Chapter 73: The Unveiling

Holy King Superion,

Xiamiya’s father.

And also the human she trusts most.

A human like that cannot be allowed to live.

But,

though the desire to kill Superion indeed flooded Youka’s heart,

the doll-girl very rationally suppressed her own urges.

Her foolish master’s mental fortitude was not strong,

and she had already suffered enough blows recently.

Superion’s death might cause her inner world to collapse.

For that reason, Youka planned to keep Superion alive for now.

Besides,

the task of killing Superion

should never be done by her…

…

Gazing at Superion, who was gasping and nearly on the verge of death,

a faint silver light flickered, barely perceptible, in Youka’s calm silver-white eyes.

“Sorry for being late, Your Majesty Superion.”

As she spoke,

she used a healing scroll she had prepared, using its rich life force to ease Superion’s pain.

However,

Youka’s apology was naturally false.

Strictly speaking, the Grand Steward of Starfall Palace had not arrived late,

but had long been silently observing the battle between the Ice Princess and Superion from a tower outside Sun Crown Palace. Youka’s aim was clear: to exhaust the last wave of holy power stored in Superion’s body. This way, she could better control the Holy King, who had lost his power.

On the other side,

staring at the expressionless girl of peerless beauty before him, Superion froze on the spot, his eyes wide as he stared fixedly at Youka’s face.

“You, you are?!”

At that moment,

the portraits from ancient texts he had seen deep in his memory

gradually overlapped with the young girl before him.

Filling Superion’s heart, he even trembled with excitement.

Youka was puzzled by Superion’s strange reaction.

He reacts to the appearance of this body?

Does he recognize it?

But regardless,

being too excited is bad for your injuries, Your Majesty.

Slowly raising her hand and snapping her fingers, Superion’s vision suddenly blurred, then he collapsed unconscious to the ground.

…

Meanwhile,

“Her??”

After the icy mist dispersed, Helibea also stared intently at Youka’s back. She naturally knew of Youka’s existence.

But she never expected

that this maid could defeat the Leipzig soldiers guarding her, arrive here, and even block the Ice Princess’s ‘Ice Meteor Fall’? After all, even if it wasn’t the maximum-scale ‘Ice Meteor Fall,’ that strike was not something an ordinary saint could withstand. Even a typical Heaven Realm expert would probably be powerless.

And her?

She didn’t even release holy power, and who knows what she did?

She directly sliced apart the ice meteorite?

From this,

this woman’s strength must be beyond the Saint Rank…

Is she a new Holy Knight trained by the High Priest?

Damn Baroye, still hiding so many trump cards…

“Are you a Holy Knight of the Holy Domain? The one personally trained by the High Priest?”

To verify her guess, Helibea questioned the doll-girl.

However,

she did not get an answer from the doll-girl, but received her gratitude.

That’s right,

gratitude…

At this moment,

under Helibea’s confused gaze, the golden-haired maid wore a captivatingly innocent smile that could steal souls. She slowly turned to meet Helibea’s eyes, lifted the hem of her skirt, slightly bent forward, and performed a perfect curtsy to Helibea.

Elegant,

noble,

beautiful.

Even the most exacting etiquette master could find no flaw in the golden-haired maid’s movements. Those famous noblewomen, upon seeing this, would probably lower their heads in shame.

Then,

the doll-girl slowly spoke, expressing her inner thanks to Helibea.

“Thank you for your selfless devotion to my master over these years, Princess Helibea.”

??

“Wh, what?”

Hearing these words, Helibea froze for a few seconds, then showed a bewildered expression.

“Your master is?”

“Naturally, Princess Xiamiya.”

“Ha? Heh… hehe, hehehe, I, what have I done for her to deserve thanks?”

“Of course.”

The smiling doll-girl nodded without hesitation.

“Over these years, you not only tirelessly spread rumors of the curse in Ophelia, severely harming Princess Xiamiya, but you also deliberately isolated my master, tacitly allowing other nobles to bully her. Day after day, you arranged for subordinates to administer slow-acting poison to my master, preventing her from increasing her holy power concentration… and many other things. All are things worthy of thanks.”

“You? You know all of this?!”

Hearing this, Helia’s eyes suddenly narrowed, and her fists clenched tightly.

After all, some of the things this golden-haired maid just mentioned were not even known to collaborators like the Leipzig family and the Abyss Sin Tower! How did she know?

When did the Holy Domain acquire so much intelligence?

However, Helia was more puzzled than shocked.

Because she noticed that when mentioning these matters, the doll-girl showed no anger, but actually looked at her with gratitude?

Did she hate Xiamiya?

That didn’t seem to be the case, otherwise she wouldn’t speak of ‘master’ with such respect.

Just as Helia was utterly confused, Youka answered calmly:

“Naturally, I have ways of knowing.”

“Then these matters?! They are hardly things to be thankful for, right?”

“Of course they are.”

As she spoke, a chilling coldness that made even Helibea’s hair stand on end gradually overflowed from Youka’s eyes, along with a morbid obsession.

“If not for your efforts over the years, my master’s heart would never have accumulated so much negative emotion, and I would not have been able to guide her so easily.”

If her master had truly been adopted by a happy, loving family, she would probably have become a saint embracing all beings.

In that case, she would have caused me a lot more trouble.

“Oh, and I also need to thank you for today’s events.”

“What?”

“Your framing will surely make my master realize that family… is something not to be trusted.”

“You…”

Swallowing a gulp of saliva instinctively, Helibea said coldly:

“Just what are you trying to teach her?”

“That need not concern you.”

Youka replied with a light laugh.

“Having lived for so many years, now… it’s time for you to step down and rest, Helibea. You are no longer useful.”

The golden-haired maid’s tone was gentle, respectful, with not a hint of murderous intent hidden within.

Yet just this sentence

made Helibea instinctively step back, her hairs standing on end. This maidservant wants to get rid of me?! Based on years of experience, Helibea immediately made a judgment in her heart.

The next moment,

clenching her fists, Helibea suddenly turned her head and cast her gaze at the magical puppet that had been quiet for a long time—the Ice Princess—and directly issued an order to her.

“Kill this woman!”

Though this golden-haired maid was very strong,

as long as the magical puppet remained under her control, she had nothing to fear!

Holy Knights might be strong,

but a newly promoted Holy Knight could never defeat her!!

…

…

However,

just as Helibea made this judgment, she suddenly realized an awkward problem.

“Huh??”

Several seconds passed. The Ice Princess, having received Helibea’s command, did not charge at the golden-haired maid as Helibea had expected, but instead stood still, motionless.

“Hey!! What are you doing!!”

Helibea shouted angrily.

Unfortunately,

the Ice Princess did not respond to her.

Her small body was trembling nonstop, as if some intense emotion was spilling out.

The fox-eared doll-girl’s eyes were fixed on Youka’s face.

Her ice-blue eyes, which had never shown any emotion, now seemed to overflow with a barely noticeable excitement.

“Sis, sister…”

Helibea: ????? Huh?????

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