"Ryan, did you do something bad to that nun? Why do I feel like she is running away!"
Vakan looked at Attila's leaving figure with a strange look on his face, looking embarrassed no matter what.
Nok spread his hands speechlessly. Can you blame him? It was obviously the little girl Jasmine who was responsible.
This little girl didn't want to part with her donuts, so she pretended to ask if she wanted to eat them.
As a result, he held on to the bag tightly and refused to open it. Didn't you say this was because he was greedy?
Nok heard the sound of Attila swallowing, but he was afraid of Attila's embarrassment, so he deliberately didn't mention it.
Nok told Vakan the truth, and then Vakan looked at Jasmine dumbfounded.
"This kid must be the same little guy two years ago! The changes have been huge."
"Who says it's not the case! I don't know who I learned it from."
As soon as Nok said these words, Vakarn stared at Nok with a strange expression.
Doesn’t this shameless guy have some self-awareness?
Two years have allowed Vakan to know Knock very well.
Although he has never been to Tarn Village again, he knows a lot about Tarn Village and Lane.
Especially, he knew that there was always a little girl next to Ryan.
It is self-evident who the little girl learned from.
"Forget it, why do you have time to see me? Your church is closed?"
"There haven't been many believers coming recently, and the adventurers are too annoying, so I'm closing the door for a rest."
"...willful." Vakarn could only hold back these two words with envy and hatred.
There is no way, he is really envious.
Since his ordination to the priesthood, his workload has increased.
Moreover, there are many believers who are looking for him.
Especially marriageable female believers.
Although they know that no priest of the Holy Church can get married, some people still flock to it.
Because the church only expressly stipulates that one cannot get married, but it does not stipulate that one cannot have children.
The "nephews" of many bishops in the church were trained from a very young age to become the "successors" of the bishops.
As for why these nephews look so similar to the bishops, it is tacitly understood.
It's not a secret that bishops have mistresses.
In addition to not having a clear identity, the treatment of women who are bishops and priests is actually not bad at all.
It is even mutually beneficial for women who are pregnant with a bishop's child to marry a declining noble.
Their nominal husband will give their children a parentage, and then their children will not inherit the husband's family business, but will be trained by the church as the heirs of a certain bishop or priest.
And their nominal husbands will receive support from a big shot in the church, and the family will prosper. Then they feed back the big shots in the church and become a force for big shots to fight for power.
As for their wives thanking church dignitaries from time to time, they turn a blind eye.
Because they will have their own lovers, and the illegitimate children they give birth to will be in their wives’ names and inherit their husband’s family business.
Here's the deal.
A tacit deal between a down-and-out noble and someone in the church.
This kind of transaction has lasted for hundreds of years, and neither the aristocracy nor the church turned a blind eye to it.
To exist is to be reasonable.
Therefore, Vakan has naturally become one of the hottest targets.
It's just that Vakarn is not interested in this kind of thing.
He and his teacher were of the purest origin as ascetics.
They only study doctrines and divine arts, and serve the Holy Lord and the Church wholeheartedly.
Not too keen on power.
"I really envy you for being so willful. I've been exhausted lately."
Vakan briefly complained about his recent experiences, which made Nok laugh.
"Otherwise, you can just choose one. If you choose, no one will bother you."
"Hmph, why don't you choose? Don't think I don't know, many noble ladies from Seine City have also gone to you."
"Hey, a country priest like me doesn't have the confidence you do. Your teacher is a big shot in the church, and even the bishop has to sell his face."
"Fuck you, if you have the guts to say this, tell my teacher."
"Hehe, I don't dare. Father Bruce's gaze is too sharp, and I always feel like I'm being looked down upon by him. I won't feel uncomfortable about it."
"Oh, am I really that powerful? Why don't I know this?"
The sudden sound made Nok's body stiffen.
He looked at Vakarn opposite him with a sinister smile on his face, not knowing that he had been tricked by him.
"Hahaha, the weather is really nice today, Father Bruce, don't you think so?"
Father Tio Bruce smiled and reached out to touch the well-behaved Jasmine. He looked up at the sunset in the sky and said, "It's really good. The sunset is beautiful. It's just right for talking with someone at night by holding a candle."
"...Isn't this bad? Children should go to bed early and get up early, don't you think so, little Jasmine?"
Nok pulled Jasmine and used her as a shield.
Jasmine looked at Father Ryan who looked nervous, and then at the kind-faced old man opposite him. She didn't understand why Father Ryan was so nervous.
However, she still sided with Father Ryan very loyally.
"Yes! Mom said, children can't sleep late. They won't grow taller."
Father Bruce laughed twice and said with a smile: "Yes, your mother is right. Children do need to go to bed early. Only obedient children can grow up healthily. Those bad children who speak ill of their elders behind their backs will Deserve a spanking.”
"Ouch, you can't spank, spanking hurts! Jasmine is a good child, and only bad children should be spanked!"
Jasmine instinctively covered her butt and shrank into Nok's arms in fear.
Her actions made the three adults laugh.
"Okay, Ryan, why are you here this time?"
Although Bruce's seemingly casual question made Nok feel the pressure.
Nock didn't understand why Father Bruce, who was so kind to everyone, treated him like this. He seemed to be wary of himself.
"Oh, I'm just tired of staying in the village, and I plan to come to the city to relax. I didn't intend to disturb you at first. However, we were targeted by trouble as soon as we entered the city. It's not convenient for me to reveal my identity, otherwise you can't Speaking of relaxing, I'm afraid it will be more annoying than being in the village. Therefore, I plan to use the power of the church to scare those restless people."
"Don't worry, we will leave before tomorrow night at most. The little girl's mother is not worried that she will stay outside for too long."
"I see. In this case, you can rest assured and relax. Wes happens to be a little tired recently. I will give him a day off tomorrow and let him go for a walk with you, just to relax. With him by your side, as long as Those who are smart will not cause trouble for you. If there are those who are not smart, you are welcome, Robert and I will support you."
Hearing that Nok was just here to relax, Bruce took back the pressure on Nok and gave him a sure vote.
After all, Nock is also a member of the church. He challenges the church's priests under the eyes of the church. What's the difference between that and challenging the church?
Bruce was just afraid that Nock would involve his students in big trouble.
But little trouble is nothing to be afraid of.
He was just worried about the trouble behind Nok's back, but he never thought of breaking off the relationship between Nok and Vakkan.
In Father Bruce's mind, making friends with Ryan would be of great benefit to his disciple Weiss.
Although their ascetic lineage is very powerful within the church, they have little authority and the voice they can make is too small.
Especially in recent years, the upper echelons of the church have become extremely corrupt. If it were not for the intimidation of the Pope, some cardinals would have become restless.
If this Ryan really represents another force, then the ascetic lineage plus theirs will definitely be able to gain decision-making power within the church.
No matter how hard the Twelve Cardinals fought, they could not be threatened.
That's right, Father Bruce had already misunderstood Nok's priest from the first time he met Nok.
In addition, after Mauwa Kahn personally described Ryan's battle with the devil, he was even more certain that Father Ryan was a descendant of that lineage.
After all, Father Ryan's weapon is almost exactly the same as the sacred weapon [Holy Light and Punishment] used by the legendary one back then!
However, after the legend was framed, the pair of sacred weapons disappeared.
There are rumors within the church that he was taken away by a descendant of the legendary lineage.
Moreover, among all branches of the church, only people of that lineage can use the pair of sacred weapons.
Because the attributes of light and darkness are in conflict with each other, people in the church basically practice the divine attributes. Only those who protect the lineage will have a variety of attributes.
But those guards have almost no sacred attributes.
As for the dark attribute alone, that is the enemy of the church!
On the surface, it is impossible for such a person to exist within the church.
Only the descendants of that lineage will have people with dark attributes. Because that lineage is the dark side of the church and represents the darkness of the church.
All matters that are not on the table are solved by people of that lineage.
The existence of that lineage is a secret even among the higher-ups of the church.
None of the twelve cardinals may be qualified to know of their existence.
Only the pope's heirs and heirs of all lines are qualified to know of their existence.
Some other powerful people within the church have only heard some unverifiable legends at most.
Coincidentally, Father Bruce was the former heir of the ascetic line.
But because of some things, he stayed away from the center of church power and went to Seine City, focusing on cultivating his successor.
Weiss Vakarn was his chosen successor.
Although Weiss's talent could not be said to be the best, he was the most suitable person of his lineage he had ever met.
So he stayed in Senna City and focused on training Weiss to lay the foundation.
Therefore, despite the fact that Vakan only became a priest at the age of thirty-five and only has the strength of level 6 Silver, when it comes to fighting, an ordinary level 7 Silver player cannot do anything to the current Vakan.
After Bruce teaches Vakan their fighting skills and skills, it will not be easy for Vakan to become invincible at the same level and fight across levels.
By then, as long as Ryan doesn't use the holy weapon, he will never be his disciple's opponent.
Little did Knock know that Father Bruce had misunderstood his origins with only a pair of weapons.
He was an orphan, and his identity had not even been recognized by the church. He was actually misunderstood as the heir of a certain branch of the church.
If he knew this, he would probably laugh his head off with joy.
How could he be the heir of a big shot? He was just a disciple of a certain abandoned priest in the Lionheart Kingdom.
Unless John, the guy who died young, still had some hidden identity.
But if that was the case, there was no way John wouldn't tell Nok before he died.
But before he died, the guy just chattered a lot of daily nonsense and left nothing behind before he died.
Nok really never suspected that he had any special identity.
Except for a letter of recommendation for Knock to succeed as priest of Our Lady's Monastery, Father John left no explanation.
As for [Holy Light and Punishment], Father John does know, but this thing was not given to Nok by Father John.
But it was one that Nok had had before he met John.
It was accidentally acquired from someone when he was three years old.
The man used this pair of guns to defraud Nok of a whole bag of food. For this, Nok was scolded by old Sister Meili.
Later, this pair of weapons became Nok's tool for cracking walnuts.
If Father John hadn't come and told Knock that they were a pair of weapons, [Holy Light and Punishment] would have become a tool for all the children in the monastery to crack walnuts.
Nok indeed learned how to use [Holy Light and Punishment] under the guidance of Father John.
But it was only able to drive it. After that, John never taught any knowledge about [Holy Light and Punishment].
Instead, he taught him priestly spirituality.
Therefore, Nok's use of [Holy Light and Punishment] is very rough. It is not at all in line with the power that a holy weapon should have.
But Nokk didn't know that [Holy Light and Punishment] was a sacred weapon, so he didn't care at all whether it was rough or not, as long as it was useful!
Not to mention knowing that these two sacred weapons are symbols of the heirs of a certain branch.
Therefore, an uninformed person was misunderstood by an old man who claimed to know everything.
However, the old man's tacit understanding made Nok stay away from him.
