Tokyo had suffered two powerful Gastrea attacks in a row. Combined with Kikunojo Tendo's actions and the flight of certain high-ranking officials and wealthy elites, the people were in a state of panic. However, this was precisely the opportunity for Saint Child to soothe them. In terms of personal prestige, Saint Child's reputation was indeed extremely high—even Kikunojo Tendo could not compare to her.
Of course, part of Saint Child's high prestige had been promoted by Kikunojo Tendo himself. After all, this was an apocalyptic age, and people were filled with despair. They had to be reassured. That was the real reason Kikunojo Tendo had promoted Saint Child.
Kikunojo Tendo might have treated Saint Child well on the surface, but that was all it was. When it came to real power, he would never allow Saint Child to get involved. The previous Saint Child's early death was proof of that.
Saint Child was only sixteen now and had taken office three years ago, when she had been around thirteen. Naturally, she had ascended to the position because the previous Saint Child—her parents—had died in a car accident. An ordinary person dying in a car crash was nothing unusual, but this had been the previous Saint Child. Even a Saint Child without real authority traveled with a guarded convoy. Dying in a car accident under those circumstances? Who were they trying to fool?
Still, fooling a thirteen-year-old Saint Child had not been difficult. Kikunojo Tendo was practically a modern-day warlord wielding the emperor to command the feudal lords. Unfortunately for him, he had run into Shen Fei.
Likewise, Saint Child's ability to calm the people was important to Shen Fei. Of course, that was also because she was beautiful and kind-hearted. If it had been someone else, they definitely would not