Chapter 50: A Visit

Scold me!

Quickly, scold me, Lady Lu Mo!

Cecilia waited with a heart full of joy to be scolded by Lu Mo, her body trembling slightly with excitement.

However, Lu Mo was panicking like crazy at that moment.

The second the first word left her mouth, she regretted it.

This was bad. How could she treat the Saintess like the Cecilia from the simulation the moment she returned to reality?

‘I reminded myself so many times during the Simulated Reincarnation. How could I forget it all the moment I got back? This system is truly the root of all evil!’

Lu Mo’s mind raced as she desperately tried to think of a way to salvage the situation.

“Stu… stu… Students! No, I mean, I originally intended to visit and thank the Saintess for her help yesterday!”

Fortunately, she managed to pivot the sentence at the last second.

‘I’m so glad I didn’t shout “dummy.”‘

Lu Mo breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

But at that moment, Cecilia’s body trembled once again.

The light in her eyes rapidly faded, and her swaying cowlick actually drooped down like a deflated balloon person.

How should one put it…

She felt a bit disappointed.

But it was only natural, wasn’t it?

Lady Lu Mo’s soul had already lost its original memories under the erosion of time. At a time like this, having someone who could scold her seemed like a luxury.

Cecilia sighed inwardly.

Lu Mo was cautiously observing Cecilia’s expression. Seeing that Cecilia was still maintaining a smile, she couldn’t help but feel relieved. It seemed the Saintess wasn’t angry.

Except… Why did she look a bit disappointed?

Lu Mo’s attention was entirely focused on Cecilia. This made Elia feel a sudden prickle of jealousy. She looked up at Cecilia, her gaze gradually turning cold.

It was this woman again.

It was rare to find time to be alone with Lu Mo, yet her peace had been ruined by the person in front of her again.

Elia felt a pang of regret.

But it seemed that today would have to end like this.

“The Saintess has a point.”

She spoke up then, smiling at Lu Mo. “Then shall we stop our practice here for today, Miss Lu Mo?”

“Ah… yes.” Lu Mo nodded.

“Then I shall take my leave. We can communicate more deeply in a few days.”

As Elia spoke, she turned to leave.

“Alright.”

Lu Mo replied, but then she suddenly remembered something and called out, “Wait, I still don’t know your name—”

Elia looked back with a mysterious smile. “You will know it very soon.”

This time, she would stay by Lu Mo’s side as the number one student of the Azure Feather Academy. Just as Lu Mo had done back then.

As for the Saintess standing before her…

Elia walked out of the courtyard gate, offering Cecilia a slight smile as she passed. Cecilia returned the smile in kind.

Neither of them said a word, only exchanging a friendly greeting. However, the temperature in the air seemed to plummet in that instant.

Lu Mo remained completely unaware of any of this.

After that, Cecilia chatted with Lu Mo across the fence for a few moments before hurrying away.

‘She… she didn’t hear the “dummy” I was about to call her, did she?’

Watching Cecilia’s receding figure, which seemed a bit disappointed, Lu Mo murmured to herself.

‘Yes, she probably didn’t hear it. Otherwise, the Saintess would have been furious on the spot. It’s not like she could be a masochist who left disappointed because I didn’t scold her, right?’

The other woman was a proper Saintess!

‘What on earth am I thinking?’

At that thought, Lu Mo tapped her own head.

First, she had accidentally blurted out “dummy,” and now she was letting her imagination run wild.

‘As expected, I should maintain some distance from the Saintess.’

After her sword practice ended, Lu Mo took a walk around the academy.

The talent selection was drawing to a close. She originally wanted to check the talent rankings, but after seeing the testing area still bustling with people, she gave up on the idea.

Once the talent selection ended, the practical combat selection would begin. After combining the scores of both selections, the final rankings for the new students would be confirmed.

The rankings had nothing to do with Lu Mo. She had been sent in with her family’s money, destined to be seen as inferior. But she wasn’t very interested anyway; after all, she had already experienced all of this in her first Simulated Reincarnation.

Rather than focusing on that, she was more interested in the opening ceremony.

In the afternoon, members of the Holy Sanctuary visited the academy. After seeing the identity of the leader, the entire academy was in an uproar.

“Is that… a Cardinal Bishop?”

“Are they here to attend the opening ceremony?”

“That is a Cardinal-level Bishop! There are only two or three of them in the entire domain, and one actually agreed to come to Azure Feather Academy?”

A Cardinal Bishop held an extremely high status, both within the Holy Sanctuary and throughout the domain. This visit to the academy was truly beyond everyone’s expectations, and the entire institution was stirred.

The academy leadership stood on both sides, bowing respectfully to welcome the Bishop’s arrival. Almost everyone’s eyes were fixed on the Cardinal Bishop.

They didn’t notice that within the Sanctuary’s delegation, an old woman in ordinary clothing walked behind the Bishop. Nor did they notice that whenever the Bishop spoke with the old woman, he always lowered his head slightly, showing humility and awe.

It seemed that the old woman’s status was even more distinguished than that of the Cardinal Bishop.

Time passed, and night soon arrived.

“It’s time to continue the progress.”

Saying this, Lu Mo summoned the system panel once more and entered the second Simulated Reincarnation.

Meanwhile, in reality.

Cecilia was still feeling regretful over why Lu Mo hadn’t finished scolding her with that “dummy.”

*Knock, knock—*

A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts.

Who was it?

Cecilia expressionlessly opened the door and soon saw the figure standing respectfully outside. The visitor was the same old woman who had followed the Bishop to the academy earlier that afternoon.

“It’s you?”

Upon seeing the old woman, Cecilia’s expression instantly turned icy.

“This old one… pays respects to Your Holiness.” The old woman bowed, offering Cecilia a solemn salute.

However, Cecilia had no desire to pay her any mind. She even wanted to issue an eviction notice and shut the door immediately.

The old woman remained in her bowing position. It seemed that if Cecilia didn’t respond, she would stay that way forever.

Cecilia stared at the old woman for a long time before finally speaking coldly, “Come in.”

She turned around without looking back.

“Many thanks, Your Holiness,” the old woman said humbly, following Cecilia into the room.

Feeling Cecilia’s coldness, she could only let out a sigh. She was someone from the same era as Cecilia. Now, she was one of the existences behind the scenes of the Holy Sanctuary, positioned even above the Pope.

She had lived through that era and knew that Cecilia would not forgive her—or the entire Holy Sanctuary—just like that.

Not since… that incident.