Oops, I became the witch's substitute

Marian nodded, Fili covered her mouth and laughed, and Carol also reacted.

Feelings are like a fish off the hook.

This is a classic gambler's trick. Let Marian win some money at first, and then let her lose everything when she makes additional investments. Anyone with a little greed will be fooled.

The problem is that she really chose the wrong target. As a goddess, she deceived another goddess. Her train of thought was very strange... After all, did Marian really care about the gold coins?

The goddess of theocracy is different from the emperor of the empire. Marian did not set up a treasury for herself, and she did not have any pursuit in material life. She just wanted to be happy, grow flowers and plants, and lead the people in farming. She ignored all the tricks of the fraud goddess.

Fili thought for a moment and said, "How about this, Jacqueline? You contact her and tell her that you want to start your own business and borrow money from her."

Jasmine was a little confused: "I'm doing business? Really? Although I know a little bit, this guy will definitely make trouble and make me lose money."

Fili pointed to her purse and said, "You've made some money, haven't you? Then lock up the borrowed money and pay her back with interest in a week, and see how she reacts."

Jasmine was puzzled: "What's the meaning?"

Fili spread her hands and said, "Tease her."

I think once the goddess of fraud heard that Marian wanted to borrow money, she would definitely lend money at high interest rates. If she made malicious speculations, she might find out what Marian did, do something bad to make Marian lose money, and then make a profit.

But Fili didn't give her the chance to do anything bad. Just like teasing someone, she suddenly stopped when she aroused the interest of the Deception Goddess.

Marian understood what Fili meant. Although she felt that the Deceitful Goddess was clingy, it did not stop her from appreciating the Deceitful Goddess's frustrated look, so she happily did it.

Marian brought up a new topic, then lay on the table, spread her wings and waved them twice: "By the way, Fili, Carol, I've been observing how close you have been recently, and I suddenly want to try to write a story."

"Ah... You, a goddess, want to be a writer?" Fili imagined the scene of a goddess in a light novel from another world. Does Marian have a talent for writing?

Marian tapped her temple with her finger. "By observing the mental states of the believers, I found that all kinds of people are like gossiping. Even my most devout bishops and heroes have gossipy hearts. The believers find gossip about the gods interesting. For example, recently there was a male wind god who attempted domestic violence for some reason, but was beaten by his wife so badly that he didn't even dare to go home."

According to Marian’s introduction, even in a monotheistic religion like Arius, religious paintings about goddesses mostly feature female characters.

Most scenes with heroes are about holiness, piety, and solemnity, and war themes are about the coming of winter. But if it is a scene with a saint, there are more intimate actions, such as the scene where the goddess holds the saint's face and blesses her.

"Humans seem to call this kind of atmosphere yuri. I want to try to write some yuri-themed stories, but I can't imagine that kind of scene." Marian pointed at Fili and Carol when she said this. "But looking at the atmosphere between you two today, I seem to have some inspiration. Are you two dating now? What does it feel like?"

Fili blushed, thinking of last night: "What do you think it feels like..."

Lie on the bed, cuddle in the quilt, hug each other tighter, feel the body close to each other, hold each other's hands and kiss.

Fili quickly waved her hands above her head, fearing that her imagination would become real and be exposed.

Marian supported herself on the table with both hands. "Just consider it as my commission, you two. Can you let me see what girls do with each other? It's hard for me to talk about this with my believers. There's no one else I can consult."

Carol was also absent-minded: "You frivolous goddess, even if Fili and I were dating, I wouldn't do those things in front of others."

Marian waved her hands and said, "Are you two shy? Then let me press your heads."

Fili quickly responded, "Are you some kind of pure love war god?"

Then Fili crossed her arms and said, "Even if Carol and I like each other, we won't be in heat all the time. And you, a useless goddess, don't have weird yellow garbage in your head."

Marian frowned, disappeared in a flash, and reappeared next to Fili. Her strength was still good. Fili was naturally not as good as Marian in a real head-on battle, so she was caught by Marian this time. Marian lowered her head... and bit Fili's nose.

This was a wrong kiss because Marian was taller than Fili.

This time, Fili and Jasmine each covered their injured parts, one squatting and the other holding the wall: "Ahhh! It hurts! What are you doing!"

Carol saw what was happening, covered her face with the book, laughed out loud, and rolled back into the pile of books.

Marian shouted loudly: "No, it's because you were hiding, right?"

Fili reached out and hit Marian on the head: "You suddenly flashed in front of me, of course I had to hide!"

Marian blocked it with her wings: "You hurt my lips!"

Fili pointed at her red nose and said, "My nose is the one that's going to complain!"

When Marian attacked again, Fili squatted down and her illusion disappeared. Marian was not convinced and started to chase her, and the two fought for a while.

At this time, a special atmosphere spread in the city. For ordinary people, they just felt that the air around them was a little colder, but for those who possessed magic powers, people felt a special malice.

Marian felt it most strongly, followed by Fili and Carol.

At that moment, Marian's wings exploded and she entered combat mode, guarding against a certain direction. Fili and Carol stood up at the same time and expanded their perception domain, trying to find the source of this special force.

Fili's perception was still sharp: "What is this? A star beast? It doesn't look like one."

Jasmine was not sure either: "Full of malice."

Carol lowered her head slightly. "I'm worried that it's something like the Star Beast Chimera. Since the rise of alchemy, alchemists have been trying to extract power from star beasts in a bold and radical way. Using the blood of star beasts to create synthetic beasts is the most common practice."

Fili casually complained: "After all, biological weapons have the best cost-effectiveness."

Looking back, the price of a certain super-scientific electromagnetic cannon (lv2) is only 18 yen. It would be more useful if a large number of lickers were deployed in the city. It would not be difficult to create a Pacific Rim behemoth with a little forbidden power.

In comparison, the metals of these constructs are very expensive. The constructs of the Arian Theocracy are considered to be decisive battle weapons. They suffered heavy damage in the Bahamut incident and are now lying idle due to the cost of repairs.

However, large humanoid mechanical units are truly romantic. In this world, they are also considered a symbol of worship of God and the pursuit of divine power through human power.

Jasmine raised her hand and pressed it to her ear, as if she was communicating with someone.

"Really? That's it? Oh...but I still refuse." Marian seemed to be connected with the Goddess of Fraud again. "No reason, just because you are the Goddess of Fraud."

In a tavern, the goddess of fraud pretending to be a human slammed the table angrily. She still remembered the feeling of being tricked into paying money not long ago. She was even more angry about the young god who didn't get a single gold coin from her: "Are you crazy? I didn't cheat you!"

Although Jasmine was a bit of a fool, she was very serious: "Your logic is wrong. Another way to put it is to wait until someone dies before crying. What do you think? Go ahead. We won't interfere with each other."

The Deception Goddess took a deep breath and said, "What if I said that the alchemists are trying to revive the demon?"

Marian still didn't care: "It's nothing more than a bunch of people dying, but do you think I care about the lives of a bunch of strangers whose names I don't even know?"

The Deception Goddess was speechless: "Are you really the goddess of Arius in the legend, the famous good god in the Light Camp?"

"It is absolutely genuine," replied Marian.

And it can really be replaced, but the one who really is replaced is dead.

The Deception Goddess held her breath and tried one last time: "Let's make a deal. You create an opportunity to help me attract the attention of the alchemists and give me a chance to sneak into the core area. I'll owe you a favor."

Jasmine replied, "No, I didn't know you before. So what if you owe me a favor? How do you compare to the Great Goddess of Qingyue?"

The Deception Goddess thought for a moment and said, "That's still not as good as this."

Jasmine said, "Forget it, your favor is really useless."

The Deceitful Goddess made a sound like a groundhog. She really had no way to deal with Marian. The other party refused to change her mind. However, the Deceitful Goddess's mentality was not explosive, but she was just angry. Then she thought of ten ways to trick Marian, an honest person.

Since deception doesn’t work, resort to physical bullying.

"You are a small god living in a remote corner. I invited you here only because I think highly of you and want to give you face. Your theocracy is nothing compared to mine. In terms of faith, there is a huge difference between you and me. Do you know how to fight? Do you want me to teach you? Come to the forest northwest of the city tonight and see if I can beat you up."

After saying that, the Fraud Goddess hung up the phone.

Jasmine thought for a moment, then a large sword appeared in her hand and she walked out dragging the sword.

"..."

Fili and Carol, who witnessed this whole process, didn't know what to say.

Chapter 231 Are You the Fraud Goddess?

The shadow of a person is like the bark of a tree. If the deceitful goddess asks you to fight, she will really stand you up.

It was a let-down, but not completely.

When Marian arrived at the scene, she found a more dangerous aura lingering there. The ground beneath the ground was filled with magic that had the same malice as the one they had sensed before, similar but mixed with something else.

Fili picked up some dirt on the ground and clearly felt the erosion of magic power: "It seems that she is right. Her goal is to use you as a gun and lure you over to deal with these things."

Carol was taking samples. "This residual aura is more like a 'footprint'. You guys go after the real owner, and I'll go back and analyze what it is. No matter what the fraud goddess wants to achieve, it's hard for us to ignore it now that we've seen this situation."

Marian crossed her arms. She didn't say anything. Instead, she patted Carol and Felix's shoulders and whispered in their ears. Felix and Carol looked surprised.

"You have a plan too?" Although they didn't say this out loud, the looks from both of them conveyed that idea.

Marian crossed her arms and said, "Although the Arius Church belongs to the Light Camp, there is a limit to how kind it is. It is stupid to use one's own life or believers to help others and be generous to others. Before the collapse of Bereda, of course, whoever caused the trouble should deal with it. Why should I, a dog, catch a rat? To put it bluntly, if I do things now, others will be grateful to me. When a disaster occurs, the goddess will descend from the sky and gain their faith."

Fili tried to persuade her: "Hey, hey, hey, no matter what you say or what you say, you are also a goddess, can you show some mercy?"

Marian said angrily: "Why, do you still want to speak for the Fraud Goddess? I won't help others count money after being sold. And this guy~ hehe, I had the first battle with the goddesses of other pantheons, and I scared him away. I will tell others now that the Fraud Goddess is a coward."

Carol raised her voice: "No way, the good god is like this too?"

Jasmine said as a matter of course: "Why don't you go and worship Qingyue or Mingyue? Now, no matter whether it is the Light Camp or the Dark Camp, they will not interfere. After all, nothing has happened. Let's go."

Marian flapped her wings and flew back. Fili put her hands on her hips and sighed, then spread her hands and shook her head at Carol. Carol put the sample back in her pocket.

"Goddess, don't worry. We just need to watch and be prepared for anything that might affect us."

Fili nodded and helped Carol collect some different samples around the area, preparing to go back together.

At this moment, a voice came from behind the tree.

"...Wait a minute, don't you find it weird?"

Fili and Carol looked at each other. This place was just weird, so wouldn't it be even weirder if a girl suddenly appeared?

Fili waved her hand: "It's okay, much better than Kalan."

The strange girl quickly complained: "The patients who are still wailing are indeed better than the dead who are buried, but can't you have a little sympathy?"

Fili looked at the girl, not sure if she was the Goddess of Fraud. In fact, she was just like Luna. They were different from approachable gods like Marigold. Luna claimed to be the incarnation of the concept, and the Goddess of Fraud seemed to be the type who forged her identity, just like her own fraud. It was hard to say if she was a fake.

But that didn't stop Fili from teasing him. She said in a nonchalant tone, "Sympathy, I want to say that you really have no sympathy. When this land was polluted, you had the opportunity to stand up and shout 'Stop it' and drive the culprit away, but you didn't."

Fili pointed at the polluted land under her feet and said, "This land died before your eyes. You witnessed with your own eyes the alchemists trampling the lives of the land, and watched the residents relocate and the plants die. Maybe the creatures here hoped that a kind person like you would show some sympathy before they left, but you didn't."

Carol came close to Fili and agreed, "Oh, what a pity. The foul aura has already invaded the earth veins. Birds flying over here will be powerless and fall."

Fili directly made a joke: "Have you heard the children's cries? Have you felt the city falling apart? You have never noticed the conspiracy supporters' grins. Have you ever thought that friends are no longer friends and home is no longer home?"

Carol continued, pointing at the girl: "Look, Bereda is breathing painfully due to the pollution of alchemy, just like a dying patient slowly dying from extreme lack of oxygen, but you didn't even move a finger."

Finally, Fili and Carol shook hands, and kept pointing at the mysterious girl: "You killed them and this land."

"This is outrageous. I just said one sentence. Do you have to morally blackmail me like this? No, this is not kidnapping. This is using an electric drill to open my eyes." The girl's eyes were dull.

Fili snapped her fingers: "Who are you?"

The girl's face became serious, and her expression gradually became solemn: "I won't pretend anymore. I'm going to reveal my cards. I am the goddess of deception, ah..."

A roar came from the sky, and our Jasmine fell like a comet from the sky. She appeared in an instant, pressed the fraudulent girl's head and smashed it into the ground.

"You're the only one who keeps harassing me! Is this how you use divine induction? I'm asking you a question!"

Fili and Carol both stretched out their hands, wanting to speak but stopping. What should they say? This way, the other party would not be able to answer, right? But is she really a fraud goddess?

Everyone has a stereotype about gods, that they all have to be very good at fighting.

Actually, there is nothing wrong with that. People who are born with divine status can definitely fight.

It's just that different gods have different styles of doing things. If an incarnation is captured by goblins, that's it. Just abandon it. Not every god is as simple and crude as Marian.

Later, the girl with a bruised face and nose sat on the ground, looking helpless.

The Goddess of Fraud was very unhappy: "Hey everyone, do you have any misunderstandings about the position of the Goddess of Fraud? Everyone knows that I like to watch fun, but my camp..."

Marian interrupted her, "You keep jumping back and forth between light and darkness. You have a reputation of being a fence-sitter, and your behavior is even more so of a tumbleweed. I'm standing still in Bereda, but you keep running to my feet. It's so annoying."

The Deceitful Goddess stroked her chest to calm herself down: "I really admire your stupid brain. Even so, you should listen to me. I am the Deceitful Goddess..."

Fili muttered unconsciously: "Aqua?"

The Fraud Goddess Marmot screamed: "Asinara, by the way, let me give you some scientific knowledge. The divine power that accompanied me when I was born is actually wisdom, courage and holiness, the pure and legitimate light camp."

Marian exclaimed, "Then you have less than me. When I was born, I was given a lot of powers, such as war, destruction, childbirth, justice, death and revenge..."

Athena's eyes were strange: "So how did you sneak into the light camp with your black wings?"

Marian clapped her hands, feeling superior. "We little gods can't compare to the ladies of noble families like Qingyue. They don't care about their priesthood. Of course, we were born to make ourselves as powerful as possible, but we can't really get these divine powers. But it's meaningless if we get them. We are now the patron saints of light and darkness, and you have fallen to the goddess of deception, haven't you? Our titles are two to one, and you lose."

Asinara was furious. She raised her fists and then lowered them. She shook her head from side to side and stamped her feet in anger. She pointed at Marian and looked at Fili and Carol: "Can this kind of stuff really be a goddess? I remember that the Arian Church was a somewhat extreme sect that hunted witches and the gods didn't really care about it! She is a false god who instigated faith!"

Fili scratched her face and said, "You know more about the affairs of your gods. Besides, if you sense her divinity, you will find that light and darkness are indeed compatible."

Athena took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, this is not the point. Do you know what the alchemists in Bereda are doing? The reason why this land has become like this is because of the pollution of the blood of the demon god. Those alchemists tried to implant fragments of the godhead and create artificial demon gods. They even went a step further and connected the nerves with the bodies of star beasts to control the bodies of star beasts. Some even combined the souls with the bodies of star beasts. They believed that instead of making star beasts into materials and props, it would be better to directly control this extraterrestrial power."

After she finished speaking, she tried to see shocked expressions on the three people's faces, but they didn't react at all.

Fili had seen too many stories from her previous life. Just like the earth exploded several times in Dragon Ball, a mere world-destroying crisis and fatal injuries were commonplace.

Jasmine had never fought a star beast before, so she wanted to give it a try.

Carol was not surprised.