42. "New Life"
After the events of the archbishop were temporarily over, the Inquisition had "rightfully returned" to the same peace and tranquility as before, and if it were not for the hastily "decorated" wasteland and the sudden vacancy, Filily would have even had the illusion that nothing had happened in the Inquisition.
It's a pity that all this is just an "illusion", the appearance of the Magic Society, the arrival of the oracle, the abnormal behavior of the archbishop...... When all these events have happened, the Inquisition will naturally calm down from the "storm", just like the "storm" that brought riots to the whole city, and the Inquisition may be the eye of the storm this time.
The Inquisitors were busy, and despite the absence of the archbishop, the Inquisitors quickly adapted to the new environment after a few days of being a little depressed, and the little girl who seemed to be very close to the oracle was in command, and Filily had to admit that the little girl was indeed very smart.
It is said to be called Charlotte, and the appearance is very similar to that of the gods. But all that aside, why don't people really care about the archbishop anymore? Indeed, the faith of the Catholics should be directed towards the "God", and even the archbishop is only one of the "Christians". But as Catholics, they should also be procurators, so don't they have the slightest respect for the archbishop?
Although faith is all there is to it, such an inquisition ...... No, not at all. But even so, there was very little that could be done on his side, and neither for the sake of the archbishop nor for the safety of the Inquisition. We have to wait and see what happens.
"Please come in."
Filily, who had been waiting, finally realized that today was not a day to rest. Rather, it is an important time for the divine envoy to prepare for the beginning of the ritual. However, all this was put on hold after Elizabeth broke in in a hurry.
It stands to reason that the machine spirit will not change in appearance. Still, Filily felt Elizabeth's exertion. Fortunately, this is just exertion, not some other feelings that you don't want to see.
"Master, I'm here to report the situation."
Elizabeth's arrival as promised also made Filily breathe a sigh of relief, and if she could come, it at least showed that there was no unnecessary trouble entangled with them.
"Bishop, she's not in danger of her life at the moment, but ...... He is still very weak and recuperating. I'm afraid it will be ...... in a short time."
"Bishop, she can't come back. You have to go back and explain this. Although this kind of request may be the same as the destruction of the world for Freya, the current Inquisition may not tolerate her as a "traitor", "No matter what her reaction is, I can't agree to it, and if she does anything drastic, you have to calm her down even if she binds her limbs." Whew, aside, what is the current state of the Bishop? ”
"It's not good, if it's eating, there will still be it, but the remaining time ......"
Elizabeth looked embarrassed, "I'm basically in a daze." Even when I asked the bishop, there was no response. Hosts, we are not ......"
"Naw. Elizabeth, do you think I'm doing the right thing, Bishop? Filily shook her head, "No, that's more than that, what do you think would have been done if it were you?" ”
"I ...... I obey all my master's commands. Although she didn't look stupid at all, Elizabeth was a rigid guy, and the answer was obvious, "If I had been there...... I'll ask you for advice. ”
This kind of answer is basically nothing to suggest.
"Forget it, come with me first."
Filily said and stood up, although the situation in the Inquisition had become a little difficult to see now, more like being controlled by an oracle than an autonomous jurisdiction, but in any case, she had to stick to her duties here.
……
The Inquisition, which had been contaminated with blood and rubble only a few days ago, has been renovated today, and although the ruins can be buried and the blood stains can be wiped away, there is no denying what happened here in any way.
This may be disrespectful to the faith, but ......
Is that oracle really credible? If she doesn't summon the so-called "God" as promised, what will she do to cover it up? If she did, with what purpose?
I don't understand, it's hard to imagine what would have attracted her so much to the Inquisition in a place like this if it hadn't been associated with the Magical Society. Obviously, not only the Inquisition, but even the entire city, is at best a place with more "faith" than other places.
"Ah, you're ......"
Wandering aimlessly, Filily came across a little girl who had always cared about, "Who are you......?" Charlotte-sama, huh? ”
The little girl who has a very close relationship with the divine envoys, although she looks really young, is unusually smart. Speaking of which, the first thing I heard about her should have been from the Inspector, Nangong took her and another little girl in and out of the court frequently, but now Nangong and the little girl are gone, and this Xia Luo doesn't seem to have any intention of asking.
"Ah, it's the poor-breasted ombudsman." As with her appearance, the bubbly little child didn't seem afraid of contact with others, although her words were a little displeasing to Filily, "It's okay to call Charlotte." I remember that you ombudsmen are in charge of security, have you solved it? ”
"Of course, it's all configured."
Filily tried her best to make sure that although the work of the two had nothing to do with each other, it was obvious that Charlotte's side was more onerous. It seems that she is helping the oracle prepare some materials.
"Please rest assured that no one will interfere with it."
"Oh, that's good, then ......"
"Well, please wait a minute!" After hesitating for a while, Filily still mustered up the courage to pull the corner of Charlotte's clothes. Although this is probably a very bad question, Filily cares about Charlotte this little girl anyway.
The little girl who was taken by Nangong and suddenly appeared, although she was energetic and capable, she always felt that she was not the one who should stay here.
"You recently ...... Are you okay? ”
"What's the problem, of course." Charlotte tilted her head and gave Filily a look of course.
"But you Inspectors seem to have been lost lately, obviously just a traitor bishop, why are you so uncomfortable? And it's not like I don't have no evidence of her previous behavior, everything is the result of my investigation, right? ”
No...... Not this one. While it is indeed very strange why Charlotte suddenly understood the bishop like God, it is more strange now......
"You know ...... Is there an Ombudsman named Nangong? and a short-haired little girl about your age. ”
"I ......" Charlotte, who tilted her head, suddenly became confused, and just when Filily couldn't help but want to continue asking, Charlotte finally gave an answer that Filily couldn't take as a deaf ear anyway.
"I don't know, who's that? Speaking of which, don't you need to hurry up and change your clothes? Is the ceremony about to begin? (To be continued......)