Chapter 761: The Glowing Saintess

The date with Saintess Zhende was supposed to be very relaxed in Qin Ge's imagination.

After all, she's not like Lisailiu; she isn't the Archbishop of the Iris Theocracy, nor the flagship of Free Iris. Even if someone recognized her, it wouldn't cause a big fuss.

But when the date actually began, Qin Ge realized he was wrong—and wrong in such an outrageous way. Who said dating Saintess Zhende wouldn't be as noticeable as with Lisailiu?

Actually, this issue comes from Saintess Zhende herself—Qin Ge knew she bore a holy stigma.

Because whenever she fights, Saintess Zhende's body emits a dazzling light, like a war goddess, bringing hope to her Free Iris comrades.

But Qin Ge truly didn't know before that emotional changes could affect the holy stigma—and even its glow.

Their date didn't go to a cat café like Lisailiu's; instead, they walked slowly around Free Iris's land, recalling memories together while listening to Saintess Zhende talk about herself.

Everything was fine; at the right moment, Qin Ge pulled out that Oath Ring.

At that moment you really saw Qin Ge nervously kneel, speaking sincerely and promising himself. At that instant, the holy stigma on her body burst forth with sacred light.

They weren't far from the city, and when people noticed this holy light, they flocked over, seeing Qin Ge and Saintess Zhende and assuming a deity had descended.

Thus everyone knelt like Qin Ge, praying to the apparent deity, Saintess Zhende.

Seeing this, Qin Ge really wanted to slap himself—it was way too conspicuous, right?

He quickly pulled Zhende aside and told the unaware believers she was just a warship girl, then the two fled the area.

On the way back, Qin Ge wryly said to the embarrassed Zhende, "Why do I feel that dating you since coming to Free Iris has become somewhat abnormal?"

Yesterday, while dating Lisailiu, he ran into a commander who came to the church, mistaking Lisailiu for Free Iris's flagship, which sparked many jokes.

But today, being with you, Zhende, we ran into this crowd of worshippers—really...

"Sorry, Commander." Zhende, obviously a bit embarrassed, her face flushed, said to Qin Ge, "Although the holy stigma glows with my emotions, I never expected it to shine so brightly, attracting so many people."

"If I had known, I would definitely have controlled my emotions and the stigma's light at that moment."

Qin Ge waved his hand, "It's not your fault; I was just complaining—don't take it to heart."

"And I'm actually glad you had such a strong reaction; I always thought you were as aloof as Lisailiu, never imagining your emotions could swing so much."

Zhende laughed sheepishly, "You must be surprised, Commander—but I can do all this because my name carries so much; I won't shirk these duties."

"Compared to that, I actually think Lisailiu might be the true Saintess—whether in bearing or resolve."

Qin Ge shook his head, "How to put it? I know Saintess Zhende's story; the spirit she represents matches yours—no matter if the path is thorny, the sky ablaze, or obstacles abound, you'll press forward."

"So you don't need to worry about others; just do what you think is right. Lisailiu is better suited to be everyone's backing, while you are the one who holds the flag and leads the charge."

Zhende smiled, "Maybe so, but I'm happy to have received your feelings today, Commander."

Saying this, Zhende raised her left hand to look at the gleaming Oath Ring on her ring finger.

"I will treat the Commander as the most important person; though I don't know how yet, I will strive to learn."

Qin Ge smiled, taking Zhende's hand, "I could teach you now, but I prefer we walk forward side by side—that's our vow and our promise."

"Mm." Zhende nodded firmly.

"But just now Qin Ge's eyes flashed with surprise: 'Eh, Zhende, you're glowing again.'"

"Huh?" Zhende looked at her body; indeed light seeped out from her clothing, flickering nonstop.

Seeing the shocked onlookers, Zhende panicked, "Commander, what do we do?"

Qin Ge covered his face, "Let's run—otherwise another crowd will gather, mistake you for a goddess to pray to, and we'll have to spend ages explaining."

"Huh?"

Without waiting for Zhende's reply, Qin Ge grabbed her and started running……

By the time they returned to the hotel, it wasn't dark yet; to make it up to Zhende, Qin Ge didn't go back to his own room but went with her to hers for tea and chat.

Only when it grew completely dark did Qin Ge leave, amid Zhende's reluctant gaze.

Just after leaving Zhende's room, he bumped into Emil, who was heading back to his own room; the few Free Iris members' rooms are connected, so this coincidence wasn't surprising.

"Hey, I found the Commander!" Emil cheerfully said to Qin Ge, "How was your date with Miss Zhende today? Surely very romantic?"

"Romantic?" Qin Ge wryly replied, "Not exactly romantic, but later it became somewhat surprising."

"Huh? What happened? Did you get recognized again like yesterday?" Emil wondered.

"You know Zhende has a holy stigma, and when her emotions fluctuate strongly, it glows."

"So today, when giving her the ring, her whole person glowed, making bystanders think she was a goddess descended from heaven; they all rushed over to worship, and it took a long time to explain before we could escape." Qin Ge rubbed his nose.

"Pfft-hahaha..." Emil burst out laughing, "I suddenly realized the Commander's dates are always full of surprises—now I'm even interested in dating him myself."

"Why wait until later? How about tomorrow?" Qin Ge laughed.

"Tomorrow? Are you sure you're not joking, Commander?" Emil exclaimed.

"Of course not—maybe Emil isn't ready yet? If so, we can leave it for later." Qin Ge said.

"No, no, I'm always ready—just the Commander suddenly saying that took me by surprise, but I'm genuinely excited; I'll prepare well for tomorrow's date." Emil said happily.

Qin Ge nodded, confirmed a few things with Emil, then waved goodbye.

But after taking just a few steps forward, he turned back.

"Um, you don't have a holy stigma, do you?"

"No way!"

"Oh."