39. Regret
Pesa froze, staring into her eyes, silent for a long time.
“What’s wrong? Why are you looking at me like that? Hey, wait, what are you doing upstairs? Wait for me!”
“I still have to help you write the letter,” Pesa said helplessly.
“Didn’t you not want to help me with this? And I have other people who can help me.”
“I’ll do it.”
Pesa was a little angry and said with a reprimanding tone, “If I don’t show you, you won’t give up. I’ll just let you see how naive your idea is.”
“Isn’t it just buying off Teacher Bud… Elena felt a little wronged.”
Sitting at her desk, Pesa began to write a letter. The general meaning was to invite Reina to be a guest here, and this letter actually only needed to be sent to the God Slaying Society.
Elena didn’t know Bud’s true identity, which was her biggest weakness.
While writing the letter, Elena even corrected a few of Pesa’s mistakes. Because it was a ghostwritten letter, she originally didn’t have many requirements, but she had to write something that might attract Teacher Bud.
“…Are you sure this is okay?” After sealing the letter with wax, Pesa still looked at her with some suspicion.
“Don’t worry, Teacher Bud will definitely come to my place as a guest!”
“…”
“And it’s completely feasible to make her our ally. After all, my ideas were also inherited from her. As long as she recognizes me, I can succeed.”
“That’s right,” Pesa said speechlessly. “And then, when she recognizes you, she will cooperate with you from the inside, defeat the Shadow of God, seize the power of the President of the God Slaying Society, and then the dragon race and humanity… what do you say?”
“Eh…”
Elena nodded. Something was indeed wrong.
It seemed that something was still missing. Yes, even if she became an ally, it couldn’t completely satisfy her.
“Pesa, quickly take out the letter. I’ll add some supplementary content!”
“Wait…” Pesa held the envelope high so that Elena couldn’t grab it. She didn’t want to continue to fool around with this girl.
“Didn’t you just say you just wanted to thank your lifesaver?”
“That’s true…”
Only then did Elena calm down. She found a nearby chair and sat down, beginning to reflect on the foolish things she had just done. It seemed that when she thought of Teacher Bud, she couldn’t stop thinking about her.
“You should calm down first. Go to the [Arne Council Hall] and sort out your thoughts. This is what we should be doing now.”
Elena nodded, and Pesa also conveniently stuffed the envelope into her pocket. The two of them set off together, crossing a piece of rebuilding ruins in the north.
They took a special carriage to the [Golden Sunlit] church, a manor that was originally within their sphere of influence. Some farmers walking on the road saw the carriage and quickly moved to the side, making way, taking off their hats and bowing. Even those Holy Knights and priests would cast a respectful gaze at this theologian and celebrate in their hearts that Elena was not in trouble.
After the coachman and the two tall guard knights asked for permission, the latter instantly knelt down, their knees hitting the ground, and actually smashed two pits in the floor.
Although they hadn’t seen Elena’s appearance, the two still said in a heavy and solid voice:
“Princess Elena, you are indeed safe and sound. We brothers are extremely grateful.”
“I’m fine, and I won’t be in trouble in the future,” Elena said, and ordered the coachman to continue driving.
This sentence was said with a little lack of confidence.
Because she didn’t know if the God Slaying Society would attack her immediately.
She had repeatedly wanted to choose Pesa as her subordinate, so she had given her many benefits.
The good news was that Pesa seemed very willing to serve her.
The bad news was that their enemy was very likely the entire God Slaying Society.
Inside a large, villa-like building, the human elites had already gathered. Among them were bishops, decorated knights, the commander of the Holy Knights, the head priest, and nobles with titles.
The entire building was surrounded by knights.
…These were all Elena’s private army, knights who had inherited the imperial system, including “defected” Holy Knights and heroes. The remaining portion of the Holy Knights were all Pesa’s troops.
Even if a fly flew past, it would be zapped black by the shields emitting lightning and light attribute magic.
Seeing the princess’s carriage, everyone made way.
After getting off the carriage, to ensure Elena’s safety, the knights formed a circle, and only after Elena had entered the villa did they return to their posts.
“Elena, you’re okay. But looking at your eyes, you must have been through something.”
Just as she entered the door, people gathered around.
“Your Holiness!”
After Elena was surrounded by people, only a few Holy Knights stood beside Pesa.
Pesa was the appointed next Pope, and Elena was the queen.
The former was the guardian of the Goddess of Light, the strongest human, while the latter was a weak woman whose strength had reached the level of a Holy Knight.
Therefore, they subconsciously “favored” Elena a little more.
Next, they walked to the meeting hall on the second floor. With Elena’s three parts gentle and seven parts serious voice, today’s meeting began. It was mainly to mourn the dead humans, and also the policy on how to resist the God Slaying Society next.
Until the meeting was over, three hours had passed, and Elena’s stomach let out a disappointing growl.
After being sent back to her own mansion by a few convoys of knight guardians, Elena and Pesa went to the market, intending to relax.
On the way, Pesa, seeing the subtle atmosphere, proactively said:
“Elena, are you still going to give a speech tonight? A normal person’s sleep time should be at least more than seven hours. Including your rest time, you only have four hours. You’re not some hero comparable to a high-ranking demon. Your body will break down.”
“This is also for my dream.”
Elena said with a wry smile:
“I haven’t had the room to consider myself yet.”
“I also feel sorry for those who have been running around with you…”
Suddenly, Elena saw a fruit stall selling her favorite star fruit. She picked a few and was about to pay.
Beside her, a mother and daughter attracted her attention.
“The fruit is so fresh today. Thank you so much, Lady Elena… Do you want to eat something?”
“Mom, I want to eat this!”
“Okay, Mom will buy it for you.”
It was just a simple greeting, but Elena was stunned.
Looking at the spoiled daughter and the kind, smiling mother, she became even more dazed.
“Pesa, where are you going?” She grabbed the sleeve of the gradually departing Pesa.
“I’m going back to the church to take care of Aunt Lis. I’ll be back to guard you at night.”
“…Let’s go and deliver the letter, the letter to Teacher Bud. You didn’t throw it away, did you?”
“I didn’t throw it away, but why? Aren’t you still going to a meeting tonight?”
“Let’s talk about those things next time. I really, really want to see Teacher Bud.”
