Xingyue, is Xiaokai also considered Kai?

“Trinity…” Eri repeated the word softly, feeling her thoughts were somewhat chaotic.

"Yes, that's right, it's the Trinity!"

Lilith blinked again and gave Eri a mysterious smile.

Immediately afterwards, she pointed with the lollipop in her mouth at the angels on both sides of the screen.

"The figure on the far left represents the Father, and he is wearing a gold and red cloak."

"The one on the right represents the Holy Spirit and is wearing a green robe."

"The table they were surrounding was interpreted as a symbol of an altar."

Lilith went on and on.

These explanations were almost identical to those written in the thin instruction manual in Eri's hand.

However, Eri Se had no time to think about these theological allusions at the moment.

She was simply utterly confused.

Lilith, why are you here?

Shouldn't this guy be around Novia 24/7, with a lollipop in his mouth and surrounded by that noisy group of Lilitu, clinging to her like a piece of sticky taffy?

How could someone come to the church just like me? It's unbelievable.

However, upon hearing Lilith mention the "Trinity," Erise thought of the "Holy Spirit" Novia and the "Son" Jesus...

What to say.

It feels very subtle.

Lilith seemed to see through Erisena's conflicted thoughts, and with a smile, she reached out and pinched Erisena's tense cheek.

"Pfft."

Although Lilith didn't quite understand the specific relationship between Jesus and Novia.

But since Jesus is the "Son of God" and calls Novia "Father," Lilith finds the whole thing quite interesting.

However, what angered Lilith even more was Shekina, who seized the opportunity after Jesus' ascension to become Novia's "mother".

Damn it!

She wants to be one too!

Such a great opportunity, and you didn't even tell me, your older sister!

Seriously.......

Novia had already told Lilith that Shekina was like his mother.

Therefore, Lilith naturally felt quite unhappy with this "sister".

She probably selectively forgot that it was she who led to Shekina's "fall from grace".

The reason Lilith is here this time is not because Luce said anything to her adoptive mother.

Rather, it was because they sensed Eri Se and came to this sanctuary with that thought in mind.

What to say.

Lilith considered herself to be the former queen of pop, Anat.

So, if Eri Se prays here...

So, the fact that I personally appeared before Eri Se proves that the possibility of her wish succeeding is extremely high, doesn't it?

Lilith seems to be doing something that doesn't bring her any direct benefit.

In fact it is.

But Lilith now considers herself to be quite "generous".

She remembered him.

I was reminded of Novia.

He will always remember, and said he would always remember, those nameless children who were not etched into the cold history.

Since that death was given to us by this world.

Therefore, it is his responsibility to remember them.

Remember why you were happy and why you were sad.

The death of another person is, in any case, their own business, or rather, it must be their own business.

Otherwise, humanity would be easily and utterly crushed by the immense grief of the death of others.

But, it doesn't matter.

"I am not human."

That's what I said.

That's right.

Therefore, Lilith will do the same.

Despite being Anat and Lilith's past, it is filled with all sorts of unpleasant and dark history.

But this doesn't stop Lilith from doing so, after all, her memory is excellent.

not to mention......

His brilliance probably also includes his past experiences of how this emotion was touched.

after all--

“Yahu”.

After all, there is a saying in Egypt that "Anat-Yahu" and "Anat-Yahu" were originally one.

Clearly, Erise wasn't used to the motherly smile on Lilith's face, so she couldn't help but shiver.

Then, recalling Lilith's interaction with Luce that day, and her time with those women at the Kuonji mansion, Erise mustered her courage and, somewhat awkwardly, said to Lilith:

"...I hope you can exercise some restraint."

Lilith's smile widened, and she pulled out a brand new lollipop from somewhere, stuffing it into Eri's mouth to shut the girl up before she could say anything.

Then, she brought her face close to Erise's ear, gave her a knowing smile, and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Didn't Chitose say she was like Erise's 'mother'?"

"Actually, it's fine to call her 'grandmother' too."

“After all, Lilith is my ‘mother’.”

“千岁, means ‘grandmother’.”

“And Erise, you are my ‘daughter’.”

"Look, isn't this also a kind of... trinity? Doing that kind of thing is quite interesting."

"Enough already—!"

These words made Eri's cheeks turn bright red.

I don't know if it was from anger or embarrassment.

In any case, Eri and Lilith wandered aimlessly around the sanctuary, one after the other.

Most of the time, Eri, who exudes a cold aura that keeps strangers at bay, is usually made to blush and be at a loss by Lilith's casual remark.

In this atmosphere of one-sided "pleasure" for Lilith, the two finally arrived at the center of the sanctuary.

Outside the Holy of Holies.

Eri's gaze fell on the portrait of the Virgin Mary on the left side of the royal gate, and she asked casually, as if unintentionally:

"Logically speaking, shouldn't this Virgin Mary be my...grandmother or something?"

Eri originally intended to use this opportunity to give Lilith, who had always seemed to be in complete control, a slight setback.

At the very least, don't be so smug in front of yourself.

But to Erise's surprise, Lilith simply shrugged indifferently.

"No, that doesn't count."

"Mary was only the mother of Jesus."

“What’s the difference? It’s a trinity!” Eri retorted, unconvinced.

"Yahoo, yahoo..."

Lilith chuckled softly, but didn't directly answer Erise's question. She simply narrowed her emerald green eyes slightly.

"As a 'mother'... she's probably someone very similar to me."

No lies.

Lilith is talking about Shekina.

however--

Eri Sei simply rolled her eyes at Lilith.

Clearly, they don't believe a single word.

So Eri ignored Lilith, took a deep breath, and stepped into the Sanctuary behind the door, with Lilith following closely behind.

Eri didn't care about this.

I have made up my mind.

The black-haired girl stood in the Sanctuary, saying this to herself.

Then she spoke.

The voice wasn't loud, but it carried an unprecedented firmness.

"Novia... I like you."

She knew she had fallen in love with someone who, according to societal norms, she shouldn't have, but who was also the only love of her life.

"For most of the past fourteen years, I have been both afraid and in pain."

"Everyone's attitude towards me was full of pity, full of sympathy, full of that... condescending, nauseating tenderness."

"Only you have remained unchanged since that time."

"This fact saved me."

As the saying goes, fate is the accumulation of chance, but also the result of inevitable calculation.

Therefore, if one is currently in a state of misfortune, one might say that the happiness experienced in the past was merely a prelude to this misfortune.

but--

"To me, you are my savior."

"Thank you for being there for me."

If he doesn't want her, she will be very troubled.

It will be extremely troublesome.

Although thinking this way is very selfish, Eri thought it didn't matter. She was going to do just that and tell him without hesitation.

"After meeting you, I feel very happy."

"Or rather, I'm happy just to be able to look at you."

"I will never forget."

"I will never forget it. No matter what the world becomes in the future, I will always remember every day I met you, every day we spent together, and every day we didn't see each other."

“I don’t deny that this is unreasonable.”

"But ultimately, it is unreasonable to demand a reason for the existence of something like 'love'."

"I simply love you."

"Novia."