NOVEL NEXT Chapter 175: A Friend in Need
Luo Wei's expression turned peculiar: "You? A devotee of the Goddess of Justice?"
Justitia, the Goddess of Justice, was the deity of morality and law who held authority over truth and judgment. She was one of the seventeen—no, now sixteen—principal deities of the Holy Church.
It wasn't that Luo Wei looked down on her, but since the beginning of last semester, none of Vina's actions had shown any semblance of justice.
If all followers of the Goddess of Justice were like her, the word "justice" would need some serious air quotes.
Seeing her skeptical look, Vina jumped up indignantly: "You can doubt my character, but you can't question my faith!"
"I am a devoted follower of the Goddess of Justice! I swear to defend morality and law until death, and to expose all hidden truths!"
As Vina started jumping, Luo Wei could barely restrain her with one hand: "Alright, stop squirming. If you're truly innocent, I won't wrong you."
Vina cried out pitifully: "I am innocent!"
"Shut up!"
Luo Wei had to grip her neck with both hands to force her into silence.
Leading a gang of thugs to strip the original owner's clothes and slandering her reputation—how dare she claim innocence after doing such things?
However, Vina's reaction didn't seem like an act.
With her limited intelligence and poor acting skills, she couldn't possibly fake such genuine responses.
A strong doubt suddenly arose in Luo Wei's mind—were the original owner's memories real?
Or rather, were those memories actual events, or just her imagination?
She wasn't sure anymore.
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"Vina," Luo Wei loosened her grip slightly, staring into Vina's tear-filled eyes, "If I hadn't proved my noble status and was mistakenly taken away by the temple as a commoner, would you have gathered thugs to humiliate me?"
"I am a lady, a lady!" Vina protested furiously, "I would never do such things!"
"Really?"
Then what about what she saw in the original owner's memories?
"I've already said I wouldn't! How many times must I repeat myself!" Vina said bitterly.
Luo Wei frowned, several theories flashing through her mind.
Were the original owner's memories wrong, or was the Vina in those memories someone else?
Could the Vina who appeared at the city gate have been someone else in disguise?
To be able to transform into Vina and appear openly at the city gate, that person must have been an advanced magic apprentice or mage, or had help from one, and their social status couldn't be lower than Vina's.
Tsk, she'd found herself another troublesome matter to deal with.
Luo Wei released Vina's neck, her fierce expression switching to gentleness as quickly as changing masks.
She tenderly rubbed the red marks she'd left on Vina's neck, looking remorseful: "I'm sorry, Vina. I misunderstood you. Can you forgive me?"
Vina was terrified by her sudden change, but hearing the apology, she perked up again: "Forgive you? Hmp! You—"
Halfway through her harsh words, Vina rolled her eyes and swallowed the rest, changing her tone: "Yes, I forgive you, but you must forgive me too!"
Luo Wei was such a psycho!
She had a face as pure as an angel's, but her heart was darker than anyone's. Her mood could change faster than the weather, and you never knew when she might suddenly snap.
Vina was truly scared now; she just wanted to stay away from this psychopath.
"Alright, I forgive you too." Luo Wei smiled gently, though her hand remained on Vina's neck, "Vina, we're still good friends, right?"
Who wants to be friends with you!
Vina was full of resentment but didn't dare express it with that hand still on her neck.
How strange—those hands looked so delicate, yet they were incredibly strong. Just moments ago, they'd nearly sent her to meet her great-grandmother in heaven.
Finally, under Luo Wei's menacing presence, Vina reluctantly acknowledged their friendship.
"Yes, we're still good friends."
Luo Wei caressed her neck: "Since we're good friends, shouldn't you help when a friend is in need?"
Damn it, trapped again!
Vina forced a smile through her tears: "Of course, what do you need help with?"
"It's simple. Just go ask other students if anyone's planning to steal the self-criticism letters from the bulletin board tonight, and if they could help steal yours back too."
Under Vina's shocked gaze, Luo Wei lowered her hand and picked up the apology letter from the ground, making an obvious threat.
"If you don't do this, this apology letter might just spread throughout the entire academy~"
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