"The Church of the God of Order?"

The fat aristocracy's description made Annan feel familiar, "The church with the dungeon? ”

"You know?"

"I stayed there for a day when I came."

"Great, you'll be able to complete the test with ease!"

Annan was noncommittal: "Tell me about the Order Church." ”

Before the outbreak of the Otherworldly Crisis, the Church of Order had maintained order in Hearsa for a long time - their dungeons, which were almost the same as the city-state prisons, speak for themselves.

But after the loss of contact with God, all churches fell into the hesitation and helplessness of being abandoned by God. These orderly, good churches can barely stay afloat, but the evil, chaotic churches have begun to kill and sacrifice in an attempt to contact their gods.

Without the blessing of divine magic, the Church of Order began to gradually withdraw from the stage of participating in the maintenance of order in Persona City, and completely fell apart after the arrival of the strange.

The fat aristocrat knew this because he had escaped from there—similar to what Annan had experienced.

At the beginning of the strange crisis, he ran to the Church of Order to seek refuge, but it turned out to be a strange lair, and after a night of howling ghosts and wolves, he ran out during the day, ran into the royal city to seek new refuge, and then remained trapped until now.

"That shadow is the Archbishop of Valencia, and I will never forget him when I die!"

The fat aristocrat says that the Archbishop of Valencia is a very controlling guy and a tragic figure - he is an ambitious fellow, but he has encountered turbulent years and strange crises one after another...... The last time the fat nobleman saw him alive, the archbishop was about to be overwhelmed by the pressure.

Annan had some ideas......

……

Before it was dark, Annan, who came out of the palace, rushed to the Church of Order.

So far, Annan has dealt with the two weirdos, or had intimate encounters.

The charred maiden and the maiden in the shell.

The former was an accident, and the guy who wanted revenge of the scorched girl escaped from the wooden house...... I don't know how he did it for the time being, but Annan's act of sending the guy back made the scorched girl give up killing herself, and the subsequent repairs to the cemetery, giving food, and resurrecting relatives were the reasons why she was willing to follow.

The latter was also an accident, the girl in the shell used treasure to lure greedy people into the cellar, but in fact, Annan did not care about those treasures...... In the end, if it hadn't been for the scorched girl who grabbed him, Annan would have taken the initiative to burrow into the shell and turn into a blood pearl like the hook-nosed man.

Fortunately, Annan's kindness touched the kraken, and the only regret is that he has to choose self-liberation when he wakes up.

Then there is the "Archbishop of Valencia". Annan, who mistakenly turned the dungeon into a shelter, knew how to avoid it - to be a prisoner.

Annan, who had been a prisoner in the dungeon for a night, felt fine, and the bishop who had turned into a strange bishop seemed to be only controlling the "prisoners".

When there were still dozens of minutes before dusk, Annan stood in front of the church of the Order Church, looking up at the solemn gray-white building.

The girl in the shell repeats her actions before she was born, hoping for relief. So what does the Archbishop of Valencia hope for by repeating his actions?

Annan was holding a badge - which had been secretly given to him by the fat nobles, and it represented the status of a member of the outer wing of the Church of Order.

Annan also reported back to the fat nobleman with a message: "The princess is very weak, and the front hall is no longer safe. ”

As for the rest, there was no need for Annan to lend a hand.

Putting the badge in his pocket, Annan and the charred girl walked into the dungeon as if they were home. His last cell had not yet been inhabited by new prisoners.

Then Annan went from cell to cell, and found that in each cell there was something that seemed to have been discarded, such as a drawing board, boots, and a drinking glass—

They are supposed to be the ontology of other prisoners.

It's just that these weirdness are not powerful, and it's useless to give them to the princess.

Annan remembered one thing: "Why don't they show up in the daytime, but you can?" ”

The charred girl shook her head, indicating that she did not know.

Because she's not a weird in Persona? Annan didn't know.

Before dusk came, he emerged from the dungeon and entered the empty church.

The sleek churches and elaborate reliefs and statues still retain a hint of divinity. Annan looked at the huge statue of the god of order. He held the Codex and looked solemnly into the distance, his undusty body as if someone had been cleaning it.

Annan does not believe in any gods, but he must acknowledge the importance of gods to this world...... If the gods were still there, the rat plague in the north, the fall of the fortress, and the crisis in Hearsa City...... None of this is going to happen.

The reddish sunset shone into the church and sprinkled on the face of the god of order like the twilight of the gods.

Annan returned to the dungeon and waited for the night to fall.

The dungeon, which had been silent for the entire day, came alive again.

They remembered Annan, who, when he and the charred girl came out of the last dungeon, let out a shrill cry: "Where have you been?" ”

Annan looked around and couldn't find the source of the sound.

"Feet! Feet! ”

Annan looked down in a piercing scream and saw slugs bouncing at his feet.

"How do you know I'm out?" Annan asked curiously.

"I see you outside!"

"I went out for a walk." Annan said casually.

As the words fell, there was a sudden silence around the dungeon.

Annan looked at the weirdos gathered around: "You also want to go out?" ”

The hairless werewolf put the slug on top of his head and stared at Annan: "Hand over your way of escaping from prison, otherwise-"

"Do you dare?"

Annan wanted to threaten them with scorched maidens, but the weirdos didn't know whether to call their faces or not.

It's not Annan and the Scorched Maiden that they're afraid of, but something that shackles them, like rules......

"But it's not impossible to tell you......," Annan said suddenly.

Annan deceived them that the warden would go back to rest on Dawn Eve, and that that was the best time for them to escape.

They had no reason not to believe it, for the slugs testified that Annan did run around the dungeon during non-wind hours.

The gang conspired, and not long after, the silhouette of the warden appeared in the dungeon and announced the release.

Annan silently observed the silhouette in a priest's robe, it was the archbishop of the Church of Order?

There are two more weird in the dungeon tonight than yesterday, almost thirty, and some unseen weirdness.

Annan watched them wander around the garden, chatting, bragging, and the slugs were weird and even had to be brothers with Annan - they were more like humans in weird skins than weird.

It makes sense. The archbishop was everywhere in Persona City, and everything he couldn't communicate with should have been dealt with.

As dawn approaches, the freaks are eager to try, and the slug discovers that his "good brother" is gone, but the freaks don't care.

They crept closer to the edge of the garden, and as they approached, the slug, who was lying on the head of the hairless werewolf, suddenly saw his good brother, standing next to the warden.

"Warden Chief, they're going to break from prison!"

(End of chapter)