[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary":3,"chapter-an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-432":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","An Improper Monster Girl's Transformation Diary",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2312361,4517,"Chapter 432: The Mysterious Lady (Requesting Votes)","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-432",432,"\u003Cp>「She…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the highest temple of the Holy City of Light, the ancient Pope, his beard and hair white as snow, slightly narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Lady] has appeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Pope fell silent for a moment, lowering his crimson eyes, like the last glow of a setting sun, to gaze at the middle-aged man bowing before him on the temple steps, and asked softly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「This time, how many saw her?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall middle-aged knight knelt on the temple steps, now lifting his head to reply solemnly: 「So far, only one priest caught a fleeting glimpse of her shadow, but we don’t know how many more will notice yet.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knight’s expression was grim, his brows tightly furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, many mysterious legends defy common sense—some tied to magic, others to the world’s origins, most to the hands of gods…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Holy City of Solanthis, home of the Sun Church, there exists a secret legend known to very few.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Wandering Lady], or as some call her, the [Lost Lady].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Legend says only a tiny fraction of priests have ever glimpsed a translucent female phantom drifting through the Holy City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, those priests thought they were hallucinating, dismissed it, even believed it was a vision granted after devout prayer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as more and more people witnessed this phenomenon, they finally realized something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Church combed through every priest’s journal across centuries and reached a shocking conclusion—over hundreds of years, this mysterious female phantom had appeared dozens of times within the Holy City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That “Lady” wandered like a lost spirit beneath the blazing sun, drifting through Solanthis, occasionally revealing her presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply walked freely, then vanished into thin air at some moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew how she appeared, nor how she disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they realized the anomaly, the Sun Church immediately sealed the Holy City and launched a three-month manhunt to find the Lost Lady in every corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, aside from uncovering dozens of heretical spies, they gained nothing of value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, however, the Sun Church did not come away empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least they learned one thing—the Lost Lady is, for now, harmless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She drifts through every corner of the Holy City, yet never interacts with anyone, never harms any person or thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She merely walks, like a casual stroll, through every corner of the Holy City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, after the uproar faded, this secret legend was gradually forgotten; the great search was dismissed by outsiders as the Church’s purge of heretical spies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, few know of this secret, and fewer still believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Sun Church’s Holy City—the place closest to the Lord of the Sun, bathed in His divine might—such a strange phenomenon exists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if that were all, it wouldn’t be especially strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in a world where transcendent power exists, anything is possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the real problem is this—the Sun Church knows nothing about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sun Church doesn’t ignore her; they’ve tried investigating her, they’ve tried stopping and driving her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no matter what they do, no matter how hard they try, they gain not a single scrap of success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even Epics, not even Saints, have intervened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the result remains the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shows no reaction, reflects nothing in her gaze, cannot be interfered with in any way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mysterious Lady is like a projection from a higher plane, utterly oblivious to their existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After nearly a century of futile attempts, the Sun Church chose to abandon all efforts, letting her wander freely, refusing further interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as she makes no threat, the Sun Church will not interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sun Church has made many guesses about her identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, her race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she appears as a spectral phantom, she cannot be a true undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Holy City of Light houses the Sun God’s main temple, effectively an extension of His divine realm on earth—a true terrestrial god-kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, what kind of undead could wander unharmed within the Sun God’s terrestrial god-kingdom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she is not repelled by the Holy City, she is very likely an ally, not an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is either connected to the Sun Church, or to the Sun God Himself, or to one of His allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An angel? A holy spirit? A lesser deity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or even… a god?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to speculation, all these are possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what confounds the Sun Church is this: they scoured every scripture and found not a single trace of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No scripture mentions anything related to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her power is a mystery. Her identity is a mystery. Her purpose is a mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This enigmatic Lady, though causing the Sun Church little trouble, has long puzzled every generation of its high ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who is she? What does she truly want?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Sun Church has always left her alone—but never lowered its guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current Guardian of the Holy City felt the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guardian, appearing just past middle age, spoke solemnly: 「Your Holiness, should we temporarily seal off that area and forbid anyone from entering?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was his first encounter with the Lost Lady since becoming Guardian—he had no idea how to handle this problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, the Solar Pope shook his head slightly and said softly: 「…No, do not do that.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Remember: do not interfere with the Lady in any way. Simply increase vigilance, track her movements.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Solar Pope knew resistance was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You cannot stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you seem to block her once, next time she will appear randomly elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible to block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to let flow than to dam—especially since damming won’t work anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, better to simply ignore her existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deal with problems only when they arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, it’s very likely no problem will arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the outside world, the Sun Church always appears as brute, mindless warriors—charging headlong at evil with weapons raised, roaring—this is no stereotype; they have always acted this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Encounter evil? Charge. Don’t care if you can win—just fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Win? You destroy evil—profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lose? You die and ascend to the divine realm—still profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way, you win big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Sun Church warriors have always been famed for their fearless courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that is merely their public style—their high ranks are not ignorant fools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it’s not time to charge, they choose cautious, steady tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes, I understand!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guardian nodded seriously, exhaling slightly as the matter was resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, unable to suppress his curiosity, he asked: 「Your Holiness, what… exactly is she?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has the Church truly found nothing about the Lost Lady?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a single clue?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt that if the Church had truly discovered nothing, it would never allow such an unknown entity to roam so freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They must know something—but cannot reveal it publicly, hence their reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just reached the peak of Epic realm and been appointed Guardian of the Holy City—he was now truly among the Sun Church’s high ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t he be entitled to know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his head expectantly, hoping the Solar Pope would offer some insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t need the full truth—just a small hint would suffice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Solar Pope did not answer. He gazed silently into the Guardian’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Do you truly wish to know?」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yes… I wish to know.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only when the Guardian instinctively averted his gaze did the Pope shake his head slightly and wave him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Go, my child. Fulfill your duty.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「…Yes.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The middle-aged knight fell silent, rose, donned his helmet, bowed deeply, and turned away without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not press further, nor linger a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Begging and pestering elders for answers is the privilege of the young—by his age, such ability was long gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had failed the test just now—he had looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since the Pope would not speak, there must be a reason—he was not yet worthy to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Indeed, I must keep striving.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder when I’ll ever advance to Shi Shi and become a Saint… Then, I should finally qualify, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it still feels like it’ll take forever…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guard Captain sighed inwardly, respectfully opened the door, and slipped away quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the door closed and the vast hall was left with only the Sun Pope, the old man let out a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew… What is she?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man, whom the guards believed knew everything, shook his head gently and murmured, “Yes… what exactly is she?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Guard Captain assumed the Sun Pope knew the truth but refused to tell him—but in reality, he truly did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old Pope shook his head, walked slowly through the hall, and finally bowed before the towering statue, whispering inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please grant me understanding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked devoutly, seeking an answer from the divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as always, he received no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, the Pope remained in his listening posture, and after a long while, slowly nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I understand…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sun Pope raised his head, his gaze first falling upon the statue’s face, then rising higher, toward the hall’s dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the mural depicting the Sun God’s divine realm—its patterns were exquisitely ornate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the center of the dome, the empty space beside the deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In every scripture of the Sun Church, the mural had always looked this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But perhaps only the Sun Pope knew—and remembered—that it had not always been empty; there had once been a “gap” that had been erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pondered for a long time, then slowly withdrew his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could it be her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finally shaking off the strange female knight who kept thanking him, Herbert returned to the Third Obedience Hall with the Angelic Battle Armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Rust Nail Bishop’s thinking, Herbert should have left immediately—just show his face, slack off, come back fast, no time needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Herbert decided not to be hasty; he would first settle his current affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it seemed the two sides wouldn’t fight… but what if they did?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert never thought of himself as a walking disaster, not some death-bringing schoolboy whose presence triggered calamity wherever he went.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he decided to prepare more thoroughly—plan carefully before acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through Rust Nail Bishop, Herbert submitted an application to the Grand Archbishop requesting permission to take a demon girl outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Rust Nail Bishop refused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was simple: Herbert was going to Radiant Shengcheng, the Sun Church’s headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the forces of justice, there were few places safer than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As allies, the Sun Church would never attack Herbert—yet bringing a demon prisoner as a bodyguard would be seen as provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Herbert’s own goal was to express the monastery’s discontent, wouldn’t this go too far?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet surprisingly, the Grand Archbishop approved Herbert’s request without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the traditionally rigid Rust Nail Bishop, upon hearing the Grand Archbishop’s casual reply, couldn’t help but feel envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He repeatedly felt the favoritism Ash Bishop and the Grand Archbishop showed Herbert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It truly was enviable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert didn’t know if Rust Nail Bishop had turned into a sour lemon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delighted, Herbert returned to the Third Obedience Hall with the Xu Kequan and prepared cheerfully to mobilize his forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already decided who would accompany him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were going to Radiant Shengcheng—a place saturated with pure light energy—they needed suitable Pokémon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the answer was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s you I choose! Come with me to Radiant Shengcheng!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flora blinked, pointing at herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Me? Me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert looked at the succubus lady, eyes wide as she pointed at herself, and nodded firmly, smiling: “Flora, you heard right—it’s you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Flora could speak, Crete burst out laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed uncontrollably, slapping her knees: “Puhahaha! A demon going to the Sun God’s holy city, hahaha! Perfect, perfect—this is hilarious!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet as Crete laughed, Herbert gave her a peculiar smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hahaha… uh, hmm?” Crete’s laughter froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bad feeling suddenly came over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Herbert glanced sidelong at the nervous devil and grinned playfully: “What are you laughing at? You’re coming with me too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come to think of it—why did you think you could escape?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",2026,"2026-06-20T12:31:07.945Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","81b2e73e36d6174ebec66c525c1437a7b9eee751b28ee6d677aa9f5682f2d257","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-433","an-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-chapter-431",453,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fan-improper-monster-girl-s-transformation-diary-cover.jpg"]