The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

"I've always longed to be a person of justice, just like the Dawn Saintess."

"Would you be willing to be my Guardian Knight, Mr. An Su Moningsta?"

In those pure white eyes, there was only a crazed sense of justice.

She wasn't lying, from beginning to end, everything Cersei said came from her heart—she truly admired the Dawn Saintess, she was deeply moved by the Dawn Saintess's spirit of sacrifice and her heart of justice, which was why she had no reservations and did not hesitate to kill the Dawn Saintess.

On the path of absolute justice, all sacrifices are noble and justifiable as long as the outcome is correct, any and all means are righteous and permissible. Cersei was deeply intoxicated with this belief and felt genuine joy and happiness.

It was just that all along, she was suppressing her true nature.

"Huff..."

Luo Xiaohei's fur bristled all over, and a threatening growl came from deep in her throat. Her crimson eyes menacingly fixed on Cersei. Right from entering the door, the Chaotic Saintess had smelt that most nauseating and vile scent, and sure enough, it was emanating from Cersei... this Elf whom she biologically detested as a bad woman.

"Meow." Luo Xiaohei tugged at An Su's sleeve with her little paw, indicating that we should not listen to this bad woman.

[Mission Two: A Stitched Life will devour the Dawn Saintess, who is currently performing the Dawn Ceremony in the main hall of the Dawn Cathedral. Please guard the Dawn Saintess until the ceremony is completed.]

[Time until the end of the ceremony: Six hours]

The Room's Mission Two is to guard the Dawn Saintess until the Dawn Ceremony is completed.

An Su understood the Elf's intention. The task was to guard the Dawn Saintess, but it didn't specify that it had to be the one called 'Maria,' the Dawn Saintess. Since Cersei herself had the honorary title of the Imperial Saintess, she too could claim to be the Dawn Saintess.

And the most critical part of this task... was the Dawn Ceremony.

As long as the Dawn Ceremony could finally be completed, it didn't matter who the Dawn Saintess was.

"Do you know how to conduct the Dawn Ceremony?" An Su frowned slightly.

"Mr. An Su, as I've said before," Princess Cersei continued with that impeccable perfect smile, the hands stained with the Saintess's blood gently placed on her chest as she seriously said, "Ever since I was a child, I've admired the Dawn Saintess."

"As for the Dawn Saintess's signature 'Dawn Ceremony,' I've naturally studied it." Cersei cocked her head, "I've even emulated the Dawn Ceremony..."

She admired the Dawn Saintess, so she copied her signature work...

An Su found Cersei to be shamelessly thick-skinned, just like himself who only knew how to plagiarize, showing no respect for the intellectual property of others.

"The ritual I conduct..." Cersei smiled as she watched An Su, as if she saw through his thoughts, "can shorten the 'six hours' of prayer time to 'three hours,' and the effect produced will be even better."

What plagiarism? This is tribute!

An Su expressed that Princess Cersei never plagiarized and sincerely admired her. As a speedrunner, he liked these kinds of efficient things, directly cutting the time spent on meaningless CG by half, which was an utterly family-saving modification.

"So you want to cooperate with me?" An Su frowned slightly, "You conduct the ritual inside, while I fend off all enemies?"

The real Dawn Saintess was already dead. From the start, it seemed An Su could only accept cooperation with Princess Cersei; otherwise, the Dawn Ceremony would never be completed, and this world would never be cleared.

"What benefits are there for me...?" An Su dealing with such a bad woman, must always remain vigilant, "Although the time is halved, my workload has also increased."

Originally, it was two people guarding the Dawn Cathedral together, now it turned into An Su alone. Even though the time was reduced, the total amount didn't seem to have changed.

"Mr. An Su. You actually already know this." Cersei blinked her eyes, "You just don't want to say it out loud."

"'As time shifts, the loopholes in the magic barrier and the numbers of Stitched Life will increase'—this is the problem designed by Master Merlin."

Cersei said with a smile, "So in the later stages, the difficulty will increase geometrically. Right before dawn comes, His Excellency Merlin may even deliberately design some surprises for us."

Merlin, who was watching from the side, clicked his tongue lightly; he hated little geniuses who could predict his questions the most.

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"By halving the time needed for the ritual,"

Cersei fixed her gaze on An Su's eyes, "this means we skip the late stage and can complete the mission during the relatively more relaxed middle stage, which brings benefits to you and lowers the difficulty."

An Su had to admit, what Cersei was saying was correct.

He had already thought of this. According to Merlin's rules, the closer to the late stage, the pressure of holding the line was tenfold harder than the early and middle stages. Being able to skip class in the late stage—it definitely was far more advantageous than disadvantageous for An Su.

It seemed this cooperation was all beneficial for An Su.

And he couldn't refuse either.

Because the real Dawn Saintess was already dead, only Cersei could carry on with the ceremony.

"What are you scheming?" But the more it was so, the less An Su believed Cersei's nonsense, his azure eyes staring directly at her, "What will you gain?"

"Ah..." Cersei cocked her head, feigning surprise,

"I'm but a flower-age girl in need of protection, and also a princess of the Royal Family. What could I possibly be scheming... I just don't want to fight those stitched monsters in such a crude way, it's so exhausting and dirty, it will spoil my girlish heart!"