11. Don’t Just Casually Support Strange Things!
Reina took a long time to return to her normal state. After taking a deep breath, she finally calmed down. She suddenly felt that her thinking had become somewhat extreme, but she couldn’t see anything particularly wrong.
Then, she shifted her attention to the Saintess and replayed the events that had just transpired.
—Did I just try to persuade the Saintess, only to be turned around and made into her subordinate?
The outcome was the same.
But the process was a bit strange.
“Goddess of Light, what should we do now?”
The Saintess was like a cute little kitten, her face full of anticipation.
But Reina didn’t intend to tell the Saintess about her killing plan just yet.
Cardinal Albert and those disobedient Holy Knights had all been thrown into the trash heap and incinerated.
As for those who were willing to obey, they were either charmed by the succubi and became puppets, or they became succubi themselves and joined the ranks of the demons, forever serving the Succubus Queen.
The Saintess didn’t know about this yet.
—But what she knows may not be less than what I know.
“I’ve lost my memory and my power. Even so, do you still want to follow me?”
Reina asked.
The Saintess nodded, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes:
“I am willing.”
Terrifying faith.
Reina suddenly felt that compared to the Saintess, she might be considered a normal being.
This Saintess hadn’t had her mind destroyed by demonification, but her so-called faith was perhaps a more deeply rooted corruption.
Of course, raising a Saintess was no easy task.
Opportunities were fleeting. If there were any signs of resistance, she might be hypnotized and turned into one of them—of course, as one of the strongest humans at level 100, Ann probably couldn’t “defeat a higher-level opponent” through her usual methods.
“I’m sorry, it’s my first time meeting the Goddess of Light. I’m still very excited…”
“Don’t tell anyone.”
The Saintess blushed and nodded. She closed the [Golden Star Chart] and led Reina out of the hidden underground space.
Reina’s attention shifted back to her main body.
At this moment, Agnes, seeing that Reina hadn’t spoken, deliberately chose a topic that might be somewhat acceptable:
“Goddess of Light, what does it feel like to be in love with the Dragon King?”
“…”
Reina almost gave the Saintess a loving slap on the spot.
She almost blurted out the words “dummy Calysia” right in the Saintess’s face.
Although Reina knew she wasn’t the Goddess of Light, if she were to talk about being in love with the Dragon King, she did have some techniques.
For example, outward submission.
For example, sweet nothings.
For example, turning defense into offense.
Just these three tricks could make the Dragon King completely submissive.
But that wasn’t enough.
“If it were now, I would probably lock that fickle person in a cage~”
Reina said with a mischievous smile.
She had originally said this to scare the Saintess, but unexpectedly, the latter became even more excited. She observed Reina’s expression with expectant eyes, as if trying to get some information out of her.
“Goddess, do you play so rough?”
“Ah, that’s not what I meant!”
“I’m sorry…”
The Saintess blushed and shook her head.
“Because the church’s rules forbid relationships, I’m very interested in this… The Pope told me that the Dragon King is a very kind ruler, a King of the Four Realms who has no greed for power, and the only one of the Four Kings of the Realms that humanity can ally with…”
Reina finally understood the reason for the Saintess’s decisiveness.
Suddenly, her opinion of the Pope rose a little.
If you can talk, then talk more.
But he also made Reina wary.
—An existence that can traverse the Four Realms and reach a consensus with countless demons to summon the Goddess, no matter how you look at it, something seems off.
The two walked through the ruins and soon arrived in the city.
The slightly noisy streets made Reina feel a little annoyed.
She suddenly remembered that she had long adapted to the completely dark sky.
This world was subtly changing her way of thinking.
As they walked, the Saintess interrupted Reina’s thoughts with a new question:
“Goddess, you really like the Dragon King.”
“You could say that, no… what do you mean?”
Reina almost fainted from anger.
Did you recognize the Goddess of Light just to ask these questions?
Reina completely dismissed the Saintess’s words as idle chatter during a happy moment and didn’t want to pay attention.
Who likes that fickle woman?
Just because I want to imprison her, that means I like her?
Who are you kidding?
“Mm-hmm, because whenever I mention the Dragon King, you always seem very concerned.”
The Saintess extended a finger and smiled.
“I probably understand that feeling.”
“…”
Her eyes became curious again:
“So, I want to ask, what do you think about that wedding?”
“It’s quite luxurious,” Reina said truthfully. She suddenly remembered Calysia crying in front of her and felt a little reluctant to imprison her.
Agnes shook her head:
“I mean, the Dragon King has a new love. Aren’t you sad?”
“…”
Reina froze.
Then she chuckled wryly: “Yes, I’m very jealous and resentful of the person who stole my beloved, which is why I want to imprison the Dragon King.”
“I will support the Goddess of Light!”
“Don’t just casually support strange things, hey—!”
…
Ignoring those strange words, Reina later discovered that this Saintess was truly a well-behaved and obedient girl.
She would obey all her commands, already completely seeing her as a being of faith. Perhaps, even if Reina told her that she was going to kill all the bishops, she would still support her without hesitation.
After all, she fully believed that the Goddess of Light could bring light to humanity.
So, she trusted Reina.
But perhaps for some other reason, Reina felt that this child’s attitude towards her wasn’t just that of a superior and a subordinate. If she had to say, it was like…
A daughter?
After all, she was someone who, without batting an eye, looked forward to the Dragon King and the Goddess of Light falling in love.
Was she still the same Saintess?
Could it be that she had really seen through something?
However, overall, the Saintess’s performance was quite satisfactory to Reina.
She hoped that the daughter she would give birth to in the future would also be so obedient.
In the future, she would rely on the Saintess for her subordinates in the theocratic nation.
Later, she used many methods to ask the Saintess about the [Gate of the Celestial Realm], once again confirming that everything the Saintess said was the truth as she knew it.
Then, Reina began a new round of actions.
At night, she took Ann and a group of succubi to one of the largest churches in the theocratic nation, [Lestrade Church], where another Cardinal named Edinburgh resided.
Without waiting, Reina pushed open the main door.
Ann instantly revealed her true form, transforming into a cloud of illusionary mist, and the surrounding Holy Knight guards immediately fainted.
The two met in a room at the corner.
Through the door, Reina could clearly hear the discussion inside.
“Albert is dead, you know?”
This was Edinburgh’s voice.
“I’ve heard rumors. We’ll act soon, a preemptive strike.”
This was the voice of another young Cardinal named Paris.
The two were actually gathered together, discussing how to overthrow the Saintess.
How ironic.
Most of Albert’s forces had been annihilated in the church meeting.
But these guys had still managed to get the news.
As if sensing a disturbance, the voices inside the room fell silent.
But facing two level 90 Cardinals, Reina still gave the order to temporarily retreat.
