23. A Candlelit Night Talk
After the blood race and dark elves, who were beside Reina, went to enjoy the banquet and the aroma of barbecue, and after solving the problem of the two half-orc cat girls, Pesa finally found a chance to approach Reina.
But unexpectedly, Mura beat her to it.
“Lady Dragon Queen!”
Mura showed a sweet smile. Today she was wearing a student dress, not so flamboyant, but it also gave a fresh feeling.
And the reason why many people didn’t recognize her as the Elven Queen was probably because she also used illusion magic.
“Are you also my fan?” Reina couldn’t help but laugh.
“No, I just wanted to see the Dragon Queen and the Dragon King. Mmph~, Celes is still as cute as ever.”
“Purr, purr…”
Celes seemed to have heard the sound, opened one eye, yawned, and then went back to sleep.
“This fan meeting has a lot fewer nobles and dignitaries. It’s very well organized. I thought this place would also be filled with people who came to curry favor with you for money.”
Reina patted Mura’s head: “By the time those people receive the news of the meeting, we will have already finished the fan meeting. Of course, even if they come, someone will drive them away.”
But thinking that Celes would definitely be jealous, she withdrew her hand and began to caress Celes’s head non-stop.
Mura opened a page of a book and looked at it carefully: “I’ve never understood why a book aimed at the dragon race could gain so many dark elf fans. As expected, these cute little stories should be the reason why your book is so popular.”
“I feel like it’s been exaggerated,” Reina couldn’t help but laugh. “Thanks to Miss Mura for promoting it for me.”
“Hee hee~”
Mura didn’t leave, but she also saw the piercing gaze of Pesa, who was staring at them, so she found an excuse to temporarily hide.
Seeing that there was no one around, Pesa stealthily walked over. She had her head covered in a hood, and her whole body was wrapped in a cloak. It didn’t look like she was attending a party, but rather an assassination. In her hand was her hero’s holy sword.
When she walked in front of Reina, she didn’t dare to show her face.
She twirled her long brown hair:
“Teacher Bud, we meet again.”
“Yes,” Reina said with a gentle smile. “May I ask, have you finished the book I gave you last time?”
Pesa nodded and took out the book that was hanging inside her cloak:
“I’ve finished it, every page.”
“Then have you received any inspiration?”
After this question was asked, Pesa fell into a long silence.
She seemed to be hesitating whether to speak.
And a few minutes later, she finally mustered the courage to look up:
“Goddess…?”
“Yes, what is it, Pesa?”
“Goddess…”
After getting the accurate information, Pesa began to sob, her voice becoming more and more inaudible.
She must be very sad… Of course I know.
The Goddess of Light was actually the President of the God Slaying Society, the god of the Shadow of God was a false god, and the real goddess had actually married the Dragon King Calysia, given birth to a dragon, and had more living beings in her belly.
Presumably, all believers would have their faith collapse after seeing the scene of the Goddess of Light’s fall.
In fact, Pesa was also like this.
When she saw Reina’s horns and tail, as well as the child in her arms, she was even more speechless.
But unlike what Reina had imagined, where she would fall into despair and even have a mental breakdown, she said with tears in her eyes:
“So you’ve never left. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have been so desperate, but I don’t know what to do. Agnes is gone too. If it weren’t for Aunt Lis comforting me…”
“I’ve always been here,” Reina tilted her head and smiled, shrinking a little in Calysia’s arms. “But please forgive me, Pesa. This is my choice. I chose to fall into darkness and follow my love.”
“Sob, sob…”
Only then did Pesa take off her hood. The holy sword fell to the ground, and she said, wiping her tears,
“Then why didn’t you tell me earlier, sob, sob…”
Strange.
Although Pesa was very sad, she wasn’t desperate.
In her original plan, this fanatical believer of the Goddess of Light, who was not afraid of death, would do something foolish after receiving the news of her fall, and at that time, she would be personally stopped. But why… did Pesa look so happy?
“Because it’s too familiar, and this scent…”
The guardians of the Goddess of Light were four, namely the Heavy Shield, the Holy Swordsman, the Divine Archer, and the Archmage.
They were all the strongest users of light attribute in human history, even the strongest humans comparable to the Saintess. After their death, their souls did not return to the cycle of reincarnation, but wandered in the world, and their power was also stored in the Goddess’s ruins.
Reina still vaguely remembered that the statue of the “Holy Swordsman” had long been vacant, and that it had not been taken by the orcs or by the Shadow of God. She had originally guessed that Pesa was just a chosen human, but now she discovered that Pesa was very likely the reincarnation of the Holy Swordsman.
To confirm this, she would have to wait for the [Eye of Light] to recover…
…after giving birth.
“Goddess, no matter what you become, I will never forget your true kindness. If this is the world you hope for, then I will also do my best.”
“Thank you~” Reina treated herself as an ordinary dragon and tilted her head with a smile.
Saying that, she took her sword and left, leaving Reina with a confident back.
“Cardinal Pesa, may I ask, are you really going to be the next Pope?”
Ann, who was both a Cardinal and a Mother Superior, was having a candlelit night talk with the young woman.
Her domineering figure, in the contrast of her nun’s habit, actually looked a little alluring. Her white stockings wrapped around her sinful desires, and her stunning legs were crossed, making this woman look like a white rose blooming in the dark night.
“For the sake of the Goddess, I will do this… I cannot be slower than Mura.”
“Really? That’s a lot of work. You’ve worked hard, Miss Pesa. But I want to know the reason for your persistence.”
“There are some things I don’t want to hide from you, Mother Superior.”
A hint of guilt flashed across Pesa’s face: “Now I am hailed as the strongest by humanity. I originally didn’t want to participate in any activities, and even wanted to live in seclusion… but everyone worships my light, and Elena even wants to come to my residence to win me over.”
“Doesn’t that just mean you’re very popular?”
“No…”
Pesa chuckled wryly:
“I’m not happy. Only when I follow the goddess do all the cells in my body feel alive. Although I have great power, I just want to make her a cake again.”
“But you said that the Goddess of Light has already fallen, so you came to talk to me, this Mother Superior~”
“Yes, because I plan to change myself… I will continue to follow the goddess. If possible, I will even betray humanity.”
“Is that so…”
Ann’s eyes flickered.
She gently licked her red lips, a smile blooming on her face:
“If you also want to fall, then I have some humble opinions.”
