My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 243: Bring to Mind

"Did you do something bad?" Elysia asked softly.

Elysium’s members and Miko’s disciples shook their heads.

"Did you commit any misdeed? There was no mindless killing, right?" Elysia continued.

Almost everyone shook their heads. Some of them also stated their ground to explain their situation.

"Then, isn’t that fine? We punish the evildoers and grant salvation to this ocean to the proper order." Elysia shook her head with a smile.

"Mm, yes, we only punish the evildoers, the masterminds, and the perpetrators." Luna felt relieved. She thought Elysia’s sudden arrival was because they caused something unexpected and needed the highest order to intervene.

"Did our sudden arrival surprise you? Hmm-mm, we came for three things. First, we came to deliver dinner. Second, several victims need immediate medical attention. Third, please rest adequately. Whatever the result, finalize the conquest mission by tomorrow night. Return before dinner." Elysia raised three fingers.

"Seafood dinner?" Vanessa wiped her droll. Her master’s delicacies!

*Bam*

Rhea and Megami brought a large pot and several dishes to the table. The delicious aroma immediately enveloped the meeting room, tantalizing everyone’s appetite.

The tense atmosphere instantly vanished. Everyone misunderstood the reason for the Supreme Goddess’ sudden arrival. It wasn’t because of the urgent meeting, but a dinner party!

"Please have a seat and enjoy dinner. It will improve your cultivation and taste good. We cooked them together." Miko spread her arms and offered the food to everyone.

"Food cooked by master and Goddess Master..." Remiel wiped her droll. She was the first one to sit near one of the fancy seafood pizzas.

Everyone then joined the feast and enjoyed their dinner. Some people received epiphanies, enlightenment, and tears of happiness when devouring their food.

"This is the best food I have ever eaten in my entire life." Scarlet wiped her tears. She felt liberated and protected, but her enlightenment from that heavenly food was profound and meaningful. No words could describe how relieved and happy she was.

The other mermaids felt the same. They were finally able to end the mermaid’s pitiful fate, and they gained a spiritual boost to improve their cultivation too.

Everything started because the Benevolent Supreme Holy Mother Goddess of Laws took pity on them, and right now, they were in the presence of her divine grace! They received the protection from the Almighty Goddess!

"Thank you for the heavenly gift you bestowed upon us, O, the Almighty Supreme Holy Mother!" Scarlet and other mermaid executives knelt to express gratitude to their Patron Goddess.

"Raise your head. You have suffered a lot, but everything will be fine now. The Mermaid Kingdom will become Sacred Sakura’s ally, and nobody will dare to bully you. One can only protect something with enough strength to withstand the storm. You can focus on improving your cultivation and building the Mermaid Kingdom into one of the rulers of the seas." Elysia extended her hand and cast a gentle light to soothe the mermaids down to their souls.

"Yes!" Scarlet and other mermaids looked at the Supreme Goddess with utmost reverence and honor.

They would gladly serve their Patron Goddess for eternity. The history of the Mermaid Kingdom that ruled the sea began from here.

Everyone took a moment of silence to pray, giving time to the mermaids.

After that, the dinner continued until the food was finished. Elysia then raised her hand. "Dory, Gab-chan, you are involved in the mermaid demonization incident. Please share some of your thoughts."

"Yes, master. So, it’s like this--" Dory came before her master and explained all the situations.

"The situation is similar to the human demonization. They are the remnants of the Heavenly Demon’s worshipers. That evil clan was completely destroyed because they were too dangerous to be left alive." Gabriella reported the aftermath.

"Alright. Let’s visit them. How about the other captured mermaid higher-ups?" Elysia nodded in understanding. The great evil deserved such retribution.

"Replying to the Supreme Goddess. They have most likely already been sold to the Imperial Capital. The other two Saint-rank mermaids are still missing. We can’t get any news from there." Scarlet immediately reported.

"All right. Any mermaids in this ocean will be sent to us when the time comes. Those people aren’t stupid enough to call for punishment." Elysia got up from her seat. Her two avatars and Rhea soon followed her.

Everyone immediately went to the rehabilitation room, where the mermaids and other former slaves were treated.

"What are your plans for the non-mermaid ones? They have been freed from slavery, and some of them are men. Are you going to put them in the Mermaid Kingdom too?" Miko pointed to the space behind the partition.

The male former slaves were treated there. She was concerned about those people, considering the mermaids suffered greatly because of their previous owners.

"We have negotiated with the mermaids. They can only accept the female ones. The male ones will be released. We will give them some gold coins and spirit stones. As for those with nowhere to go, the mermaids will give them a place outside the Mermaid Kingdom. They can live as farmers." Luna concluded the results of her discussion with other mermaid’s higher-ups.

"I see, so it really lives up to its name. Mermaid Kingdom, the female sea race kingdom." Miko nodded in understanding.

"..." Elysia was silent for a moment after listening to that. Those female slaves suffered because of their previous owners, and there were several pregnant women.

The time would heal the past, but those pregnant women were traumatized because of men.

She used her divine magic to cast a simple command spell into the pregnant woman’s mind to ensure the safety of both the baby and the mother. The mothers wouldn’t harm their innocent babies. She had to do this for reassurance... Otherwise, she had no idea what those traumatized women would do to their own babies.

After that, she cast purification and healing on all former slaves. For those without fishtails, she helped them to grow a new one with her regeneration magic.

’Are you covering the costs, Ely? Why not do as usual and let the patient bear all the burden?’ Elena asked in wonder.

’It’s okay. It’s just a small price. It’s a bit of a hassle to divide the vials for everyone. I only need to drink one vial of Super-tier vitality potion, and it will cover the vitality I used.’ Elysia heaved a sigh of relief. She then turned around and left the room.

The mermaids and former slaves widened their eyes at what had just happened. The Supreme Goddess used her divine technique to purify and heal everyone in seconds!

It was a miracle, and the mermaid warriors immediately knelt to the leaving Supreme Goddess to pay their respects. The former slaves also realized what had happened and immediately kowtowed to express their gratitude to the benevolent, almighty one.

The next one was the demonized mermaid, crucified by a unique sea stone cross-sealing artifact. However, Luna and Gabriella added several sealing formations to ensure the demonized mermaid remained asleep.

Only Elysium’s members, Miko’s disciples, and the chosen mermaids could witness Emerald’s purification for security reasons.

"Revoke the sealing formation." Miko gave a signal to Gabriella and Luna.

Elysia spoke nothing, just nodded slightly.

"Artificial demonization, huh... Regardless of which world, this kind of thing still exists." Rhea crossed her arms under her breasts.

Gabriella deactivated her barriers, and Luna revoked all formations. The demonized mermaid was released, restrained only by the chains.

Elysia and Miko stepped closer and thought this green mermaid did not deserve such a fate.

"Aaa..." Emerald regained consciousness. She gritted her teeth because of the pain eating away her mind and clarity. She looked up at the approaching people with her blazing red-black half-demonic eyes.

"Rest assured, you are saved. Fret not. Everything will be fine from now on." Elysia conveyed her word magic to calm the suffering mermaid.

She pressed her finger to Emerald’s forehead, then eliminated the evil energy and demonic substance from this pitiful mermaid’s body.

Many black liquid emerged from Emerald’s pores, which soon fell into Miko’s white fire of purification.

"..." Miko heaved a sigh because she previously thought those black liquid could be used to make a Versatile Slime Artifact.

Unfortunately, this resulted from artificial demonization, not the Heavenly Demonic Curse. So, those black liquid were useless and could only be burned in purgatory, leaving no residue behind.

"Aaa... I-, thank you..." Emerald shed some tears of relief and happiness as soon as she regained her senses. The Divine Goddess saved her from the abyss depths.

As she basked in the gentle, holy light, she stared at the Divine Goddess before her eyes as if to burn this scene into her memory.

However, severe fatigue soon became unbearable, and she fainted.

Once it was done, Elysia destroyed the chain and healed Emerald’s injuries. She then turned around and handed over the fainted Emerald to Dory. "Let her rest and recover."

After saying that, Elysia left the room with her two avatars and Rhea.

"Thank you very much, master." Dory regained her composure and immediately bowed respectfully to her master.

The mermaids bowed respectfully, and Elysia only responded with a hand wave.

The other Elysium members and Miko’s disciples immediately went to follow their Goddess Master out.

"You should have a proper rest. Continue the mission tomorrow morning and return tomorrow at dinner. I have prepared an interesting training method for you~" Elysia put her hands together.

"Understood! But what kind of training, master? I can’t wait for it, hehe~" Vanessa hugged her master’s leg and rubbed her cheek.

"Fufu~ we have three different training classifications depending on your capabilities. I wondered if you would be in the easy, intermediate, or hard difficulty, Vann." Elysia chuckled and rubbed Vanessa’s head.

"Of course, the hard one. I train diligently and won’t disappoint you, master!" Vanessa’s tail kept swaying to the right and left, feeling excited.