Abyssal Chronicles

Chapter 440 - 441: Unexpected News [2/5]

"Getting love confessions every day could make her jealous, you know~"

Holding her book, the silver-haired girl couldn’t help but let out a smile. When Little Sakura asked her, the image of a black-haired girl vividly appeared in Mengxi’s mind. Seeing her gentle look, pretty face, and loving smile, Mengxi felt even happier.

Her beautiful eyes sparkled with a light purple hue, full of joy. Her lips slightly curled up, resembling an angelic smile, radiating warmth and purity. Describing this smile as captivating would not be an exaggeration.

Those around her who had good eyesight or were using telescopes felt uplifted upon seeing her smile.

Any negative emotions they had were instantly dispelled, making them feel refreshed.

But then, their eyes filled with jealousy. The smile Mengxi just showed was clearly the smile of a girl in love! The usually cold and emotionless goddess had shown such emotion?

This meant that what Mengxi had said about "having someone she likes" must be true!

"Who the hell stole our goddess?! We’ll tear him apart!" The crowd was filled with a burning fighting spirit, and the temperature on the rooftop seemed to rise.

Mengxi, the cause of all this, didn’t pay any attention to the people around her. She didn’t care about them in the first place.

When Little Sakura brought it up, Mengxi, who had been studying, got lost in thoughts of the black-haired girl.

Revealing that she had someone she liked was to prevent her beloved Yumo from getting jealous.

Knowing Yumo’s sensitive nature, she would definitely be bothered if she saw other people confessing to Mengxi.

Mengxi felt she needed to prepare for Yumo’s likely visit to Luminous Academy. But she also found the idea of making Yumo a bit jealous kind of fun.

Imagining Yumo’s cute, pouting face, Mengxi couldn’t help but hug her large magic book tightly, swaying from side to side in excitement.

At this moment, the silver-haired girl was already looking forward to reuniting with Yumo. Her beautiful light purple eyes were filled with hope and yearning.

Watching all this happen Infront of her, Little Sakura was left stunned, her mouth wide open. The half-eaten cookie she was eating even fell out.

"Mengxi... Miss Mengxi? You..."

"What’s wrong, Little Sakura?"

"The person you like, could it be... could it be that Demon girl…?"

"Yes~"

Mengxi nodded without hesitation, tilting her head slightly and blinking her soft, affectionate eyes. She looked at the little creature on the table with an innocent and puzzled expression.

"Little Sakura, you knew this, didn’t you?"

"Uh... well..."

Sakura was speechless. Truth be told, she had no idea. She’d heard that Mengxi and that Abyssal Demon girl were close, but she didn’t know the specifics. Given how scary that Demon girl was, Sakura usually stayed hidden deep within Mengxi’s mind when they interacted.

As for what was going on in the outside world, she was clueless.

Later, Mengxi was giggling and rolling around on her bed, completely ignoring her own concerns. Although Sakura had her suspicions, seeing Mengxi confirm it felt like a bolt from the blue.

Shaking her head vigorously, Sakura quickly spoke up:

"Miss Mengxi, are you serious? That person is an Abyssal Demon, you know?"

"I know. So what?"

"She might be using you! You know how Demons despise Chosen Ones. I’m afraid she has ill intentions!"

"That won’t happen."

The girl spoke calmly, but her tone was firm. Those three words were filled with trust for the black-haired girl.

"But if your relationship with her gets exposed, neither the church nor the human world will accept you"

"And then?"

"That’s not the point!"

Sakura couldn’t help but roar internally. However, just as she was about to continue persuading Mengxi to reconsider, Mengxi reached out first.

She gently pressed her fingertip against Sakura’s fluffy head. How could Mengxi not know what she was worried about?

"Don’t worry, Sakura. Yumo won’t harm me; she has no ill intentions."

’Given Yumo’s innocent and adorable nature, how could she harm me?’

"Also, this won’t get exposed. Even if it does, it’ll be after I gain real power within the church. By then, I’ll know how to explain it to the congregation and the public. So, Little Sakura, you can relax."

"Miss Mengxi..."

Seeing Mengxi’s determined eyes and her tone that left no room for negotiation, Sakura had no choice but to give up on further persuasion.

’Sigh’

’Should I say like ’Mother’, like daughter?’

’Their choices are so similar...’

Sakura lowered her head, somewhat resigned. She now fully understood why Mengxi had been unusually active in church activities lately, even taking on the task of the Saintess assessment. It was likely to gain influence within the church to better protect that Demon girl in the future.

’However, that Demon Girl? She knew Mengxi was an enemy of her kind, yet she still stuck around and seemed to be nurturing Mengxi. If she didn’t have some darker motive, then what was she up to?’

As Sakura pondered, the sound of approaching footsteps caught her attention, making her frown slightly and look to her right.

A handsome man with golden hair and dark red eyes, dressed in the staff uniform of Luminous Academy, was approaching.

Seeing the man, Mengxi also looked somewhat surprised. She quickly put down her book and sat up.

"Professor Phillipe? What are you doing here?"

Indeed, the man standing before Mengxi was her class advisor, Professor Phillipe. He was also a member of the ’Sunlight squad’ unit in the Church, and the son of the former Archbishop Nick—a church knight with high-level abilities.

Hearing Mengxi’s polite words, Phillipe shook his head with a wry smile.

"You don’t have to be so formal, My lady"

"I’m sorry, Professor Phillipe, but we’re in Luminous Academy. It’s appropriate for me to address you as usual. On the other hand, it would be best if you didn’t call me that while we’re here"

"Ah, fair point."

"How are you doing?"

Looking at Phillipe’s flushed eyes, Mengxi asked with some concern.

Regardless of the circumstances, Phillipe had been a great help to her recently. Mengxi wouldn’t treat someone who had been kind to her with her usual cold demeanor. Moreover, Phillipe had just learned of his father’s death last week.

Thinking of Nick, who had mysteriously passed away, Mengxi felt a mix of emotions. Although she didn’t like the man who was always scheming and extremely deceptive, Nick was one of the first people to welcome her into the church. She felt a certain gratitude towards him.

"Don’t worry, Mengxi. I’m fine," Phillipe said, rubbing his reddened eyes. "The ceremony went smoothly, and my father has peacefully returned to the Goddess’s embrace."

"My condolences."

"It’s okay. Although it’s hard to accept that I won’t see my father again, I take comfort in knowing that he’s with the Goddess now,"

Phillipe said, his face lighting up with joy and devout admiration. "I believe my father would be happy to receive such a blessing from the Goddess."

Looking up at the sky, Phillipe clasped his hands together and spoke sincerely, "Rest easy, Dad. I’ll work hard to earn the Goddess’s favor and join you soon."

Mengxi didn’t respond but fell into a brief silence, looking up at the sky as well.

’The Goddess’s favor, huh?’

Not wanting to dwell on the topic, Mengxi quickly changed the subject as soon as Phillipe lowered his hands.

"So, Professor Phillipe, what brings you here? Is there something urgent?"

"Oh, right," Phillipe said, snapping back to reality and scratching his head awkwardly.

"Yes, there is something. You’re the class president, right? Could you please organize the student roster and related documents by noon?"

"The roster? Why the sudden need to organize it?"

"Well, it seems we have a new Homeroom teacher joining our class this afternoon."

"A new Homeroom teacher?" Mengxi tilted her head in confusion.