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"No wonder, no wonder the Holy Maiden is so powerful!"
"I understand now. Sister Lena must be using negative examples to constantly encourage me!"
Annie clenched her little fist, her eyes seeming to have made up her mind:
"One day, I'll become a loser like Lena!"
……
riverside.
Lena remained silent, simply focusing on making her breakfast.
She sat on the cool meadow, eating breakfast, her bare feet soaking in the river water... slowly drawing back the chill that had frozen into glaciers downstream.
On his chest, the ice-blue gem was still slowly pulsating.
A gentle and tranquil voice echoed in my mind: "Your Holiness, you will set a bad example for the children."
Ice Heart's voice sounded somewhat helpless.
"Everything I said is true." Lena looked down at the water, her face expressionless, her feet gently paddling in the current.
"When Annie grows up and finds that the number of good men around her is decreasing, she will thank me for my teachings today—"
“This is your biggest weakness now…” Iceheart sighed. “It’s all in the past, isn’t it? You are now a highly respected saintess with many loyal fans in the capital.”
"You are no longer the person that even dogs would avoid when passing by."
Clearly, this wasn't the first time Icebound Heart had heard Lena complain:
"Among all the saintesses of the past, your character is the best... The past is in the past. As long as you let go, you can become the strongest..."
“I know, I know everything,” Lena interrupted softly.
"Being chosen as a saint means that finally no one will judge me based on such trivial factors as age, personality, or rumors anymore..."
"I won't call myself a violent female gorilla, and I certainly won't run away or sneak off..."
"The moment I became a saint, all my psychological traumas vanished. This is how it should be—"
Lena lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly:
"Why……"
"Why did they have to choose me as the saintess on the very day that I failed my 1000th blind date?!"
"Why did they have to hold my coronation ceremony on my thirtieth birthday?!"
"Can you imagine coming home after a failed blind date, only to find a huge crowd of people waiting to interview me at my doorstep? ... My social anxiety completely exploded!"
“Those guys at the Royal Capital Daily… with headlines like ‘A Stunning 30-Year-Old Saintess’ and ‘After Half a Lifetime of Blind Dates, She Still Remains a Saintess’—what kind of rude headlines are those?!”
Snowflake-like frost gradually condensed in the air, drifting silently around me with a chilling resentment.
"In short, you need to stabilize your emotional state..."
Icebound Heart gave a slightly worried instruction:
"Otherwise, I'm really worried that if any random man proposed to you, you'd instantly cross that threshold."
"Don't worry, don't forget, my opponent is a demon." The cross-shaped longsword slid back into its sheath with a whoosh, carrying a faint chill.
"What's more-"
Lena raised her holy, icy face:
"I'm not the kind of woman who gives herself away so easily!"
……
Demon City.
The Demon Conference.
"Based on Saintess Lena's movements these past few days, I predict that she will most likely launch an attack on our Demon King's stronghold next time... That will be the best opportunity to strike her."
The phantom of the demon strategist Svir floated slowly beside the long table. After a period of rest, its power had recovered considerably. At this moment, it quietly looked at Kletina at the head of the table, awaiting instructions.
“Time and place are not problems.” Kleinna nodded. “The only thing we need to ensure is that we can successfully use the roses to cause a major emotional fluctuation in Saint Lena, so that the Ice Heart will suffer a backlash and completely suppress Lena’s power.”
“There’s only one chance, so I’ll take the lead…” Kleinna chuckled. “As for roses, I’ll give you as many as you want.”
"The only problem now is whether this intelligence is truly that destructive," Apophis pointed out the plan's weakness.
"Even if that Ice Saintess has psychological trauma, it should be difficult to sway her. We cannot guarantee that her emotions will reach the threshold."
Migo and Fim, sitting opposite, also realized this, nodded in agreement, and then looked at Kletina with some concern.
“That’s not the point, Lord Apophis.”
At this moment, Swell smiled and provided the answer for Klettina: "The key point is that this information comes from... Mino. The person closest to the Saintess."
Apophis paused slightly, as if pondering for a second or two.
Soon, its voice revealed a sudden realization:
"I see, is that how it is?"
“That’s right.” Swell’s voice tinged with amusement:
"The information extracted from the hero Mino is not the real trump card. The result of 'Mino's free gift' is the real key to shaking the saintess."
"Lady Kleinna will tell Lena herself that the mastermind behind all these actions is the hero Mino."
"At that time, Saint Lena will not only face a rain of roses that she hates the most, but also a heavy betrayal from the person she trusts most!"
The devil's whispers drifted through the hall, and the pages of the book on Swell's body turned softly:
"It is said that Saint Lena possesses a powerful intuition that can see through any lie, but this time, this ability will become a double-edged sword, piercing herself."
"With our personal admissions and the revelation of those previously unknown secrets, her soul will be subjected to an unprecedented shock."
The demons present finally sensed the deep malice lurking within this plan:
"This is a grand 'surprise' specially prepared for Saint Lena—"
Chapter 60 I Have a Demon Friend (Please read on!)
The joint meeting proceeded very smoothly.
With the help of the demon strategist Svir and the demon sword Apophis, the plan was quickly perfected and a complete contingency plan was formed. Finally, Kletina nodded in satisfaction: "That's settled then... Now, we just have to wait for Saintess Lena's actions."
The demons rose, bowed, and then left the long table.
The lights in the hall dimmed one by one, and the doors on the ground floor closed gently... But soon, in the darkness, a door was quietly pushed open.
The figure cautiously glanced around before gently following the phantom of Swell, which was drifting towards the rooftop.
Swell leisurely continued climbing to the higher floors. When he reached Mino's floor, he was still going up when he saw a figure that had appeared at the floor entrance before him, and he was slightly taken aback.
Under the moonlight, the girl's twin ponytails were neatly tied behind her shoulders. She wore a light gold Lolita-style fluffy dress, and two swirling magic horns reflected the light. She looked around mysteriously to make sure no one was watching.
"Is this... Lord Migo? Do you have something to discuss with me?"
“Svir.” The third demon, Migo, rubbed his small hands together and coughed.
"I have something I'd like to ask you about..."
“I understand,” Swell nodded.
Although somewhat puzzled as to why Migo didn't consult with her closer friend Kletina, she still released a sound-isolating protective barrier, enveloping both herself and Migo:
"Speak freely, Lord Migo. I will not divulge it, after all, I am the Book Demon."
Swell's gentle and polite voice made Migo relax slightly. She fidgeted a little with the hem of her skirt before speaking in a low voice:
“Svir, this is something that happened to a demon friend of mine—”
"From the moment she was born and had memories, she discovered that there was a broken magic circle in her mind..."
"Is the magic circle... used for inheritance?" Swell pondered, then quickly shook his head.
"No, even if a complete inheritance array is accidentally damaged, it should be able to be automatically repaired by the bloodline. As for other innate inheritance arrays, they should be too much for a young demon to withstand... So it's more likely that this array was applied when the demon was still young and its memories were hazy—"
"There are many possibilities for that magic circle, among which the one that is easy to achieve is the magic circle that establishes a contract..."
Migo's heart skipped a beat; she knew Swell was very knowledgeable, and she had indeed asked the right person!
She nodded quickly and said, "Yes, that seems to be it!"
“That makes things much simpler…” Swell’s tone relaxed:
"Lord Migo, I wonder if you could have your demon friend record the magic circle in his mind and let me identify it, so that I can know the specific function of that magic circle."
“Yes, of course!” Migo nodded excitedly, but then realized she had made the decision for “that friend” too quickly.
"Uh... I think it should be fine. Are you sure you can tell what's going on just by seeing the magic circle?"
"If it's just a simple magic circle, there shouldn't be any problem?" Swell nodded.
Migo finally showed a relieved smile.
Swell thought for a moment, and to demonstrate credibility, added, "If the key runes of the magic circle are not worn, I can even tell at a glance who signed the contract."
"Then you'll find out the name of the person your demon friend signed the contract with."
The smile froze on his face.
"No, no!" Her face flushed crimson, and Migo frantically waved her little hands. "I just remembered! My demon friend... she... she has severe dyslexia! Yes! So, she can't recreate the magic circle for you!!!"
"Is that so?" Swell paused for a moment, then said apologetically, "I feel sorry for your demonic friend."
"No, it's nothing. I... I forgive you on behalf of that friend."
Sensing the pity in Swell's tone, Migo's ears turned bright red.
"However, my friend has already basically confirmed through other means that it was a familiar contract he made with a human."
"Humans..." Swell narrowed his eyes, his tone turning dangerous:
"There are indeed despicable humans who, while the demons are still young, use extremely low-quality scrolls to lure beast-like demons whose minds are not yet fully developed, sign contracts to summon them to dissect and obtain materials... However, most demonic beasts with normal intelligence will not fall for that kind of trick."
"Lord Migo, it's truly incredible that your demon friend has survived until now."
"Who are you calling someone..." Migo's face turned red with anger.