The destruction of Helireox has made some of the black mages of the empire a little confused, although Reiox may not be the most powerful magical organization in the empire, but his influence is irreplaceable, hundreds of years of inheritance and tradition, Reox has become the cradle of irreplaceable magicians in the hearts of black mages.

It is said that since the Reox incident, at least thirty percent of the black mages in the mercenary guilds of all sizes in the empire have left their original mercenary organizations or adventure organizations, and they have gathered in an ancient city, as if something is brewing.

And this ancient city is the birthplace of magic that is comparable to that of Reox, [Astrological City - Sgdal].

In addition to most of the magicians of the Gronn faction, there are about 2,000 dark mages in the empire, which makes the royal magicians of Sassen, especially Jerry Belfort, extremely worried.

Although the strength of these nearly 2,000 black mages is uneven, most of them are just ordinary level mages, but this number is enough to become an army, and an army of 2,000 people composed entirely of mages is fully capable of occupying any city in the world, don't forget, Sgdal is not famous for the title of astrological city, the most famous is the mage tower that has been left over since ancient times, and the history is still above the [Vanderel]!

In the past, these two mage towers were the only two research institutions in the empire, the difference is that Gray studies magical weapons, communication equipment, or new powerful magic in warfare, while Vandel studies ancient ruins, ancient magic and equipment that have been sleeping in the long river of history.

In the past, Van Del would give research materials to the royal magicians in the form of reports every year as a price for their transcendent status, but since the Reochs incident, Vander has unilaterally cut off the transfer of materials, which represents the attitude of the elders, who do not recognize the Imperial City of Sassen without Reox, Jerry Belfort, and Argus, who has become a high-ranking leader of the Empire...... It can be said that Vander has become a free city like Operiels, and no longer recognizes the decisive rule of the Empire, and I think that in the next few years, the Empire will probably have to recruit magicians from the Gelon region...... And in the center of the newly developed city of Sgdal, the mage Tafander was suspended in mid-air as always, running a protective shield as usual to ensure the safety of the entire magical city, after all, Sassen could not simply give up.

But seriously, Jerry Belfort really wouldn't dare send an army to attack a city with about 2,000 free black mages, especially now that they are at war with the army of the Free Traders Alliance of Operiels, after all, the army of mages is much more difficult to deal with than the knight army of the merchants.

"Alas......"

In one of the rooms of the world's most famous mage tower, Dia leaned against the window with her cheeks held and looked helplessly at the sky outside the window, and on one side of the window railing, Sojess, the soldier puppet who had been transformed into its original state by losing contact with her master, accompanied her.

"...... South"

"What's the matter, little Dia?" a gentle and somewhat imposing voice sounded behind Dia as the door creaked.

Dia subconsciously turned around, and then her face showed a little relief, and she called softly, "Sister Abel......"

"Are you thinking about that little ghost?" Abel teased slightly, then looked at the shame on Dia's face, and said in bitter words, "Obviously I don't want to do it, why don't you stop him?"

"Because ......" Glancing at Abel secretly, Dia tilted her head and said lightly, "I don't want to be a burden to Soth, I believe in him and support him, this is what Sister Abel said before [enlightenment], right?"

Looking at Dia with complicated eyes, Abel hugged her softly and said in a snort, "Stupid!—can't you see how reluctant I was at the time? Those were just words I used to comfort myself...... Silly boy!"

"But I think Sister Abel is right. - I don't have any outstanding talents, I can't help Soth much, at best, I believe in him, support him, wait for him to ......"

"Silly boy," looking at the somewhat unbearable loss in Dia's eyes, Abel shook her head and smiled bitterly, then stretched out her hand and pinched Dia's face, cheering her on, "Men, they are all arrogant and arrogant fools! they would like to hold up the whole sky for their women......" she said, she blinked her eyes and teased, "You are a stupid apprentice, but you are definitely an excellent wife's ......"

"Sister Abel!" Dia called out with shame and dissatisfaction.

"What are you shy, it's a matter of time!" A little blow to Dia, Abel went to the sofa in the room and sat down, took out a golden flat box from his bosom, and took out a thin brown cigarette from it and put it in his mouth.

Seeing Abel light a cigarette with a strange metal lighter, Dia couldn't bear to say, "Sister, smoke is not good for children......"

Abel rolled his eyes when he heard this, and said angrily, "Don't be like those old men, you might as well use the astrology I taught you to find out where that little ghost is!"

"Yes......" Dia smiled helplessly, then looked out the window at the sky and muttered, "But I just need to know that he's okay and safe......"

"Fool!" Abel shook her head angrily, and after only a puff of her cigarette pressed the cigarette on the table, laughing at herself, "If you compromise everything, you will eventually become like me, do you want to?"

Dia remembered the other ring, which she had found when she asked Ulrik to go to Sasson, and although she didn't find Professor Hodd or Soth, she did find Professor Hold's ring from the ruined territory...... After thinking about it, Dia diverted the topic and said, "Sister Abel, did you see Ulrique?"

"Do you mean a certain vampire that those old guys are working on right now?" Abel certainly understood what Dia meant, sighed slightly, and said angrily along the topic, "I really didn't expect that there would be such useless vampires in the world, and they are still extremely rare Van Zhuo vampires, I really want to know how stupid it is to become friends with that idiot Gardian......"

"Sister is talking about that interesting stone, hehe......" Dia couldn't help but think back to Ulrik's wide-eyed eyes when he saw Vandel's guardian Gardian, and smiled to herself.

Looking at Dia's smile, Abel felt as if her mood was better, she stood up and walked towards the door, and said softly, "Obedient, don't think about that little ghost, study the astrological magic I taught you, I'll go and see those fools, what are you talking about actually studying the magic crystal cannon to attack Sasson, it's really not worrying......" As she spoke, she stood at the door and stopped, turned her head to look at Dia and hesitated, sighed and said, "That little ghost is fine, he is in Salonia!"

"Yay, Salonia?—uh, didn't Sister Abel say she wouldn't tell me?"

"Verbose!—if you can't remember the names of the constellations by night, see how I clean you up!"

"Uh-huh!—thank you, Sister Abel!"

"Don't be verbose, go study!--Silly boy......"

Looking at the back of Abel leaving, Dia breathed a sigh of relief and sat on the sofa with a thick book in her hand.

Sos in Thessalonia...... But why is he in Thessalonia?

Dia tilted her head suspiciously, and after a long time, she reached out and knocked her head, and said, "It's okay to know that he's okay, but now you have to memorize this book, otherwise Sister Abel will be angry...... Alas!"

At the same time, in Thessalonia, as Abel had predicted, Sos was staring out the window for a long time, just as Dia had predicted, and at one end of the room, two men dressed as friars were staring at his every move with wide eyes: Father Andrew's two assistant friars, Yves James and Laurel Neber.

"Hey," Glancing at the two men, Soth said lightly, "How long are you going to spy on me?"

"How can it be called surveillance," said the more talkative Yves, with a wry smile, "we were just ordered to watch you...... We know too well that once we leave, you will sneak out and return to the Reich to seek revenge on Argus, and Father Andrew has said that you are no match for Argus now......"

"So what?" Soth turned, his bare upper body covered with black tattoos except for his left hand, a power more terrifying than a demon, which made the cute-looking boy a little terrifying, which made the two monks pray uneasily.

"So please stay here for the time being, Salonia is protected by the Holy Light, and all evil and darkness cannot touch this sacred place, so it can suppress the dark power in your body......"

Glancing deeply at Yves, the boy frowned and asked in a deep voice, "What about Father Andrew?

The two monks looked at each other, their faces couldn't help but show a little sadness, and they barely smiled a little, and said softly, "Father Andrew...... It felt a little inappropriate, so ...... So ......"

"So what?" said Soth, raising his left hand, intentionally or unintentionally pointing to the second six-pointed star magic circle in his left hand, "Don't think I'll identify with him this way!—take me to Salonia while I'm unconscious......"

"Yes......" The two monks bowed their heads slightly.

Glancing at them deeply, Soth couldn't help but clench his fists and said in a deep voice, "He's ...... Father Andrew, are you dead?"

The two monks looked at each other, lowered their heads, and said with difficulty, "I should say that I have returned to the arms of the Father...... The priest had lost all of his Light powers, and was seriously injured, and it was very difficult for him to make it back to Thessalonia......"

"Three days ago, when I came to see His Majesty the Pope......"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"At that time, you were still unconscious, the dark power in your body spread quite severely, and the power of the two stigmatas could only delay and contain, so ......"

"......" glanced at the two of them deeply, Soth walked straight to the bed, took the coat from the bed, and said angrily, "I'm going out......!

"Yes! Father Andrew told us before leaving, to keep an eye on your condition, and to suppress it with the Light once the dark power spreads again!"

"Tsk!" glared at the two of them fiercely, and Soth kicked open the door and walked out angrily.

"Whew," Laurel, who was secretly relieved, wiped the cold sweat that couldn't help but ooze from his forehead, and muttered, "Terrible oppressive force, I really don't know what kind of terrifying demon is attached to this child......"

"Yes," Ives also sighed, shook his head, and said, "When I met this kid before, although I was a little unruly, I was still very polite, but now I ...... His heart was filled with hatred and anger, and the dark forces ......"

"Are you affected......

"Sure, he's just a kid," Ives shook his head and said with a wry smile, "hurry up and catch up, if he takes advantage of the opportunity, then we'll be so sorry for the priest......"

"Hmm!"

In fact, they didn't have to care that Soth would sneak back to Sasson, although he wanted to go back to Sassen immediately to seek revenge on Argus, but ...... He really doesn't know the way!

Standing alone in a strange country, Soth couldn't help but feel a little lonely in his heart.

During that time in a coma, Soth once again learned that Sloth was not an ordinary demon, and that the power he possessed was not just a simple dark power, it should be said that Slos was in charge of [existence], from existence to presence, from others to himself, Slos could erase any creature by his own will.

And as the price of knowing all this, Soth's body has been largely occupied by the dark forces, as Sloth and Argus said, the more they use this power, the more they rely on it, the farther and farther they are from human identity...... Soth remembers very well that of the three of them, Eren was the only one who could break iron bars with brute force, but now ...... Glancing at his right hand, Soth sighed secretly, a fragile magician could crush stones with one hand, what are you kidding?

He had not been conscious of the battle with Argus earlier, but at this time, he felt an inexplicable sadness and fear.

Are you really still human?

To make matters worse, Soth found himself gradually becoming apathetic at some point...... No, it's not indifference, it's indifference, as if everything in this world doesn't matter...... Whether there is or is destroyed...... Soth had no doubt that this was what Sloth called the after-effects.

It was as if in an instant, Soth lost all the meaning of existence, life, power, wealth, friendship, love, as if they were all unimportant...... The real power of Sloth is to erase existence, this guy was reorganized by his own power and is still thinking about the meaning of his own existence, so what is the meaning of his existence?

Standing in the street, Soth looked around blankly, as if he had been drained of all his strength.

Here Thessalonia, the Holy See built and expanded the city on the basis of the ancient kingdom of Salonia, different from the architectural style of the empire, the minerals of Thessalonia are basically gold and silver, these two minerals that make the imperial people crazy are very rich here, but the people of Salonia do not attach much importance to them, perhaps because they have seen too much, or maybe because of the power of religion.

From the splendid Papal Palace to the various angels and fathers in the streets and alleys, it is completely pure gold and silver.

Unfortunately, Salonia lacked iron ore, black iron ore and other precious strategic minerals, and its own food was not very abundant, so most of the merchants of Operiels initially made their fortune by smuggling food to Salonia for gold.

Salonia is poor, don't laugh, don't think they have a lot of gold and silver minerals and think that they are very rich here, they are really poor, after all, gold and silver are only ornamental, not used as food, at most as magical materials.

In the past, when the two countries were at loggerheads, the empire strictly forbade the flow of iron ore and food to Salonia.

However, although Salonia is poor, the quality of the native inhabitants is much more noble than that of the Empire, most of those bandit gangs are people who have fled here from the Empire, and the native inhabitants will not obtain food by harming others, and the power of religion makes Salonia have a more standardized ruling power than the laws of the Empire.

Most of the buildings in Salonia are made of stone, but you can also decorate the façade with gold, as long as you are a committed believer and have contributed to the Holy See.

Gold statues of the Father, gold tableware, gold lampstands, and so on were very common in the Empire as luxuries, but most of these luxuries were used as props in monasteries and churches as a warning to the Christians.

The people of Salonia were more amiable than the inhabitants of the Empire, and as he walked down the road, he lost count of the number of people who nodded and smiled at him, and their clothes were very simple, perhaps according to the teachings, although gold and silver were quite common here, but you would never see anyone wearing gold jewelry, and perhaps they would not even have jewelry.

On the other hand, Salonia is a country with a high degree of domination like the Empire, perhaps worse than the Empire, after all, the commoners of the Empire are poor, but their minds are free, but Salonia ...... Words like "May Allah bless you" are a must-have in almost every Salonian conversation.

Soth, I don't like this city from the bottom of my heart!

Oh, but maybe it's just that the dark forces inside him don't like the city...... Surveying the buildings and the people around him, Soth, who was dazed and relaxed, didn't notice what was ahead, so around a corner, he suddenly felt a man crash into him.

Of course, Soth himself didn't feel anything, and he was gradually strengthened by the dark power, and his strength was even greater than that of ordinary warriors.

"Ahh

"Girl?" Listening to the voice, Soth was stunned and looked at the other party.

In Soth's eyes, he saw the girl in a white nun's outfit stand up and bend down again and again to apologize.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I didn't notice just now...... I'm sorry, I'm sorry ......"

Listening to the series of apologies, Soth seemed to feel an inexplicable familiarity.

Perhaps Soth's silent attitude also caused the other party's doubts, only to see that the girl raised her head, and when she saw Soth, she couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes, covered her mouth and shouted incredulously, "Soth?"

"Huh?" Soth asked, stunned, "Do you know me?"

"Forehead......" The girl picked up the book from the ground and held it in her arms, bowing her head uneasily.

Looking at the somewhat familiar movements, Soth muttered, "Are you...... You've been to Reox before, right? We've met in the library?"

"Well!" the girl nodded and whispered in a somewhat reserved tone, "Katerina Catherine Lattimore, it's a pleasure to see you again!"

"Ah, I'm glad too!" said Soth faintly, and he passed the girl and continued to walk aimlessly.

"Huh?" Katerina looked curiously at the boy's departing back, thought for a moment and chased after him, and asked in a low voice, "What's that...... How did you come to Thessalonia?"

"It's not like I want to come!"

"Yay?"

"Forget it, don't care!"

"Oh," said Katerina, nodding, biting her lip, and cautiously, "what a beautiful city Vandor is...... But Salonia is not bad, I can show you around the city......"

"Forget it, I'm not in the mood!"

"Yay...... Alright!"

Looking at the girl following him silently with her head bowed and holding a book, Soth thought for a moment and said, "What were you doing in a hurry just now?"

"Go to class...... Ah?!" As she spoke, Katerina seemed to remember something, covered her mouth and said in a panic, "Oh no, I forgot that I still have classes today, I don't have time, I must be late now, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Soth, I'm leaving!"

Looking at the back of Katerina hurriedly leaving, Soth shook his head speechlessly, and was about to continue his aimless visit, when suddenly, he noticed three priests in black magic robes walking in the distance.

"What a powerful and terrible dark force...... Is that you?", said the leading priest in a command-like tone.

Frowning and glancing at the other party, Soth said lightly, "What do you mean?"

"Come with us, kid!"

Taking a slight breath, Soth said coldly, "I hate your tone, are you ordering me?"

"Yes in a sense!" said the priest, with a blank face, "I am ordered to bring you here!"

"What if I don't want to?"

The three priests frowned, took a few steps away, and said in a deep voice, "Son, we don't want to be a pointless conflict......

"Hmph, then get out of the way!"

At this moment, only to hear a rapid gasp, Yves and Laurel hurriedly ran over, complaining, "Really, don't let us look for so long......" As he spoke, Ives subconsciously glanced at the three priestly guys standing in front of Soth, as if frightened, and muttered, "Black ...... The Dark Inquisition?"

"What's that?" Soth asked, frowning.

"That's ......," Licking his lips, Yves whispered, "To put it simply, those three are dark priests, just like those holy inquisitors, they are all crazy, the Inquisition Bureau is an external hunting agency, and the Dark Inquisition is an internal judgment body, specially used to execute fallen guys, they not only study the dark power, but also torture criminals, compared to them, the Holy Inquisition is simply the embodiment of the gods......"

"I hear you, Brother Yves!" said the leading dark priest coldly.

"Ah, is it? ha, haha......" Ives smiled awkwardly, and then as if he had thought of something, he muttered, "No, since Father Charles left, hasn't the Dark Inquisition been run by His Majesty himself, and why are you bothering this child?"

"Trouble? When did we say we were going to trouble this child?" The leading dark priest glanced at Soth with a blank face, and said lightly, "On the orders of His Majesty the Pope, take this child to meet him!"

"Oh...... No wonder you know the name......" Yves shook his head with a wry smile, and then said to Soth, "They're not here to make trouble...... "They're not here to make trouble," he said, as if he had thought of something, and said angrily, "Yes, yes, needless to say, I see, no one can decide your will except yourself, right?"

"Shall we go together?" said Brother Laurel, who had not spoken, in a deep voice, "Father Andrew has asked us to follow this child all the time, this child's situation is a bit special, and we are his guardian for the time being......"

The three Dark Priests glanced at each other, nodded, and said, "Okay, let's go!" He glanced at Brother Yves as he left, sending a chill down his back.

"Whew......" Looking at the backs of the three dark priests turning to leave, Yves let out a long sigh and said self-deprecatingly, "It's over, I'm worried about ......"

"You told you they were crazy," Laurel sneered, and then whispered, "but in some ways they are more terrible than the Holy Inquisition, because the Dark Inquisition is the overseer......" As he said, he turned to Soth and said, "Let's go, kid, I think His Majesty the Pope probably learned about you from Father Andrew......"

Pope...... Following the three Dark Priests, Soth made his way to one of the city's most glorious buildings, the Holy See's holy place.

When he passed through that door, Soth was actually a little curious in his heart, he was very curious about what kind of person he was as the pope of the Holy See.

Finally, at the door of a courtyard, the three dark priests turned to Soth and said, "Your Majesty the Pope is inside, go in, child!—you two stay, Your Majesty has indicated that you will see this child alone!"

"Huh?" Ives and Laurel looked at each other in confusion, and then whispered, "Hey, child, it's His Majesty the Pope ...... inside."

"What do you mean?" said Soth lightly.

"Nothing...... Hurry up and get in!" the two shook their heads with some headaches.

Glancing at the two of them, Soth pushed open the gate of the courtyard and entered, and was surprised to find that it was a small flower bed, and in the center of the flower bed was a seemingly kind old man who was concentrating on repairing the branches of the flowers with small scissors.

Soth wanted to say something, but before he could speak, the old man whispered, "Shhh......h Wait for me for a while, and I'll be fine in no time......"

Looking at the old man in the flower garden, Soth suddenly had a very, very familiar feeling in his heart, as if he had seen a similar scene before.

So, after waiting for half an hour, the old man stood up, looked at the flowers with a smile, and then turned around, looked at Soth sitting on the railing of the verandah with a smile, nodded approvingly and said, "Yes, a calm child!"

Obviously, in this regard, the old man is looking at Soth in a big way, because under the influence of Sloth, Soth is in a daze for several hours, half an hour, and it is just a small scene!

"You're the kid named Soth, aren't you?" the old man in a very ordinary costume wiped his hands, then walked to the side and picked up a white coat and put it on, it was a very special coat, the whole was only white and gold, giving people a very relaxed and solemn feeling.

Behind the cloak of the coat, the old man's temperament seemed to change in an instant, exuding a powerful and shocking oppressive force, which was not from the oppressive force of strength, but only to the momentum, the momentum of the superior.

"You're the Pope, what's the matter with me?" asked Soth flatly.

Old man, no, it was the Pope of the Holy See who was stunned, then smiled, nodded and said, "I just want to see you, don't worry, child, I won't harm you!"

"I'm not worried about that at all!"

"Ho, you're so confident, it's true, with that powerful dark power, few people can hurt you, but that's good...... Fairness is the rule of this world, gain means loss, you gain power, you are also controlled by this power...... Come here, kid!"

Soth frowned, reluctantly, but his heart drove his body involuntarily to walk over.

The old pope looked deeply at the child in front of him, and couldn't help but think back to the events of the previous day...... It was also in this flowerbed ...... "His Majesty the Pope, Lord Bishop Andrew is back!"

"Shhh......h......h

"However, Lord Bishop Andrew has been very badly injured and has ......"

"I know," the old Pope sighed secretly, and said in a deep voice, "It's my sin, I underestimated that man Argus, you go out first, Andrew is not such an easy fellow......"

"But His Majesty the Pope, the power of the Light of Lord Andrew is gone......"

"What?" the old Pope was stunned, then his body trembled slightly, and he raised his head and said in disbelief, "He...... Didn't you say he was back?"

"Yes, we found him and a child lying on the ground not far from the city, and from that child, on the left hand, we saw two stigmata ......"

"How is it possible?" said the old pope, whose face was full of doubt, and then as if he had thought of something, he said incredulously, "Could it be ......?"

"Now it has been transferred to the Holy See for treatment, but ......"

"I know, I'll go right away!"

When the old pope arrived in a hurry, Father Andrew was almost in his last moments, and when he saw the supreme presence of the Holy See, Father Andrew opened his eyes with difficulty and said intermittently, "I ...... Bring him back!"

These were the first and last words that Father Andrew said to himself after returning to Thessalonia!

Whenever he thought of this, the old Pope couldn't help but feel a heavy sense of guilt, after all, he had ordered him to hunt down the man Argus...... Brought [him] back...... Looking at the child in front of him, the old pope let out a long sigh, pointed to the boy's left hand, and said, "This magic array is a kind of [Holy Stigma], which can be regarded as the crystallization of all the holy light accumulated in the life of the white magician!"

"What do you mean?" asked Soth, inexplicably.

"It's nothing," the old Pope sighed slightly, shook his head and said, "I just want you to know that it is the power of the Holy Light that has always protected you from being consumed by the ancient will in your body......"

"Sloth?"

"Oh, is it called Sloth? It seems that he has already communicated with you, the apostle, Sloth......" The old Pope paced a few steps in the flower garden, and then said in a deep voice, "The Ancient Will is a more terrifying existence than demons, no, compared to them, demons are only small characters...... The ancient will is a combination of many wills, they are immortal and immortal, they can be regarded as the gods of the dark side, this kind of power, we humans can never touch, just like magic, magic does not bring happiness, it only brings destruction and destruction!"

"Strength, there is no such thing as evil and good, right?"

Glancing at Soth in surprise, the old pope smiled and nodded, echoing, "Not bad! You are a very smart child, you said it very thoroughly, power does not distinguish between good and evil, if a good person does not do bad things after getting the power of evil, then neither that person nor that force can be called evil, but things in the world are often not so simple, the essence of evil power cannot be changed, we Salonia attributed the source of power in the world to two points, may be different from black magicians, most of our human power comes from faith, believe in yourself, Or believing in others can derive great power, on the contrary, a guy who doesn't even believe in himself, do you think he can get great power?"

“...... Faith?"

"Hehe, that's the source of the power of relative justice, faith!" the old pope smiled, and then said in a deep voice, "And the power of evil comes from fear, the fear of everything, including the fear of death...... When a person faces death, he often bursts out with more powerful power than usual, of course, it does not just refer to fear, anger, hatred, etc., strong negative feelings will also enhance this power, and this kind of power derived from negative feelings often leads to tragedy, so I think it is an evil force...... Man's will is weak, it is easily affected by circumstances or unexpected things, but strong faith can prevent oneself from making mistakes...... Therefore, there is no such thing as absolute justice and absolute evil, but their essence will not change, and if they blindly pursue strong power, they will eventually be dragged down by this force one day......"

"Faith...... Fear ......"

Looking at the frowning boy, the old pope smiled and said, "Do you believe in yourself?"

"Of course!"

"Hehe, self-confidence is also a kind of faith, so you should be able to understand, right?"

"This is faith?"

"No, it's not entirely self-confidence alone," said the old Pope, pointing at Soth, and said in a deep voice, "I know something about the time, the reason why the dark power in you spread so quickly is partly because of the ancient will named Sloth, and on the other hand, because of your own intentions, the anger after being defeated by Argus, and the fear of death, And the desire for great power, which is the root cause of all that you are now, so if you want to return to the way you were, you must strengthen your faith and give up your hatred and anger against Argus!

"Understood!"

"Can you do it?"

"Can't do it!"

"......" The old Pope was stunned, shook his head with a wry smile, and said softly, "Child, it is a very terrible thing to carry hatred, and in order to achieve this goal, you will gradually lose yourself, and you will do whatever it takes to gain greater power, and finally be swallowed by this power......"

"But no matter what, I'm going to kill Argus, I must!"

Looking at the thick hatred in the boy's eyes, the old pope shook his head with a little disappointment, he felt a little headache, because this was too stubborn, too selfish, and worse, this paranoid child was an apostle, an apostle of some ancient will, once he went to the evil side because of hatred, it was bound to bring unbearable destruction to the world.

On the other hand, the old pope personally did not want this child to lose himself because of hatred, after all, this child could be seen as the heir to those two...... Bishop Andrew Ashwarn, one of the twelve cardinal archbishops of the Holy See, and the equivalent of Charles, St. Charles George!

"Kid, from tomorrow onwards, I'll teach you white magic!"

"Huh?"

Looking at the boy's puzzled expression, the old pope pointed to his left hand, smiled and said, "I said that only the power of firm faith can curb this dark power to avoid being swallowed by it, besides, if [Stigma] is only used as a seal, it will be too disrespectful to those two, the Holy See's divine skills are definitely no less than the imperial black magicians, from tomorrow, you can no longer use the evil power of Sloth, I will teach you the magic of holy light, first of all, I will teach you [Divine Magic: Angel Descent] So that the power of Sloth will no longer affect you, eh...... First of all, use Father Andrew's angel, you are qualified to drive that superior angel by inheriting [Stigmata], the same as that guy's surname, that angel is a very irascible and good at fighting, [Median Angel: Angel of Force--Parvas], remember this name, from tomorrow, he will be yours, new power!"

"Pa...... Parvas ......"

(To be continued)