While the people of the Holy Church frantically pried open the coffins to rescue the living.
Metatron devoutly knelt toward a certain direction, and Jeanne d'Arc beside her imitated her with remarkable seriousness.
After a long while, Metatron finally rose. The confusion on her face had vanished, replaced by resolve.
Metatron walked up to Yuan Shikai, gave him a huge hug, and offered her most heartfelt blessing.
The blessing was only a few spoken words, but Yuan Shikai could genuinely feel his body changing.
At the very least, all his attributes had risen a notch, and some of them now had a plus sign after them.
Metatron: "Just now, I once again heard the Lord's teachings. Not only did the Lord make up for my mistake this time, but He also restored my throne."
"My strength has now fully recovered, and I will no longer be lost. All I need to do is continue my mission and witness humanity's progress."
"Though I do not know where the destination of my mission truly lies, following you cannot be wrong. I will watch you with my own eyes and see where the end of your journey leads."
"But I truly must thank you for all this. In return, so long as it does not violate the Lord's principles or my own principles, I will help you act once."
"Then please guide me in the future, human who saved me in my hour of peril. I hope both of us can walk the right path."
Then, under Jeanne d'Arc's astonished gaze, Metatron slowly merged into her body.
The two became one, though this time Jeanne d'Arc held control over the body.
Jeanne d'Arc: "Um, Lady Metatron is temporarily asleep within me. When the time is right, she will emerge."
"Of course, if we