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"I am but a mortal, I must not do such a thing."

Hearing this, Yu Zi looked helpless and said, "You're such a troublesome person."

Chapter 44, Section 044: A Mysterious Intimacy

Matthew seemed to be in a good mood, and he said with a smile, "Adults are always a lot of trouble."

"..."

"What's wrong?" Not hearing a response from the girl, Matthew turned his head curiously and found Yuko looking thoughtful.

"I have an idea."

The girl gave a peculiar smile: "You said you wanted an equal exchange, but that guy can't offer anything good, right?"

"That's right. After all, that senior hasn't been doing too well these past few years, so he probably doesn't have anything to offer in exchange."

I said,

Yuko stood up excitedly: "If you can't give it to me, then go get it!"

"Huh?" Matthew was completely confused. "What am I supposed to get?"

"Hmph, I think your gods are pretty casual too. You were able to get away with 'self-satisfaction' before, so why don't you just copy them this time?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

Yu Zi clapped her hands: "What I mean is, since what you're going to give that guy is enough to change his life, and you can't just give it away for nothing... you should first take something from him that could affect his life as a reward."

"What he can give you and what you can get from him are not the same thing, are they? What do you think?"

Matthew didn't dismiss Yuko's words with a laugh because of her age; instead, he began to think about them seriously.

"Indeed, the concept of 'equivalent exchange' doesn't require both parties to be willing, which is a good idea!"

The man's brows gradually relaxed: "Senior may not be able to offer anything of value, but we can try a different approach."

"I see my help as a positive action that will influence his life."

"Then, why not just do the same thing that will have a significant negative impact on someone else's life?"

As Matthew was speaking, he suddenly stood up.

He said excitedly, "That's right, isn't that how it works? Isn't that how it works!"

"How come I never thought of that before!"

"Hehe," Yu Zi said, puffing out her chest and giving me a look that said, "Come on, praise me!"

“I was wrong. I thought Yu Zi was like her, a dark and unreasonable person.”

"I didn't expect Yuko to actually come up with such a good idea."

"Thank you. Ah, meeting you must be the guidance of... no, it must be 'God'."

At first, Yuko was quite happy to hear Matthew's praise, but she became very unhappy when he attributed the credit to some unknown 'god'.

"It was clearly my idea that came up with this, so how did it get dragged into the hands of your 'gods'?"

Matthew wasn't angry. He explained gently, "All things in the world are guided by God. Our meeting was by no means accidental."

"Oh, then why doesn't your so-called god allow everyone to believe in Him?"

Sakakibara Ikuko patted her pants and asked in return.

“How could a mere mortal fathom the will of our Lord?” Matthew replied with his signature charlatan smile.

Then he added, "I think you, Yu Zi, have a connection with our god. Why don't you consider joining the religion?"

Yuko yawned, looking bored: "You still haven't said what church you belong to."

"Excuse me, I am Bishop Matthew of the Apocalyptic Secret Church."

For reasons unknown, the man smiled and said something extraordinary.

"The Apocalyptic Secret Cult?" Yu Zi scratched his head. "Never heard of it."

"But forget it."

“I never thought about joining any church and having to accept those strange rules, with no rules for me to do this or that every day. It was worse than killing me.”

Matthew didn't care when he heard Yuko's firm refusal.

The fact that this special girl is refusing means the time isn't right; Matthew sees a certain 'destiny' in her.

It doesn't matter, it's good that we're meant to be.

Everything is guided by chaos.

The man closed his eyes, held the religious text, and prayed a few words.

Then, he said to the somewhat impatient girl, "Yu Zi, you've solved one of my worries... What's bothering you? Why don't you tell me?"

"Perhaps I can be of some help,"

"Didn't you say it was all thanks to your gods? You don't need to thank me." The girl was still somewhat indignant.

Matthew didn't say anything, he just looked at her expectantly.

"Fine, fine, I can't stand you."

"Actually, I do have something that's bothering me."

Then, without any reservations, Yuko told the man she was meeting for the first time everything about her relationship with Nakamura.

Matthew initially maintained a smile, but as he listened, his expression became subtle.

After Yu Zi finished speaking in one breath, she noticed that Ma Xiuzheng was staring at her with a strange look.

"Hey! What's that look in your eyes?"

"Ahem, my apologies. I was just deeply moved to witness the miracles of my Lord once again."

Matthew stroked the black Bible with his right hand and made a decision.

"I will definitely help you with this."

Yu Zi looked at him with suspicion: "I don't have anything for you, but I do have a few pieces of candy, do you want them?"

"...This was originally given to you by me. Okay, don't disbelieve me."

Ma Zheng said seriously, "Not to mention that what you just said gave me a lot of inspiration."

After a pause, the man added, "Helping you is actually helping myself."

As he spoke, Matthew opened the Black Bible and casually tore off a page.

"Give"

"You just tore up your family's scriptures like that, you really are... um, what's this?"

After Yuko clearly saw the contents of that page, she was stunned.

"Isn't it clearly written in 'On the Construction of a Temporary Second Personality'?"

Matthew paused for a moment, then said, "You don't recognize the words on it, do you? That would be troublesome."

He looked at Yuko with a troubled expression: "I don't understand everything in the Holy Scripture either. The realm of the soul is my father's specialty, and I haven't studied it much."

"Who doesn't understand? You underestimate me!"

"But, this one on top..."

"I guarantee you can fool that professor, don't worry."

Matthew said with certainty, "I can roughly guess what he's trying to do. 'Five senses resonance,' this isn't the first time someone has tried it."

"Ha," Yu Zi said, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"Does it really work?" she asked uncertainly.

"Absolutely, absolutely effective!"

"Well, I'll give it a try."

Yu Zi hesitated for a moment: "Well, it's rare to find someone willing to help me... Thanks."

"You're welcome."

Matthew waved to Yuko with a refreshed expression: "Now that I've finished my business, I should be going."

"Oh, bye-bye."

Yuko crumpled the paper into a ball and stuffed it into her pocket. She hummed a song and then peeled off a piece of candy and put it in her mouth.

Chew, chew.

chew.....

....................

After walking only a few steps, Yu Zi's face suddenly turned ashen.

She turned around abruptly, only to find that there was no one outside the door.

That's really strange.

She hadn't noticed it before, but once that suspicious guy left, Yuko realized something was wrong.

Given my personality, how could I chat with a stranger like an old friend?

Not to mention that she ate his candy and took that suspicious piece of paper.

After standing there in silence for a while, Yuko suddenly let out a cold laugh.

She started walking again and popped another piece of candy into her mouth.

'Whatever, I can't think of anything by myself anyway, might as well give it a try.'

'Just please, don't let me see you again next time.'

'How dare you underestimate me? Hmph.'