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Chapter 880: Chapter 254 Ruo’an · Eternal

“Aiwass speaks the truth.”

Just then, a gentle and knowledgeable childish voice arose.

Accompanied by a burst of rainbow radiance, a girl with white hair and white eyes, dressed in a black and red robe, appeared out of nowhere behind them amidst the fluctuations of the Void.

Aiwass looked at her, his expression somewhat complex.

So this was the Pure White he had seen before…

He nodded slightly and greeted softly, “Your Holiness.”

“Don’t call me Your Holiness,” said the young Eternal Pope with a smile, her voice as gentle as a mother or a teacher, “From now on, just call me Ruo’an.”

Once out of battle, her voice immediately became gentler.

Her previously sharp and firm tone was like a teacher stopping children from engaging in dangerous behaviors, resembling a nursing mother beast protecting her young, her eyes red, as if she would go insane and fiercely bite anyone who approached again.

And as she completely calmed down, the slender little girl exuded a gentle and tranquil temperament.

It was a style utterly different from Ligeia’s careless old lady demeanor—no matter how much Ligeia tried to appear younger, outsiders could easily see through her age. Yet even though the Eternal Pope possessed a gentleness and steadiness beyond her years, she showed no signs of incongruity.

At this moment, the Holy Temple of the Silver-Crowned Dragon had its ceiling demolished by Perfect Humans, and sunlight poured directly onto her. Ruo’an’s excessively pale skin reflected an enchanting pure brilliance under the light.

“Ruo’an…”

Aiwass murmured.

He had also heard this name from Candle Master before.

“My name is Ruo’an Eternity.”

Her voice blended with strong joy, a feeling of glorious retirement: “After I abdicate as Pope, I will become a Saint… By then, I’ll have to call you Your Holiness.”

“Please just call me Aiwass; after all, I’m not really the Pope. So, should I address you as Lady Ruo’an?”

Aiwass nodded clearly and politely, then whispered a complaint: “Why did you just leave…”

“I had to save those who were attacked and suffering.”

The Eternal Pope placed her hand on her chest, her face glowing with a sacred light, her long eyelashes fluttering: “As for you… I trust you.”

“…I don’t really trust myself, Your Holiness.”

Cardinal Dominic at the side quipped: “That was a Sixth Power Level Perfect Human—It’s only because he’s not good at fighting, otherwise we’d all be dead here.”

“I knew you wouldn’t lose when I saw him use that move.”

The Eternal Pope explained: “I’ve seen that technique when I was a child. It’s the ‘Creation Spell’ that extracts the essence of life. Once initiated, it can’t be easily interrupted… like high-level prayers and rituals, they cannot be easily disrupted either. If interrupted, the caster themselves will suffer the backlash, and the Creation Spell is especially so.

“He’s really a bona fide idiot. With such not-so-smart people, I believed you could handle them.”

“Indeed.”

Aiwass nodded in agreement.

Using such an indomitable casting spell in a outnumbered battle… The Eternal Pope is still too ladylike; we usually call such people idiots.

Aiwass didn’t even summon his little crow—killing this guy was still well within his power.

Although the main damage was dealt by Honey Badger, Aiwass indeed had ways to handle him.

Even Honey Badger couldn’t help but laugh: “Honestly, this is the first time I’ve seen someone hit by shadow strikes three times without realizing…”

“Because such idiots usually die at the first strike, right.” Aiwass smiled.

“Yes!”

Honey Badger also couldn’t hold back a laugh: “Didn’t he notice that if there’s fire in front of him, there must be a shadow behind him?”

“After all, he is a devotee of the Bear Celestial Marshal… In that sense, it’s quite fitting.”

Aiwass teased.

“Are there really Avalonians who believe in the Bear Celestial Marshal?”

Lady Honey Badger couldn’t help but gasp: “Indeed, if he believes in the Bear Celestial Marshal, then whatever he does seems reasonable.”

Clearly, Lady Honey Badger also knew the origin of the Bear Celestial Marshal.

Meanwhile, Ruo’an took this opportunity to introduce to the much more relaxed Lady Honey Badger: “The person in front of you, the current Vicar Pope, has personally participated in the downfall operation of the Bear Celestial Marshal recently.”

Lady Honey Badger’s eyes widened, disbelievingly looking at Aiwass.

The downfall… of a Celestial Marshal?

Is this really something that Transcendents of the Material Realm can achieve?

You are only at the Fourth Power Level, right?!

“Aiwass is right,” Ruo’an’s expression became somewhat serious, “We won’t kill you—silencing for the sake of secrecy is far too crude, not civilized, and too wasteful.”

Lady Honey Badger pursed her lips, saying nothing.

…After all, at their Hawkeye side, this has always been how they dealt with potential leakers.

Decide whether to silence first in uncertain situations.

They are ultimately an organization purely following the Path of Adaptation, with the smartest people in the organization being a group of untrustworthy tricksters. There couldn’t be many truly smart, but there are quite a few cowards.

To avoid leaks and thereby bringing trouble to themselves, secretly executing colleagues who might leak or betray is almost a daily occurrence. There’s even an Assassin Master specifically responsible for killing their own people.

…And now, she has arrived in a truly civilized world, and for a moment, it feels somewhat unfamiliar.

However…

“Wasteful?”

Lady Honey Badger was somewhat puzzled: “Does the Holy Nation lack someone of my Fifth Power Level?”

“Definitely not,” Ruo’an patiently said, “but we are lacking an expert on the Son of the Moon like you. The harm that the Son of the Moon has caused to humanity has also been our concern for many years.”

Hearing this, Lady Honey Badger’s eyes suddenly lit up.

She asked eagerly: “Is the Holy Nation finally going to act against the Son of the Moon? Will they sanction the Son of the Moon within the Iris Domain?”

“Unfortunately, it’s not likely.”

Ruo’an shook his head.

“Why won’t you intervene…”

Lady Honey Badger found it hard to understand: “The Son of the Moon is usurping one human Kingdom after another! They always infiltrate with ease, silently corrupting those nobles and rich merchants who fear death. They always help each other based on racial stance, paving the way for their own kind—doesn’t this disrupt order? Whenever the rulers of the nations face danger, the Holy Nation intervenes… but what about the Son of the Moon?”

“Because the Holy Nation has always adhered to one principle… the principle of voluntary protection.”

Ruo’an patiently explained: “The Son of the Moon is not forcibly capturing those nobles and forcibly transforming them. Rather, those people covet immortality and, thus, voluntarily transform at all costs. It’s their own choice, so whether it results in the destruction of a nation or a race, it’s merely a natural consequence.

“The Holy Nation is merely an observer, not a protector. Although the Son of the Moon is squeezing the living space of humans, we view this matter as if it’s a rebellion within a Kingdom, not an extraordinary power invasion from foreign enemies. What we can do is only to educate them—warn them not to believe in the temptations of the Son of the Moon.”

“But merely advising won’t stop them!”

Lady Honey Badger became somewhat agitated: “We’ve already tried that, it’s useless—few of those nobles truly care what their souls and selves are, even if you tell them the Son of the Moon is just another person, only a few will be swayed. The temptation of immortality is too great, and it must be supervised by a strong and powerful authority to prevent the infiltration of the Son of the Moon! Just like Avalon—”

“—Because you must understand one thing, Lady Honey Badger.”

Meanwhile, Aiwass spoke up: “What the Holy Nation represents has never been about natural justice or absolute fairness.@@novelbin@@

“Or rather, the Holy Nation represents the interests of the church.

“And the church, represents the interests of the Nine Pillar Gods.”

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