The Holy Maiden Hanging Up

When they woke up and saw the Church’s Saintess at their doorstep, they nearly broke out in a cold sweat, thinking the Witch’s Society had been conquered so easily by the Church.

It was only because the Sequence Six, Lady Su Ran, was standing beside the Saintess that the witches did not panic and lose their composure.

After observing for a moment, they realized that it was Lady Su Ran who had captured the Church’s Saintess and brought her back.

When Lecy received Tina’s report that Lady Su Ran had brought back the Saintess as a captive, she was stunned for several seconds.

She had already estimated Lady Su Ran’s strength to be as high as possible, but she had never expected her to be so formidable.

To have captured Yuffie, who was her equal at Sequence Five.

She herself had crossed swords with Yuffie, but neither could gain an advantage over the other.

Even if Lecy had defeated her, she would never have found the opportunity to capture her and bring her back.

Not to mention, within the legion, there was still a Sequence Six watching her every move like a hawk.

During the assault on the Church’s forces, just dealing with that Sequence Six knight was enough to give Lecy a headache.

Judging by Lady Su Ran’s current achievements, as long as she was willing to act, it seemed even Ken from Tukulu would be no match for her.

Lecy shook her head, pushing the thought to the back of her mind for now.

Of course, she had her own considerations.

The most important thing right now was to deal with this defeated Saintess.

Lecy beckoned to Tina and gave her a few whispered instructions.

“No matter what you do to me, I will never yield! My faith in God is unwavering!”

Outside a room on the second floor of the Witch’s Society, upon hearing that Su Ran had captured the Church’s Saintess, the witches remaining in the society all flocked to the place where the Saintess was being held, looking around with curiosity.

They didn’t leave despite Su Ran’s warning.

But the door was tightly shut, so the witches had no chance to enter the room.

They could only press their ears against the door to listen intently to the sounds within.

“It’s obvious. Lady Su Ran must be torturing the Saintess, forcing her to reveal the army’s specific deployments.”

Among the witches who had come to join the fun was Canlisa in her cat form.

She pressed one feline ear to the door while narrating the situation inside to the other witches.

“Lanlan, doesn’t your ability allow you to see through things? Why don’t you take a look inside?”

The abilities of the witches gathered here were varied and strange, so it wasn’t surprising that someone had a special power.

At that moment, someone thought of a suitable witch’s ability and began to urge her.

“Eh? Me? Would that be appropriate?”

The witch named Lanlan seemed hesitant, but in her heart, she was actually quite eager to try.

“It’s fine, Lady Su Ran isn’t that petty. Everyone just wants to see Lady Su Ran’s heroic posture while she’s interrogating the witch.”

“Alright then.”

With others saying so, Lanlan accepted the excuse and nodded reluctantly, agreeing to do it.

A profound, flowing light covered the witch Lanlan’s eyes.

In her vision, the walls gradually disappeared, leaving only a layer of bricks.

As she injected more magic essence, the bricks also vanished from her sight, and she could gradually see the inside of the room.

Since the Witch’s Society didn’t have a proper prison cell, Lecy had simply found an empty room and, after consulting Su Ran, placed Yuffie inside.

Lanlan saw that the room’s layout was no different from any other.

After looking, she gradually frowned.

“There’s a Holy Stone on the Saintess that’s blocking my ability, so I can only see her as a blurry mass. As for Lady Su Ran, I can’t see her at all.”

Hearing this result, the other witches were not discouraged.

After all, Su Ran’s voice was clearly coming from within the room.

“It’s alright. Compared to just imagining things on our own before, this is already very satisfying.”

Listening to the dialogue in the room, someone relayed the scene for them.

Compared to relying entirely on their imaginations before, the conditions were now much better.

Thus, Lanlan began to narrate what she saw.

“An ice crystal chain is hanging from the ceiling. Lady Su Ran must have added it later. It looks like she has the Saintess suspended.”

“No! Witch, what are you doing!?”

A piercing shriek from Yuffie came from the room.

Everyone turned their gazes back to Lanlan, as if asking her what was happening inside.

“Ah!”

An imperceptible blush crept onto Lanlan’s face, and for a moment, she was speechless.

After a long pause, she finally spoke, her voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz: “I saw the Saintess’s clothes fall to the floor. I can see anything that is outside the protective range of the Holy Stone.”

“Lady Su Ran is making a great sacrifice.”

The witches standing at the door couldn’t help but feel admiration for Su Ran’s dedication.

The Saintess’s suppressed or soaring voice from within the room made the innocent witches squatting at the door blush crimson.

“What are you all doing here!?”

Philly’s voice came from behind them.

In the eyes of most witches, Philly still held considerable authority, so the witches immediately scattered.

Using a potted plant on the windowsill, Philly hooked the scruff of a small white cat’s neck and lifted her up.

“Why are you here joining in the fun with them?”

Seeing Canlisa here, Philly sighed helplessly.

After coming to the Witch’s Society, Canlisa’s personality had become much more lively, and many witches were fond of this little sister and were willing to fool around with her.

The instigator of this eavesdropping operation was, in fact, Canlisa, who hadn’t even come to the door herself.

“Hehe, Sister Philly, I was just thinking I shouldn’t disturb Lady Su Ran while she’s busy with important matters.”

Canlisa’s mismatched eyes darted around awkwardly.

“Alright, if you want to know what’s happening inside, come in with me.”

“Is it really okay for us to just go in?”

Hearing Philly’s words, Canlisa recalled what the other witch sisters had just said, her face full of hesitation.

Philly wasted no more words with Canlisa, simply scooping her into her arms and taking her into the room.

Seeing that her persuasion was futile, Canlisa could only cover her eyes with her two paws.

At the same time, she prayed in her heart that she wasn’t interrupting Lady Su Ran’s business.

“Philly, you’re here. Did you bring what I asked for?”

Lady Su Ran’s calm voice made Canlisa peek through a small gap between her paws.

The Saintess’s bare, fair feet were being held and played with by Su Ran.

The leg rings she had originally worn had been removed by Su Ran and tossed to the floor.

With her hands suspended in the air, Yuffie could only stand on her tiptoes to maintain her balance, an act that consumed a great deal of her stamina.

With one of her slender feet held by Su Ran, she was forced to put all her weight on the other tiptoed foot.

Beads of sweat trickled down Yuffie’s beautiful face, and the expression she directed at Su Ran was filled with grievance.

“Lady Su Ran, I found what you wanted.”

Philly spoke, taking several long, fluffy objects from her ring and handing them to Su Ran.

When Canlisa saw clearly what was in Philly’s hands, her tail suddenly went rigid.

The look in her eyes as she gazed at the Saintess was filled with sympathy.