Chapter 44
Lian Qi placed her hand on the Heaven’s Judgment System’s magic matrix and activated ‘Explosion’ magic.
The Heaven’s Judgment System—invented by Einstein to restrict humanity’s use of magic.
It monitors the entire country’s magicians, automatically detects those who use magic, and strikes them with beams.
But… does using magic deserve ‘Heaven’s Judgment’?
Magic is the shadow of the Holy Light, a miracle born from the hopes in people’s hearts.
I believe everyone has an equal right to the freedom of using magic.
Einstein is not a god.
Even a god doesn’t have the right to restrict others’ freedom.
As the Saintess, I am very clear on this point—
Time passed, second by second—
As Lian Qi’s fingers touched it, the magic matrix suddenly collapsed. Countless fluorescent magic runes fell like a collapsing tower of cards— As the magic matrix crumbled, the magic crystal prism atop the tower abruptly went dark.
The beams connecting the hundred magic towers extinguished one by one in a chain reaction.
Until finally, even that beam from the distant magic furnace that cut across the starry sky retracted. Everyone who looked up witnessed the end of the Heaven’s Judgment System.
Lian Qi let out a deep sigh. Just as she lowered her hand, Sister Aijieliya appeared like a gust of wind beside us, wrapping her arms around both our necks in a big hug.
“‘Fei’er, and you, Lian Qi, you are truly my dear little sister and my best student.‘”
I could only go with the flow, letting Sister hug me and nuzzle me. Uwah—! I can’t breathe…
“‘Is your sister… always like this?’ Lian Qi looked overwhelmed by the favor.”
“‘Occasionally…’ I gave a weak laugh.”
Just then, I heard Luoluoxi’s voice from behind me. Sister let go of me and Lian Qi. I turned to look. Luoluoxi was standing not far away, watching me, one hand clutching her chest.
“‘I heard your conversation with Professor Einstein…‘”
“‘Is that so? Do you finally see him for who he is now?‘”
Actually, even if she hadn’t heard, it wouldn’t matter. The Heaven’s Judgment System was right here.
“‘And you wanted Fei’er to be your Druid’s environmental ambassador,’ Lian Qi said with a stern face.”
“‘I’ve… caused you so much trouble… I’m so sorry…‘”
She gave me a deep bow.
“‘Let’s let the past be the past. Protecting the environment is a good thing, but in the future, be careful not to be used by people with ulterior motives,’ I told her.”
“‘Mm.’ She seemed ashamed, still not raising her head.”
“‘Sister, there are still many environmental volunteers left in the ‘Home of Nature’. We need to bring them back to the surface later, right?‘”
“‘Alright.’ Sister nodded, then whispered to me: ‘I’ll send them directly to the Royal Capital Guard. If they truly knew nothing, they shouldn’t mind being investigated, right?‘”
That’s Sister for you.
“‘Actually, I already sent Qifeng with the Church’s knights to the White Tower to arrest people. I don’t know if any of Einstein’s remnants were caught, especially… Mister Cui. I feel like he’s also one of that person’s subordinates.‘”
“‘Xubai has so many subordinates…’ Sister said hatefully.”
Eh? Oh, right!
Mentioning Qifeng made me instantly nervous for her. I tugged on Sister’s sleeve and said anxiously, “Sister, quick, send me to Qifeng! I’m worried that silly girl used magic and got hurt by the Heaven’s Judgment System!”
I prayed silently. I hope nothing happened to Qifeng!
In the blink of an eye, I was at the White Tower. The moment my feet touched the ground, I looked around everywhere for Qifeng’s figure.
Where is she—?
Qifeng is so shiny and gold. Even in a crowd, she’s conspicuous. It should be impossible not to find her.
I looked out. The street before me was a microcosm of the royal capital’s current state—complete chaos. Everywhere, you could see people lying on the ground waiting for rescue after being hit by the Heaven’s Judgment System.
Church knights and nuns passed by me from time to time, showing that the Church of Holy Light was doing its all to organize a rescue. I was very gratified by this. In contrast, those people who were wearing masks and protesting during the day were nowhere to be seen at a time like this.
I was still worried about Qifeng. I just hoped she wasn’t injured from using magic.
“‘Your Holiness?’ A group of church members took the initiative to greet me when they saw me.”
“‘Has anyone seen Qifeng?’ I asked immediately.”
One of the nuns pointed to a row of injured people on stretchers not far away. My heart leaped into my throat, and I immediately rushed over.
I called her name. No answer. I checked them one by one, but I didn’t see her.
This is killing me—
I stood anxiously in place, scanning 360 degrees. My gaze landed on her—standing there gracefully, with her blonde ponytail.
Qifeng was standing there dumbly, blinking at me blankly.
I immediately ran over, placed my hands on her shoulders, and looked her up and down, finding no injuries.
“‘What’s wrong? If you want to look, I’ll let you look your fill when we get home,’ she told me shyly.”
“‘What are you talking about? I was worried you used magic and got hurt.‘”
Not long ago, she took a blade for me. I didn’t want her to get hurt again.
Qifeng looked at me, a smile blooming uncontrollably on her face.
“‘Fei’er, you were worried about me~’”
“‘I guess I was just lucky, maybe?‘”
Qifeng had a look of rapture on her face, still lost in the joy of knowing I cared about her. She’s really hopeless.
“‘Oh, right— By the time we surrounded the White Tower, Mister Cui had already escaped,’ she said, snapping out of it.”
“‘He actually escaped? How frustrating.’”
”‘…I failed to complete your mission. You can punish me however you like…‘”
“This isn’t your fault! Don’t always try to tempt me into punishing you.”
“‘Wuu… I’m sorry.‘”
“‘You can skip the apology, too…‘”
“‘But, we caught his subordinates.‘”
“‘Mister Cui’s subordinates?‘”
But even if they were caught, I didn’t have high hopes. I griped pessimistically, “Don’t tell me they took poison and killed themselves again?”
“‘Not this time.‘”
“‘Eh??’ I was very surprised. I learned from Einstein that Mister Cui’s subordinates were the ones who poisoned the river and the magic potatoes. Every time we caught them, they’d commit suicide. But not this time?”
“‘He said he wants to atone for his crimes, but he doesn’t trust our promises. He’ll only talk in front of the Saintess… that is, you, Fei’er.‘”
“‘Where is he?’ I asked immediately.”
Qifeng waved to a group of people in the distance—“Bring him over!”
Two church knights brought over a man, forcing him to kneel before me.
“‘Saintess, after I tell you this information, I hope I can atone for my crimes,’ he said, looking at me.”
“‘Go ahead and speak.‘”
“‘After our Druid organization’s Environmental Protection wing failed in its plan to frame others by injecting poison into the magic potatoes, Lord Mister Cui ordered the poison to be mixed into the green, magic-free vegetables produced by the Home of Nature. Then, they were taken to the market to be sold. He wants to poison everyone in the royal capital, turning them into dim-witted werewolves. That way, they would live in harmony with nature.‘”