Chapter 411: Non-Pandora Campione!
At Alice's mansion.
Currently, more figures filled the hall—all renowned great knights or some sorcerers and Witches.
Of course, these people also cast respectful and awed glances at two particular individuals among them.
Because these two were: one, the Campione crowned with the title [Black Prince]—Alexander Gascoigne.
The other was the Campione crowned with the title [Pluto]—John Pluto Smith.
"How is this possible?"
"Two new Campione have appeared?"
"And both are female?"
"This silence is making everyone quite uneasy"
Some elders uttered words of disbelief, their expressions growing increasingly anxious.
"Alexander, are you certain you're not mistaken?"
A beauty with golden hair and a slightly pale complexion couldn't help but ask again.
"Do you think I would joke about something like this? And didn't John encounter it too? Do you think we conspired together just to scare you all? You're usually quite clever—have you become somewhat foolish now? Slept too long?"
This series of remarks made the golden-haired Alice's face grow increasingly gloomy, and she glared fiercely at Alexander before her.
She had never gotten along well with this person.
"Did your peeping ability discover anything?"
"What a rude expression. Please follow our etiquette and call it telepathy"
Alice coldly retorted.
Then she recounted her dream, though she didn't mention her suspicion that the figure should be Lucretia—after all, there was no evidence.
"So, the Heretic God that Athena confronted last night is the same figure you saw standing in front of Lady Aisha's cave in your dream, correct?"
"Mm-hmm."
"In that case, the other party must also be a Heretic God, right?"
The one who said this was John.
If it weren't a Heretic God, it would mean that the Heretic God Alice witnessed confronting Athena and the figure in her dream were not the same.
Since they were the same, it must be a Heretic God.
It couldn't be something that emerged from the cave.
"So, the other party also discovered Lady Aisha's cave and sent a subordinate god to investigate?"
He continued with this speculation.
"If it's a subordinate god, it's a bit strange—why would it be an angel and a demon? What kind of god commands both demons and angels?"
Alexander voiced his doubts with suspicion.
"It might not necessarily be an angel and a demon. After all, what I saw were more like silhouettes. They could have been demons and Fallen Angels~"
Alice replied, her tone carrying a hint of teasing, poking fun at Alexander's inability to connect the dots.
"And now Lady Aisha's cave has closed, which means your dream could be something that has already happened or something that will happen in the future."
Alexander, seemingly oblivious to the princess's teasing, continued with his analysis.
"I believe it's the future."
Alice replied with a touch of seriousness, not thinking it was the past.
"So, all we have to do is wait for the rabbit to come to us?"
John chimed in.
Originally, she had a plan, but she hadn't expected to receive news that Lady Aisha's cave had closed.
But it was only closed, not vanished. It could reopen at any time.
The best time for it to reopen is generally during a full moon. This conclusion was drawn from past signs of Lady Aisha's cave suddenly opening.
The next full moon is still half a month away.
"For now, that's all we can do. Let's return to one question: John, do you know which god's Authority the person you confronted was using?"
"Sorry, I couldn't determine that."
Both of them had encountered the mysterious Campione last night. Though neither was a match for them, they ultimately let the other escape.
On one hand, it was difficult to fight freely in the city; on the other, they didn't know the other's background or what other Authorities they possessed. Of course, they had to be cautious and not immediately reveal their own Authorities or trump cards.
"Alice, in last night's Heretic God confrontation, did neither of them return to the myth?"
Alexander asked again.
"I'm not sure about that."
By then, she had already lost consciousness and was deep in sleep.
When she woke up today, it hadn't been long, and she had used her spirit vision to observe the city but found no trace of Heretic Gods.
They might have returned to the myth, or they might have left the city.
However, it seemed more likely that they had left the city.
"Those two Heretic Gods' confrontation must also be related to the two new Campiones, right? What are they planning?"
John was particularly concerned about this point.
To think he had become a Campione so stealthily without anyone noticing.
So, was her foster mother also hiding something from her?
Although she had no obligation to report to her, the sudden appearance of two new Campione, who seemed to be involved with the cave incident, should have been something her foster mother informed her about.
Hmm?
"I'll step away for a moment."
Leaving these words without giving the others time to react, John traversed space and arrived at the edge of the netherworld—the entrance to the immortal realm.
Her foster mother was summoning her.
"Foster Mother, who are the two new Campione?"
Without waiting for the other to speak, she cut straight to the point with her question.
"Huh? Wh-what? What two new Campione?"
Pandora was bewildered.
She had been about to ask this child about the Heretic God Athena who descended into the mortal world yesterday, but instead, she was met with a confusing question.
"The two new Campione after Salvatore—who exactly are they? They've gotten involved in Lady Aisha's cave incident. Please…"
At this point, John's expression darkened. She could tell from her foster mother's expression what the answer was.
And that expression didn't seem like she was teasing her.
"Foster Mother, you haven't performed any new Campione rebirth rituals after Salvatore, have you?"
Come to think of it, those two new Campione felt somewhat different from them.
If they were Campione she knew, like the Black Prince, Salvatore, the Master, or Lady Aisha, she would have sensed something upon meeting them or getting close.
But with those two, unless they used their Divine Authority, she wouldn't have even realized they were new Campione.
"Ah, right, what's this about two new Campione you mentioned?"
Pandora was also confused. Annie wouldn't talk nonsense, which meant she had encountered humans capable of using Divine Authority?
What was going on?
Who was stealing her job?!