Chapter 136

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Chapter 136: Really?

I am very popular!

Yes, even though the true meaning of Fallen Angel Twanasha should be deeper, Lin Lin was still happy about this discovery.

Indeed, I am a person full of charm! Lin Lin felt very pleased.

Caligo frowned; he did not have much fondness for those guys from Light Camp, especially since his outing with Lin Lin was caused by trouble from angels.

"To be liked by the gods means wearing a collar around your neck?" Caligo had already taken off his collar and was playing with it in his hands.

Lin Lin agreed completely; she looked at Twanasha, hoping to get an explanation from him.

Twanasha was stared at by two boys and let out a slow sigh.

Twanasha hated trouble and hated explaining things.

Fallen Angel did not understand why he had to take on this duty; he thought he had made himself very clear.

"Because Lenidien thinks he cannot decide where you should go," Twanasha said as he looked at Lin Lin. He could roughly guess how Lenidien felt when he saw Lin Lin.

Even though he had lost the power of light, seeing Lin Lin still filled Twanasha with a sour feeling, as if he had no heart; Lenidien’s feelings would be even stronger.

Twanasha remembered the bitterness of the first day he realized his true nature was still to love humans.

"So he needs a higher order," unlike prayer-type angels, battle-type angels often relied more on instinct, "even though your arrival in San Marco City may have been planned by Lenidien, the real purpose has been achieved; you have come to the closest place to the God of Light."

"If I were you," Twanasha began, "I would leave San Marco City before the collar is undone. After regaining light-type powers, even if the gods are forced away from the world, it will be easier for them to find you."

"Why would the God of Light want to find me?" Lin Lin asked.

The Fallen Angel with gray wings did not answer the question, and Twanasha calmly looked at Lin Lin with her light golden eyes.

Lin Lin found the answer in the calmness of the other person.

The sanctuary looked for a long time but could not find the Holy Maiden, the light-type magician Sharon who was captured, the sanctuary center that could be easily entered by simply turning the doorknob, and herself, whose magical wave was very similar to Norman’s.

Caligo’s mismatched eyes lifted, and then he stood in front of Twanasha, blocking the two of them.

The boy’s slender body was enough to shield Lin Lin’s body.

Caligo had been very wary from the beginning that Lin Lin could become a replacement for the Holy Maiden, but he had not thought about what to do if Lin Lin was the real Holy Maiden.

"If you are willing to leave San Marco City now, I can help you," Twanasha said.

His view actually matched Caligo’s; the red-haired boy turned around and looked at Lin Lin.

"I don’t want to."

It was already dawn, and although the sun had not yet appeared, the light of day had already come to the world.

Lin Lin heard her own strong voice, "I won’t just do nothing and leave like this."

–

"What is so interesting about the sanctuary?" After being bothered by Lin Lin for several days about the sanctuary, Vivian was finally on the verge of breaking down. "I am a professor of light-type spells! Not a professor of the sanctuary! I don’t care about those old relics."

In Vivian’s view, the main managers of the sanctuary had not changed in decades; those unappetizing old fellows should have retired long ago.

"But the things you know are not in the books," Lin Lin showed a troubled expression.

"Well, that’s only natural," Vivian lifted his chin, his gray-purple hair sliding down his shoulders. "Even the followers only buy books related to doctrine; who has the time to buy boring information about the sanctuary?"

Seeing Vivian’s impatience, Lin Lin raised her hand and promised, "Just one last question."

"Alright," the mermaid rested her chin on her hand and looked seriously at Lin Lin, "I hope it is an interesting question."

"Was there ever a Holy Maiden before the sanctuary?" Lin Lin said, "News about the Holy Maiden only appeared in recent years."

This question truly made Vivian’s eyes light up, as the mermaid’s gaze fell on Lin Lin’s face, looking for signs of what she knew.

"It’s true that there was never a Holy Maiden before, but we can’t say that news about the Holy Maiden only came out in recent years," the mermaid squinted, "Legend says that two hundred years ago, right after that war ended, someone heard a prophecy about the Holy Maiden, but that was only known within the sanctuary."

This was too telling, and the office worker who traveled two hundred years into another world showed a troubled expression.

Unlike her worries, the mermaid was excited and loved the attention, "Why don’t you ask Norman about the sanctuary? He knows much more than I do."

And he is also in pain, Vivian thought.

"Hmm, of course I need to find him," Lin Lin recalled the last time she had left, feeling that he must still dislike her for tying her to a chair, "But he must be busy."

"If it’s today," Vivian glanced at the calendar, as a friend of Norman, the mermaid gave a very clear location, "He is resting at his home."

"His home?" Lin Lin looked up.

"Yes," Vivian smiled, "the matters of the knights and family are already quite bothersome. Norman has his own little place to stay, small but enough for him to enjoy some peace."

The mermaid almost leaned close to Lin Lin’s ear, whispering to disturb the poor Knight Commander’s peace.

Lin Lin hesitated for a moment, "What if Norman throws me out?"

This was indeed a question Vivian had never thought of; he clearly paused for a moment.

Then the mermaid gently tapped Lin Lin on the head, "Don’t worry, he won’t."

–

"I don’t think this is a good idea," Lin Lin hadn’t even started when Caligo followed behind her, reading from a piece of paper in the room, "We should hurry back to Demon King Castle."

"So I might never find a suitable light-type mage to help me take off the collar?" Lin Lin put a potion into her little bag.

She then turned around, hands on her hips, "Caligo, your collar is off, but mine is still on."

"Then you won’t let me go with you," Caligo said with a worried look.

"Maybe it’s better not to," Lin Lin thought of how easily Norman dealt with monsters and the Red Dragon, "To be honest, when the other side’s strength reaches a certain point, we can only go with good intentions."

"I hope you can finish this quickly," Caligo winked, "Twanasha is already on her way back to Demon King Castle."

"Relax," Lin Lin patted Caligo’s shoulder, "Nothing bad will happen. Do you really think monsters will attack San Marco City?"

Lin Lin thought she made a very funny joke.

But Caligo didn’t laugh; he still looked at Lin Lin with worry.

Even if Lin Lin thought Caligo was too pessimistic, she had to consider his opinion.

Lin Lin’s smile became more and more stiff, "No way?"

It started to snow from noon, the world was covered in white, and there were very few people on the road, which gave Lin Lin a peaceful and safe feeling.

Thick boots stepped on the snow, making a crunching sound. The snow was very deep, leaving solid footprints with no risk of slipping.

She was quite lucky. Even though it was snowing heavily, there was no strong wind in the city. The snow rested on her hat and scarf, and did not make Lin Lin feel cold.

She followed the map drawn by Vivian to reach Norman’s home.

It was a more remote place. Unlike the crowded city center, the houses were more spread out here, similar to the little villas in Lin Lin’s modern society, though they were clearly not as luxurious, with each home having only one floor.

The new year was just around the corner, and many houses had beautiful wreaths hanging by their doors, along with stickers made by children.

Lin Lin stopped in front of a small yard, where the house looked very quiet. She checked the hanging house number against the one Vivian gave her, and then took out the key that the mermaid had given her to open the yard’s big gate.

As she pushed open the wooden door, it moved the untouched snow, making a creaking sound.

Lin Lin closed the big door behind her and walked to the little house that looked very ordinary.

Unlike the snow in the yard, the snow in front of the door had been cleared, but because it was still snowing, a light layer remained.

The warm yellow light in the room shone through the window, adding a touch of warmth to the snowy winter day.

Lin Lin knocked on the little house’s door.

At first, the room was very quiet, then came the sound of a chair being pulled and footsteps that were neither loud nor soft.

Then, the door opened.

Lin Lin looked up and saw the Holy Knight Commander, who was wearing a soft, chunky knitted sweater, different from the usual armor and shirt.

Norman was clearly startled; snowflakes fell crookedly on his golden eyelashes, and his blue eyes widened slightly as he stared at the woman in front of him.

Lin Lin knew why Norman was so surprised.

It was not only an unexpected visitor at his home but also her changed appearance.

At this moment, Lin Lin was not the teenage girl Norman had seen recently but had returned to looking like a woman in her twenties.

Lin Lin looked at Norman with her deep brown eyes, then she reached out and pulled down her thick scarf that had wrapped around her lower face, revealing her cheeks that were lightly pink from the cold.

The warm light in the room shone on the woman’s fair face, her rosy lips moving as she spoke, and the white mist slowly dispersed with her words.

"Norman," Lin Lin said.

Her gaze paused for a moment; Lin Lin still remembered the last time Norman was angry because of her deception.

Unlike her confident attitude when facing Caligo, Lin Lin felt a little worried.

However, Lin Lin was not the kind of person who would avoid trying just because she was afraid of failing.

So she planned to make her own identity sound more important, making Norman have to listen to her thoughts.

"Come in."

The young man standing in front of her took a step back.

To Lin Lin’s surprise, the Knight Commander spoke first.