So I'm a sheep.

Leonard was very forgiving: "You did nothing wrong. In my opinion, our scriptures are indeed full of flaws."

Why not change it?

The little girl asked curiously, "You could have made it more reasonable."

"Sasha, how old are you?"

Nine years old

A human girl in her past life (8) + a little angel in her present life (1) = (9)

"Nine years old, an age of wisdom."

"?"

“People in my hometown generally believe that children become smart around the age of nine, haha, Sasha, you are very smart.”

Leonard smiled and said, "However, although you are smart, you still lack experience."

"You think I have so much power that I can amend the scriptures? No, actually I can't, and it has nothing to do with the amount of power I have."

"Uh"

The little girl scratched her head, looking like she didn't understand what she was saying.

"dong dong dong"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Sasha, go back to your book. I have some things to take care of," Leonard said kindly.

"Oh"

The little girl stood up. She froze when she saw the bishop walk in, then walked past him as if nothing had happened.

Sasha walked slowly toward her room, looking preoccupied.

The young girl had observed the faith of all the church leaders, and unfortunately, these guys were either abelievers like Leonard or shallow believers.

That would have been bad enough, but the worst part was that a follower of the devil had infiltrated the upper echelons.

The bishop who just walked in is an evil bastard with a red line of faith on his head!

'When I first arrived in this world, I was attacked by assassins from the Black Hand Brotherhood.'

'It's very likely that it was that bishop who tipped them off!'

Leonard is a big conman, but the Black Hand Brotherhood doesn't know... or is unsure.

If there are demons, why can't there be goddesses?

What if, just as Leonard said, some divine messenger were to descend to earth? Wouldn't that be a huge problem?

Just to be on the safe side, the Brotherhood of the Black Hand sent assassins carrying magical artifacts to each prophetic location.

This is why the little angels were attacked when they first arrived.

'Tell him directly, he won't believe you.'

'We need to think of a way, we need to think of a way...'

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You're way late.

Sasha frowned as she looked at her new teacher: "Punctuality is a virtue."

"Lady Sasha is so strict, but this time I have a legitimate reason."

"is it?"

The young girl looked suspicious; she had a very bad impression of this glib-tongued man.

"It's true, it's because I attended Bishop Apa's funeral that I'm so late today."

Ah, Bishop Apa?

The little girl jumped to her feet: "He's dead? How did he die!"

Before we could figure out how to deal with Apa, this follower of the devil, how did he suddenly die?

“While carrying out a secret mission assigned by His Holiness the Pope, Bishop Apa was attacked by assassins from the Black Hand Brotherhood.”

The man squeezed out two tears: "It's too horrible. All four limbs have been cut off. It's utter torture."

"This is a serious provocation against our religion!"

Volume 1: Chapter 012 You've Got Some Skill

The sudden death of Bishop Apa was completely unexpected for the little girl, and the subsequent developments in the incident led her to some kind of speculation.

The bishop's tragic death greatly spurred the followers of the Church of Dawn, and under Leonard's leadership, the church swiftly launched a heavy attack on the Brotherhood of the Black Hand.

The Knights, filled with anger and sorrow, won a brilliant victory. After pursuing their advantage and recapturing several enemy-occupied territories, the Church of Dawn's decline was completely swept away!

'Reinhard is pretty good.'

The young girl's opinion of Leonard changed drastically. She had thought he was just a charlatan, but it turned out he actually had some skills.

Of course, the more powerful the Pope is, the better. The more powerful he is, the better Sasha has a chance to complete her trial.

A few days later, Leonard checked on the girl's learning progress.

I casually asked Sasha a few anecdotes from the scriptures, and the little girl answered them all fluently.

"That's right, you've really put your heart into it during this time."

"That is"

Sasha said very seriously, "Learn more so you can improve yourself and then I can help you more."

His Holiness the Pope was very pleased with the little girl's answer. He smiled and said, "You are already familiar with the canon. Now you can learn from me."

"You want to be my teacher?"

"Teacher? Haha, you can call me that in private."

Leonard is a capable man, and the little girl is very happy to be taught by him.

She was full of expectations, but a week passed and Leonard only had her do chores like serving tea and water, never taking the initiative to teach her anything useful.

"Teacher!"

One evening, the little girl finally couldn't help but ask, "When can my lessons begin?"

“Didn’t it start a long time ago?” Leonard said slowly.

"Eh"

"Sasha, aside from serving me tea and water, you just sit there in a daze the rest of the time."

Why not use the time you're daydreaming to carefully observe my every word and action?

"What's there to observe?" The young girl looked at the man, puzzled.

"I believe I have some ability to stand out from the crowd of believers and reach where I am today."

Leonard began, “Observe, imitate, learn, and even surpass. I promise I will never hide anything from you.”

"Sasha, you're not just a maid to serve me tea and water. Strive to grow and improve; I hope you can become my right-hand woman in the future."

Leonard took the opportunity to describe her bright future to the little girl. Sasha listened attentively on the surface, but actually let it go in one ear and out the other.

"Sigh, either you complete the trial and go home happily, or you fail and starve to death here. The idyllic future you described doesn't exist."

While silently criticizing him, the little girl was immune to the Pope's brainwashing.

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After being lectured by Leonard, the little girl stopped daydreaming during her free time and began to carefully observe the highest level of the Church of Dawn.

"Like a robot" was the little girl's first thought.

Leonard is neither greedy for money nor lustful.

He gets up at 5:30 every morning and from the moment he steps out of his bedroom, he devotes himself entirely to his role as the Pope.

To alleviate internal church conflicts, devise strategies and actively respond to the Brotherhood of the Dark Hand's offensive, act as a mentor (brainwashing) to overburdened church leaders, and hold meetings to discuss the escalating famine...

He was busy until midnight before he could fall asleep, and he didn't have a single moment to himself during that time.

'Reinhard, what is he after?'

Sasha was quite puzzled. This man was by no means a selfless saint, yet she had never seen him use his power to benefit himself.

Do you have any questions?

After finishing an official task, Leonard asked casually.

"Yes, teacher, don't you think your life is boring?"

The little girl was utterly bewildered: "How have you managed to live such a life, devoid of any passion, year after year?!"

“Fighting for humanity fills my heart with happiness every moment,” Leonard said with a sacred expression.

Wow!

"This is just the official explanation."

"Uh"

"I'm not that noble, but I do enjoy it."

Leonard was silent for a moment: "Actually, the reason I went to great lengths to climb to the position of Pope was for nothing other than the enormous power that I could wield after becoming Pope."

"I've finally gained power, but if I abuse it, I could easily lose it in this chaotic world."

"You've seized power, yet you don't use it for your own benefit? Teacher, you've really impressed me!"

"Hmm, now that you say that, I feel like I'm so great."

"But as I said before, I'm not that kind of noble person. Is it really possible that I risked my life to save all of humanity without any reward?"

Leonard laughed: "I'm neither greedy for money nor lustful; what I pursue is spiritual enjoyment."

"What did you enjoy?"