Chapter 78: The Arrogant Saintess is Quite Cute

“Michelle, what’s wrong with you?”

The attentive Selena noticed the unusual expression on Michelle’s face, turning to look at the slightly lonely figure, her eyes filled with confusion.

“Nothing.”

Michelle shook her head, the sadness in her eyes impossible to hide.

Far from the center of the crowd, Leo felt his body become incredibly relaxed, as if he had shed some burden.

Suddenly, someone grabbed his hand. Turning around, he saw Michelle tightly holding onto him, her beautiful silver-white eyes filled with a strong conviction, as if saying she wouldn’t let him go.

“Come with me!”

Michelle forcefully pulled him towards the crowd.

“Saintess, what are you doing?”

“I won’t let you go.”

“Okay, okay, I won’t leave. Can you let go of me?”

“No, if I let go, you’ll immediately run away.”

“I really won’t.”

“No means no,” Michelle said firmly.

“Men and women shouldn’t be too close. You’re making it difficult for me. Those holy knights around us might tear me apart.”

Leo looked at the group of holy knights with anger in their eyes, feeling a bit of a headache.

“It won’t happen. I will definitely protect you, so stay by my side.”

“Whose fault do you think this is?”

“It’s Leo’s fault!”

“…”

The arrogant and unreasonable Saintess is quite cute.

Leo felt a bit helpless and had no choice but to follow her.

“I’ll introduce you. This is Leo, my teammate, companion, and friend. He has been helping me a lot during this time; he’s a very powerful person.”

Michelle pulled Leo over to introduce him to others.

“I’ve seen you once. You’re Michelle’s teammate. I didn’t expect you to be captured by the cultists together with her.”

Selena said with a friendly expression, “Michelle has been taken care of by you these days.”

“No, it’s me who has been taken care of by her.”

Leo replied flatly, trying to lower his profile as much as possible, not wanting to be seen as overly concerned.

Seeing Selena take the initiative to chat with Leo, others also came forward to greet him.

Leo nodded in response, somewhat admiring this group from the church, who smiled and greeted a stranger like him. Indeed, people from the church are not simple.

Unlike him, forcing a smile is not his style; he could only respond blandly.

After a while, Michelle, surrounded by everyone, returned to the church.

Leo also arrived at the Holy City of Eirland through the teleportation array, entering the academy and returning to his small villa.

Now that Michelle has safely returned, everyone in the imperial capital felt relieved.

They had thought that the Radiant Knights’ mobilization would cause a bigger stir, but it turned out they only taught a lesson to some inconspicuous border nobles, which felt like overkill.

However, this also indicated the church’s stance; the church’s candidate Saintess cannot be bullied by anyone.

The storm sweeping through the imperial capital gradually calmed down.

The three nobles who targeted Michelle were publicly executed by fire, treated as cultists, and everyone applauded.

The conflict between the Empire and the Siska Kingdom also eased, with both sides withdrawing their troops stationed at the border.

Initially, the mobilization of the Radiant Knights had startled the high-classing officials of the Siska Kingdom, who thought the church was going to send someone to deal with them, but it turned out they were overthinking.

The confined Krista was released, and the investigation into Nathan, Heles, Jin, and Mona had concluded without finding any issues; they were merely collateral damage.

During this time, they also investigated Leo, as he had disappeared along with Michelle, which seemed too coincidental. The higher-ups suspected that Leo had taken Michelle away amidst the chaos.

However, the investigation revealed that Leo’s background was like a blank sheet of paper; aside from being the heir of a dilapidated sword dojo, there was nothing else, and they could only drop the matter.

In short, everything passed peacefully.

The only thing that troubled Michelle was that the cultists had long abandoned that stronghold, and those children had been taken away. She felt she had broken her promise, and her heart could not find peace for a long time.

Things in the world are not perfect; she had long been mentally prepared for things not going her way, but the guilt in her heart was hard to erase.

Leo arrived at the classroom, and Delisa’s attendant came over to ask, “Where have you been these days? Why didn’t you come to train with the young lady?”

“I was held up by something. If possible, I will make up for the time in the coming days.”

Leo remembered this matter, after all, he had received her gold coins.

“The young lady said it’s not needed for now. You should take a good rest these days.”

Leo looked at Delisa, only to find her looking back at him, and she quickly turned her head away.

Leo instantly understood; perhaps she had learned something.

Maybe it was true what Michelle said, that the seemingly indifferent young lady actually had a good heart.

That’s fine; it would be a bit easier these days.

After a long time without noticing, he found that his strength had greatly improved.

Repeatedly surpassing his limits and giving his all in battles had become a good medicine for his experience and strength growth.

[Name]: Leo

[Profession]: None

[Rank]: C+

[Level]: LV1

[Mentality]: S

[Magic Power]: S-

[Physique]: C+

(Strength: C+, Speed: C+)

[Life]: C+

(Defense: C, Recovery: C+)

[Talent]: Competitive

[Skills]: Basic Archery (Advanced), Heartflow Swordsmanship (Advanced), Heartflow Meditation (Advanced), Sword Heart Clarity (Advanced), Enhancement (Advanced), Defense (Advanced), Acceleration (Advanced), Healing (Intermediate), Image Recording (Beginner), Telepathy (Intermediate), Spatial Storage (Beginner), Reconnaissance (Intermediate), Fire Magic Sword Technique (Intermediate), Lightning Magic Sword Technique (Intermediate), Combination Magic Sword Technique (Intermediate)

He was about to reach B class, achieving the average class of senior students, and he was now far ahead of most people.

What surprised him the most was that his proficiency in magic sword techniques had reached the intermediate class. Practical combat truly is the best training method. It won’t be long before his proficiency reaches the advanced class, allowing for more applications in real combat.

He had never forgotten that his core was Heartflow Swordsmanship, but his proficiency had always remained at the advanced class. He always felt something was missing, unable to break through.

A few more days passed, and Leo had a good rest, fully recovering his mental state.

The Crimson Flame Team, affected by the incident with Michelle, paused their adventuring activities for a while and could finally resume their activities.

One day, after class, Leo planned to head straight to the Crimson Flame Team.

Suddenly, a commotion erupted outside the classroom, and more and more people gathered in the corridor.

“She’s so beautiful; who is she?”

The surrounding students were in awe.

“Idiot, you don’t even know the candidate Saintess from the North Courtyard? No wonder you’re single.”

“Is she the Michelle who went missing for a few days and was searched for by the church’s Radiant Knights? Oh my, I’m breathing the same air as such a big shot.”

“What is she doing in our East Courtyard? Is she here to find someone?”

Michelle walked into Leo’s classroom, and everyone inside turned to look at her.

Someone immediately approached to chat, but Michelle only gave him a polite smile that carried a hint of rejection, then walked past him.

Leo was taken aback; why was she here? Could it be that she was looking for him?

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