Chapter 21: A Transaction with the Godfather
Russell thought for a moment, but decided to immediately tell Paradisebird what the church was doing.
Including the nature of angels being able to be "juiced", and the fact that the "Source of Holy Rank" sells well in the dream world...... Things have changed, and it may be too late to wait for the right moment.
“…… How can this be! ”
After listening to Russell's explanation, Paradisebird's eyes suddenly widened, almost angry, and her voice became sharp because of this: "What right do they have to betray angels?!"
"Without the angels, the church would have ceased to exist!
"These angels could have controlled the entire Church a long time ago, and it was they who chose to trust the Church and the Pope and were voluntarily frozen and sealed, but now they ......"
For Paradise Bird, this is almost a collapse of the worldview.
Although she didn't have much trust in the church under her father's influence—she had far more compassion for angels than ordinary church members.
Her anger was not based on disappointment with the church, but on empathy and indignation at the angels.
After all, this child's heart is too pure.
Although he was born in the lower city, he was not polluted by the lower city at all. Paradise Bird still has kindness and trust in others......
This kind of character can indeed make her from a bad background recognized by the church, but it also makes her easier to be taken advantage of.
Russell wasn't worried that she would be caught as well......
As a living saint who does not use an aura and can obtain the power of an angel-level holy rank with just her own pure will, her value is obviously much higher than that of ordinary angels.
After all, the Paradise Bird belongs to the "Angel Template that has not yet appeared".
By the time she grows up, she'll be able to replicate many new angels just from her memories - even if the church hierarchy only sees angels as tools, Paradisebird has at least assembly-line value. A full meal should be able to be divided with the wisdom of those elves in the upper echelons of the church.
He was worried that the Paradise Bird, who had no idea what was going on, would be used as a gun.
The interior of the church is not monolithic.
Although based on the way in which the power of the Holy Order is obtained, the essence of the Church must be good......
But the birth of the "angel" itself is a loophole for the church. Although it was to defeat the mage, if the church was really pure and flawless, angels could not have been born from the beginning.
The so-called mechanical angels are false artificial saints.
Deceive the world by modifying other people's memories and adjusting their wills...... Fraudulently obtaining the power of the Holy Rank that would otherwise be unobtainable or not as strong. For this reason, he did not hesitate to construct a system of "divine descent device" by leaving behind the bodies and relics of dead saints, analyzing their memories, and copying their subconscious.
The fact that they were able to do such a thing shows that the church is by no means pure and blemish-
Back then, they had already proven ...... As long as it is for the sake of victory, even such things as desecrating the bones of generations of saints and rewriting the hearts and memories of innocents can be done without hesitation.
And these created angels are naturally innocent and sacred. Regardless of whether their consciousness is false or implanted, the fact that they can use the power of holy order is much stronger than that of the bishops of the Church, it means that the "gods" of the Church recognize them as superior to those mortal bishops.
But after the end of the war, the angels did not hold power at all, but were collectively sealed.
"From that moment on, I knew ...... The church may be better than the corporation, but it is not much better.
"Is it incomprehensible that the Church is now selling these 'man-made saints' for other purposes? Fundamentally, what they did and what they do now has always been the same thing—"
Russell sighed: "When you go to visit, you should have an entourage, right?" ”
"Yes...... There were four or five. ”
"You didn't meet anyone else on the way, did you?"
“…… Yes. ”
That means the church must know you're coming. How could they be so coincidental that the moment you left the house, you saw that the room opposite was empty? ”
Russell patted Paradise Bird on the shoulder and comforted, "Don't think too much, you're just being taken advantage of."
"Because your own worth is too high...... You won't get into trouble easily. And there is naturally a struggle within the church. It's only natural for one faction to want to use you to cause trouble for the other.
"I think one of these angel traffickers is the work of one of them. It's very simple...... If the church's top brass unanimously passes such a resolution, then the production and sale of angels should be able to form a complete assembly line, and there will be no deficit.
But other forces within the church are apparently not happy to see the resurrection of angels. So although they do not support it, they do not directly oppose it in substance, but see it as a handle.
"And you're using this handle to pry their fulcrum."
"How do you ...... like this?"
Paradise Bird could only murmur and repeat the phrase.
Although he planned to tell Russell some secrets, he didn't expect to be shocked by Russell.
"I've also considered whether or not I should tell you about this kind of thing. You're a good boy and you're not good at acting...... Once you know too much, it will be easy to show flaws in words and deeds, and it will be difficult to hide from those old turtles.
"But the same ...... If you know too little and you're easy to be taken advantage of, do something you don't want to do. The lesser of two powers, I decided to tell you all about it. ”
Russell reached out and put his arm around the Paradise Bird's shoulders and whispered in her ear, "After that, we'll take a break...... Wait until you're calmer before heading back. At this stage, it's better not to let the ignorant know too much...... After all, as far as I know, the Church holds the control terminal that exerts influence on each aura. When the angels commit some obvious betrayal, it is easy for the church to be wary and disarm all angels.
"By the way, what did you want to tell me before? What's the second thing? ”
“…… Wait a minute, I'll think about it, Mr. Barber. My mind is a bit of a mess......"
Paradise Bird muttered with its eyes closed.
She paused for a moment before explaining in a low voice, "I feel like I may not have fully understood this before...... After you told me this secret, I seem to understand a little more......
"The news I was trying to tell you is that the church already knows that you are a mage. They intend to continue to send angels to the Special Enforcement Department to put pressure on you, and on the other hand...... I also hope that I will be able to contact the remnants of the lower town and convey the wishes of the Church to 'make some kind of deal with the Church Fathers'.
"I thought it was a trap. Because I don't think the church can make any real 'deal' with the mage, it's just trying to trick you out and kill you. Because they know that I was born in Downtown, and that I have been in contact with and even fought with some of the organizations in Downtown. They're just using me to convey false goodwill to you.
"But now...... I'm a little confused......"
The Paradise Bird finally couldn't take it anymore, turned around and fell into Russell's arms, whimpering in a low voice, letting out a mournful cry: "I don't know, what should I do...... What exactly are they going to do...... What exactly is the thing I was pursuing......"
Russell sighed softly, swaying his body back and forth like a child, and gently patting the back of the Paradise Bird.
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
Is it a deal......
It's good.
"Then I'll take their deal."
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