The Villain Saint is my secondary account

"This memory system is quite powerful," Ella suddenly realized. "If I could follow the mission instructions and go through all of Evans' memories, wouldn't I be able to directly upgrade to a transcendent-level Templar Knight?"

But then again, ever since Evans said those things in the square, Ella has become somewhat wary of the "Holy Light."

Forget it, let's focus on uncovering the truth... Besides, being a Templar Knight isn't the profession she wants to pursue.

However, while Templar Knight might not be an option, other class skills are still quite useful. Although none of the million followers currently possess "extraordinary" strength like Evans, obtaining high-proficiency versions of skills like Assassin's, which he's always wanted, or auxiliary skills like Alchemy and Forging would be quite valuable.

It's much more efficient than using a lot of general points that can be used to improve attributes to buy them from the system's shady shop, or than doing quests everywhere and spending half a day learning a basic skill from native masters.

Ella left the prison tower, feeling quite pleased with herself.

Afterwards, she would need to go to the bishop's office to discuss the matter of the Ocean Sanctuary with Elder Holmes, who was currently serving as the interim archbishop.

Unexpectedly, when she opened the door, she saw a figure with long, light blonde hair standing in the room.

"Lady Freya?"

Freya turned around, her slightly red and swollen eyes looking at Ella, her gaze seemingly still glistening with tears. "Saintess... Your Majesty."

"You've finally come to your senses?" Ella stepped forward and asked gently.

Ever since Ella told Freya that Evans was dead that afternoon, the girl had locked herself in her room and hadn't made a sound.

Ella was genuinely worried that this guy might do something rash and commit suicide, but she couldn't just barge into his room and keep watching him.

To be fair, this girl's background is indeed a bit tragic. Because she devoted herself to the cultivation of the Holy Light, she became rather aloof. Now, her only relative who raised her, Evans, has been executed as a heretic who has fallen from grace. Even if the people of the Holy Temple do not know that Freya was once the vessel for the birth of an evil god, it is still difficult for Freya not to feel hostile.

Even if the surrounding priests didn't say it, it was hard for Freya not to imagine such sarcastic remarks as, "Evans is a heretic who killed everyone, so this candidate saintess who was raised by him must be no good either."

“Your Holiness, please advise her as well.” Upon seeing Ella appear, Bishop Holmes, who was sitting behind a thick stack of documents, turned his gaze. “Freya, I understand your grief, but this is not your fault.”

"What's wrong?" Ella asked.

"Freya wants to leave the Sanctuary." Holmes breathed a sigh of relief.

"Huh?" Ella quickly looked at Freya.

But the blonde girl's delicate face showed a hint of determination as she gently shook her head. "I'm sorry, Lord Holmes, I didn't make this decision because of sadness or emotional outburst. It's a decision I've made after careful consideration."

“I just feel that I have been protected by the church too well... The events and experiences of these past few days have been quite a shock to me.”

As she spoke, Freya looked into Ella's pair of red crystal-like eyes, "Holy Maiden, even after Lord Holmes explained the whole story to me, I still can't accept it... that you, as the chosen one of the God of Light, are also an evil god..."

“But I’m not saying this to complain or to show hostility towards you… I think it’s a problem with my mindset. I don’t know how to describe this feeling… but deep down I just feel that maybe I should leave and see a wider world.”

“Freya, you should know that even if something like that happens, as long as you stay, you will still be the future Archbishop of the Loren Sanctuary, a height that many people dream of but can never reach in their entire lives,” Holmes said kindly. “But if you leave, your career advancement within the Sanctuary will come to a standstill… Even if you are exceptionally talented, if you are away from internal affairs for too long, it will be difficult to take over many things again.”

“I understand, Lord Holmes.” Freya’s red eyes were filled with determination.

"Lady Freya, you're saying you're leaving, so have you decided what you're going to do?" Ella asked curiously.

Ella actually thought Freya's decision might actually be a good ending.

“Um, Your Holiness doesn’t need to use honorifics to address me… As for where I’m going, I’ll probably become an adventurer,” Freya replied. “Quite a few mid- to low-ranking priests have chosen this path, haven’t they?”

"An adventurer, huh?" Ella smiled. "Have you decided who you'd like to team up with?"

For some reason, Freya's face suddenly flushed, and her eyes darted around. "I...I don't know yet..."

“Alright.” Ella nodded. “It’s a pity. Actually, I would really like to ask you for more advice on Holy Light spells in the future. But from my personal point of view, I respect your choice.”

"Ah..." Elder Holmes hadn't expected that the Holy Maiden's arrival would be more of a hindrance than a help.

But what could he do? He couldn't complain about the Holy Maiden.

Looking at the thick stacks of files on the table, Archbishop Holmes couldn't help but sigh, knowing he now had another task: training future bishops.

In the end, he took all the blame.

"Even now, the Holy Maiden speaks in a surprisingly... approachable way." Freya smiled.

The first time Ella saw this icy girl smile, she was quite amazed.

Like the rising sun over a hill, her emerald eyes held a holy and dignified beauty, as if a true angel had descended.

With her deep red eyes fixed on that warm smile, Ella unconsciously touched the corner of her mouth.

She recalled smiling at herself in the mirror. No matter what expression she made, her slightly narrowed red eyes always looked like a cunning devil tempting people. No wonder she was the villain in her previous life. How could there be such a big difference between people?

Chapter Sixty-Five: Little Blackie

After Freya took her leave, Ella and Archbishop Holmes discussed the upcoming itinerary for Stormport before leaving the office.

Upon arriving at the Holy Spring, the two young nuns, Mino and Nia, were already waiting for Ella to perform her daily purification ritual.

However, the two little girls were very apprehensive when they saw Ella this time. Their trembling little hands untied the ties on Ella's dress as if they were defusing a time bomb.

"What's wrong with you two?" Ella asked, puzzled.

Her voice caused the two little ones to huddle together like frightened kittens.

Ella couldn't help but find it a little funny, and poked one of their cheeks with her finger. "What's wrong, Mino? Are you afraid I'll eat you?"

"No, no, no... Your Majesty..." Mino's voice trembled, "It's just..."

"Wow!" Ella suddenly raised her voice and raised her hands high, like a raccoon unleashing a threatening attack.

"Eek—!" The two young nuns were immediately startled and slipped, falling into the holy spring.

Seeing this, Ella quickly jumped into the water and pulled out the little nuns who had choked on some water, one in each hand.

Nia's long, wet golden hair clung to her face like seaweed, and water dribbled from her tiny, taro-ball-like nose. She clung to Ella's shoulders, her lips trembling, "Ugh...you're so mean, Saintess..."

"Hehe..." Ella stuck out her tongue. She didn't know why, but she couldn't help but want to tease the two little guys when she saw them.

However, this prank easily relieved the two little nuns' tension. Ella could roughly guess that the two little ones were probably quite frightened when they witnessed the evil god's magic being used up close during the day.

“Saint…Saintess…” Mino, looking at Ella, finally mustered her courage and said in a clear voice, “You…you are truly…evil…”

"What, now that you know my true identity, you don't want to be friends with me anymore?" Ella feigned sorrow, her eyebrows curving into a small "V".

"No, no!" Mino hurriedly replied, "I... that's not what I meant..."

"That's settled then." Ella smiled and ruffled Mino's soft little head. "So, do you guys think I'm a bad person?"

"No...not bad..." Mino shook his head groggily.

“Although…although…I also feel that Lady Ella is a good person,” Nia echoed.

"Even if I really am an evil god?"

Nia pursed her lips slightly, seemingly struggling with her inner thoughts, but after seeing Ella's beautiful and gentle eyes, she finally nodded.

Mino nodded in agreement. "Then...they're good people too."

"Then you've fallen for my trap. I'll eat you all right now." Ella then revealed a wicked smile.

"Eh!?" "Ah!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the three women churned around again amidst the rising steam.

……

The two naive young nuns were easy to fool, but their mentality was probably a microcosm of that of most people in the church today.

After being helped into her nightgown by the two men, Ella went to the bedroom, but her mind was preoccupied with deeper questions.

Although the priests in the square swore to acknowledge Ella, they probably still harbored fear and resistance towards the evil god in their hearts. This was, after all, an instinct that conflicted with the faith they had been cultivated since childhood. Even though the God of Light had given her divine certification and everyone had been personally redeemed by this evil god, it was not something that could be easily accomplished in just one or two events.

Unfortunately, solving this problem cannot be done overnight; a real change in people's attitudes and mindsets will depend on her future actions to gradually push things forward.

Most of them were actually wavering between contradictions and the unknown, but fortunately this time, Bishop William took the lead and chose a side, which drove everyone to take sides amidst their wavering.

Of course, another reason might be that everyone is influenced by the evil god's power and, after becoming believers, will have an instinctive affinity for Ella.

I don't know if this counts as competing with the God of Light for believers... Well, to some extent these are just false believers. Others still pray to the God of Light. And if you really want to say something, isn't it because the God of Light made himself the chosen one? If this hadn't happened, there probably wouldn't be all this trouble.

Thinking this way, Ella felt more justified. However, despite her justification, she still respectfully bowed to the statue of the God of Light, praying that the God of Light would not punish her for this matter.

Ayla was also curious about the thoughts of other members of the Sanctuary community and players regarding the Sanctuary Square incident.

With this in mind, Ella opened the community panel in the system and went surfing the player community for the first time in a long time.

[Shocking! The Inside Story of the Holy Maiden of Light You Didn't Know]

Ella couldn't take it anymore. The top post on the trending list was a bit too much for her to handle. The post even had a cover image of Ella trying on a ceremonial gown in her dressing room the night before Pilgrimage.

At that moment, Ella was adjusting her smile in front of the mirror, her slightly flushed face looking mischievous and subtly alluring.

Seriously, I'm speechless. How did these players manage to capture images inside the sanctuary using the image crystals, or was it some kind of spying perspective? Ella was completely baffled.

[Viewing this post requires 30 Universal Points. Do you wish to pay?]

Toxic!

Ella, of course, wouldn't pay that money. Spending 30 universal points to read a post? Why not just rob someone?

She then looked at the next item: ["What happened in the Holy Temple Square of the Royal City of Loren?"]

This is a question post. Click on it and you'll see a bunch of people discussing what happened at the Cathedral Square today.

That was indeed what Ella wanted to see, but after flipping through a few pages, she realized that trying to understand the public's thoughts simply through their opinions was indeed unlikely.

Some were analyzing the celestial phenomena, some were discussing whether it was a conspiracy by the archbishop, some were praising the saint, some were going mad, and some were saying that the saint had orchestrated everything herself...

Wait a minute, is this self-directed and self-acted?

[#772 Spring and Summer That Never Wasted Reincarnation: I wasn't there, but this High Priest was so powerful, he had the entire sanctuary under his control. A Saint Arcane Mage who had only been chosen by God for a week defeated him? Does anyone really believe that? It's obvious this Saintess framed him, orchestrated this whole thing to seize power. The natives are stupid, but are you transmigrated players just as stupid?]

Upon seeing this, Ella's anger flared up. "I... I risked my life, and you give me this 'self-directed and self-acted' nonsense? Who can tolerate this? As for taking a position? What position does the chosen one need?!"

【#772 Night Snack replies to Spring and Summer That Never Ends in Reincarnation: You *f*** your * I'll go ****】

[Inappropriate language detected; reply failed to send]

Huh? Why do you, a system from another world, care about so much?!

Chapter Sixty-Six: The Drunk Maid

[#772 Night Snack replies to Spring and Summer That Never Wasted Reincarnation: The Chosen of Light doesn't need a superior position, can you at least understand some common sense before using ** to express your *****]

[Inappropriate language detected; reply failed to send]

[#772 Night Snack replies to Never-Desolate-Reincarnation Spring and Summer: Hello, netizens. The Chosen of Light in the Sanctuary are holy clergy appointed by the decree of the God of Light. Within the Sanctuary's system, they will be directly promoted to the highest rank. It's not a power struggle; there's no need to use underhanded means to gain a position.]

[#772 Spring and Summer That Never Wasted Reincarnation replied to Late Night Snack: LOL, who told you that? Did the God of Light tell you himself? I think you've gone mad from idol worship; you can't even see through such a vicious scheme.]

[Late-night snack: Am I vicious enough?]

[Inappropriate language detected; reply failed to send]

Ugh! This system is way too smart, it's limiting my output!

Ella was so angry that she rolled around on the bed, turning the blankets into a ball.

No, I need to stay calm; a saint must be elegant.

Huff—Ella took a deep breath, not understanding why. Even when facing the most treacherous evil gods and bloody battlefields, she could remain calm and composed, but seeing these inexplicable remarks would cause her to have a stroke.

I'm not replying anymore, I'm blocking you!

Ella clicked on the person's name, but before she could block them, she found that the person had replied to her comment:

【#772 Spring and Summer Never Ends in Their Cycle: Late Night Snack Reply: Filial Piety】

Ahhh! ! !

Ella nearly crushed the cat-shaped pillow in her arms. In that instant, if she could exchange all her divine power for a skill that allowed her to slap the opponent across the face through the system, she would do it without hesitation.

Of course, she eventually calmly left the post, but she had already firmly remembered the name of that jerk.

Although the Sanctuary Square incident has generated a lot of buzz among players, there are many other countries in the world besides Loren, and many other things happening in other regions have also piqued Ella's curiosity.

[A serial killer targeting women has emerged in the foggy city of Valen.]

[The discovery of ancient civilization ruins in the Tedeh Federal Principality may be the reason for the malfunctioning magic network in the Champagne Town residential area.]

[“Stunning Photos of Princess Aslan Taken at Risk: Not Clickbait”]

[The Bathing Schedule of the Red Dragon Lord's Daughter at the Molten Core Open-Air Bath]

……

The dazzling array of information made her sigh, realizing that the world was slowly turning around. Some of the news was big news that she had seen in her previous life. Seeing it again now gave her a nostalgic feeling, like seeing Olympic news on a forum in 08.