166: Lola, My Superman!
"Although this was merely something my familiars happened to overhear, since the information came from several Watchers on duty, we should still take it seriously."
At this point, even Lola, who was usually so composed, rarely showed a troubled expression.
"Who's coming? Are they very powerful?"
Seeing even Lola wearing such an expression, Amya immediately asked with curiosity.
"Yes, you've certainly heard of this person. The Watchers' Chief, the current holder of the Holy Sword, known as the 'Sword Saint'."
At these words, even Alice, who had been burying her head in her food, looked up with surprise.
If the human world of fifty years ago was an era dominated by the Holy Church, represented by the wielder of the Spear of Destiny, Zophi Gregory, then ever since the Church's youngest Cardinal unexpectedly died back then, one of the few existences in the entire human world that could stand toe-to-toe with the Kings of the Higher Races would be this Watcher "Sword Saint."
The Spear of Destiny "Longinus" and the Holy Sword "Joyeuse" were the only two truly divine weapons from the Age of Gods that had survived to the modern era. Whether their forgers were actually the "gods" of the Age of Gods remained a matter of debate to this day. But what was certain was that both weapons had reached the level of "divine artifacts with sentience." Without obtaining their recognition, no one could wield them.
The Spear of Destiny "Longinus" was the symbol of the Church. Although the Holy Sword had once been the same, after the world entered the modern era, the Holy Sword came to be regarded as the common property of the entire world. In other words, anyone who could pull it out could become its master.
But "Longinus" was different. Only those within the Church had the opportunity to seek its recognition.
And this Watcher "Sword Saint," from the very moment he appeared before the world, displayed strength sufficient to match Heaven's Four-winged Angels. After obtaining the Holy Sword's recognition, his power advanced by leaps and bounds, and he had now become an existence standing at the pinnacle of human combat capability.
If such a ruthless figure were really coming, let alone Lola, perhaps only Noren's biological mother would have the ability to protect her.
"Tsk... if it's the 'Sword Saint,' that is indeed troublesome..."
Evelia's face also showed some distress at this point. Her race was demon, and Hell's relationship with humanity had never been good. Although nowadays only the Church still openly retained its former prejudice against the demon race, that was merely on the surface. Privately, everyone's view of demons might not be as friendly as they appeared.
"What is Miss Evelia afraid of? Just call one of your family members over, wouldn't that solve it?"
Lola rolled her eyes. Among everyone present, Evelia had the most powerful background. If she were bullied, the entirety of Hell would probably be in an uproar.
"That's easier said than done! And if I really called for help because I was being bullied, then odds are my old dad and the others would use that as an excuse to not let me stay in the human world anymore."
"Hm? Is Eve-Eve's family very powerful?"
Amya also leaned in at this point. She now knew very well that Evelia was her former Onii-chan. If that was the case, then the elders she was referring to should be the ones who had corrupted her into a demon, right?
To transform a person from human to demon, what level of great demon would that require? And they would need strength that didn't fear the "Sword Saint." Could it be that Eve-Eve's father was really a Hell Lord, just as she had guessed before?
"Cough, something like that..."
"Beep, beep!!"
Just as Evelia was wondering how to explain her family situation to Amya, the phone she had placed on the table suddenly rang.
"Hm? Someone sent me a message?"
Evelia picked up her phone and looked at it doubtfully. The next moment, the smile on her face completely froze.
"What's wrong, Eve-Eve?"
Seeing that Evelia's expression seemed somewhat off, Amya also leaned over to look with curiosity.
Then, her expression froze too.
"Did something happen... pfft!"
Lina doubtfully walked around to look behind Evelia. The instant she saw the message on Evelia's phone, she laughed rather unkindly.
Her laughter immediately drew the attention of the other girls present. Several of them swarmed behind Evelia in a cluster, jostling to see the content on her phone.
On Evelia's phone screen, someone saved as "Old Ban" had sent her a soul-searching question: "Where are you for this morning's class?"
"Crap... last night was so eventful, I completely forgot I still had to go to school today..."
Evelia was practically numb. She glanced at the time displayed at the top of her phone: 10:56.
Good grief, it was already almost eleven o'clock!
So she had missed nearly all of her morning classes!
"Umm... Eve-Eve, what do we do?"
Amya had her phone on do-not-disturb mode, which was why she hadn't received Jiang Mengyun's message in time. Now she opened her phone to check, and sure enough, Jiang Mengyun had sent her an identical message to Evelia's.
This was very bad indeed.
"...Since things have come to this, let's eat first."
Evelia fell silent for a moment, then figured that since she was already late, there was no way she could attend the morning classes anyway. She might as well finish the breakfast, or perhaps lunch, in front of her before worrying about all that other stuff.
But the problem that needed solving couldn't be put off forever. She still had to explain things to Old Ban. Fortunately, Evelia had Lucifer's WeChat on her phone. After finishing breakfast with complicated feelings, Evelia hurriedly logged into Lucifer's WeChat and, feigning the tone of a parent, sent Jiang Mengyun a message saying she was taking a sick day due to not feeling well.
Yes, that's right, a whole day off! Since she had already missed half a day of classes anyway, what was missing another half?
As for Amya's side, she didn't seem to want her parents to know about her skipping class, so she simply asked Lola, the only adult present, to pretend to be her parent and call Jiang Mengyun to also request a sick day.
Although this kind of pretending-to-be-someone's-parent behavior sounded strange no matter how you thought about it, Lola agreed to Amya's request with the mindset of being amused by the whole thing. And it had to be said, a full-time maid was truly a full-time maid. Even when it came to pretending to be someone's parent to help request leave, she carried it out with effortless grace!
Capable of helping process crime scenes, skillfully pretending to be a parent to request leave, and still managing all household chores plus preparing delicious meals when returning home. Where would one even find a maid of this caliber? You couldn't find one even if you searched with a lantern in the dark!
Indeed, the Blood Clan's royal maid corps. Every single one of them had real skills!
Lola, my Superman!
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