My Goddess is Good at Pretending-Chapter 602: You Should Come with Better Intentions

Gaia and Fortuna gathered information they wanted to know from the Glorious God while he was still drunk.

His comrades who also came with him as the floating wisps got silenced and sealed by the Goddesses. They finally understood the source of their previous unease, and sure enough, this group of beauties consisted of many divine beings who could freely roam the mortal world unfettered.

Since their leader was drunk and they got silenced, they could only watch their leader indulge in food and liquor while revealing whatever the nearby two Goddesses wanted to know. They might use desperate measures if these Goddesses crossed the line. Still, fortunately, it was only a small talk regarding the summoned heroes and the sacred ritual to summon the heroes from the distant hero plane.

"..." Megami glanced at Lifa and Nell, clueless about why Gaia and Fortuna were so passionate and curious to discover more about the hero-summoning technique.

Broadly speaking, it was not much different from the demon-summoning ritual. Rhykdohr managed to summon the heroes from Earth thanks to their family who went to visit Earth directly from Quadtria. Otherwise, nobody could tell who would emerge from the summoning ritual, considering he already failed to summon anything a few months ago.

Megami put her hands together to the silenced wisps around Rhykdohr’s head, expressing her silent apology. After that, she looked aside. At that moment, she noticed the imperial princess was about to visit the Elysium Church’s quarter, accompanied by an 8th Rank guardian knight.

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The Imperial Princess Genevieve was known for her beauty, keen intellect, and hunger for knowledge. Unfortunately, her mind centered only on herself and the God she served.

After careful consideration, she finally decided to visit the Elysion Chruch’s quarter with a heart full of questions and a desire to learn from the sacred lady, Priestess Miko.

As she arrived at her destination, she was greeted by attendants dressed in white-gold priest robes.

She had yet to tell them the purpose of her arrival, but it was as if they already knew that she would come to visit. They led her through the stand to the empty space at that VIP quarter’s back seats where the Elysion Church’s representatives gathered.

They held a luncheon party where the scent of incense and flowers filled the air, disguising the delicious aroma of the high-tier food served on the table.

"..." Genevieve somehow felt hungry, but she kept her composure and attitude in check.

"You have arrived, imperial princess. I hope you haven’t had lunch yet. I’d love it if you could come to join us." Miko greeted the newly arrived guests with a beckoning gesture, inviting them to join.

Genevieve felt a twinge of nervousness all of a sudden. She meekly nodded by reflex and approached to answer the invitation.

The sacred lady’s aura and presence were far different than when looking from afar. She had faced many diplomats, revered figures, wise sages, and glorified ones alike, but the current situation felt so different.

Priestess Miko already awaited her arrival. This sacred lady was blessed with a radiant yet humble persona, dressed in flowing robes of white and red, with long raven hair cascading down on one’s back like a waterfall with a faint violet sheen.

As she gazed at Priestess Miko’s purplish-blue eyes, she could see an ageless wisdom. The longer she looked at them, she felt those eyes could see into her soul, revealing her secrets.

Genevieve averted her gaze as her hunch told her that Priestess Miko was not a mere mortal! The Elysion Chruch’s sacred lady, Sacred Sakura Priestess, was most likely a living embodiment of a Goddess, similar to her family’s ancestor situation!

As she arrived before the sacred lady, Genevieve bowed slightly to pay her respect. She tried to suppress it, but her heart was racing as she opened her mouth. "Sacred Lady, Priestess Miko, I am honored to stand before you. I have come seeking your guidance and wisdom, for I wish to understand more about you, the world, and the balance within it."

Miko responded with a gentle smile and a gesture that instantly put the princess at ease. She looked up in a particular direction and replied with a soothing and calm voice. "Imperial Princess Genevieve, your visit is most welcome. I can sense your curiosity toward broader knowledge. However, we’re in the presence of your God, and your request to seek enlightenment from me may displease him."

Genevieve straightened her back and looked in the same direction where Priestess Miko was looking, her eyes wide with astonishment. She could see nothing, but she believed her God would allow her to seek wisdom from others if it was for a broader purpose and also his noble cause.

She returned her gaze to Priestess Miko and conveyed the things that bothered her. "I have heard tales of your wisdom and your ability to see beyond the mortal world. What is it that guides you, sacred lady? How do you remain so serene, so wise, amidst the chaos of the world?"

Miko’s gaze drifted to the sky. "The world is filled with noise and conflict, with the constant struggle between light and shadow. We never seek to manage or control the world. Rather, we listen to its rhythm, its pulse, as we should guide others to find their peace."

Genevieve listened intently and attentively. Her heart stirred by the simplicity yet profoundness of those words.

Before Genevieve could raise another question, Miko offered a lunch box to the imperial princess and the imperial guardian knight. "Please grab some lunch."

As it was still a lunch break, Miko didn’t wish to accompany the imperial princess further as she could tell it would lead to other unrelated matters soon.

The imperial princess possessed a greedy heart, and it was easy to tell that this girl wished to draw the Elysion Church toward a particular scheme within the empire. The Elysion Church would stand as a new major force here, below no outsider’s mortal faction, let alone the empire.

’It would be fine to be friends and be on good terms. Sadly, our initial encounter with the imperial force and the factions under the empire was not good. You should come with a better intention, not questioning me...’ Miko left the imperial princess behind.

"Did I do or say something wrong, Robert?" Genevieve wondered, feeling that she unknowingly offended the sacred lady.

"It’s still a lunch break, princess." Robert felt they came at the wrong time.

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"You’re right... the sacred lady just invited us, and yet, I raised a question that was out of place all of a sudden." Genevieve felt like she wanted to excuse herself, but she knew it would be unbecoming to just leave.

She came to know more about Priestess Miko directly, and if possible, tie the Elysion Church to the empire. Given her royal father’s command, she also had to try to form a good relationship with the Elysion Church and enter the Priestess Miko’s circle.

As the time for the short break was limited, she went to sit down at the nearby empty seat to have lunch with the Elysion Church. She noticed everyone ate their food with a blissful expression, and it really made her curious.

She opened her lunch box, and the food looked like a regular fancy lunch package.

However, that impression didn’t last long when she noticed the truth beneath an invisible thin layer that covered it. It was actually a package of extraordinary food cooked with the highest-grade ingredients that could nurture one’s body and cultivation.

The fragrance and delicious aroma were just like what everyone else received. She finally understood why they ate their food like they received a blessing.

The cutlery provided was a pair of wooden sticks, and she wondered how to use them. She peeked at the others and tried to imitate it, yet she still had difficulty using the wooden sticks, and she ended up stabbing her food with those wooden sticks instead.

The moment the first bite of meat entered her mouth, an epiphany came to her mind like a falling blessing, helping her to gain an insight into her breakthrough. At that moment, she was like a country bumpkin who had just tasted delicious food for the first time, but she still savored her food with the proper table manner of a noble lady.

"???" Robert had some questions in his mind when he found the princess eating her food with a flushed expression, but her smile looked natural and genuine. So, she did really like the food.

Thus, he saved his share for her later and remained seated in silence, observing the nearby experts as he knew they were all-powerful. At that moment, he recalled that the Elysion Chruch’s group was escorted by a Deity and Demi-God, and those experts were also there!

While Robert was feeling nervous, Genevieve was too busy enjoying her lunch. A moment later, the emcee announced the semi-final round with great fanfare.

The audience cheered enthusiastically as the Scarlet Swordmaster and the Starlight Vanguard entered the arena.