The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

A cool yet gentle voice came from inside the door.

Before Dekan could push the heavy door open, Cornelia helped him push it.

She seemed to realize that Dekan would have a little trouble pushing the door open.

"Humph."

Dekan couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

This feels more like it.

What came into view of the three was this combination of a mini library-like living room and study.

There's also the Ice Princess with a slightly surprised expression.

However, she quickly composed herself and gestured for the guests to sit on the sofa.

Having fought alongside Chloex, they also shared many complaints.

Therefore, among the people that Princess Ice Princess knows, Chloe is already considered a familiar person with whom she can have a good conversation.

But this was the first time she had ever met Nyanko-sensei and Cornelia.

I couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Moreover, she didn't know why, but the red-haired girl seemed to be looking at her with some nervousness, which made Ice Princess even more nervous.

……

"Is there anything I need to do for the final stage of becoming a Master Card Maker?"

After the Ice Princess served them the prepared fruit tea, Dekan went straight to asking the question he was most concerned about.

"The third phase was originally going to be quite long, and I'm sure President Raylen of the Royal Capital branch of the Card Makers Association has already explained the reasons to you."

Ice Princess replied.

Dekan nodded with a wry smile.

He knew why his review process was so lengthy.

After all, his methods of card production are too similar to those of the major bishops of the Church of Resurrection.

In fact, Dekan has always been indignant about everyone's misunderstanding.

"However, things changed after you defeated Evans..."

Ice Princess spoke again.

"Haha, great! Taking down Evans should speed up my review process a lot."

Dekan couldn't help but laugh out loud, taking a leisurely sip of his favorite fruit tea.

"..."

however.

Ice Princess remained silent.

This caused Dekan's smile to gradually fade.

He realized that something seemed wrong.

"Could it be that the review process has actually slowed down?"

Dekan asked, his voice trembling slightly.

He couldn't accept that he was stuck in the review process.

"Yes."

Ice Princess nodded helplessly.

"Is this even reasonable? I killed a cardinal of the Church of Resurrection! Even if there were suspicions that I had some connection with the Church of Resurrection, shouldn't I be cleared of those suspicions by now?!"

Dekan looked at Ice Princess and asked, full of confusion.

Ice Princess nodded helplessly:

"Actually... it's because there are rumors that the Church of Resurrection appointed a new bishop after Evans' death, named Bishop Pain..."

Dekan almost dropped his teacup.

"Where did this rumor come from!"

147 Dekan's list

“I know you could never become the bishop of the Church of Resurrection.”

Although Princess Bingxue's brows were furrowed with sorrow, her tone was resolute.

"But... this is an official announcement from the Church of Resurrection."

Ice Princess handed Dekan a document.

The above text contains information released by the Resurrection Church this morning.

"After active and friendly communication and negotiation, we are pleased to announce that, effective immediately, Mr. D, who is skilled in curses, poisons and mind control, has officially joined the Church of Resurrection and will serve as the Church's new Cardinal - Bishop of Pain, fighting alongside other members for the great doctrine."

"So I transferred to Resurrect Gaming to play jungle, right?"

Dekan couldn't help but curse.

Although the Church of Resurrection did not name Dekan by name, it was essentially the same as reading out Dekan's ID number.

"Who was the unlucky bastard who came up with this idea?!"

Dekan felt like he was trying to hunt birds all day, only to be pecked by them instead.

It's unbelievable that the Church of Resurrection, which was so angry with him just a few days ago, is now willing to abandon all pretense of dignity and drag him down with them.

Moreover, the actions of the Church of Resurrection are utterly disgusting.

If the Church of Resurrection truly considered Dekan a companion, it would never have made its own information public like this.

So whether Dekan is a member of the Church of Resurrection or not, those who know, know.

The meaning of the resurrected church is quite clear.

The point is to give those who want to cause trouble for Dekan a pretext to criticize him.

"This is nothing more than a tactic used by the Church of Resurrection to sow discord, and there are indeed some people with ulterior motives taking advantage of it. Please don't worry, the innocent will clear themselves, and the vast majority of people believe you are a hero."

Ice Princess looked at Dekan seriously and said.

"I absolutely believe you."

Seeing that Dekan remained silent, Ice Princess added another sentence.

"Is it because if my reputation is too high, or if I become a top-tier card maker, it will infringe on the interests of certain people?"

"Dekan asked."

"Yes."

"Ugh."

Dekan sighed helplessly.

He had already tried his best to get Lampard to report the whole thing discreetly.

For example, the "overwhelming celebration of Captain Derkan" held in Tristine City was portrayed as a mere coincidence.

Then, by chance, they captured a large group of Resurrected cultists.

The process of "defeating Isabel" was also omitted in many details because Dekan could not reveal his final trump card.

Finally, the part about "defeating Evans" also credited the main damage output to Paladin Judith.

Therefore, the report of the whole incident appears to show that the two eighth-tier powerhouses, Ice Princess Judith and Dekan and Chloix, acted as the main force, while together they defeated Evans.

While Dekan was undoubtedly the key player, it seemed more like "luck struck" and that he "came to the rescue and demonstrated his ability to counter Evans."

The details of Dekan's scheme, which involved manipulating everything like a mastermind, were concealed.

Even so, there are still some people who cannot tolerate Dekan.

"Besides, your demon script card-making technique isn't something no one can see through. Although interlanguage card-making is also a key area of ​​research for modern card makers, your mastery of demon script card-making is unbelievably high, as if you were truly a living ancient demon..."

Ice Princess added.

Dekan nodded.

He knew what the Ice Princess meant.

Demons have almost disappeared from this world many years ago.

Demonic rune card making has gradually become a lost technology.

In ancient times, the Pain Stream and Mana Evaporation Stream that Dekan now uses are not uncommon among demons.

At that time, there were countermeasures and strategies to deal with the demon's pain inflict, pain feedback, and summoned interference.

However, with the changing times and environment, demons became extinct, and these demon-based archetypes also disappeared due to a lack of new cards.

However, Dekan suddenly unveiled a newly modified version of the Pain build in this era without demons.

Furthermore, the addition of some of Dekan's cunning ideas has made the current environment very difficult to deal with.

They can often be caught off guard by Dekan.

If Dekan were allowed to develop the demonic faction further, it could very likely have a huge impact on or even destroy the environment of the present world.

Perhaps some top-tier card makers will be completely overwhelmed and rendered useless.

Therefore, many people do not want Dekan to bring about such a huge change in the environment.

"Could you tell me where the main resistance comes from?"

Dekan asked calmly.

"Top-tier card makers from the northern kingdoms, top-tier card makers from the imperial forces, and..."

Ice Princess handed Dekan a list that had been prepared in advance.

Dekan took the list, glanced at it, and nodded expressionlessly.