I, Who Kept a Low Profile, Pulled Out the Sword in the Stone - Chapter 7

Chapter 7: A Dangerous Idea, And The Serious Consequences!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The real plan of the cultists?

At this time, the cultists definitely would not have thought that their plan that was carefully crafted over the last year, which they thought was flawless, would be so easily seen through by Robert.

Robert could not help but recall that not long ago, the church had issued an announcement that the current pope — Shakespeare XIII — would pay a friendly visit to the pharaoh’s hall in ancient Egypt for a week on June 23.

Today was June 26.

In other words, the Pope was not in the holy city.

Along with the Pope, the Holy Knight Order of Thorns and the Holy Knight Order of Roses had also left the holy city.

The church’s other available force, the Inquisition, was in the Vatican. There was no way for them to lend aid in time.

The church also had a Holy Army — the Crusaders of the Holy Union. However, they were scattered all over the world. Although a portion of the crusaders was already on their way to the holy city, they could not be counted on.

It seemed that the church’s strength was lacking at this moment. However, Robert knew full well that the church, which had ruled over the western world for centuries, would have much more strength than this. They must still have some hidden trump cards up their sleeves.

According to his understanding of the history of this world, in the past hundreds of years, the church had been challenged and attacked by countless enemies of all sizes. However, after so many years, only the church remained standing, whereas their enemies had long been lost in the passage of time.

Robert came to his senses and felt that he was sticking his nose where it did not belong. He was a bronze-level awakener. What right did he have to meddle in the private affairs of the church?

He was probably worried over nothing.

Why would he bother with this?

Robert calmed himself. Everywhere he looked, devastation filled his vision. The once prosperous holy city was now in ruins. This day would forever leave a deep wound in the hearts of the church’s followers

A few nuns and priests walked over from afar.

A nun held a megaphone in her hand and said to the crowd that was being evacuated, “Please do not panic. The church will ensure everyone’s safety. Now, please follow us to the sanctuary to take refuge.

“I repeat, please do not panic. The church will ensure everyone’s safety. Now, please line up and follow us to the nearest sanctuary to take refuge. Thank you for your cooperation!”

…

Before the nun could finish her sentence, Robert had already joined the crowd. He saw the knights carrying the corpse of a silver-level supernatural-human at the side. Apparently, the poor fellow happened to be in the center of the explosion.

Robert himself was only a bronze-level awakener. Luckily for him, he was not at the center of the explosion. Otherwise, the Divine Sword in the Stone would have lost its owner.

“Buzz buzz buzz…”

Just as Robert was about to head to the sanctuary to wait for the church to finish dealing with the enemy, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

He took it out and saw that it was senior Audrey calling.

How rare.

This was the first time these ladies had taken the initiative to call him.

Robert left the crowd and went to a quiet corner to answer Audrey’s call.

“Junior brother, how are you now? Nothing happened in the holy city, right?”

Before Robert could even answer, Mulan’s voice immediately rang out from the other end of the phone.

“Junior brother, the cultists didn’t try anything, right?”

Immediately after, Fubuki’s extremely calm voice could also be heard.

“Since junior brother is still able to answer the phone. This proves that he’s fine. He shouldn’t have been hurt by the cultists.”

Robert could not help but break out in cold sweat. He admired Fubuki’s analytical ability. She had predicted the situation perfectly!

“To be honest, the cultists have just bombed in more than a dozen places in the sacred city. The sacred city is now in ruins, and there are injured people everywhere.”

Hearing Robert’s words, Audrey immediately lowered her voice.

“May the Lord bless the souls of the injured!”

Mulan’s voice continued.

“Those damned cultists are inhumane!”

Fubuki’s voice was exceptionally calm, she took the initiative to analyze the situation. “If tens of thousands of cultists infiltrated the sacred city, they definitely wouldn’t just create a dozen or so explosions and call it a day. This number of cultists ould be overkill for something this minor. Therefore, I think that the cultists’ bombings are just a cover. They must have other motives.”

Mulan suddenly understood.

“We don’t know what these guys are planning. I have to quickly inform that battle junkie about this.”

After saying that, she took out her phone and called Kael.

Kael quickly picked up.

Mulan told her what she had heard.

Kael was not worried, but rather, she became even more interested.

“That’s more like it. If it’s just bombings, they’re not worth my time. I’ll make them rue the day they decided to pull this stunt!”

Robert broke out in cold sweat again. He really admired Fubuki’s analytical side. He reminded himself that he had to be careful when speaking in front of Fubuki in the future. Otherwise, there might be a day when his little secret would be seen through without him even realizing it… That would be troublesome.

“Junior Brother, your senior sister Kael is on the way to protect you. Where are you now?”

What?

If senior sister Kael were to see him, how would a pitiful bronze-level brat like him be able to keep any secret from her?

“Well, actually, I’m very safe now. Thank you for your concerns. Please help me inform senior sister Kael that she need not go through the hassle to come all the way here to protect me. Just let her handle focus on the matters with the church.”

After listening to Robert’s words, Mulan, who had long suspected that something was fishy with him, suddenly said in a strange tone, “I just told them that you’ve changed, that you’ve become so arrogant. But they kept trying to defend you. Little brat, where did you get the guts to reject our protection?”

Following that, Fubuki gave Robert a fatal blow.

“Based on my previous experience of reading novels, I feel that junior brother is acting like those loser main characters from those webnovels. You probably suddenly obtained a great opportunity and rose to the peak of your life.”

In his head, Robert was begging Fubuki to stop. her analytical prowess was too terrifying. Moreover, why was she reading so many novels?

At this moment, Robert felt that his worldview was slightly shattered.

Mulan giggled.

“If that’s what Fubuki says, then I’ll definitely believe it. If that’s the case, then you really have awakened your bloodline. Tell me the truth, junior brother, what bloodline have you awakened?”

After listening to it, Robert broke out in cold sweat. His head started to hurt. He really did not want to continue chatting with these three women.

The secrets he had were completely exposed in front of them. It felt like he was completely transparent in front of them.

Robert suddenly recalled that most of the bigshots of the supernatural world would have their own mysterious means of gathering information.

Robert suddenly wanted to change his phone number.

At that moment, Audrey suddenly said in a sly yet threatening tone, causing Robert to fall into despair.

“Junior brother, I advise you to give up on the idea of changing your number as soon as possible. That idea is very dangerous and the consequences are very serious!”