The Defeated Saintess Is On A Journey To Tame The Evil God Book 01 Chapter 06.07 - Whale Song

The Southern District.

With the snap of the fingers, the candles on the three-candle candelabra were lit one by one, casting a glow on the wine in the goblet, as if light spots falling on a purple gem.

On the surface of the wine, a pair of dark golden eyes was reflected, eyes that seemed to conceal a lion, yet with great restraint.

…

Prince Austin held up the wine with his middle and ring fingers, swirled it gently, and then took a sip.

He turned and looked through the patterned lattice window at the lights of the Southern District.

"Goldners have a saying: beyond the Middle Sea lies paradise, where the water is sweeter than wine."

Austin's lips curved slightly, and he turned and looked at the other end of the room: "But you don't cherish it, now do you..."

His gaze fell on a woman in a muslin dress bound to a cross, her hair disheveled, blood staining the corners of her mouth.

"Please..." She said weakly.

"I entrusted the Sunflower Hot Springs to you because you are smart, Ms. Thalia." Austin swirled the wine, "But you let a little girl discover the Tree of Life string magic formation. I'm really disappointed."

"I swear they didn't find..." The woman murmured, "It's because of something else, because of..."

"Don't be ridiculous, we both know Bellkeepers aren't stupid." Prince Austin waved his hand as if to shoo away a mosquito, "Their next target is me, the male lion of the desert, and you are their informant within my pride."

"No... no..." The woman shook her head repeatedly, "Please..."

Prince Austin seemed to take pleasure in seeing the woman's struggle. He took another sip of wine, a smile playing on his lips: "But you will be forgiven."

"... what?" The woman raised her head, her eyes showing surprise, following by joy, "Thank you... thank you... I..."

"The great Gold Sun Wheel, the primeval One, will personally forgive you." Prince Austin spoke the latter part of the sentence in a cheerful tone.

"What... no... no..."

The woman seemed to want to plead further, but Prince Austin had elegantly drawn his wand and flicked it lightly, as if plucking a string—

Whoosh—

In an instant, green lines of faint light rippled on the woman's body, as if stirred by a breeze, and then calmed in the next moment.

Prince Austin quietly finished the wine in the goblet, while on the cross, the woman had already drawn her last breath.

Her string of life was severed.

"I prefer sweet wine over water."

Prince Austin clapped his hands, and two guards wearing brass armor came in and took the cross away.

After they left, an old man entered the room, staying in the shadows, and asked: "Prince, what should we do next?"

"Tell Sir Derek Larson that he needs to be more discreet, and send an Undying to protect him and his precious whale."

Austin seemed to be in a good mood.

"Oh, by the way, my birthday banquet will proceed as planned. The invitations can be sent out this week."

"This may expose a vulnerability to the Bellkeepers. Are you certain..." The old man said hesitantly.

"That's exactly what I'm after. We'll use a sandstorm to fight the pack of wolves."

Prince Austin got up, took a yellow robe from the coat rack, and put it on.

He walked up to the old man and patted his shoulder, smiling: "Don't worry, the followers of the Goddess will reap what they sow. The primeval One will return with the help of the tree."

When he finished speaking, he walked out of the room, and after a moment of silence, the old man followed closely behind.

In the luxuriously decorated room, only the pale blue moonlight and the blood on the red carpet remained.

......

A week had passed since Xing Mo fainted in Saint Auroth Cathedral.

During this week, Xing Mo and Aurora attended classes diligently, studying a variety of magical knowledge alongside other new students.

Aurora gradually became enthusiastic. Unlike at the start, when she had Xing Mo do her homework, she now actively set up some ritual magic in their dorm room.

Since it was geared to new students, the Ritual Magic course basically only taught some very rudimentary magic: such as how to communicate with the wandering "spirits" in nature to gain insight and inspiration.

In general, this magic could be used to predict small things such as fortune, unfolding of events, and changes in weather. After all, the spirits in nature were relatively kind.

Even if it were evil spirits, they wouldn't mess with the students at Nevirabeta Magic Academy—there were string formations set up underneath the magic academy to restrain them.

However, Aurora wasn't able to summon any "spirits".

Every time she recited the spell to invoke the spirits, the wind would blow in different directions, as if many somethings were running away.

The spirits didn't dare to respond to the call.

Whenever this happened, Aurora would jump like a kitten with bristling fur, shouting childish things such as "I'm going to destroy you all!"

Xing Mo couldn't help but hold her forehead in resignation during such times.

Wednesday evening, Xing Mo exchanged information with Professor Lucius and learned that Prince Austin was still under investigation. The arrest would have to wait until the evidence was conclusive.

Also, Xing Mo asked Professor Lucius about the name "Perlis", and the answer she received was "never heard of it."

This made the identity of the proprietress even more mysterious.

…

In the blink of an eye, mid-September arrived, and the weather in the Citadel grew cooler. The leaves in the Rear Gardens began to turn yellow.

Due to storms coming from the Middle Sea, the entire west of the Academia Region began to experience frequent heavy rainfall. The rain stirred up a mist on the streets, further obscuring the orange lights from the street windows.

Thursday afternoon, Xing Mo and Aurora made their usual way to the classroom of Ritual Magic in the West Tower.

As they walked through the corridors, raindrops, large as beans, pattered the windows, creating a soothing rhythm akin to light drumbeats, putting Xing Mo in a good mood.

Upon entering the classroom, Xing Mo saw Young Master Noble Sunlight sitting beside a window—he had been discharged, but his face still lacked color.

Seeing his pale, spiritless face, Xing Mo felt a twinge of Schadenfreude, but then an idea came to her mind.

Could this guy know something about the disappearance of Bishop Freyr Sunlight?

After all, he is his father. There must have been signs before his disappearance, right?

Thereupon, Xing Mo strode through the classroom, walked up to Noble's desk, and slammed her hand on it: "Hello!"

Noble shrank back from fright. When he saw Xing Mo's face, he nearly jumped.

"What… what are you doing!" He exclaimed, a hint of panic in his voice.

Of course, his panic was justified. After all, Professor Ling hid the truth about the curse from him, attributing his serious injury to "a mishap during class."

In plain terms, Noble was knocked unconscious by Xing Mo.

Yep, he was dropped by a knifehand strike, and then ended up bedridden for two weeks...

As for Noble's outburst triggered by the curse, to prevent panic from spreading, Professor Lucius modified the memories of the students, making everyone convinced that Noble was knocked out cold with a knifehand strike and thus ended up in sickbed.

Since he learned what happened upon waking, Noble had been gloomy, as if he had lost his soul.

After all, being beaten by a Fallouan refugee and sent to the sickbed was indeed quite shameful...

So, when he saw Xing Mo come to greet him, Noble instinctively thought she came to settle the score.

In front of everyone's eyes, Noble shouted: "Don't bully me! Big Sister! Please!"