Contrary to what was imagined, the priest did not immediately resort to violence. Iss loosened her clenched fist. If the priest had attacked her at the first opportunity, she would have immediately retaliated. The comprehensive map showed that the priest's level was less than ten, even a simple "fireball" magic could easily defeat him. However, it seemed unnecessary to resort to violence at the moment, and Iss was more than happy with that.

"Advanced Appraisal"

Just to be safe, Iss used appraisal magic on the priest. Being appraised by "Advanced Appraisal" would not arouse any suspicion, so she was not worried about being discovered by the priest.

Indeed, information appeared on her retina, presumably a status bar. The priest named Onn did not use any disguise magic, and it was indeed only level 8. Not only in terms of magic power, but even in terms of strength, Onn couldn't compare to her. Onn's strength value was only in the double digits, while she had already reached the five-digit range, almost six.

Although Iss ignored her, Priest Onn did not get angry, or rather, she had an expression of expectation on her face, as if she had already guessed that Iss would treat her like this. She turned around and waved to the accompanying soldiers, motioning for them to leave.

The soldiers hesitated for a moment.

"Lord Onn, you..."

"Leave, I have something to discuss with Miss Pesia. It's an order from the deputy chief priest."

"Yes."

Without further hesitation, all the soldiers in the room left, and only Iss and Onn were left in the inn.

As if the majesty just now was a disguise, Onn's face once again wore a gentle smile. She made a "please" gesture, signaling for Iss to sit and talk.

"Miss Pesia, didn't we make an agreement that as long as I meet your needs and give you the same treatment as the noble Heruente, you will not leave the mansion without permission? If you need to leave the mansion, you just need to inform your subordinates, and we can arrange for you to move freely in Nieru City. We need to exchange the Bishop and will not do anything that threatens your safety."

When did they have such an agreement?

Slightly tilting her head as she was invited to sit in the chair, Iss was indeed familiar with Onn in her white priest robe with gold trim. She began to search through the memories of the Count's eldest daughter and was surprised by the result.

In fact, as Onn said, the Count's eldest daughter had made such an agreement with Priest Onn. As long as the Church granted the Count's eldest daughter treatment equivalent to that of a noble, she would not make things difficult for the Church. The comfortable living conditions she enjoyed on a regular basis could not be considered as captivity at all. She could even go outside the city for leisure activities. In this part of the memory, the Count's eldest daughter even found various items in the human world very curious, and had a desire to stay longer.

Of course, the Count's eldest daughter did not let go of her sadistic interests. However, the Church did not allow her to mistreat humans. They only provided the Count's eldest daughter with a group of original death row prisoners who were also vampires, and the previously abused girl was a personal maid who was captured along with the Count's eldest daughter.

Naturally, Iss felt puzzled. As a captive, why did the Count's eldest daughter receive such preferential treatment? Even if the Church planned to use the Count's eldest daughter to exchange for the captured Bishop, they shouldn't tolerate her to this extent.

After reviewing all the memories of the Count's eldest daughter from the time she was captured until now, Iss finally discovered the reason.

The Count's eldest daughter had used her superb acting skills to make the Church believe that after she collected the body of the demon king Uranos, she obtained the ability to destroy an entire city in an instant. As a price, she would also die herself. In addition, there was the more terrifying fact that the overall power of vampires was several times stronger than that of the human alliance. The Church naturally felt fear and offered such astonishing conditions.

Putting aside the fact that the vampire territory was actually twice as large as the human alliance, the Count's eldest daughter's acting skills were truly admirable...

Although trapped in enemy territory, she was able to gain an advantage through her own efforts. Iss recognized that she herself wouldn't be able to do the same. Before her reincarnation, she was simply an ordinary university student. Before she had any contact with society, she could only be described as an inexperienced beginner.

Well, these thoughts could wait until she calmed down. The urgent matter was how to dismiss this priest. The priest had no means to threaten her in any way. The Count's eldest daughter only had a level 21 strength, and could only rely on her acting skills to gain an advantage. But now, with the level she gained through reincarnation, she had a strength level of 427. Even if the priest refused, she could do whatever she pleased.However, Onn has always been seen as a kind-hearted person, even the Count's eldest daughter has no intention of making things difficult for Onn from the bottom of her heart. If possible, Iss does not want to use force against such a virtuous person.

No, let's think of a different approach. Maybe I can persuade Onn to let me stay in the human world using his authority?

Iss couldn't help but have a new idea.

The current Lo Isswelle is no longer the same Lo Isswelle as before. Even if I try my best to play the role of the Count's eldest daughter, I will eventually be exposed. Instead of wasting effort on this, it's better to start by breaking free from the identity of the Count's eldest daughter and live in the human world.

There hasn't been a war between humans and vampires in nearly a hundred years, and even if the areas controlled by the Church cannot tolerate vampires, there are always parts of the northern continent where multiple races are allowed to coexist.

After a long silence, Iss still did not give an answer. Onn's face, which was full of affinity, showed a wry smile.

"Speaking of which... after learning that Miss Persia had left, we immediately sent people to search the surrounding towns, only to find that the outskirts of the Nilu Forest were destroyed for unknown reasons. The magic used must be at least of the sixth order, and there is no one on the entire northern continent who can use sixth-order fire magic. Miss Persia, you mentioned before that you have the ability to instantly destroy a town, is it possible that you..."

"Huh?"

They found out it was me so quickly? No, calm down. This is just Onn's speculation — no, think about it carefully, his speculation might actually work in my favor. There have always been people in the Church who doubt whether the Count's eldest daughter can really destroy a city in an instant. If I can use this opportunity to make them believe that I really have such magic, I will be able to regain control of the situation in an instant.

Strength is always the premise of negotiation.

For the sake of the future, Iss maintained a cold expression without changing his face – in fact, there was no need to deliberately maintain it. The Count's eldest daughter always had an emotionless and indifferent face.

"What? You don't believe it was me?"

"It is indeed you, but..."

"Just that I said using it would kill me, yet here I am sitting fine, so you're surprised?" Onn awkwardly rubbed his nose and didn't answer Iss, but this played right into Iss's hands. "As I said before, it was only for the me at that time. Now, I have completely absorbed the residual power of the Demon King Uranos. As long as I don't use the magic to destroy a town more than three times, I won't die. If Onn, no, if the Church doesn't believe me, I can reluctantly demonstrate it again, but I'll say this in advance, anyone who witnesses it with their own eyes will die in the aftermath of the explosion."

It sounded like a ruthless threat, but it was also a helpless move by Iss. If he had to repeat the "burst" magic with a prolonged sound in front of strangers, it would be no different from the embarrassment of reading a diary out loud in public – it would probably lead to social death.

"Uh, no, there's no need, there's no second Nilu Forest for you to experiment with magic anymore." Onn wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Do you want me to accompany you back? Your sister is still waiting for you in the city... Of course, if you don't want to, I can have someone find a suitable place for you to live in this city, and then transfer your sister and servants over. It won't take much time, and although Anno Town is not as bustling as Nilu City, it is quiet and harmonious, something Nilu City can't compare to."

For some reason, Iss felt that Onn was strongly recommending that he live in Anno Town. After a little thought, Iss couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

Probably because Anno Town, with less than three thousand people, compared to the nearly fifty thousand population of Nilu City, even if I broke the agreement and destroyed the town, the losses can be kept to a minimum.

As for the act of moving my sister Camilla and the servants together, it seemed like it was for my own consideration, but it was actually to restrict me from casually using wide-area annihilation magic.

But what Onn didn't know was that the Count's eldest daughter had never cared about her sister.

"What do you think? In addition, we will prepare more vampire servants for Miss Persia. As long as you stay within our sight, I will do my best to persuade the higher-ups to meet your requests. In another month, your father will come and take you back. Please treat this time in the human world as a vacation."It was practically begging to take me as a prisoner. The thought of it made Iss feel weird, as if the people of this other world were unusually accommodating. However, agreeing to this would ruin the impression that the Countess's eldest daughter was difficult to approach, so Iss pretended to snort in disdain.

"Hmph, I'm going to live in Nilu City. Does Onn really want to drive me over there?"

There were reasons why Iss agreed to return to Nilu City. Firstly, with "advanced teleportation" at hand, Iss could leave whenever they wanted. Secondly, their attack magic could instantly destroy a city, and the church was already wary of the Countess's daughter's magic, which they believed was unfounded. In the current world where magic had been confirmed, they wouldn't dare threaten Iss.

Lastly, only with the current identity of a "fake prisoner," could Iss explore this world undisturbed. No one would bother them, and they could also take advantage of Onn's obliging nature to gather information about the continent using the church's power. The fact that the church feared the magic that could instantly destroy a town indicated that they had no way to suppress such power. Therefore, it was even more necessary for Iss to investigate the strongest beings in this world.

Rather than wandering aimlessly like a headless fly, it was more organized to pool the wisdom of many people. If encountering a suspicious situation, either threaten with the "explosion" magic or escape using "advanced teleportation."

Onn smiled at Iss's words.

"Of course not. You should know that I am a member of the church who believes in harmony between humans and vampires. That is our ultimate goal. To say something that may sound ridiculous, if you, the sole successor of the Persia family, can see the beauty of the human world, then for a long time to come, there won't be minor clashes between the human alliance and the Persia family at the northern border."

Saying that, Onn stood up and opened the door of the inn.

"Well then, the carriage is ready. Miss Persia, you can return to Nilu City whenever you're ready."

"Let's go."

Imitating the unceremonious tone of the Countess's eldest daughter, Iss also stood up. For Iss, who had just crossed over, the conversation just now was the result of her desperately trying to suppress her inner turmoil. Iss couldn't be sure if they could continue without giving themselves away, so it was better to spend the next time quietly alone in the carriage.

Before Onn, Iss left the inn.