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

Suddenly being stared at by three powerful figures, the priest felt his heart tremble. "Yes, yes. News has come from the Holy Church in the capital that Saint Ange has been spotted at the northern border fortress of the empire."

It was also said that the Pope had already gone there. And the three chief judges were ordered to immediately depart for the northern border fortress.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go, let's go now!"

...

"Hey, what do you want to do next?" Cthulhu ran into Ange's room and asked curiously.

After being sealed away by Castor for decades, Cthulhu was getting bored to death.

So getting her to stay obediently in her room is basically impossible.

Ange shrugged. "Just wait, what else can we do? The Holy Church in the capital must already know about me, and someone will come to pick me up in three days at most."

"I want to go back with you too?" Cthulhu asked, pointing at himself incredulously.

"Now that things have come to this, do you still have a chance to back out?" Ange grinned, like a human trafficker. "Don't worry, I won't treat you badly. Besides, when you go back, you can keep my baby Lena company."

"Lena? Who is that?"

"Ah, my daughter."

"..."

Cthulhu paused, looked Ange up and down, and then asked hesitantly, "How old is your daughter?"

"Uh... around ten years old, I guess. What's wrong?" Ange asked, somewhat puzzled.

"...It's nothing." Cthulhu paused for a moment. "Just a bit of a感慨 (gan3 kai3, a feeling of mixed emotions, often including nostalgia or reflection). In some ways, you humans are even more... well, you know..."

"???"

Ange stared at Cthulhu with a completely bewildered expression.

Even with her own thought process, she couldn't quite understand what Cthulhu was thinking.

knock knock --

Just as the two were staring at each other, a knock suddenly sounded on the door.

"Come in," Anjie called out to the door.

A moment later, the priest walked in with a smile, looking at Ange with a respectful expression.

Ange felt a pain in her brow whenever she saw a priest. "What's wrong?"

The priest did not answer immediately, but instead glanced at Cthulhu beside him with a worried look.

Noticing his gaze, Anjie gently waved her hand, "She's not an outsider, just say it directly."

After all, she wasn't even considered a human being.

Anjie thought to herself.

However, the priest interpreted these words differently.

If they're not outsiders, then they must be insiders!

The Holy Maiden's wife!

Thinking of this, the priest became even more respectful towards Cthulhu.

"It's like this, Prince Noah from the capital has come to the fortress to comfort the soldiers. Because the royal family and our church have always had a good relationship, the prince plans to visit the church tonight. Since you happen to be at the church, after much consideration, we've decided to entrust this matter of meeting the prince to..."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Chapter 7, Section 110: My daughter is dead!?

The gate of the border fortress.

Two guards stopped a woman wearing a white cloak. "Please show me your identity documents as an Imperial citizen."

The woman paused for a moment, then took off her hood.

The sight of her face startled the two guards, and when they came to their senses, they both blushed.

The woman didn't seem to notice the guard's shyness and embarrassment. Instead, she smiled gently and said, "Um... I lost my identification in the snowy mountains... But I am a nun from the Church of Light. You see, my light magic can prove it."

As she spoke, she raised her cane, and a soft holy light gathered in her palm.

The two guards exchanged a glance, then simultaneously stepped aside to make way. "Go in. I suggest you get a replacement certificate first, or ask the church for help; otherwise, it will be very troublesome without one."

"Okay, thank you." The woman smiled weakly, her sickly beauty making the two guards' hearts skip a beat.

It took her quite a while to come to her senses, even after being urged on by the next pedestrian.

"Damn it, even getting into the city is so troublesome." The woman, who had already walked away, cursed under her breath, her previous gentle demeanor completely gone.

Just then, her gaze suddenly fixed on a stone tablet at the city gate.

She had actually visited the fortress several times before, so she was quite certain that the stone tablet had been erected recently.

Curiosity drove her to step forward and take a look—

The Tomb of Saint Mississippi, the Holy Maiden of Light – A Sub-Tomb at the Northern Frontier Fortress

"???" The woman was stunned for a moment, then instinctively shouted, "My daughter is dead!?"

Several believers stepped forward, looking at the woman with displeasure. "Please don't make a loud noise. It would be a great disrespect to disturb the Holy Spirit of the Holy Maiden."

However, the woman not only ignored the advice, but even took two steps forward and grabbed a believer's clothes, shouting, "My daughter... what happened to Saint Ange? Who killed her, and when?!"

The believers exchanged glances.

They only thought this woman was a worshipper of Saint Ange, so they were a little unable to accept the sudden bad news about the saint.

Thinking of this, their gaze towards the woman softened considerably. "We are also saddened by Saintess Ange's death, but please try to calm yourselves. After all, someone as gentle and kind as the Saintess wouldn't want the living to weep for her. As for the tragic news... it seems to have happened in the last few days, but we don't know who the murderer is."

A believer nearby chimed in, “There are many theories about the murderer. Some say it was done by the current candidate for saint, Lena; some say it was done by the royal family; and others say… it might have been done by the previous saint, Castel.”

The woman was taken aback again upon hearing this. "Huh?"

...

Anjie considered herself fearless.

After all, as far as she knew, the only person in the world more shameless than her was her own cheap mother.

But Prince Noah was someone Ange kept at a distance.

The engagement between the two was one factor, but another was that when they first met, the other person hugged her without saying a word.

If it were anyone else, Ange would have blasted them into dust long ago.

But Noah was indeed the first prince of the Ors Empire, and neither his status nor his position allowed him to do that.

Adhering to the principle of "if you can't afford to offend them, you can at least avoid them," Ange decisively refused the priest's request.

"This..." The priest's expression was conflicted, "But... Prince Noah is already downstairs..."

Anjie: "..."

When I have time, I'm definitely going to give this priest a good beating.

Anjie thought to herself silently.

Since the other party has said so, I can no longer refuse.

Moreover, it's possible that Noah could be used to suppress the rumors circulating about him on the continent through royal power.

While comforting herself, Ange straightened her clothes, and a gentle, sweet, professional smile returned to her lips. "Let's go, we can't keep His Highness waiting."

After witnessing Ange's perfect transformation, Cthulhu couldn't help but smack his lips.

Back then, I too was deceived by Castel's perfect smile, and then I was sealed away for decades...

Thinking of this, Cthulhu couldn't help but pray for the human prince he had never met for three seconds.

...

Noah stood before the statue of the Goddess of Light, looking up at the towering statue, his gaze gradually becoming unfocused.

Whenever she comes to the Church of Light and looks at the statue, she is reminded of her days in the town of Isa.

Although it wasn't exactly a leisurely time, and she often encountered some unsavory people causing trouble, that period was undoubtedly the most relaxed and happy memory for her.

"Phew... I wonder how Ange is doing... Judging by the time, she should be back at the Holy Church in the capital soon..."

Noah withdrew his gaze and muttered to himself.

The royal guards following Noah frowned and remained silent.

In fact, he had known about Saintess Ange's disappearance for a long time, but considering Prince Noah's feelings, he had not told him about it until now.

After all, His Highness's love for Saintess Ange was obvious to everyone in the palace.

If His Highness were to find out that Saintess Ange is missing, who knows what serious things might happen.

Hearing Prince Noah's soft prayers, the royal guards lowered their heads even further.

Your Highness, I'm sorry. Please forgive me, I can only tell you about this when I return to the capital...

As the guard silently blamed himself, a gentle and familiar female voice suddenly reached his ears:

"Your Highness, it's been a long time. I never expected to see you here."

Huh? That sounds like the Saintess's voice...

Am I hallucinating?

"Anjie!"

However, the next second, Noah's voice completely jolted the guard out of his daze.

When he looked up, Prince Noah beside him had already rushed to the girl in the white dress, looking innocent with a blush on his cheeks.

After seeing the girl's face clearly, the guards were completely dumbfounded.

It really is the Holy Maiden!?

Ange subtly took a step back, intending to distance herself from Noah, but maintained a gentle and sweet smile on her face. "I heard that Your Highness has come to the border to cheer on the soldiers. How wise you are. I believe that in the future, you will surely become a qualified monarch."

In front of Ange, Noah's previous spirited, calm, and intelligent demeanor vanished, leaving only a naive "boy" who even stuttered as he spoke, "Well... it's not as good as you say."