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

"We will take Ange's body back. I want everyone to know that she gave her life to protect this continent."

"Waaaaah..."

As soon as Anjie opened her eyes, she saw a group of people surrounding her, crying and making arrangements for her funeral.

After a brief moment of reflection, Anjie realized that she was not seriously injured. Apart from the extreme depletion of her magical power, she was only a little mentally weak.

This must have been the work of the system.

Otherwise, the process of simply stripping away the laws and divine status could cost him half his life.

“Let’s bury Ange at the gate of the northern fortress. Ange told me before that there was a tombstone there, so she must have a deep impression of that place. Besides, she also saved the soldiers and civilians there.”

“But Ange also said that she wanted to go back to the town of Isa and be buried in the church where she used to live.”

"Now that she's gone, I have no reason to stay here any longer... I want to take Ange back to the Cold Plains so she can witness the development of mythical creatures."

"No! I want to take Ange back to the Holy Church in the capital, and bury her beneath the statue of the goddess, so that she may be worshipped by all believers!"

At first, Anjie felt a little heartbroken because she didn't know whether she should tell them that she wasn't actually dead. Besides, being able to hear others handle her funeral arrangements was still a novel experience.

When she heard her own mother say she wanted to turn her into a specimen and hang her under the statue of a goddess, she finally couldn't hold back anymore. She quickly sprang to her feet and, under the horrified gazes of the crowd, hurriedly explained, "Stop! I'm not dead! I'm perfectly alive!"

After much effort, Ange finally explained to everyone that she was not a ghost. Of course, to avoid any unnecessary trouble, Ange did not reveal anything about the system, only telling everyone that she did not know why her divine position disappeared after defeating Azathoth.

As for what others might imagine, Ange has no say in that.

After everything was over, Ange did not choose to return to the Holy Church in the royal capital, but instead headed straight for the town of Aisa in the southern part of the empire. At first, Naya wanted to go with Ange, but before they could even set off, he was captured by Yug and forced into hard labor.

With Azathoth dead, the mythical creatures lost their connection with him, and now is the time to get busy. As one of the three pillar gods of the mythical creatures, Yogg-Saron will not let go of such a high-quality laborer.

However, when he captured Naya, he didn't forget to tell Ange that he would release Naya after dealing with the mythical creatures.

Thus, Naya, who had always been lawless and carefree, suffered a setback in front of Ange for the first time. Even after returning to Aisa Town, the image of Naya crying and shouting that she didn't want to go back to the Cold Plains was still vivid in her mind.

As for whether her absence from the capital would cause any trouble... Ange had already made all the necessary preparations when she left the Holy Church in the capital. Besides, even if something did happen, there was still the Pope and the Chief Justice in the capital, and at worst, the current Goddess of Light was on her honeymoon with her mother in the capital, so she figured there wouldn't be any problems.

When Ange pushed open the door of the church in Aisa Town, the first thing that caught her eye was that fiery red figure. The girl was wearing the same cloth armor she had first met and was deftly cleaning the church pews, which had accumulated dust because no one had lived there for a long time.

The golden-haired elf flapped her transparent wings and flew into the air to clean the dusty statue of the Goddess of Light. The elven girl seemed to be in a good mood, humming an elven lullaby as she leaped through the air.

"I didn't expect you could actually defeat Father God. Hmm, looks like you're not missing an arm or a leg or anything. Not bad, not bad~" Just as she was lost in thought, a sweet voice came from behind Ange. She turned around and saw Cthulhu standing with his arms crossed, glancing at her sideways. Five or six green tentacles, carrying various cleaning tools, twisted and turned behind the girl.

At this moment, Pythia emerged from behind the large cluster of tentacles, smilingly poking Cthulhu's cheek, "If you want to care about someone, just say so. Why are you being so awkward when you're trying to be affectionate?"

"Who! Who wants to act cute!"

Cthulhu, like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, immediately bristled and retorted. Then, she glared fiercely at Ange before turning and walking away. However, the green tentacles swaying behind the girl betrayed her true feelings.

"Hiss... why do the tentacles of mythical creatures and dog tails seem to function similarly..." Ange rubbed her chin and muttered softly.

Unexpectedly, Bi Su approached her, and a pale yellow tentacle emerged from her collar and climbed onto An Jie's wrist. "Our tentacles have more functions than just this. Do you want me to demonstrate for you?"

"...So you're not going to pretend with me anymore, are you?" Anjie said, both amused and exasperated.

Bi Su had kept her true identity hidden the longest. Even after everyone guessed her true identity, she still didn't intend to reveal it, remaining a mystery to the very end.

Bi Su snorted softly and with a whoosh, retracted his tentacles. "Isn't it all over now? Hehe, we won't disturb your tender time with your two 'official wives' any longer. We two servants are off to get to work!"

After saying that, Bi Su smiled and caught up with Cthulhu's figure.

"Anjie?"

Ange and Cthulhu's conversation naturally caught the attention of Noah and Betty. The next second, the two pounced on Ange's arms. However, Ange was no match for their impact and was knocked to the ground.

Feeling the two delicate fragrances lingering around her nose, Anjie couldn't help but smile and hugged the two girls tightly, saying, "I'm back."

I wonder what the Elf Queen and His Majesty Norton will think after their child was kidnapped... Well, that's none of her business anymore, because she's already found someone to take the blame for her!

...

Three months later, at the Holy Church in the capital.

Lena cupped her face in her hands, staring blankly at King Norton and the Elf Queen, who were talking non-stop. The conversation had been going on for five hours, and Lena had gone from being reluctant at the beginning to feeling utterly hopeless.

"So, your mother said that from now on, matters concerning the royal family/elven race and the Church of Light will all be discussed with you. We couldn't be happier to be able to establish a connection with this Holy Maiden." Norton and the Elf Queen smiled broadly.

Lena forced a smile through her twitching lips. "It should be my honor. Mother is willing to entrust me with such an important task as connecting with the two of you. Of course, I should do my best."

Emil, who was listening in the background, barely managed to suppress his laughter. The little girl's pronunciation of the last few words could only be described as gritting her teeth.

Well, assisting Lena in becoming a qualified saintess is Emil's only and last mission. After that, she'll be retiring in the town of Aysa.

As for the Church of Light...

I believe that with Lena's guidance, we will definitely make further progress!

While Emil was lost in his fantasies, Lena also began to have her own plans:

"Once this is all over, I must go back to Aisa and ask my mother when she's going to give me a little sister, so I can hand over the position of saintess to her!"

"Hmm, I remember seeing date rape drugs and aphrodisiacs in Elder Jelina's room before. I'll get them for Angie's mother and the others later!"

After several more hours of tedious conversation, and after seeing off King Norton and the Elf Queen, Lena darted out of the room in a flash, so fast that even Emil didn't have time to react.

Turn the corner ahead, and you'll reach Pope Jeremiah's room!

Just as she was getting closer to her destination, Lena suddenly felt herself bump into something, and with a muffled thud, she was sent flying backward!

"Hiss—what is that?" Lena rubbed her aching head and squinted to see a little girl with long black hair staring blankly at her.

so beautiful!

This was the first thought that popped into Lena's mind after seeing the little girl.

Even though she grew up surrounded by beautiful women, she was still stunned by the little girl's beauty for several seconds.

But she quickly came to her senses and looked at the other person with a frown.

Who is this? I've never seen him in the church before. Could he not be a church member, but a worshipper? That shouldn't be the case... This is the inner chamber of the Royal Capital Cathedral; non-church members can't get in at all. And, despite my immense strength, the other person didn't budge after I bumped into him, while I was sent flying!?

Even if I didn't use my full strength, it still doesn't make much sense!

While Lena was stunned, the little girl opposite her calmly stood up, then turned and left without saying a word.

Lena finally came to her senses and quickly asked, "Who are you?"

Lena's voice made the little girl pause for a moment. After a long silence, she slowly turned around, tilting her head expressionlessly. "Are you... talking to me?"

"..."

Lena thought there was something wrong with the little girl's brain.

It took a lot of effort for Lena to make the little girl realize that she had just been calling her.

“Phew—so, who are you? Why are you here?” Lena sighed and asked.

The little girl was silent for a moment, then slowly raised her head and answered seriously, "I forgot."

Lena: "..."

No, are you kidding me?

The little girl continued, "I don't know my name, and I don't know why I'm here... When I opened my eyes, I saw you running towards me..."

"...Oh no, did I hit her and make her lose her memory?" Lena broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, the little girl seemed to hear Lena's mutterings, "No. Although I don't have many memories, I can sense that you are very weak and couldn't hurt me, let alone cause me to lose my memory. But I'm certain that I really have amnesia..."

"..."

"And...there's a very familiar aura about you..."

"Hey! If you're going to say something, just say it. Why are you suddenly leaning over here?" Lena was startled by the little girl who suddenly climbed on top of her, but she gradually calmed down after meeting the other girl's unwavering gaze.

I just picked up a super strong, amnesiac little girl off the street! This feeling...it's so familiar—that's right! Wasn't that how Ange's mom picked me up?! I just happen to need a scapegoat...cough cough, a successor, how about...

Lena's gaze swept over the little girl.

Finally, he nodded firmly and grasped the little girl's hand.

Then, under the little girl's adorable, bewildered gaze, he said, word by word:

"Since you've lost your memory, come with me! I'll take care of you!"

"..."

"How about it? You have nowhere to go anyway. I'm the Holy Maiden of Light, you know. Taking care of someone is a piece of cake for me!"

"...good."

The little girl only thought about it for a short while before agreeing.

The moment she nodded, a word that was both strange and familiar appeared in her mind.

She looked up at Lena and said slowly, "I think I remember what my name is."

"Hmm? What's your name?"

"My name seems to be... Asa."

[The End]

P.S.: There might be a side story later.

P.S.: As for the new book, it will be released soon. I already have an idea for the subject matter, and I will let everyone know after my new daughter is born!

Chapter 287, Extra Chapter 1: "Wilderness Warfare"

“Although I can understand your eagerness to spend some time alone with me, being on a mountaintop in the middle of the night with the cold wind blowing isn’t exactly romantic, is it?” Ange looked helplessly at Naya beside her.

Just a second ago, she was lying in bed enjoying the bliss of Betty and Noah embracing each other, but the next second she was pulled to the mountaintop by a bunch of tentacles.

It's obvious without even thinking that this was Nyarlathotep's doing.

Naya wrapped herself in the blanket, revealing a rare arrogant expression, "Who told those two guys to stick to you from morning till night, even late at night?"

"Jealous?" Anjie asked with a smile as she leaned closer.

"no!"

"Mmm, no~ no~"