So I'm a sheep.

She is well-mannered, literate, can recite the scriptures, has self-control, and is good-looking (this is also very important).

Leonard's final choice of Sasha to 'play' the messenger of the gods, and even his subtle intention to pass on his mantle, was by no means a whim.

"Sasha, I have never seen a child like you."

Leonard gazed at the little girl: "Out of respect for you, I will not ask Daisy about your true origins."

"But now I have to ask you, are you really not connected to the Black Hand Brotherhood?"

The little girl instantly realized that her next answer was crucial!

"Really, really, really it's okay. Teacher, you said the leader of the Black Hand Brotherhood is a complete idiot, and I won't associate with idiots!"

"I don't want to associate with idiots..."

The man smiled again: "I'll continue to observe you from now on. You've passed this test."

'You're so suspicious!'

The little girl was helpless, but also fearless.

She's a sworn enemy of the Black Hand Brotherhood, so let her observe.

Since the conversation had turned to the church of these demon cultists, Sasha seized the opportunity to ask, "Teacher, do you know about the Gates of Purgatory?"

Of course I know.

The little girl immediately adopted a hesitant expression, as if she wanted to ask more questions but dared not.

"The higher-ups in the church all know about the Black Hand Brotherhood's 'Gates of Purgatory' plan. If you want to know, I'll tell you in detail."

His Holiness the Pope said with a mocking expression, "Fear can bring deterrence, but it will also bring you enemies."

"That was a crazy plan proposed by Simon, the current president of the Black Hand Brotherhood, at the beginning of his term."

"Sacrifice, or rather, blood sacrifice, to nine cities to summon a terrifying demon army to conquer the world."

"Ha, I've never seen such an idiot!"

"At that time, the Church of Dawn was on the verge of collapse. After he did this, those neutral people were terrified and ran away in a panic."

"Even though they didn't directly join the church, they secretly sold off all sorts of resources, desperately trying to let the church profit from them."

"With the strong support of those people, the church was finally able to catch its breath."

"Moreover, Simon's overly brutal methods directly led to internal divisions."

"While he was suppressing the internal strife, the Church of Dawn expanded wildly, eventually becoming an organization that could rival the Brotherhood of the Black Hand."

"Hahaha, thanks to that idiot Simon coming to power, the church has been able to grow to what it is today."

The little girl didn't laugh; she was so frightened by what she heard that she almost broke out in a cold sweat.

"Teacher, how many cities has Simon sacrificed so far?"

"Six seats? What, you really believe he can summon a demon army?"

"After all, he was a follower of the devil."

The little girl wiped the cold sweat from her forehead: "We have to stop him, otherwise..."

"What demon did you come from?"

Leonard said nonchalantly, "It's one thing to fool others, but how could you be so foolish as to believe it, Sasha?"

"Uh"

The little girl blinked: "Teacher, you don't believe me?"

"You're kidding, how could I believe that!"

"But they have magical artifacts! They created magical artifacts using knowledge given to them by demons. You see, such things have never existed in this world before, so..."

"Something that has never appeared before, appearing now, must be a gift from the devil?"

Leonard interrupted Sasha: "Why would you think that?"

"That's what they claim, 'demonic cultists' and all that..."

"You're also a divine messenger."

Leonard countered, "Are you really sent by the goddess to save the world?"

"..."

What is an unbeliever? Look, this is an unbeliever!

He not only didn't believe in goddesses, but he didn't even believe in the existence of demons.

"Teacher, if it wasn't given by a demon, then where did the demonic artifact come from?"

"A great invention, a technology that can change the world order!"

"Unfortunately, the Black Hand Brotherhood got it."

Leonard smacked his lips: "This technology is amazing. The church has seized many magical artifacts, but they haven't been able to replicate a single one."

"Hmph, the Black Hand Brotherhood is really short-sighted."

"With such technology, wouldn't it be better to simply establish a cult, don the cloak of holiness, instead of becoming a follower of some demon?"

"I don't understand, I just don't understand."

Perhaps, they didn't have a choice at all...

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After making sarcastic remarks about the Black Hand Brotherhood for a while, Leonard looked at the silent girl and suddenly hesitated.

"teacher?"

"Sasha, someone asked me to do something troublesome..."

"If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know!"

"Well, listen to me first. If you don't think it's right, then refuse."

"Oh?" The little girl's curiosity was piqued.

"The Church of Dawn has a special operations team. They are not officially part of the organization and are specifically there to handle things that I can't discuss openly."

"Mmm"

"Now, the leader of the special operations team has made a request to me."

Leonard hesitated before saying, "He wants you, Sasha, to listen to all the team members, including his own confession."

"Ah, you don't need to appear in front of them. You can just listen to their confessions from behind the house."

That's it? It's a small matter.

"Sure," the little girl agreed without hesitation.

"..."

"Sasha, this is not something you can easily agree to."

Leonard said in a deep voice, "Let's be frank, those guys are all scoundrels and madmen with blood on their hands."

"Their sinful words are swords and spears. There have been tragedies where priests have gone insane after listening to too many confessions from those scoundrels."

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The little girl gasped, and stammered, "This... this is so dangerous, teacher, you still want me to do it?"

"I'm asking for your opinion. If you refuse, I will firmly refuse them."

The little girl was about to refuse when she noticed that Leonard looked very troubled.

"Teacher, have they gotten hold of something against you?"

"What are you thinking? A bunch of scoundrels can't possibly slander a saint like me. Even with conclusive evidence, it won't work."

"Then why are you so wary of them?"

"Someone has to do the dirty work; it would be a real problem if we didn't have those people."

Sasha frowned: "Teacher, can you tell me the real reason?"

Volume 1: Chapter 015 Repentance

Leonard clearly hesitated; he looked at the little girl for a long time before making up his mind.

“You are the messenger of the church and my disciple. Now that you are asked to make a decision, you should not hide the key points.”

His Holiness the Pope said in a deep voice, “The reason I am so hesitant is that only those villains in the Church are capable of using magical artifacts.”

"Eh, not everyone can use magical artifacts?" the little girl asked in surprise.

"Demonic artifacts are rare, and only certain people can use them."

What's so special about those people?

"..."

"Only villains, madmen, and the most heinous people can use demonic artifacts."

Leonard sighed: "This must be a precautionary measure taken by the Black Hand Brotherhood to prevent the artifacts from leaking out. Anyway, they have no shortage of villains over there, so the restrictions on the artifacts are practically non-existent."

"But we're in trouble here. The Church can only watch helplessly as they seize the magical artifacts."

"Of course, we tried to crack this 'insurance'. But the church didn't have the relevant technology, and despite spending a lot of manpower and resources, we made no progress at all."

"Well, it's very frustrating, but in the end we had no choice but to compromise."

"Teacher, is this really alright?"

The thought of a villain wielding a magical artifact is terrifying.

“We also have a screening process. Although they are all villains, villains who believe in the goddess are completely different from villains who have no faith.”

"We further sift through the villains who worship the goddess."

"Only those who truly have a repentant heart are allowed to take up the magic weapon and become 'punishers'."

Leonard said calmly, "To strike down the cultists of evil and to eradicate sin is their atonement."