After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

As a great witch, Villian is very proficient in healing-related techniques, but she is not a specialist in this area after all.

Therefore, the task of physical examination was given to Rosaline, who was originally a pastor.

She herself left temporarily to avoid arousing suspicion about her identity as the so-called head maid.

"..."

Rosalin sat on the edge of the bed, holding her holy staff, concentrating with her eyes closed, allowing the light emanating from them to slowly pass over the other person's body.

This process was repeated over and over again for nearly ten minutes before the pure white saint finally opened her eyes.

"There's nothing wrong with him, physically or mentally. I think he'll wake up soon."

"Thank you! Thank you very much, Lady Rosalyn!"

Earl Karseid himself had been kneeling beside the bed during this period, holding his wife's hand tightly, his eyes were red and his face was pale, even more frightening than a blood slave.

After hearing this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

His face, which was so tense that it seemed to be about to break, finally showed a smile and he thanked Rosaline repeatedly.

The latter just smiled and shook his head:

"Saving humanity and its followers is my duty as the Goddess Warrior. No need to be polite... However, he is one of the Thirteen Leaders after all. No one knows what the aftereffects will be. Just in case, I'll perform some purification and blessing spells."

"Okay, okay! Thank you for your help!"

After thanking this side, the Earl finally turned to Aize.

His expression was solemn and his lips trembled, and he didn't speak for a long time.

The so-called son-in-law, who was treated roughly by himself, made a series of meritorious deeds within a meeting time of no more than 12 hours. He not only saved his wife, but also saved the entire family from disaster.

Thank you, I really mean it.

I really can't hold my face.

"You...I...thank you."

After struggling for a long time, he finally squeezed out these few words, which made Chris, who was also guarding the bed, extremely dissatisfied.

The blue-haired girl almost immediately flashed to Aize's side:

"Father! After all Aize has done, you still treat him like this!? Forget about the so-called spirit of a noble or a lord, how can you be called a man like this!?"

"..."

Count Karseid's face turned blue and purple, and his cheeks trembled constantly.

I don’t know if he felt a little wronged by being scolded by his own daughter, or if he really had something to hide.

In short, it is not something that requires too much attention at the moment.

"Okay, okay, stop talking."

Aize patted his apprentice's shoulder.

"Preventing demon infiltration is part of the expedition preparations. In other words, it's the purpose of my coming here. It's nothing serious. My Lord, please take care of the lady first. Later... I hope we can have a proper talk sometime."

Be it a disguised identity or a bad attitude, it's ultimately a byproduct of the current awkward situation, and there's really no need to push it too hard.

After selling favors, the real thing is to take the opportunity to see if you can find a breakthrough related to Chris.

"...I understand. Thank you, thank you."

Faced with Aize's magnanimous response, the Duke finally calmed down and turned around to continue accompanying his wife.

Aize also took the opportunity to pat Chris on the back and whispered:

"Why are you still clinging to me? Go stay with your mother."

"Well, but..."

"But what is it, you unfilial daughter? Go, go."

"...Well, I understand."

After dealing with the situation of this family, Aize left the master bedroom of the castle, leaned against the wall of the corridor outside, and began to wait silently.

A few minutes later, Rosaline, who had completed the blessing and purification, also left the room. The two people's eyes collided with the "click" sound of the door closing.

"Hmm? Waiting for me?"

Without hesitation, the white hero smiled and spoke naturally.

as usual.

Having prepared himself mentally, Aize nodded:

"Yes, there are some things I want to ask. How is Mrs. Karseide doing?"

"I didn't find anything wrong. Ultimately, I have no idea how that Faceless Man controls her body, so I can only do whatever I can... Didn't I just say that? What? Don't you trust me?"

indeed.

Colin, the former head of the Inquisition who was assassinated in Tafia, received treatment and was in a coma for a month. After waking up, his temperament changed so much that it caused panic in the church.

According to normal thinking, it is easy to think that she tampered with the treatment.

But without evidence, we certainly can't say that.

Aize smiled casually:

"How could that be? Weren't the Earl and Chris in there just now? I was afraid there were some things you couldn't explain in front of their family, so I just asked."

"Haha, you're as attentive as ever. Don't worry, nothing like that happened."

"That's good, that's good. Speaking of which..."

Aize's voice rose slightly.

While maintaining a relaxed appearance, his observation ability was raised to the highest level. He stared at her face intently, not missing any fluctuations or abnormalities.

"I heard that something big happened in the church before, right?"

Rosalyn tilted her head.

"Hmm? Did you hear it from the people at Silver Star? It's true. Leah, relying on the goddess's will, single-handedly turned the entire church upside down."

"The Goddess's...will?"

"Yeah, it's even more detailed than Aize's plan. Not only does it include the time, location, and target, but it even includes the infiltration route and a hiding strategy detailed down to the second. As a result, the entire Holy City and several Crusade Knights couldn't catch her."

It is completely consistent with the information obtained by Aize. It seems that she is determined to stick to this statement.

After slightly putting away his smile, Aize slowly asked:

"Really, is this the Goddess' will?"

"Of course it is. What else? Even Aize can't do this, right?"

"……really."

It may not sound nice, but it's the truth.

Reality is not a game run by code. There are too many random and uncertain factors. To take those completely unpredictable factors into account, it seems that only the ability to truly predict the future can do it.

But that's obviously impossible.

So still no progress.

Moreover, this guy's expression, as always, is really like a robot, so regular that it's ridiculous.

Obviously, they were talking about a sensitive topic, and Aize couldn't guarantee that his expression was flawless, but this guy was able to do it without any abnormality.

If this continues, isn't it... Wait, a game?

A kind of inspiration, not too strong, that even I couldn't explain, flashed through my mind.

But before Aize could think about it, Rosaline came up to him:

"Compared to this, what is Aize going to do in the future?"

"Uh, later?"

"Because of Leah, the church has become a mess. If you are willing to come back at this time, Aize, it should be easy to do anything, right?"

The girl's face was very close, and if it weren't for her past experiences, her smile at this moment would really look like the real thing.

But it was precisely because the distance was close enough that Aize was able to confirm again that her eyes were unusually empty.

It's even to the point of being chilling.

Putting all that aside, going back was definitely out of the question, but since the topic had come to this point, Aize didn't mind taking the opportunity to chat with her a little more:

"...What? Do you want me to go back?"

"Of course, everyone in the church, other heroes, and believers from all over the world are all looking forward to the return of the hero Aize."

It's just a complete cliché, with no discernible intention at all.

So, Aize smiled bitterly:

"Not all of them, right? At least Leah definitely doesn't want me to go back, right?"

I have been in this world for more than two years and have prepared and planned all kinds of things.

In the vast majority of cases, Aize chose the overall situation over personal feelings.

The only exception is leaving the team.

Leah's paranoia and extreme behavior are beyond words and are unbearable.

No matter who Rosalinnery is, she is smart, even magical, to the point of being able to lead such an exaggerated situation. It must be understandable that if Leah's problem is not solved, there is no statistical possibility for Aize's return.

I asked this question purely to test what Rosaline's attitude towards Leah was.

Rosalyn was stunned for a moment, then replied with a smile:

"You know Xiaoya's temper. Isn't that why she said those things because she wants you to go back?"

This statement immediately cured Aize's low blood pressure, and a large number of harmonious expressions instantly emerged in his mind, like a dam about to burst.

But he still held back.

Because I noticed something important was wrong.

"…Ask a question."

"Hmm? What?"

"The final judgment on Leah's actions hasn't been handed down yet, has it?"

The white-haired Saint Hero nodded:

"As of the time I left the Holy City, no order has been issued. And judging by the situation, I don't think we'll be able to reach a conclusion in a short period of time. What's going on?"

"What do you think?"

"Um?"

"I say, what do you think of the verdict of this trial?"

The Leah Trial did not begin with the current Holy City riots, but rather began with the Tafia incident more than two months ago and has continued until now.

At that time, Colin, who was still normal, came to Aize and proposed to use the trial of Leah in exchange for Aize's decision to withdraw his decision to return to the church.

Rosalyn, who was traveling with Colin at the time, seemed to agree with the proposal.

however--

"That's only natural. Xiaoya did what she did under the command of the Goddess. This means she can't be a heretic, right? If that's the case, then of course she should be found not guilty, don't you think?"

The Pure White Saint kindly, calmly, and seemingly without any psychological burden, narrated a point of view that seemed to be natural, but was completely opposite to her previous one.

why?

Why is there such a nearly 180-degree change?

If they wanted to persuade me to go back, then why did they express such an attitude that was clearly detrimental to their goal?

Just being polite?

Then why bring up the so-called current state of the church?

I don't understand.

As usual, there was no breakthrough and he was dizzy and powerless. A feeling of powerlessness was churning in Aize's body.