A few days later, Ofeicher opened his eyes from his room in his new Elm Street home, climbed out of bed unconscious, and washed his face with cold water.

Even in the blurry brass mirror, he could see two dark bags under his eyes that were not hanging from his rested face.

In the middle of the night, there was a whining murmur in the new house, and on weekdays, Casey occasionally threw a meaningful look at her—how could Ofeichher sleep well in the same room with two incomprehensible questions?

It was Sunday, the day he reported to the chief paladin, Blanca, and he cleaned himself up a little more presentably. After inspecting the house to check that there were no "anomalies", he picked up the letter that Charlotte had transcribed last night and delivered it to the post station early in the morning. Later, according to his work diary, he went to the southern district, half a town away, to negotiate with the coachmen who lived in poor streets about sharing a carriage.

Public transportation in Chahe Town was non-existent, but the low-class aristocrats and wealthy on Elm Street still came up with a workaround. They only need to share the cost of the foal and groom, and discuss the scheduling before the trip. Although this has lost its significance as a means of transportation on a daily basis, it can still be valuable when visiting others or crossing half of the town.

- The value of face.

Although it is not clear if Charlotte needs to do so, Ofeicher plans to go through the process first and let Charlotte make the choice before it is completed.

Asking Charlotte about the purpose, then asking about the relevant matters and expenses, and then reporting back to Charlotte for her to make a decision, would take a lot of time in the other world where communication is difficult: Charlotte's time and his Ofeicher time.

He also had to find a way to find time to learn more about the world of transcendent power as Finn's apprentice.

As the sun began to rise and the fog cleared in the town, Ofeichher returned to his new mansion and enjoyed brunch with Charlotte as usual, and asked her what he was going to do today.

"Originally, I wanted you to stay in the house for the next few days to entertain visitors. Charlotte's gentle smile was a little tired and stiff, "I don't know why, but the people who promised to come to visit in the near future have sent letters saying that they have temporary affairs and cannot come. I was puzzled by the delay in the letter asking about my father's condition. ”

Your father may have been handed over to the Royal Inquisition for a trial...... Ofeucher sighed secretly, he naturally couldn't reveal the information he had obtained from the subspace to Charlotte, and casually soothed him, and set off on foot to the chapel on St. Martin's Street.

There are whispers in the chapel from time to time, and their voices are pious and low. Someone is asking how to repent, or someone is muttering prayers, or someone is buying indulgences, whispering echoes in the towering brick houses, but it is even more secluded and quiet.

Under the guidance of the monk who was in charge of guiding him at the door, he found the priest. The priest was standing in the door of his doorless office inside the chapel, talking in a low voice with a man and a woman. The chapel is similar to the square church, and most of the rooms are doorless, and it seems that only the study, the convalescent room, and the confessional room are sealed with iron doors.

This coincided with the Imperial Church's canon, "Everything is watched by the Lord God Gian", and the clergy, who were still called clergy in Chahe Town at this time, had to lead by example and let their actions be carried out in an open and upright place, avoiding secrecy.

He approached the priest and stopped as he walked two feet away. The priest quickly stopped talking and asked him what was the matter. He showed the badge given to him by the chief paladin, and after a moment of silence, he turned to talk to the two priests, and led Orfiicher into the staircase that led to the basement.

The basement of the chapel is quite large, with bags of food used for communion and almsgiving, as well as huge horizontal wine barrels almost the same height as the basement.

Wine estates were an important asset of the Church in the southern part of the Empire, and some of the less good quality wine would be shipped to the Church for Mass. Citizens of the Empire, whether they are religious or not, have been followers of the Empire's state religion since childhood, and Ofiichher also knows the memories of the original owner, so he is not surprised.

He wondered what to do in this basement, was there a passage to the Cathedral of the Square?

He guessed right.

The priest walked up to a wine barrel and stretched out his hand to unscrew the tap, and no wine came out of the tap, but the lid of the large wine barrel was quietly open sideways.

I saw the priest stepping into the lid of the barrel, his chin slightly praying, and some dim yellow light lit up from the inside. He raised his hand to pull something again, and Ofeichher looked at it closely, only to see a rope at the entrance that was not tied to the follow-up rope.

"You go all the way inside, and the Paladin Chief or Advisor will meet you at the other end. ”

The priest finished speaking, urging Orfie to enter, and then closed the lid of the barrel behind him.

This...... What about being above board and avoiding secrecy!?

Ofey was stunned for a moment, and remembered what Fein had said:

The pathways of the advanced power of the source qi are similar in pairs, with telekinesis and essentia, bloodline, and runes......

...... and, God-given rituals.

He gasped, but there was no way back, so he had to move forward with trepidation.

The long, narrow passage that has been dug by hand on both sides of the kerosene wall lamps glows a dull yellow glow without fuel. The wall lamps are repeated as the passage extends, giving Ofeicher the feeling that he is standing still or stepping into a circular space that connects end to end. However, the dark light disappeared not far in front of him, and he reached the end.

"I thought that looking for you on Thursday or Sunday meant that you would be in the chapel on those two days...... I'm not going to be under the cathedral right now, am I?"

Seeing Blanca standing at the end like a statue, Ofeichher breathed a sigh of relief and spoke, trying to break the strange atmosphere of the secret meeting.

Blanca didn't answer, but looked at him faintly, "Tell me, Ofiicher Zottiake, have you stepped through a secret passage to tell me what you have seen?" ”

The dark yellow of the passage suddenly brightened as day, and Ofiichher almost shuddered and withdrew his feet.

Did you encounter a paladin chief who performed a secret ritual on himself?

What's above board, it's clearly a huge pit dug waiting for me to jump in!?

Ofi Yiche thought about it, but couldn't think of any other options, so he nodded and replied, "...... Be. ”

"The source of blessing all things, the refuge of all living beings, the Lord God who looks upon all things. O my lord Gian, thy respectful servant is before thy informant who desires thy blessing. The informant walks through the long secret passages, asking only the light of our Lord to spread the earth.

"This man is brave and faithful, and he will not betray my lord one day.

"This man has done his best in secrecy in order to expose the darkness.

"Bless his eyes, and make them bright to see the false and lowly ways of sinners, and bless his ears, and make them discerning to hear the unclean schemes of evil enemies. Bless his legs, and make them light, and keep them from the hysteria of the wicked. ”

"You have broken the yoke of this man, and the rod of his shoulder, and the rod of his punishment, for you know that he is doing those despicable secret deeds for you, and your light does not punish him accordingly.

"Blessed is he!"

As soon as Blanca's words fell, Ofeicher saw the yellow light intensify, completely drowning everything in front of him.