Especially when facing the Moon Goddess, an ancient and powerful Divine, Herbert appeared incredibly obedient.

Hecayas humbly replied, "Lady, indeed, I have met him before."

"He is a Paladin, born a noble in a small Kingdom, affiliated with the Mist Monastery."

"Not long ago, I manifested before him personally, inviting him to become my Devotee, but he mercilessly rejected me... Hmph."

Speaking of this, the Ice and Snow Goddess felt somewhat unhappy.

I truly humbled myself, yet he showed such disrespect.

Hmph!

Especially after discovering Herbert has become so strong now, Hecayas felt regretful, thinking they had missed a rare talent.

What a huge loss!!!

Of course, this was just Hakimi Goddess's wishful thinking, not considering her own worth.

If Herbert were her Devotee, what would have been the outcome?

Perhaps—not needing the God of Assassination to act, he might have been killed by an incarnation of Sinful Desire at the first encounter.

Hecayas quickly shared the information they knew, making the Goddesses nod slightly.

But in truth, there wasn't much known; previously, there was only curiosity about Herbert, with little in-depth understanding.

You cannot expect a cat acting impulsively to focus its attention fully on a single matter.

Eating isn't counted; that's instinct... so is yawning.

After digesting this information, the Spring Bud Goddess nodded gently and asked, "Then the person you know, how is he? Has there been any change?"

"His strength has increased a lot! Tremendously!" Hecayas answered directly without thinking.

So much stronger!

Without triple confirmation of Herbert's appearance and name, it was hard to believe the angel causing such chaos was Herbert.

Oh, wait... and the giant dragon fighting alongside him... could it be the one sleeping back then?

She has also grown much stronger!!!

Hecayas felt envy but continued speaking, "The Herbert I recall was always an excellent Paladin."

"Though not highly skilled, he held strong disdain for evil, never yielding when facing wickedness."

The Ice and Snow Goddess wasn't intentionally praising Herbert, nor falsely glorifying him, but honestly, Herbert was exactly such a person.

"Not long after becoming a Paladin, he led a group of Cultivators back to his birthplace in the Kingdom."

"Without taking direct action himself, he initiated a cleansing of the Kingdom's nobles secretly, killing many corrupted nobles and having Cultivators distribute their wealth to the common populace."

"According to his followers, he even personally executed his brother who had fallen into evil during that chaotic time."

From Hecayas's recount, Herbert's image in the Goddesses' minds became increasingly complete.

He was nearly a model Paladin like in standards.

Despite being noble-born, he treated nobles and commoners equally.

Fearless of authority but kind to the weak.

And having just become a Paladin, he returned to his home, executing a grand purge—"Landing the first sword, first cutting family ties."

Humble, brave, generous, merciful... he possessed almost all the admirable qualities a Paladin should have. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

At the end, Hecayas added, "Moreover, Herbert was highly valued within the Mist Monastery by a certain someone."

Back then, Hecayas was startled by the Mist Archbishop in their Divine Hall, almost prompting a stress yawn.

Hecayas never forgets grudges.

Go!

Quickly go!

All of you go trouble that fellow!

After hearing, the Moon Goddess silently furrowed her brows and nodded slightly, further asking, "Besides this, is there anything special about him?"

"Something special?"

Hecayas blinked, surprisingly glancing at the continuous questioning by the Moon Goddess.

Not foolish, he understood the true intention behind her behavior—the Lady of the Moon suspects Herbert?

Eh? Why?

"Hmm..."

Hecayas thought for a moment, choosing not to pursue further, considering the other's identity wasn't appropriate for him to question directly.

After a while of thinking, he remembered a point, somewhat uncertainly adding, "Right, Herbert as a human Paladin surprisingly seems quite friendly to Demons."

Hecayas recalled when he first formally conversed with Herbert on the lake, Herbert held a sleeping Giant Dragon in his arms.

Humans serving dragons isn't rare, but allowing a dragon to sleep defenselessly is less common.

What's more, Herbert's later territory was almost entirely inhabited by non-human creatures.

Herbert openly showed above-average friendliness towards Demons.

Yes, this was a very special detail.

For many humans, Elves are viewed as arrogant, looking down on all "lower breeds."

But from other races' perspectives, humans weren't much better at times and even less friendly than Elves.

Humans like viewing everything outside their species as dangerous aliens, harboring hostility, killing other races without burden to satisfy their desires.

Furthermore, due to unique reproduction abilities, humans brought pain to many races, creating numerous new species in the process.