I don't want to be an elf!

After checking that Nia Honjo was not carrying any weapons, she entered the shrine as a guest.

Although Captain Takuto Yasuhisa of the guard offered to stay by the Emperor's side to protect his master, the Emperor not only refused after learning of his disrespectful behavior towards Nia Honjo, but also demoted him by one rank as punishment.

Upon entering the conference room, both parties took their seats.

“Miss Honjo, I apologize for the behavior of my subordinates,” the Holy Emperor said apologetically. “There are many outsiders mixed in with the Holy Guard, and I am not yet able to remove them all.”

"It does not matter, I do not mind."

"Then please state the purpose of your visit," the Holy Emperor asked. "Since you know about the Seven Stars' relics, you must be one of the members of the police company. Is there something you need to report to me?"

"Yes, I am a member of the Tiandong Police and Security Company. This afternoon, I worked with other members to recover the lost belongings of Qixing."

With that, Nia Honjo placed the suitcase on the table.

Looking at the briefcase in front of him, the Holy Emperor pursed his lips, unsure of what to say.

Putting aside the fact that the unexplored area is so vast, finding a Gastrea is no easier than finding a needle in a haystack. Even if a police company could do this, it couldn't possibly be the Tiantong Police and Security Company, which is severely lacking in funds and staff.

The Holy Emperor originally thought that this unfamiliar woman had some important information about the Seven Stars' relics, which was why he was willing to take the time to talk to her. However, he did not expect that she would say that she had already found the Seven Stars' relics.

Completely, like a fraud.

"Considering that His Majesty the Holy Emperor probably wouldn't believe my one-sided account, and that it would take a lot of effort to find someone to verify the contents, the clever me recorded a video while retrieving the Seven Stars' relics."

Honjo Nia, as if she had been prepared, took out her phone from her pocket.

However, the Holy Emperor did not make a move. Instead, a maidservant took the phone, adjusted it, and projected the stored images onto the screen.

"Hello, this is Nia Honjo. We're currently flying over an unexplored area. Come on over and say hello, kid."

As soon as the video started playing, I saw Nia Honjou recording a video on her phone, and she was also filming Rentaro Satomi.

The video then shifted to outside the helicopter, to a forest in an unexplored area.

Although the image quality wasn't very clear, the Holy Emperor could still see the Gastrea running through the forest, attracted by the helicopter.

Seeing this, she was already half convinced.

After that, since most of the flight time was boring, Nia Honjou fast-forwarded to the place where they found their target Gastrea.

"Erya, is that the Gastrea we're looking for?"

"That's right, it's that one."

"It looks like it's in phase two or three, with the ability to fly, but it's not defensively specialized. Let's deal with it quickly."

"I'll count to three, get ready to jump!"

The next scene shows the three of them jumping out of the helicopter together and shooting down a Gastrea flying in the sky.

The poor Gastrea died before it even realized the enemy was coming.

Immediately afterward, the three of them seized the opportunity and, before the other Gastrea were attracted, dismembered the Gastrea and found a suitcase covered in slime among a pile of blackened, mutated organs.

After watching the video, the Holy Emperor believed that this was indeed the true relic of the Seven Stars.

However, she still had one question.

"Why do you know the location of this Gastrea?" The Holy Emperor stared intently at Nia Honjo. "In the video, you all seemed to know its location all along, without any intention of searching for it at all."

“You’re right, I did know its location from the very beginning,” Nia Honjou replied without any hesitation.

This candid attitude stunned everyone.

After all, in everyone's eyes, the loss of Qixing's relics was an accident.

However, Nia Honjo found the Seven Stars' relics within half a day.

She even claimed that she knew the location of the Seven Stars' relics all along.

This is simply a problematic statement.

After all, if it were truly an accident, there would be no way anyone would know the location of that Gastrea.

However, if someone knows the location of that Gastrea, it means that the loss of the Seven Stars' relics was not an accident.

"Miss bodyguards, could you please not make any gestures as if you're touching a gun? It's making me uneasy about my safety." Nia Honjo grinned.

“Although we have no intention of repaying kindness with enmity, we must be more cautious of you until Miss Honjo explains your source of information,” the Holy Emperor said.

"Alright, alright, Your Majesty, it's your decision." Honjou Nia shrugged. "Are you sure these two can be trusted?"

"Yes, they are my trusted confidantes who have been by my side since childhood. There are no more trustworthy people in the Holy House than them."

"Okay, then I won't hide anything anymore, but you have to promise not to tell anyone what you saw in this house."

"I can guarantee it, and they can guarantee it too."

Honjou Niya nodded.

Although we don't know the details of these two maids yet, we can find out whether they can be trusted by checking the Secret Text in a moment.

As for the Holy Emperor, Honjou Nia knew her character.

Although she is absolutely unqualified as a ruler, probably due to her age, her temperament and methods are not mature enough, but this pure and good quality is what Honjo Nia needs.

If the other party were truly a seasoned politician like Kikunojo Tendo, Nia Honjo wouldn't want to deal with her.

"You just asked me where I got my information, didn't you?"

Nia Honjo stood up from the sofa, a move that made the two maids and bodyguards grip the pistols hidden under their skirts.

However, Nia Honjo did not back down. She opened her arms and solemnly said, "The gods have granted me the authority of omniscience, enabling me to know everything in the world."

silence.

Deathly silence.

The two maids looked at each other, and one of them almost burst out laughing.

The Holy Emperor's face darkened, clearly feeling that he had been given the runaround.

However, as the light suddenly appeared, the next moment, a scene that defied common sense unfolded before them.

The three stared wide-eyed at the scene before them, and the two maids and bodyguards even momentarily forgot their duty to protect their masters.

Because what they saw was too absurd.

A dark, divine aura appeared out of thin air on her body, emanating a holy aura.

Whispered verses and narrative pen floated around her, as if guarding her.

The elf, identified as the nun, slowly opened her eyes, her fingers clasped together as if in prayer, just like a true chosen one of God.

"I am Honjo Nia, the Spirit of Wisdom."

she says.

"Coming into this world to spread the gospel of God."

Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Deduction Game

If only gods really existed.

The Holy Emperor had thought this over and over on countless nights.

However, the so-called gods are ultimately just a source of solace for the weak, a kind of wishful thinking that ordinary people feel when they are powerless in the face of despair, hoping to be saved.

However, the Holy Emperor was no ordinary person.

She is the most powerful person in Tokyo, one of the few surviving cities in Japan.

The person whose every move and word determined the fate of Tokyo.

That's why she can't believe in something as ethereal and unreal as gods.

However, after witnessing the miracle performed by Honjo Nia, the Holy Emperor's heart wavered.

Reason told her that there must be a scientific explanation for this, just like the mechanical soldiers in the New Human Creation Project, which achieved the effect through some kind of device.

But perhaps this scene was too sacred and incredible, which made her involuntarily believe what Nia Honjou said.

Perhaps, this person really is an agent of the gods.

Perhaps, this person truly possesses the power to save Tokyo, and even all of humanity.

"Your Excellency, the Holy Emperor."

The calls of the maids behind him brought the Holy Emperor back to his senses from the shock.

Regaining his composure, the Holy Emperor quickly dismissed his foolish thoughts, feeling ashamed that he had even believed in the existence of gods for a moment.

Once she had calmed down, she slowly said, "Ms. Honjo, although I don't know how you achieved this ability, you cannot gain my trust by using the words of the gods to defend yourself."

"Your Majesty, do you not believe in the existence of gods?"

"Do not."

Even if a miracle has already appeared before you?

"There are so many things in this world that I can't understand. Are they all miracles?"

“Your Majesty, I am indeed very fond of you.” Nia Honjou smiled. “It is a good thing that you are thinking, because too many people in this world have given up their ability to think and blindly follow anything that seems reasonable.”

The Holy Emperor was once again puzzled.

Why would this person be happy because they don't believe in God?

"Isn't your purpose to make me believe in the gods?" the Holy Emperor asked.

"No, as I said, my purpose is to bring the gospel to those who need it."

"Isn't the purpose of doing this to spread the faith?"

“True gods do not need faith, because their power comes from themselves, not from humans,” Nia Honjou said calmly. “Because gods do not need humans.”

"If the gods do not need humans, why would they send messengers?"

"Your Majesty, when you open the window for a butterfly that has wandered into your room, do you expect anything in return?" Nia Honjo asked. "When you give your umbrella to abandoned cats and dogs to shelter them from the wind and rain, do you expect them to repay your kindness someday?"

"No... because I do this simply out of kindness."

“Yes, so it is with the gods, because of their mercy,” Nia Honjou said. “And I am their messenger on earth, their agent spreading mercy.”

"So, Miss Agent of the Gods, what is your purpose in bringing up this identity before me, and what do you hope to gain from me?"