Here, the Lord said this is a good thing

Being called a "traitor" by his father, this monster user from the Molten Organization seemed to be very resistant. The muscles on his face were tense and the sparks from his nostrils became more and more intense.

But he did not do it, because he knew that he could not be a match for his father. Even though this "bishop" had retired for many years, he was still the most respectable person in everyone's mind.

"The time has come, Pythagoras."

An unusual sound rang out in the man's chest, but it was not the man's own voice.

When the father heard the voice, his face suddenly turned ugly.

Sure enough, how could there be no Pope where the captain of the Knights Defenders, a team of knights formed to protect the Pope, appeared?
"Life is forged in a furnace, tempered and condensed over a hundred years, and finally returned to the furnace's flames..."

The voice of "Pope" continued to resound in the man's chest, and he was reciting the opening chapter of the teachings of the former [Golden Hammer] Church.

This is something that is ingrained in the bones of an "old man" like my dad. Even though he has retired for many years, he can still recite this teaching by heart.

"Now... the sea god who attempted to usurp the priesthood of [Life] has arrived. Pythagoras, we need you to make a final contribution to the church and help us take back what should have belonged to the great..."

"Shut up!"

Because Ace's eyes were getting wider and wider, Dad interrupted the Pope.

His eyes were more solemn than ever before, his skin was slightly red, and his body, which was strong enough to fight with Marquis Wolfgang, was madly accumulating strength.

The violence and heat of Dad's power were so shocking that even though it hadn't been released yet, Ace had to take several steps back to avoid being burned.

"Who fell into darkness? Who was devoured by desire? Who became the [God Devourer] and devoured the newly born [Golden Hammer]?
It's you! You who have fallen away from the faith!
You are targeting Poseidon now? It’s up to you! But don’t try to drag me down with you!”

A huge amount of information was revealed in the old man's questioning, and even the captain of the knights who was carrying the "Pope" immediately widened his eyes.

He stared at his father in astonishment, then looked down at his chest in disbelief.

"Ugh……"

Before the captain questioned the Pope, a long sigh came from his chest.

Then, golden-red light burst out from his facial features and orifices. Dad and Ace were both shocked. By the time they reacted, the captain had been burned "from the inside out".

The one who replaced him was of course the Pope. Even his face was distorted and replaced with the real appearance of the Pope.

Ace looked at the Pope's appearance in astonishment. He had beautiful features and extremely soft lines. He looked even more handsome than a woman.

But his voice was still as old as before:
"Pythagoras... You and I both know that our newly born god cannot be born completely. Only by coexisting with me can he exist forever.

As long as he takes back the priesthood of [Life], He will surely be born completely."

"Ah."

The old man sneered and rejected the Pope without any hesitation:
"Lagrande... This is the last time I will call you that. If you want to devour the spirits of the gods and become a god, that's your business. I won't help you. If you are angry, you can kill me. Anyway, I should have died in your hands a long time ago."

Pope Lagrande stared at his father in a daze. After a long while, he stretched out his hand to his father.

"Dad!"

Ace was startled by his father who suddenly restrained his breath. He felt that even if he was defeated, his father should not have given up any resistance.

This look of surrendering and waiting to be killed was not like the old man he knew.

But what Ace didn't expect was that Pope Lagrande just put his hand on his father's face.

There was actually a hint of... tenderness in his eyes?
"You're old... Don't worry, I promised you, didn't I? I will at least let you enjoy your old age and die of old age."

Pope Lagrande said to his father "affectionately".

What's going on? What's the relationship between Dad and this guy?
Ace was stunned.

The old man just had trembling muscles on his face, and it was obvious that he was struggling fiercely in his heart, with reason and emotion constantly intertwined in his heart.

But until the end, Dad remained motionless, only his eyes softened a little.

This is enough.

Pope Lagrande smiled with satisfaction and then withdrew his hand.

He turned his head to look at the stunned Ace, and smiled at him:
"Take care of him."

"Forehead……"

Ace didn't know how to answer, so he nodded subconsciously.

So Lagrande smiled more beautifully, more like a woman... No!
Right in front of Ace, the Pope who had occupied the body of his knight captain began to melt the captain's body and restore "his" true appearance!

His body below the neck twisted and his chest began to swell rapidly, soon bursting through the top three buttons of his shirt.

Long, wavy red hair grew on his head until it fell to his slender waist.

"He"... No, she had grown a little taller, taller than Dad and Ace, and obviously over two meters tall.

In just a few breaths, Raglan transformed into a super beauty with an extremely hot body and a very tall height in front of Ace.

So she was originally a woman? Oh, then she and Dad...

Ace's attention was not attracted by the mere beauty of women. After all, based on his father's age, the lady in front of him was probably his grandmother.

But Raglan was still the biggest and most beautiful woman Ace had ever seen, so much so that even after she had left for several hours, Ace was still looking at his father, unable to speak.

"Ask if you want! Besides, I haven't slept with her, so she should still be a virgin!"

Dad's answer was as tough as ever, and Ace almost fell down.

"Ahem," Ace rubbed his nose after regaining his balance. Then, taking advantage of his father's sudden mood to answer questions, he asked him about Lagrande:

"Then... Dad, why don't you help her? Maybe you will have a companion in the future!"

"help?"

Dad bit his pipe and glared at Ace. A small column of fire came out of the pipe because of his breathing. He almost laughed at this brat who was blinded by lust.

"Help her deal with Ye He? Don't you know that the Sea God Cult was cultivated by Ye He, and even the returning Sea God was picked up by Ye He when he went out to sea?"

"what?"

Ace was stunned once again, but he finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

That lady…Pope Lagrande, is she going to deal with Yehe?

This... isn't this seeking death?

Dad also took a puff of his pipe with melancholy, and finally a hint of worry appeared in his eyes.

He actually doesn't care that much about the past grudges. After all, so many years have passed.

But even at his age, he still didn't know how to face Lagrande, and he didn't know what would happen if he let this woman act recklessly.

If...she died at Ye He's hands...I should be qualified to prepare a tombstone for her, right?

This is what makes Dad most sad. Going against Ye He is like seeking death. Even though Raglan has swallowed the [Golden Hammer] and is incredibly strong, she is definitely not Ye He's opponent.

Dad believes it firmly. No, everyone who truly understands Yehe’s battle record will believe it firmly.

……

Moonlight Church.

Ye He came here rarely today. When he appeared at the door of the church, two of the three girls who were chatting in the corner immediately fled deep into the church, leaving only Cathy alone.

"Team...captain."

Cathy gave Ye He an awkward smile on behalf of Mavis and La Lune, but Ye He just nodded at her and continued to walk towards the patrol team lounge with a relaxed pace.

As soon as his figure disappeared behind the door, Mavis and La Lune quickly ran out from the depths of the church and returned to Cathy.

"How is it? Did the captain blame us?"

"Yes, yes, will the captain be angry?"

The two girls kept asking Cathy, who had just met Ye He, questions, and couldn't wait to hear Ye He's evaluation of them from Cathy.

"..."

Cathy looked at her two companions speechlessly. Since you care so much about the captain's opinion, why don't you just ask him directly?

According to Cathy's understanding of Ye He, she felt that Ye He would not care about the two people being captured and manipulated before...

Ahem, in short, Cathy felt that Ye He definitely didn’t care about these things, and he didn’t even care about the love between these two people.

Thinking of this, Cathy couldn't help but look at her two companions with pity.

This is what it's like to fall in love with someone you shouldn't love, right? It's doomed to fail.

Ye He really didn't care about these little guys. He stepped into the patrol team's lounge to go to Anna's office. Anna had already returned here and was working in the office.

"Hmm? Aren't you going to accompany Emilia?"

As soon as Anna saw that it was Ye He who knocked on the door, she immediately made a joke to Ye He.

"She went back...back home. Well, I didn't plan on having anything to do with her. I came here because I want you to inform your father for something."

Ye He was almost led astray by Anna and almost started to coax Anna. Fortunately, he remembered in time that Anna didn't need his coaxing, so he quickly turned the subject back to the business.

"My father?"

Anna put down her pen and looked at Ye He curiously.

"Yes, tell him for me... Just say that the random eater has appeared. That's all you need to say."

"..."

After blinking at Ye He, Anna suddenly asked Ye He:
"You mean... someone who devours gods has come to Sedaville?"

"You actually know?"

Ye He didn't expect that Anna actually knew about this kind of existence.

Long ago, Anna's father, Pope Delish of Moonlight, told Yehe that "the one who devours gods" is the "public enemy" of all orthodox churches.

If Ye He found and killed such people, Delish was willing to pay a "price that would satisfy Ye He" to recover their bodies.

"Your file has records of this incident from the beginning, right?"

Anna gave Ye He an unpleasant look.

If it wasn't for the purpose of dealing with the "Man Who Devoured Gods", why would the church make friends with Ye He, a strong man who does not believe in the Goddess Yingyue at all?
Anna had long known that even though Ye He was the one favored by the Goddess Yingyue, he still had no respect for his own goddess.

The reason why the church makes friends with and even nurtures strong non-believers and lets them deal with "Those who Devour Gods" is very simple.

The church's magic is ineffective against such people, and clergy who hold faith will naturally be restrained by such people.

"Okay, that's what happened anyway. Also, the Evil Circus is only gone temporarily, and that clown...she's not dead yet. Who knows, maybe she'll reappear in this circus someday. I think I should tell you this news, too."

Somewhat embarrassed, Ye He distracted Anna with another message.

Sure enough, when Anna heard that Morgana was not dead yet, she immediately frowned.

Last night, the church and Klein Field joined forces to completely destroy the evil circus after Ye He's "tour".

Anna is now working on a report about the Evil Circus. Based on the investigation information sent back by her subordinates and Klein Field, the evil hidden in the Evil Circus is somewhat shocking to Anna.

The civilians and monster users rescued by Ye He were only the ones who were alive, and the rest were just a small half who were "lucky" enough.

More bodies were found near the circus station in Wayne Manor. Their mutilated appearance was enough to show how inhumanely they had been tortured before their death.

"You didn't kill her... You, don't want to keep her for fun?"

Anna knew Ye He very well, so she quickly guessed the truth.

"Almost. But it is true that I cannot completely catch her. She has many strange abilities."

Ye He admitted half of Anna's questioning, and then comforted Anna:
"But don't worry too much. I gave her a good beating last night. She probably won't be able to get out of bed for at least a few days."

"It sounds like you slept with her. Fine, I'll have someone keep an eye out, and I'll let you know if there's any news about her... Is that what you mean?"

"clever."

Ye He smiled at Anna with satisfaction, and did not go out of his way to explain to Anna that he did not mean to be so ambiguous.

In an alley two blocks away from the Moonlight Church, Morgana was walking slowly along the alley, holding onto the wall and staggering.

The clown makeup on her face had been removed, her face was a little pale, her messy hair was draped over her shoulders, and she was wearing just a very ordinary outfit.

But her dark-circled eyes were flashing with an over-excited light.

"It's really... unforgettable... hehe..."

Feeling her legs becoming numb and weak, Morgana showed a satisfied smile on her face.

She felt that Ye He was simply her perfect partner, strong enough, malicious enough, and without any trace of love.

Using this man to "vent" stress is the perfect choice for me.

"Bah!"

Just as Morgana was about to move on, a voice that sounded particularly familiar to her suddenly came from the alley.

This is the sound of a specially made small trumpet used by clowns to attract the audience's attention.

Then, not far in front of Morgana, a piece of space silently cracked open, revealing a person with circus ribbons wrapped all over his body and only a clown mask on his face... "Clown"!
(End of this chapter)