The Gospel Rankings were the list with the highest priority. Yet, to make the cut, the requirement was to be a pure and flawless girl.

Ashe knew that everyone loved beautiful girls, and the Divine Lords were no exception, but he still found the entire premise utterly outrageous. He said, "Miss, let me take a look at the past winners of the Gospel Rankings. I need to properly analyze the Omniscient Weaver's tastes!"

"Can't you just spend your own points to view it?" Annan replied, idly touching her amethyst earring. "Still, even if you check later, you won't find anything. Every past first-place Echoer on the Gospel Rankings was a veiled girl. Their appearances were entirely concealed."

"Huh? The Omniscient Weaver is hogging them all for itself?" Ashe looked down at Lys in his arms, then pulled the Mask of Distortion from his chest and slipped it onto her face. "Like this?"

Annan rolled her eyes. "Seriously, what kind of demon king and little witch duo are you two? Anyway, I never intended to use Lys to cheat the Gospel Rankings. Besides the fact that she doesn't meet the criteria, the first-place spot on this list is always decided long before the Woven Festival even begins."

As much as Ashe believed Lys was the cutest girl in the world, she was far from innocent, let alone kind. If anything, once she grew up, she would undoubtedly become the type of beautiful woman who excelled at manipulating emotions, someone both lovable and infuriating at the same time. 

Ashe had always suspected Lys had made a mistake when...