The fairy maid cheers for her deceased master today.
104 Little Gospels
After clearing up the misunderstanding, Ian reminded Lillian that she would probably wake up overnight.
So the next morning, X and his fairy arrived at the basement of Section B of the Church of the Holy See on time.
After passing through a dark corridor, a heavy silver door stood at the end.
Two Templar Knights dressed in black robes stood guard at the entrance, holding spears and watching everyone who approached with expressionless faces.
"You've arrived...right on time. Please follow me." Reverend Ian's voice echoed in the empty corridor, his white robes appearing exceptionally pure in the dim light.
The petite Gwyneth still carried her heavy medical toolbox, following behind the young priest.
Ex, Elena, and Angel followed the priest through the silver gate into a small rotunda. In the center of the rotunda was a huge glass cell, surrounded by silver rune pillars, from which energy fluctuations constantly emanated.
Clearly, some kind of barrier is attached to the glass. The barrier isolates the two sides.
Lillian sat in a chair inside the barrier, her hands bound by silver shackles, and her ankles also wearing the same shackles.
Her face was pale, and her eyes were vacant, as if she had lost all life. When she saw X and his group, she slowly raised her head, a flicker of surprise in her eyes before returning to calm.
"Lillian!" Angel waved her little hand excitedly. "You're finally awake! We were so worried about you!"
Lillian forced a smile, but it was full of bitterness.
However, she quickly composed herself: "Angel... what are you doing here?"
"We've come to visit you!" Angel replied innocently. "And we have some questions for you!"
"They're the ones who saved you and brought you back from the brink of collapse," Ian said from the side.
Then Ian looked at X.
"You have twenty minutes," Pastor Ian said. "Lillian is still too weak to talk for a long time. She is at risk of losing control."
X nodded, walked to the glass wall, and carefully observed Lillian's condition.
Her skin still had an unhealthy grayish-white color, and she had obvious dark circles around her eyes, making her look extremely tired.
However, her eyes have fully recovered and are no longer as frightening as they used to be.
"Lillian, can you tell us what happened?" Elena asked directly. "What kind of place is that club? Why did you lose control? And how did you get in there?"
"Don't rush, Elena, ask the questions one at a time," AX said with a smile, reassuring Lillian, "Relax and answer slowly."
After healing Lillian last night, X asked Angel and Elena again what exactly happened with the fairy going out of control.
This is probably the most basic common sense in this world.
It was only after Angel's explanation that they realized this was a flaw inherent in fairies.
The cause is unknown.
The only thing the Holy Church knows is that fairies without a contract are prone to going out of control and indiscriminately attacking all living beings around them, just like the alien species.
Therefore, for hundreds of years, the Holy Way has always regarded controlling fairies as its most core task.
Even fairies bound by contracts have a small chance of going out of control.
Therefore, the Holy Way regularly checks the state of fairies in order to collect a large amount of data to determine the state of fairies and prevent fairies from suddenly going out of control and causing injury or even death to their masters.
However, when Ex asked if this was knowledge from the fairy inheritance, both fairies shook their heads.
Clearly, this knowledge wasn't included in their inherited fragments. However, no fairy in this era can fully inherit knowledge anymore... so it's hard to say whether this information was accidentally lost during its transmission.
After understanding the situation, Lillian answered her savior seriously:
"That's... Moonlight Club, an underground fighting club. The entry requirements are extremely high."
"An underground fighting club?" Elena frowned. "What would you be doing going to a place like that?"
"For my master," Lillian's voice turned low, "he's sick and needs a lot of money for treatment. I heard that the Moonlight Club has a fairy fighting tournament with a high prize... so I went."
Angel covered her mouth in surprise: "But! Fairy fighting competition? Isn't that something fairies don't recommend doing? And isn't it very dangerous?"
Angel has diligently studied the Holy Order's teachings. Fairies are not recommended to participate in highly competitive matches, as it can easily lead to loss of control.
"Yes, it was dangerous," Lillian said with a wry smile. "But the prize money was also very high. I won a few matches and made some money. But... then I encountered stronger opponents. In order to win, I... I took more of a enhancement drug called 'Little Gospel'."
"A little blessing?" Ex keenly caught the key phrase. "What's that?"
"It's a popular enhancement potion that temporarily boosts a fairy's strength and speed," Lillian explained. "It's very popular in the underground fighting scene. But... the side effects are severe. After using it, you'll feel completely weak."
Just then, Gwyneth entered the glass cell with a whiteboard. She had also overheard the conversation and therefore adopted a serious expression.
"Lillian, you know the dangers of fairies going out of control! Taking 'Little Gospel,' a drug that has not been approved by the Holy Church, is a very irresponsible act."
Lillian lowered her head, her voice filled with guilt: "Yes, I'm sorry. I know... but I had no choice. Master's illness is getting worse, and he needs more money..."
"But we can't forget, we're easily out of control! Especially after taking this kind of drug of unknown origin!" Gwyneth continued. "What if you lost control at home? You could have killed your master!"
Gwyneth's tone was extremely stern.
Lillian's mood became even more depressed, and she curled up like a wounded little animal.
"I'm sorry... I really don't know what to do..."
Looking at the scene before him, Ex sighed softly and said, "We can help your master. If it's just a matter of money, I have some spare cash. But in exchange, you need to tell us something."
Lillian suddenly looked up: "Really? You're willing to help me?"
“Of course,” Ex nodded, “but we need to know what Caroline was doing in that club? Which nobles did she associate with?”
Lillian's expression turned confused: "Caroline? She is...?"
If I don't recognize you, that's troublesome.
Axe immediately showed the photos. Let's try our luck.
Have you seen her?
Lillian stared at it for a long time.
Then she suddenly clapped her hands: "Ah, I've seen it before!"
"How many times have we met?"
"No, I only saw her once at the club. She came to ask me a question."
"What's the problem?"
"Let me think... Oh right! Once, this fairy suddenly approached me and asked me some strange questions. She asked me if I knew the origin of the 'Little Gospel' enhancer."
"Origin?" Ex and Elena exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise in each other's eyes.
Caroline entered the underground club, actually to... investigate the source of the unusual drug?
"Yes, she asked very detailed questions, wanting to know where the potion came from, who manufactured it, and who distributed it..." Lillian recalled. "I thought she asked too many questions, so it left a deep impression on me. However, I really didn't know the answers; I bought it from 'Black Rock'."
She then added that "Black Rock" was the code name for the person who sold the potion.
"And then what happened?"
"Later... this fairy seemed to ask me and Black Rock for our meeting place and then left."
"You... you actually told her directly?"
"Yes, because she gave me a lot of money, and I need money..."
"Where is the rendezvous point?" Ax asked again. "This involves a murder case, so I hope you will answer truthfully."
"Ah, yes! The meeting place... is at the old quarry east of Greenwich Park."
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