The Holy Man of Another Century Gospel

Chapter 64 Not waiting to see you

Simagu knew very well how much the Saint disliked him, so he had no intention of trying to curry favor with her from the beginning. His target was directly the quasi-Saint Eric.

However, this choice also made the saint's dissatisfaction pour out directly.

"Xinmagu, after spending a few years in Lutia, have you forgotten even the basic etiquette of the Church?"

The Saint looked down at him, "You didn't even greet me when you saw me, and you're planning to seduce my heir?"

"Your Highness the Saint." Xinmagu bowed calmly, as if he had just noticed her. "I'm not trying to deceive you. I just have some questions for Your Highness the Saint-to-be."

"I'm afraid he doesn't have the time. His Majesty is still waiting for us." said the saint.

Xinmagu looked at Eric and said, "Then I will go to the Saint's Palace to visit Her Highness the Quasi-Saint later."

"..."

There must be something wrong with the old lady letting you into the Holy Maiden Palace.

Although he didn't know why Simagu targeted him the first time they met, Eric didn't want to cause unwarranted suspicion. It would be best to solve the problem face to face.

He first exchanged glances with the Saint, then looked at Xinmagu. "It's just a few questions, so it shouldn't take long. High Priest Xinmagu, please ask directly in front of the Saint."

Time wasn't that tight, and the Saint didn't say anything. Simagu didn't refuse, saying, "Your Highness, the Quasi-Saint predicted the meteor shower in Dent County several days in advance. How did you know that?"

Is this what he wanted to ask?

Eric was a little surprised. Millions of people witnessed the meteor shower, but few knew that he had made a prediction. He guessed that it was the Pope who told Simagu.

Regardless of whether the saint is present or not, there is only one answer.

Eric clasped his hands together and prayed, "It was Yela who sent down the oracle and told me."

Xin Ma Gu then asked, "Your Highness the Quasi-Saint Lady, do you mean that you heard the voice of the Goddess Yela?"

"That's right," Eric replied.

The high priest asked, "What kind of sound is that?"

Eric glanced at him and said, "The voice of God exists in my mind, but with my limited human mind, I cannot describe it accurately."

Xin Ma Gu looked into his eyes and asked, "Then how can Your Highness, the Quasi-Saint, be sure that it is the voice of the gods?"

Are you here to pick a fight with him?
Eric was puzzled. The Pope, who was nominally the closest to God, didn't say anything about this matter, but Simagu came to dig into the matter. Was it just out of curiosity?

Although according to his memory, Xin Ma Gu had not yet turned evil at this time, but was just a paranoid but very upright person, and he should not have any malicious intentions...

"Because the facts prove it," Eric replied, repeating the words he had used to fool the Saint. "Apart from Goddess Yela, who else could possess such miraculous power?"

The Saint also spoke at this time: "Xinmagu, are you talking about your Moon Elf teacher who is proficient in astrology?"

Xinma Gu was startled, then shook his head, "No."

Eric noticed the key point in the Saint's words, "Moon Elf?"

The Saint looked at him. "You probably don't know that High Priest Sinmagu is also an exceptionally gifted mage. Before becoming the Pope's student, he was favored by a Moon Elf Archmage and studied magic with him for many years... However, the title of a student of a reclusive Moon Elf is obviously not as prestigious as that of a Cardinal of the Vatican, even though he struggled mightily to attain it in the end."

The saint mentioned Xinmagu's extraordinary talent at this time, obviously not to praise him, but Eric didn't care about the ridicule at all. He only cared about one thing: Xinmagu had a moon elf teacher.

This matter was not mentioned in any of the mission plots he knew about. It was probably some kind of hidden setting.

His previous doubts were thus resolved: only after getting confirmation from his moon elf teacher that in another world line, Xinmagu, who had not yet turned evil, dared to teach Irene magic with confidence.

Eric breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the moon elves have already let the half-blood brother and sister go, and Irene can study magic without worry.

But it would be even better if I could get confirmation from a moon elf...

"I follow His Holiness the Pope not for fame or any worldly wealth and glory."

Even though he was ridiculed by the Saint, Xin Magu did not show much emotion, but that did not mean he would not fight back: "This seems to be beyond the scope of your Highness the Saint's understanding, so I will not say more."

"It's a pleasure to talk."

The Saint sneered twice and didn't want to say anything more. "Let's go, Eric. His Holiness the Pope is still waiting for us. There's no need to waste time with him."

Eric actually wanted to talk to Xinmagu a little more, to get some information that might be useful in the future, but the Saint had spoken, and he couldn't disobey. Xinmagu looked at him, as if she also had some regrets about not having said everything.

"Yes."

The saint was carried forward. Eric bowed to Sinmagu and when he left, his eyes accidentally swept over the female attendant behind him, who also smiled politely.

Then Eric froze.

"...Alan?"

Xinmagu turned his head to look at his followers, then looked at Eric, "Your Highness knows her?"

"Uh...I can't say I know her, but I might have seen her somewhere."

The silver-haired young woman called "Alan" saw her smile turn into surprise, and she looked at Eric with confusion, and that was all he could say.

He didn't expect to meet her on this occasion.

In "Crown of Thorns", Alan is a relatively unknown villain like Eric. There is only one thing that is special to him: she is the number one BOSS in the level 90 40-person dungeon.

In other words, Alan and his siblings have a relationship of falling down together...

So she is Xinmagu's follower?

Although he looks good, Alan doesn't have much presence in the game.

As a BOSS, her strength was average, and outside of the dungeon, she didn't have any special plot - or Eric didn't notice - his deepest impression of her was the sentence she shouted before she fell to the ground, "Alan, I die for you."

It can be seen from her silver hair that she is a pure-blooded descendant of the ancient country of Alan, and the cry she made before her death was naturally referring to her homeland that had disappeared many years ago.

Eric thought again of the two Arameans he had met before.

Are these rare Aram survivors so active in the corners of the background plot?
"—Eric?"

The Saint quickly noticed that he hadn't followed.

Eric nodded to the high priest and immediately followed.

Watching the group from the Saint's Palace walk into the Apostolic Palace, Xinmagu looked at Yalan and asked, "Have you ever met the quasi-Saint before?"

Alan shook his head, looking thoughtful. "This is the first time I've met this quasi-saint."

Xinma Gu said nothing.

He had picked up Alan in the snowfield when he was touring Noslia five or six years ago. At that time, she was only a teenager, skinny and pitiful, and she said that she had been separated from her tribe.

The remnants of the Aram people had always been homeless, and Sinmagu hadn't found any trace of them during his stay, so he took her with him, and she has been with him ever since. "Aram" was also the new name he gave her.

"Let's go." Xinma Gu walked towards the outer city.

Alan quickened his pace to catch up, then looked back at the entrance of the Apostolic Palace, his brows slowly furrowed.

That quasi-saint lady said she had seen her... Was it really just a mistake?
"The successor of the saint is actually a man. High priest, do you know this person?" Alan asked about Eric's information.

Xin Magu didn't even turn his head. "I only know that he is from the Kimino family."

After a pause, he continued, "The position of Saint may seem like a compromise between the Church and the nobility, but in essence, it's still another way to plunder the wealth of believers under false pretenses. Choosing a man as the successor isn't surprising. I'm afraid he'll be called the Son of God after he takes the throne."

Yalan smiled at first, indicating his agreement, then showed a hint of hesitation at the right moment. As expected, Xinmagu said, "You care about him a lot."

"Yes, the high priest... He said he had seen me. I think he probably saw a tribesman who looked like me, maybe one of my relatives. I care about this very much." Alan said.

Xinmagu stopped and pointed his gaze towards the Holy Maiden Palace on the other side of the Holy City Square.

"You can go wait for him over there and ask him clearly. But don't get your hopes up too much, after all, you came here with me."

Aram bowed his head and said, "Once I have learned everything, I will leave the city and go find the high priest."

Xinma Gu responded and turned to leave.

After Eric accompanied the Saint to meet the Pope and the College of Cardinals, and returned to the Saint's Palace, he saw the silver-haired Aramean woman standing outside the church, smiling and bowing to them respectfully.

The saint tilted her head to the side and said, "Eric, remember this: if a woman smiles at you like this, she's trying to deceive you."

(End of this chapter)