The story of the black silk female knight

"Of course they can't."

Mai Asakura immediately snorted, seemingly still angry about being bombarded by the entire fleet with missiles and fighter jets:

"They weren't supposed to be able to enter the Great Barrier. This was originally the battlefield where I was going to duel that bastard... They were manipulated by evil magic to come here and die, so they deserved to die... Ah, Sister Sasha, you're a paladin, you wouldn't be a saint, would you?"

"Of course not... If I were truly a saint, I'd probably be somewhere being used as someone's toy by now."

Valensa shook her head, then reached out and flicked Asakura Mai's head:

"Sister, I was just worried that you might be in trouble... Since the situation in your world is similar to our previous life, the disappearance of the entire US fleet must be hard for your country to explain, right?"

"That's a headache for those idiot politicians, what does it have to do with a high school student like me?"

Asakura Mai feigned grievance and covered her head, but her voice became even more disdainful:

"Moreover, this incident should be the responsibility of those idiot politicians... If their brains hadn't been so out of control that they actually believed a cult could help them achieve immortality and thus protected the cult, this disaster would never have happened!"

So let those idiots worry about explaining things to their American daddies... anyway, aren't they the best at making up intimate details and bowing repeatedly?

Chapter 161 You smell like a strange girl!

"Speaking of which..."

Upon hearing Asakura Mai mention who was responsible for this incident, Valensa hesitated for a moment before telling Asakura Mai the truth:

"The bastard who almost made a mess of your city seems to be from our world."

"Huh?" x2

Not only Asakura Mai, but even Wei cast a surprised glance at her.

Valencia's previous defeat of the powerful enemy on the other side of the dimensional rift did not lead Asakura Mai and Vi to make any connection in this regard.

After all, witches and paladins are actually quite similar; both belong to the clergy and are skilled at fighting cults and various demons and monsters.

Valenza seemed to be stronger than Mai Asakura, so it was normal for her to defeat the enemy that Mai Asakura couldn't... At least until just now, that's what Wei and Mai Asakura thought.

But judging from Valensa's words, Mai Asakura's greatest enemy actually comes from Valensa's world? Besides transmigrators, there are actually people in that world who can achieve dimensional travel?

"You... huh?"

Asakura Mai and Wei both spoke at the same time, wanting to ask for clarification, but the moment their words were spoken, Wei's figure quickly faded and disappeared.

Asakura Mai's friend's support time had reached its limit, and Vi, whom she summoned to this world, was forcibly sent back to the cyberpunk world by the power of the Dimensional Hardware Store.

"Can I actually stay?"

Valensa then glanced at herself, who remained unchanged:

"Hmm, it seems that the friend support function summons your friend to your side, but you can't move with them... I should be able to stay in this world until Wei's friend support time runs out."

"That should be it... I always thought that the function of this Yuan Hardware Store was just to draw super expensive blind boxes, but I didn't expect it to have so many other functions."

Mai Asakura also sighed:

"We've just unlocked a new community feature this time. I wonder if there will be any other new features unlocked in the future."

"There probably will be... but these things seem to depend on luck and chance. Trying to do it intentionally will likely not yield any results, so it's better to just let things take their course."

Valensa offered a suggestion based on her intuition, thus steer the conversation back to the main topic:

"Let's continue talking about your enemy..."

She didn't hide anything after that, and told him that the person behind the dimensional rift was a necromancer who could also speak the common language of intelligent life on Eve.

"So he's a necromancer from a fantasy world... No wonder, I knew his methods were very different from ordinary supernatural beings, he's from another world."

Mai Asakura nodded thoughtfully, then asked curiously:

"Sister Sasha, besides transmigrators, are there any other people on your side who can travel between dimensions?"

"Yes... the concept of another world isn't that strange to me."

Valensa nodded:

"Our civilization is purely magical, and there are even true gods... Cultivators who reach a certain level of strength have the ability to travel between worlds, especially spellcasters who are skilled in space-time magic."

In our area, there is also an organization called the Council of Sages, which even has an interdimensional exploration team that specializes in developing interdimensional resources.

However, our world has also been invaded by otherworldly civilizations, so openly, no one is allowed to have any contact with otherworldly civilizations without permission.

It's only because the power of the Dimensional Hardware Store is so magical; otherwise, the arms deals between me and your sister Wei would have been enough to land me in jail.

So that necromancer who caused trouble for you, Sister Wu, is most likely a wanted criminal in our world as well.

"I see... Hmm, it's decided."

Mai Asakura rested her chin on two fingers and thought for a moment, then clenched her fist:

"I absolutely cannot let that bastard who committed so many crimes here get away with it! I even have a good friend who died because of him... Humph! He must die!"

Anyway, Sister Sasha, could you summon me to your world again in two days? I need some time to prepare the necessary items, and perhaps I can see through his true identity directly.

I heard from Sister Wei that you, Sister Sasha, seem to have quite a status in your world? Knowing that bastard's true identity would be very helpful in catching him, right?

"Of course."

Valensa nodded seriously.

Valensa already had a rough idea of ​​the necromancer's identity, and it would be even better if Mai Asakura could confirm it further.

After discussing the matter of Asakura Mai going to Valensa's place two days later to conduct a cross-world manhunt, Valensa's time in this world was running out.

She chatted with Mai Asakura for a few more minutes, patted Mai Asakura's head, and was then affectionately hugged and rubbed against Mai Asakura's black-stockinged legs before leaving.

In the girls' dormitory of the Command Department of the War Academy, Tia was naturally not asleep yet. She was leaning against the headboard, absentmindedly flipping through a geography book.

Seeing that Valensa had returned safely, Tia breathed a sigh of relief and immediately rushed over to forcefully press Valensa into a chair to check if she was injured.

Valensa was of course unharmed; with her current strength, the bullets and tank shells of the mere US army posed almost no threat.

However, she was injured again soon after, the same injury she had just sustained – from Tia pinching her.

"Here, here...and here and here!"

After pinching Valensa's soft waist hard, Tia pointed to the black stockings on Valensa's chest, arms, thighs, and calves in turn, and asked with dissatisfaction:

"Why does it smell like a strange girl? Don't try to fool me with Wei... That guy should also have a similar scent to the Iron Golem, unlike the scent you're wearing this time!"

"This time it's definitely not Wei... but a very cute little sister."

Valensa, looking completely at ease, hugged Tia and whispered her story.

What bad intentions could Valensa possibly have towards Mai Asakura, a little girl who's just started high school? So she's truly innocent this time... although she can act like this even when she's guilty.

"and many more……"

Tia didn't pay much attention to Asakura Mai, but the matter of the necromancer made her eyes widen, and she even grabbed Valensa's restless hand and bit it:

"Let's get serious... You mean, there's a necromancer in our world who's developing a cult in another world, and even controlled the upper echelons of a country, and almost sacrificed an entire city?"

Good heavens... are all the high-ranking officials in that world idiots?

"Well... it's not entirely incomprehensible."

Although Valencia cursed those people as idiots in her heart, she still offered a brief explanation:

"After all, it's a world where most people are ordinary, and almost all the high-ranking officials in various countries are elderly. They are afraid of aging and death, so it's normal for them to be deceived by necromancers with promises of immortality and eternal youth."

Chapter 162 East, is the East of Tokyo.

Valensa's explanation was still very necessary.

Because someone like Tia, who grew up in a magical world and has a devout faith, finds it difficult to understand the fear that ordinary atheists have about aging and death.

The average person on the continent of Frenoia is physically stronger and has a longer lifespan than those on Earth, but not by much. For an average person who is healthy and free from illness or disaster, living to the age of 100 is considered a peaceful death.

The biggest difference is that people who believe in the sun goddess generally do not fear natural death when their lifespan is exhausted.

Because the scriptures of the Sun Church clearly record that the Sun Goddess personally created a paradise specifically to house the souls of believers who have passed away.

Unlike Valencia's previous incarnation, who was often talked about but never actually seen, the Sun Goddess was a real person who frequently performed miracles and bestowed blessings upon believers.

Therefore, the Sun Church's claim of an afterlife paradise is much more credible than the so-called heaven and paradise.

Devout believers have no fear of dying of old age.

Even a certain king of France, before his death, uttered a famous saying to his great-granddaughter, who was then only a teenager and crying her eyes out:

"Don't be sad, my child, you should even be happy for me... because after working hard for decades, I can finally go to the paradise of the goddess for a good vacation."

This statement was passed down by other members of the royal family and palace maids who were also present at the time, and later became a common saying that the old man would say to his children before he passed away.

Even if someone truly doesn't want to leave the mortal world for paradise, there are many ways to achieve this.

This might be difficult for ordinary people, but for those in positions of power like those who control the country, there are many ways to achieve it.

For example, the French royal family possesses a very sophisticated technique for creating heroic spirits. Royal members whose souls do not wish to go to paradise can be transformed into heroic spirits after death, and they can exist indefinitely as long as there is a supply of magic power.

Other noble families also have their own methods. Maintaining youth for several hundred years is not a problem, and if they are willing to give up being human, immortality is also possible.

Having grown up in this environment, it's indeed a bit hard for Tia to believe that the ruler of the country could be fooled by a necromancer with the promise of immortality. Valensa needs to explain a little.

"Atheists who don't believe in the existence of supernatural powers, yet they pursue immortality? The more you explain it to them, the more I think they're incredibly foolish, my dear."

Tia, who was sitting in Valensa's lap, reached out and hooked her arm around Valensa's neck, giving her a natural kiss before saying:

"Forget it, I have no interest in other worlds or idiots from other worlds anyway. What I'm more concerned about is that necromancer... His behavior clearly shows that he doesn't take the Sage Council's regulations prohibiting contact with other world civilizations seriously!"

"He dared to point a finger at me, the Holy Knight of the Goddess, with his Death Point. It's normal that he doesn't take the Sage Council's prohibitions seriously, right?"

Valensa chuckled and returned Tia's kiss:

"What's wrong? Don't tell me, darling, you're thinking of reporting him to the Sage's Tower?"

"That absolutely must be reported!"

Tia chuckled:

"The adults in the Sage's Tower generally don't get involved much... Even if the world is destroyed, as long as you don't disturb their research, it's fine."

However, the sages are particularly concerned about the law that forbids contact with civilizations from other worlds!

"Every time someone secretly contacts another world civilization and is caught by the Sages, both the informant and those who participate in the capture receive a considerable amount of [Shield of Truth] as rewards."

"Hmm...that's fine too."

Valensa thought for a moment and said:

"Then let's wait two days for Sister Wu to come over. If she has a way to determine the identity and location of that necromancer, I'll tell you, and then you can report him to the Sage's Tower!"

Actually, I already have some guesses about that necromancer's identity... Remember the guy who caused the Berdock massacre? Lika has been hunting him down, and I even participated in cleaning up his abandoned experimental facilities a few times, but we've never caught him, and there's been no news of him lately.”

"You suspect that his disappearance during this period was to cause trouble in another world?"

Tia raised an eyebrow and thought for a moment, then nodded slightly:

"It is indeed very likely, otherwise it would be hard to explain why a necromancer as crazy as him has been so well-behaved for almost a year."

"...No, not only that, I also suspect that he has already made his move on the other world."

Valensa shook her head again, her expression somewhat grave:

"Tia, do you remember what I told you? There's a goblin lair near Senior LeFresh's hometown. It's actually an experimental site... People are conducting experiments there, transplanting human soul fragments into goblin bodies to mass-produce souls."

And then there was that time in the underground mine... That bastard set up a trap there made up of hundreds of thousands of resentful souls, trying to scheme against Sister Rika, but luckily I ran into it... Since then, the church has been investigating the origin of those resentful souls, but they have no clue. We simply cannot find out where that bastard killed so many people to collect souls and resentment.

But if he were in another world… in a country with a population of over 1.2 million, a cult protected by the ruling power would find it very easy to accomplish something like this.

"...You mean, the soul that guy used for the experiment came from another world?"

Tia patted the mountains beneath her nightgown, shocked by the necromancer's actions, but upon reflection, she could indeed explain it:

"It's actually quite possible... Most cult members are extremely ignorant. If they're thoroughly brainwashed, they wouldn't hesitate to sacrifice their souls."

They were unaware that they were not worshipping an evil god, but merely a necromancer. The souls they sacrificed were not consumed by the evil god, but instead became the necromancer's experimental subjects!

"Yes, that's what I think, and I have other evidence as well."

Valensa sighed, a hint of pity flashing in her eyes:

"It's that goblin lair near Senior Sister Leffle's hometown... I rescued a rather special goblin when I got there."

Although he had the appearance of a goblin, he possessed a rich array of emotions like a human. When he saw me, he showed no fear, but rather a joyful expression of relief… He could also speak Common.