Chapter 188 | A Saintess With 1 HP Must Live Well In Another World

Right, why was the magic power inside that little girl different from everyone else's?

Even the Hero Ichikawa released his magic power from the inside out, but this little girl was like a demon, constantly absorbing magic power into her own body.

It was all because she had been distracted by the little girl's white hair just now.

When she was observing Lina earlier, she had been watching that inward-absorbing magic power, but the next second, she had been completely drawn in by those white locks.

Lin Ling couldn't help but wonder about the possibilities. This Mr. Charis didn't look like a demon, did he?

Ivelia walked up to Charis, her eyes filled with scrutiny.

As a human child, no matter how strange her magic circuit was, it could never turn into a demon's magic circuit.

So, as it stood, the only possibility was that Lina's mother was a demon.

But she had never heard of any demons leaving their territory. How on earth had Lina's mother managed to evade the scouting of the Four Heavenly Kings?

After all, wherever a demon resided, the magic concentration would gradually rise. This was something no demon could possibly be ignorant of.

“Uh, well...”

Charis, being put on the spot, began to look flustered, his hands fidgeting nervously.

Seeing Charis stammering and reluctant to speak, Ivelia completely deactivated her transformation spell, revealing her demonic features.

“We are demons too. There is no need to hide.”

Even if Charis refused to speak to his dying breath, there was only one scenario where this situation could occur, and that was...

“Very well. This child's mother... indeed was a demon.”

After a brief internal struggle, Charis chose the answer that satisfied Ivelia.

In his current situation, even if he didn't say it, she had likely already guessed most of it. What she wanted now was simply to see his attitude—to see if he was willing to hand over his leverage.

A smile played at the corners of Ivelia's lips upon hearing his answer. This matter was drawing to a close.

Looking at Charis, who was scratching his head in resignation, Ivelia delivered the final blow.

“Let's make a deal. Provide us with intelligence, and we will cure your daughter. As demons, we understand your child's condition far better than those fellows from the Holy See.”

“Is that true?”

Hearing Ivelia mention Lina's condition, Charis actually raised his head to look her straight in the eye, appearing to be a completely different person from his timid self moments ago.

Their eyes met. Charis secretly cast a vision spell on himself, trying to observe the facial expressions of the woman before him to determine if she was lying.

Sensing the magic power condensing in the air, Ivelia maintained her confident, assured expression as she spoke.

“I know what you are worried about.”

“Once we get the intelligence, we won't ask for the source or mention where it came from. Both you and your daughter will be safe.”

“In fact, we can even cure your daughter first.”

Having said that, Ivelia did not wait for Charis to slowly think it over. At times like this, the more one waited, the more these people would overthink.

She nodded to Lin Ling, who was standing by the window. Ivelia could see her Saintess's eyes shining brightly under the light coming from outside.

Then, a magic communication came through.

“Can I go now?”

“Yes. Be careful on the way.”

“It's just downstairs~”

While Charis still had his head lowered, Lin Ling blew Ivelia a kiss, and her entire figure vanished from the study.

Looking at the pale-gold traces of the teleportation magic that had not yet fully dissipated, Ivelia withdrew her gaze and turned back to Charis, who was still deep in thought.

“Think it over carefully, information broker.”

Ivelia sat back down at the desk. On the cluttered desk lay the bills for the tavern's mortgage to the Holy See, as well as the exorbitant medical bills from the Holy See.

Though she didn't know why the Holy See would need a tavern, those astronomical medical fees were truly hypocritical and sickening.

As Ivelia sat in her chair, the faint scent of lily of the valley that usually drifted from Lin Ling was gone, making the Demon King feel a bit irritable.

Her fingers tapped idly on the desk, wordlessly exerting pressure on the contemplating Charis.

Meanwhile, on the first floor of the tavern—

“Whoa! Why is the landing point here so weird?!”

Aliviel and the others had originally been gathered around Lina, studying the little girl's magic circuit.

But at that moment, the dim light overhead was instantly swallowed up, followed by the cry of a certain demonic Saintess from above.

“...”

Baroque looked helplessly at the body being gently lowered by purple magic. He covered his eyes with his hand, feeling utterly exasperated upon seeing Lin Ling's appearance.

This girl was so eccentric, even when they were outside.

It was like this last time, and it was still like this now.

Feeling her feet slowly touch the ground, Lin Ling looked at the crowd surrounding her.

“S-See? Wasn't that a stable landing?”

“But wouldn't it have been easier to just walk down a few steps?”

Cecil looked at the fading traces of the teleportation magic and pointed to the stairs nearby.

“Using teleportation magic to leave a meeting room—don't you think that's super cool?”

Lin Ling smoothed down her hair, which had gotten a bit messy from the rough landing, and glanced at the white-haired figure who had already hidden behind Niya.

“Only if you can land stably next time will it count as a perfect performance.”

Cecil withdrew his gaze and walked over to Lina, who stood behind Niya, gently picking her up. It had to be said that his movements in lifting Lina were incredibly gentle.

He then turned around, holding Lina, and walked toward Lin Ling, who was still being lectured by Baroque.

“But Miss Saintess, you've arrived at the perfect time.”

“This little one is in desperate need of your help right now.”

“I assume Miss Saintess won't refuse?”

Although she didn't know why Cecil was so invested in Lina, the very reason she had come down here was to help her anyway.

Thinking this, Lin Ling puffed out her chest with confidence and looked at Lina, who was being carried over with a puzzled expression.

“Of course! Leave it to me.”

Lin Ling patted her chest and stretched out her hands toward Lina in Cecil's arms.

In her mind, she recalled the information Ivelia had just transmitted through magic communication.

Lina's so-called illness was simply because her human body was completely unable to withstand the powerful magic circuit of a demon.

Even for a demon child who couldn't handle high-intensity magic, the magic circuit in their body was still several times larger than that of a human.

Human magic primarily relied on using magic items to connect with the magic in the air to release magic power.

Demons, on the other hand, stored magic power inside their bodies before releasing it. Having undergone high-magic baptism for so long, the magic circuits inside their bodies were incredibly vast, even when directly inherited by the next generation.

But Lina was a half-breed. Her physical strength had decreased due to her human heritage, leaving her unable to withstand the magic power stored in her magic circuit.

Now, Miss Saintess only needed to cast her modified Holy Light Stasis on her to isolate her from contact with external magic.

With that thought, Lina's body was slowly enveloped in a pale-gold film.

Only when the pale-gold domain gradually became transparent did Lin Ling stop channeling it.

Phelan stood by and watched, using the recording stone in his hand to fully record the process.

Thinking of Lin Ling's modified Holy Light Stasis, he wondered: Just how far ahead have you seen...

“A-Atchoo!”

Sitting in Phelan's laboratory with dark circles under her eyes, Zona seemed to feel that someone was thinking of her.

Her tired eyes looked at the stack of demon documents in front of her. She finally understood why Furni's eyes always looked so exhausted.

If she had been wise, she should have gone back with Her Highness instead of staying here to handle paperwork between humans and demons.

Ever since those human commoners had started living in demon territory, the demon children had developed a habit of running off to find these human uncles who possessed life skills.

However, due to their different customs, minor issues constantly cropped up.

She had no idea how that seemingly carefree demon managed to handle all these things.

Still, it seemed the elven royalty would be visiting the Camillaya capital soon...

Remembering how Lord Phelan had injured numerous elves to escape the Elven Empire, her pen suddenly paused mid-air.

Lord Phelan should be fine, right...?

—

Watching the Holy Light magic inside Lina's body—which had not completely vanished—get devoured by her domain, Lin Ling stroked Lina's white hair.

Perhaps due to some malnutrition, Lina's hair didn't feel as soft to the touch as Niya's did now.

“Lina, can you tell me who cast that Holy Light magic inside your body?”

To keep Lina from being scared, Lin Ling made a conscious effort to offer her a warm smile. But in Cecil's eyes, Miss Saintess seemed to be desperately suppressing a riot of magic power within her own body.

“It... It was a big brother whom the Holy See recently sent to the border.”

Although she didn't know why this big sister was asking, if she wanted to find that big brother from the Holy See, Lina had no reason to refuse. That big brother was always very kind to her.