I'm a little bit cute after transforming.

Chapter 118 Holy Water

Diana appeared directly at the academy in Oliver City.

Diana activated her reconnaissance skill and had already marked everyone with notes. Finding that everyone was in the direction of the manor, she activated teleportation again, even though the academy was not far from the manor.

Since learning spatial magic, she'll never fly if she can teleport there, and she'll never leave if she can fly.

In the manor's hall, Denise sat on a sofa, surrounded by several girls.

"Didn't you take a sick day? You look so energetic, you don't seem sick at all!"

Cora asked with some suspicion.

Denise gave an awkward laugh.

"I felt really bad this morning! I feel much better now!"

Louise was a little worried.

"It's best to see a doctor! You can't delay getting sick, or it will get worse!"

"Forget it! I feel completely better now!"

Denise sat on the sofa, one hand behind her back, trying her best to hide something.

Elua twitched her nose, climbed onto the sofa, and tried her best to burrow her little head behind the sofa where Denise was leaning.

"I smell cookies! Sister Denise, are you secretly eating something good all by yourself? Let me have some too!"

Denise was sweating profusely and could only offer words of comfort.

"Children shouldn't eat sweets, or they'll get cavities!"

Elua didn't believe it, so she opened her small mouth, revealing two rows of neat and white teeth.

"You're lying! I don't have any worms, look!"

Just as Denise was in a state of panic, Lilia's ears twitched; she heard familiar footsteps.

"The master is back!"

Everyone looked towards the doorway and, sure enough, saw Diana walk in.

While everyone's attention was on Diana, Denise quickly put a bag of special cookies from behind her into the spatial necklace on her chest. After doing this, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"You're all here! Perfect timing, let's go to Aunt Candice's for dinner together!"

"Great!"

Elua jumped up from the sofa, and the other girls were also happy. Only Lilia and Denise didn't think anything of it, since they didn't know each other.

Diana saw Denise sitting on the sofa looking rather unwell and went over to her.

"Denise, are you alright? Should I cast a few healing spells on you?"

Denise quickly stood up and even jumped up and down, causing her chest to shake violently.

"I'm fine, Anna, you can see for yourself!"

The group was speechless for a moment. "We suspect you're showing off your wealth, but we have no proof!"

Diana's gaze was involuntarily drawn to it, but she quickly looked away.

"Well then, let's set off!"

Soon, everyone appeared in Candice's yard. Cora and the others naturally went to help. A moment later, whispers and laughter could be heard from the kitchen.

After the meal was ready, Candice noticed that Diana had brought two girls she had never seen before. She couldn't help but marvel at Diana's appeal to girls, as she had never seen her bring boys over to play before. She thought that Diana was still young and that this would probably change in the future.

Candice glanced at Denise every now and then, feeling that she looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen her before.

As night slowly fell, laughter could still be heard from time to time in the courtyard.

Another day passed, and almost everything in the academy was moved out, except for some animals raised on the ranch, which would be transported there after the ranch in Oliver City was built.

As the entire student body of Austin Academy relocated, the news gradually spread. For the common people of the capital, this was nothing short of a bombshell, as it meant they had lost another way to escape their lowly status.

Many people from the slums are already preparing to go to Oliver City. Whether it's true or not, they want to go and see for themselves. After all, nothing could be worse than their current lives, and just surviving is already difficult enough.

Having never left the capital in their entire lives, they were moved by the wonderful rumors from Oliver City, and in the end, they took that step.

At first, those who were living relatively well thought it was a good thing that the poor had left, as if the air in the capital had become fresher.

But as more and more people left, they slowly realized that the disappearance of these people from the lower class whom they used to look down on was a very troublesome thing. No one was doing the dirty and hard work, and even the economy fell into recession.

The behemoth that is the capital is crumbling little by little.

The luxurious yet spacious church was somewhat dimly lit, and a dozen or so church members in uniforms were praying devoutly beneath the statue of the goddess.

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The church doors were pushed open, and several middle-aged men dressed in neat white clothes walked in.

The group first prayed in front of the statue for a while, and then looked at the woman on the high platform.

"Your Excellency, these days, almost no one comes to pray in the churches throughout the capital, and the number of believers is dwindling!"

A middle-aged female bishop was somewhat anxious.

"Yes, Holy Maiden, if this continues, our faith will not be replenished, and we will..."

The woman didn't finish her sentence, but everyone understood that if the goddess didn't receive the power of faith, they wouldn't receive anything in return from her.

Don't be fooled by their middle-aged appearance; they are actually over 100 years old. If they don't receive a response from the goddess for a long time, they will age rapidly and eventually die.

The saintess, who had been facing away from them, slowly turned around. Her face was still covered by the semi-transparent veil, but from the vague outline, it could be seen that she was an absolutely beautiful young woman.

These bishops had never seen the saint's true face. She had been there since they joined the church, and she seemed to have always looked the same, never changing.

The saintess's ethereal voice rang out.

"Anderson is dead, and the artifacts are lost."

"The Lord is somewhat dissatisfied with this result, and she has decided to give you another chance."

Upon hearing that Anderson was dead, even while possessing a sacred artifact, the bishops were filled with despair. In special circumstances, Anderson was even more powerful than the hero. If someone as strong as him could only die, what else could they do?

"No matter what method you use to send the hero to defeat Diana, this is holy water. After drinking it, the hero will have the strength to defeat her for a period of time."

The saint raised her slender fingers, holding a crystal bottle filled with a shimmering silvery-white liquid. A young believer took it with both hands and handed it to the head bishop.

"This will be your last chance. If you fail, the Lord will withdraw his blessing!"

Several bishops bowed respectfully and responded in unison.

"I will heed the Lord's teachings and live up to His will!"

The saint continued to face the statue of the goddess, closing her eyes in prayer, until everyone left the church and the surroundings fell silent, at which point she slowly opened her eyes again.

"Those beasts dared to disobey my orders! Diana, what kind of magic do you possess that makes so many people fascinated by you?"