This Holy Knight is So Despicable!
Chapter 118 - 110: Which Foot is the Crystal Shoe On? (Additional 3/3)

Chapter 118: Chapter 110: Which Foot is the Crystal Shoe On? (Additional 3/3)

After a night of fierce battle, many familiar faces were no longer in Holy New City.

Lette’s move significantly reduced the workload for future garbage cleanup.

But even so, they couldn’t let their guard down.

After dawn, Lette called in the relatively idle Black robed Crowd to once again round up the heretical cult members and the Dark Race in Holy New City.

The Black robed Crowd, who’ve been holding back for a long time, were delighted.

Though vacation days were relaxing, seeing their work being taken over was a different story.

As company employees, long vacations weren’t scary.

What was scary was the company operating as usual, even more efficiently, after you took a long vacation.

Well, that would be fun.

So this time, the Black robed Crowd worked exceptionally hard.

Lette, meanwhile, brought Lilith and the others back home. Both Emily and Flander made great progress in this battle, which pleased Lette greatly.

And with the Witch’s mystery solved, they had clues to rescue Joanna, finally putting Lette at ease.

After returning home, he fell asleep immediately, and the other three beauties also returned to their rooms to catch up on sleep.

They all slept until the afternoon, when Lette slowly woke up, washed and then headed downstairs to make himself something to eat.

Perhaps his movements were too loud, as the three beauties also woke up one after another and came downstairs.

The four of them sat in the dining room, chatting intermittently while enjoying breakfast in the glow of the setting sun.

"By the way, I have a question."

Emily suddenly put her utensils down on the table and stared seriously at Lette.

"Tell me, did Cinderella’s crystal shoe belong to the left foot or the right foot?"

Lette rolled his eyes: "Does it matter? Why are you picking a fight with a fairy tale?"

"No! Isn’t this research?"

"Whether it’s a fairy tale, legend, or myth, the key is to grasp the core spirit.

Understand the kind of hazy beauty.

If you insist on analyzing it with a researcher’s attitude, then you’re just making yourself unhappy.

If you have that energy, why not go unload a truck? You could make a lot of money!"

Emily was unconvinced: "Why can’t fairy tales be researched in depth?"

"Well, if you want to study, then I’ll ask you a question. If you can answer, I’ll admit that fairy tales should be treated seriously and rigorously."

Emily perked up immediately: "Bring it on! I’ve thoroughly read all versions of fairy tales! I guarantee I can answer all your questions."

Lette rolled his eyes: "Alright. In Cinderella’s story, didn’t the Magic Godmother once tell Cinderella that by midnight, all the magic would wear off, and she’d return to her original form?

Right!"

"Right!"

"Then here’s my question. At midnight, Cinderella fled in panic, leaving behind a crystal shoe.

Tell me, why didn’t the crystal shoe disappear at midnight when the Magic Godmother’s magic wore off?"

Emily froze on the spot, her small mouth opening and closing incessantly like a stranded fish.

"Can’t answer, can you?"

Lette took away the steak in front of her: "That’s the price of challenging me."

"But I think whether it’s the left or right foot is still closely related to the plan to rescue Joanna this time."

Unwilling to let her steak be taken, Emily continued to argue.

"Imagine this, the Tower of Truth must surely have a crystal shoe in their possession now.

If the shoe you’re making happens to match theirs on the same side, then there can only be one crystal shoe in the world.

Either theirs fails or ours fails.

But if, by chance, ours and theirs form a pair, then there could very well be a complete set of crystal shoes."

Hearing this, Lette exchanged glances with Lilith, who nodded approvingly.

"You’re right, Lette. Even though Emily is a bit silly on a daily basis, she always spots details we tend to overlook at critical moments."

Receiving praise made Emily even more excited.

"One more thing! Are you ready with the crystal for making the crystal shoes?"

Lette was stunned for a moment: "Just find a random crystal, isn’t that easy? The merchant guild should have some; I’ll have Grandet send it over later."

"No, no, no!"

Emily shook her head repeatedly: "You men are always careless! Think about it! These are magic crystal shoes!

So, it has to be carved from a magic crystal. An ordinary crystal, though precious enough, doesn’t fit the description in the original text."

Flander also became curious upon hearing this: "Do we need to adhere to the original work that closely?"

Lette pondered for a moment: "It’s really necessary, and the more closely it aligns, the better the effect.

You probably don’t know, but the mechanism of the Witch is somewhat similar to a Blessing Artifact."

Flander shook her head: "I’ve... I’ve only heard about Holy Artifacts."

"Can’t blame you, because Blessing Artifacts are from before the Magic Era, back in the witchcraft totem era.

Have you heard of totem poles? They’re a classic example of a Blessing Artifact.

The principle of a Blessing Artifact is actually similar to the belief required by the Divine.

When a person firmly believes in something, it generates a tiny bit of power, which we call Desire Power.

Desire Power is an important component of the Power of Faith.

Their relationship is like water and juice.

Before the Magic Era, in the witchcraft period, people believed not only in the Divine but also in some strange things.

Like abnormally thick trees, naturally peculiar stones, or rivers that nourished entire tribes.

When enough people believed for a long enough time, the Desire Power accumulated to a certain critical point, causing quantitative change to trigger qualitative change.

The objects being worshipped truly acquired some Divinity and Divine Power.

Some shamans discovered this and deliberately guided the populace to worship certain objects or symbols.

After years of accumulation, these objects would become Blessing Artifacts, possessing rough Divine Power and Divine Strength.

Those symbols would become the tribe’s totems, carved onto totem poles, which would also bring great power."

After Lette’s explanation, Flander and Emily both had a sudden realization. Seeing this, Lette glared at Emily.

"Flander can be excused, but why do you look like it’s your first time hearing this, Emily? You’re not just any Mage, you’re the grand-disciple of the Wisdom of Reason.

How do you not know this basic knowledge of the Magic World?"

Emily looked aggrieved: "Well, the teacher really didn’t teach me any of this.

So, according to what you said,

these fairy tales have been circulating among the people for so many years, always building up Desire Power for the Witch.

The closer they resemble the image in the stories that the general public believes in, the more corresponding Desire Power they can tap into.

Is that right?"

Lette chewed on his steak, explaining as he did.

"Correct. So for Cinderella, once she put on the crystal shoes, it indicated she had found her Prince.

Thus, her story concluded perfectly, and she no longer needed magic to be happy.

Therefore, the crystal shoes had the ability to take away Cinderella’s magic."

Emily pinched her chin: "But I feel like something isn’t right somewhere.

Have we overlooked something? Why don’t we watch the Fairy Tale King a few more times today?"

"Sure! I’ll leave this daunting task to you. Today, the three of us will go to the Gap of Dreams to prepare the materials for making the crystal shoes."

Upon hearing they could enter the Gap of Dreams, Emily immediately threw aside the plan to read.

"Going into the Dream Realm again? Really? That’s great!

Since I completed the Super Fusion Form last time, I haven’t made any progress. If I can feel that state again, I might be able to perform it in the real world!"

Lette gave her a big eye-roll: "Are you really planning on dreaming?

If Super Fusion were that easy to achieve, would I need to go to so much trouble to train you?

You can only manage Overclocking for now; you haven’t reached the Super Body or overload phases!

Trying to fly before you can even crawl?

First, ascend to the Holy Rank, learn the Super Body, and then we’ll talk. After you reach the Legend level, then consider overload.

Then..."

Emily suddenly stood up: "And then what? Isn’t Legend the strongest?"

"Who told you that?"

Lette raised one finger: "Above Legend, there is another great realm."

Flander immediately raised her hand: "I know, it’s the Half god Realm! The Pope mentioned it once in a casual conversation."

"Yes, indeed, the Half god is a level above Legend, but it’s not the same path I’m referring to.

To become a Demigod, you need to complete the anointing ceremony.

With a Holy Artifact blessed by God, drink the wine that represents Divine Blood, eat the bread that represents Divine Flesh, and then undergo another Baptism, receiving the blessing to become a Demigod.

But there’s another path, which involves not relying on any Divine entity, but purely reaching it on your own!"

Lette pointed to the ceiling: "That’s the Celestial level Expert. Below the dome, the pinnacle of all living beings!

It’s said that the founder of the Tower of Truth was a mysterious Celestial level Great Mage.

Unfortunately, this person is missing now."

Emily looked at Lette with admiration: "Does that mean you’ve already reached the Celestial level?"

"Indeed."

"...You’re not dead from getting beaten up, not because you’re charming, but because no one can beat you!"

"I know, I’m proud!"

Lette got up to clear the dishes, and Emily quickly stood up as well.

"Let me! Let me!"

"You, don’t touch! You can’t even wash dishes, don’t blow up my precious kitchen again!"

"Then I must learn!"

"I’ll let you practice once I get some wooden bowls and plates."

"Then... can I go with you into the Dream World too?"

Lette felt a bit exasperated: "I thought you’d changed.

Fine, but I’ll throw you into the Abyss of Nightmare! Didn’t you want to experience the Super Melt State? You can experience it to your heart’s content!"