About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

In the Pallar district of Lateran country, Orson, dressed in nun's clothes, is following the ghost shark to look for clues about the "Deep Sea Church".

According to the information collected by Kal'tsit, an Agor who believed in the Lateran Law and was suspected to be from the Deep Sea Church had appeared in a village outside Iberia. Orson and his team followed the clues and eventually learned that there might be information about this person in the Pala Monastery.

"But then again...is this what they call 'looking at the mountain and running the horse to a dead end'? I could clearly see this eye-catching bell tower building when I first arrived in the city, but when I actually moved here, I found that the location of this monastery is much more remote than I imagined."

When Orson arrived near the Pala Monastery, he noticed that the geographical location of this monastery was, in a sense, almost as remote as that of the Landon Monastery.

Langdon Abbey is located next to a wheat field, and all you can see for several kilometers is plains. This is why it has been targeted by developers.

But this Pala Monastery is different. Although the monastery itself is still planned within the Pala city area, the geographical location of this monastery is at the very edge of the entire city.

Orson took a look at the surrounding scenery from a distance. The uninhabited areas of the desert and canyon were even visible to the naked eye.

"Well... speaking of which, it seems the location of a monastery isn't ideal for a busy, bustling area. Even the Lateran Monasteries in Lungmen are located in a somewhat remote area."

Orson withdrew his gaze from the deserted ruins and returned it to the clean, tidy white building in front of him.

Because it was already dusk, the gate of the monastery was slowly pushed open. A large number of Lateran citizens had arrived here in advance and entered the church in an orderly manner, starting to pray or confess.

"Then let's go over there too, Miss Tina."

Orson turned around and invited the ghost shark to go forward together, using a rather ambiguous name.

"Well……"

Ghost Shark pouted. Although it was a happy thing for Orson to call her by her name directly, she always felt that it was subtly difficult to tell which one of "Miss Tina" and "Ghost Shark" without the name "Miss" was more intimate.

"Hello—I don't recognize your face. Are you a citizen of Lateran from another district? Please remove your sunglasses and mask and show me your citizenship ID."

After the two arrived at the church, they were targeted by several nuns as soon as they entered the door. It seemed that it was just as Kong Xian and the others had said. Because of the frequent attacks recently, the security of the monastery had been strengthened a lot.

You have to know that when I went to Longmen Monastery, I just sneaked in casually.

"Hello, Sister. Although I am not a citizen of Lateran, I hold the formal qualifications of a nun. Please wait a moment—"

Orson took off his sunglasses and mask, revealing his disguised face, and spoke in a virtual female voice.

Orson had not yet found the relevant documents. After he removed his disguise, several nuns in front of him suddenly let out short and low exclamations.

"Wait, wait a minute—could it be that you are Miss Joan of Arc! The legendary, super mysterious nun who became a certified Lateran nun in just one week!"

"Eh? Uh...yes."

Orson was shocked. These nuns were all serious and looked extremely mature and sophisticated just a second ago.

However, after noticing that she was Joan of Arc, these nuns all immediately put on expressions of surprise and disbelief, and even their voices began to tremble with excitement.

"Is it really Miss Jeanne...!!" "Is it the Eastern style this time?" "Shh! Keep your voice down, if you disturb the other believers, they will definitely rush over!"

One of the nuns accidentally let out a cry of surprise, but it was immediately suppressed by her friend next to her.

If it were in the past, Orson would definitely think that such words were artistic exaggeration. However, Orson, who had just been swept away by a group of people and almost didn't know where he was being taken, now deeply realized that this was not a lie.

"Um, um——can I interact with you for a moment...?"

The nun who was originally responsible for checking Orson's identity ran over from her post and joined the conversation. Her eyes were shining with stars, and she asked Orson in an extremely sincere tone.

"That...of course it's no problem."

Even though Orson was once taught by Tallulah that he should "try to learn to say no more often" when they were at Lungmen, after all this time, he still prefers to cater to the needs of others. After all, it's just a small favor... maybe.

"Great...! Then, then, then, then, Miss Jeanne, please sign for me!"

The nun who got permission almost jumped up on the spot. She immediately produced paper and pen from somewhere and stuffed them into Orson's arms.

"Well, this level is still no problem."

Orson carefully wrote the name "Joan of Arc" on it. After all, when he was doing idol activities to become a regular nun, Orson accidentally signed his own name "Orson" once. Fortunately, this incident was simply interpreted as "Miss Joan of Arc using her brother as a prank on fans." Otherwise, he would have really gone from debuting as a nun idol to being a "pervert who wears women's clothes and affects the city appearance" and was imprisoned in Lateran.

"Well, um... can you take a photo with me?"

Just as I finished signing the name for the first nun, another nun came over with shining eyes.

"Haha...Okay."

Orson smiled, and the other party immediately blushed and cautiously came close to Orson. Orson skillfully guided the other party to make a cute face with him.

"Wow..."

Ghost Shark, who was watching this scene, felt it was unreal. Although he had the impression that Orson was a mascot that often attracted all kinds of guys, Orson in "idol mode" at this time, whether it was his activeness or the energetic tone and movements when speaking, made Ghost Shark stunned.

"I will print this photo and frame it on the table. Thank you, Sister!"

"Um, um...can you give me a, uh, a...love hug?"

After taking a photo with the second nun, the third nun came over with a blushing face.

"it is good--"

"That won't do, Miss Nun~"

Orson was originally planning to agree to the other party's request, but this time he was intercepted by the ghost shark.

Ghost Shark walked up to the nun, showing a somewhat creepy smile, and gently reached out and held the nun's hand and said with a smile.

"Hmm...! Uh, um, who are you?"

The nun was startled. The girl who suddenly appeared in front of her was wearing a nun-like uniform but with more strange decorations, white hair and red eyes. Although she looked beautiful and cute at first glance, she vaguely revealed an aura that made her difficult to approach.

"This is my trainee sister, Laurentina."

Orson came over and held Ghost Shark's hand, separating her from the nun, while introducing the fake identity he had prepared in advance.

"Actually, we came to the Pala Monastery this time to find the abbot and ask her about this nun who saw me."

"Is that so? Oh, so you're not here for idol activities at Pala... What a shame. If you're looking for the dean, she's in the backstage room here."

"Thank you for your guidance~"

After hearing the real purpose of Orson, or "Idol Sister Jeanne", coming to Pala, several nuns showed discouraged and lost expressions, but still told Orson the location of the dean's office.

"But then again, this beautiful lady turned out to be Miss Jeanne's nephew... Hmm, this is truly... extremely enviable."

Several nuns looked at the ghost shark again. After learning the other party's true identity, there was a bit more envy in their eyes.

"Haha, being able to become the surrogate sister of the great Miss Jeanne, is this thing so fascinating to you?"

Ghost Shark asked several nuns with a smile, and there was a disturbing light flashing in his red pupils.

"Well, then, let your envy turn into jealousy. After all, I'm a villain who's ready to steal the heart of your beloved Jeanne d'Arc..."

Ghost Shark came close to a few nuns and said with a low laugh, then she returned to Orson and made the most classic pose with her hands wrapped around Orson, with half of their bodies pressed together in a super intimate manner.

"Such intimate physical contact...!"

As expected, several nuns were frightened by the ghost shark's actions.

"Haha, it's not over yet—I'll bite."

Ghost Shark seemed to enjoy the feeling of being envied and jealous by others. She smiled evilly again, then stood on tiptoe slightly, opened her mouth, and gently bit Orson's ear with her teeth.

“Ah…! What are you doing all of a sudden, Tina…?! There are so many people here… Go find the dean quickly!”

Orson jumped at the sudden 'bite', turned around and scolded Ghost Shark shyly, then hurriedly pulled her towards the dean's residence.

“This, this is such a taboo interaction…!” “Holy Mother, my eyes are no longer pure…” “Damn it, I want to nibble on Lady Jeanne too…!”

After being blinded by Ghost Shark's ostentatious operation, several nuns looked at the blushing and somewhat flustered 'Lady Joan of Arc' and their hearts began to beat fast.

"But then again, Miss Laurentina has clearly never appeared before. Where did she come from?"

"I don't know either, but this is the newest, strongest competitor! By the way, I'm from the Jeanne x Exiah faction. In front of Aneng, even Jeanne-sama will show a passive and cute side. This contrast is the most addictive!"

"Heretic, I'm a strong supporter of Jeanne x Hildegard! Their bond of mutual support and encouragement is simply wonderful..."

"Come to think of it, I heard that both Aneng and Kongxian have a crush on Miss Jeanne's brother, Mr. Orson, the head of the security company?"

"Yeah, that's what they say, but it's actually pretty easy to understand, right? I heard Jeanne's brother is also a very elegant, almost omnipotent person, and seems to be a knight!"

"Wow, what kind of fairy brother and sister are these? They are so cute!"

…………

"..."

"Oh, you're blushing, Lady Jeanne?"

"do not talk……"

Over there, several nuns were talking about everything from CP to "Orson", and the topic was very lively.

On the other hand, Orson, who had good hearing, had a red face and wished he could bury himself in his nun's uniform.

This feeling of praise might be okay under normal circumstances, but if I am wearing a nun's outfit and pretending to be "my sister"... then it is just a different kind of mental torture.

Orson put on his mask and sunglasses again, lowered his head, held Ghost Shark's hand, and walked through the praying groups in the monastery.

I don't know if it's because of the specific time limit or the recent frequent attacks, but the number of believers praying in the monastery at this time is much greater than that of Longmen or Langden Monastery. It can be said that the place is almost full.

After leaving the monastery lobby, everyone came to the backstage of the monastery through the side door. After walking a few steps, they saw the visiting office that the nuns mentioned.

"Hello, is the abbot of Pala Monastery here?"

"Please come in."

The meeting process was much simpler than expected. Orson and Ghost Shark easily entered the dean's room.

Similar to the Langdon Monastery, the abbess here is also an older-looking nun, but the only difference is that the abbess of the Pala Monastery wears a pair of black round-frame glasses.

"I didn't expect Miss Jeanne to come to our monastery in person. Are you planning to start your Lateran Tour here?"

"No, uh..."

"Haha, what a lovely expression! Completely different from when you're performing on stage. I just want to hug you and give you some affection... Anyway, let's get down to business first. I've heard the reason you're here. And since you're coming to the Pala Monastery in person, this information is certainly very important to you."

The dean teased Orson a little and then smiled, taking out a photo album from the drawer in the corner.

"Thank you for your understanding, Dean. This information is indeed extremely important to my friend."

Orson nodded. He saw the dean flip through a thick photo album and take out a medium-sized photo.

"When you filter the words 'Rutland' and 'Agor' together, you get far fewer results than you might think—this is his photo."

The dean handed Orson the photo he had found, which showed a young man with faint Agor features.

"He was an Agor, but for some unknown reason, he came to Lateran as a child. He received his entire education here and embraced the Lateran faith and laws."

"Originally, this child could have become a very good priest, but in an unexpected riot of Originium-infected creatures, all the children in his class died, and he was the only one who survived. After that incident, he became much more withdrawn, and later simply disappeared. The only thing we know is that he began to repeat words like 'power,' 'curse,' and 'essence,' which are not Lateran teachings... May I ask what you want from him?"

The dean briefly introduced the experience of the man in the photo, and then asked Orson with some concern.

Although 'Sister Idol Jeanne~' is a harmless rising star in Lateran, 'her brother Orson' is not. The [Reunion Movement] already has the ability to easily wipe out someone, which is why the dean asked with such concern.

Even an idiot could tell that this Agor, who might be connected to the Deep Sea Church, had grown up in this monastery.

"We don't know the specific situation yet. We may have to wait for further information from me—my brother."

Orson, who almost let the cat out of the bag, quickly changed the subject abruptly. He gave an ambiguous response and then handed the photo in his hand to Ghost Shark.

"Are you familiar with this man, Tina?"

"This, this person... no, there's no mistake. Although... the appearance is completely different, but... the core is still... the soul beneath the skin - wuuuu...!!"

"Laurentina——!? Calm down, don't be nervous!"

Originally, Orson just wanted Ghost Shark to see if she remembered the person in the photo, just as a formality. After all, the focus of the investigation was still on exploring the experience of this person later.

However, the ghost shark's reaction was far beyond Orson's expectations. The ghost shark, which was originally calm and kept rubbing Orson's nun costume from behind, suddenly became short of breath, made panic sounds, and even retched after seeing the person in the photo.

"Take a deep breath, Laurentina! I'm here, you're safe, it's okay, it's okay—you're not in the hell you were in anymore."

Orson grabbed the ghost shark's cheeks with both hands, pressed their bodies together, and conveyed his gaze to the ghost shark, whose pupils were constantly moving.

"I...I...I'm sorry. Did I cause you any trouble...?"

After a while, Ghost Shark finally calmed down again. She rubbed her forehead soaked with cold sweat and asked Orson in a low voice.

"No, you're doing great, Tina. It's okay, I'm here, I'm always here."

Orson gently touched Ghost Shark's forehead, then turned his attention back to the dean.

"So, can you give me more specific information about this person? We still have a lot of things we want to discuss with him."

"—"

The dean was stunned. She couldn't even restrain her murderous intent in the eyes of the 'idol' who was hugging the white-haired nun.

"I……"