights or mages stationed there.

The Outer Palace had no such particular preference, and most of its guards were male.

Joining the Royal Palace Guard was no simple matter either. Background checks were extremely strict.

Although the identities these two guards had after transmigrating were ordinary, their backgrounds were clean.

Therefore, after becoming stronger through their Golden Fingers, they signed up immediately. Once they passed the assessment, they successfully joined the Royal Palace Guard based on their strength.

Of course, they could only be considered peripheral members, and their status was not high.

Their position in the Royal Palace Guard was somewhat akin to errand-runners.

But even as errand-runners, those noble villains found it difficult to make a move against them.

After learning that the Holy See had handed that Protagonist over to Su Mo, the two guards were rather puzzled.