The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

　Alia's expression became more serious, and she immediately began to report her work seriously:

　"This is the third time the courier has asked me to meet with him this week. The section chief said he couldn't refuse, so he let me go."

　"I had no choice. I went to meet with her—it was still Miss Angela, and it was still the same old story. Anyway... she explained that the Messina Chamber of Commerce had been completely liquidated and that all of Messina's previous actions did not represent the will of the royal family."

　"Besides, she also said...the Red Moon Cult recently revived in Messina and needs our department's help."

　Red Moon Cult.

　Xingmo turned her head and looked out the window.

　Ever since the Battle of the Dark Side of the Moon half a year ago, the Red Moon has fallen into silence, hanging in deep space, motionless.

　All the tidal locks he had released were released, and he was like a soulless celestial body, just quietly moving around the orbit of Shepherd Light Star.

　Xingmo tried to establish contact with Hongyue, but neither ringing the Star Sea Bell nor praying worked.

　And now, the Red Moon Cult is quietly reviving in the darkness.

　In fact, Xing Mo could roughly guess who the mastermind behind this was.

　In that massive lunar war, only one being in the universe did not respond to the call of the Tree of Life—

　——Lucifer.

　She disappeared as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth. The last time Xingmo sensed her presence was in the depths of the Messina forest.

　She didn't know what the child was going to do, but she wasn't going to stop her.

　When Lucifer is ready, she will definitely let Xingmo know.

　"Don't worry, give yourself more time to rest," Xingmo patted Alia's shoulder, "If anything really happens, I will come forward to deal with it."

　"it is good."

　Alia smiled sweetly, then turned and went to the living room to find Bianca.

　"The dishes are almost ready," Xingmo picked up a piece of beef with chopsticks and tasted it. "Hasn't the crow arrived yet?"

　"We hear crows cawing," Aurora muttered.

　There was another knock on the door, and Alice went to open it while saying, "I'm coming, I'm coming."

　Then, Xingmo heard a very unladylike scream:

　"Ah You!"

　"Alice, calm down," Merlin's voice came, "Look, oh, put the wand away."

　"What's the matter, Alice?" Vivian's voice came nonchalantly. "What's all the fuss about? Is there anything other than Cain's return that's worth losing your composure? Let me see...ah!"

　Xingmo heard the sound of ice flame burning.

　She calmly took off her apron and patted Aurora on the shoulder:

　"Bring the dishes to the table."

　"Arrogant," Aurora muttered, "Be gentle."

　"I didn't intend to do anything."

　Xingmo put the scarf on the back of a chair beside her and walked out of the kitchen.

　The living room was already in a tense situation: Alice raised her wand, Vivian raised her sword, and Merlin stood at the door with beads of sweat on his forehead.

　Xingmo walked between them nonchalantly, glancing slightly towards the door.

　She saw a little black-haired girl hiding behind Merlin, looking timidly at everyone in the room—

　——That’s Cain!

　"Cain is really back!!!" Vivian shouted.

　Epilogue) Stars (Part 3) -4k- (Two updates in one)

　Xing Mo felt that it was a bit too much to say that they were making a comeback.

　The Cain in front of him did indeed have the aura of an angel, but the innocence and fear in her eyes were no different from those of a child leaving home for the first time.

　However, Xingmo really appreciated Merlin's honesty.

　"Okay, put down your weapons." Xing Mo said lightly.

　"Xiaomo, are you sure?" Alice whispered.

　"She's not Cain."

　Xingmo turned her head and looked directly at the little girl with black hair and golden eyes.

　"She is a white dove."

　The Tree of Life vs. Muguang

　When the life of the star was shattered and reorganized, it accidentally reshaped many things that should not have been reshaped.

　For example, the Holy Spirit.

　After being hit by Alia's Time Mistake, Father Enoch collapsed into the most primitive Holy Spirit, without any consciousness.

　After that, Merlin took the Holy Spirit into his body and became the new Holy Spirit.

　The end that awaited him was originally his fall, but before his fall, Cain took the initiative to take away Merlin's destiny as a holy spirit and fall in his place.

　She transformed into the original golden branch and should have completely dissipated within a certain period of time.

　However...

　The tree of life changed all that.

　The golden branch was reshaped, a touch of crimson was shattered, and a life returned.

　On the moon, Xingmo saw the confused little white dove raising its head.

　She is not Cain. To be more precise, she is not Cain who has been contaminated by the red moon.

　But it was the little white dove on the branch listening to Merlin telling stories.

　""

　At the dining table, everyone ate while listening to Merlin explain everything.

　"That's pretty much it."

　"When we returned to the ground, she lay in my arms, sleeping just as she had been when I left the garden."

　"I... didn't know what to do, so I just waited for her to wake up. I waited for a long, long time."

　"When she woke up, the first thing she said to me was..."

　On the snowy field, the dazed white dove looked at the crow's weathered face, its pupils trembling slightly.

　She smiled sweetly and said softly:

　"You're back..."

　""

　After listening to what Merlin said, everyone was speechless.

　Only little Faye was crunching on the roasted whole lamb, looking as if he was at peace with the world.

　"Mother... ahem, Xiaomo," Merlin looked at Xingmo, "what do you think?"

　Xingmo looked at the little white dove hiding behind Merlin again, saw her timid eyes, and closed her eyes.

　"Of course she is guilty."

　Xing Mo said lightly:

　"Those memories didn't disappear with the reshaping of the Tree of Life. As long as Scarlet reappears, she will remember everything."

　"Even if she can't remember it, it doesn't mean she's free from guilt: the crime has been committed, and it won't disappear for any reason."

　Xing Mo's eyes swept around the surroundings and a faint smile appeared on her face.

　"But we shouldn't deny anyone because of sin, right?"

　Her eyes fell on Mentor Lucius:

　"After all, we are all guilty. During the war, we all got our hands dirty to varying degrees. Innocent lives were lost with our every move. This is an established fact that has already happened."

　"Sin is sin, and it won't disappear for any reason, but even so..."

　"...We shouldn't give up on finding redemption either."

　"You mean..." Merlin hesitated.

　"Give her a chance," Xingmo said calmly, "Everyone deserves a second chance, especially those who have gone astray."

　Xingmo walked up to the little white dove, squatted down, and reached out to gently rub her head.

　The little white dove stared at her timidly, like a frightened little animal. The extraordinary essence flowing in its golden pupils was no longer as frightening as before, but like the soft light reflected in a gem.

　She put her mouth close to Cain's ear and whispered:

　"This time, I won't let you sacrifice again..."

　The little white dove was stunned for a moment. She raised her head, hesitated for a while, and then said softly:

　"Mother...did I do something wrong?"

　As soon as the word "mother" was uttered, everyone at the table was petrified.

　Vivian's mouth opened as wide as if she could swallow a whole roasted lamb. Alice dropped the chopsticks in her hand, Alia's pupils trembled wildly, and Miss Carly covered her mouth and chuckled.

　For a moment, the only sound was the sound of little Faye eating.

　"Ah..." Merlin broke the silence, "Children don't understand. She was just joking."

　"You didn't do anything wrong."

　Xingmo smiled at the little white dove without any hesitation, her tone gentle.

　"It's just...we are all responsible for our own actions."

　"Will you obey, Cain?"

　"I..."

　Cain stared blankly at Xingmo's eyes, which flashed with a faint golden light, and then nodded slightly:

　"...Okay, I'll be obedient."

　"So nice."

　Xingmo stood up, turned to the dining table, and met everyone's gaze.

　Among them, Aurora was looking at Xingmo thoughtfully, which made her a little nervous.

　Xing Mo did not tell anyone that she was the Goddess of the Star Sea, because she had made this matter an ultimate secret, and knowing it would most likely pollute the spiritual intelligence.

　Of course, Xingmo didn't intend to keep it a secret from the people around her.

　She planned to let everyone know through hints.

　"Children are ignorant, I always have to coax them." Xing Mo shrugged.

　"I was so scared..." Vivian muttered, "I thought you were the goddess of the sea of ​​stars... Strange, why does your forehead hurt?"

　"Maybe he's hungry," Xing Mo said calmly, "Merlin, go to the kitchen and get the tea I made."

　"okay."

　Merlin went there obediently. Vivian's eyes froze, and her gaze focused on Xingmo's face.

　Then got a naughty smile.

　"Let's eat, everyone!"

　""

　As Merlin brought the tea, the atmosphere at the table became lively again.

　Alice and Lucius talked about the latest developments in electric motors; Vivian and Little Faye seemed to be competing in the speed of eating meat (the former was currently at a disadvantage); Miriam and Miss Perlis talked about the gossip of the Academy, and Carly listened beside them; Bianca and Alia asked Xingmo for the recipe of each dish on the table.

　Merlin, on the other hand, kept picking up food for Cain and whispering something to her.

　"Thinking about something?"