Things about the female knight in black stockings

The man breathed a sigh of relief, then tentatively looked at Ai Lei:

"Big Sister? What about me?"

"Okay, there's nothing more for you here. You can go back now."

After Ereshkigal dismissed the man from the office, she looked at Valensa:

"What? You think this intelligence is valuable? I don't find it strange at all... It's normal to choose to shoot down a flexible but fragile target like the Machine Bird with a wind blade, right?"

"That's normal, but..."

Valensa clearly realized something, her eyes growing brighter and brighter:

“The Sinful Angel has encountered us so many times. Even when she was attacked head-on by a powerful expert like you, Sister Ellie, she never retaliated. Why did she have to shoot down those two mechanical birds?”

She could have easily vanished to get rid of the Machine-Doll Bird, but she didn't... Could it be that she couldn't? Her special ability is amazing, but ineffective against beings like the Machine-Doll Bird, which is why she had to shoot it down herself?

"This……"

Ai Lei frowned, thought for a moment, and said:

"Isn't this explanation a bit too forced? Perhaps it's just related to her mood at the time? After all, for a strong person like her, shooting down a machine bird is a very simple thing. She can do whatever she wants, not as complicated as you think, Valencia."

"Hmm, what you said makes a lot of sense, Sister Ellie, but..."

Valensa bit her lip:

"I still want to try this approach."

"It's certainly fine to give it a try, but Valencia, don't take it too seriously."

Ellie then advised:

"The Sinful Angel is not just your hunting target, Valencia. She is someone that our entire Sun Church has been hunting for years. You need to rely on everyone's strength and not just act recklessly on your own."

"I've already heard... Valencia, you were in Arant the other day, fighting a high-level mist demon on the street, right?"

"Woo!"

Valensa immediately shrank back, looking a little embarrassed, and said:

"Hehe... I did handle that matter a bit rashly, but I won't do it again."

"I hope so... I hope that when you encounter a similar situation again, you can understand one thing—our primary duty as paladins is to protect the lives and property of our believers, and only secondarily to fight against evil."

Ereshkigal, in her senior role, solemnly gave Valensa a piece of advice before changing the subject:

"By the way, I heard from the Elana sisters that you, Valensa, are also very interested in that deranged serial killer who has been wreaking havoc in our city of Mosantina for many years?"

"Yes, it is."

Valensa nodded, and gently lifted her skirt, raising one of her black-stockinged legs to show it to Ellie:

"Sister Ai Lei, look at these pantyhose of mine, do they look familiar?"

"Oh?"

Eresh naturally focused her gaze on Valensa's legs, reaching out to touch them repeatedly, and pulling up and releasing the black stockings to observe their elasticity and material.

"This is... Ms. Dina's work?"

Irene recognized her quickly, then her expression changed, and she glared at Valensa:

"You're incredibly bold! Knowing about that infamous psychopath, you still dare to walk around the city wearing Ms. Dana's designs? Aren't you afraid of becoming your next victim?"

"Hmph, if that pervert really dares to attack me, it's hard to say who will be the prey."

Valensa pouted:

"Sister Aileen, didn't you also use yourself as bait to catch fish back then...?"

"How can you compare to me? I'm still a Star Master, are you even a Star Master?"

Ellie glared at Valensa, annoyed. Seeing that Valensa seemed unconvinced and about to retort, she quickly interjected before Valensa could speak:

"Of course, you might have some special skill that allows you to possess combat power comparable to a Star-level expert for a short period of time, enabling you to fight even against a Star-level enemy. But such a special talent is ultimately different from true Star-level strength, and you should be well aware of that, right?"

"I……"

Valencia wanted to continue arguing, but she immediately thought of the helplessness she felt a few days earlier when facing the huge waves that were over 2000 meters wide, and swallowed back the words she wanted to say.

However, Valensa still muttered something under her breath:

"It can't be that serious, can it? Yesterday, when Tia and I went to the arena to buy things, we saw quite a few young girls wearing short skirts and stockings... Aren't they afraid of that perverted killer?"

"First of all, most of the people who shop near the arena are tourists who come specifically to watch the dueling matches. They are not locals and do not know how terrifying that psychopathic killer is."

Ai Lei said very seriously:

"Secondly, since Ms. Diana closed her shop and left a few years ago, the frequency of that psychopathic killer's crimes has indeed decreased significantly, making many local young people who didn't experience the horrors of those years bolder. But as the person directly in charge of the relevant cases, I can swear to Her Majesty the Goddess, that psychopathic killer is still active and extremely dangerous! So..."

At this point, Irene didn't even give Valensa a chance to argue. She grabbed Valensa's leg, pulled her in front of her, lifted Valensa's skirt, and forcibly removed Valensa's pantyhose.

"For your safety's sake, it's best not to wear the stockings made by Ms. Dana anymore!"

"Waaah...no...Sister Ellie, please don't!"

Valensa tried to struggle and resist, but in her non-evil god state, how could she be a match for Ellie, a Star-level Holy Knight? She was quickly stripped of her black pantyhose and huddled in the corner with her legs wrapped around her, looking embarrassed... It was as if Ellie had stripped her naked, rather than just taking off her socks.

After forcibly removing Valensa's pantyhose, Ellie showed no intention of returning them to Valensa, instead casually putting them away herself.

Afterwards, seeing Valensa still huddled in the corner, hugging her long, white legs and looking aggrieved, Ereshkigal still didn't mention the pantyhose. Instead, she solemnly took out two more documents from her desk and placed them in front of Valensa:

"Take a look, these are all the relevant case summaries... Ilana has already briefly explained your guesses about the killer's identity to me... You can take another look at these, maybe you'll have some other ideas?"

"...Hmph, Ellie-nee, you're such a bully!"

Valensa glared at Ellie for a few seconds, speechless, before reluctantly standing up from the corner, picking up the documents, and preparing to take a closer look.

However, as soon as she sat down, a strange chill seeped into Valensa's body from below. Having worn pantyhose for years, she was very uncomfortable wearing a short skirt with bare legs and felt extremely insecure. The feeling of the damp, cool air brushing against her legs made it impossible for Valensa to concentrate on the documents.

Left with no other option, Valensa rummaged through the storage space of her magical cloak for a moment, pulling out a pair of ordinary black pantyhose that weren't made by Lady Dina, and tentatively looked at Ereshkigal:

"These socks weren't designed by Ms. Dana, so I should be able to wear them now, right?"

"...You really like wearing stockings that much? Your legs can't even take it after just a short while?"

Irene raised an eyebrow in surprise, and even reached out to touch the skin on Valensa's fair legs:

"Your legs are so amazing... why do you have to hide them with stockings?"

"How can this be called hiding?"

Valensa immediately perked up and couldn't help but retort:

"Stockings are the best protection and decoration for legs. Only legs wrapped in various stockings can perfectly show their charm! It would be a waste to have a pair of beautiful legs and not wear stockings!"

"You're talking nonsense! Natural beauty is true beauty! A pair of beautiful legs should not be covered by any extra fabric, and plump, white legs are the best!"

Ereshkigal also glared at Valensa without backing down.

The war between the stockings party and the bare-legs party broke out. Valensa and Arena started arguing back and forth in the office, and they no longer looked like best friends.

The arguments were so intense that they could easily escalate into a physical fight.

Just as the arguing had already aroused the curiosity of passersby outside the office, and several paladins and priests gathered around to investigate, the arguing suddenly stopped. At the same time, intense sunlight and a powerful energy fluctuation that everyone was familiar with suddenly burst out of the office.

"This...this is...a miracle performed by the goddess?"

One of the priests was dumbfounded:

"That sister from Fran actually argued so fiercely with Captain Ereshkigal? She even alerted Her Majesty the Goddess?"

"Perhaps Her Majesty the Goddess just happened to be free at the moment and cast her gaze over here."

The other paladin laughed with a hint of schadenfreude:

"But whatever the reason, that sister from Fran and Captain Ereshkigal are probably going to be in trouble. Her Majesty the Goddess hates arguments between brothers and sisters in the church the most. Whenever she encounters such a thing, she always scolds both sides of the argument first, regardless of who is right or wrong."

Right now, those two are probably being punished by Her Majesty the Goddess in the office.

The paladins and priests outside the door became even more curious and pressed their ears against the door, wanting to hear what was happening inside.

The door wasn't very soundproof. Although the people inside tried to keep their voices down, the people outside could still faintly hear slapping sounds and pleas for mercy.

The slapping sound was like someone being spanked for being disobedient. Most priests and paladins had experienced this humiliating punishment and recognized it immediately.

The pleas for mercy came from two different people, both pitifully apologizing to the goddess and saying things like, "I'll never dare to do it again."

The priests and paladins, their curiosity satisfied, dispersed. In less than half a day, news of Valensa and Ereshkigal being given a miraculous beating by the Sun Goddess for arguing spread to every corner of the Sun Church Cathedral in Mosantina.

That evening, even Elana from Gangdia and Rika and Fran, who were far away in Fran, found out and used divine communication to comfort Valensa and listen to her jokes.

Chapters 91-93 It's not that I'm incompetent, it's that the murderer is too cunning!

In a room inside the Cathedral of the Sun in Mosantina, the largest city in eastern America, two alluring young women were lying on the edge of a bed, sighing as they flipped through documents.

Both of them were wearing silver paladin armor, which had very few armor plates, almost like swimsuits, and only protected vital areas.

Beneath the armor, the two women wore black stockings that were completely opaque, and nothing but underwear, creating a striking contrast that was both alluring and impactful.

These two were naturally Valensa and Irene, who had just been severely punished by the Sun Goddess with a miracle yesterday.

They belonged to the stockings party and the bare-legs party respectively, and their XP systems were irreconcilable. They had a fierce argument during a work discussion, and almost came to blows.

The Sun Church has strict rules prohibiting its members from quarreling with each other.

Valensa and Ereshkigal's argument yesterday clearly went too far as to violate the rules, especially in a place like the cathedral, right under the nose of the Sun Goddess.

So they were severely punished by their own goddess with a divine miracle... An irresistible force instantly made them kneel on the ground with their buttocks sticking out, and then the sunlight in the room shone brightly, with the sound of slapping buttocks echoing continuously.

It doesn't hurt, but an indescribable, intense sense of shame flows through every corner of the two women's bodies with each slap, completely shattering their mental defenses, leaving their minds blank, and they can only whimper and beg for mercy.

Even though a whole day had passed, Valensa and Arena still didn't dare to sit down. The burning sensation from the sun still lingered on their buttocks, and the thought of sitting down would trigger a wave of shame within them.

Valensa, who had spent the night lying on the bed, was so overwhelmed with shame that she almost wet herself when she sat down to eat breakfast this morning. This also made Ereshkigal, who was clearly not receiving punishment from the Sun Goddess for the first time, gloat.

Thinking about this, Valensa became a little annoyed again and couldn't help but complain:

"It's all your fault, Sister Ellie, for forbidding people from wearing stockings... I never thought that my first time being punished by the goddess with a divine miracle would be because of something like this."

"Hmph, it's clearly Valensa who doesn't know what's good for her! I only forbade you from wearing stockings because I was worried about your safety, but who knew you would be so stubborn... It's just letting you go bare-legged, not asking you to go out in public, why are you resisting so much?"

Ellie, standing nearby, rolled her eyes in annoyance, causing the tension in the air to rise again, as if another argument was about to erupt at any moment.

Fortunately, the lingering burning sensation on their buttocks served as a constant reminder of the consequences of arguing again, causing them to grit their teeth, suppress their anger, and sigh together.

"Forget it, I can't talk to someone like you who's into bare legs (stockings). Let's look at the data."

The omniscience and omnipotence of the current universe by a creator-level true god is very powerful. When the Sun Goddess sent down a miracle to punish Valensa and Ereshkigal yesterday, she naturally knew the whole story and also knew about the perverted killer in Mosantina City.

The sun goddess was furious that such scum had appeared on the land she protected. So, while punishing Valensa and Ereshkigal with a miracle, she also gave them a divine decree, demanding that they find, capture, or kill this deranged killer within 10 days, or face further punishment.

A legendary, deranged serial killer who has been at large for many years is not so easy to catch... Ai Lei has been trying to catch him for so many years without much progress, and solving the case within 10 days is even more difficult, almost an impossible task.

But regardless of whether it can be completed, at least on the surface, one must not slack off, otherwise the punishment 10 days later will most likely be even more humiliating and socially reprehensible.

So even though their buttocks were still burning hot as if they'd been exposed to the sun, Valensa and Ellie didn't dare slack off at all, lying on the bed reviewing case files.

Or rather, Valensa was looking at the materials, and Irene was explaining them to her... Most of these materials were compiled by Irene herself, and she was already very familiar with them.

"This psychopath's earliest crime can be traced back to 9 years ago...?"

Valensa was increasingly shocked by the contents of the documents; this psychopathic killer was even more perverted and insane than Ms. Dana had told her.

More than nine years have passed since the first case, during which more than 200 victims have been victimized. Each victim was found with only their legs, which were covered in stockings, remaining unidentified. To this day, the identities of more than 60 victims remain unknown.

The frequency of crimes committed by psychopathic killers varies greatly, suggesting obvious psychological changes.

At its peak, the perpetrators killed as many as 14 victims in a single month. Conversely, the period with the lowest frequency of crimes lasted a full eight months without incident.

The victims come from all walks of life.

Whether they are wealthy ladies and young ladies from top families or cheap prostitutes on the streets of the slums, all are targets of this perverted killer; he can be said to treat all people equally.

Another strange thing is that the legs of the victims that were eventually found could not be found to have been violated or treated roughly... The psychopath seemed to cherish these legs when using them, but did not do anything to preserve them, letting them rot and stink over time before abandoning them in wastelands or by the roadside.

For nine years, Ereshkigal and her paladin squad have never stopped investigating this legendary psychopathic killer, but with little success.

Aside from confirming that the psychopath's activity area was centered around the city of Mosantina, there were no other valuable clues.

That deranged killer was extremely cunning, leaving no trace whatsoever... Even a sage from the Sage's Tower once used the legendary magic [Time Reversal] to try and find clues, but to no avail.

Because the place where the victim's legs were found was never where the victim was attacked, nor was it related to where the psychopathic killer was hiding.