My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 133: New Forest Dweller Candidate

When Ely returned to the camp, she found the bashful Skyla peeking out from the nearby tent.

Skyla’s tent was right next to her, and finding that nightmare demoness was easy. However, she didn’t want to explain anything. The private plan to handle that demoness was ruined too.

It was time to rest. Ely was tired and didn’t want to think about complicated things. She and Gabriella returned to their tent right after.

Yuuki also sneakily returned to their tent. She served as Ely’s secret protector even though Ely never asked her to do so.

"Ah, you’ve come back. So, everything is good?" Sylvia asked, but she glanced at Yuuki.

"Everything is fine. Her safety is guaranteed under my watch." Yuuki nodded slightly. She then sealed the tent to ensure no intruders, eavesdroppers, or other disturbances.

"Phew..." Ely took off her helmet and dark knight armor. Jophiel rushed to help her.

"What about the spider guide? Also, did you resolve the problem regarding that nightmare demoness, master?" Jophiel asked curiously.

She was also relieved her master didn’t take long to come back. She couldn’t bear to linger with Sylvia. This bad devil kept trying to tease her. Her veil was even snatched by Sylvia once because this bad devil wanted to see her face...

"I freed it as promised. As for Skyla, I seem to need to do something else. She shall strive for her future, and the dark knight hero won’t be there for her." Ely shook her head and sat on the bed.

"Ely, what will you do with that spider demon lady?" Yuuki was concerned.

"I haven’t thought about it. She might be one of the prey of that black spider demon colony. It’s not a spider demon’s silk egg sac..." Ely handed over the storage pouch to Yuuki.

"Hmm?" Yuuki had a lot of question marks on her head.

"Please take care of her. She may be suffering from trauma. If possible, please persuade and recruit her into our Sacred Mountain. She is an 8th Rank spider demon with almost perfect human form. Our Sacred Mountain needs a powerful spider demon like her." After saying that, Ely lay down on the bed.

"I think it will be much more effective if it’s you who do it, Ely." Sylvia raised her hand.

"I will still use my dark knight identity for the next two days. Everyone sees me as the Young Demon God, a male demon... Since she is a female demon, I should leave this matter to you." Ely pointed to her dark knight armor on the table.

"I can do it! I also can handle that nightmare demoness for you, master." Jophiel tried to grab the storage pouch from Yuuki, but the nine-tailed fox dodged it nimbly.

"Ely gave this task to me." Yuuki moved away and opened the storage pouch to check its contents. The spider lady was still lying unconscious in the center of the recovery formation circle.

That spider lady was only clad in a cloak, suffering from qi exhaustion and looking weak. If Ely wanted this spider demon to become a new resident of Sacred Mountain’s forest dweller, then that was what would happen.

A few seconds later, Ely summoned her Lost Prayer from her subspace, which magically popped out of her body.

She opened it to check her status screen.

[Ely (???) | 0th Rank]

[HP: 415.7K/100 | MP: 399.87M/4,500 | SP: 3.96M/4,500]

[Talent: 6 Stars | Legendary]

[STR: 10 (Limit) | DEX: 10 (Limit) | CON: 200 | PER: 400 | ARC: 10 (Limit) | VIT: 3.95M | LCK: 100 (Max)]

Because she had to remove the curse from many ancient demons, she lost some of her MP, SP, and VIT.

She had meditated to recuperate using lots of spirit stones and Super-tier elixirs, but that wasn’t enough to restore her stats before her curse removal service started.

She sacrificed her MP, SP, and VIT to speed up the curse removal process. The patients were not the only ones who bore the price for everything.

The full payment was already in her hand, and she had to complete part of the deal. Nevertheless, it was a very profitable business.

’The gain is more or less equal to the Guardian of Dream’s two full years’ income. I mean, net profit! It’s a mountain of spirit stones and treasures!’ Ely cheered in her mind.

She then checked the requirements to unseal her Goddess Master. She clicked the read more to see the quest in full.

[Requirements to unseal the Supreme Goddess of Mysterious Origin]

[Achieve 450K HP]

[Achieve 450M MP]

[Achieve 4.5M SP]

[Achieve 4.5M VIT]

[Achieve 450 PER]

[Achieve 250 CON]

Ely then checked the quest page and scrolled the list. She wanted to know if there was an Evil God figure she needed to deal with. Unfortunately, there weren’t any.

She had no idea how to increase her CON, but slaying the evil-related God was the most effective. As for the other stats, she knew how to farm them.

’My current stats have almost met the requirements, thanks to the Artificial Hell Realm and the Evil God. If I can slay two or three God-class bad guys, I can fulfill the rest in seclusion. As for HP, I need to do a little more research. It’s so tiring to find strong evil monsters and exterminate them.’ Ely closed her grimoire and hugged it while looking up with relief and happiness.

She would actively seek the evil-related God then she could slay them in the name of justice and heaven’s punishment. She already asked her disciples to prepare everything for the future God-slaying event. So, everything would be well-prepared.

"What makes you look so happy, Ely? Can you share your joy with me?" Sylvia lay on her stomach next to Ely.

"Fufu, the destined day is almost here." Ely covered her mouth.

She then realized that Sylvia’s dragon tail was missing. It was just a pair of black angel-like wings. Unlike Yuuki’s spiritual tails, it was as if Sylvia no longer had the tail.

"Where did your tail go? Is it detachable?" Ely asked in wonder.

"No, silly. I’m a half-demonic dragon. I can transform my body to hide my tail, but it’s tricky for my wings." Sylvia glanced at her lower back and rubbed it.

"Oh~" Ely nodded in understanding.

"Lady Sylvi, your wings take up too much space. Master, please lie down on the other bed with me. Let’s sleep together." Jophiel pulled her master’s hand.

"Ah, okay." Ely got up and followed Jophiel’s invitation.

They had two large beds there, and she went to lie down on the other bed with Jophiel.

Seeing that, Gabriella rushed to secure her spot beside her master. She was on her master’s left, and Jophiel was on the other side.

"Huh?" Yuuki was stunned. The two big beds were hers, and she had to sleep beside that naughty devil...

"What are you waiting for, sweetie? Come here and let this big sister cuddle you to sleep." Sylvia smiled faintly. She licked her lips at Yuuki while patting the bed.

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After several hours of rest, Ely mass-produced the fake curse-purifying talismans. She crafted them only for the appearance with no special effects because the curse removal was completed solely by her skills.

The fake curse-purifying talisman was just a paper with magic symbols and incantations with no effect. She had to give it to each patient since they requested it. They said it was for a souvenir to remember their freedom day.

"Phew..." Ely wiped her sweat but still wore her dark knight helmet. She forgot about it.

It was pretty tiring because she removed the curse from 320 ancient demons for that day. She sped things up by sacrificing more MP, SP, and VIT.

She wasn’t worried about her loss because she could always recover them later, considering she got a lot of treasures and resources from this curse removal deal.

She could handle the rest on the third day. Afterward, she could bid farewell to the ancient demons and her dark knight identity.

"Master, here is your tea." Jophiel served a cup of warm tea.

"Um, thanks." Ely removed her dark knight helmet and half-face respirator. She then enjoyed her warm tea.

No ancient demons would bother her until dinner because the quota for that day was up. So, she could enjoy her time for a short break.

"Master... The Nightmare Demon Ancestor, Abraham Fear, requests your presence in his tent. A detailed report on the results of the interrogation is ready. He also wants to hand you the God of Poison’s soul essence." Gabriella came in and reported.

"That’s about time, huh. Let’s meet him then. Oh, right... where did Yuuki and Sylvi go?" Ely looked left and right. She had not seen them since an hour ago.

"They... I don’t know either, master. They said they need to take care of some things while you take a short break." Gabriella scratched her head as she was also clueless.

"Okay." Ely replied with a subtle nod.

After her tea time, she put on her dark knight helmet and then went to the Nightmare Demon Ancestor’s tent.

She came to the Ancient Night Secret Realm for three reasons this time. The deal, the God of Poison’s soul essence, and the matter about Skyla.

Unfortunately, that pitiful girl’s matter was the lowest priority because it wasn’t her problem. She only felt somewhat sorry. Even so, she still had to tie up the loose ends.