Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

"I see, that's a great help to us."

Elena patted Celia's head, as if she were meeting Celia for the first time:

"I never expected that you would find the heretical contamination that has been troubling us for so long, and even help the Holy See get rid of a scourge. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have suspected that you were the one who did it."

Of course, what shocked Elena even more was that Celia could fight against a third-tier mage. Even if she fought with someone who was a useless third-tier mage, that was still extraordinary.

Celia blushed after being told that.

She couldn't possibly do that.

It was all done by the evil god.

She is actually suspected of aiding the enemy...

"Leave this to the school. You can't handle the situation here. Come back with me later."

“Okay, but before I leave, I’d like to say goodbye to my friends in the village.”

"Okay, I'll take you there."

……

After sending Celia back to Bea Village, the mentor who had been asking Jack about the situation finished making notes and went with Elena to Bea Lake to deal with the anomaly there.

Celia found Marina.

“Miss Marina, our school has taken over the matter of Lake Bea. Don’t worry, the school will definitely handle it well and will not let you be disturbed again.”

"Thank you, Miss Celia. I'm so sorry we don't have enough money to pay you. This is what I saved up..."

"No need, the 10 silver coins for the commission are enough. If you need anything in the future, you can find me at the Holy Magic Academy. Just mention my name."

Marina seemed a little flustered. She hesitated for a moment and asked, "I'd like to ask, are there... any heretics in the village?"

Celia thought of Jack, the only heretic in the village; the others had all come into contact with contaminants by accident.

But that's what Ross said; none of the school advisors said whether Jack was a heretic or not...

"No, don't worry." Celia shook her head.

"That's good."

"By the way, where is Uncle Jack? I have some questions for him," Celia asked.

"He was at home, and that man took him home."

"Okay, you stay here and keep an eye on things, I'll go find him."

……

Celia brought the puppet to Jack's house and found Jack lying on a mat by the door, sunbathing.

"Uncle Jack, are you feeling better?" the girl asked with concern.

"I feel much better. Thank you for your healing spell, Celia... my lady."

"Just call me Celia."

"Thank you, Celia. You called me here because you need something, right? Ask away, I'll tell you everything I know." Jack knew Celia would definitely come looking for him.

“You’re a second-tier mage, right?” Celia asked.

Jack nodded.

Are you a heretic?

Jack paused, lost in thought.

After a moment, he said, "For the Holy Court, I suppose so."

"Really? Why are there no signs of contamination on you?"

Jack remained silent for a long time. He looked at Celia carefully, but instead of answering, he asked a question.

Do you know about the Hiro Association?

Chapter 42 The Meeting of Heroes

"The Hiro Meeting?"

The unfamiliar name puzzled Celia for a long time, but she couldn't figure out what kind of organization it was.

The Heroic Order was not among the twelve pagan sects that became active after the end of the Age of Calamity.

Besides, among all the small and large cults recorded in the records, Celia did not find the words "Hiro Society".

The girl looked at Ross, and Ross gave her a look that said, "Figure it out yourself."

"Don't ask me about things before the time of calamity."

Seeing the look in Celia's eyes, Jack knew she didn't know, so he slowly said, "The Hiro Society is an organization formed by remnants of the old era. We have been waiting for our god to return."

"Your gods?"

Celia couldn't help but look at Ross in her mind.

Is this Lord Ross?

"The god whom the whole world hopes to return to."

“Who is He?” Celia asked.

She cares a lot about this issue.

Before meeting Ross, she believed without hesitation that he was either the King of Gods or one of the Twelve Olympians.

But now, she's not sure.

“I don’t know His name, but perhaps the president and elders do.” Jack didn’t continue on the topic of gods. “As you can see, the magic school in Bea Village was secretly funded and established by the Hiro Society. My duty is to protect the school and protect Marina.”

Jack's words were highly credible, so Celia chose to believe them for the time being. She didn't pursue the question about the gods, as it was clear that even if Jack knew, he wouldn't tell her.

According to the Holy Court's practice, anyone unwilling to reveal their name is labeled an evil god.

The girl was more concerned with the question before her: "Why did you build a magic school in a remote village? Is it to resurrect your gods?"

The distribution of unknown idols to every household, coupled with Jack's words, might be in order to resurrect that mysterious god.

"Yes and no. Reviving the gods is just a side effect. After all, the gods have been dormant for so long, no one knows if they are still alive, or perhaps they never existed at all?"

Jack smiled slightly, "Our real purpose is simply to hope that magic can help the poor and ordinary people who are ignored by everyone."

He suddenly shook his head and sighed.

"I'm just an ordinary member of the Hiro Society. I joined the society only for this vague ideal. There are many things about the society that I don't know much about, which is why I'm telling you all this..."

He looked at Celia again, "It's because you bravely stood in front of everyone that Hiroki would never hide himself from his friends of justice."

"Using magic to help ordinary people... is this the philosophy of the Hiro Society?"

"One of them."

Celia tilted her head. "The Holy Court is also working to make magic help ordinary believers."

“Maybe they really did that, but so far, the magical techniques used by the Holy Court have all been dug out from ancient ruins.” Jack chuckled. “Otherwise, the Hiro Society wouldn’t exist.”

"You are a student at the Holy Magic Academy, and you may join the Holy Court in the future. When that happens, help us see if the Holy Court is really doing it."

"I will."

Celia nodded.

"I have one last question. You just said that Hero might hide himself from the 'Friends of Justice.' How many people know that Hero does this?"

"Of course, many people know about the Hiro Society, whose members are all over the Starfall Continent."

Celia frowned. "That's strange. Why is there no record of this?"

"I don't know, you can ask your teacher."

As he spoke, Jack seemed to have thought of something and laughed, "I heard the High Priest say that you were impersonating a Holy Maiden of the Holy Court. Remember to go back and seal his mouth so as not to affect your joining the Holy Court... If only you were really a Holy Maiden, hahaha."

Celia smiled too.

Yes, it will.

……

After saying goodbye to Marina, Celia went to Lake Bea to say goodbye to Elena.

"Celia, before you go back, go to the Snow Cedar Temple. They need your assistance in taking inventory of High Priest Dylan's crimes," Elena instructed.

“Okay, no problem.” Celia nodded.

After saying goodbye to Elena, Celia boarded her flying broom and returned to Cedar Town, arriving at the entrance of the Cedar Temple.

The temporary worker who had blocked the door earlier was gone, replaced by two knights who clearly weren't from Snowflake Town.

Celia recognized the other person's armor.

"It's a Discipline Knight from the Court of Justice. The Holy See has sent people? So quickly?"

Celia approached, but was stopped by the other party.

"I'm sorry, ma'am, the temple is currently undergoing maintenance and is not accepting worshippers at the moment."

"I'm not a believer, no, I am a believer," Celia declared, then, realizing something was amiss, quickly produced her Holy Magic Academy student ID.

"Are you Miss Celia? Please come in." A knight gestured for her to enter.

Upon entering the temple, Celia spotted a familiar face.

The court ruled against Pastor Vasily.

"Good afternoon, Grandpa Vasily."

"Celia, you're here! Haha, you've done something big."

Upon seeing Celia, Vasily stroked his white beard and laughed heartily, his eyes filled with admiration.

"Come here and tell me how you defeated a third-tier mage."

“Just keep hitting him with magic, and you’ll win,” Celia chuckled.

Vasily, of course, didn't believe him. He stroked his beard and walked into the temple. "Come with me, I'll take you to see Dylan."

"it is good."

Celia obediently followed Vasily inside and met Dylan outside the deepest chamber.

He was tied to a chair, had woken up, and his injuries had been treated briefly, but he looked extremely listless, his pupils were unfocused, and he seemed to have become mentally impaired.

"Perhaps he couldn't accept the change from being a sorcerer to an ordinary person more than being judged, and that's how he ended up like this."

Vasily glanced at him, shook his head, and pointed to the puppet beside him, saying:

"This is a puppet that Dylan treasured. It was originally intended as your reward, but we don't know if there are any unknown runes inside, and you can't control it right now, so the reward has become the puppet's heart inside. We hope you can understand."

“It’s alright, Grandpa Vasily. I’m also a member of the Holy See. It’s my duty to clean up the corrupt elements in the Holy See. I don’t need any reward.”

Dylan's puppet, Ross didn't let her disassemble the parts after the fight, which means Ross didn't like it, and she followed suit.

Of course, the truth is that she can't use it right now.

A voltage of 36V cannot drive a 220V appliance.

If Rose says the most valuable Puppet Heart is trash, then we don't need it. We might as well add it to the Saintess's evaluation.

Hearing Celia's words, Vasily's smile widened. "I remember you don't have a puppet, you're missing the most crucial puppet heart. This puppet heart will be of great use to you, take it."

With that, Vasily went over, opened the puppet, removed the puppet heart from inside, and handed it to Celia.

"No, I already... Huh? A natural puppet heart?"

Celia, who was originally planning to refuse, was stunned.

What lies before us is not an artificial puppet heart, but a natural one.

She couldn't help but ask Ross, "Lord Ross, didn't you say that Dylan's puppet is an artificial puppet heart?"

“Not this puppet,” Ross said.

"There were originally two puppets, so why didn't he take this one with him?"

“The attributes don’t match. This is a nature-type god… Puppet Heart. It’s rock-type, which doesn’t match nature.” Ross said, “Take it. Nature and water types match. When you get back, buy a linking device. I’ll merge these two Puppet Hearts into one and put it in your puppet.”