At this moment, the two of them were in the church's camp.
The team that Angelica and Grace were with had already traveled some distance and was now resting in a safe area.
Angelica munched on her snacks, making smacking sounds. Her eyes were glued to the picture book in front of her, as if she were being sucked into the pages.
As if she had reached the climax of the story, Angelica even forgot to put the snacks in her mouth. Behind her, her dragon tail, glowing with a faint silver light, unconsciously swayed from side to side.
Grace tilted her head and stared for a long time. Unable to resist any longer, she leaned closer to get a better look at Angelica's dragon tail.
People are always curious about the unknown.
This was especially true for a mythical creature like Angelica, who only existed in ancient legends and possessed Tier 6 strength—just a step below the peak of the world.
She was even recorded in the Cards of Canal as the fifth of the Spirit Cards!
And yet, this same Angelica behaved just like a young girl, obsessed with human romance picture books?
Grace found it incredibly bizarre.
“Lady Angelica...”
“Mhm, mhm...”
“Lady Angelica?”
“I know, I know...”
“Um, can I touch your tail?”
“Sure, sure... Wait! Wait a minute! No, no, no, no, you're not allowed to touch it!”
As if her reverse scale had been touched, Angelica instantly flung her snacks and picture book aside. The snacks scattered all over the ground, and the unsupported picture book flipped through its pages before finally snapping shut.
Angelica swept her dragon tail to her front and hugged it, her face flushing with embarrassment.
She curled up her slender legs, revealing her fair little feet and elegant arches.
Her toes curled tightly like the leaves of a sensitive plant.
Realizing she had made a mistake, Grace quickly apologized.
“I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, Lady Angelica! I didn't know you were injured there...”
Grace assumed it was a severe injury from when Angelica had been attacked by that mysterious Tier 6 Diviner a while ago.
“No, that's not why!”
Angelica's face burned with embarrassment. She seemed to be having some strange fantasies, her eyes darting around shiftily.
“It's just... a dragon's tail is a very important weapon in battle. Not only is it used to attack, but it's also a magical organ used to balance and absorb surrounding mana...”
“If a dragon lets someone else touch their precious tail so casually, it means... it means she...”
Angelica's eyes swam with chaotic lines. Her face was flushed with embarrassment, and she began to stammer incoherently.
Grace's presence had long vanished from her mind, replaced instead by those blush-inducing scenes from the picture books—frame by frame, with her own face superimposed on them.
Seeing Angelica look so bashful for the first time made Grace feel very puzzled.
Could the mighty and domineering Lady Angelica, who usually had a sharp tongue for everything, actually make such a girlish face?
“Anyway, only that... that person is allowed to touch it. And lately, it's been a bit...”
“That person? Who is that? Are you feeling unwell lately? Is it your period?”
“Ugh! No more talking! We're not talking about this anymore!”
Angelica waved her hands frantically, exhaled deeply, and tried to steady her chaotic emotions.
Angelica stood up and stepped down from the bed. Instantly, her aura flared. Her previous shut-in persona vanished without a trace, replaced by the haughty disdain of a superior being.
Her entire demeanor underwent a sudden transformation.
Surveying the simple amenities inside the tent, Angelica took the opportunity to stretch her body.
A woman's voice drifted in from outside the tent.
“Lady Saintess, we are about to set off again. The Bishop wants you to go over and prepare!”
“Alright, I understand. I'll be there in a moment!”
Grace quickly replied, getting ready to stand up and blocking the tent's entrance curtain.
Only after hearing the other person's footsteps fade away did Grace let out a sigh of relief.
Angelica spoke up then, “Alright, Grace, it's about time we get down to business...”
Angelica was more than half a head taller than Grace. As she spoke, she casually swung her long, pale legs. Her rounded toes stepped into the scattered pile of snacks, crushing them with soft crunching sounds, completely unconcerned by the mess.
But Grace suddenly blurted out:
“Is it only your future breeding partner who's allowed to touch it?”
Hearing this, Angelica's composed facade instantly crumbled. All the seriousness drained from her face as a wave of crimson rushed straight to her head. Her little feet, still stepping on the snacks, pressed down with a bit more force.
“Wh-What do you mean, 'breeding partner'?! Grace, you are the esteemed Saintess of the church! How can you use such vulgar words?!”
Like a lecturing professor, Angelica pointed a finger at Grace in deep dissatisfaction, struggling to hold back her embarrassment.
“I have never thought of it that way!”
“Never!”
Grace pressed on, “But... but just now, you were thinking about all those... thought things in your head!”
Angelica took another deep breath and looked at her with a look of utter disdain.
“Huh? Those? Those picture book stories? Grace, don't forget that standing before you is the daughter of the Goddess of Light! A truly holy being!”
“Those picture books are just things I read on a whim. At the end of the day, your human literature is just mediocre.”
“You don't actually think I'm interested in those trivial matters of yours, do you? Describing the process with such flowery words... when it comes down to it, isn't it just about mating? What's so special about that? It's completely boring.”
Angelica rolled her eyes in annoyance.
“All this lovey-dovey stuff... strength is the only guarantee of survival! Everything else is just a bonus!”
“Don't think for a second that I'd be interested in you human hatchlings!”
Grace nodded in agreement on the surface, but by now, she had detected a faint whiff of something unusual.
Not a single one of the picture books Angelica had borrowed was decent.
“《Echoes Under the Azure》 was a story about an elf and a human.
“《You and I in This World》 was about the romance between a succubus and a human.
“《Flora and the Unspeakable Love》 was about the love between a special monster that could take human form and an academy student...”
Grace's expression turned slightly odd.
Why wasn't there a single normal romance story between two humans?
Musing to herself, Grace murmured, “They're all forbidden romances between humans and other races...”
“Why does Lady Angelica always read such niche picture books?”
Angelica stiffened, instantly becoming nervous.
“I just picked them at random! It just so happened that...”
Before Angelica could finish, Grace frowned slightly and asked curiously, “Lady Angelica, you wouldn't happen to be in heat, would you?”
Angelica was completely dumbfounded.
Wait, I haven't even said anything yet!
“How do you even know that?!!!”
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