Chapter 68 Beware of Alice
"Alice, what are you doing standing there?"
When Mora was also stunned by seeing Sirius, Bishop Calvin's kind yet stern words came from behind her, " You kid is too afraid of getting into trouble. Although it shouldn't be a nun's job to let you go out to preach, these things are definitely good for you."
After hearing this, Mo La turned her head and showed a "poor" expression. With an expression on his face, "Mr. Bishop, I'm afraid I can't do it well..."
"Stop talking, you have to go today!"
After saying this, Calvin shook his head helplessly. He knew very well that this person named Alice The orphan has always been such a character, and many times he can't say anything.
If in the past, because he sympathized with this homeless child, he allowed Alice, who had no experience or talent, to put on a nun's uniform and do some insignificant work in the church. At least this way he could legitimately give her a life. on support.
But now that the church is gradually growing, everything is different from the past. He can continue to be tolerant to Alice, but he cannot make other people in the church to be infinitely tolerant of this child.
There are more people, and the words are mixed. The so-called Church of Light is not as full of warmth as imagined, and there will be shadows wherever the light shines.
"Huh? Are you... Lord Siris?!"
Just when Calvin was about to say something more, he suddenly discovered that the man in rich clothes standing at the door of the church was actually the great benefactor of their church.
"Do you know me?"
"Ah... maybe your memory of that day is not very clear, but as the bishop of the church, I can't possibly forget you."
Calvin's expression was very kind, and his eyes when he looked at Sirius were completely different from the past. He was cautious and wary when dealing with secular nobles, but he truly regarded Sirius as one of his own.
After taking a look at the direction Alice was leaving, he sighed slightly in his heart, then respectfully walked down the steps and led Sirius into the church.
Anka Church is still the same church. The difference may be that there were not as many people coming here to pray and repent as they are today.
"Lord Sirius, what happened in the Imperial City... I'm sorry."
"Imperial City?"
Sirius was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the other person was talking about his current "second exile."
"Actually, it's good for the eldest prince to be the new king. He is the one with the highest talent in this field among the three of us siblings."
This sentence is true. You asked Sirius to manage such a large country and face He really doesn't have the ability to fight among various forces.
As for his sister?
With her character of hating nobles, she is really not the type to be a queen.
"Everyone has something they are suitable to do, and everyone also has something they want to do. I think I am in a good state now, without so much pressure." "
As expected of Lord Siris, this is me You worry too much."
Calvin politely said some irrelevant remarks while leading Sirius towards the back of the church. And all the way along, he was mentally guessing Sirius's purpose of coming here this time.
But what neither of them knew was that there was actually another person listening to their conversation, and that was the hidden witch Mora.
At this moment, hiding about ten meters away from the two of them, she felt really uneasy. She knew very well that if Sirius was the Demon King Ramos, then it would be impossible for her ridiculous eavesdropping trick to go undetected.
But even though she thought about the consequences if she was discovered, she still couldn't help but use her invisibility magic to follow him. Because she felt that she had just met the other party yesterday and established their relationship, and today the other party had found the church where she was, and it must have some special purpose.
"Lord Sirius, there is no one else here. If you want to say anything, you can say it safely."
At the end of the corridor leading to the back door of the church, Calvin finally stopped the meaningless greetings and chose to stand still and talk to Sirius. The so-called business.
"Of course, before you say what you want to say, I want to say something that I want to convey to you."
Sirius blinked, and then raised his hand quite casually to signal him to continue.
"...I can give up Anka's rights in exchange for the royal family... Oh no, I should say exchange it for you, Siris.
Although it may be weird to say this, I sincerely hope that if there must be someone to lead Anka, If it's stuck, I just hope that person is you, not some other noble force, nor your sister or any of your subordinates."
Giving up your rights is naturally a very difficult decision to make.
Even if Calvin realizes that he is a less selfish person, he cannot completely ignore the matter of rights.
Because they have been ruled by violence for a long time, they know very well that no matter how much truth, goodness and beauty they say without the right to speak, they will not bring any change to the world.
But if the person who asked him to hand over his power was Sirius, a person who would even bring down the wrath of the God of Light for his life and death, then Calvin wouldn't mind trusting him for once, believing that this was an Ankh Lord who could be entrusted to him.
"But I also hope Sir Siris can understand us. The church also needs to develop, so I beg you to give us believers of the God of Light a living environment and give us the ability to deal with crises on our own." "
Bishop Calvin, You are worrying too much."
Sirius heard that these were the words that the old bishop in front of him had to say. He smiled and shook his head, "I never said that I would burn bridges. Anka can learn from that lizard. In fact, your help is also an important part of surviving the dangers brought by people.
And I am just an ordinary person now, no longer a royal noble. I came to Anka because I like it and hope to see It's not the same as before."
It's all a lie!
In the distance, Moura gritted her teeth. Listening to these high-sounding words spoken by Sirius, she wanted to rush forward and expose all of this man's hypocrisy.
But at the same time, Mo La also understood that she couldn't do this.
Although it seemed that she was in the dark and Sirius was in the light at the moment. But in fact the one in the light is himself, and the one in the dark is Sirius.
"This..."
"Bishop Calvin, you are not someone who would leave Anka's future to those nobles who only know how to be rich and enjoy the present, right?" "
But you are not that kind of person." "
Maybe I It's really not the case." Sirius's expression was still so indifferent, so indifferent that Mo La, who was eavesdropping from a distance, felt like vomiting, "But no matter how you say it, I am also the former second prince. When I go on stage, no matter how you say it, it means Considering the position of the secular nobles, it is impossible for me to ignore the feelings of the other remaining noble forces in Ankh. If
I were to lead it myself, I would be worried that I would not be able to do well, so it is enough to continue to maintain the current situation." "
... I understand, I will definitely listen to your teachings and make Anka better.
Also, in fact, I really hope Lord Siris can join the church, after all, you are ours... ahem. "
Calvin breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. He didn't want to become an enemy with Sirius. No matter what angle he considered, he shouldn't do anything too excessive to the Holy Son who had helped him in times of crisis. "
Forget about joining the church.
Oh, by the way, can I ask you about someone? That's the nun who just spoke to you. " After hearing this, Mo La became nervous.
She was not only afraid that her current eavesdropping behavior would anger Sirius, but she was also very concerned about Sirius's purpose of deliberately mentioning her in this situation.
This is Like a poison that smells charming but will kill you when you drink it, Moura couldn't help but take a step closer to Sirius.
"Sister, are you talking about Alice?
"Her name is Alice, right? " " Sirius secretly wrote down the name in his mind, although he knew it was probably a fake name.
"Yes, sir, why did you ask about her?
"Well, maybe you think she looks familiar? " Sirius found an excuse casually, "Can you reveal more information about Alice to me?" "
This..."
Calvin hesitated, but he felt that Sirius would not be the kind of person with evil intentions, so after thinking for a while, he said some not-so-private things.
"Alice is actually quite pitiful." Yes, she was already an orphan when she came to me. She must have been still young at that time. I didn’t expect that so many years have passed in the blink of an eye.
"You mean...she never had parents? " "
Sirius frowned, but he soon figured it out. After all, the other party is a demon. Even if her parents are still alive, it is impossible to tell a human about her parents' information.
"Yes, her parents died early, so she should She was sacrificed during the large-scale lizard man invasion when she was young. Unfortunately, many of the people who died at that time did not know their names, and now even the bodies can't be found anywhere. "
That's really tragic. " "
Sirius's words seemed to be mocking Moura, which made her furious as she hid behind and eavesdropped.
"Bishop Calvin, have you noticed anything unusual about Alice recently? "
Sirius wanted to expose Alice's identity directly, but he knew that it was difficult to believe the accusation without any foreshadowing, especially since the cunning witch deliberately chose such a tragic and sympathetic character.
"Abnormal? "
As soon as these two words came out, Calvin and Mo La frowned at the same time.
"Lord Siris, what do you mean? "
"That is, have you done anything different from before in the past few days, or done something that makes you feel confused. "
Let me think about it..."
Although Calvin didn't quite understand what Sirius meant, he still tried to think back, "She has actually never been able to integrate into the church group, so Sir Sirius, you insist If asked, I’m actually not very good at answering.
In fact, everyone's evaluation of her has always been very superficial. The child rarely has any true friends in the church. Maybe it is the pain caused by the war that makes her always choose to close herself.
In addition, I couldn't keep an eye on her most of the time. Except for occasionally seeing her doing some simple cleaning work in the church during the day, I didn't know what she was doing at other times. "
Mo La breathed a sigh of relief, because she knew that she should have passed this level.
At this moment, she also began to understand what Sirius's purpose was. This man has never forgotten that he is a demon. Traitors, even if there are not many people alive in the Demon Clan today, there are even fewer people with abilities like her. If the
Demon Clan wants to make a comeback, it needs time and talent.
So why did you do such a disrespectful thing? After the incident, would you still choose to let yourself go?
In fact, the fundamental reason is because the other party wants you to understand that demons will always be demons and flow with blood that is completely different from humans, so it is impossible to truly integrate into human life. .
He wanted her to understand her status and her so-called mission.
However, just as Mola felt relieved for a moment, she was made a little nervous by Sirius' next words.
"Bishop Calvin, although You may not quite understand this sentence, and you may not quite believe me, but I hope you can take my advice in view of the relatively friendly relationship between us. "
...Lord Siris, what you said is a bit inappropriate. Of course I believe you." "
Sirius narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and then lowered his voice and said: "Then what if I ask you to be careful about Alice, so as not to suffer the consequences in the future because of your 100% trust in her?
"Be careful Alice? " "
As soon as this sentence came out, Calvin was really stunned. For a moment, he thought he heard the name wrong, and thought that the person Sirius mentioned who needed to be treated with caution was another person with a similar pronunciation.
But when he repeated it After asking this question and seeing Sirius's nod, he didn't know what to say.
"Actually, I should be more specific, but I know if I just tell you everything, you won't believe it.
Let's put it this way, you said that you don't see her person many times, then have you ever thought about what she is doing in a place that you don't see that is detrimental to the church, or even Anka as a whole?
Think about it, is she really the silly girl you think is harmless to humans and animals and cannot be used for much purpose? Maybe there is a side of her that you don’t understand in private, which may even disgust you and make you wish you could..."
"Lord Siris! "
"Um? Sirius raised his eyebrows slightly. He knew what the bishop opposite might want to refute.
"Sorry, I don't think I can agree with what you said. I raised that child with my own hands. I know who she is very well." .
Although I respect you and thank you for everything you have done for the church and Anka, this does not mean that I will wrongly accuse an innocent child who I regard as my daughter just because of your one-sided words. "
..."
Sirius shook his head, his expression very helpless.
However, he was not discouraged. Instead, he raised an unknown smile and said, "But it's obvious that you have begun to waver, right?" "
I..."
"Actually, my goal has been achieved. As long as you want to prove that what I said is wrong, you need to observe more to see if Alice is that suspicious."
No matter what, the seeds of distrust have begun to be planted in your heart, because you know... you actually don't understand her.
It seems that your knowledge of her is very deep, but in fact, it is not much different from me who just learned her name. "
It's over.
Mo La, who has been eavesdropping, knows that her days of leisure fishing are probably coming to an end.
(End of Chapter)