My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 454: Live a Long Life

"Hi, hi! It’s been a while since we last met, Rosie~" Rosa greeted her old comrade like a happy bird, chirping merrily.

"Rosa, why are you with Ely and the others?" Rosie was surprised to find Rosa was there, among the divine group’s members.

"Huhu, are you surprised? Ely visited the holy capital city before coming here, and here I am." Rosa chuckled.

She wasn’t actually invited, but she asked to come along. After all, Rosie was her ’spicy food lover’ comrade, and she still wanted to feast upon the delicious delight with her friends.

Rosie glanced at Elysia and received a nod in reply. She then invited everyone to enter the mansion. "O-oh, so that’s the reason. How about we go in first? Erm, but can you park this floating warship in the empty lot in the backyard?"

"Xen, please." Elysia nodded in reply and looked at Xentia.

"Yes, master." Xentia sent her command to the spaceship to park in the empty lot behind the mansion.

They initially wanted to go straight to Reinhard Family’s territory, but they encountered several abnormalities around the vast forest.

Avrora Forest, one of the largest forests in the world. This vast forest stretched from the north of the Devil Continent, south of the Human Continent, to the east of the Beast Continent.

A sacred forest where a deadly grand battle once took place eons ago, burying countless heroes and ancient civilizations in the era of the Gods.

This forest was the place where Elysia transmigrated into this world, and also the place where Alisha died at the hands of Sylvia.

The Polluted Sea God’s minions were found wandering around the border river. They mined something out of this region. Therefore, Elysia dispatched her entire group to dig out the truth and resolve the problems caused by those water demons before visiting the Reinhard Family.

"Phew..." Erina wiped her sweat. Before arriving in this city, she and everyone had to wipe out the water demons from the southern river and snatch the loot.

She held a small Avrora Crystal fragment, still trying to copy its elements as she hoped to duplicate it with her ability to impress Elysia. This crystal was precious because it could be used to store magic and spells, and she wished to study it further.

"They only got a hundred kilos despite mining for who knows how long. Isn’t Ely incredibly lucky to find 25 kilos in just a short exploration five years ago?" Evelyn whispered to Xentia.

"Hum." Xentia nodded in agreement.

Those water demons might have mined deep into the land buried by the ages for months, but one quintal was what they could gain. Those water demons were unlucky, and those water demons’ hard work was simply taken away by them.

"They caused so much water pollution. Approximately how long does it take to purify everything to its natural state?" Ella sighed as she felt the water contamination would lead to the destruction and extinction of various species of living creatures.

"Our master has thought about it. We will do something for it after the world boss raid. Take it easy." Lynn reassured the restless Ella.

The girls chatted happily as they got off the spaceship.

"..." Elysia stared at the palace in the distance with some complicated feelings.

During this visit, her Goddess sisters except Elena, Ai, and Zera remained in the Nature Realm. Sylvia was still accompanying Vanessa in the Helven Realm. Considering the past incidents and tragedies, it wasn’t a good idea to bring Sylvia to visit the Reinhard Family.

However, what He-Dao said to her on the way here still rang in her mind.

He-Dao asked her why she was fond of mingling with mortals, and she told about her relationship with several good people who helped her in the past.

He-Dao then asked her why she wished to visit the Reinhard Clan. It was reasonable to visit some old friends, but the Reinhard Clan was only the knight family in the Cuttexus Kingdom.

The answer to such a question would be long, but Elysia summarized her chemistry and complicated relationship with the Reinhard Family. It was the family her current reincarnation belonged to.

She also shared a bit of the story about her first experience after she arrived in this world, and it was pretty bloody.

However, the oddity started from there. He-Dao spotted it for Elysia to reconsider.

"Thank you for sharing your stories. This may sound a bit rude, but I’ll be honest. It is normal for a divine soul to take over someone’s body upon death because the receiver is aligned with your reincarnation. But how can your reincarnation die at the hands of a runaway devil girl in the human territory?

First, Sylvia, the girl who ran away from home, was attacked by a group of humans while she was roaming around the forest, and she encountered your reincarnation’s entourage after escaping from those humans. Your entourage attacked the injured devil girl but got annihilated instead. Don’t you find that odd? It was as if everything had been planned.

I mean, your reincarnation’s death before your divine soul took over. Sylvia is already your person, and you know that she was desperate at that time. She may just be a victim, the wild pawn to the greater evil scheme. Someone wanted to weaken the Reinhard Family, and they succeeded."

He-Dao spotted the oddity, and it put Elysia in deep contemplation.

She, her Goddess sisters, and her family members never thought that far. He-Dao only listened to the summary of her story, and he concluded with a surprising revelation.

Everyone thought Sylvia committed that sin by accident, and Sylvia was so guilty about that incident. However, what if there was the true mastermind who orchestrated Alisha’s death to weaken the Reinhard Family? What if it wasn’t just a mere coincidence?

After thinking about it again, Elysia discussed it with Elena and Ai.

’Then, do you perhaps know who to suspect?’ Elysia was concerned about the Reinhard Family’s true enemy and decided to ask He-Dao for his opinion.

’Hmm, I don’t dare jump to conclusions this quickly, but we can narrow down the scope to anyone who is targeting the Reinhard Family’s territory and power. Someone such as a rival or mortal enemy may also come under suspicion. The Emperor Elliott could also be a suspect. After all, it is natural for the leader to weaken his vassals once they possess a threat to his authority.’ He-Dao shrugged his shoulders.

Elysia responded with a subtle nod and expressed her gratitude. She would look at this matter later with divination if necessary. Whoever it was, the perpetrators wouldn’t live a peaceful life if they were the true mastermind of that incident.

"Ugh." Harold rubbed his white hair in a dilemma.

He had to answer the Emperor’s summon, but on the other hand, Elysia and the divine group paid him a visit.

After brief consideration, Harold put the Emperor’s summon aside because he had to prioritize the importance of the matter.

Nothing came before the Goddess, so the Emperor could wait for later. However, he sent an emergency letter to notify the Emperor regarding his absence from the meeting.

"Welcome, welcome to Reinhard Family’s mansion!" Harold welcomed everyone with a smile and natural friendliness.

He felt rejuvenated because Elysia managed to return safely with everyone.

"Please accept our souvenirs." Ai handed over a storage pouch to Rosie and a small box to Harold.

"Uhm, then... I’ll accept it. Thank you for your gift." Rosie was about to refuse the gift, but she couldn’t say no to Elysia and Ai.

Elysia and Ai were like identical twins, and her little sister became two. Even though they didn’t want to call her big sister, she would always regard them as her beloved little sisters!

"Uh, can I open it?" Harold received his gift with utmost care.

He almost forgot Elysia had become two somehow. One was the original Elysia, and the other one was her twin, Ai.

"You may open it and eat it right now. It will rejuvenate and prolong your lifespan. You’ve served the country enough, and now it’s time for you to retire, grandfather." Elysia sent a voice transmission only for Harold to hear.

"Grand, grandfather... This, this is so so precious..." Harold was pleasantly surprised because Elysia called him grandfather! But, he understood the thing inside the box was too valuable.

"Your life is more precious. Reinhard needs you." Elysia shook her head.

"I see..." Harold could tell some implied meaning from Elysia’s statement. But the more important thing, Elysia considered him precious, and it was enough to convince him to live long, not for the country or the Emperor, but for his family.

He considered nothing more and opened the box. He gulped down the elixir without the slightest hesitation.

"Grandfather, why you... all of a sudden?" Rosie didn’t know what to say, but her grandfather looked much livelier and fresher than ever after drinking the elixir Ai had given him.

"Haha, we call it a blessing. Please come in. Allow this old man to host all of you." Harold laughed out loud and invited everyone into the main hall.

He immediately ordered dozens of servants to prepare the best banquet to serve the distinguished guests.

All core family members were also immediately summoned to return home at that very second.

While the family festivities that enveloped the Reinhard Family’s mansion occurred, the palace’s atmosphere became a bit heavy because a meeting regarding the operation to put water demons in the southern river under control was about to be held.

Unfortunately, one of the important higher-ups and also the Emperor’s confidant, couldn’t answer the Emperor’s summon, and announced his absence from the meeting for family reasons.