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

"Yes, Sister Ange will be pleased."

"Waaaaah, Sister Ange is so kind, I really..."

“…” Anjie pursed her lips, looked up at the scorching sunlight, and didn’t know what to say for a moment.

I'm already dead, and instead of burying me, you leave me here exposed to the sun all day!

Are you even human?!

Mayor Luke thought Ange was touched by his arrangement, so he patted Ange on the shoulder and said, "You're new here, so you don't know much about the town. Come with me, let me tell you about the town."

As he spoke, he secretly winked at Anjie, looking like he was asking for praise.

Anjie took a deep breath and forced a gentle, sweet smile. "Okay."

...

After arriving at the mayor's office, Mayor Luke took a closer look at Ange and asked, "What happened to you?"

Ange smiled. "Just some little disguise tricks. By the way, in front of others, you need to call me Joan of Arc. That's my current pseudonym."

Of course, you can switch back to your normal form of address after those bad guys leave.

Mayor Luke nodded, somewhat bewildered.

"I've received word that those bad guys are likely to arrive in town in the next few days. I hope the mayor can help me keep this secret."

No matter who asks, please don't tell her my real identity. I trust the mayor can do that, right?

Anjie said gently.

Actually, Anjie was still a little apprehensive.

After all, Emil, the lawless and unruly chief judge, is coming. Who knows what she will do?

To be honest, even if Emil resorted to violence to interrogate Mayor Luke, Ange wouldn't be surprised...

Your Church of Light truly produces a wealth of talented individuals.

Amitabha Buddha, Holy Maiden of Light.

An unreasonable judge.

Violent interrogation of the chief arbitrator.

Ange sighed.

She also wanted to know why her Church of Light had such a strange style.

After leaving Mayor Luke's office, Ange took a deep breath and looked at the woods behind the town.

Now, only the final step remains.

...

By the time Ange returned to the church, it was already dark.

"Lena, sit down." Angela beckoned to Lena and pressed the little girl down on the bench in front of her.

Lena blinked. "Is there something you need, Aunt Ange?"

"Mom wants to talk to you about something. In a few days, some bad guys will come to town. They want to kidnap me and lock me up in a dark place to torture me every day. Little Lena, you certainly don't want Mom to suffer like that, right?" Angela played the victim.

Lena really falls for this.

Upon hearing Ange's aggrieved tone, Lena immediately stood up and waved her little hand, "Don't be afraid, Ange's mom! Lena will protect you! Hmm... that's right! Lena can turn anything she touches gray. If anyone bullies Ange's mom, Lena will touch them and turn them gray!"

Ange smiled gently, "I'm so happy that Lena said that. But it might hurt Lena, and that would break my heart."

You must understand that fighting is always the worst way to solve problems. Human language has a magical power; it can resolve many issues.

From now on, you'll call me Sister Jeanne. No matter who asks you, just say you don't know anyone named 'Ange.' That way, we can fool the bad guys without Lena getting hurt.

Upon hearing this, Lena, after racking her brains for a while, decided to give up and looked at Ange with a serious expression. "I understand! We have to lie!"

"How can this be called lying? This is called... well, treating people sincerely. Actually, no one in the world is truly sincere, except for liars, because they are genuinely lying to you. If you think about it this way, when you lie to others, isn't that treating them sincerely?"

"...That seems to make sense!"

Lena seems to have discovered a new world.

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Today is another day when Anjie broke through the system's defenses.

Section 44, Chapter 43: Unusual Movements from All Sides

On this continent, divine authority far outweighs royal authority. Over thousands of years, dynasties rose and fell, and countless kings came and went, but religion never decayed. It stood on the earth, bearing witness in the name of God to the rise and fall of human civilization.

The church, whether it be the church of light, darkness, life, steel and fire, or the secretive cults that have been passed down through generations, is like an old and steady man, quietly watching the slow growth of this child called "Kingdom" in the secular world.

It is precisely this long history and civilization that has allowed the Church, despite possessing power far exceeding that of the secular world, to rarely interfere in the affairs of the royal family. In turn, the royal families of all generations have refrained from actively provoking the Church, a behemoth. The two complement each other, working together to control, establish, and maintain peace for humanity and all living beings.

Theocracy gives the monarchy the power to appease the people and the foundation for a stable rule.

Royal power provides divine authority with stable faith and a peaceful environment.

This is also something Clark doesn't understand: why would divine and royal powers, which have always been independent of each other, announce a "marriage"?

However, this was clearly not something he, as a royal guard, needed to worry about. Right now, he was looking at the carefree "girl" in front of him, feeling somewhat helpless.

Just a few days ago, I was told to go to a remote part of the empire called Aisa Town to search for the whereabouts of the Holy Maiden of the Church of Light.

At first, he was very happy, because opportunities to be given such an important mission were rare. But when he learned that his partner on this trip was the Emir, the powerful judge in the church, Clark's feelings became somewhat complicated.

The reason is not only that the chief referee, Emil, has a bad temper and is notoriously difficult to work with, but more importantly...

He was once a member of the organization called "Want to Be Miss Emily's Dog"...

Being able to partner with Chief Judge Emil is naturally a happy thing, but troubles have followed one after another:

"Hey, um... Kraken, how much longer until we get there?" Emil pouted in dissatisfaction. If it weren't for this royal burden, Emil could easily spread his wings of light and reach Aisa in no more than two days.

Clark sighed. This was the 134th time Emil had asked this question along the way. "Chief Judge Emil, first of all, my name is Clark, not Kraken. Secondly, according to the itinerary, we should arrive in half a day. Please be patient."

"Ughhhh—so annoying, you're walking so slowly. Krieg, can I leave you behind and walk by myself?" Emil continued his unreasonable nagging.

Klara rubbed his temples. "Please call me Clark. As instructed by Chief Judge Gaya, you cannot leave my sight to prevent you from messing things up, so please bear with me a little longer."

"Damn it, that old woman Gaya." Emil bit his thumbnail, recalling Gaya's appearance with malice.

But her supposedly fierce expression only made Clark cry out, "Ah, I'm dead!"

“Chief Judge Emil, before I left, Chief Judge Gaya also instructed me that if I heard you saying anything bad about her, I should go back and report it to her.” Clark rubbed his nose; he enjoyed seeing Emil get so angry.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Emil immediately jumped up, hands on his hips, and pointed at Clark's nose, "If you dare tell her these things, you're finished! Hillary, watch out, I'll beat the shit out of you!"

"...My name is...Never mind, whatever makes you happy."

Clark chose to give up resistance, but as usual, he said to Emil, "Although this mission is to find Her Highness the Saintess, it is also a secret mission. So unless absolutely necessary, we must not reveal our identities."

"Ugh, I know, you're so annoying."

...

Black Goat Cult, Secret Church

"【The Witches' Gathering】These bastards!!! They actually tried to ambush us." An elder couldn't help but curse after hearing a cultist's report.

The cult leader opened his closed eyes, glanced at the followers and elders below, and shook his head. "No need to rush. Since I initially planned to use them, I naturally anticipated that they would resort to such methods."

"Don't worry, I've already made preparations near the town of Aisha."

An elder looked at the cult leader with some worry in his eyes, "But... I heard that it was Emir Valand who came to search for the Holy Maiden this time, and she was accompanied by a royal guard..."

As the chief judge of the court, Emil's strength goes without saying.

And the royal guards...

If the chief judge is the sword of divine authority, then the royal guards are the claws of royal authority.

Each member of the royal guard possesses considerable strength and should not be underestimated.

The cult leader sneered, his sinister gaze sending a chill down the spines of the elders and followers below. "Chief Judge? Bodyguards? Heh... We've been waiting for them."

"Powerful flesh and blood, and an overwhelmingly nauseatingly dense power of light, would surely be the best offerings to summon the Earth Mother."

The elder's eyes lit up. "You mean..."

The Earth Mother Goddess—that's how they address the deity. Although everyone knows the deity's true name, even the most devoted believers dare not call her by it directly.

That deity was so powerful that even His true name was filled with power. To rashly call out the deity's name could very well result in one's brain being overwhelmed by the power contained in His true name, turning one into a complete madman or a pile of rotten flesh.

Nevertheless, whenever they thought of the Earth Mother Goddess, they couldn't help but feel their hearts surge with emotion.

The cult leader said coldly, "The last cultist's sacrifice was not entirely useless; at least he proved that the town of Aisa is indeed a suitable place to summon the Earth Mother Goddess."

Based on the altar built by that believer, I erected a new altar near the town of Isa, and three days later, the full moon descended.

"Take the Moon Mirror and head to Aisa Town. Activate the altar then, and all the people of Aisa Town will become sacrifices for the incarnation of the Earth Mother!" The cult leader's voice grew increasingly frantic, his wide black robe billowing irregularly, as if something was trying to break free and burst forth.

"As for those crazy women of the [Witches' Gathering]? Ha... they will pay the price for their foolish actions."

...

"Gurgle... Novia, what do you want to do?"

Ange swallowed hard, looking at Novia who had appeared by her bedside in the middle of the night with a blank expression.

Just now, I was sleeping soundly when I vaguely heard someone calling my name. When I opened my eyes, I saw Novia standing silently by my bedside, her fiery red eyes staring at me without blinking.

Is this a night raid on me?!

Isn't this... a bit too exciting?

Just as Ange was lost in thought, Novia took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Ange, could you disguise me too?"

Anjie: ...

I've already taken my skirt off, and this is what you tell me?!

P.S.: My darlings, it's a new month, you know what I mean! (Rubbing fingers together in ambiguity)