Chapter 54: The Ring's Purpose

The Astral Express's Trailblaze journey on Jarilo-VI had come to an end. As the story concluded...

Jarilo-VI experienced a resurgence of life, the ice and snow that had isolated the world melting away. Cocolia Rand, the disgraced former Supreme Guardian, was banished from Belobog, never to set foot there again.

As the Trailblaze Ambassador—a role now entrusted to the condemned Cocolia Rand—she would eternally venture into uncharted worlds, assisting Belobog's outward expansion until her sins were expunged.

After bidding farewell to the people of Jarilo-VI, March 7th, Dan Heng, Stelle, and the others returned to the Astral Express, ready for their next Trailblaze journey.

What awaited them in the distant future?

May this journey ultimately reach the stars...

However, none of this concerned our dear Saintess.

Right now, she was sprawled on her bed, swinging her long legs, clutching her phone, and engrossed in an intimate one-on-one chat with a beautiful girl.♪

[March 7th: Sister Lumina, I want a ring too!]

[March 7th: Me too! Me too! Me too!!!]

Lumina, completely unconcerned with her appearance, sprawled across her bed, a mischievous grin playing on her lips as she read the messages from the young girl.

Truth be told, the ring had originally been intended for March 7th. But Lumina had given her a hairpin instead, and the matter had slipped her mind.

Lumina had planned to find an excuse to give March the ring once they reached the Xianzhou. But now that March herself had come asking...

Well, if she's practically begging for it, I suppose I'll have to oblige♪

Lumina's fingers tapped rapidly across the screen, sending a message:

[Lumina: March, I don't like children who throw tantrums. If you keep acting like this, I might get angry!]

This was a complete lie! Lumina not only tolerated such behavior, she secretly adored it—provided the one throwing the tantrum was an incredibly cute beautiful girl.

If it were anyone else, Lumina would have slapped them across the face without hesitation.

[March 7th: Ah!]

[March 7th: I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Sister Lumina, please don't be angry!]

Upon seeing Lumina's message, March 7th shot up from her bed, her face flushed with panic. Her fingers flew across the screen as she frantically apologized.

[March 7th: I don't want the ring anymore! I don't want it! Please don't be angry anymore, Sister Lumina...]

After sending the message, March 7th's eyes remained glued to the screen, her face a mixture of panic and anxiety.

Time crawled by. March 7th had never felt time pass so slowly. Ten minutes later, Lumina finally replied.

Hearing the notification chime, March 7th eagerly checked her phone.

[Lumina: Nope, I don't sense any sincerity in your apology, March.]

[March 7th: Then... then, Sister Lumina, what kind of sincerity do you want? I'll do anything!]

Seeing Lumina's message, March 7th frantically typed out her reply, eager to prove her willingness to make amends.

Lumina read the message, a mischievous smile spreading across her face.

Her slender fingers tapped slowly across the screen as she composed her response:

[Lumina: March, have you ever heard the saying that circulates throughout the cosmos?]

[Lumina: To truly apologize, you must bare your belly to show your sincerity.]

[Lumina: So, March, you understand what I mean, right?]

Without hesitation, March 7th leaped out of bed, her bare feet padding across the floor to the full-length mirror.

March 7th opened her phone's camera, lifted her pajamas to expose her belly, and snapped a photo of herself in the mirror.

She immediately sent it to Lumina.

[March 7th: Sister Lumina, I'm so sorry! ｡ﾟ(T□T)ﾟ｡~~ [Image.jpg]]

[Lumina: (★ ω ★)]

Seeing the photo March 7th had sent, Lumina swiftly saved it to her phone and backed it up to her cloud storage.

It's worth noting that Lumina's cloud storage had received special treatment from the Interastral Peace Corporation, a perk granted to curry favor with her.

Apart from Lumina herself, no one could access her files from the backend.

After securing the photo, Lumina began to thoroughly enjoy examining it, gazing at the image with delight.

She then sent a message forgiving March 7th.

[Lumina: Since you're being so sincere, I'll reluctantly forgive you♪]

[March 7th: Thank you, Sister Lumina! You're the best!]

Reading Lumina's message of forgiveness on her phone, March 7th instantly cheered up. She held her phone above her head and jumped for joy, completely oblivious to anything amiss.

Hmm... but it does seem like everything's alright.

"March 7th is great, but she's such a ditz..."

Meanwhile, Lumina sighed as she read March 7th's message of gratitude.

Thank goodness she ran into me. If she'd met someone else, she probably would've been sold off without even realizing it.

As for the ring, Lumina still planned to give it to March 7th.

Rings had many functions, storage being just the most basic. This particular ring contained a portion of Lumina's power, allowing her to teleport an avatar to the wearer's side in times of danger. Alternatively, like Diamond, she could transfer her power to them, granting them temporary access to Lumina's authority as an Emanator.

In a sense, the ring served as a cornerstone, albeit one with a slight upgrade in capabilities—by about a billion times.

Therefore, giving the ring was essential—it provided convenience while safeguarding them from danger.

If any harm came to the beautiful girls because of danger, Lumina would cry!

She would really cry!!!