100. Let Me Down
It was winter, and the snow was falling heavily.
Reina returned to the office in Norville Castle of the God Slaying Society.
Originally, she had wanted to delegate everything to Calysia and go home to lay her eggs, but the current situation didn’t allow her to rest so soon.
While Calysia was away, Reina began to compile recent information.
The pen rustled on the paper, neat handwriting appearing, although she couldn’t see it.
“First…”
Reina twirled her pen, recalling her meeting with the Pope a few days ago.
That old man with the wrinkled face had now been sent to a monitored area of the God Slaying Society.
Several orc guards watched him on both sides every day.
Reina had given him the opportunity to go to Whitesburg for consumption and walks, which was also a form of mercy.
Unlike what she had imagined, the Pope was actually quite satisfied with his current situation.
You see, the Pope Reina had imagined was a profound and great man who controlled an extremely complex network of relationships.
So far, his only contribution was to suppress the voices of resistance against the God Slaying Society within humanity, making them believe in the Goddess of Light and that Reina was their leader.
Of course, Reina also firmly believed that the Pope was hiding something from her.
Speaking of which…
“I am the God of Light…”
The pen stopped.
Reina looked up and took a deep breath.
Although the evidence wasn’t sufficient, this was almost a foregone conclusion.
From any perspective, and of course, this was the only truth that would comfort her heart.
Reina confirmed that something had definitely happened between the hidden ending and her transmigration.
Calysia had never told her the real truth from beginning to end. This certainly included their encounter in Wood Village.
During this period, she had become the Goddess of Light, or perhaps she was originally supposed to be the Goddess of Light.
She had once had an unknown emotional connection and memories with Calysia, but for various reasons, Reina couldn’t remember. And when she woke up in Wood Village, Reina’s body was no longer that of the young girl, but the Reina who had been “pierced” by Calysia… that non-existent girl.
The reason she couldn’t find the “maid” on the Golden Star Chart was precisely because she didn’t exist.
But if she thought about it this way, she couldn’t explain the girl’s identity.
Or, was the maid’s true identity a “puppet” planted by her side, with no self-awareness?
This might be a bit of a stretch.
Without her memories recovered, understanding the current situation also required a crucial piece of the puzzle.
“Let’s think about it later…”
“President?”
Just then, Liya approached.
She smiled happily. Reina didn’t need to ask to know that she had made progress again.
After breaking through level 100, Liya was having a smooth ride.
And Reina still didn’t know the reason for her breaking through level 100.
“Just call me Sister Reina. There’s no one else around anyway.”
“Okay, Sister Reina~ You’ve worked hard. The Dragon King asked me to bring you a cup of coffee.”
“Why didn’t she come herself?” Reina’s voice was full of resentment.
Liya was a little embarrassed.
“She said she was afraid you’d be angry, so she didn’t come.”
Only then did Reina remember that Calysia had been avoiding her lately.
As if she knew something, it was probably about the matter of “piercing” the Goddess of Light.
Therefore, Calysia would observe her every day, trying to find ways to please her, and without any transgressions… as if she were testing her.
“You let her complete the [counter-ritual] construction, right? And tell Kribi to handle the defense and security of Whitesburg. Didn’t the Dark Elf Queen predict a disaster? What about the [Necrolord]?”
Saying this, Reina remembered the news from two days ago.
The necromancer army of the Shadow of God, the corpse of a great hero from the Era of Light, had been resurrected and was rampaging near Whitesburg, unstoppable.
And at that time, Calysia had personally gone and, with just one strike, eliminated those suddenly resurrected undead, demonstrating absolute dominance.
“That’s an unprecedented enemy,” Liya said. “But with the Dragon King, they’re no threat.”
Reina smiled:
“And then, have her come to the office to find me. This is an order.”
“Okay.”
Liya left.
Reina smiled cunningly.
Since Calysia thought she was angry, she would just go with the flow and let Calysia know how powerful she was~
Thinking about how to play with Little Cal, Reina continued to focus on compiling information.
The office was empty, only the rustling of the pen on the paper could be heard.
The bandaged girl was a product of the God of Light’s death.
Rather than being born, it was more like she had always existed.
The matter had to be traced back to a certain sacrificial ritual hidden in the church.
After asking the Pope, Reina learned that its main content was to sacrifice the lives of the Saintesses in exchange for the God of Light’s protection. According to the Pope, these were necessary rituals inherited from the ancient times of the theocratic nation, otherwise, the miracles of the Goddess of Light could not be maintained.
And after the sacrifice, the souls of the Saintesses didn’t seem to be completely “digested” by the God of Light, but existed in a form similar to soul fragments.
And now, the residual souls that had escaped the God of Light’s body had gathered together, becoming a new, independent existence.
Light.
Their… or rather, her goal was to resurrect the God of Light.
Reina remembered what Agnes had said to her.
“The Saintess exists to have faith in the God of Light.”
So, [Light] was still holding onto her faith and had sworn to resurrect the God of Light… And now, everyone believed that Reina was the God of Light herself.
Among them, Serra, as a Saintess, was naturally one of them.
The bandaged girl had used Serra’s form to warn her to be careful of the Pope.
And Reina had indeed done so.
—But what was her purpose?
If she wanted to resurrect me, then haven’t I already been resurrected?
Why do I need to be revived again?
This point could be answered from the information provided by Fred.
Reina found Fred again two days ago.
And Fred’s guess was that whether Reina was willing or not, “Light” would forcefully turn her into the original form of the Goddess of Light, destroying all things in the world with a crushing posture and returning to the Era of Light.
Of course, Reina didn’t tell her about the Saintess’s information.
“Mmph…”
While she was thinking, Reina’s body twitched, as if something had happened.
The pen in her hand fell to the ground.
She felt a strange, inexplicable sensation in her belly and below, a feeling transmitted from her main body.
This feeling wasn’t painful, but rather made her feel a strange sense of anticipation, but it also made Reina a little scared.
If it were before, this would be nothing, but now that Reina was pregnant, she just wanted to rush into Calysia’s arms.
Thinking this, Reina clutched her belly, her face flushed.
“Reina?”
Suddenly, Calysia arrived.
All thoughts of pranking Calysia were cast aside. Now, Reina just wanted to hold Calysia’s hand to feel secure.
“Mmph… Little Cal~”
“What’s wrong?”
“I, I don’t feel well…” Reina leaned over the table, the paper she had been using for notes crumpled in her hand.
In an instant, Calysia appeared before Reina’s clone. She had originally wanted to lean down and examine her body, but then she widened her eyes, picked Reina up, and walked out of the room.
“Eh? Let me down!”
Good thing Agnes is the princess now, we don’t want her to get sacrificed 🙁