My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 418: Last Trip Before Departure

"What about me?" Erina pointed at her face in confusion, feeling she was excluded from the family tradition. She also wished to undergo the trial in that tower!

"You will get your chance after you consolidate and stabilize your foundation, Eryynaaa~ Don’t rush, you and Mio." Elysia responded in a tune.

"O-oh~ Then, may I know what kind of trial awaits? We need to prepare ourselves mentally and physically, Ellie." Erina felt enlightened. She glanced at Mio next to her, then at the little tower artifact in Nell’s hands.

"This is the Divine Angel Trial. Tell us once you are ready. For Mio, you are actually ready, but you should undergo the trial in the same batch as Erina." Nell put her tower artifact in a safe place in her private realm.

"Understood." Mio bowed respectfully.

"You have cultivated diligently and ascended to 6th Rank by Quadtria’s standards, Erina." Elysia put her hands together. She already congratulated Erina yesterday, but she couldn’t help but feel happy because Erina’s gold touch had evolved into something impressive.

"Erm, it’s all thanks to everyone’s help. I’m deeply grateful." Erina put her hand to her upper chest, conveying her sincere gratitude to her senior sisters.

"Hehe~ That’s not worth mentioning. That’s our duty to guide our junior sister." Evelyn flapped her hand with a small laugh.

"Hum, we have Goddess Ely, no worries~" Ella clasped her hands with an amiable smile.

"Then, where are we going now?" Sylvia crossed her arms and tapped her cheek.

"Japan and China are good. I want to buy some things and souvenirs before leaving Earth." Elysia considered several things in mind.

"Master, you’re not thinking about those plastic mech models, right? We’ve already created hundreds of prototype advanced mech models, including the manufactured ones at ES Nirvana..." Xentia heaved a subtle sigh.

"Ah, that’s not what I meant. You are the best, Xen! But, it’s okay to look around, right? It’s been five years, and Earth is also developing its mechs. We need to call it a study trip." Elysia held Xentia’s hand and swung it right and left.

"Alright." Xentia nodded in reply.

She studied her master’s fondness, preferences, hobbies, and more. ES Nirvana built a small lab specifically to develop mechs, and she created a small factory to produce the mech prototype models to fulfill her master’s collector desires.

If they would compare ES Nirvana’s mech models against Earth, she could easily say that she held all criteria to be the best in all aspects. Her mech models would always be superior to those plastic toys!

Xentia flared in confidence. Her master held her products in high regard.

A few moments later, Elysia’s family group left the mutated garden in that abandoned land with a space bus. They flew straight to Japan.

Shortly after the Elysium space bus left, several mutated beasts and monsters returned to the fertile hillside plantation area, coming out of the forest warily before picking up some fruits and vegetables. They felt somewhat relieved. Those humans only took some of the harvest and left.

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On a trip to Japan, Erina was pretty excited because Japan could be considered her territory. She could host everyone without worrying about anything or anyone.

After Erina distributed gifts to everyone, Sylvia suddenly brought up a topic that made some people curious. "Hey, what would happen if Erina’s golden touch faced Yuuki’s icy touch? Who would be more dominant?"

"Don’t look for trouble. My icy touch is Heavenly Ice." Yuuki closed her eyes.

"Hey, come on~ Nothing bad will happen as long as our master is around. If you become gold or Erina freezes, Ely can fix you." Sylvia tried to persuade Yuuki and Erina.

She then gently pushed Erina to sit next to Yuuki.

"That sounds interesting, but we need to ask permission first." Lynn gave her seat to Erina and hurried to the front seat to ask Elysia for permission.

"Oh~ If they don’t mind, I’ll be there to ensure everyone’s safety." Elysia’s gaze brightened, and joined the contest between Yuuki and Erina as a referee.

Sylvia managed to receive Erina’s approval, but Yuuki remained silent. Thus, she poked Yuuki’s cheek, believing that Yuuki couldn’t remain indifferent. "Come one, Yuu-ki~"

"Ugh, don’t blame me or hold a grudge, okay? It’ll be a bit dangerous when it’s active." Yuuki sighed and joined in the game, but she didn’t forget to give a warning.

"No grudges. This is just a game and a small contest of strength. Ellie will be here with us too." Erina smiled happily and offered her hand for a handshake.

"Well then." Yuuki looked at Elysia and got an encouraging nod. She then held Erina’s hand.

The contest of power between the golden touch, and the icy touch began, witnessed by everyone.

Erina’s golden touch caused an immediate effect, turning Yuuki’s hand into gold. However, it only affected Yukki’s skin surface.

Yuuki gave Erina a three-second head start, but she prevented the golden transformation from entering through her skin by providing a layer of defensive ice with the Heavenly Ice element. It would take several minutes to turn her hand into gold.

"..." Yuuki looked at Erina’s confident smile. She felt a bit bad for crushing that self-confidence. Even though Erina’s golden touch power originated from the Angel of Heaven, it was still far from enough to rival her ascended 10th Rank power and Heavenly Ice legacy.

*Crackle*

Erina widened her eyes, shocked to find that her hand and arm suddenly hardened and froze into pieces of ice.

"That is enough." Yuuki retracted her hand from Erina’s grasp and melted her ice gradually.

"Hehe, I lost..." Erina chuckled lightly. She knew the result would be her defeat.

Erina’s arm turned blue due to hypothermia, but Elysia immediately provided first aid. The contest ended, and Erina received some guidance regarding elemental touch from Yuuki.

They also shared some stories because their fate in life seemed similar. They both possessed the cursed-like power since birth and were ostracized, living in loneliness until they met Elysia.

"That’s really cruel." Erina covered her mouth in shock, feeling that Yuuki was so pitiful in the early days.

A young snow fox was abandoned in the middle of a stretch of snow by one’s own mother. It was loneliness for decades that was cold and scary.

"That doesn’t mean much anymore. I’ve moved on. But, you’re not that different, right? Your debut as Golden Diva the singer was just an escape. Regardless, Mio is a good bodyguard. But..." Yuuki shook her head with a faint smile, looking at her master in the front seat.

"But?" Erina tilted her head slightly.

"But I can’t help but recall your first encounter with our master. You responded to Master Ely’s kindness with wickedness, thinking she was a bad person." Yuuki couldn’t help but chuckle.

"Wha- that was an accident on my part. I really regret it... Luckily, I got Ellie’s forgiveness right then and there..." Erina gasped in surprise and put her fingers together, feeling guilty at the memory.

The other girls joined in the conversation as they felt the sad topic should be over. They had to return to the exciting and fun topic.

Elysia smiled with relief, happy to see Erina mingling with her sisters well. Mio was also busy seeking some guidance from Yusagi.

However, she somehow felt a bit lost because usually, her fluffy friends would be around for some care and petting. Her little dragons were also in Helven Realm for a feast with the new recruits.

It would take a while to arrive in Japan. She returned to her seat and leaned against Elena next to her, hugging Elena’s arm.

"Hm?" Elena smiled and stroked Elysia’s hair.

"Hmm-mm~" Elysia closed her eyes.

"Ah, Ely... I just remembered. Will you appear as Miss E, the younger version of you, or Elysia, the mature version of you?" Elena thought about it, but she felt both were good.

"I’ll transform as the younger version of me. I can do it now." Elysia raised her finger and transformed into the younger version of her, the 16 y.o Miss E.

"Hum!" Elena nodded in satisfaction. The mature Elysia was so stunning, but the young Elysia was super lovely. She couldn’t help but pamper Elysia like a good big sister.

The other Goddesses just smiled at that sight.

A few moments later, their space bus went through the anti-surveillance route and finally arrived in Japan.

It was the last tour before they left Earth, leaving the world affairs to the new world core and the Cube Island’s system. The first place they visited was a famous shopping center in the capital.

"Should we buy some more high-tier herbs and elixir?" Elysia asked in wonder when she had just passed the prominent ancient-looking medicine shop.

However, she caught a billboard not far ahead. It showcased a limited-edition latest mech model that looked really cool!

Even though Xentia’s models were the best with the best quality, for some reason, she was compelled to take that one home with her.

"Do you want that, master? I’ll buy it for you." Xentia noticed her master’s interest.

That one might be fancy, but she didn’t feel it could compare to hers, knowing her models were still the coolest. Her master only wanted that one for collection purposes.

"Yes, please. Thank you, Xen." Elysia leaped forward and rubbed her cheek against Xentia’s.

Xentia then accessed her system and bought the said limited-edition latest mech model that her master wanted.

"The selling method is auction because only ten were made. An evil marketing trick, but I managed to buy one without giving others a chance to bid. Should we pick it up?" Xentia showed the bought item on her virtual panel with a victory sign.

"Yup, let’s go." Elysia grabbed Elena and Xentia’s hands before getting off the bus.

The girls were curious about why their master suddenly got off the bus. They were about to go down too, but Gaia stopped them.

"It’s okay. Ely just picked up a mech model for her collection. They’ll be back soon." Gaia waved her hand.

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"Thank you for your patronage." The shop manager wiped his sweat nervously.

He and the other employees were super respectful to these three breathtaking ladies, knowing they were the ones who bought the last limited edition mech model without considering money.

It was a plastic model of the cooler version of the most advanced latest manufactured combat mech, and it was sold for almost five million JPY!

"Mm, you’re welcome!" Elysia received her mech model box, but someone suddenly grabbed it as if to snatch it from her.

"Hey, storekeeper. I bought it at the auction yesterday, but why did you sell it to someone else when I will pick it up today?" The young man grumbled with a frown.

"What do you mean by yours? We bought it for 30 thousand USD." Xentia smacked the young man’s hand away.

"What?! Is this how you do business? I will sue you and your store. You need to refund my money tenfold!" The young man snapped in fury at the storekeeper and manager.

"Please calm down, sir!" The manager tried to reassure the angry customer. The item sold yesterday was still stored in the warehouse, but the angry customer suddenly grabbed his collar.

"Please listen to the manager first. If your purchase was yesterday, then today, your item is still safe in the warehouse." Elysia tried to explain the possible situation as she knew these professionals would never do such ugly methods in doing business.

"Hmm?" The young man let go of the manager and looked aside. After his anger subsided, he realized these ladies were truly stunning, too beautiful for the world.