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"A goddess?! Princess Kalia really is a goddess!!!"
"The goddess has appeared to us!!! That soft white fur, those fluffy bunny ears! I knew the goddess wouldn't abandon us!"
"If gods had only one color, it would definitely be white!!!"
"Wow! It's white-haired! Oh wait... it's a goddess!!!"
Whether they were devout believers or ordinary citizens, everyone's eyes shone with intense excitement and fervor at this moment.
They believed it!
It wasn't because Archbishop Hope's prestige was so deeply ingrained; it wasn't because tonight's vision and the royal family's hidden logic were self-consistent; it wasn't because Princess Kalia was so beloved by the people.
If I had to say, it's because the citizens of the Kingdom of Kur... are all fans of white-haired people.
"This...this is possible?!?"
The only exception was Erwin, whose mouth dropped open at that moment.
As unprecedented cheers and prayers rose from the crowd, even criminals from the capital, hidden among the throng, prostrated themselves on the ground, tears streaming down their faces, confessing all the sins they had committed to the princess…
Erwin had a strange, absurd feeling about it.
Was all of Hope's elaborate lies, Princess Kalia's crucial presence in the church tonight, and even the previous hero memorial ceremony and awakening ritual... really necessary?
You could just give every priest in the Holy Church a White Hair spell and world peace would be achieved, you idiot!
At this moment, Princess Kalia, standing in the center of the church, glanced at Erwin with some embarrassment.
Irwin immediately understood.
"Knights, do you know what to do?!" he commanded through the Knights' telepathic communication array.
"Understood!" a paladin immediately replied with a fervent expression.
"The Princess Who Protects the World's Number One!!!"
"It's about appeasing and evacuating the masses!!! Damn it!!!" Erwin roared in fury.
With his command, the paladins, their faces filled with longing, finally began to move with reluctance, slowly dispersing and guiding the pilgrims back to their lodgings... The major crisis that had befallen the Holy Church and the Kingdom of Kur finally vanished without a trace at this moment.
After a long and tiring day, a sweaty Erwin returned to the church entrance. Looking at the relieved Archbishop Hope, he finally gave him a thumbs up.
"Archbishop Hope, your illusion magic was quite useful! It came in very handy!"
"Especially those rabbit-ear phantoms, they're a perfect match for Her Highness the Princess!"
Erwin looked on with admiration, his ego, unaffected by the white-haired guy, seemed to have shifted to something else entirely.
"Rabbit ears?" Hope blinked, then suddenly froze.
"Didn't I tell you that it's just a spell to turn hair white?"
"Didn't you do it?" Erwin was stunned.
“I thought you did it…” Hope was equally stunned.
The two fell into deep doubt. Could it be that... they had subconsciously used some kind of magic just now, but they had simply forgotten it?
In front of the church.
Kalia touched the top of her head where the rabbit-ear phantom had completely disappeared, feeling no trace of magical fluctuations, as if... it had never existed at all.
A hint of confusion appeared in his eyes—
Chapter 75 Was this also part of your plan, Mino?
"Your Highness, everything is alright now... Are you alright?"
Head maid Ruth stepped forward, more concerned about Kalia's health.
“I’m fine, Ruth… better than ever.” Kalia lifted her long skirt slightly and took two steps, somewhat incredulously.
If her miraculous recovery a while ago only temporarily improved her health and gave her more vitality to her weak body, then now, for some reason, she feels lighter and more agile than ever before, and the feeling of constraint on her body has disappeared!
"Oh, right! We should thank Her Majesty the Goddess!"
Kalia raised her head, lifted her skirt, and hurried back into the church, where she prayed devoutly to the statue of the goddess.
In her opinion, the fact that tonight passed so peacefully must be because the goddess was protecting the Kingdom of Kur and its people.
Archbishop Hope also came to the statue and devoutly made the sign of the cross.
He opened his eyes, frowned in confusion, and looked at the goddess statue that had previously exuded spirituality, feeling as if something was missing.
"I guess I'm just tired... Sigh, I was too nervous tonight."
Hope chuckled and shook his head, a hint of worry appearing in his eyes as he murmured, "The backlash from the Heart of Ice, and the Holy Maiden too... There's no shortage of things to deal with next, we can't afford to be paranoid."
"Your Highness!" Erwin, having finished preparing the knights, stepped forward and knelt on one knee, saying:
"It's getting late. Please come back to the palace with us. His Highness Ota is still waiting for us."
“You’re right.” Kalia nodded gently. The incident happened so suddenly. Faced with a large number of citizens blocking the royal guards outside, Ota, who was far away in the palace, probably only received simple intelligence at this moment.
I must tell my elder brother what happened tonight as soon as possible; he must be getting impatient...
royal palace.
Ota Study.
On the table sat an exquisite white-haired girl crystal standee that he had recently purchased. Ota opened the newly arrived message and looked astonished like never before.
Just now... he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan over the turmoil at the border and the Holy Church. The civilians in the western district surrounded the Holy Church in the blink of an eye. The soldiers were of no use. He had already foreseen the many major public opinion crises that would follow the unrest in the hearts of the people!
Just ten minutes ago, he was preparing to upgrade the Kingdom of Kur to a state of emergency again.
But then, amidst the uproar that resounded throughout the capital, the entire population of the capital obediently stopped gathering and contentedly returned to the capital's night.
Looking down at the intelligence report in his hand, and listening to the news that had spread throughout the streets and alleys before finally reaching the palace, Prince Ota murmured blankly:
"My little sister... has become a goddess?"
……
The darkness grew deeper with time.
Later in the night.
The Demon King's Castle, top floor.
Shortly after Mino left, Svir sensed Kletina's call, and a page peeled away slightly, transforming into a phantom of a soul that sank down into the lower hall...
Only a single will-o'-the-wisp lit up the hall.
Kleidina only summoned the demon strategist Svir and the demon sword Apophis. Seeing that both were present, she nodded slightly.
"I just channeled some magic power into the Demon Lord again, and she seems more lively tonight than usual... and the magic power I used up in the battle with the Ice Saintess has also been fully restored."
"You mean...you're preparing for a full-scale attack on humanity?"
The astute Swell quickly realized Kleidina's intentions.
Although currently only the Demon Sword Apophis and the zombie maid Fim have recovered from the injuries sustained in the battle of Mino among the great demons of the Demon King's castle, Lady Kretina remains in full health.
However, the loss of two important combat forces in the human camp has given them enough opportunity.
“That’s right.” Kleinna smiled faintly. “Thanks to the Demon Lord’s power, my magic recovery speed is beyond the imagination of the human camp: the early morning is the best time for us to attack.”
"Without the strongest hero Mino and the Ice Saintess Lena, the Kingdom of Kur is no longer able to withstand our attack. In fact, the kingdom is probably already in an unprecedented slump because of Saintess Lena's icy purity."
"Yes, the scales have tipped in our favor once again."
The Demon Sword Apophis nodded and said in a calm tone.
Having just recovered from the setback of interrogating Mino, Swell's expression brightened, and his tone was filled with joy: "It seems that this interrogation was our victory."
"The intelligence that the hero gave away for free ultimately dealt a fatal blow to the human camp!"
Kleidina's cherry-pink eyes also revealed a hint of pleasure.
Mino, you don't know this yet... but in the contest with your childhood sweetheart, the saintess, I gained the upper hand...
Dark purple roses swirled around her slender calves, and Kletina's long legs swayed gently beneath the long table, the rich magic mingling with the fragrance of roses filling the air.
"There's no time to lose, give the order now—"
A dark, ominous light suddenly enveloped a phantom image on the long table, causing the Book Demon's body to tremble and shake, and the phantom image gradually solidified.
"How could this be?" Swell's voice sounded utterly astonished.
“New, new knowledge… has been born.”
In a short moment, the aura emanating from the Book Demon Swell became even more profound, a sign that its injuries were recovering and that its power was even leaping forward.
Before we could even feel happy about it, what was revealed next on the pages of the book was—
"Princess Kalia sensed the goddess's will and became the goddess's incarnation on earth?!"
Swell's voice gradually became distorted in the air.
"What?!" Apophis, sitting on his high seat, trembled in shock.
As the oldest surviving relic from the Holy Church, if there's anything that could make it pale in comparison... it's only those two legendary words.
"Kalia? The kingdom's second princess?"
Klettina's breathing quickened slightly, one hand pressed against her heaving chest, and rose petals seemed to bloom uncontrollably on her smooth skin:
"How could she be involved with the goddess?! Is the information true, Swell?"
"It's still unclear." Swell's voice was extremely heavy.
"But now that it's become knowledge, this information is probably already ingrained in the minds of most people in the capital!!!"
Kleidina stood there, stunned.
The inexplicable sense of victory that had just surged in his heart, overshadowing Saint Lena, vanished in an instant, replaced by a beautiful princess who was mysterious and terrifying, yet as delicate and charming as a lotus emerging from the water.
The embodiment of a goddess... has she always been by Mino's side?
"The plan is suspended... The general offensive against humanity will be postponed indefinitely."
The roses surrounding Kleidina gradually closed up, transforming into tiny flower buds.
"Lady Cletina!"