——So, you just want to comfort me.
It's really a roundabout way of caring.
But the strange thing is that even though I couldn't feed the pigeons with my own hands, my mood really improved a lot.
So, Wayne smiled and said: "But I seem to be disliked by the pigeons, what should I do?"
Beside her, Tasia hesitated for a moment.
"Hmm... maybe as long as you feed them more often, they will become familiar with you, Wayne?"
What's going on with this extremely uncertain and skeptical tone? Hey!
"——I think it's because they weren't very hungry today, so even if I had food in my hand, they wouldn't want to come close."
Wayne made a barely passable excuse for himself, said goodbye in dejection and left.
Regardless of whether Tasia will be with Richard in the future, in the final analysis, it still depends on her own choice.
Although she is not very willing to see such a result, if Tasia is willing...does she have to rush in and break it up?
Tasia is not a singing lady.
I can only appear by her side as an ordinary friend, and I have no right to forcefully interfere in her love affair.
As a good friend, [Wayne] can only try to provide her with an environment where she will not be forced by external forces, so that she can make choices that are truly in line with her heart.
However, what is Tasia thinking in her heart, as she is gradually attracting more and more people's attention?
After saying goodbye to Wayne, Tasia packed the food box and prepared to return to the church.
But as soon as she stepped onto the steps, she was surprised to find Bishop Willard standing quietly in front of the door, as if he had been waiting for a long time.
"Master Bishop...do you want to tell me something?" Tasia couldn't help but ask.
After looking at Tasia with calm and compassionate eyes for a moment, Willard whispered: "Child... a person will experience many tests in his life."
Tasia raised her head in confusion, wondering why he suddenly mentioned this.
But her good cultivation prevented her from interrupting, but stood there and continued to listen to the bishop's teachings.
"You must have felt it in the academy."
He said slowly, "The distance between those nobles who are born with rich clothes and fine food, and ordinary people from poor families is as far as the sky and the earth."
"They will not understand the thoughts of ordinary people. They will only be aloof and enjoy the sense of superiority overlooking all living beings."
Now that this point has been mentioned, Tasia, who has experienced it personally, cannot refute it.
The Kingdom's premier Qingxi Academy does not treat all its students equally. It can even be said that this is the place where the hierarchy is the strictest.
No matter what you see or hear, everything proves this point at every moment.
"but--"
Tasia couldn't help but speak. "Among the nobles, there are also people like Chris and Wayne who don't mind each other's identity and are willing to interact with common people."
Being criticized by Willard in such a tone of implicit ridicule, Tasia felt that even her friends had been slandered.
Even if Lord Willard is kind to him, he cannot agree with this extreme and unreasonable accusation.
"That's just because the person we're dealing with is you."
Willard's voice was rich and powerful, and his unswerving conviction seemed to be reflected in his tone.
Tasia was stunned for a full two seconds.
"……Eh?"
Willard said again: "Because this civilian is you, they will be willing to associate with you."
At dusk, there was no one at the church door, only the pigeons in the distance were still jumping around on the ground.
Whether it was an impromptu decision or a deliberate choice of such a moment, Willard sighed slightly when he saw that she still couldn't understand what he meant.
"Tasia, you are a person favored by God." He said with an extremely serious expression.
Tasia can understand this sentence after all.
Besides, Bishop Willard is not the first person to say this.
However, she just smiled calmly and shook her head: "No, I am not favored by the gods."
This is the only thing she firmly believes in.
"The ones who really care about me are my relatives, friends, and teachers..." Her thoughts seemed to follow the words, returning to the gentle past scenes.
"If they hadn't been by my side to support me, maybe I wouldn't have been able to hold on now."
Although it ends with a slightly questioning modal particle, the semantic meaning of the sentence itself is affirmative.
Hearing this, Willard was silent for a while.
"No matter how you view this matter, as a commoner, you are able to awaken the extremely rare light magic, and your talent is so amazing... This must be a gift from God."
Obviously, Tasia's words failed to shake Willard's belief.
He turned his head and looked at the square bathed in the dim sunset.
"The Pope has heard of your name." Willard said flatly.
Tasia was surprised for a moment, but quickly regained her composure.
She had no idea what kind of person the Pope was.
Although he is the representative of God in the world, he is in charge of the Holy See that is comparable to a powerful country. However, His Majesty the Pope, who is restricted by the Holy See system and is not allowed to leave the Holy See in this life, really has no sense of presence in the Kingdom of Lownes.
But what Willard said next made Tasia feel confused.
"He hopes that you can go to the Holy See for further studies after graduation."
He said, "As a lay ecclesiastical monk."
Seeing Tasia frowning subconsciously, Willard further explained: "Don't refuse in a hurry, you still have at least three years."
"The church does not value a person's origin, only the priesthood he holds. No matter whether he is a noble or a commoner, he will be treated equally after entering the church. As long as he passes the assessment, he will be promoted."
From this point of view alone, it is a completely different place from the Lownes Kingdom.
At this point, Willard paused for a moment.
"In fact, every year I recommend some children with good qualifications to go to the Holy See."
"I thought the same thing when I first met you, but I happened to have a recommendation spot in Qingxi Academy."
He said with some melancholy, "Perhaps you can more truly feel the ignorance of the world's pursuit of fame and fortune, which can awaken the pursuit of truth and divinity in your heart, so I recommended you to enter Qingxi Academy nearby."
Tasia listened with mixed emotions.
If I had never met those who helped me without asking for anything in return, and when I was constantly being bullied by my noble classmates, maybe I would really want to go to the Holy See to seek answers...
She really realized how stupid the world was.
But now she also realizes that human nature does not only have an evil side.
