Diary of Guarding Monster Girls

After taking the Archbishop out for a lap, the conversation that followed went very smoothly.

The Ice and Snow Goddess Church agreed to Herbert's conditions.

Bishop Lila had no choice but to comply.

Even the Ice and Snow Goddess herself nodded in agreement; what right did she have to object?

Not to mention objecting, this Elf Bishop was now in a dazed state.

Her mental state was very worrying.

But it really wasn't her fault; what just happened was too absurd.

The appearance of the Ice and Snow Goddess wasn't anything unusual, as Lila herself had once been graced to be the vessel for the Goddess's descent.

But the problem was—the Goddess chose to descend on the statue instead of using her as the vessel.

Her mouth was full of bitterness; she clearly understood what this meant.

She was undoubtedly out of favor.

Feeling the significantly diminished power granted to her, Lila was in a state of despair...

Losing the divine favor, even being disdained.

For a Divine Spirit Priest, there is no harsher punishment than this!

Because of her arrogant behavior, she incurred the will of that powerful being, humiliating the Goddess in her own Divine Hall, and this was her punishment...

This shouldn't be!

Her actions were wrong, but her intention was for the Goddess Church, and even if the Goddess knew, she wouldn't give such a severe punishment... Have I misunderstood the Goddess's will?

Additionally, the power of that strong being might far exceed what she imagined.

Even with herself as the vessel, collaborating with the Divine Hall, the Goddess could not counter the phantom manifested by him.

Saint?

That being... was a Saint!!?

This seemed even more impossible, yet it appeared to be the true reality!

No.

In fact, the real issue wasn't even there.

Lila stared wide-eyed and somewhat terrified at Herbert, wanting to voice endless complaints in her mind.

This guy... was he carrying a Saint's will with him wherever he went!?

What?

She didn't even bother asking if the other party respected the Ice and Snow Goddess...

You, what about your respect for that Saint!

Do you just pull out the Saint's will when in danger?

This went too far...

And under Herbert's [Archbishop Summoning Skill] attack, Lila wasn't the only victim present.

Someone else had a bigger reaction than hers.

When the Archbishop's phantom appeared... no, even when Herbert was about to draw his sword, Valentina, realizing something was off, directly turned and ran.

Oh no, it's Old Deng!

Run!!!

Without a moment's hesitation or a glimpse of concern, she just ran off directly.

Until everything settled down, she poked her head back in from outside the hall, sneaking a peek for quite a while.

Only after confirming Old Deng had left did she whistle and return to her original position as if nothing happened.

She confidently met Sister Kaplan's speechless gaze, naturally puffing out her chest and nodding with confidence.

"It's safe outside!"

Hmm, I've never run away.

I was simply ensuring the retreat path was clear for everyone.

"..."

Kaplan nodded after a long silence, lightly humming in response.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Let's just leave it at that.

"Mm-hmm!"

"..."

The more she interacted with Valentina, the more Kaplan felt that maybe she, no... maybe everyone at the Monastery got it wrong.

This one, perhaps as Herbert said—though dangerous, genuinely not evil.

To be blunt, she was even a bit simple-minded.

With the Mist Monastery as his backing, Herbert dealt with the matter confidently, soon finalizing the subsequent details of entering the palace to support the King with Lila.

After having a general plan, he left Sister Kaplan at the Ice and Snow Divine Hall, letting her continue to discuss more details with Bishop Lila, while he left with Valentina.

With this side arranged, the remaining task was to communicate and finalize details with the Frost Crystal royal family.

Outside the Ice and Snow Divine Hall, Herbert took a deep breath, exhaling long:

"Phew..."

He was somewhat tired after all.

Although the final result was satisfying, the process was not smooth.

In addition to pride, Herbert was also quite emotional.

This time, he truly experienced the arrogance of the Divine Spirit Church.

Without the Archbishop, even with Valentina, they still devalued him.

It wasn't even scorn but an assumption of unworthiness.

This sort of judgment is more hurtful than malice.

Lies don't hurt people; only the truth cuts deep.

"Power, huh."

Herbert originally thought that his High Tier power, though not strong enough, was sufficient for the short term.

But now it seemed—laughable.

In the face of real power, this is still far from impressive!

"Learn, there is no end to learning."

I hope that one day, I will rely not on the Archbishop, but on my own strength.

"And beyond strength, you must have influence..."

Bishop Lila is merely a Priest who's just entered the Legendary realm, not considered overly powerful.

Although this was her personal decision this time, what she represents is not just herself, but the entire Divine Spirit Church.

It even equates to the will of the Ice and Snow Goddess.

Even though She is clueless—just bewildered to see Her Divine Hall invaded, and then bewildered getting knocked on the head, only to be given a date to eat.

Even though the Ice and Snow Goddess Church ranks nowhere near the top among all the Divine Spirit Churches, merely a small fry.

But for mortals, it is still an unassailable giant.

["Envious?"]

"Hm?"

Hearing the Harmonious God's abrupt question, Herbert raised an eyebrow.

"Envious? Of course, who wouldn't be?"

But what's the use of just being envious?

["If you want, you too can have a status like hers, no... ten times, a hundred times higher!"]

"You mean..."

["Exactly! You..."]

Herbert's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands: "Right, I can join the Divine Spirit Church too!"

"Join first, and then keep improving inside, I can eventually reach a position higher than hers!"

Teacher, I really want to progress.

["Huh?"]

?

["Right? What's right? No, no!"]

Nenasha angrily denied Herbert's dangerous thought, loudly saying: ["Listen to me! I mean, you can establish your own Divine Spirit Church!"]

"Oh! So that's what you meant." Herbert blinked, nodded in realization, then fell into contemplation.

"Now that you mention it... that's true! That's right, I can do it myself."

What He said makes sense.

No point in believing in some random deity, better to do it myself!

If I can personally establish a Divine Spirit Church, then I can rightfully become its top leader.

"But there's one problem here."

Yes, there's actually one last problem, the most crucial one!

["Huh? What problem?"]

Herbert looked serious, furrowed his brows, and said in a deep voice: "But I don't want to become a god, or rather, I can't do it anytime soon..."

In my past life, I didn't get into Tsinghua or Peking University, was it because I didn't want to?

It's because I truly couldn't!

["Ah???"]

The Harmonious God was furious.

["Me! Me! Of course, I'm talking about me!!!"]

["When I'm liberated, I can grant you blessings! I can let you serve!"]

Listening to His roaring in his mind, Herbert smiled slightly.

He's not like Valentina, of course, he knows what Nenasha's words mean.

But he just had this irresistible urge to tease Nenasha to feel satisfied.

Now... it feels great.

"Hehe."

Just as he was chuckling, Valentina suddenly leaned her face closer, suspiciously saying: "Hm? You're smiling at me, do you have feelings for me?"

Feelings? What feelings?

Wait, why does your smile look so dangerous?

Are you planning to...

"Uh? You..."

And Miss Hungry Dragon, after asking, didn't even give him a chance to reply and nodded to herself.

"Alright! I agree."

With that, she reached out her sinful little paw towards Herbert.

Herbert: ?

"Uh, wait a minute, we still have serious matters... Let go! Don't pull my clothes!"

Herbert wanted to lift his right hand, but it was held down by Valentina.

"No pausing allowed!"

"Wait, wait, let go!"

.

.

When night finally fell, and the full moon hung high.

The late Herbert finally arrived at the King's palace.

He saw His Majesty the King, who possessed Legendary Power, but at this moment appeared withered like a dry twig.

"Herbert? Haha, you finally came, cough cough."

"Come, come, cough cough!"

"Sit next to me..."