Volume 7, Chapter 23 – The God-Forged Angel

Hmm… although she got the wrong person, it’s a good thing in the end. At least my other identity won’t be exposed in front of so many people. Otherwise, someone would definitely think I have a strange sense of humor.

I should just pretend I’m seeing this angel for the first time.

“An angel?” As if seeing something interesting, Edith raised an eyebrow. “Hoh, did you sense it from my white hair? The direct bloodline of the House of Pescia.”

Pepe seemed to have attributed the angel calling her master to her bloodline. Yisi’s expression became complicated. Fortunately, the angel didn’t understand Edith’s words. She first tilted her head in confusion, then explained in a dignified tone.

“Although I was sealed underground for a long time, I could still perceive the outside world. Your battle with the Frost Spider left even me, a Third-Rank Angel, in awe. Only a powerful being such as yourself is qualified to be the leader of an angel. I shall become your faithful servant and follow you until the end of your life.”

If she hadn’t been called master by this angel named Laxyphinia last night, Yisi would have definitely thought the “battle with the Frost Spider” she mentioned was Pepe’s solo fight yesterday. But knowing that the angel had actually made a mistake, Yisi couldn’t help but feel an awkwardness that she couldn’t voice.

The angel-like maiden’s gaze fell on Edith’s waist, and the confusion on her face deepened.

“My Lord, why are you not carrying the Sword of Ruin? No, since you wore a mask and cloak last night, it must mean you wished to hide your identity. In that case, have I not just…” A look of “this is bad” appeared on her pretty face, and the angel bowed her head even lower. “My deepest apologies, My Lord. I have just been released from my seal, and my magic circuits have not yet recovered to their optimal state. I have acted rashly without thinking. Please give me an order. I will carry out anything.”

In that sense, she felt a bit like Refina. But Refina was clearly much smarter than the angel before her. Yisi glanced at Refina, who didn’t seem to mind that the angel might take her job; she just stood calmly behind Edith.

Feeling a tug on the corner of her clothes from Camilla, Yisi quietly turned her head.

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“What is it?”

“Is this your doing, Onee-sama? If so, it would be better not to let the angel fall into Edith’s hands. Angels are a legacy left by the gods, and any one of them is a priceless treasure. You should hold such an asset in your own hands, Onee-sama.”

“But won’t you be angry, Camilla?”

“This is an ‘item’ that is beneficial to you, Onee-sama.”

Was the emphasis on “beneficial to me” or on “item”? In any case, Yisi felt that if it had been a normal human, Camilla would have certainly changed her attitude and encouraged Edith to accept them. But in the end, this angel was a self-aware and very beautiful being; it should be natural to treat her as a human. If the [Omniscient Map] hadn’t reported that she was a puppet, Yisi would have just thought she was a human if she saw her on the street.

Edith leaned down, her eyes narrowing as she brought her face very close to the angel’s.

“You said you would accept any command, is that right?”

“As angels created by the gods, our mission is to obey our master’s commands. This is our purpose as God-Forged Angels.”

A sadistic look appeared on her doll-like face. Edith’s lips curved into a smile as she lifted the angel’s chin, forcing her to look into her eyes.

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“I don’t just accept anyone. Before that, you must pass my test—close your eyes.”

“Yes.”

After the angel closed her eyes, Edith bared the fangs hidden in her mouth and bit down on the angel’s exposed, snow-white neck.

Clink.

It was the sound of teeth hitting metal.

Normally, such a sound would just be dismissed as white noise. But since the entire first floor, including some adventurers peeking down from the second, was watching Edith, the crisp sound became exceptionally loud. Most people wore baffled expressions, not knowing what had happened. Only a small number of people who understood puppets knew the meaning and covered their mouths to snicker in the crowd.

Yisi was among this group.

In this regard, Pepe was exactly like her, always wanting to try new blood when she saw it. Although, Pepe had embarrassed herself this time.

“…?”

With the crisp sound of her fangs hitting something hard, Edith’s entire body, including the wings that should have been fluttering slightly behind her, went rigid. After a long moment, she slowly pulled her head back and touched her fangs with an embarrassed look.

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“You… are not a living creature?”

“That is correct. I am a God-Forged Angel, Trino Type 10043. My Lord, I am already your property. You do not need to mark me. I will dedicate my body and soul entirely to you. A God-Forged Angel will never betray their master.”

“God-Forged Angel… God-Forged Angel…” As if pondering the meaning, Edith muttered to herself. She turned her head and said something to Refina. After Refina replied, Edith’s expression gradually turned into an anger of being toyed with. “You’re a Third-Rank Angel?”

“Yes. This is the rank determined for us by the Holy Lord.”

“I have no need for a servant like you. A servant without blood is of no use to me. Get out of my sight.”

“My Lord! At least wait until I have explained the purpose of an angel to—”

“Shut up.”

Faced with Edith’s unreasonable demand, the angel could only stop speaking resentfully. But then, Edith, who had been frowning, seemed to remember something. She first glanced at Yisi, making her flinch, then spoke to the angel in a teasing tone.

“Lift your head. From this day forward, you will consider her your master.”

‘Her’ referred to Yisi.

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The angel, lifting her head, was stunned for a moment. After looking at Yisi, her holy face was gradually filled with an expression akin to humiliation. Even the white wings behind her, large enough to envelop her entire body, began to tremble.

“My Lord… A God-Forged Angel can die on the battlefield to complete a command, but to give us away to a powerless ordinary person like this is an insult to us.”

“Are you going back on your promise? You just said you would accept any command.”

“But,” the angel glanced at the very plainly dressed Yisi. Since she was going into the labyrinth today, Yisi had changed into commoner’s clothes that she wouldn’t mind getting ruined. “An angel should follow someone as noble and powerful as you—”

“If you truly think that, then it only proves you are too stupid to even have value as a slave.”

Whether out of embarrassment from her failed bite or anger at the angel for belittling Yisi, Edith let out a cold, disdainful snort. She turned around with Refina and walked to the adventurer’s counter without looking back, leaving the angel kneeling on the ground in a daze.

“Who is that? To actually reject an angel!”

“The angel was Lord Dominic’s property to begin with. She probably just pretended to refuse because she knew she couldn’t have her anyway.”

“But to make an angel recognize her as master, she must be someone incredible.”