My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 562: Unforeseen Reasoning

Galashiels went directly to the Imperial Palace’s underground main altar to convey his desire for the Glorious God’s presence as he had an extremely urgent matter to report.

Unfortunately, it took him almost half an hour of relentless prayers, praises, and calls to awaken the Glorious God’s consciousness from the statue through the resonance of the fragment in his soul.

"O Glorious Lord, the harbinger of all glory, please hear my humble plea. This servant summon thee to descend upon us with your boundless wisdom and light, and guide our souls to enlightenment." Galashiels knelt before God’s statue, knowing the Glorious God’s consciousness had awakened to answer his call.

The statue’s eyes glowed, and the mouth soon moved. "Isn’t it too early for you to awaken my consciousness, Gala? The sacred rite for my entertainment shall only take place tomorrow."

"Please pardon me for calling you early, O Glorious God. There’s something unexpected. This servant urgently seeks your divine wisdom and enlightenment." Galashiels conveyed the reason, still looking at the ground.

"Elaborate." Rhykdohr frowned. His most reliable pawn obviously had a reason for it, and he should listen to it first.

Galashiels immediately explained about the Elysion Church’s arrival and the mysterious nine-tailed shadow fox’s visit, the latter claimed as the Heavenly Palace’s affiliate.

"I see... no wonder you are so indecisive. She provided no proof, and she could be the swindler, but her arrival is specifically to seek my presence through you. How does she know that you are my highest-tier pawn?" Rhykdohr pondered about it more deeply.

"She also said that if you fail to meet her, then she shall come to your door in three or four days." Galashiels felt it doubtful as well, but he couldn’t rule out the possibility.

"Since she wished to convey something important to me by going through an acceptable procedure, I do not see why I should not see her. I shall judge the truth personally. Gala, my favored pawn, lend me your body." Rhykdohr nodded slightly as he reached a conclusion.

"By your command, My Lord." Galashiels spread his arms and let the divine fragment in his soul and statue begin to take over his body.

The God’s statue dimmed as Rhykdohr’s divine consciousness left to possess the blessed child’s body or the one he called a favored pawn. Rhykdohr in Galashiels’ body tried to move his limbs as it had been a while since he descended to the mortal world through this method.

The path between the mortal worlds and the Divine World had long been sealed, and the seal was tightened a few weeks ago. However, some Gods and Immortals could still contact the lower realms through their own secret methods. They just couldn’t fully descend with their real body, but only a mere consciousness or soul fragment that they had originally left in the lower realm as their mortal world’s root.

Once he got used to the body he possessed, he flew out through the void to meet the mysterious nine-tailed shadow fox.

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As the elimination rounds continued, Elysia watched her people defeat their opponents one after another. The nine core disciples showed their impeccable display of magic efficiency and marvelous martial arts. Unfortunately, their opponents couldn’t even last more than ten moves from them.

The five representatives of the Elysion Church were also best talents nurtured by the holy magic. They gained victory without ever being pushed to try to fight the opponent seriously.

As for Jophiel, this charm demoness got acquaintanced with several prodigies and baited them to join the hero expedition team for their own glory, making the elders of their respective backgrounds very upset and frustrated. With Myra and Daemyx around, they also caused some trouble to the hostile factions. They determined to make the offenders pay for their sins.

The time to return to the Sacred Sakura was drawing near as the night was about to fall over there. Elysia had to leave in an hour, but she would return to watch the main match tomorrow.

"The management somehow saved the prominent participants from facing each other in the preliminary rounds. Hmm, no challenging battle will happen today..." Vanessa murmured softly, feeling that the Elysion Church gained the easy victory.

"Mm, the main competition will only happen tomorrow." Elysia gently rubbed Vanessa’s head, trailing to the back of those adorable cat ears.

"U-ah, uhm~" Vanessa trembled slightly and rolled up her eyes.

"Uh-ah, sorry." Elysia moved her fingers unknowingly. It would be inconvenient if Vanessa melted in desire and pleasure right now.

"Mm, touch me more~" Vanessa grabbed her master’s hand and put it on her head again, rubbing on it occasionally. She was happy to live a cat life.

*Zap*

Elysia sensed the fluctuations from the void, coming from the Imperial Palace. Zera and Ai also notified her regarding the approaching divine presence, but since the approaching one came with no malice, she reassured them that it wasn’t an enemy.

"Hm?" Vanessa averted her gaze toward the aura source and got up back to her seat.

A few seconds later, Galashiels emerged from the void, staring at the mysterious nine-tailed fox lady and the white tiger lady. He could tell the white tiger possessed the 10th Rank cultivation with a flawless foundation for an immortal path, but he could sense nothing from the nine-tailed shadow fox. Even so, his gut feeling told him this nine-tailed shadow fox was extremely dangerous.

"Sir Galashiels, no, the Glorious God, Rhykdohr. Thank you for answering my request. Please have a seat." Elysia waved her finger, materializing a magical chair for her guest.

She could feel within the Galashiels’ body, the divine presence of the one she wished to meet in this current opportunity decided to meet her right here and now.

"That’s really surprising because you noticed it with just a glance. No wonder Gala said you have such a mythical eye, fox lady." Rhykdohr faintly smiled and took his seat.

"The God of Glory and you share a similar divine title, but your attitude and behavior are far more refined." Elysia poured a cup of purple tea, the new variant of the Serenitea, for her guest.

"I beg to differ. In terms of power and status, he is two ranks beneath me. And, how about you? Are you really a nine-tailed shadow fox?" Rhykdohr felt a bit doubtful.

Elysia offered the tea to her guest and remained silent for several seconds. However, her guest awaited her response patiently and calmly. Thus, she responded. "I shall be a nine-tailed fox if I desire it, and I shall be something else if I wish for it."

"I see... I’m intrigued about how you could obtain Nieyr’s approval when you visited him as a demi-human that he hates the most. It’s impossible for him to tolerate the furries."

"That’s because it spelled like I’m possible. If it weren’t for his sudden hostility and our peace-loving intention, we wouldn’t show the Heavenly Palace’s token."

"Then, why are you unwilling to prove your identity to us?"

"Because we don’t need to prove anything. Hm, since you keep asking, then now it’s my turn to inquire something. If you will be kind enough to answer, why is Nieyr so hostile to demi-humans?"

"Haha, alright. The answer to your question isn’t a secret, but I prefer not to expose his shame."

"Then, could you at least provide us with a hint?"

"Hm, it related to his late wife..."

Rhykdohr and Elysia made small talk while measuring each other’s stance and intention.

"It’s related to his wife, huh..." Elysia waved her hand and Sacred Heaven Grimoire emerged out of thin air. She tried to find the information using the additional hints she had just gotten.

Apparently, Nieyr was once married to a refined lady, the proud snow wolf princess. She was his ideal wife material, but sadly, their happy days didn’t last long. His domain was invaded by a horde of monsters.

After the war against the invading monster’s horde was resolved, he found his home was already pulverized to the ground. Fortunately, his wife was safe and sound. She was saved by an allied force’s captain, the Alpha Wolf King, Stormterror.

Since that incident, his wife visited Stormterror’s lair occasionally to deliver many fruits from harvest. She seemed to adore the Alpha Wolf King, and Nieyr saw it as an infidelity. Bothered by such a thought, he checked them secretly and accidentally caught the action which almost resembled adultery. In response to his rage, his wife defended the other man more than anything else. Pushed by the betrayed feeling, he immediately dispatched his force to kill the two adulterers.

However, his wife managed to escape with Stormterror. His wife shortly announced her stance and cut her ties with her husband. Several years later, Stormterror failed to break through and perished under the lightning tribulation, and a few days after that, the snow wolf princess committed suicide.

Due to the great shame, Nieyr hated any demi-human race without exception. He also resigned from his position as a War General.

"..."

"..."

Elysia looked at Vanessa, not knowing how to feel.

Vanessa could also see the information because of her master’s shared vision. The truth was shocking.

’It’s an NTR red flag, and he raised it! No wonder his hatred for demi-humans is so strong!’ Elena was taken aback.

Nieyr was actually a good man, but the shame from the misunderstanding, or maybe a love betrayal changed, his feeling of pure love into intense hatred towards all demi-humans.

"Hm, the Heavenly Law’s aura... who exactly are you, Lady Kitsune?" Rhykdohr frowned, feeling that the nine-tailed shadow fox before him was becoming more and more mysterious.

"It’s not about me, but you. We’re here to discuss an urgent matter regarding your plan." Elysia closed her grimoire and released it. It flew to her back and vanished.