Late at night, Ulysses sat alone on the edge of the walls of the Count's Castle, looking up at the starry sky.

The stars tonight are particularly beautiful, the moonlight is also unusually bright, and there is not a trace of clouds in the sky, so that the brilliance of the stars and the moon completely illuminates the night of Taji City.

Several transparent butterflies flew gently to Ulysses' side, conveying to him the news he wanted.

"Daddy, they're all asleep. ”

"There are no special people in the castle. ”

"There's somebody in the church over there. ”

"Thank you. Ulysses touched the wings of the hidden butterflies with his fingers, their favorite reward.

Transparent hidden butterflies dance under the moon, celebrating another intimate encounter with Dad.

"Let's go, then. "The reason why he chose such a late night, such a time that no one would notice, Ulysses naturally has his own reasons.

Because what he is going to do now, if Aya knows, he will definitely oppose it by any means. Of the entire apostolic group, Arcelia was probably the only one who would support his operation, but she would also advise him that it was better not to do so.

But now that he has returned to the city of Taji, he must fulfill the promise he made with Joshua at that time, and also respond to the last trace of nostalgia in his heart.

He wanted to take the priesthood exam and pass it, which was his greatest wish when he was still in Taji City. After experiencing a lot of things and deciding to choose the path of the Demon King, this desire not only did not disappear, but became stronger.

Perhaps, this is his last nostalgia for his past, his last attachment. Even though he knew that even if he passed the priesthood exam, he would not be able to become a real priest, but he just couldn't help but want to fulfill this wish.

"Aya, as you said, the Demon King should do what he wants to do, and he doesn't have to doubt his choice. If the world says it's the wrong choice, then change the world. Ulysses spread his black wings and reigned over the city of Taji as a fallen angel, asking himself questions.

If as a demon king, he should do what he wants to do, then taking the priest exam and passing it is exactly what he wants to do.

Three times he failed the priesthood exam, and each time he failed the list, he was unwilling, regretful, confused, and even doubtful of himself, which was the torture he would carry out once a year in Taji City. Although he always told himself that as long as he continued to work hard, he could one day achieve his ideals, but the blow he received every time he failed the list was real.

For Ulysses, it was one of the most failed and painful moments of his life, and it was also the few times that Kanka would come and comfort him in various ways, and finally get him drunk.

It was only in those days that he drank happily and forgot all the unpleasant things.

Looking from the air, Ulysses could still see the open space of the small building where he once lived, which was now covered with grass, and the surging vitality covered the ruins of the small building that once represented his youth, as if symbolizing that he had now been reborn.

Ah, it's time to change, the past is over after all, and the priesthood exam is no longer the whole of his life. Now he has many, many people around him who he wants to protect, and in the near future, he will use his own hands to break the tragedy of the past and bring back the lost Yuria. In contrast, the priesthood exam was no longer his worst enemy.

However, he must overcome it, and he must rely on his own strength to break down this wall that once stood in his way.

Becoming a priest is his biggest dream ever, and even now that he has embarked on the path of the demon king, his longing for the priest has not disappeared.

It's just that he can't become a priest, as the white-clothed self who saw it in that world said:

"You can't be a priest, you never can. Neither you nor I can become a true priest. ”

If it was just a disguise, if it was just a deception, he could now say that he was a real priest, and no one would doubt it. As long as he wears the white garment that represents the priest, and uses the simplest bread-making technique and the miraculous silver healing hand, I am afraid that even the church will recognize him as a true priest.

This kind of thing has not happened in history, and people who have never been exposed to divine magic in the first place, but ordinary believers have awakened the ability to use divine magic overnight. And he was born with a magical power that surpasses that of ordinary priests.

They didn't go through the rituals of the church, and they didn't need that rituals to use magic. Such people are called God's beloved messengers, and they have another glorious name, "saints."

But Ulysses was different from them, and the magic he used did not come from himself, but from the countless absent Holy Spirits between heaven and earth. Those ancient souls who have left their power on the earth because of the existence of the Church, all of his divine magic is actually used through them.

All he did was communicate with these holy spirits who possessed great selfless qualities and then lend their power. It is not the magicians who are Ulysses who wield the healing hand of silver, but these ancient and good spirits.

These great holy ridges have never refused his requests, which is the biggest reason why his magic casting rate is 100% successful. You know, even when the current pope and the twelve cardinals jointly performed the séance, they failed several times. Using the Silver Healing Hand every time is simply impossible for beginners.

"I'm no longer qualified to be a priest. Ulysses looked at the black wings behind him, he had already entered the dark side. Although he could also use divine magic such as the Silver Healing Hand, his physical essence had already fallen into darkness.

Every minute, every second, his strength is increasing, which is exactly what the power of darkness rewards him, and affirms his choice of the path of the Demon King. The golden demon king's blood from Astarott fused with his body faster and faster, making him more handy with the Demon King's sword skills.

Even the third sword, which he would never have been able to use before, was now free to use. As long as he wants, he only needs to go down with a single sword, and the entire city of Taji will be reduced to death, engulfed by endless dark stardust.

However, even in such darkness, there is still a small light in his heart, which is his nostalgia for the past and his longing for the path he once chose.

"However, I can still take the priest exam. This was the decision Ulysses made, and it was the agreement he made with Joshua at that time.

It doesn't matter if you can't become a priest, but he won't give up on the priesthood exam, and he will prove that he can really enter the path of a priest, that he has that opportunity, that he has that kind of qualification.

As if he felt Ulysses' longing for light, a few white feathers fluttered beside Ulysses, which were blessings from angels and gifts from the great messenger of the blue sky.

"Thank you. Putting away the black wings behind him, wearing the black wizard robe he loved to wear, Ulysses landed steadily on the ground, and then walked step by step towards the building he was most familiar with in Taji City.

The Taji City Cathedral is not an ancient church with a long history, nor does it have a prominent reputation on the mainland. This is just a corner of the bustling commercial city, a place to listen to people's troubles and wash away the sorrow in people's hearts.

At the same time, it is also the place where the registration for the priesthood examination is held, and finally the priesthood examination. In the past, Ulysses has taken three priesthood exams here, and each time he has successfully passed the practical part, but he has failed all of them.

Coming to this place again, Ulysses' eyes were a little hazy, as if he saw himself a few years ago, when he had come early in the morning and waited with anxiety for the church door to open.

Beside him were those candidates who were recommended by nobles or other priests, each with their own circles, and only he who studied alone was excluded and alone.

Most of the knowledge they talked about at the time he didn't understand, because he hadn't studied it at all. At that time, the gap between him and them did not until later he understood how big it was.

The first time, he failed as a matter of course, and he couldn't even finish one-fifth of the questions in the exam part. At that time, he finally understood how far he was from a small place in the countryside and those nobles and his peers who had studied in the church since childhood.

The second time, he finished half of the questions, which is considered to be some progress, but he is still very far from passing the exam. He still remembers the despair of looking at topics he didn't understand, it was too hard, too hard.

The third time, he finally finished writing the exam paper, but the error rate was also alarmingly high, and he only knew a little about many of the questions, but he still gritted his teeth and tried his best to write his answers.

Now, he can fully think of the questions of those three exams, most of which are no longer difficult for him today, only a few of them are very unpopular and still do not know the answers. If he is now changed to three years, then maybe he has passed the first priesthood exam.

However, time cannot be turned back, and even the supreme god that Aya said cannot do it, so Ulysses will no longer regret his own failures in the past.

The most important thing for him is now, something he can do now.

So, he pushed open the door and came to the church he was familiar with again.

For the sake of that unfulfilled dream, and for the sake of the agreement with his friends, he will once again challenge himself to the priesthood exam that he has failed three times.

This time, he didn't allow himself to fail again.

This time, he will fulfill his dream that he never fulfilled.

This time, he will smash all the walls that once blocked his dreams.

(To be continued)