The female devils I saved came to my door

The priest stood stunned at the door for a long time. It was not until the strong female man got impatient and urged him that the priest realized what he was doing.

"Your Excellency, Father! Two holy knights are here!"

This news almost frightened several people in the church.

Paladins, selected from the armed knights who have sworn direct allegiance to the Eternal Church, are the elite armed forces of the church who have magical talents, wear uniform enchanted weapons, and are responsible for patrolling and monitoring various parishes.

Their scope of work is very general: confirming the missionary situation in various places, hunting down possible heretics, exterminating evil spirits, and punishing heretics who intend to cause chaos...

If necessary, incompetent parish leaders - such as priests - could be arrested and directly interrogated and tortured to make these irresponsible men repent under the stick.

This made the priest very worried about his life safety.

The last time a Paladin came to Ipoli was eight years ago.

At that time, a creature that appeared to be a demon appeared near the Royal Palace of Ipoli, causing a lot of casualties in the city, which attracted a paladin.

The devil was later killed by Mr. Charles, and the charred bones were lifted up and thrown into the manure pit.

The paladin thought it was dirty, so he didn't go to retrieve the bones for inspection. He just talked with Mr. Charles for a while, made a note, performed some exorcisms in the city, and finally severely reprimanded the priest before leaving.

That single paladin was enough to scare the priest, but now there were actually two.

The two paladins didn't speak. They showed their identity documents as required and walked straight into the church.

They frowned at the portraits on the church walls - in most of the portraits, the protagonist was a blue-haired girl.

This man is obviously not a saint canonized by the church. They have no idea what the church is doing.

After leading the two knights into the lounge behind the preaching hall, he anxiously served hot drinks to the two paladins. The priest pinched his fingers anxiously, waiting for the other party to speak.

"Hello, Your Excellency, Father of Ipoli."

The male knight spoke first: "My name is Perry, and this is my colleague, Thalia. We are here to inspect the management of the local church in the Greater Hessende area. Don't think too much, it is not an arrest against anyone. Just routine."

"Oh, we will definitely cooperate with you two."

This is actually very strange, because the Holy See headquarters of the Eternal Church is located in Glory City, and the church's control power is centered on that main city and radiates to all parts of the continent. The further outward it is, the weaker its influence and control are.

For example, the Great Hessende area where Ipoli is located is thousands of kilometers away from the Holy See. The local churches in this area have always been responsible for their own profits and losses, without any resource support from the Holy See.

In the entire Greater Hesse area, there are probably only a dozen or so resident paladins, and they are all older semi-retired people, basically bastards who are too lazy to take care of things.

Suddenly two young paladins came, and they were so serious, which was really surprising.

"Your Excellency, Father, please give us a brief report on the local situation since you took office, as well as the church's income and expenditure books. Please let us take a look."

The income and expenditure account books for more than ten years were moved out by the priests, and the two paladins immediately began to look through them.

They were very responsible and read through it for a whole day. While reading, they interrogated the priest with various questions, repeatedly checked various accounts and expenses, and finally came to a conclusion.

"It seems that since eight years ago, your various expenses have been getting less and less, but why have the number of church members increased? Especially last year, your cost of repairing the church was only this small? And the amount of donations from believers has actually increased. double?"

The knight named Perry raised his head suspiciously: "Are these... real donations? Or some other income? Are they serious income?"

"Of course!" The priest immediately swore, telling how Mr. Charles helped their church as a non-staff member after he came to Ipoly, how he did good deeds everywhere, how he was welcomed by people, how he helped repair the church's facilities... everything. Read it again.

Including the "devout saint, Sirna, who is as enthusiastic about helping others as an angel" whom he taught.

"Is this Hilna the one painted on the mural in your church?"

"Yes, those paintings were painted with the help of Mr. Charles."

"...This Ciel and Sirna are both magicians?"

"Yes." The priest nodded.

"Have their status as magicians been reported to the Holy See? Have they studied in a formal academy? Are they officially recognized magicians?"

The priest shouted: "Boy, it takes at least two years for us to go back and forth to the Holy See headquarters. The Holy See never cares about it, so why should we report it?"

"It won't take two years, at most a year and a half. Just take a boat and go by sea. That's how we came here." The female knight Thalia was very impatient: "The rules are the rules. There is no portrait of a magician recognized by the Holy See. How dare you be Just like a holy icon, she hung her portrait under the eternal holy symbol - do you know what kind of transgression this is?"

"Uh……"

"Get out quickly!" Thalia urged.

"This is difficult to handle. Our church was built with the help of Mr. Charles and Miss Hilna. This is really difficult to handle..." The priest also wanted to evade: "They are really devout believers. ,real……"

Seeing that this person actually talked back, Thalia was about to get angry, but Perry beside her stopped her: "Forget it, we are not here to care about this this time... Calm down first."

After persuading his companions, Perry looked at the priest: "Where is this Charles now? If he is really a devout believer, we will discuss with him and ask him to cooperate. He should understand the inappropriateness of this behavior, I I hope to have a detailed discussion with him in person.”

"He should be at home in the winter, and his residence is not far from here." Seeing that this man spoke politely and seemed not to embarrass others, the priest breathed a sigh of relief: "I will take you there then."

"Very good." Perry nodded: "Let's not talk nonsense. I have also confirmed that the Ipoli local church has ample funds and is located in the eastern part of the Greater Hessend region. We need you to allocate funds immediately to coordinate with local governance. Otherwise, we should uniformly collect and burn the furs imported from the east. At the same time, we should reject those foreign traders. The residents of Ipoli should not run to the west anymore."

"Why? This will have a great impact on residents' lives."

"Just execute the order. We don't know exactly what happened. This is an emergency order from the Holy See. Anyway, it is an order personally issued by His Majesty the Pope." The Paladin Perry said, lowering his voice. : "It may be that those principalities are about to be excommunicated, and they are now preparing for an economic blockade."

To the west of Great Hessend, there are several principalities that do not obey the Holy See, and the priest also knows this.

"Is it the decree from His Majesty the Pope himself?" The priest immediately realized the importance of this mission and stood up immediately: "I will definitely do it."

"May the Eternal Heavenly Father bless you, my friend." This Perry closed the account book in his hand: "——Now, it's time to take us to see this Mr. Charles."

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Ciel is in a good mood today.

Food was very abundant this winter. The lords and landowners gave him seven or eight barrels of beer, not to mention the piles of vegetables and frozen meat that filled the yard. They were buried in the snowdrifts and naturally refrigerated, so they could be used as needed. Just pick up a few pieces and take them back to the house to cook.It also saves you the trouble of shopping everywhere.

Now he is making mixed vegetable and pork ribs soup in the kitchen. In order to make it easier to eat, he specially cut more meat.

Because Luovna's appetite has begun to increase recently, and she has begun to eat and drink as much as she did when she was a child.

It may be due to increased exercise.Ever since she got the alchemy weapon from Ciel, she seemed to have a clear goal and started training like crazy, doing push-ups, sit-ups, and running with weights non-stop every day.

Her character also began to become lively, more like the carefree girl she was in childhood.No longer like the previous few years, he was always depressed and dazed beside Charles and Silna.

Every time Charles and Hilna went out, she would follow them arrogantly, showing everyone on the roadside the weapon she had on her waist.

Even when Charles was lying in the yard basking in the sun, she would imitate the patrolling guards and patrol the yard in goose steps with a knife raised.

She was so arrogant, Hilna was also led astray, and she also expressed to Charles in a roundabout way: "Teacher Charles, that short knife of Lovna is so beautiful, it looks good on her waist... I am quite Envy..."

But Ciel didn't customize an alchemical weapon for her.

After all, ordering this weapon is more about appeasing this little girl and giving her a sense of satisfaction.

In Ciel's opinion, a future king who can cast high-level magic should not wear a sword in person, and he should not be satisfied with this boring sense of vanity.

While she was peeling potatoes, outside the house, Lovna, who had completed a round of physical training, had already entered the house.

She was breathing heavily, her cotton underwear soaked with sweat.After taking off the heavy cashmere coat, white mist was rising all over her body, and she could still smell the sweat on her body.

She happily slipped into the kitchen and leaned in front of Teacher Charles: "Teacher, one hundred push-ups! When you're done, hoo——"

"Hurry up and take a shower. You won't be afraid of catching a cold if you exercise like this in winter."

"...I'm a little hungry. Can the teacher feed me something to eat?" She refused to leave.

"The soup isn't ready yet, but there are a few pieces of potatoes."

When Charles handed over the small potatoes cut into pieces, she did not reach out to take it. Instead, she bit into it, leaving a pair of shallow teeth marks on his fingers.

"It tastes good..." She chewed the food with a smile, and after swallowing, she licked her lips with unsatisfied taste: "Can I have another bite?"

Ciel hadn't replied yet, but there was a slight cough from the kitchen door.

Sirna stood expressionless at the door.

"Sister Lovna, stop making trouble." Her tone was a little impatient: "Don't make trouble while the teacher is cooking. We don't want to eat your saliva."

After saying that, she looked at Charles and said in a softer tone: "Teacher, the priest is here, and he brings two foreigners with strange accents. They look like they are not ordinary people, they seem to be clergy with high status."

"Oh, then please invite them into the house. Sirna, can you go and deal with it?"

"They said they were just here to say a few words. They had important matters so they didn't enter the room." Hilna urged: "Moreover, they refused to talk to me. They must see you, Teacher Charles - their attitude Not very friendly.”

After hearing this, Ciel had expectations.

He put on an otter fur coat, which was a gift given to him by Hilna and Lovna more than a year ago. He took a potato peeling knife, put it on the sheath and hid it in his cuff.

"Hey, wait for me!" Lovna quickly put on her clothes, picked up her weapon, and followed as a bodyguard.

After pushing open the door, Charles saw an embarrassed-looking priest standing in the courtyard, as well as the two paladins who had come from afar - their snow-white monks' robes were whiter than the snow beside them.

"Are you Mr. Charles?" Perry had a good initial impression after seeing Charles.Judging from his demeanor and demeanor, he does seem to be a well-educated and decent person.

"Paladin? Or two..."

Ciel recognized the men's uniforms.I also know what the Paladin does.

He had an instinctive sense of crisis when he saw the Soviet people and the KGB.

"It's okay, we just want to say something." The two parties briefly introduced each other and said hello. The Paladin Perry explained the purpose of his visit and said by the way:

"We have also inquired about it. Mr. Charles, you are indeed a devout and friendly believer. The student you taught, Miss Sirna, is also a respectable angel. However, in the holy church, hanging is not approved by the Holy See. The portraits are still transgressive - I hope you can remove those items that are transgressive."

"What do you mean - take down those portraits of Sirna?"

"Yes, not only must it be withdrawn, it is best to be destroyed."

Perry nodded and said: "Even if those portraits are unanimously supported by the local residents, they really shouldn't be hung. Mortals are prohibited from worshiping idols. This is a sacred doctrine. As a devout believer, you should also understand this. There is nothing worthy of mortal worship but the Holy Emblem of the Father.”

Although Ciel was very unhappy and found it funny that you were telling me about doctrine.

Those portraits were the result of his hard work to build publicity for Hilna, working diligently in Ipoli for a whole year, and helping the church renovate most of the church, so he had the confidence to hang them in the church's preaching hall.

As a result, within a few months of hanging up, two paladins suddenly came, representing the Holy See headquarters that had never done anything good in Ipoli, claiming that they wanted him to remove the portrait.

It's just here to cause trouble.

"You two, can you be accommodating?"

He also wanted to say something polite: "Even if it can't be hung in the preaching hall, can it be placed in the lounge? After all, this is the kindness of the residents of Ipoli and a sign of everyone's love for Sirna. Over the past year, Sirna can help She has saved many people in need, and she is like an angel in the hearts of the residents here, so we cannot let everyone down."

The Perry Paladin was actually a little impatient, but he still wanted to be polite, but Thalia, who was even more grumpy, couldn't bear it anymore.

"Change your attitude, sir! Doctrine is doctrine!"

Her voice was very impatient: "If you are in Glory City, anyone who dares to hang portraits of living people in the church will be directly arrested. I even have the right to directly judge and execute you - we only do it because of your good reputation." Please be polite. Don’t delay our law enforcement! Just do it quickly!”

She is very strong and tall, and when she is angry and gesticulating, she seems to be punching Ciel at any time.

"Hey!" Lovna, who was standing at a plate, quickly stood in front of Charles and held the knife handle at her waist: "Stay away from my teacher!"

"roll!"

The irritable Talia slapped her casually. Ciel saw that it was not good and planned to raise his hand to stop her, but he was too late and the slap had already hit the girl's face.

The strength of the trained paladin is astonishing, and this palm is very fast and heavy. An ordinary girl who has never experienced professional training cannot bear it.

Lovna was hit directly by this palm, and she was so dizzy that she almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Charles helped her up, so she didn't fall headlong into the snow in front of the hut.

"Wait, Thalia, don't be impulsive!"

"Lady Thalia, don't do anything!"

Both the priest and Perry realized there was trouble.

After that slap, Ciel's expression immediately changed.But Thalia had no intention of giving in: "It was this little girl who made trouble first!"

Sirna also reacted at this time and knew that things were about to explode.

At this time, you need to show weakness appropriately to resolve the conflict.

After all, Teacher Charles said that when a conflict breaks out between two parties due to unnecessary trouble, and the conflict escalates, and both parties are in trouble, the adjudicator must try to act as a peacemaker and wait for the conflict to subside before discussing.

"Your Excellencies, it's my fault..."

She used her natural acting skills, with hazy mist in her eyes, and stood in front of Teacher Charles, and said to Thalia with tears in her eyes: "It's all because of my ignorance. After I helped others, everyone... You praised me, but I forgot about it. It was me acting coquettishly to the teacher, so he agreed to hang my portrait up. I’m really sorry..."

She secretly mixed some high-level magic spells into her slightly crying voice, which subtly affected the emotions of everyone present.

Although the two paladins had received training and were able to restrain some spells with psychological suggestion functions, Sirna's magical attainments were indeed superb and actually affected the two of them in a subtle way.

Thalia looked at the tearful blue-haired girl, and she, who had always been strict and rigid, softened: "...In this case, uh...the rules are still the rules, but, alas..."

"We will take down the portrait." Hilna promised again: "Now, please let me take my sister back to the house to rest, okay?"

"Okay..." Thalia also felt that she had gone too far, so she might as well give in.