Sunday, early in the morning.

Councillor Macht took his wife and daughter early in the morning and took a horse-drawn carriage to St. Samuel's Church.

And when he entered the Great Prayer Hall, the spacious hall was already filled with believers who had come to participate in the dispersion. Councillor Macht was no stranger to this scene, and as he walked quietly down the aisle separating the left and right seats, he saw the Monsieur Dawn Dantès sitting slightly in the rear.

Councillor Makht smiled at Daun Dantès, and took his wife and daughter to sit down in an unoccupied place in the middle area.

On the one hand, it is the church of St. Samuel, the headquarters of the Church of the Night in Beckland. Naturally, the believers of the night want to be closer to the church of St. Samuel, which leads to the fact that almost all residents of the North District are believers in the church of the night.

On the other hand, there are not many Boxing Days in the Night Church, the most important being Winter Rite Day, followed by the Great Mass at the full moon, also called Moon Mass, followed by the normal Mass and prayer every Sunday - both Sunday and Night are symbols of the Goddess of the Night.

As a result, a large number of faithful attend Mass every Sunday, not only in the church of St. Samuel, but throughout Bakeland and throughout the kingdom of Rune, where almost every church has a steady stream of worshippers to pray.

Of course, because many believers are not wealthy, they may not be able to rest on Sundays, and they are even busier during the day, so the churches of the major churches will stay open until the early hours of the morning, and even the night churches will organize a large mass in the evening, so that most of the believers have the opportunity to pray and confess.

In front of the altar, Bishop Elektra, who was in charge of this Mass, took the Apocalypse of the Night and began to give a simple sermon:

"They were naked, without food or clothing, and had no shelter in the cold."

"They were drenched in the rain, and because they had no place to hide, they clung to the rock."

"They are mothers whose children have been taken away, they are orphans who have lost hope, they are poor people who have been driven away from the right path."

"The night did not give up on them, but gave them favor."

The believers prayed with their eyes closed, clasped their hands in front of their mouths and noses, and prayed earnestly, with devotion and concentration.

The echoes were superimposed, the voices were in their ears, and their eyes were dark, but their hearts seemed to be cleansed.

Only Hazel Makht, who was sitting next to her parents, was so anxious that she couldn't calm down and concentrate on prayer. Compared to the devout believers, although Házel's eyes were also closed, Bishop Elektra standing on the altar could almost immediately see her abnormality.

At the end of the session, the priests picked up water and bread and distributed them to Maury Macht and others.

Although the food distributed by Night Church is 'shabby' compared to their usual breakfast, no devout believer has any complaints about it, and they are happy to eat it.

At the end of the Mass, gentlemen and ladies put their palms into the inner pockets of their clothes and took out their wallets.

They spontaneously lined up and walked all the way to the altar, and with Bishop Elektra's expression of mercy and compassion, they walked diagonally to the consecration box, clicked four times clockwise on their chests, drew the crimson moon, and cast different amounts of donations one after another.

At the same time, a pastor opened the door to the nearby confessional so that those in need would go to the confessional room after making their offerings.

Members of Parliament Makht and his family were also in line, and when it was their turn, the Makht couple each threw a gold pound into the offering box.

The Church of the Night does not require donations from believers, and believers who listen to the sermon either go to the offering box to express their hearts, or get up and leave directly, whether it is a choice for believers. Bishops and pastors do not turn their eyes on them because of differences in the amount of their donations, or because believers do not make a donation.

Of course, in general, believers will take the initiative to donate, but the amount is different.

The commoners were already short on hand, and generally gave a few pennies at a time.

If the financial situation of the middle class was slightly better, they would give three to five sules at a time.

The real rich and nobles were measured in gold pounds, but most of the time it did not exceed 100 pounds.

Although the Macht family belonged to this ranks, they could not afford to donate £100 a week, as that would mean they would have to spend £52,000 a year on it.

And 1 pound at a time is a good amount, neither too much nor too little.

Because it meant a fixed contribution of £52 per year, which was enough to pay the salaries of three maids for a year.

Moreover, there are three members of the Mahet family, and the combined donations of the three are enough to rent a nice villa in the North District.

But unexpectedly.

When it was Hézel's turn to finish the donation and Hézel, the girl with pursed lips pulled out 100 pounds from her wallet and threw it into the offering box.

Maury Mahert and his wife, Lady Leana, looked at their daughter with some surprise, not because she had donated too much, but because it was her own pocket money, and it was her freedom to do with it, and they would not ask why.

And what really surprised them was why their daughter would make this move?

Hézel, who had completed the donation, did not leave immediately, but looked up at Bishop Elektra and said in a low voice:

"Your Excellency, I need to repent."

Councillor Mahert's expression became a little solemn, apparently aware of what might have happened to his daughter.

Bishop Elektra remained calm and smiled:

"You can go to the confessional room and ask the bishop inside for help, or you can wait a little while I can listen to you."

Hazel thanked him in a low voice, wasting no time, and got up and walked to the side to wait quietly.

Lady Liana subconsciously wanted to step forward, wanting to understand Hazel's troubles, and as a mother, she had the responsibility and obligation to solve these problems for her daughter. But before she could do so, Congressman Makht grabbed her arm, and he didn't say anything, just shook his head gently at his wife.

Senator Leana's wife, Macht, did not stop, but only glanced at her daughter and left the church with her.

Hazel looked at her parents in the distance and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She was worried about how to face her parents and how to explain them to them. What happened to her was so bizarre that it would cause them a lot of trouble.

Waited for a few minutes, waited for all the believers to leave the church.

Another bishop came to Bishop Elektra for the handover and to celebrate Mass for the second group of believers who arrived.

And Bishop Elektra, who had completed the cross-handover, walked straight to Hézel's side and said softly:

"Follow me."

Hazel nodded silently and quietly followed Bishop Elektra's side.

Bishop Elektra glanced at the young girl beside him, he didn't think that Hazel would suddenly do anything that needed to be repentant, and given the status of his parents, Bishop Elektra felt that he needed to take care of his parents' image a little.

Therefore, instead of going directly to the confessional room, he left the Great Prayer Hall with her through the side passage and made a detour to the library not far from the spiral staircase.

There are large bookshelves filled with books related to the Church of the Night Goddess, and tables and chairs are arranged on each side for the priests and bishops to study and preach to the faithful.

Bishop Elektra chose a table to sit down, and the preoccupied girl pursed her lips lightly, and sat opposite Bishop Elektra with some trepidation.

Bishop Elektra, with a calming smile and a mellow voice, spoke:

"What do you want to say? The Goddess favors each of Her devotees. ”

"I ......"

Hazel opened her mouth, suddenly finding it difficult to speak.

Bishop Elektra didn't urge, but smiled and reassured:

"It's okay, it's just a chat between friends. Well, did you have any nightmares? ”

He had only seen the girl in the villa of Councillor Makht the previous night, when she was still as proud as ever, dismissive of her peers, who felt too young, too shallow, and not capable enough.

And in the past day, the haughty girl has changed, like a frightened rabbit, vigilant and frightened of everything around her, as if something was following her and could hurt her at any moment.

Based on reasonable speculation, Bishop Elektra believed that Hazel had a nightmare last night - of course, it may not have been a pure nightmare, but the influence of some extraordinary power.

Hazel hesitated for a long time, and said quite apprehensively:

"I am guilty, I am an extraordinary being."

Bishop Elektra smiled and motioned for Hézel to continue.

Hézel was a little relieved and said softly:

"It was a demigod who led me to become an extraordinary being and into a mysterious world."

Bishop Elektra's smile narrowed slightly, becoming a little serious.

He often visited the Hézel house, and of course it was impossible not to find out that the girl was already an extraordinary person. But he only thought it was herself or her parents who had secretly collected potion recipes and extraordinary ingredients, which were not uncommon in Rune's high society.

So in general, the church turns a blind eye to this situation.

Bishop Elektra regularly visits Councillor Makht's family, both to ensure the safety of the Makht family and to ensure that the extraordinaires hired by Hazel and Councillor Makht are not at risk of getting out of control.

As long as the sequence is not high and there is no risk of getting out of control, the church will only register it and will not deal with it immediately.

But if Hazel's promotion is related to a demigod, that's a different matter. Compared to a low-order extraordinary and a demigod, the damage they can do is not of an order of magnitude at all!

MP Macht asked:

"Do you know which way that demigod got there?"

Seeing Bishop Elektra's serious expression, Hazel couldn't help but be a little nervous:

"I don't know, I've only dreamed of her in my dreams, I've never seen her in reality."

Bishop Elektra was not surprised by this answer, and asked instead:

"Which path are you taking?"

"Thief, I'm now a Sequence 8 fraudster." Hazel didn't dare to hide it, since they had already decided to confess, they had to confess to the end, otherwise the things they concealed would only become hidden dangers.

"The thief pathway? Parasites? ”

Bishop Elektra took a deep look at Hézel, regained a reassuring smile on his face, and said gently:

"Miss Hazel, you can continue."

Perhaps because she finally told the secret buried deep in her heart, Hazel's mood was much lighter, she sorted out her mood, and said after a few seconds:

"The demigod guided me to become an extraordinary, and then gave me the task of digging a passage in a nearby sewer. Well, she didn't tell me exactly what was inside, just that there was a powerful magical item inside. ”

"This process went on for a long time, until last night, when I went down the sewer again to dig again. But just as I was getting ready to act, the one I met last night ...... The Viscount Black suddenly appeared, and he stopped me from doing so, and asked me to come to the Church of the Night today to confess to the Bishop what had happened to me. ”

"Viscount Black?"

When Bishop Elektra heard the name, he couldn't help but look at Hazel in surprise, but his expression was much more relaxed. If it was really His Excellency who personally intervened, it could rule out the possibility that the parasite was parasitic on Hazel.

Bishop Elektra pondered for two seconds, hesitating as to what to do.

Theoretically, since Hazel is involved with a demigod who is suspected of being a 'parasite', it must be dealt with seriously. But she has nothing to do with Your Excellency, and she also surrendered to the Night Church at the request of Your Excellency, and it would not be good if the punishment was too severe.

Seeing that Bishop Elektra was silent for a long time, Hazel became a little apprehensive again, and could not help asking:

"Your Excellency, he, Viscount Blake told me that if I confess to you, you will let me join the Night Watchman, and will also tell me what the Playing Method is, is this true?"

Bishop Elektra looked up at Hazel, already made up his mind, and smiled:

"Of course, that's fine, but we have to make sure we don't leave a trail in the first place."

He paused, then continued:

"You may not know that the demigods of the 'Thief' path are called 'Parasites', and the demigods of this path can conceal themselves by parasitic in the bodies of others. They often claim that they have lost their bodies and can only coexist with your spirit body, that they can only rely on you and cannot harm you, and then they give you knowledge, formulas, and various benefits in the hope that you will become strong and help him reshape his body or take revenge. ”

"In reality, the parasitic Extraordinary will only become their nourishment, so as to perpetuate their life and state."

The more she listened, the more terrified she became, so the demigod who taught her was a parasite?

The purpose of her cultivation is to be a parasite?

Hazel's voice trembled a little:

"I—I've been parasitized?"

Bishop Elektra comforted:

"It's very unlikely."

Although it was a consolation, Bishop Elektra felt that the possibility was very high.

After all, if Hazel was really parasitized, how could she come to the Night Church to turn herself in? Isn't this self-defeating? What's more, since His Excellency personally intervened and gave clear instructions, this means that the demigod has probably been ambushed.

Let Hazel come to the church, just so that they can help finish it up.

Of course, the confirmation that needs to be done still needs to be done.

Bishop Elektra suddenly stood up and reassured:

"I'm sorry, Miss Hazel, please go with them to check on them to make sure the parasite isn't left in you."

"Them?"

Hazel subconsciously turned her head and saw a young man with black hair and green eyes standing there, who appeared at some point.

And she had seen each other, also at last night's dinner.

She remembered the other person's name as Leonard Mitchell.

(End of chapter)