Scenes from her memories replayed in Angel Yan's mind from time to time.
She recalled the time when she had first entered Merlot Heavenly Court and openly and secretly resisted Queen Keisha because she disagreed with Queen Keisha's Justice Order and Gene Matching system.
She had grown up in the Du Ren Empire within the Angel Nebula, listening to legends of angels. It was not until she was nearly an adult that an angel suddenly descended and brought her back to Merlot Heavenly Court. Only then did she learn that the mother she had never met was an angel...
Having grown up in the mortal nation of the Du Ren Empire, Angel Yan naturally leaned more toward her former beliefs when she first arrived in Amagi. Angelic justice was viewed from a god's perspective, but from a mortal's perspective, it did not fit their understanding of justice.
Likewise, she had initially disagreed with the angels' Gene Matching system. In her view, love should be noble, beautiful, and free! Why should her other half be determined by a string of numbers rather than her own judgment...
The dissatisfaction in her heart had led Angel Yan to repeatedly defy Kaisha, earning her two celibacy punishments.
Later, she had gone out many times with senior angels to carry out justice, witnessing the differences in outlook between mortals and angels. She had also heard from her seniors that, before Amagi implemented the Gene Matching system, most angels who pursued free love had met tragic ends. Slowly, Angel Yan gradually accepted Queen Keisha's ideals, as well as the Gene Matching system.
Her attitude gradually became unwavering in its support for Queen Keisha's justice system!
Angel Yan's memories froze on the expression Kaisha wore when Angel Yan had protested to her back then, and Kaisha looked at her in disappointment before sending her to celibacy for the second time.
Angel Yan remembered it clearly. Back then, Queen Keisha's expression had been one of disappointment mixed with a trace of complexity. It was as though Queen Keisha felt she had trusted Angel Yan deeply, only for Angel Yan to betray that trust...
"After I protested to the Queen back then, she seemed very disappointed in me and forcefully suppressed my protest. But had the Queen actually remembered it?"
Angel Yan thought of the message the Queen had sent her not long ago, telling her to act according to her own wishes.
"So, the Queen actually wanted to marry me off to this man from another universe, but because she considered my feelings, she told me to follow my own heart?"
It was simple to confirm whether her guess was right. Whenever Queen Keisha arranged an angel's marriage, she would conduct data matching for that angel. The results would be recorded in the data matching system, and the matched angel could also enter the system to view her own matching data. So, all Angel Yan had to do was check! She could only see her own matching data, but that was enough!
Angels rarely entered the Gene Matching system. Usually, only angels who wanted to "descend to the mortal world" would enter the data matching system to see which male god matched them best. Angels with no such need had no reason to check it.
Angel Yan connected to the Sacred Knowledge Repository, entered the Gene Matching system, and searched for her matching data.
Then... Angel Yan saw the terrifyingly high result: 91.2%. The match was... Su Luo, the visitor from another universe she was currently observing.
The matching had been conducted not long ago! The person who performed it was her own teacher, Queen Keisha!
The evidence was already more than sufficient. According to the data, Su Luo was definitely her male god. It was simply that Queen Keisha had considered Angel Yan's feelings, which was why she had told her to follow her own heart...
A hint of emotion appeared on Angel Yan's face as she felt she had guessed her teacher's intentions.
"Queen Keisha..."
Angel Yan silently murmured her Queen's name, recalling every warm moment she had shared with her Queen. If Kaisha were beside her now, she would probably throw herself into Kaisha's arms at once and properly express her love and respect for her teacher.
After reminiscing for a while, Angel Yan thought once more of Zhixin, the angel Kaisha had mentioned would soon come to take over her mission.
Combining that with what she had just deduced, Angel Yan easily figured out why Kaisha had notified Zhixin to take over her current observation mission.
"The Queen originally wanted to marry me to Su Luo, but she thought I might resist. And because Su Luo is important, she arranged for Zhixin as a backup, just in case?"
"If I show that I have no interest in Su Luo, will the Queen marry Zhixin to him instead?"
Angel Yan felt both moved and guilty.
She was moved by her Queen, while her guilt was directed toward Zhixin.
After all, her matching score with Su Luo had reached an unprecedented 91.2%. Since the Gene Matching system had been implemented, there had never been a match rate like that. In the past, a score above 70 was already considered high! Thus, Angel Yan did not think Zhixin's match rate could be higher than hers.
"So... among the matches the Queen conducted, I am the most compatible with Su Luo, and Zhixin is second? Is that why she had Zhixin come as a backup..."
"In other words, if I am unwilling, Zhixin will be arranged to marry Su Luo..."
As Angel Yan pondered it and sorted out the logic, her guilt toward Zhixin deepened even further.
It felt as though Zhixin were a trash can. Whatever Angel Yan did not want, her teacher was preparing to toss to Zhixin.
Angel Yan was grateful for her teacher's favor toward her, yet she also felt indignant on Zhixin's behalf.
As Queen Keisha's Sacred Wings, she and Zhixin naturally had a good relationship. While joking around with Zhixin in the past, Angel Yan had learned about Zhixin's requirements for her future male god. She also knew Zhixin wanted to entrust herself to the bravest male god in the entire universe...
After observing Su Luo for so long, Angel Yan had seen his compassion, gentleness, and other traits. It was not as though she had not seen courage in him either, but she did not think he could be associated with the title of the bravest in the universe.
With a sigh, Angel Yan, feeling that she had understood everything, smiled.
She believed the truth had to be exactly as she thought. After all, she understood her teacher's personality. As the Queen of Angels, Queen Keisha was proud yet somewhat tsundere. It was only natural that she would not openly show this kind of care for her disciple.
Shaking her head, Angel Yan once again turned her gaze toward Su Luo on the planet below.
Before, she had observed Su Luo as she would any unfamiliar target. But now that Angel Yan "understood" Kaisha's meaning, she decided to follow her Queen's hint and observe Su Luo from the perspective of observing a male god, according to her own heart!
Yan had no objections to the matching result. She was even astonished by how high it was, and had already made certain decisions in her heart. She had resolved that she would never let her dear sister Zhixin become her substitute, allowing Zhixin to continue searching for the male god she believed to be the bravest in the universe!
Kaisha had chosen to treat her gently. As Kaisha's disciple, she also wanted to—or rather, should—pass that gentleness on!
(Angel Yan: My teacher must have meant exactly that. My teacher really loves me! So touched!!!)
(Kaisha: No, I didn't. I am not. Don't spout nonsense!)
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