Get ahead of the fallen heroine and make the minotaur the victim.

As soon as she returned to Water City, she naturally couldn't wait to rush back to Water City Cathedral.

And when she saw Sister Belinda who was performing her duties as a nun to help the believers as usual.

She did not forget etiquette. Although she was in a hurry, she still waited for the other person to be free before approaching him.

"Sister Belinda, how is Sister Hilda doing? Which room is she in now?"

Although she tried her best to remain calm, some worry could still be seen on Clotilde's beautiful face.

As long as it doesn't involve Noah and Yin/Wen, she always performs very well as a nun.

This is obviously the reaction of a serious nun who is worried about her companions.

"…Sister Hilda is fine, Clotil. She has been picked up by someone sent by the Holy City earlier."

Looking at such a reliable and serious junior, Belinda showed her usual warm and loving smile.

Even though that’s not the case at all.

This was just what Horace, as the bishop, asked her to do.

But Belinda was already accustomed to this level of glare.

…Although I’ve gotten used to it, I still feel a little guilty for some reason.

Perhaps Clotilde's eyes were purer than any of them, and she was truly worried about Hilda's health.

"Took him away...? This is a bit unexpected..."

Clotil was a little surprised to hear that Hilda, who had turned into a slut, was taken away by people sent by the Holy City.

She didn't doubt that headquarters would interfere in this matter, she just didn't expect it to come so soon.

I returned to Shuidu from a nearby city last night and stayed there for the night. Will I be sent back to Shengdu for investigation early this morning?

It’s not impossible, but isn’t it a bit too hasty?

"Haha, don't worry, my child. Sister Hilda is fine. I can guarantee that."

Just when Clotil was a little surprised.

Horace, who had seen the opportunity coming, also laughed strangely and came over to join the conversation.

"Good morning, Bishop Horace. Thanks to you and the goddess, Father Noah and I were able to return safely."

Seeing Horace, whose teaching position was higher than his, coming over, Clotil immediately greeted him very formally.

Not only are the words formal, but the action of slightly bending over is also formal.

And he also brought Noah along with him.

This forced Noah, who originally had no intention of saying hello, to speak up:

"Yes, although I encountered some strange things, I have returned safely at least."

Although he spoke, Noah's tone was very casual.

It's completely the opposite of Clotilde.

Clotil once worried that Noah's casual treatment of people with higher teaching positions than himself might be too rude and annoying.

"I'm glad you're back safely. Although it's a pity what happened to Sister Hilda, there's still a way out. Anyway, you two should just continue to act as usual. I'll tell you if there's any progress."

But she could also see it from Hollus's attitude.

Horace didn't seem to care that Noah, who was just a priest, was so casual with him, and he still spoke to Noah with a loving smile on his face.

——As expected of Bishop Horace, your tolerance and kindness are truly admirable. I really hope that a certain evil god disguised as a priest of a hostile god can learn a little from him.

Seeing this situation, the nun respected Horace even more in her heart. He was simply a role model for all clergymen, and silently glanced at Noah with an ambiguous look.

She didn't say it directly, but that look made Noah learn something.

Of course Noah noticed it too.

But of course Noah just smiled and didn't care.

Old man Horace is very proud of his status as a bishop.

If the priest dared to speak to him like this, even if he didn't show any anger on the surface, he would definitely find ways to make things difficult for the priest who spoke rudely to him.

The reason why he didn't hate Noah was purely because of his ability of 'cognitive alteration'.

As for the purpose, of course it is to make Clotil respect Horace more through him as a control group.

Noah knew clearly that the two people in front of him were working together to deceive Clotil, who trusted the church, but he chose to remain silent.

In this sense he is also guilty.

Of course, he doesn't deny that he is a villain.

Anyway, he didn't want the nun to like him.

After that, Noah said goodbye to the three people without saying a few words and left.

Because he still needs to see how far researcher Dean's hypnosis props have progressed.

When Noah left.

"Father Noah is still busy every day as always."

Looking at that somewhat carefree figure from behind, Belinda couldn't help but sigh.

"Haha, as a priest with a special mission, it's normal for him to be busy. I'm sure the goddess has seen all his efforts and struggles and has given him her blessing."

Horace nodded as well, responding to Belinda with a loving and satisfied smile.

But of course, this was just a casual politeness, just to maintain a bright and dignified image in the hearts of Clotil and other believers who were watching this side.

His true opinion of Noah is actually 'a busy, trustworthy but insignificant member of our family, who is ultimately just a priest'.

Hearing him say this, Belinda also turned her gaze to look at Horace's profile.

This old guy is pretending here again. He obviously doesn't believe in God at all, but he keeps talking about God.

Unlike Horace who does not believe in the existence of gods at all.

Belinda still believes that God exists, but she thinks God doesn't care about humans.

The evidence is that she and Horace were indulged in desire and did not see any punishment from the gods.

So although she was also a heretic in the church, she was actually a different heretic from Horace.

She helped to lie this time purely because she had no choice, otherwise she really didn't want to bother with Hollus.

Alas, it's because she is just a nun and the other party is a bishop.

——Hmph, since you know you are just a nun, just listen to me and don’t expose yourself to me, do you understand?

Horace noticed Belinda's gaze and withdrew his gaze from Noah, instead looking down at Belinda beside him with a smug look.

——I understand, but don’t blame me if you expose yourself, okay?

Belinda responded with a look of helplessness and watching the show.

"You two really think highly of Father Noah, Your Excellency Bishop Horace, Sister Belinda."

The nun, who was unaware of the truth, heard what the two said and was the last one to withdraw her gaze from Noah's back and join the conversation about Noah.

"Haha, after all, Father Noah is quite popular among women, right, His Excellency Bishop Horace~"

"Young people are so youthful, huhuhuhu."

Horace and Belinda, who were secretly exchanging glances, quickly stopped their little actions and began to praise Noah unanimously.

——No, no, no, that person is most likely an evil god, right? You two are really easy to be deceived~

Although she was the easiest person to deceive, the nun was smiling happily at this moment.

Even though it was Noah who was being praised and not her, she just felt very happy and there was nothing she could do about it, right?

……

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PS. This is the first update today.

259. Brainwashing Device... Oh, no, it should be the Saint's Armor

at the same time.

In an underground research institute belonging to the church, researchers led by Dean were shouting with excitement because of their great success in research.

Most of the magic props on the market are made by alchemists and magicians. They are generally used to facilitate life and to attack monsters to protect one's own safety.

But the researchers at the church's relic research institute are not researching in that direction.

Their goal is to thoroughly study ancient relics that possess strange powers and create powerful equipment in modern times that surpasses the ancient relics.

This is the ultimate equipment named "Holy Gear".

But even ancient relics have different levels of strength. The research has been going on for more than ten years since the establishment of the institute.

None of them dared to say that they had thoroughly studied the ancient relics. They could only say that the principles of some of the ancient relics had been thoroughly studied.

Each institute studies different projects.

Among them, the project that researcher Dean is in charge of is the 'brainwashing device'.

No, the official name should be the holy weapon 'Holy Maiden Arms'.

The Saint's Arms is a head-mounted equipment that allows the wearer to maximize combat capabilities.

As a price, the wearer's personality and consciousness will disappear.

But it didn't matter, as long as someone outside gave her the commands.

If there is no brain, wouldn't it be better to have an external one?

Even an ordinary nun who only knows a little holy light magic can exert the strength of a first-class magician. This is the ultimate goal of these researchers.

Because it involves magic that interferes with the wearer's mind, they must use a magical device that is also an ancient relic.

In order to test whether he could successfully interfere with personality, Dean lent the magic device to the first princess of a kingdom. After a period of time, he successfully received the news of the successful experiment and obtained a lot of valuable experimental data.

After all, if even the demon spirits, which are superior to humans in all aspects of combat, can interfere, then humans will certainly have no problem either.

As for the Bishop of Water City, Horace, who requested not to improve combat effectiveness, they also made a device simply for hypnosis.

But it's just pure hypnosis, it only controls people's consciousness.

Dean wasn't really interested.

Because that kind of thing can actually be achieved by the magic device which is an ancient relic, he just miniaturized it.

There are similar things sold on the black market.

Although it had been made a long time ago, Dean was not in a hurry to give it to Horace.

It was not until the 'Holy Maiden Armor' was successfully manufactured that it was given to Horace, the 'Party A'.

Use the money provided by Bishop Horace to complete your own project.

This is where Dean is smart.

Now he was ready to set off for Water City to deliver the goods and hand over the small hypnosis device to Horace.

As for the Saint's Armor, you might as well take it with you, just in case you need it.

The main reason is that Dean himself is also very interested in what would happen if the strongest nun in the church was equipped with the Holy Maiden Armor.

I don't know if I can reach the realm of 'angels'.

Dean didn't dare to belittle himself by saying that he had reached the realm of "God". He would be content even if he was in the realm of "angel who is God's servant".

After all, one must first reach the level of angels before reaching the level of gods, and ultimately surpassing the gods.

As for the fact that he had been doing research for more than 36 hours without sleep, he just needed to sleep on the way to the Water City.

In order to prevent the valuable research props from being stolen while he was sleeping, Dean went to the church to apply for two church knights as bodyguards.

However, Dean did not expect that the knights of the church were even more rigid than him, and they actually planned to escort him to the Water City wearing the church's official knight armor.

Dean was puzzled. Don’t these knights have brains?

Isn't that telling others that the things he carries with him are very important?