The sleepy-eyed Bishop Valentine saw the inquisitor Vanna, who had rushed to the church in the middle of the night, and the old man was completely awake the moment he heard Vanna's first words.

"Captain Duncan entered your dream?!" The old bishop looked at Vana dumbfounded, and even wondered if he hadn't woken up yet, "That ghost captain took the initiative to find you...... Just to tell you a location for you to investigate?"

"It's true—though I know how incredible it sounds," Vana nodded vigorously, she had guessed the old episcopal church's reaction on the way before, but she couldn't help it, after all, she wasn't any less confused than Valentine, "Sixth Block Chapel...... I had very little communication with that ghost captain, and this was the most important piece of information he revealed. ”

The old bishop was silent for a moment, he turned in silence and looked up at the statue of the Storm Goddess at the end of the temple, and it was not long before he broke the silence faintly: "Vanna, do you remember the contamination you were contaminated at the site of the cult ceremony in the sewers, after that, we carried out a remedial purification, and now it seems to be ......"

"I see what you mean," Vana took a light breath, her expression still flat, "it seems that our purification never succeeded, the Lost Ship is still chasing me, and the Ghost Captain ...... Has extended his power to my dreams. ”

"Are you still awake?" Valentine turned and quietly stared into Vanna's eyes.

"Wake up, I've tried on the road, and I can meditate on my own and the goddess's names in their entirety, and recite the contents of the Storm Texture," Vanna nodded, "It seems that the pollution is still shallow, and only my dreams are affected, and my limbs, words and deeds have not yet spread to reality. ”

"The pollution is shallow, but it can't be completely removed, like an irreversible countdown......" Valentine's tone was low, with a deep worry in his eyes, "But you are still the judge of the city-state of Purand, and there is no one to take your place in a short time......"

Vana knew what the old bishop was trying to say.

She has been mentally polluted by the supernatural power of the upper ranks, as the inquisitor of the church, her "fortress" is actually gradually being breached, and a fortress that is about to be breached is unreliable, because no one knows how far this spiritual pollution will develop, no one knows whether Vana who woke up the next morning is still loyal to the Storm Goddess, but the next second...... No one knows who she is loyal to.

If it is an ordinary guardian or priest who is tainted by this, the matter is easy to solve, and it is very simple to perform a period of confinement and exorcism, or if it is too peaceful in the city-state, she can temporarily hand over her duties to her deputy and go to the deepest part of the temple to receive the highest standard of "safe isolation" and "charismatic purification", but ......

Now that she, the "Inquisitor", is in an irreplaceable position, even if she asks for help from the Storm Church headquarters, she will not be able to solve this problem in a short time.

“…… I can't leave my post," Vana shook her head after a moment's thought, knowing that she was giving the old bishop a problem, but she had to continue to do her duty, "I have a bad feeling that we are facing a real, great crisis, which is not even necessarily brought about by the Lost Country or the Sun Fragments, and that a greater shadow is lurking in the city-state, and at such times I cannot relinquish the duties of the Inquisitor to anyone, not even my own most trusted deputy. ”

Valentine heard a different seriousness from Vanna's tone, and he immediately frowned slightly: "Crisis beyond the Lost Country and the Sun Fragments? Have you discovered anything lately?"

“…… I have investigated a few things in the archives that I should have told you the next morning, but now it seems that the situation is more complicated than expected, and the urgency needs to be raised," Vana nodded, and said with great seriousness, "I have become suspicious of the timing of the appearance of the Sun Fragments in the city-state of Plain, and have consulted some materials from 1889 and earlier years, and have found a great deal of less urgent, but strange, dense ...... Records of Heresy ......"

As Vanna spoke, Bishop Valentine's eyes finally widened a little.

"These materials are lying quietly in our archives?" When Fanna's voice fell,

Valentin exclaimed in disbelief, "All this time, no one has found out? Even the vanished 1885 ......"

"Without anyone noticing, it's as if someone 'stolen a part, some obvious' reality just vanished from everyone's sight," Vana said in a deep voice, "and this 'disappearance,...... It's not like it's caused by the sun's debris. ”

Valentine shook the scepter in his hand hard, his knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

"What do you think is the connection between this and 'Captain Duncan, the message he conveyed to you in your dreams?'" He asked suddenly.

"Not sure, but first of all, 'stealing reality from the city-state' is not the Lost Country's ability, and secondly, if this is the ghost captain's doing, then there's no reason for him to tainster my dreams and tell me the key clues—this doesn't fit the captain's rough and chaotic style of acting in the record," Vanna analyzed calmly, "unless...... He suddenly changed his temper and became a bad devil who teased the world, or ......"

"Or?"

"Or maybe he's become a zealous person who cares about the safety of the city-state," Vanna said, spreading her hands, "and came to me to report the danger when she saw it." ”

"Ahem, you're a subspace-level joke," Valentine coughed and glared at Fanna, "Don't make such a joke on me when you know you've been watched by a superior transcendent being, it will make me doubt your mental state." ”

As he spoke, the old man hammered his chest and straightened out his breath before looking into Vanna's eyes with a serious face: "Who else knows about the anomalies found in the archives except you?"

Fanna thought for a moment and shook her head: "Only I know, I'm going to check ...... myself"

She paused suddenly, as if her mind was a little stuck, but then she shook her head: "I'm going to check the file myself."

"That's fine...... If there is a conscious black hand behind this matter, then he should not have noticed that the conspiracy was revealed," Valentine exhaled, and then had to agree with what Vanna had just said, "You really can't leave your post now...... You already have a plan to investigate those files, right?"

"Yes, including concerted action with the town hall."

"I'll provide you with all the assistance you can start tomorrow immediately," Valentine nodded immediately, "Also, I'll report to the Pope what happened here, hoping that the Cathedral of the Storm can provide us with some assistance......"

As he spoke, the old man thought for a few seconds and then asked, "Can you still pray to the goddess now?"

"Yes," Vanna replied immediately, "the connection between me and the goddess was not affected by that dream. ”

Valentine frowned: "But the goddess didn't give a revelation or warning about the spiritual pollution you suffered?"

“…… Yes," Vana hesitated, but nodded in acknowledgement, "the goddess didn't warn. ”

Valentine touched his chin, and after a moment of deep thought, he suddenly looked up into Vanna's eyes: "...... During this time, you must return to the church at night to rest, do not sleep outside of the church, and carry the Storm Texts with you at all times when you are out and about. Also, if you feel unusually sleepy or tired while out and about, do you want to go to your nearest church immediately?"

"It can be done."

“…… Alas, I hope you don't think this is some kind of harshness or questioning," the old bishop sighed, and though Vana was firm in his promise, he couldn't help but say, "you can't leave your post now, and there is no priest of higher rank than you in the city-state of Poland to serve as your 'overseer,' which is necessary to ensure that you can perform your basic duties......"

"Don't worry, of course I understand," Vana smiled faintly, reassuring the old bishop in front of her, "I know as well as you what kind of dangerous things we are fighting against, and we are very lucky to have been able to fight under the protection of the rules compared to those who died due to lack of experience and theory. ”

She paused at this point, then continued, "The chapel about the sixth block......"

"We have to investigate, whatever the 'Ghost Captain' found you for, we're going to investigate that church," Valentine nodded slowly

head, "and...... I just recalled a little, but I can't remember who the person in charge of that church was, and it seems that there is something going on there. ”

"Okay, I'll personally lead the team tomorrow."

"Well," Valentine bowed slightly, then looked at Vana curiously, "what else did that ghost captain say to you besides the chapel?"

It's okay not to ask, but as soon as she asked, Fanna's expression suddenly became strange.

Valentine: "...... Why do you have such an expression?"

He ...... And he did say something to me, a very unbelievable one," Vanna's face was full of hesitation, "I don't know if we should take it seriously......"

"What's wrong with that? The more unbelievable the content, the more likely it is to be the key to everything!" Valentine's eyes widened suddenly, "What the hell did he say?"

Vanna hesitated for two seconds at the end, and finally exhaled heavily, with a serious face: "Hour fries."

Valentine: "......"

After a moment of silence, the old bishop finally spoke again: "Really?"

"It's true, as true as my faith in the Goddess."

“.…… Ah, that is...... It's a bit too bizarre indeed......"