I, the Holy Maiden of Light, tear apart the Outer Gods.

Ange took a sip of tea, pressing down on her twitching eyes. "So... it was Knight Eugene who said I was dead?"

Mayor Luke nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes. He even brought your bones back. I must say, you died a truly gruesome death. All that was left were a few strips of cloth and a few scattered bones."

Anjie: "..."

I suspect you're cursing me!

They even cursed me to my face!

"Hmph... alright, but it's all a misunderstanding. I'll explain what happened to Knight Eugene, but could you please ask the mayor and everyone in town to tell them that I didn't die? Otherwise, it's causing me a lot of trouble."

Anjie rubbed her temples, recalling the sea of ​​lilies at the church entrance, and for a moment she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

These townspeople are very kind and honest. Although I felt somewhat helpless, I was genuinely touched.

Compared to the scheming and despicable people in the capital who coveted the position of Holy Maiden, these simple townspeople were much better.

After that matter was resolved, Anjie shifted the topic to the southwestern mountains, "Does the mayor know about the southwestern mountains of the town?"

Luke paused for a moment, his expression instantly turning serious. "Why are you asking this?"

The town mayor's reaction was a bit too extreme, and Anjie immediately realized that there might really be something in the southwestern mountains.

"It's nothing. It's just that the church is running out of herbs lately, and you know there are monsters in the woods behind the mountain... I'm too scared to go there. A few days ago, I heard from the townspeople that there are herbs in the southwestern mountains, so I thought I'd go check them out."

Anjie can lie without batting an eye, and she does it with complete sincerity.

How could a kind and innocent nun lie?

Upon hearing that Anjie's reason was picking medicinal herbs, the mayor's expression softened.

"The southwestern mountains... Actually, I only heard about that place from the previous mayor. I heard that there are some strange magical beasts in the mountains."

Every night, the mountains are shrouded in a thick fog, and anyone who enters at that time never comes out again. Rumor has it... they were eaten by those demonic beasts.

However, the southwestern mountains are quite a distance from our town, and coupled with this rumor, almost no townspeople go to the southwestern mountains, let alone the mysterious fog and monsters that are said to be there.

But it's better to be safe than sorry. I still don't recommend Sister Ange go there.

Ange smiled sweetly: "In that case, I won't go. But I'll have to trouble Knight Eugene to come with me when we go to the woods to gather herbs later."

Mayor Luke laughed heartily, "Of course, of course."

...

Aren't you going to find Eugene?

After leaving Mayor Luke's house, Ange walked straight out of the town and headed towards the southwest mountains.

This route, completely different from what was expected, left the system somewhat puzzled.

Ange shook her head. "There's no rush to explain about the Knight Eugene. The mayor said that something strange will happen in the southwestern mountains when night falls."

I want to take advantage of the morning to explore the southwestern mountains first, so that when I go back at night, I won't be like a headless fly.

Just as Mayor Luke said, the southwestern mountains are quite a distance from the town.

Ange had originally planned to get back to the church before noon, but now it seems she might not have that much time.

"Help...help me..."

Just then, an almost imperceptible cry for help reached Anjie's ears.

She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a girl in a white robe lying by the roadside, looking at her weakly.

Anjie: ...

【I would call you the Queen of Ten Thousand Females; this is already the third beautiful girl you've encountered, oh, if Nyarlathotep counts too.】

Ange tugged at the corners of her mouth, silently thinking, "If I could, I hope the third beautiful girl I meet isn't this one..."

At the same time, Anjie suddenly turned around and ran away.

The mysterious girl lying on the ground was stunned by Anjie's smooth and flowing movements.

But she quickly realized what was happening and started yelling at Ange's retreating back: "You little brat, didn't that old bastard who taught you the doctrines of Light tell you to help the weak and suffering?!"

He cursed as he got up from the ground and chased after Anjie.

Ange twitched the corner of her mouth and shouted to those behind her, "I don't think the head referee has anything to do with the word 'weak'!"

"Hey, once I catch you, I'll make you recite the Scripture of Light a hundred times!" The girl, whom Ange called the chief judge, was furious.

call--

A pair of golden wings unfurled behind her, and the referee's speed suddenly increased several degrees, catching up with the sprinting Ange in the blink of an eye.

"Run, keep running."

The chief referee grabbed Anjie by the back of her collar and sneered.

Ange shrank back, "If you're so capable, then don't use divine magic..."

"You dare talk back, huh?"

The head referee glared at her and slapped Anjie's buttocks with a soft "smack".

Does it make a sound? A loud sound means a good butt!

Ange: Shut up!!!

Section 16, Chapter Sixteen: Girls are forever 17!

After half an hour of "training," Anjie finally succumbed to the tyranny of the chief judge.

"Do you know you were wrong?" The chief judge smiled as he looked at Anjie, whose eyes were blurry with tears, showing no remorse as the perpetrator.

Anjie pouted, looking aggrieved, and changed the subject, "How did the head referee find out I was here?"

The girl in front of Ange was named Joan Kazimierz, one of the three Holy Inquisitors of the Holy Church in the capital, in charge of criminal law within the Holy Church.

Although she looks younger than Anjie, she is actually over thirty years old.

Of course, she insists that she is only 17 years old.

In the Holy Church, she was the elder closest to Ange and the only one who knew about Ange's strange skills.

Joan tapped her arm with her fingertips, her eyes half-smiling, "You don't need to know that. Just understand that unless you kick the bucket, you won't escape my grasp."

Anjie: "..."

Can I sue you for stalking underage girls?

Hiss... She's the one in charge of the law...

Is there no law left in this world?!

"Alright, you've had enough of your fuss. It's time to come back with me. How can this backward border town compare to the prosperous Holy Church in the capital?" Joan ruffled Ange's long hair like she was petting a dog.

From childhood to adulthood, Qiong always liked to ruffle Anjie's hair like this.

Anjie pouted and complained in a low voice, "No... I don't want to go back..."

"...Why?" Joan didn't force Ange, but instead asked for the reason.

“…” Anjie didn’t speak, but stubbornly refused to meet Qiong’s gaze.

Joan raised an eyebrow. "Is it because of the wedding that the elders and the new king arranged for you?"

"..."

Anjie remained silent.

But from her stubborn gaze, Joan knew she had guessed right.

Joan shook her head, saying with a wry smile:

"Let's put this matter aside for now, since the royal family is also having problems."

It's funny, I don't know if it's because you're too ugly, but when the prince heard that he wanted to marry you, he ran away overnight.

Now look what happened! The two people involved in the globally watched wedding both ran away. You have no idea what the old fogies in the church looked like—hahaha, they all looked like they'd eaten shit.

Seeing that Ange didn't want to talk about this topic, Joan gently ruffled Ange's long hair again, "Take me to see your current residence. After all, I am your elder, so it's alright if you invite me to sit in your home, right?"

Ange: "...Mm."

...

"Is this your current residence?" The chief judge crossed his arms, looking at the holy church in front of him with a satisfied expression. "It seems that even after leaving the Holy Church, you have not forgotten the teachings of the Goddess of Light and have been serving the Goddess well."

Anjie gave two dry laughs.

She desperately wanted to say that she was still using the identity of a nun purely to become a charlatan and swindle money.

But the burning pain still emanating from her buttocks made her realize that she had better keep her true thoughts to herself.

"I didn't expect that after leaving the Holy Church in the capital, you would have developed a hobby of growing lilies. Not bad at all." Joan looked at the dense bouquets of lilies in front of the church and nodded with a smile.

Anjie's smile became even more awkward.

No matter how much Chief Referee Ren Qiong thought about it, she never imagined that these lilies were actually An Jie's "wreath"...

"Angie, is that you? You haven't had lunch yet, have you? I'll go heat it up for you... Uh, Chief Judge Joan!!!"

As luck would have it, just as Ange and Joan were chatting, the church doors were pushed open, and Novia, wearing an apron, slowly walked out.

But when she saw Joan, she froze for a moment and instinctively gasped in surprise.

Joan raised an eyebrow. "You know me?"

Novia's gaze lingered on Joan and Ange, before she finally gave a nervous smile. "Of course I know her. Joan Kazimier, the Chief Judge of the Law among the three Chief Judges of the Holy Church of the Capital. I think any devout follower of the Goddess of Light would know Chief Judge Joan's name."

"Oh~ really? Then... why are you so nervous?" Joan looked at Novia with a half-smile, the red-haired girl in front of her had piqued her interest.

Hmm, that fiery red hair color...it's exactly like royalty's...

Sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Anjie quickly stepped forward. "Chief Referee, you haven't eaten yet either, have you? Why don't you join us for a meal?"

After saying that, Ange winked at Novia, "Novia, lunch is all yours now~"

Novia understood immediately, nodded, and jogged back to the kitchen, disappearing from sight.

"Phew..." Anjie let out a long breath.