The Villain Saint is my secondary account

After all, if the former bishop of the Ocean Temple was really murdered by the other party, she would probably not be able to get anything out of him.

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The Ocean Temple naturally reserved accommodation for Ella and her group. As a prosperous port city, the temple stationed here must not be poor.

The bedrooms in the tower are luxuriously decorated and even have extended balconies. Through the windows, you can see the prosperous South City commercial district at the foot of the mountain and the endless sea in the distance.

However, Ella was not in a hurry to check in. After settling the accompanying Templar Knights and servants, she planned to leave the Ocean Temple and go to the North City alone.

This was of course opposed by the Templar Knights. Although they knew that the Saint's strength far exceeded theirs, how could the accompanying knights let the Saint run around without fulfilling their duty of protection?

As a compromise, Ella had to randomly choose two knights in plain clothes to follow her.

However, when the two Templar Knights in front of her took off their helmets, Ella discovered that the people under the tin cans were unexpectedly handsome - one was a tall man with blond hair and blue eyes who could be a model, and the other was a pretty girl with a high blond ponytail.

These Templar Knights were so professional that they did not take off their helmets when eating on the road. They just took turns to rest and then opened the visors on the upper half of their faces to put their dry food in with a subtle posture, so Ella had rarely seen what they looked like.

"What are your names?" Ella asked with a little guilt.

In fact, she had asked once before setting off, but the Templars usually looked like copies of the Iron Man, and they basically didn't talk, so it was difficult to tell them apart even if you knew their names.

It's inevitable that you can't remember them after a few days. Even if you remember a few names, you can't match them with the people accurately.

"Respected Saint, I am Ophiril Shavia, and he is Gerald Duhar." The knight girl with a ponytail knelt on one knee and said softly. Ella had some impression of this name. If nothing unexpected happened, she should be the captain of the guard knight team.

"Greetings, Her Majesty the Saint." Another male knight also knelt on one knee to show his respect.

Ella nodded and stood up, leading the two knights. "Then I'll trouble you two to accompany me to the North City."

"It's my pleasure, Lady Saint."

……

Just as Ella was choosing her accompanying knight, Archbishop Vanessa of the Ocean Temple, who had finished talking with Ella, also returned to her lounge with her own ritual hall priest elder Aurora.

The dignified and elegant blue-haired girl walked into the lounge, watched Aurora enter the room and close the door, then she collapsed on a wooden chair beside her like a deflated ball.

“Ahhh… This is too tiring. How long do I have to keep going like this…”

"Your Excellency," Aurora smiled bitterly, not surprised, when she saw Vanessa lying on the table without any manners, "You have to pay attention to your manners. It's easy to develop a habit if you indulge yourself too much in private."

"Please let me go. When will my sister come back? I really can't hold on any longer..." Vanessa leaned her head against the smooth tabletop, her face pressed into a ball, "Why don't you be the bishop, Lady Aurora? I really can't hold on any longer."

"After three months without holy water, the voices of dissent among the believers have grown louder. Windchaser Castle is also exerting pressure to intervene in the investigation of the holy water depletion."

"Several powerful elders disappeared with the diplomatic corps for unknown reasons, and the Holy Lady of Light, who was finally invited to provide support, was recently rumored to be an evil god..."

"Ahhh, what should I do? I really feel like I'm going crazy!..."

Chapter 19: Plainclothes Saint

Aurora was helpless as she listened to the painful complaints of her own bishop. There was nothing she could do. Although the Ocean Cathedral looked prosperous and magnificent now, the top management was actually unable to hold on any longer.

Ever since the bishop left without saying goodbye three months ago - yes, the former bishop Beverly did not disappear, but left the Ocean Cathedral on her own.

She even left a letter to the senior leaders, asking her sister Vanessa to replace her as bishop, and then disappeared for unknown reasons.

The top management of the Ocean Temple was once in chaos. Vanessa, his sister, was supported by the elders to become the bishop, but the ocean goddess Undine did not respond to Vanessa's prayers.

No one knew what to do. Although Vanessa had the same blood as the previous bishop Beverly, the power of faith could not be inherited through blood. The elders pushed her to the position of bishop just as a last resort.

And now, what the top leaders of the Ocean Temple are really busy with is actually looking for the whereabouts of the previous bishop - but they also vaguely feel that this is just a useless effort.

But this matter cannot be made public. If the bishop leaves and the current bishop is a fake who is seeking fame and reputation but cannot get a response from God, the believers' faith in this ocean cathedral will collapse completely immediately.

Vanessa even imagined herself being tied to a rack and roasted at the stake by angry believers.

Originally they had hoped that support from the Holy Cathedral of Loren could be a lifeline that could help them share the pressure, but then all sorts of negative rumors about the Saint appeared. The rumors about the evil god could be considered exaggerated, but the evil deeds she had done as the daughter of the Duke were truly notorious... I heard that she recently killed the second prince of the royal family, and beat up and humiliated the eldest princess... Such a person suddenly volunteered to come to their seaport, who knew whether she was here to support or for some other purpose!

If the former bishop and powerful elders were still around, these groundless rumors would be ignored. But in this precarious time, Vanessa was really afraid that a wrong decision would lead to the collapse of the entire Ocean Cathedral.

"Lady Aurora, did you see the look in the Saint of Light's eyes just now? I feel like she has set her sights on me."

"Don't think too much, Your Excellency."

"Ocean Temple, is this really going to be destroyed by me?" Vanessa began to wail in despair as she complained.

"My Lord Bishop, you can't say that. You have to cheer up." Aurora patted Vanessa on the shoulder. To be honest, it was not the fault of this young girl who was appointed to the position in a critical moment.

After all, before she became a bishop, she was just a little priest who led the choir.

"When I think about the bleak future, how can I cheer up..."

Vanessa sighed and suddenly heard a knock on the lounge door.

"Please come in."

Aurora responded softly, and then the door creaked open.

The servant who walked in bowed respectfully when he saw the bishop and Aurora, the elder priest of the ceremony hall, sitting upright on the bench.

But he didn't know if it was an illusion, but the servant always felt that one side of the dignified bishop's face was a little red.

"what's up?"

"My Lord Bishop, my Lord Elder, someone from Windchaser Castle has arrived at the door of the chapel and requested a meeting."

Damn Count Maltz! Vanessa cursed in her heart, but she could only remain calm on the surface, "Got it."

After the attendants left and the well-soundproofed door of the lounge was closed, the poor bishop fell headfirst onto the table again, "God, save me..."

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At this time, Ella, wearing a cloak, had already arrived at the first floor of the church with two knights in plain clothes. They had originally planned to find a back door to leave, but because they were not familiar with the terrain, they wandered around for a while but couldn't find where the back door was.

"Ah... isn't it the same here?" Ella looked at the wall at the end of the corridor and glanced around guiltily, "The architectural design of this place is a little different from that of the Loren Cathedral."

This was of course an excuse. She was actually a bit directionally challenged, and she absolutely could not let the two knights following her discover this!

"Lady Saint, how about I go and ask the priest over there?" Ophir, who was following behind him, could hardly hold back any longer.

"Oh no, wait, this door should be the way out." Ella pointed to a small door locked with chains. There was a small ventilation window above the door through which one could see the sunlight outside.

"But it's locked..."

"Bang" Ella blushed as she broke the chain and opened the door. "Yeah, this really leads to the outside."

"...Lady Saint is wise." Ophiril and Gerald followed silently.

After leaving the church and walking along the outer wall in the open space, Ella saw a luxuriously decorated carriage slowly approaching the church gate, surrounded by several mercenary knights. The family emblem with three wavy flowing patterns on it seemed familiar to Ella.

Isn’t this the family crest of Irene, the noble lady I met at Lyra Peak before?

However, Irene had met her before and she was studying at the academy in the imperial city, so the person who got off the carriage was naturally not the crybaby lady, but a young man wearing a light blue coat with white lining.

The other party was holding a cane and walked towards the gate of the Ocean Temple accompanied by a group of servants. The arrogant look on his face was exactly the same as Irene that Ye Xiao saw in the tavern at that time.

They are indeed a family, Ella thought to herself, and then passed by with the knight.

"Hey, over there, where are these common people coming from!?"

…? Ella was stunned for a moment, and looked at the two knights behind her, then looked at the servant who was shouting and walking with the two knights next to the carriage.

"You guys, what are you doing? You don't even show respect when you see Master Maltz's carriage!?"

Ophiril and Gerald reached for the hilts of the swords at their waists without saying a word. Nothing to say, just execute them directly!

"Don't be anxious." Ella quickly raised her hand to restrain the two knights behind her. In order not to attract attention, their clothes were indeed a bit simple. They might have been mistaken for ordinary believers who came to the chapel to worship.

It’s just that it should be said that as expected of the local bosses of Storm Harbor, this family’s arrogance is simply too exaggerated, so it’s normal for them to have a personality like Irene’s.

"What are you still standing there for? Salute quickly! You will suffer the consequences if you waste the young master's time!" The servants and noble knights had already walked up to Ella and the others, shouting. The "Young Master Maltz" behind them stood there with his chest puffed out, adjusting his shirt, waiting for them to salute.

Even so, after all, this was someone else's territory. As a mature adventurer who had experienced countless storms, Ella, as an outsider, was well aware of the principle that a real man should endure as much as possible, "I..."

"What are you talking about! What are you still talking about!" the servant yelled, and a drop of droplet landed on Ella's cloak.

“…Just keep a breath.”

"Yes, sir." "Yes, Saint Lady."

Chapter 20 Gangs

"My Lord, this is bad!"

There was another knock on the lounge door.

"What's the matter?" Vanessa, who had to recover from her limp state to a dignified sitting posture, looked a little bad. How could she be interrupted twice for just lying on the table?

But the servant rushed in with a panicked look on his face, "Mr. Malz who came to visit was beaten!"

"Ha!?" Vanessa's expression suddenly became tense, but fortunately she quickly recovered to her normal state under the frightened gaze of the servants, except that there was slight sweat on her forehead.

This bizarre news is simply the ultimate challenge to her acting career.

"Calm down," Priest Aurora said quickly when she saw her bishop was a little stunned. This was said to the attendants as well as to remind Vanessa, "My Lord Bishop, let's go and check the situation... In addition, who is so bold as to hit the guests of our temple? What are the Templar Knights at the door doing? Aren't you going to stop them?"

Even though the Ocean Temple and Count Maltz were at odds with each other, as the two major powers in Storm Harbor they still had to give each other face on the surface.

"Well," Vanessa also stood up and followed the servants and Aurora out the door, "Who would dare to do such a rude act under the temple of God?"

The servant's face turned pale, and his voice trembled a little, "Okay... It seems to be the Lady of Light..."

"……what?"

"It's light... the Holy Maiden of Light..."

"No... no need to repeat... I heard it clearly." Vanessa's expression, which had been adjusted with great difficulty, became a little broken again. "I just can't convince myself to believe it."

When the three of them passed through the spacious chapel and arrived at the main entrance, the first sentence they heard was that familiar and light voice.

"Speak louder, I can't hear you."

Then there was a cry with a sobbing tone, "Lady Saint, I was wrong!!!"

But the cloaked girl was seen with her hands on her hips, her hood slipped down to reveal her silver hair like a waterfall, and one of her slender legs was placed on the chest of the blue-clothed man lying on the ground - this was none other than the Master Malz who was visiting from Windchaser Castle.

The young man's face was already bruised and swollen, and his luxurious clothes were torn into dust and blood. Even so, he still crossed his arms and cried for mercy to the girl with a look of contempt on her face and the man and woman behind her.

The servants and knights of the Maltz family who were lying on the ground around them were in unknown condition, and the tragic scene caused Vanessa, who was witnessing the scene at the door, to suffer a brain crash.

It couldn't be blamed on Ella for being too aggressive. Ella, who was well versed in the customs of Storm Harbor, knew very well that for a guy like this, a simple conflict and a verbal warning would only make the other party endure for a while, thinking that he was just careless and fell into a disadvantage this time, and then the other party would bring more people back to seek revenge.

Therefore, we must scare this guy enough and leave him with psychological trauma in order to completely eliminate this trouble.

It’s true that the Maltz family is the local boss of Storm Harbor, but her Duke’s family is no pushover either.

However, this scene was too shocking for the Bishop of the Ocean Cathedral, who was only responsible for leading the choir. Poor Vanessa was wondering if she had not yet woken up from her sleep, and everything before her eyes might just be a terrible nightmare.

"Lady Saint... what... what happened?" Aurora, who was more mature, hurried forward. It was no wonder that the group of Sea Templar Knights around her only dared to watch and not stop them. If it were her, she would not dare to move either.

Although it was not known what kind of occasion this was, it was probably not a formal one, so Aurora and the others changed their address to Ella from "Priest Seavel" to "Saint".

"Oh, I'm sorry, Lady Aurora, Lady Bishop Vanessa." Seeing the people coming from the Ocean Temple, Ella quickly put her feet back and stood upright, regaining her well-behaved and dignified appearance, completely unlike the domineering gangster lady just now.

But there seemed to be a hint of teasing and joy in her slightly curved red eyes.

"I'm sorry to bother you all. I just had some misunderstanding with this gentleman."

"Save me..." Master Maltz, who was lying on the ground, raised his weak arms slightly.

"Right?"

"Ah! Yes!... cough... Her Lady Saint is right!!" A pool of blood sprayed onto the ground nearby.

Aurora swallowed her saliva. It seemed that the rumors about this saint that Vanessa had just complained about were more real than gold.

"I may need to trouble the people in the Ocean Temple to treat this gentleman. There are some things here that need to be done first." Ella bowed slightly.

"Lady Saint, the road down the mountain is long. If you need to leave, we will arrange a carriage for you."

"Oh that's fine, thank you Lady Aurora."

"Okay, Lady Saint, take care." Aurora bowed and waved goodbye to the departing Saint and the two plain-dressed knights beside her.

Then she looked at Master Maltz who was still wailing on the ground, and turned back to look at her own bishop who was in a daze and praying automatically:

"God...your devout believers have been blinded by dreams...ah, I have seen the radiance in the ocean...praise you, beautiful and great goddess..."

Aurora couldn't help but let out a long sigh. In the end, she had to clean up this mess.

But on the bright side, the Earl's son probably doesn't have the time to talk about the holy water incident.

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