"Crimson!"
Nomer chose to activate the "Sleep Spell" and forcibly pulled the lady opposite into a dream.
This is a last resort.
As the "Midnight Poet" of Sequence 8, if possible, he prefers to hypnotize the other person in a hidden and natural way during the conversation, using short poems that fit the context.
However, no matter which option he chose, he never expected that his hypnosis would fail.
This is almost impossible.
The reason is simple. Even among mid-level Extraordinaries, only a small number can resist being forced into dreams, and they... obviously don't dare to enter the church with such arrogance, let alone confess.
What is the difference between this and committing suicide?
So... when he realized that his "Sleep Spell" was not working, Nomer was confused for the first time.
Of course, he reacted immediately.
But it's too late.
When he wanted to turn on the mechanism not far away and ask for help from his teammates in the church underground, Nomer discovered that he had been tightly bound by invisible threads and could not move at all.
The panic surged.
However, he opened his mouth and before he could make any sound, he saw a black holy symbol passing through the curtain and entering the confessional room through the palm-sized window.
"I want to see Anthony Stevenson."
A female voice that sounded like a command and a request, but with a very calm tone, passed through the room at the same time as the black badge.
Nomer's mouth opened wider.
As soon as the feeling of panic rose in his heart, it suddenly lost its origin, leaving only a bit of surprise and confusion.
"You...are you Ms. Eye of the Goddess Ilia?" Nomer suddenly remembered a name.
He got only a one-syllable answer.
"go!"
Nomer subconsciously reached for the Dark Holy Emblem, only to find that the restraints on his body had been lifted at some point, and he easily grabbed the badge in his hand, as if the restraints just now were just an illusion.
He was a little confused about the situation.
From the tone of her voice, that lady seemed to be a high-level church official with equal status to His Excellency St. Anthony... But if that was the case, why didn't she go directly to His Excellency St. Anthony's office or enter the underground of the church instead of going to the public confessional?
If not...he couldn't imagine this possibility.
Of course, as a "nighthawk" who has served for more than three years, this does not affect his reporting in accordance with the regulations.
Kick, kick, kick.
He did not dare to neglect and ran with all his strength in the dim corridor.
In the confessional.
After being quiet for a while, the bishop, who was even more confused than Nomer, tentatively said, "Madam, I didn't do anything wrong, did I?"
"No." Valeera's voice sounded calm.
She was willing to come to the church to confess, and she was mentally prepared to come into contact with the "Nighthawks", but now the method was just a little unexpected.
It doesn't matter.
Anyway, she originally planned to test the Goddess Church's attitude towards her, so there was nothing wrong with being direct like this... Anyway, with the Dark Holy Emblem as the foundation, there shouldn't be any big problems no matter what.
Valeera had thought about it.
That holy emblem, at best, represents the goddess's monitoring of herself.
But even in this case, I think the church will not violate the will of the goddess herself and restrict one's personal freedom.
The best case scenario is that she actually achieves the ecclesiastical status of senior deacon.
If this is the case, then not only will her contact this time have no harm, but it will also gain a lot of help. It must be done sooner rather than later.
"That's good, that's good..."
In the confessional, the bishop heard that the mysterious lady did not mean to blame him, and murmured a few words, his mood gradually changed.
Gradually relax.
Because he couldn't muster the courage to leave and didn't dare to speak again, he had to sit on a high-backed chair and spent a long period of silence until he finally found the savior who had returned.
"Dear Madam, please follow me. Monsignor Saint Anthony is waiting to see you in his office."
The returning "Midnight Poet" Nomer opened the secret door connecting the inside and outside of the confessional while speaking.
"Um."
Valeela nodded calmly and stood up from the high-backed chair.
The two walked one after another through the dimly lit church corridor for a long time, and finally stopped in front of a double door with simple patterns on the second floor.
Nomer opened the door and said, "Your Majesty the Archbishop, Lady Shadow of the Goddess has arrived."
"Shadow of the Goddess"?
Valeela frowned slightly when she heard "Nighthawk" referring to herself with such a title, and stepped in with the greeting of "come in."
In the room, a row of thick curtains on the opposite wall were closed, and the light was only slightly brighter than in the hallway.
"Ma'am, sit here."
Archbishop St. Anthony came forward to greet him.
He has an old face and a beardless face. He is wearing a black and red archbishop's robe. His eyes are extremely deep, as if they are connected to the unknown dark realm, giving people an oppressive force that is almost frightening.
Sequence 3, "Fear Bishop".
Valeela resisted the uncomfortable feeling in her heart, nodded slightly in front of the other party's gaze, showed a faint polite smile, and walked to sit on the sofa nearby. .net
"Why do you call me 'Shadow of the Goddess?'" she asked bluntly.
The archbishops and senior deacons of the Goddess Church are completely equal in terms of status. They only follow the oracles of the Goddess of the Night and are only responsible to the Pope... Since Archbishop Saint Anthony uses the title of equal to himself, Valeela will follow the trend. Honorifics omitted.
"Because of this dark holy symbol."
Anthony sat down and raised his hand to hand out the badge that Valeela had given previously.
A witch...
From the first moment he saw Valeera, he had been observing her carefully. From her face to her figure, he roughly determined Valeera's sequence.
"So..." Valeela took the badge, played with it in her hand, and asked, "I am now the tenth senior deacon of the church?"
The answer to this question obviously represents the attitude of the Goddess Church towards her.
"Equal." Anthony nodded.
"That means there is still a difference," Valeera smiled and asked seriously, "Then, what should I do?"
The purpose can be inferred from the requirements.
Anthony still smiled, "Just do what you want."
"Can I take this as the goddess's will?" Valeera began to smile again.
She couldn't get any information from the previous answer, so she had to test one more sentence.
Anthony nodded, "The goddess is watching you."
Although she had been mentally prepared for it, Valeera still felt slightly panicked when she heard such an answer with her own ears, and the smile on her face that was not particularly sincere became even stiffer.
"Praise the goddess!"
She skillfully drew a "Crimson Moon" on her chest.
