Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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The two men quickly walked to the church.
The town of Larry was very small, and the church here was also very small. There was only an old priest and two nuns, one old and one young.
The old nun was the one who he had just instructed to take care of old Moon. The young nun looked only seventeen or eighteen years old. When she saw Anos’s face for the first time, she showed a surprised expression, and then she kept blushing and lowering her head, not daring to look.
Anos showed the Vatican’s coat of arms to the only priest in the town of Larry and gained his trust.
The priest was over sixty years old. His name was Robin Valarie. He was born and raised in Larry Town. After joining the Vatican, he had been serving God in the church in Larry Town and had never left.
When Anos told Father Robin his purpose, the old priest showed a surprised expression on his face: “The Holy City is finally willing to manage the witch trials?”
Anos frowned: “This is the second time that the Holy City has received the Witch Trial file records from Larry Town. The last time was two years ago.”
Father Robin was stunned: “I report the town’s church affairs to the regional cathedral every month.”
Anos was silent for a moment. “I will confirm this with the Reed County Cathedral later. Now let’s confirm another thing first: Why are the Witch Trials being held in Larry Town? Larry Town does not have a formal religious inquisition and has no right to try heretics or devil believers.”
Father Robin seemed to have expected to be asked this question and smiled bitterly, “I can swear to God that none of the more than 20 witch trials in Larry Town over the past few years were initiated or executed by me. They were all led by Mayor Houston.”
Anos frowned again: “Secular power has no right to interfere with sacred power.”
Father Robin moved his lips, wanting to say something, but he still said tactfully: “The church income in Larry Town mainly depends on the support of the mayor.”
Anos was stunned: “The land near the church belongs to the Vatican, and the nobles invite priests to attend the mass, which is enough to support the operation of the church.”
The old priest smiled bitterly again: “Larry Town is very poor. The sources you mentioned can only ensure that the church can maintain its basic needs. You can see that the church can’t even afford to hire servants. No one is even willing to join the church to take my place.”
Arnos’s gaze paused for a moment on the dilapidated benches and crosses in the church, and then he said, “Even so, you shouldn’t agree to these actions that hurt God’s people. More than 20 witch trials ended with executions. According to church regulations, even the local court has no right to decide on executions. The Holy City must make the final decision.”
The old priest was speechless.
Seeing that they had almost finished talking, Luo Mi tried to smooth things over: “This matter is mainly the mayor’s problem. Anos, do you want to visit the mayor?”
Anos hesitated for a moment and shook his head: “I’ll go around the town to get some information first. What about you?”
Luo Mi thought for a moment and said, “I am small in size, so I will send some food and water to Vivian.”
Anos nodded in agreement, and the old priest quickly said, “I have some freshly baked bread here.”
….
After delivering food to Vivian, Luo Mi told the innocent girl that her father had been treated. Sure enough, the girl’s expression became much more lively. She wolfed down three loaves of bread until she almost choked.
Luo Mi wanted to chat more with Vivian, but unfortunately the system soon reminded him that someone was approaching, so he had to quickly climb out of the window.
The person who came threw a hard black bread to Vivian and left immediately, as if staying near the witch any longer would bring disaster to him.
Luo Mi lay on the roof and observed. He waited until the other party left before standing up and muttered, “It seems that they really believe that Vivian is a witch.”
[This is what happens in remote places where superstition is practiced.]
Luo Mi shook his head: “Even if the general townspeople are ignorant, the mayor will never be like this. But what’s the point of him making his own town panic?”
Luo Mi could almost imagine that in a town where witch trials were held more than a dozen times a year, the atmosphere and emotions must be very tense. Everyone was either afraid of having a witch around them or afraid of being reported as a witch, which would definitely affect their normal life.
Even if the mayor didn’t care about the lives of civilians, it was impossible for him to be separated from the masses in such a small town. He always needed to buy food, goat milk and honey from the townspeople, right?
Thinking of the townspeople, Luo Mi thought of Anos who went to get information: “The Holy Son probably won’t be able to get any information.”
With Anos’s face and unique temperament, the people in the town could tell at a glance that he was an outsider who didn’t fit in. In the tense atmosphere of Larry Town, outsiders would inevitably be rejected or even overreacted over.
When night fell, Luo Mi waited for Anos to return to the church.
Compared to before he left, Anos was dirtier, as if he had been splashed with dirty water.
As soon as he entered the church, Anos couldn’t wait to stretch out his right hand and use magic to purify his whole body, and then told Luo Mi what he had seen and heard.
Just as Luo Mi thought, Anos didn’t get to chat much with the people in the town. Most people didn’t talk to him because they saw he was not from the town. A few people saw the cross emblem on Anos’ gloves and yelled and cursed at him, and even threw dirty water on him.
Anos’ expression was very calm when he was telling this, so much so that Luo Mi even worried for a moment that Anos would use divine power to kill the person who had thrown dirty water on him – after all, it was God’s arrangement.
After Anos finished speaking, he said, “Although I didn’t find out the detailed information, I did get some general information.”
Luo Mi was a little surprised: “What did you gain?”
“The town of Larry has developed a strong sense of rejection and even hostility towards God’s servants.” Anos looked up at the large cross standing in the center of the church and sighed softly, “Perhaps for the common people, the Witch Trial has brought not only inconvenience to their lives, but also resentment towards the Church for not protecting them well.”
Luo Mi understood: “So the mayor is deliberately inciting civilians to oppose the church?”
Anos did not deny it: “We need to confirm with the mayor.”
Before Luo Mi could continue, Anos had already walked to the cross and said, “It’s time for evening prayer.”
He had changed back into the neat black and white priest’s uniform he usually wore, holding the cross hanging on his chest, closed his eyes and prayed silently.
Of course, Luo Mi also had to pray along with them.
The process of praying was very boring. Luo Mi stood beside the Holy Son, pretending to pray while chatting with the system: “Have you noticed a detail – the Holy Son always wears his two gloves every time he uses divine magic.”
[Isn’t it because he has mysophobia?]
“Mysophobia is definitely one reason, but maybe there are other reasons?” Luo Mi was free anyway, so he thought wildly, “Is it possible that the two gloves are the body of the Holy Son to release the magic, and if the gloves are stolen, the Holy Son will become a weak priest?”
[…Are you underestimating the future BOSS?]
Luo Mi didn’t care what the system answered: “I’ll find an opportunity later and ‘accidentally’ touch the Saint’s hand and see how he reacts.”
The system reminded the host who was attempting to commit suicide:
[Don’t forget, the Son of God doesn’t fully trust you yet.]
“Everything is arranged by God.” Luo Mi said devoutly in his heart, “Even my actions. So I believe that the Son of God will not blame me.”
[….Hehe.]
After the evening prayer, Father Robin invited them to dinner and joined their conversation to continue discussing the issue of the witch trials in Larry Town.
When Anos asked about the attitude of the residents of Larry Town towards the church, Father Robin tapped his chest with his finger and sighed deeply: “The common people do have many complaints about the church. I see this, but I can’t do anything about it. In recent years, basically no one has come to the church to hold mass, the land near the church cannot be rented out, and even the regular tribute has been decreasing.”
Anos simply took a few bites of bread soaked in milk and sat there quietly looking at Father Robin.
The old priest only felt that there seemed to be a captivating light in those blue eyes, which made him subconsciously afraid to look into their eyes.
Fortunately, the young priest from the holy city soon lowered his head and continued to have his dinner, which made Father Robin feel relieved.
Luo Mi bit the bread, moving his cheeks as he chewed the bread, which tasted like wax.
This bread was awful.
In terms of taste, the bread in Larry Town was indeed rougher than the bread in the Silver Knights’ convoy, but the reason why Luo Mi had difficulty swallowing it was that after swallowing it, it felt like eating dirt and was indigestible. It felt heavy and uncomfortable.
Friendly reminder from the system:
[The host is a succubus, and human food can only provide some satiety. The real energy comes from human sex.]
Luo Mi put down the bread, feeling a burning sensation in his stomach, and covered his face speechlessly: “Why didn’t I feel like this the other day?”
[The food specially made by the Church for demons contains energy that can be absorbed by most low-level demons and can last for a long time, but it is not as delicious as real food for succubi.]
Luo Mi recalled the taste of the two pieces of white bread: “I think it tasted good.”
There was no other way. Since the Holy See had a way to make food exclusively for demons, Anos, as the Son of God, might also know it, right?
After dinner, Anos brought Luo Mi to the bedroom that the priest had arranged for them. Luo Mi closed the door and looked at Anos eagerly: “Your Highness, I’m hungry.”
What Luo Mi didn’t know was that even though his magic power was sealed by the collar around his neck, the succubus’s own charm had nothing to do with magic power and would be naturally emitted due to the succubus’s own actions.
This was also part of the reason why Luo Mi could always easily gain the trust and favor of others when talking to the women in Larry Town, Vivian and others.
Anos looked deeply at Luo Mi and saw his own clear reflection in the dark brown pupils of this succubus, as well as the hunger hidden beneath the reflection.
His Highness was silent for a moment, stretched out his fingers and made a cross on his forehead and chest, then said gently and apologetically: “According to God’s will, officially registered senior members of the Church must dedicate their lives to God, and are forbidden to marry or have sex with others. Violating this is equivalent to falling, so I cannot meet your needs.”
Luo Mi looked at Anos in confusion. It took him a while to realize what the Holy Son was saying, and he was immediately at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
But seeing that Anos showed no disgust or vigilance, Luo Mi became playful again and deliberately showed an aggrieved expression: “What should I do if I’m hungry?”
Anos stretched out his left hand and placed it flat in front of Luo Mi’s forehead, and the glove glowed slightly.
Just when Luo Mi thought that Anos had some magic that could directly infuse him with energy, a tingling sensation suddenly came from the back of his neck, like an electric current quickly sweeping through his whole body!
Luo Mi felt as if he had been beaten severely by someone for several hours. His muscles ached all over his body, and he could hardly control his expression with a grimacing face.
Anos’ voice was still gentle: “This can temporarily eliminate your desires – since you have converted to God, you must control the desires that belong to the devil’s nature in order to better serve God.”
——F**k you!
Luo Mi covered his neck and tried hard not to curse.
——I’m just hungry, what do you mean by electrocuting me?
The system comforted Luo Mi just at the right time:
[Host, don’t be angry. At least we know that according to the Bible, committing adultery can indeed be considered as depravity.]
Luo Mi said indignantly: “As for that bast**d Anos, don’t say I’m straight. Even if I was not straight, I would never seduce him into bed!”
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