The story of the black silk female knight

Because she always did this, and I'd seen so much information about it that I'd become so accustomed to it that I'd never even considered it from that perspective... Perhaps this is what they call "blind spots"?

That makes sense.

Tia also sighed:

"Just like how we never paid attention to the fact that the Giant Rainbow Chicken couldn't be put into the storage space before, because it's common knowledge that living things can't be put into the storage space, we've known this since we were little... When people face some common-sense phenomena, it's easy to overlook some key clues."

"It's really easy to fall into a trap by relying on habitual thinking... Just a few days ago, I used habitual thinking to get rid of an annoying guy, but I never expected to make the same mistake as myself today."

Valensa smiled wryly.

"Inertia? No, no, no... Valencia, this is more than just inertia; you've made a very serious cognitive error."

Lefred, who hadn't joined the discussion until now, spoke up at this moment, looking at Valensa with a very serious expression.

Valensa was somewhat bewildered by the look:

"A serious cognitive error?"

"Yes, a very serious cognitive error."

Leffray nodded seriously:

"Valenza, your information about the Sinful Angels must have come from the Sun Church's database, right?"

Indeed, almost all of the things the Sinful Angel did were related to cults, and all the cases involving her were eventually taken over by the Church of the Sun. But the people who hunted her were not just the church's paladins!

"Valenza, you've been investigating the Sinful Angel for so long, surely you haven't investigated its past through other intelligence channels?"

"!"

Valensa suddenly realized what was happening.

Yes, ever since I gained the intelligence access of the Inner Temple Knights, I have become far too reliant on the Sun Church's database for intelligence, and I have abandoned many of my previous investigative methods.

But this doesn't seem to be a problem... because the Sun Church's database is similar to the cloud database of a technological civilization. If the Sun Church can't find any records here, it's basically impossible for other places to find them either.

Leffre seemed to have gleaned these thoughts from Valensa's expression, and sighed softly:

"Of course, I also know that the Church of the Sun has a very sophisticated intelligence system. In fact, if I hadn't happened to overhear you discussing these things, I probably wouldn't have realized that."

"...You mean the information in the Sun Church's database is incorrect?"

Valensa frowned and asked.

"It can't be said that it's wrong, but the information about the Sin Angel resisting arrest should be a compilation of reports from the paladins who participated in the pursuit. Those paladins would naturally not falsify their reports, but the information might be somewhat inaccurate."

Leffre shrugged and explained earnestly:

"As you junior girls know, although I know a little bit of spell magic, my direct combat ability is not strong, and I don't have much talent to be a leader. So when I was in the War Academy, I didn't study the elite soldier department or the command department, but the logistics department."

At that time, my career plan after graduation was to join the city defense army or the police force... After all, unlike my two junior classmates who were born into noble families, I did not have the responsibility to go to the front line to make contributions, nor did I have that ambition, so I wanted to find a relatively stable position.

Therefore, when I was at the War College, I took a course that was required for entering the guard force. That course mainly explained some major cases from the past few hundred years and taught us how to deal with some vicious criminals.

As one of the most notorious revelers, the Sin Angel was naturally a negative example in the lesson. I remember very clearly that the Sin Angel had killed people when resisting arrest... she even slaughtered an entire 500-strong city defense force!

Valencia, you've always thought that the Sinful Angel ran away whenever she encountered someone while resisting arrest. Actually, it should be that she ran away whenever she encountered someone from the Church of the Sun. She never showed any mercy to other pursuers, and the number of recorded victims is no less than a thousand... These can be found in the case files of the guard team and even in the college's archives!

"Didn't you guys, Valencia, ever even look at those materials?"

"...This was indeed my oversight..."

Valensa remained silent for a moment, then admitted her mistake with a wry smile.

In fact, many people in her past life made similar mistakes.

With the internet allowing you to search for anything, who would still go to the library to flip through paper books to find information?

Even highly specialized academic materials can't be obtained for free; you can still get them online if you're willing to spend money.

However, there are indeed some materials that can only be found in libraries, as online content is always incomplete or contains errors.

Valencia carefully recalled the materials she had consulted and compared them with the classic cases that Leffler had studied. She quickly understood where the problem lay.

For example, the incident that LeBlanc just mentioned, in which the Sinful Angel slaughtered 500 city guards, is also recorded in the Sun Church's archives.

However, the records in the Sun Church database only state the time, place, beginning and end of the incident, the cult involved, and that more than 2000 people were killed in the entire incident. Several paladins in charge of the case had encountered the Sin Angel, but none of them were able to catch her and watched her disappear.

The 500 city guards who were slaughtered were among the more than 2000 victims... Valensa had always assumed that these victims died at the hands of a cult, never imagining that some of them were pursuers killed by the Sin Angel.

Because none of the paladins involved in the pursuit encountered any retaliation from the Sin Angel, and Valensa's intelligence came from the mission reports of these paladins... this created a misconception in her, leading her to believe that the Sin Angel never fought back when being pursued, but only ran away.

It wasn't until Leflet exposed the truth that Valensa realized that the Sinful Angels weren't truly incapable of fighting back and killing their pursuers; it was a privilege reserved for clergy.

"Then why did she do that?"

Lily of the Valley asked in confusion:

"I don't think it's because she's afraid of the Sun Church's power, right? She's been fighting the Sun Church for at least several hundred years. If she were afraid of the Sun Church, she would have quit long ago."

"...There are two possibilities."

Tia, quick-witted, soon came up with two analyses:

Even the most heinous criminals have a soft spot in their hearts, and even revelers are no exception.

Therefore, the first possibility is that the Sinful Angel's true identity is related to the Church of the Sun, and she may even have been a member of the Church of the Sun in the past. She committed various crimes only for her own pursuit, and she still cherishes old feelings and does not want to kill her former brothers and sisters. That is why she only fled and did not fight back when she was pursued by the Holy Knights.

"...Hmm, that makes sense. What about the second possibility?"

Lily of the Valley nodded, then asked again.

Tia continued in her reply:

"The second possibility is that her abilities may be very special. Once she kills someone from the Church of the Sun, the Church of the Sun will discover some important clues about her."

Otherwise, why would she not dare reveal her true abilities when she fled, instead disguising them as some kind of sophisticated teleportation or even time-stopping spell?

"...Actually, there is a third possibility, which is also the most likely one."

Velenkasa, who had been silent and conflicted ever since Valencia revealed her speculations about the Sin Angel's abilities, finally spoke, though her expression showed great distress:

"The true identity of the Sin Angel is not only related to the Church of the Sun, but once her abilities are exposed, we can quickly identify her... Sigh, I really hope I'm just overthinking things, but according to your analysis, the Sin Angel may very well really be her."

"Oh? Your Highness, you might know the Angel of Sin? Is she really a member of our church? But I haven't found any suspicious people related to her." Valensa asked quickly.

"That's because your intelligence clearance isn't high enough."

Velenkasa sighed:

"Although the intelligence access of the Inner Temple Knights is already very high, they can only query information about the planets within the Church's database... If they want to know about the brothers and sisters on other planets, they need the authority of a saintess like me or the authority of the Grand Master of the Holy Knights."

"Does Your Highness mean... that's a sister from another planet?"

"Yes, she comes from the planet where I used to work."

The sadness in Virenkasa's eyes was even deeper:

"When I first arrived, didn't I talk to you about this? I used to be a saint in the Church of the Sun on another planet. It wasn't until more than 900 years ago, when my sister's term here expired and she was transferred to another planet, that I was assigned here to fill the vacancy."

But actually, the person who was supposed to take over my sister's position at the beginning wasn't me, but another sister who had previously worked on the same planet as me. She started her priesthood training at the same time as me and was also my good friend.

She was already preparing to take up her post when, just as her sacred spaceship approached the lunar orbit of Eve, a group of very dangerous cosmic insectoids were also approaching Eve.

The Divine Continent immediately activated a special artifact to deal with such cosmic disasters. However, it would take time for the artifact to be fully activated, and during that time, some insectoid beasts might enter Eve's planet and cause disasters.

So my friend immediately piloted the sacred flying boat alone to meet the swarm of cosmic insects and beasts, buying time for the preparation of the artifact single-handedly.

Ultimately, the swarm of cosmic insectoids was completely annihilated by the artifact before it could land. Apart from a few top figures in the Sage's Tower, the Witch's Forest, and the Star Pavilion of the Eastern Continent, no one knew that Eve Star had successfully averted a large-scale disaster; they simply thought it was an ordinary meteor shower that night.

"Your Highness's friend sacrificed himself while single-handedly holding off the swarm of insect beasts?"

Valensa asked, guessing.

"To be precise, they should be said to have gone missing."

Velenkasha gently shook her head:

"Cosmic insect beasts are extremely dangerous creatures. Even a Moon-level Saintess would be defeated if she faced a swarm of insect beasts alone... In order to buy time, she even self-destructed the Sacred Spaceship."

Logically speaking, she should have sacrificed herself... but she was a saint, and her soul should have gone to the goddess's kingdom after death, but the kingdom did not receive her soul.

Therefore, many people believe that she may still be alive, or even near Eve, but has lost contact with us for some reason.

Upon learning of this, I immediately volunteered to take over my sister's position, also wanting to personally participate in the search and rescue of my friend.

However, after I arrived on Eve, it took me almost 100 years to find any trace of her... In the end, I had to admit that she was dead, and that she had not even left behind her soul.

I was heartbroken for a long time because of this. I even built a cenotaph for her on the continent of Divine Favor, and I would bring her some delicious snacks to pay my respects and talk to her every festival. I never expected... sigh."

Valensa and Tia couldn't help but look at each other in bewilderment after hearing this.

If the friend that Velenkasa mentioned is indeed the Sinful Angel, then this Sinful Angel is truly formidable. Not only has she deceived several devoted lovers like Linglan into shedding tears, but even a saintess like Velenkasa can be considered half a victim of hers!

"Who exactly is Your Highness's friend? Why does Your Highness believe so strongly that the Sinful Angel is Your Highness's friend?" After digesting what Velenkasa had said for a while, Valensa continued to ask.

"Because her abilities almost perfectly match your speculations about the abilities of the Sin Angels."

Velenkasha gave a wry smile:

"Actually, you've all guessed a little wrong. She uses illusions only to interfere with the target's perception of time, not because she doesn't want to do anything else, but because that's all she can do."

You should all understand the concept of a sense of time, right? When you're with someone you like, no matter how much time you spend, it feels like it flies by. But if you're doing something really boring, even just a few minutes can feel like an eternity.

My friend can use illusions to influence the sense of time of intelligent beings... especially turning several seconds or even minutes into an instant in the target's perception, which is her specialty.

Many people who don't know the true nature of her abilities mistakenly believe that she can stop time, so on the planet where I previously worked, many people called her the Time-Traveling Saintess.

Angela, the Saintess of Illusion, is the name I engraved on her tombstone.

If Valencia, you one day become a saint or the Grand Master of the Holy Knights, you can find a lot of information about her in the database.

"The Saintess of Illusion? Illusion? Time Illusion? Huh?"

Valensa didn't pay attention to what Velenkasa said next; her mind exploded the moment she heard the title "Illusory Saintess."

She recalled and connected a key clue, and perhaps the angel of sin's motives would soon be revealed.

"...Is there a problem with the term 'illusionary time'?"

The women present were not fools; they quickly noticed Valensa's unusual behavior and all turned their attention to her.

"...A major discovery!"

Valensa took a deep breath, and then, without holding back, explained in detail the clue she had connected with.

During the campaign against Savat Landon in Poliland, Valensa discovered at least hundreds of thousands of plastic water bottles from the alternate world of Tokyo in Savat Landon's underground hideout. Each bottle contained a goblin child, whose body was filled with the fragmented souls of Tokyoites. Moreover, each goblin child in the bottle was constantly whispering prayers.

Valensa didn't understand all the whispers, but one of the most frequently occurring words, if translated literally into the island language, was "Goddess of Time and Illusion," or "Goddess of Illusionary Time."

And Angela, the alien saintess who is suspected to be the true form of the Sin Angel, is called the Saintess of Illusion... What kind of coincidence is there in the world?

"It can't be wrong."

After a long silence, Freya slammed her fist into her palm and said with certainty:

"This angel of sin's goal is to become a false god."

"Become a false god?" xN

The alluring and beautiful witch instantly became the focus of everyone's attention.

Even the saintess Velenkasa couldn't hide the curiosity in her eyes.

"While they are called false gods, according to more ancient beliefs, they could actually be considered gods."

After thinking for a moment, Friggia decided to explain the concept of a false god first:

The concept of "false gods" originated from scientific researchers of the ancient Eve civilization. Although the Eve civilization developed both science and mysticism at its peak, it initially relied on technology.

From the perspective of scientific researchers, a being must be at least omniscient and omnipotent in the current universe to be called a true god, that is, a true god... For example, your Sun Goddess is the only true god in our universe.

Beings that cannot be omniscient, omnipotent, and possess divinity are collectively referred to as false gods.

False gods include, but are not limited to, planetary consciousness, Dao-mergering beings who have integrated some of the rules, special life forms born from fantasy, and cultivators who have obtained godhood by accumulating a large amount of faith power.

Of course, a peak artificial life form like myself, combining the technological and mystical essence of an entire civilization, was once a false god. It wasn't until the Eve civilization was destroyed that I became a witch.

"I understand... So the Sinful Angel wants to become a false god by condensing a large amount of faith power into a divine spark?"

Valensa thought for a moment and then said:

“In that case, many doubts can indeed be resolved… But is it really that easy to condense a divine spark and become a false god? Since the Sin Angel and Princess Velenkasa are friends who started their cultivation at the same time, her true strength should be about the same as the princess’s, right? Can one become a false god just by reaching the Moon Radiance level?”

"You're overestimating the power of false gods."

Friggia smiled and said: