After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

Aize was originally thinking about this matter very seriously.

But as time went by, a large amount of tactical formulation, strategic command, and intelligence analysis work gradually occupied his entire limited schedule.

When 007 died, he naturally had no time to think about such a plan with no guaranteed returns.

The matter was shelved.

But now, with more free time and Villian's unparalleled attainments in magic, Aize is also considering whether to pick up this plan again.

Of course, even if it is to be picked up, it will have to be after the magic academy is established and an entire team is trained.

Otherwise, if it is proposed rashly, wouldn't it directly increase Villian's workload?

"Um……"

In response to Aize's speech, Miss Witch had a serious expression and drew out a long sigh.

Obviously he didn't quite understand.

There is no way around it. There are fundamental differences in the way we look at the world.

This cannot be explained in just a few words.

It was also at this time——

"Dong—dang—"

A melodious, clear and loud sound came from not far ahead on the road. Through the gaps in the trees, the outline of a building could be vaguely seen.

The witch stopped and frowned unhappily:

"What's that sound?"

"The church bells, haven't you heard them before? They should ring every day in any human territory, and the capital and Tafia are no exception."

"I don't care~"

Villian shrugged, and the expression on her face quickly changed from displeasure to disgust.

"I'm a demon, an enemy of God. How could I care about something like this? I hate it. I get goosebumps just listening to it~"

The church bell, like holy water, is a blessed product and has some effect of causing mental attacks on the demons.

Of course, the effect is so weak that it's of little value in combat.

Its real purpose, besides being a time-telling tool, is to cause trouble to the mixed-bloods living in various human towns at regular intervals.

As they were talking, the two of them had already walked out of the forest and arrived in front of the church.

This is a medium-sized church. Judging from the materials of the outer walls and the stained glass, it looks quite new and should not be too old.

It seems that some renovations have been done in conjunction with the establishment of the resort.

At this moment, you can vaguely hear singing coming from inside, it seems that some activities are going on.

Although he is a God-chosen hero, Aize, who values rationality above all else, gets a headache watching church-related activities. Except for occasions where he has to attend, he always tries to avoid them whenever possible.

This time was no exception. After taking a few casual glances at the outside, he pulled Villian and prepared to turn around and leave.

Then--

"……Um?"

The moment he turned around, a certain detail caught his attention.

Above the wooden door at the church entrance hangs a metal church emblem.

This world does not have any allusions like the cross. Its symbol is shaped like a shield, symbolizing their determination to fight against foreign heretics and defend their faith and believers in the name of God.

The slender inverted triangle pattern on the shield, surrounded by thorn patterns, symbolizes the superior status of the gods over humans - this is what it should mean.

On this badge, the inverted triangle is gone, replaced by a simple concentric circle.

But it made Aize's expression extremely serious.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

After pulling it and finding that it wouldn't move, Villian came over and asked curiously.

"This isn't the symbol of the Church of the Supreme God, but of another small sect."

"Small... sect?"

"Why are the Pure White Saint Cult here... Never mind, I'll go in and take a look. You go back first."

Chapter 7: Forbidden Questions

As a God-chosen hero, Rosaline spent most of her free time on various informal and unofficial preaching and missionary activities.

These actions added little to the overall situation and took up a significant amount of time, causing Aize's workload to increase exponentially.

But objectively speaking, she did help many people in difficulties.

So Aize had no complaints.

Otherwise, why doesn't she participate in these charity activities and be like Leah, who is always bossing around in front of her, asking for this and that and is never satisfied with anything?

It would be better to let her slack off.

As a result, Rosaline has a very good reputation among the lower-level believers of the church in the Holy City and everywhere. There are even many people who regard her as the incarnation of the goddess.

The Pure White Saint Sect is a byproduct of this phenomenon.

The people who originally believed in the Supreme God Realm changed their objects of worship from the gods in the God Realm to Rosaline herself, and worshipped and followed her with extreme fanaticism.

The source of the altered symbol was the tip of the holy staff that Rosaline never let go of.

Aize had known about this sect for a long time, but he didn't care too much about it.

After all, when he was still in the church, the Pure White Saints were only a few dozen people. They usually did charity work, fed each other chicken soup, and gathered together from time to time to worship Rosaline's simple sculpture.

Very ordinary.

Rosalyn herself never had any direct dealings with them or interfered directly in their affairs.

However, now, things are different.

During the previous riots in the Holy City, this sect claimed that they had received inspiration from the goddess and provided all-round intelligence and material support for Leah's crazy behavior.

This is not something that a group of low-level charlatans can do.

And in this situation, their emblem could actually appear here far away from the Holy City.

something wrong.

Therefore, Aize, who has never been interested in the church, would think of going in to take a look.

As for letting Villian leave early... it was simply because I was afraid that she would be allergic to church bells, holy water and other things.

In short, Aize gently pushed open the somewhat old wooden door and walked inside.

The interior is very plainly decorated, without any of the exaggerated, blinding decorations and murals of the Royal City Church or the Cathedral. Instead, it is as plain as an ordinary mountain cabin.

The light was quite dim.

The sunlight coming through the stained glass is very limited, and most of the light comes from hundreds of candles burning on huge lamp stands and the surrounding walls.

This cast a light mist over the room.

About a dozen girls in nun robes were lined up and singing church hymns, while on the wooden benches arranged in rows below them were sitting in groups of three or four local believers who came to participate in the event.

Not many people.

From the priest to the nun to the local believers, everyone was busy. Aize didn't intend to interrupt them directly, so he found a seat in the corner and sat down, quietly observing their behavior.

And Miss Witch - not surprisingly, did not go back first as he requested, but followed him and sat down next to Aize.

"you……"

"Don't worry, I was once the leader of the demon tribe. I won't be hurt by such a small thing."

She said this while patting her chest proudly.

But this is not the case.

Among the church's supplies, the candles are all consecrated by mixing them with holy water. Although the smoke will not cause direct harm to the demons, it is definitely not a pleasant smell.

It's probably like a non-smoker in a smoking room.

Villian's face didn't look very good because of this.

But seeing that she was so persistent, and that forcibly driving her out now would only cause chaos, Aize could only nod helplessly.

Just whispered:

"If you feel uncomfortable, go out and get some fresh air immediately, okay?"

"Ok!"

The purple-haired girl nodded vigorously.

The event continues.

The singers of the hymns were probably believers living nearby. To be honest, their singing was quite amateurish. Even Aize, who didn't understand religion and was tone-deaf, could hear a lot of them being off-tune.

But other than that, there's nothing much worth mentioning.

From the content of the hymns to the subsequent series of speeches, prayers, and activities led by the priest, everything was standard church procedure and there were no problems.

Of course, no one did what the Pure White Saints of the Holy City did, who simply changed "Thank the Gods" to "Thank Saint Rosaline".

Everything ended smoothly.

As time approached noon, the few participants to begin with stood up and left.

Taking advantage of this moment, Aize stood up and walked to the pulpit of the church.

"...Hmm? What is this?"

After looking around and finding nothing strange, his gaze shifted to the most eye-catching thing in the entire space - the large stained glass window.

Stained glass is very common in churches in Aize's hometown world, and it is almost an essential decoration for every church facility on this continent.

Most of them are exaggerated in color, depicting a classic passage or scene in the Book of Creation.

Aize had seen many things in the Holy City, but the pattern painted on this piece was something he had never seen before:

A distorted human figure fell from a glittering object that looked like a golden cloud.

Rather than the usual sense of sacredness, it feels more like a weirdness.

"This depicts the contents of the last chapter of Volume 19 of 'The Book of Genesis'."

A strange male voice suddenly came from behind.

Turning around, I saw the priest here. He had just left to see someone off and had just returned.

He was about forty years old, thin but very energetic. With a kind smile, he walked to Aize's side with his hands behind his back and explained very seriously:

"It tells the story of a fool, or sinner, who was exiled from this world after the gods created the world."

Although Aize had read many books, he was naturally insulated from religion, and he was completely unable to digest the creation book which was so thick that it could kill people.

I flipped through two pages and threw it away.

So, of course, I don’t know much about the story behind it.

Faced with the other party's well-intentioned explanation, he thought for a moment and then asked:

"Fool? Sinner? What crime did this man commit?"

"Well..."

The priest's smile became a little forced.

"He asked the gods a question."

"Uh, question? Is asking a question a sin?"

It can't be about asking about someone's family tree.

That's not a problem.

"Yes, he only asked a question. But according to records, this is a question that must never be asked or answered. The answer could even lead to the destruction of gods, humans, and even the entire world."

Aize crossed his arms and frowned in confusion.