Immortal in Horror Game: She is the Fortune Teller!-Chapter 293 - 288: Strange Divine Academy 33

Josh knew he was asking questions he already knew the answers to.

Unsure if it was just her imagination, she always felt this hidden NPC was acting oddly.

It’s as if he knew she would leave after passing the game. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Josh thought for a moment and said, "Of course I will always stay by your side. Once I pass the game, all I need to do is send Erin home. She’s graduating, but I haven’t graduated yet."

"Really?" The Pope’s expression was inexplicable, his golden eyes had a strange black aura.

Josh immediately nodded, "Of course. His Holiness the Pope, you know I’ve always been your most faithful believer."

The Pope looked at her and suddenly laughed, "As long as I don’t approve of this prayer ritual, Erin will never graduate, did you know that?"

Josh frowned slightly; he had indeed guessed something.

Everything around them suddenly came to a halt, leaves suspended in mid-air stopped, the swaying posture of the roses blown by the wind was fixed, and the crowd in the classroom watching the scene didn’t even blink.

The entire world went quiet, as if only the two of them were left.

The Pope suddenly leaned in, staring at Josh, "Let me guess your purpose; you’re not merely approaching me to be my believer, are you?"

Josh looked at him in confusion, "I don’t understand what you’re saying."

The Pope raised his hand and placed it on her shoulder, "Let me see, what is your purpose?"

Alarm bells rang in Josh’s mind; there was something off about this NPC.

According to the quest setting, NPCs shouldn’t possess thoughts beyond the quest’s design.

Then the Pope spoke again, "Are you trying to destroy my world?"

Josh looked up at him, "I said, I’m your most faithful believer. If you don’t believe me, there’s nothing more I can do."

The Pope smiled slightly, "If that’s the case, then I want you to eat this."

He handed a cup of water to Josh.

Josh glanced at the cup and drank it all in one go without hesitation.

A hint of surprise flashed in the Pope’s eyes, "Don’t you want to ask what it is?"

Josh replied, "I don’t need to ask. Like I said, I am your most loyal follower. Everything of mine belongs to you, including my life. If you ever want it, you can have it."

The Pope was pleased with her loyalty, "Very good, Josh. In that case, I want you to stay here with me forever."

Josh suddenly looked up at him, "Your Holiness the Pope."

The Pope met her gaze.

Josh suddenly gazed at him sorrowfully, "I often feel sadness for you. Why do you always confine yourself here?"

Last time, it was because of this topic that the Pope became furious with embarrassment and kicked her out.

The smile on the Pope’s face gradually faded.

Josh gently cupped his hands, her eyes devout and sincere, "Actually, since the first day I entered this academy, I knew everything was your Illusion Realm. You must feel very lonely, trapped here."

The Pope looked at her expressionlessly, allowing her to hold his hands.

Josh gazed at him devoutly, "Your Holiness the Pope, you’re not really a deity, are you? Instead, you’re a monster sealed here."

The Pope’s expression changed, but Josh’s gentle yet intense gaze steadied him.

"No matter what kind of punishment you’ve received before, the solitude of all these years should be enough to atone, right? You are trapped here, turned into a statue, black sealing curses densely covering your white robe, restraining your movements."

"As a result, you can only create Illusion Realms here to pass the time."

"I am your loyal disciple. Since the first time I saw you, I knew it for certain."

"If you are willing, you can come with me to travel, see different sceneries, enjoy the blossoms and falls of flowers, and feel the changes of the seasons..."

The Pope’s deep golden eyes seemed like a surging fountain of gold, reflecting Josh’s slender and lively figure, "You didn’t deceive me?"

Josh turned to look at him, lowering her head to leave a devout kiss on his fingertips, "Of course."

[Ding! The Pope’s favorability +20, current favorability 100%. Congratulations on completing the hidden task, ’Through the Pope’s Trial.’]

[Main quest completed, you may teleport to leave at any time. Do you wish to teleport?]

Josh took a glance at the Pope, "But if we want to go to different places and see different scenery, we’ll need money. Wait for me to earn enough gemstones, and then we can set off, alright?"

The Pope, utterly enchanted, said, "You want gemstones? I have an endless supply of them."

With a wave of his big hand, the surrounding buildings all turned into gemstones.

Josh’s hand trembled as she withdrew from pressing the teleport button, the rush of Spiritual Power made her dizzy to the point of almost bursting into laughter.

She barely calmed herself, "Your Holiness the Pope, you are so kind, I am willing to stay here with you until the day you wish to set out."

The Pope suddenly laughed in a low voice, "Do you like gemstones?"

Josh’s heart was dazzled by the holy smile so close to her, "Isn’t there no one who wouldn’t like gemstones?"

With another wave of his big hand, all the surrounding buildings turned into gemstones, "These are all yours, my little disciple."

Josh’s heart pounded wildly.

What kind of development is this?!

Is she experiencing a horror quest?

Suddenly switching to a dominion tycoon channel without any notice!

Josh gazed at the mountain of gemstones piled up and couldn’t move.

How long was the time limit for this quest again?

She hadn’t exceeded it yet, right?

Then let’s just stay for a bit longer.

Barrage: [Just giving a report, please forgive me, my son’s used to being poor, hahaha.]

[Silly son, make your dad proud! It’s just a few gemstones! Wake up!]

[Uh-oh, the hidden boss has grabbed his weak point!]

[Dominant Pope Falls in Love with Me, Where Is the Tender Disciple to Run?]

[Can’t stop laughing.]

*

Outside the quest.

Yuze and Rob, along with others, gradually emerged from the quest instance.

Ma Qi was still guarding the monitoring room, staring at the monitor.

Yuze raised an eyebrow slightly, "Coach, aren’t you leaving?"

Ma Qi said, "No rush, Josh isn’t out yet."

Yuze frowned, "She hasn’t come out yet?"

Jiang Can and Rob had already come out; reasonably speaking, she should have as well.

Yuze circled around to Josh’s monitor, his face turning completely dark.

This little bastard!

On the screen.

Josh and the Pope were holding hands, talking and laughing, and occasionally, when the Pope wasn’t looking, piling gemstones into the warehouse.

The Pope’s eyes were constantly scanning her.

As a man, he was all too familiar with that look.

Really not settling down at all.

Having just shooed away a dead fish, now there’s a Pope!

Yuze’s face stayed dark, "I’m going to go get her back!"

Ma Qi cheerfully waved a hand, "Don’t worry, the child is still young, it’s normal to love playing."

The atmosphere in the room instantly dropped to freezing point.

Only then did Ma Qi realize he had misspoken and hurriedly cleared his throat, "Oh, I suddenly remembered I have some videos to review, I need to find Joyce to check them."