Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Was there such blatant poaching?
Luo Mi was secretly shocked, but seeing that everyone else was calm, he realized that he was making a fuss out of nothing.
Anos made a standard sign of the cross on his chest and replied, “I am with all believers.”
Archbishop Valentine was silent for a moment and said nothing more.
The carriage fell silent again.
The silence continued until the carriage arrived at the Basilica of Santa Cecilia.
Different from the solemn and grand holy city, the church of the pious sect was not large, and its walls were built of yellow stones. There was a market selling vegetables and fish nearby. The fresh smell of vegetables and overnight fish hit you in the face, and the place was bustling and full of life.
Archbishop Valentine introduced: “On the right is the market where civilians trade. The church also goes there to purchase goods every day. Your Highness can go there if you need anything. On the left is the school attached to St. Cecilia Cathedral but today is a holiday.”
Anos looked around the Devout base that was filled with the atmosphere of normal life, and his expression and eyes softened a lot.
Of course, based on Luo Mi’s understanding of Anos, the mysophobic Anos would definitely not go to the market unless someone there needed his help.
After entering the cathedral, Anos looked at Archbishop Valentine and said, “Mr. Valentine, I have something to discuss with you.”
Archbishop Valentine nodded slightly: “Please follow me.”
Anos glanced at Luo Mi, and Luo Mi said sensibly: “I’ll wait for you here.”
“…You come with me.” Anos had to say, “You are also a witness to the witch trial.”
“…Oh, here it comes.”
Prince Pearl paused when he heard this word, but did not follow. His expression was however a little subtle.
….
The prayer room of St. Cecilia’s Cathedral was a little old, but still very clean.
Archbishop Valentine sat on the bench and asked calmly, “What do you want to ask, Your Highness?”
Anos briefly talked about the witch trial in the town of Larry and finally said: “I had punished the two missionaries and sealed their sacred power. I wonder if they have reported to Lord Valentine?”
Archbishop Valentine nodded and said, “Yes, they were disrespectful to His Majesty the Angel. I have asked them to go to the monastery to do penance.”
Anos’ light blond eyebrows frowned.
Archbishop Valentine continued slowly, “As for the crime of conducting the Witch Trial as deemed by His Majesty the Angel, I cannot unilaterally determine it and therefore cannot impose the punishment.”
Anos’s blue eyes fell on Archbishop Valentine: “Those who were burned to death were innocent civilians.”
“It’s not about whether the victims are innocent or not.” Valentine said, “The Witch Trial was a revelation obtained by His Excellency Fradin Maannulla during his devout prayers. Perhaps this is the embodiment of God’s will, asking us to help these poor people who are struggling in the secular world return to God’s kingdom of heaven.”
After coming in, Luo Mi had made up his mind not to speak unless Anos asked him to. But after hearing what Archbishop Valentine said, he almost blurted out “Why don’t you return to heaven yourself”, but fortunately he held back.
Anos said calmly, “Killing someone is a sin that God himself has spoken of. Since he has sent an innocent person to death, it is only natural that he should be punished for it. As the Patriarch of the Pious Faction, what you need to do is not to measure whether he has followed God’s will, but the sins he has accumulated.”
Archbishop Valentine was silent for a moment before he said, “The Devout are a group of brothers and sisters who believe that strengthening their prayer communication with God is the only way to enter the paradise. Although I am the patriarch, I do not have much binding power. Of course, if the angel comes to us, the situation will naturally change.”
Anos shook his head and repeated, “I am with every believer.”
“You are not with us.”
Anos’ eyes were calm: “I am with the believers.”
Valentine’s gray eyes met his, and after a moment they dropped their eyes: “I will send a telegram to ask Maannulla to come and meet His Highness the Angel.”
Anos nodded and stood up to leave.
Luo Mi realized that it was useless for him to stay here, so he quickly went out with Anos.
Anos first walked quickly for a distance, then realized something, stopped and waited for Luo Mi to run over, then said apologetically: “I’m sorry, I wanted you to listen to the philosophy of the Pious Sect, but in the end…”
Luo Mi said obediently: “It’s enough for me to just listen to your ideas.”
Anos curled his lips, but still shook his head: “Although the ideas of the pietists are prone to produce radical people, they are not wrong… It’s just that it’s difficult for ordinary people to distinguish whether what they get from prayer is the will of God, their own will, or other existence.”
At this point, Anos suddenly laughed, “Sorry, this is not the right time to talk about this. Let’s go back and rest first. You must be tired after sitting in the car for so long. Let Luke take you around Troon City tomorrow.”
Luo Mi was indeed a little tired, and yawned: “What about you?”
Anos smiled and said, “This time when I came to the Principality of Perde, in addition to discussing the witch trial with Lord Valentine, I also want to reinforce the magic array for St. Cecilia Cathedral. The array here has not been repaired for a long time, and problems will occur every time there is a blood moon. This blood moon is approaching, and I should not have much time.”
Luo Mi suddenly became more sober: The blood moon is coming soon?
….
The next day, Luo Mi took Luke out of St. Cecilia’s Cathedral and came to the streets of Troon City.
Luo Mi thought that Luke would be unhappy about being assigned to protect this little succubus, but unexpectedly, Luke was actually quite happy. He couldn’t help but be curious: “You seem to be in a good mood?”
“Am I so obvious?” Luke tried to suppress the corners of his lips that curled up. “If we stay in the cathedral, Reinhardt will ask us to write a report of at least 30,000 words after we return to the Holy City.”
“Report what? To prevent you from being contaminated by the ideas of the pious sect?”
“No, based on what I have seen and heard here at the Pious Sect, I have to present my own thoughts and understanding of the different schools of thought within the Vatican, and think about what I can do from the perspective of the Knights beside His Majesty the Son of God.” Luke shook his head, still feeling a lingering fear. “It would be fine if it was just a report, but the key is that this report must be handwritten like the Holy Scriptures!”
Luo Mi had a new opinion of Reinhardt: “Is Reinhardt’s management so strict?”
But he felt that this operation sounded familiar, and after a while he remembered – wasn’t this similar to how he used Susan? Could Reinhardt have the same mentality?
Luke sighed and said, “Reinhardt was too deeply influenced by His Highness. He believes that knights must not only be loyal, but also have wisdom and strategy… If I had so much wisdom and strategy, I would have killed him!”
Luo Mi almost laughed out loud.
Luke was quite aware of his own IQ: “Where are you planning to go? I heard that the most famous places in Troon are the Romantic Flower Sea and Diana Park. Do you want to go?”
“Can……”
As soon as Luo Mi said this, he heard the system broadcast in his mind:
[Susan sent a telegram to Ark Two, saying that the summary of her succubi has been written, and asked the host whether to go there in person or she would deliver it. If the host wants to go, just find the “Dark Cafe”.]
Luo Mi forced himself to change the subject, “Of course we can, but I want to go drink coffee first.”
Luke thought for a moment and said, “I haven’t heard of any famous coffee varieties in Troon City. Even if there are any, they can probably only be seen at banquets of nobles.”
“Let’s go and have a look. Maybe we can find something suitable.”
While Luo Mi was trying to evade Luke, he asked in his heart, “Susan didn’t give me the address?”
After being discovered by the Vatican before, Luo Mi didn’t dare let Susan come to see him again.
[No.]
Luo Mi was just about to complain about why Susan suddenly acted so inappropriately, when he saw a girl wearing black Lolita style running over and handing them a flyer with a smile: “If the guests need anything, they can come to the Dark Cafe to experience a different style!”
“…” Luo Mi took it and saw the address and store name printed in colored ink on the flyer. It was mainly black and purple, full of a strong middle school style.
Luke took a curious look and said speechlessly, “Is this a coffee shop?”
The girl winked at them and said, “The guests will understand when they go there.”
After saying that, he trotted off to hand out flyers to the next person.
Luo Mi remembered that Susan ran a brothel, and couldn’t help but ask in his heart: “System, was that a succubus?”
[No, just an ordinary human.]
Susan hired her to advertise? Luo Mi thought, but wasn’t Susan afraid of being discovered by the Church and the nobles?
Brothels were legal in this era, but succubi were kept as pets of the nobility even in the principality.
Since Susan was so generous, Luo Mi was actually a little curious. He glanced at Luke, considered for a moment, and did not find a reason to send him away. So he only said to the system: “Tell Susan that I’m going there now, but there will be people from the Vatican with me. Tell her not to reveal the truth.”
….
Luo Mi originally thought that the Dark Cafe would be a hidden little shop on the corner of the street, perhaps using a cafe as a disguise, and actually having a back door leading to an underground brothel or something like that…but he never expected that the Dark Cafe would be located in the best store on a busy street, occupying an entire building, with a huge sign on the roof that read “Dark, Exciting, and Satisfying” hung in a dignified manner.
Luke looked up at the words and had a bad feeling in his heart: “Is this cafe serious?”
Of course it was not serious. Luo Mi was a little hesitant to go in, but it would be more embarrassing to stand at the door, so he had to walk in hard.
Behind the spacious glass door were two beautiful attendants, one male and one female. When they saw the guests coming in, they walked up to them with a smile and said, “Welcome. Is this your first time, guests?”
Luo Mi felt a little uncomfortable, but did not show it for the sake of face and just nodded slightly.
According to the system detection, these two people were also human.
The waitress on the left smiled gently: “We have many projects in our store. You two can start by trying the coffee area on the first floor. If you want to go further, just go upstairs.”
After saying that, she politely walked in front and led them into the store.
The coffee area on the first floor was indeed a coffee shop. There was a band playing in the middle, and waiters dressed as servants were walking back and forth, but there were very few customers.
By the time Luo Mi and Luke sat down, the waitress who led the way had returned to her post, and another waiter handed them the menu.
Luke glanced at the not very many varieties of coffee and asked in confusion, “What kind of service do you have upstairs?”
Can such a large store be supported by just these few types of coffee?
The waiter replied: “The first floor of our Dark Cafe is the coffee area. From the second floor up, you can experience the dance hall and brothel in a gradually deeper way. If you are interested, you two guests can go upstairs.”
Luke’s young face suddenly turned red. He opened his mouth but couldn’t utter a word.
Seeing someone more innocent than himself, Luo Mi calmed down: “Let’s just drink coffee here.”
Seeing that the guests in front of him were all young people, the waiter enthusiastically promoted: “You two can go and experience it. The staff starting from the third floor are all genuine succubi, who can provide guests with unparalleled enjoyment. There are both male and female areas. Even royal nobles come here to experience it, right?”
Luo Mi was surprised again – is this something that can be said directly?
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