Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 1014 Only the Children Suffer

Luciano had of course mentioned this to Antilos beforehand and understood that the other party did not want to show up, which is why he arranged to stay at the Golden Maple Hotel.

After all, the siblings' current school registration is still with the Golden Maple Hotel, and they entered the Laurel Chapel training class as people recommended by Queen Louise.

Antirochus's room there hasn't been vacated yet! It can be considered his residence.

But we don't know what provoked Bishop Garrett to insist on coming here to argue with them.

Luciano wasn't really willing either, but the die was cast, so he had no choice but to temporarily put Antirochus in his place.

I had at least spoken to him beforehand and agreed to pay Antiochus a 'patience' fee...

It may still not be very good, but it's the only thing Luciano can do for the two children.

He's standing here getting yelled at too!
There was still no compensation, after all, he was Crown Princess Emilia.

I wonder which came first, the divine kingdom or the throne, to the crown prince.

Tsk~
He glanced at the brain-dead Bishop Garrett, then gave Alexandra an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, Ms. Alexandra, for disturbing you. We'll be done here soon, and Bishop Garrett was about to leave anyway."

Bran Garrett looked at Luciano with confusion... When did he decide to end this?

The reason he insisted on arguing with Luciano in this area was certainly not because of Antirochus.

That child is already the Son of the Sun, and he has completely severed all blood ties with him. There was no affection between them before, so there's no need to drag them into this.

Of course, if he is the Son of the Night, then he can try to get some benefits back from the Church of the Night.

When allies get along, there is no right or wrong, only whether or not they can be used.

Garrett will certainly make use of anything that can be of his interest.

But Antirochus was chosen by the sun god.

The Lord of the Earth held this elder brother in high esteem, even giving away his own followers without hesitation... Let alone Antirochus, who was just his son with whom he had no connection, even if the Sun God wanted him, Garrett could only give him away with great joy.

He couldn't even utter the slightest criticism of Antirochus's choice.

Although the Lord of the Earth is always tolerant and wouldn't hold a grudge against him for such a minor offense, he would never look at him again.

For believers at the bishop level, divine favor is of utmost importance.

Even without the hope of being taken to the divine kingdom by the gods, everyone would still want to go to the main temple!
Once you reach the highest levels, strength, power, and status become inextricably linked to deities.

Only those who have never experienced the blessings of the Lord of the Earth would think that becoming a Nature Mage would guarantee them a place in the Church of the Earth.

That's actually just the location of a certain planting base.

Once he leaves that plantation, who cares who he is?
Although Garrett is a member of the Minerals faction, which doesn't fit the mainstream faction of the current Earth Church, no one dares to underestimate him!

This is all thanks to the favor of the Lord of the Earth.

Therefore, even though he was arguing with Luciano here and it seemed like Antirochus had to step in, he actually left as soon as he touched him, and what he was holding onto was the secrets of the Church of the Night.

Face is important; after all, according to the rules, he still has to stay in Emilia City for fifteen years.

If people perceive him as the Bishop of the Earth as inferior to the Church of the Night, then he will inevitably encounter more and more complicated troubles in the next fifteen years.

People are inherently prone to bullying the weak.

Even if this weakling is an unparalleled powerhouse in their eyes, there will still be fools who believe that their stance can determine their position.

Garrett is bound to cause a ruckus in order to have a peaceful life afterward.

But his reputation wasn't so important that it would cause his entire family to be disliked by the Lord of the Earth.

Even indifference is a huge blow.

Garrett had to strike the right balance: he needed to make the child inside uncomfortable, but not so angry that he would actually rush out and say he wouldn't be the 'Son of the Sun' anymore.

He felt he had already made many concessions. Even though he was very rude to Luciano, he didn't say anything too offensive, but just kept arguing about the matter back and forth.

It hasn't even been an hour yet!

Did Luciano imply that he wanted to leave?
What do you mean?
This time, Bran Garrett's previously impatient gaze finally focused. He stared at the simply dressed woman before him and asked seriously, "Who are you, madam?"

Alexandra's eyes widened slightly, and she glanced at Luciano with her eyes tilted to the left: Is this guy normal?

How can a mouth with a 36-degree temperature spout nonsense with a 63-degree temperature?

Do you really think that adding "lady" at the end will make up for the impoliteness in the beginning?
Alexis had initially thought that this guy's recklessness and stupidity were intentional, but now, she was somewhat confused.

Is he really that stupid?

Then she immediately stopped her train of thought and quickly returned to her original position.

A bishop of a nation would never act so recklessly.

Garrett's natural performance is more likely because it's something he's used to.

Otherwise, how come his recklessness has never brought him any negative consequences, but instead always brought him benefits?

At most, this guy has fooled himself, which is why his performance is so convincing.

Luciano's unwavering stillness, without even blinking, further confirmed Alexandra's suspicions. She scoffed, "I am Alexandra. You don't know me, and you don't need to know me."

What we're talking about now is that you disturbed my rest.

how?

Just because I have no status or position, does that mean the esteemed Archbishop of the Earth can bully me at will?
"Did the Goddess of Night grant you this special permission, or does the Lord of Earth consider his bishop to be more esteemed than anything else?"

Garrett gasped... You dare say you have no status or position?

How could someone who doesn't exist say such vicious things?

It could either imply that he has betrayed the Path of the Earth and defected to the Church of the Night, or it could explicitly say that the Lord of the Earth wants to surpass the Goddess of the Night.

Those are all life-threatening words.

Luciano didn't dare to say it aloud.

Garrett chose to argue at Laurel Church because he didn't want people from other churches to step in and break them up.

Those who know perfectly well that a fight is unlikely and that it's just a performance, but still step forward, are mostly in it to profit from it.

Especially those guys from the Wealth Church, they use this as an excuse to haggle back and forth between the two sides!

That's a trade-off involving tens of thousands of gold coins; Garrett would absolutely not do it.

However, a person who didn't care about anything suddenly appeared at the Laurel Church.

She wasn't trying to break up a fight; she was looking for trouble.

Alexis crossed her arms and looked at Garrett, wondering how this 'reckless' Grand Master of Ceremonies would react.

Then, she looked in astonishment at Bran Garrett, who was pointing at her nose and speechless for a long time. His face was ashen, and he roared with smoke coming out of his ears, "Rebel! The earth will condemn your rudeness!" He then turned and left with his men.

What are all these things?
“I’m sorry, Ms. Alexandra, you must have found this amusing.” Luciano then stepped forward and said sincerely, “Bishop Garrett was simply unable to accept the ridicule from outsiders, which is why he suddenly had this outburst.”

All he needs is a positive attitude; he won't do anything even more outrageous...

“That’s already going too far.” Alexandra looked at the house with its doors tightly shut and even the curtains drawn, and said with a serious expression, “Luciano, that’s just a 14-year-old child.”

How could you let him face the condemnation and malice of his own father?
Being unloved is painful enough, but to be humiliated like this... Do you want the newly emerged Son of the Sun to fall into depravity?

Luciano's eyes twitched: "What? This is... me, I told him before."

Alexandra glanced at him: "You are too fortunate to understand the pain of those who have shortcomings."

People who are abandoned by their parents may appear strong, but in reality, there is bound to be an emptiness inside them.

This could even affect their entire lives, not to mention he's still just an immature child.

No matter how much suffering he experienced, his knowledge was still insufficient.

Once a person focuses all their energy on their own sorrow and pain, they become...sensitive and sharp, filled with doubt about everything.

Even followers of the Night are prone to problems!
That is the son of the sun.

Luciano turned around in alarm.

He really hadn't thought of that much.

To him, Bishop Garrett's words were no different from farts; they didn't even penetrate his ears before drifting away.

Having grown up around someone with a personality like Queen Louise, Luciano has always been very easygoing, able to take a joke, and able to ignore unnecessary remarks.

Moreover, in Emilia City, the malice he receives is all aboveboard: who cares about malice from enemies?

Would the enemy still be so warm and loving towards him?

Luciano could readily label anyone who harbored ill will towards him as an enemy... He would never think he had done anything wrong.

Even if he gets hurt, he won't think he's done anything wrong. At most, he'll go back and train harder, and then get his revenge next time.

He could never understand how strong a will it takes for someone struggling to grow amidst darkness and malice to not blame their own powerlessness for those evil thoughts.

When such malice comes from one's own parents, even if they keep telling themselves that not being loved is not their fault or their sin.

But that kind of pain is still unavoidable.

Why them?

This idea may not last forever, but it will not completely disappear either.

Although Alexis's experience was different, she couldn't completely shake off the thought, 'Why me?'

Even after she received enough tenderness and comfort, it still wasn't enough.

Otherwise, why would she be attracted to the Lord of the Tower?

it's the same.

If children can be so easy to understand, then what does it mean to grow up?

(End of this chapter)