readease Chapter 117
Chapter 117
117: So... Who Are You?
After speaking, Lola's figure transformed into clusters of scarlet little bats that spread their wings and scattered in all directions.
"Jasmine isn't here. There's nothing that can threaten me."
Lina casually swept her gaze over the practitioners busy transporting supplies below. With her strength, even if she encountered the only Archbishop in Wangyou City, she could handle it easily. As long as she didn't run into Jasmine the Saint, getting away would be as easy as playing.
"I scouted most of the orphanage's terrain two days ago. Now only a small portion of the main building remains unsearched. Father's legacy should be there."
Lina murmured to herself. She slowly pulled on her cloak's hood, concealing her extremely conspicuous white long hair. Then, she used God-given Magic to minimize her presence as much as possible.
The final preparations were complete. Lina took a deep breath and leaped down from the roof! In mid-air, she grabbed the guardrail on the orphanage building. With a slight exertion of her forearm, she flung herself upward. Her entire body quickly vaulted into the orphanage building. Her movements were so practiced and fluid that they flowed like water, without the slightest hesitation.
"I will definitely find the truth."
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Meanwhile, Jasmine, who had just gotten off the carriage, seemed to sense something. She subconsciously looked toward the orphanage's roof, but by now it was already empty. Jasmine rubbed her eyes somewhat doubtfully, feeling as if she had missed something. Her heart felt hollow.
"Is something wrong, Lady Saint?"
Father Harrison, who had just finished directing the other practitioners in transporting the supplies from the carriage, noticed the abnormality in Jasmine's expression and walked over to ask with concern.
"...Nothing. Probably just an illusion."
"Is Miss Jasmine feeling sentimental? I heard you also grew up in an orphanage before."
Amya stood at the orphanage's main gate, looking with some interest at this orphanage before her, which was large enough to compare with some schools. She turned her head and asked Jasmine with a hint of teasing.
"Perhaps. But this place is much bigger than the orphanage I stayed at before. We didn't have such good conditions there."
Jasmine smiled calmly. Practitioners had already started hanging banners on the main gate. Clearly, this was not an ordinary Church consolation activity, but rather some large-scale charity event led by the Church.
This kind of event generally didn't just involve the Church. There should also be some other social organizations participating.
"Hahaha, Lady Saint, you've all arrived! Even earlier than this old man expected!"
Just then, the white-haired old man Sauron walked toward them with a smile. Beside him stood two young men dressed in black trench coats. Judging by their attire, they probably weren't Church practitioners.
However, one of them did seem somewhat familiar to Evelia.
"Miss Evelia, we meet again. Looking at you like this... have you joined the Church?"
The young man who seemed somewhat familiar to Evelia stepped forward and greeted her quite enthusiastically. However, from his tone, Evelia somehow felt he carried a certain inexplicable resentment.
"Um... may I ask who you are..."
Evelia blinked. She genuinely couldn't remember who this person before her was.
"Ah? Um..."
Seeing that Evelia didn't remember him at all, the young man's expression became somewhat awkward. Meanwhile, the other man standing beside him who looked somewhat like his colleague elbowed him with a teasing expression and spoke with a smile.
"Haha, Old Mo, looks like the young lady doesn't remember you at all!"
"In that case, let this old man introduce you, Miss Evelia. These two beside me are representatives sent by the Watchers to participate in this consolation activity, Mr. Mo Wuyou and Mr. Mo Ze. Both can be considered outstanding figures among the younger generation of Watchers."
"You flatter me, Bishop."
Oh, Watchers!
Now that this was mentioned, Evelia remembered.
This young man named Mo Wuyou before her eyes, wasn't he the guy who previously pretended to be a delivery worker and came to discuss that black-robed man from the Descent Faction, then tried to recruit her into the Watchers?
Um, but in that case, she could understand why he would feel resentful after seeing her wearing a nun's habit.
After all, there was a competitive relationship between the Watchers and the Holy Church. Back then, he had spent so much effort speaking and offered so many enticing opportunities, yet she hadn't agreed. Then in the blink of an eye, she went and became a nun at the Holy Church. It was only normal for him to feel a bit resentful.
But come to think of it, the Watchers actually sent people too? Since this was the Church's home ground, that was quite rare.
"Are the Watchers participating in this event too?"
Amya asked the question in Evelia's heart on her behalf. In response, the young Watcher named Mo Wuyou nodded gently and answered, "Of course. The essence of this event is to raise funds for the children at the orphanage. It's a charity activity, so naturally we Watchers must come and contribute our part."
"This time, the gentlemen from the Watchers helped quite a lot! I will thank you on behalf of the children for now. May our Lord bless you all."
"Hahaha, Bishop, there's no need for blessings. Everyone is doing this for the children at the orphanage! Besides, we Watchers are all atheists. We don't believe in those things."
"Atheists, haha..."
Sauron still had that cheerful demeanor, seemingly not caring much about Mo Ze's atheistic answer. However, Evelia detected a somewhat discordant feeling from his seemingly hearty laughter.
Such a strange feeling. Was it disdain or sorrow?
Evelia shook her head. Nowadays, atheistic views are deeply rooted in people's hearts. Sauron was a Bishop of the Church after all. It was quite normal for him to feel sorrow about this.
"My Lord Bishop, all supplies have been transferred. The event can officially begin."
Just then, Father Harrison walked over. He respectfully bowed to Sauron, who was chatting with the Watchers, and spoke with a smile.
"Oh? In that case, this old man needs to go host the opening ceremony. Miss Evelia, Lady Saint, you can feel free to look around. My side is just going through the motions. Formalism! Very troublesome!"
"Alright. Miss Evelia, Miss Amya, since we're free anyway, why don't we go help out nearby? Hmm? Where's Miss Amya?"
Jasmine turned around, just about to invite Evelia and Amya to stroll around with her and see if there was anywhere short on help. But when she turned her head, she discovered that only Evelia remained behind her. A certain Miss Angel had long since disappeared without a trace.
"Hmm? That's strange. She was clearly right here just a moment ago..."