117. The Speech
Whether she had become a fool or not, Reina spent a whole day learning everything about “magic protection.”
Basically, it was about providing “magical” protection to the dragon egg. And because the ritual process was too complex and tedious, it was usually necessary to prepare the magic circle in advance and then move the dragon egg once to complete the protection measures.
To ensure safety and efficiency, Reina began to integrate the “dragon egg protection magic” into her light magic. This way, it seemed that she could complete it without having to set up a magic circle.
—Reina told Calysia everything about this, without any reservations.
After confirming that this kind of “undignified” incident would not happen again, she finally relaxed… After all, she had to maintain her virtuous and good-natured image now, to prepare for the future.
However, speaking of which, Agnes was a bit strange.
She had obviously become closer to her.
In the morning, Agnes came to Reina again, seeking comfort.
So, she held one of Agnes’s arms and began to caress Agnes’s horns and the sides of her head with her hands. The latter let out a purring sound, just like a real cat.
If it were the old Agnes, she would probably have been satisfied and left.
But now, Agnes was still clinging to her arms.
“Purr, purr…”
She took a deep breath in Reina’s arms and then, like Calysia, wrapped her tail around her calf.
Like a cute little fox that would cling to her at any time. But in fact, she was a real dragon, a soft and gentle daughter dragon.
“Mama… hehe, Mama…”
If Reina let go, she would become very sad. Sometimes she would even touch Reina’s tail, proving that she now wanted to be pampered by her mother.
Rubbing this cute little dragon girl, Reina was a little confused…
Had Agnes’s personality changed a lot?
If her reshaping into a dragon was due to her submission to the will of the Dragon King and herself, then now she was regaining her true self…
That is, her desires.
No longer constrained by serving the Goddess of Light, but becoming a real child.
…In the morning, Agnes had already woken up, but she insisted on staying in her dragon wings and continuing to sleep. She only moved after Reina woke up two hours later.
In short, she had definitely become a dummy!
“Alright, little Agnes, I’ll help you rub your shoulders later~”
“Mm-hmm…” As expected, Agnes looked a little disappointed. “If possible, she wants to hold her mother for a lifetime.”
But Mother Calysia had told her that she couldn’t be stuck on this.
She had to have a more long-term ambition.
The two of them walked to the dressing room, where Calysia was also present.
“Little Vassal is in good spirits~” Calysia praised.
“Of course.”
After all, she shouted every day, “I absolutely cannot continue to fall like this!”
And her magic research had also made phased progress.
It was time to help~
…After all, she was not a “baby-making machine” tamed by Calysia.
To maintain her virtue, she made a beautiful gesture, simply covering her mouth with one hand, leaning forward, and maintaining a smile, naturally…
“Of course.”
Speaking of the human world.
Many humans did not agree with the construction of the “Anti-Ritual Tower.”
The loudest opposition came from Paris’s subordinates… a couple of radical bishops.
The opposing group firmly believed that the ritual of the Shadow of God could not be stopped, and that the demonified humans had to be eliminated, or the “filth” within their bodies had to be removed.
They wanted the God Slaying Society to use a simpler method to deal with the false Goddess of Light.
Of course, these voices wouldn’t cause any waves and would soon be completely silenced in the long river of history.
Excluding the Four Realms’ restrictions on humanity, Paris took the opportunity to side with the God Slaying Society, simply put, under the influence of the Pope.
And the latter, due to his hatred of the God Slaying Society, would definitely not allow any accidents to happen.
Of course, the most important thing was not the situation of the human populace.
Reina still had to go to the theocratic nation to confirm one thing, and that matter concerned the truth of the world…
Although it had long been settled, she still had to make a trip.
Thinking this, Calysia took out their respective clothes for them.
Agnes wore her Saintess’s outfit, and after hiding her tail and horns, she looked as she usually did… except for the many azure strands in her hair, which gave her golden hair a faint blue shimmer.
As for Reina’s favorite dress, it was of course the Divine Sea Pearl, a gift from Calysia.
In terms of preciousness, among the gifts Calysia had given her, the Divine Sea Pearl was just one of many priceless treasures…
Reina discovered that its appearance could be changed with her light magic.
After discovering this, Reina could use “pure” light magic to transform the Divine Sea Pearl into a suitable style.
And that’s what she did.
With Calysia’s help, she changed her clothes, and her entire body began to glow with a golden light. Then, the purple skirt and fabric actually turned into a combination of gold and white. For a moment, she transformed from a seductive dragon into a golden goddess. If she were to add silver-white wings, even a caveman would subconsciously blurt out the words “Goddess of Light.”
“So beautiful~”
Calysia exclaimed in admiration.
Just as Reina was about to feel smug, Agnes added, “I really want to see the goddess fall.”
Should I say, as expected of Calysia’s daughter… no, is this Agnes’s own personality?
For a moment, Reina didn’t know what to say.
Calysia, on the other hand, held Agnes, as if praising her for what she had just said.
The reason she dressed so formally was because the Pope had a speech today, mainly to appease the people.
If Reina… now believed to be the Goddess of Light, could be present, it would definitely have a better effect.
Although Reina said she didn’t care, Paris and the Pope had already written countless letters to push this process forward. And since it was on the way this time, there was no reason to refuse. It was also for the sake of the big picture.
Reina and Agnes traveled to their destination through a teleportation magic circle, while Calysia followed on her own, intending to “disguise” herself and blend into the crowd.
After arriving in the theocratic nation, Reina once again marveled at the convenience of this world’s “transportation.”
However, only people of their status could enjoy the convenience of teleportation magic.
The Pope’s speech was held in a bustling area of the human city, in the plaza in front of a church under the influence of the [Silver Iron Wall].
This place had a space larger than two football fields. The nearby market had been cleared, and the flags of the Silver Iron Wall hung on the surrounding buildings. Holy Knights stood guard around to maintain order.
And on the temporarily built speech platform, the white-haired old Pope was surrounded by a group of people, and it was unknown what they were doing.
He had changed his clothes, and compared to their first meeting, he was like a different person, both in terms of temperament and appearance.
