The Yellow-Haired Villain in Soaring Phoenix’s Novels Also Desires Happiness - Chapter 278



56. Under the Knife

“Alright, alright, don’t be so down; it’s actually not that hopeless.”

In the sea of flowers that had returned to its original state, Meila squatted down, her pink nightgown wrapping around her fair little feet, reaching out to poke the utterly despairing Mu En, who was radiating the aura of a dead fish:

“Think about it carefully; you just need to make a trip to the Holy City and participate in that whatever ceremony. It doesn’t matter what the outcome is, as long as you can casually bathe in the goddess’s holy light at the end, right?”

“Bathe in the goddess’s holy light? It’s not that easy!”

Mu En sprang up, aggrieved and furious:

“And just sending me to the Holy City is already a desperate matter!”

“Is it?”

Teacher Meila tilted her little head, comforting him:

“Oh, you really don’t have to worry so much. Given the inherent concealment of divine favor and the aura that the alchemical core carries, currently, in the Life Church, aside from that pope, no one should be able to tell that you have any connection to the King of Withering.”

“But that pope is going to meet me in person!”

What if he just casually pressed me down with a finger?

“That doesn’t matter.”

“Eh?”

“Although that pope is only a few hundred years old, and his life experience is still vastly different from mine, in terms of open-mindedness, he is able to reach an average level of a church pope. He won’t treat you differently just because of that little bit of the evil god’s divine power in your body.

Moreover, the church itself…” Teacher Mu’en suddenly paused, as if realizing he had said something he shouldn’t.

“Hmm?”

“Well, never mind.”

Teacher Meila changed the subject, her crimson eyes leisurely fixed on Mu’en:

“Anyway, you just need to remember one thing.”

“You—”

“Mu’en Campbell.”

“I am Meila Domir’s disciple.”

Teacher Meila said calmly:

“Those who don’t know this absolutely cannot perceive the strangeness within you, while those who do will have confidence in you… or rather, in me.

Thus, no matter how bizarre the abilities that emerge from your body, as long as you don’t go around displaying powers that directly link me to the evil god, there generally won’t be any major issues.

The power of the evil god is indeed terrifying, but it is not something entirely unreachable.”

At this moment, an overwhelming aura of dominance slowly rose from Teacher Meila’s petite frame.

Just looking at those calm crimson eyes and the white hair that moved without wind, Mu’en couldn’t help but feel a sense of reverence, as if gazing up at a towering mountain.

Truly, Teacher Meila is impressive.

A dominant loli, how amazing!

“So…”

Mu’en came back to his senses, blinked, and excitedly asked:

“Even if the church sees their holy sword transformed into Elizabeth, they will overlook it for Teacher Meila’s sake, right?”

“……”

“Right?”

“……”

“Hey! Speak up, you dead loli… pfft!”

“Ah, I really don’t know how you became my disciple when you’re so cowardly.”

Teacher Meila retracted her sheer disciple punch, elegantly wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and said with a look of disappointment:

“Can’t you be a little more shameless, learn from that pink bear?

There’s more than one holy sword, and since it’s already come to this, what can the church do to you?

At most… at most… they might just give you a little trouble, what’s the big deal? You won’t die from it!”

“Come on, a little trouble from the church… is already quite terrifying, okay?”

Mu En clutched his stomach, his face ashen.

He was just an unremarkable son of a duke, and in the face of such a colossal entity as the church, he felt utterly insignificant.

“Sigh… since it’s like this.”

Teacher Meila sighed helplessly, turned around, fiddled with something for a while, and then handed Mu En an item.

“This is for you.”

“What is this…”

Mu En looked down, surprised:

“A letter?”

“Exactly. Since you’re going to the Holy City, please help me deliver this letter to that brat Hezikaia. I’ve mentioned the issues regarding the baptism of the alchemical core fusion and the holy sword in the letter, so you don’t need to worry too much.”

“Hezikaia… you mean His Holiness the Pope, right?”

Mu En stared wide-eyed in shock: “Teacher Meila, are you very familiar with His Holiness the Pope?”

“Of course, we just met not long ago.”

Teacher Meila placed her hands on her hips and said:

“That brat was quite enthusiastic at the time, offering me his seat and even giving me gifts, making me feel a bit guilty.”

“Gasp…”

Mu En looked at Teacher Meila, who had her hands on her slim waist and her pure white chin held high, unable to suppress a sharp intake of breath.

Although he knew that Teacher Meila was among the top in both strength and qualifications in this world, he had thought that this teacher, who couldn’t physically leave the academy, was just a homebody loli who liked to sleep and focus on her research.

He never expected her to be so outstanding in terms of connections as well!

“Then I can rest assured.”

Mu En said, his face filled with emotion:

“I misjudged you, Teacher Meila. You’re still good to me.”

“Of course! How could I be anything but good to my own disciple?”

Teacher Meila patted Mu En’s shoulder:

“Now that we’ve finished the small talk, let’s get down to business.”

“Eh? Business?”

Mu En’s touched expression suddenly froze:

“What other business is there?”

“It’s nothing too serious, but since it’s confirmed that you’re going on this trip, some preparations have to be made in advance.

—For instance, as I mentioned before, the alchemical matrix that should have been embedded in your body is not just one, but seven.”

Teacher Meila said with a smile:

“Are you really going to run back and forth seven times if you don’t get it done in advance?”

“Seven… seven?”

Although Teacher Meila was smiling brightly at that moment, Mu En’s body began to tremble involuntarily.

“But didn’t you say that we would wait until my physical strength reached a certain level before proceeding with the next steps?”

“Oh, it’s just like last time; circumstances have changed. And it’s not like you’ll be using it right away. With your current physical strength, seven alchemical cores would definitely drain you dry in an instant. I have special methods to put them into a dormant state, and once you’re fully prepared, we can activate them one by one, right?”

“But…”

“But what?”

“At this stage, it might be a bit painful for you.”

“How painful?”

“Well…”

Teacher Meila pondered for a moment and vividly compared:

“Actually, it’s not too painful; compared to what you experienced before, it’s just the difference between giving birth to one child and giving birth to seven at once.”

No, no, no!

That difference is huge!

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Giving birth to one child had already left him wanting to die, let alone seven…

“Hey, kid, relax.”

Seeing Mu En’s gradually pale face, Teacher Meila leaned closer, gently wrapping her arms around his head like a caring big sister, while dragging him towards the operating table, which had been prepared with various knives and drills, and softly said:

“Think of it positively; when the alchemical cores fully integrate with you, the benefits won’t just be about connecting to the Eternal Bell. At that point, they will become a true part of you.

It’ll be like having seven extra kidneys in your body; it’s no different.

That’s a whole seven extra kidneys!”

Teacher Meila turned her head and said meaningfully to Mu En:

“What’s that saying? To wear the crown, one must bear its weight. If you want to open a harem, how can you avoid going under the knife a few more times?”