37. Confession
The information came from the succubi planted in the human world.
Some unknown force had resurrected Richard?
Reina briefly summarized the situation.
Since the establishment of the [God Slaying Society], humanity had been the most uncooperative race. They now all firmly believed that the Goddess of Light was a fake, and that the real enemy wasn’t the Goddess of Light, but her imposter.
But regardless of the truth, it didn’t change anything.
Whether the Goddess of Light was real or fake, she was an enemy of the Four Realms.
Reina suddenly remembered her conversation with Serra’s spirit.
—Be careful of the Pope.
The human leader who had once helped the Four Kings of the Realms destroy the Goddess of Light.
According to the information given by the Shadow of God at that time, the Goddess of Light had been in a particularly miserable state during the [Gate of the Celestial Realm] period. She was summoned only to have her power divided up, and then she was imprisoned. Therefore, an organization was born with the aim of saving the Goddess of Light and destroying the world.
Reina guaranteed that the Goddess of Light’s true identity wasn’t as simple as the humans believed. She must have had another identity to explain everything.
—Reina firmly believed that her destiny was in her own hands.
In the office, besides Calysia and the Saintess, there was no one else.
Reina glanced at the Saintess, who was still buried in her documents. She didn’t seem to notice Reina’s gaze, writing furiously.
Since the establishment of the [God Slaying Society], Agnes had practically never returned to the theocratic nation.
Not only because she was too busy, but more because she lacked a sense of belonging.
Abandoned by her parents since childhood, and her brother Richard killed by her own hands, she, who received no understanding or support, was an extremely awkward existence among both the priests and the Holy Knights. And now, having joined the [God Slaying Society] for the sake of humanity, the public outcry had never ceased, and she was even called a “traitor” by some humans.
But even so, the Saintess still meticulously fought for the interests of humanity.
Reina admired the Saintess.
If it were her, she would have packed up and left long ago.
“This child hasn’t spoken much in the past few days.”
Calysia put down her coffee and said with a smile.
“Yes.”
Reina nodded and said in a voice Agnes couldn’t hear:
“I used to use my clone to chat with her often, but now…”
Reina stopped.
She felt Calysia’s resentment emanating from her.
…Does she not know about my Light Clone?
It was as if she had pushed a button on Calysia.
Reina was about to act, to comfort Ann and give her a task, when Calysia pulled her back.
Reina wanted to ask something from those anxious eyes, but the other party didn’t seem to want to answer her question. Reina could only tilt her head and rub her tail against Calysia’s calf… It had to be said, after growing a tail, some things had indeed become much more convenient, even comforting Little Cal had become easier.
But Calysia still wouldn’t let go.
“Little Cal?”
“Reina, I want… that thing,” Calysia said, not daring to look into Reina’s eyes.
“What?”
When did Calysia become so shy?
As if she was making things difficult for her.
But when she said it, Reina was still a little shocked.
“I want, the God-Binding…”
Logically, Calysia had no reason to want that collar.
As time passed, her belly grew larger.
Reina had to let her Light Clone take her place in battle.
Before the dragon egg was born, she would avoid having her main body participate in any battles.
In that case, the [God-Binding Collar] was a necessity.
She was already being targeted by the Shadow of God. Their next attack would be more thorough than the first, more brutal than the one targeting the Four Realms meeting.
The success of the Four Realms meeting was all due to the Shadow of God’s own underestimation and misunderstanding.
But now, Reina had to pull out another “trump card” that the Shadow of God wouldn’t expect, and this [God-Binding Collar] was one of them.
But Reina thought about it again. It didn’t seem to make much difference whether the assistant or she herself carried the collar. After all, Calysia’s task was to protect and assist her.
“Of course…”
Reina took out the collar.
“Really?” Calysia’s eyes shimmered with light.
“But I have a condition.”
“What is it?”
Calysia’s eyes were serious, as if she had the momentum to easily overcome any difficulty.
“It’s nothing, really.”
Reina smiled gently. She suddenly found it quite interesting to tease Little Cal, even feeling a sense of control.
“It depends on Little Cal’s performance. If you behave well, then I’ll give it to you.”
“No problem,” Calysia said eagerly.
But Reina thought again. Calysia had been behaving quite well lately, so she added:
“Behave even better…”
“No problem~”
Seeing Calysia so readily agree, Reina had a bad feeling.
She walked over to the Saintess, who suddenly looked up, clearly startled.
—Reina had originally wanted to act more familiar, but she suddenly remembered that the Saintess didn’t seem to know her identity, so she put on a polite facade:
“Miss Saintess, I have received news from the human side. As the leader, I order you to temporarily suspend your actions and deal with the turbulent situation.”
…After all, Reina was going to rely on the Saintess to climb to the top.
Although she could solve most problems on her own, it didn’t meet her expectations.
“Ooh~”
Agnes looked up and gave Reina a sweet smile, as if hinting at something, which made Reina a little confused. When she turned her head, she found that Calysia had disappeared.
Seeing this, Reina could only bid farewell to the Saintess and continue to handle documents and arrange the next short-term goals. At the same time, she focused her attention on the Light Clone, which was still “praying.”
The Dragon Mark on the clone’s chest had already sunk deep into her skin, almost reaching her heart, like a strange curse quietly taking root.
Only then did Reina realize that her relationship with Calysia had also become much closer lately.
So, for the sake of her future sanity, Reina began to eliminate the dark magic power remaining in her Light Clone. Instantly, the entire golden church was dyed black by a dark tide… It seemed that the commotion from the magic power this time was too exaggerated.
After dealing with the “filth” on her body, Reina checked the time, guessing that the Saintess would be coming to find her soon.
But just then, the footsteps in the outer corridor of the church were completely different from Agnes’s as she remembered.
Reina turned her head in confusion, and at the same time, there was a knock on the door.
The moment she heard that sound, her legs subconsciously twitched.
“Excuse me, Bishop, can I… confess my sins~”
…This was Calysia’s voice
