Me, a priest? How could that be!

Chapter 38 The Sect's Genius Abducted

Chris is gone.

She came and went in a hurry, looking quite busy.

Before leaving, he repeatedly told Charlotte not to do the same things as the Axis cultists, otherwise she might end up being isolated.

I really want to say that even if I hadn't done that, I'm already tantamount to being isolated.

After grabbing a quick bite, Charlotte left the guild. She went to Wiz's magic item shop first to tell her that the remaining balance on the magic gauntlets would be paid soon, much to the timid lich's gratitude.

Afterwards, we went to church.

At that moment, the Church of Eris was distributing relief meals, and unsurprisingly, Charlotte saw Aqua there...

That stupid goddess.

But I no longer feel guilty.

After all, the goddess worshipped by the Axis religion is receiving relief meals distributed by the Church of Eris, so there shouldn't be any problem for me, a hidden Axis believer, to pray in the Church of Eris, right?

Charlotte joined in quite naturally.

He helped the clergy of the Church of Eris distribute relief meals, working diligently and conscientiously. Those who received the meals all wore smiles of happiness.

Today is cabbage harvest season.

Although the union buys back cabbages at high prices, it doesn't buy them all. Some broken or unsightly cabbages are rejected, so some scraps end up in the church.

In addition to cabbage, this vegetable influx also includes a lot of cheap and delicious lettuce.

As Charlotte helped with the finishing touches, the old man came over.

"Can I come here for a second? I have something I want to ask you."

"Okay, I'm coming right now."

An old man and a young boy arrived at the church one after the other.

Although the interior of the church was not brightly lit, it was not dark either. The statue of the goddess in the center shone with a unique radiance, making it somewhat dazzling.

Before Charlotte could even speak, the old man immediately launched into a conversation, asking bluntly, "What have you done to offend the goddess Eris? Tell me the truth."

"W-what are you saying? I don't understand." Charlotte unconsciously turned her head away, not daring to look at him.

"Don't even think about denying it."

The old man was like a detective who could see through everything.

"In the past, you did help out, but it was more like working as a waiter in a tavern, just doing your job for the church's charity meals, without any emotion. But today you're clearly not right. Your guilty expression and behavior make it obvious that you've done something wrong to the goddess Eris."

I don't know whether to say that I've become shrewd with age, or that I have a keen eye for talent, or that I'm just not good at hiding my abilities.

I didn't expect to be exposed so quickly.

"It's alright, whatever you've done, the goddess Eris will forgive you." The old man then pointed to the confessional not far away and said with a smile, "Why don't you go there to repent? You know I'm very professional."

After all, that's what he's in charge of at the church.

"Forget it, I've already repented."

Charlotte could only repeat what she had explained to Chris to the old man, while emphasizing that she was only in Cao Cao's camp but her heart was with Han... Something just didn't feel right. Wasn't he supposed to be at the Eris Church right now?

After listening.

The old man's face twitched noticeably several times. Even though he had mentally prepared himself, he almost couldn't hold back his emotions after hearing what was said.

This is like the genius of the righteous leader's sect being kidnapped by the leader of a small sect who keeps harassing him; fortunately, the other party is not a demonic sect.

Even so, I'm still very unhappy.

"I had no choice. Only she knows that move, and only she can teach me it," Charlotte sighed. "Besides, the person who invited me is called Aqua, and Chris calls her senpai, so I couldn't refuse."

It is known that Aqua and Eris are senior and junior, and that Chris's true identity is Eris.

So, what is the true identity of the high priest in the lower realm who Chris calls "senpai" and whose name is still Aqua?

hiss------

Very thoughtful!

The old man gasped and quickly said, "A while ago, a holy light inexplicably appeared in Axel. Could it be—"

"Ahem!" Charlotte interrupted, saying, "That high priest is a complete idiot. It wouldn't be good if she did something outrageous, so it's best not to disturb her rashly. Do you understand, Grandpa?"

"...What just happened?"

The old man said this with a blank expression.

well.

Charlotte was convinced that he was a genius at feigning ignorance.

The conversation has come to an end.

The old man said that since Chris had no objections, he couldn't say anything either. He only instructed Charlotte to reveal his identity as an Axis cultist to others, and also asked Charlotte to persuade the followers of the Eris cult to join the religion.

Charlotte said she would never do that.

The goddess valued her followers highly, not only the few Aqua, but also Eris. Otherwise, she wouldn't have descended to the mortal realm and become good friends with Darkness, who prayed to her for a friendship.

Kind goddess!

I will pray for you every day!

His days continued as usual. Even after becoming an Axis follower, he was not affected or impacted. He lived a monotonous life of praying in the morning, studying in the afternoon, practicing in the evening, and helping others in the evening.

The cabbage harvest season is about to bring him a large sum of money, so he's not in a hurry to do tasks to earn money, but is instead conserving his energy.

It's definitely not that I'm isolated.

Absolutely not!

……

A few days later, Charlotte arrived at the union.

Since becoming an adventurer, he has come here to sit for a while almost every afternoon.

Well known.

Taverns are the easiest places to gather intelligence.

Every time a hero arrives in a town, he has to go to the guild tavern to inquire about information. This has almost become a fixed routine, similar to the most important task in MMORPG games: retrieving flags.

Some experienced adventurers will happily share their experience with novice adventurers after they buy them a glass of bubble tea.

For example, giant toads dislike iron objects, blood squirrels dislike citrus juices, and one-hit bears are not good at venturing into dense forests, and so on.

Charlotte listened with great interest.

However, he soon heard discordant noises; a disturbance had broken out at the union counter, as if someone was causing trouble.

"—What did you say?! Wait, what's going on?!"

Aqua's voice echoed within the union.

She grabbed the saleswoman by the collar and shook her back and forth, revealing her alluring, milky-white breasts, and protested loudly, "Why only 50,000! Do you know how many cabbages I grabbed? Definitely more than a dozen or twenty!"

"Well, this is a bit difficult to talk about..."

"What?!"

"Ms. Aqua caught almost all of them as lettuce."

"Why is there romaine lettuce mixed in there?!"

Even if you ask me that...

The cabbage and the western-style dish look very similar, and given that Aqua is a careless person, it's normal that she grabbed the wrong one.

And she doesn't deserve any sympathy at all; she wasn't working at the time, she was just thinking about having fun.

However, Charlotte had a premonition.

If we don't leave soon, trouble might come knocking.

"that……"

Aqua probably felt that continuing to argue with the saleswoman was pointless, so when she saw Charlotte in the corner, she put her hands behind her back, crossed them, and approached her with a smile, trying to please her.

"Charlotte! How much did you earn from this mission?"

Tsk, I'm late!