"Are you really leaving? Doctor. ”

The catastrophe caused by Vasco da Gama gradually faded away, and after confirming that he had completed his mission in the Second World, Dr. Edward decided to say goodbye to the Destiny of the Second World and return to the First World Genesis Alliance with Dr. Lisel.

It was the people of the Seventh Unit who came to see him off, after all, they had lived with this comrade-in-arms for so long, experienced life and death, and they were obviously a little reluctant to Doctor Edward.

"yes, I know you're dealing with the rest of the plague next...... It may be a bit of a hassle, but I also have important things to do. ”

Just as Edward and the others were talking about why they were leaving, two of Dr. Edward's friends and relatives in this world, Ace and Marilyn, arrived.

"Ed...... Are you really going to get out of here? ”

Ace's eyes were full of reluctance, after all, his younger brother was going to fly away to continue the task of observing the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, and it was inevitable that he was still a little worried about him.

It is said that the eldest sister is like a mother, the Belmont siblings who have lost both parents, and the only family member Ace has is his younger brother Edward.

"Don't worry, old lady, I'll come back to see you in the future, after all, we're all here to save the world."

He smiled brightly, as if the best answer to his sister's worries about him.

"Have a nice trip, Ed."

Marilyn also spoke words of blessing to his parting.

When it was time to send Dr. Edward to Destiny II, a space-time shuttle ship from the Genesis Alliance was moored there, and he was greeted by the Sword Emperor Harvey and Dr. Lisel.

Everyone watched Edward's departure and expressed their reluctance to him.

"Rin." Harvey walked up to Rin and asked him, "What did you think about my proposal some time ago?" ”

Harvey was referring to getting Rin involved in the affairs of the Star Alliance, and after thinking about it for a moment, Rin shook his head and rejected Harvey's invitation.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Harvey, I want to stay in my hometown for a while longer, after all, the hidden danger left by Dagama has not completely disappeared...... I will do my best to help you if you need it. ”

"Really? That's good. ”

Harvey and Lisel left with Edward, and the shuttle ship sailed into the void at breakneck speed, disappearing before everyone's eyes.

"Belena, are you crying?"

"No...... Not really. ”

I saw Ace wipe her eyes and nose in front of everyone, and turned her head like a little girl, not wanting everyone to see her crying.

Rin smiled reassuringly as she looked in the direction in which Edward had disappeared.

"Have a nice trip, my dear friend."

He said.

At the same time, Ryan and Shizuru also learned of Dr. Edward's departure, and now that they have lost their captain, they can only hand over the responsibility of leading the Eighth Unit to Miss Shizuru Kamisato.

"Well, really...... The guy didn't stay any longer, and he had to rush back to get his business done. ”

"Enough news that he's alive, for you."

"Yes, after all, that kid often does some outrageous things, which makes people sweat for him."

Ryan was talking to Shizuru about Dr. Edward's return to the Star Alliance, and he was also relieved that he had survived.

At this moment, Noorney walked with trembling steps in a comic book, because she was relatively short, and the tunic she wore was very long, and there were no openings, so she walked very funny.

"Silent Stream! Is there a sequel? I've finished reading this one! ”

"Okay, okay, I'll get it."

Even after Dr. Edward left, the dormitory of Unit 8 was peaceful.

At the same time, the Arc Church in South America is holding an annual grand ceremony, which is a group prayer service called "Song of the Heavens", which is attended by basically every missionary and nun of the Arc Star Church.

The person presiding over the meeting is the archbishop of the Arc Star Church, Ms. Angelica Angelica Lika, with a face and body like a girl, she is the founder of the Arc Star Church and has the highest power.

"Stand up, believers, put your hands at your sides, imagine the kindness of the Lord and sing with me......

"May this world be peaceful, always as quiet as pure white."

"May this world be peaceful, and there will be no more suffering and war."

"May the world be redeemed, and accept the embrace of eternal day, O ...... Tolerance is our Lord. ”

"Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise tolerance, praise tolerance."

When the ceremony was over, Sister Apricot Mar dragged her tired body out of the cathedral, and beside her was her closest fellow nun at the Arc Star Church, Jasmine Lei.

"Alas, Uncle Ben hates this kind of ritual the most, if it weren't for the fact that this place would still be idle...... Who the hell is staying here, hey! ”

Mo Manlei on the side responded with a smile: "It's okay, forgiving the Lord should bring you good luck, nun Xing." ”

"I don't believe it, I bought the lottery ticket a few days ago and didn't win, so why do you like the 'tolerant lord' of unknown origin so much, what's so good about her?"

"Some time ago, something happened to the outside world." Mo Manlei said with a smile.

It turned out that during the period when the Plague of Despair of Da Gama was spreading throughout the world, the Arc Star Church and the area under its jurisdiction were not affected by the Plague of Da Gama at all. And according to Mo Manlei, this is all because the Lord of Tolerance is blessing them, so they are not allowed to be violated.

"Really? Then I'll have to call Bronya and Ciel to make sure, after all, I haven't contacted them in a long time. ”

"It's been a long time since I've seen Bronya and Sister Ciel, and Momanlei is still willing to talk to them...... By the way, there is also Rin's little brother, and Mo Manglei hasn't seen him for a long time. ”

Talking about what happened half a year ago, Xing and Mo Manlei also realized that they hadn't seen the Mandate of Heaven for a long time, and half a year ago, they were still fighting side by side with Bronya and the others against the armed forces of New Arcadia.

"Ah, good afternoon, remember to go to lunch."

While they were talking, a soft female voice like an angel came from behind them, and they knew that this was the archbishop of the Arc Star Church, Miss Angelica.

Angelica looked very elegant and pure in a pure white nun's dress as thin as a gauze with a dark blue dress lined with many small but elaborate wing ornaments on her dress.

She stroked her white to blue hair, straightened the silk nun's scarf on her head, and said in a very soft and dignified tone:

"May the Lord of forgiveness bless you and have a good new day."

At this time, Apricot seemed to remember something, not long ago, Bishop Angelica had told her something, and wanted her to investigate the spread of the plague in the outside world, which was also what she had told herself two days ago.

But Xing Mar herself really didn't believe it, after all, during this time, especially in the past few months, she had never heard anything about the "Plague of Despair".

"That's because we have the protection of the forgiving Lord, so it's safe and sound, Sister Xing, and we will have to take care of the suffering people in the future, so the concubine will be the first to lose."

After Angelica left, Apricot let out a long breath as if relieved, and she sighed:

"She looks so cute, but every time I talk to her, it's stressful."

Mo Manlei patted Xing's back and said, "It's okay, Sister Xing, Mo Manlei will go with you, may the Lord of Mercy protect you." ”

"I don't believe it, hey!"

Xing immediately prepares to go back to her house to pack up and prepare to carry out the new mission given to her by Angelica, and at the same time, Angelica also meets a stranger she unexpected and appears in front of her.

"Long time no see, Anel, 'Celestial Sage of Tolerance'."

The person who came was none other than Sword Emperor Harvey, who came to the Arc Star Church this time, and also sensed the existence of another Heavenly Saint-level lawmaker, who was in this Arc Star Church.

"Ahhh~ It's Mr. Harvey, have you had lunch?"

"There's no need for this, Annell, I'm here to find you with something to confirm."

The "Celestial Sage of Tolerance" named "Aniel" still had a relaxed expression, and she immediately said that it was inconvenient to talk about things outside, and invited Harvey to come and sit in her room.

When Harvey entered the house, Angelica poured him a cup of jasmine tea and sat down in front of him with a natural smile.

"Say, Harvey, what is the purpose of looking for a concubine this time?"

"The tragic situation of the Third World...... You did it, right? Annell. ”

When she heard Harvey say this, Angelica's expression became so wrong for a moment, and then, she pretended to be okay again, and looked at Harvey in front of her with a smile.

"That's right, the people there have been 'redeemed' by concubines."

"Is this your salvation? Turned those innocent people into monsters, and then froze all the surface of the earth in the Third World...... It's all you, right? ”

"That's right."

After saying these words, Angelica was not surprised by what Harvey said, but instead replaced it with her usual cool words.

"So, I wonder why you're in the second world, looking for the next world that is ready to be destroyed?"

"No, the children here are very good, and I am happy to protect them, you see, they are under the protection of the concubines, and they are not affected by the contagion of Dagama, this is the best evidence?"

Angelica's words are true, she not only told the fact that she destroyed the Third World bubble with her own hands, but also said that she really wanted to protect everyone in the Arc Star Church and came to this world.

"Hmph, I won't believe a word of your Heavenly Sage's words." Harvey said with a calm face. "I don't know what your intentions are, but I know that one day...... You're going to show your fox's tail. ”

In the face of Harvey's words, Angelica tilted her head and said to him:

"It's because you're scared, you know that if you want to fight me now, I can turn you into powder with just a little bit of strength?"

Harvey also nodded, he knew that Angelica, as the second Heavenly Sage, her strength and power were far above Dagama, which was also the reason why he didn't dare to do anything in Angelica's house.

He came this time with the consciousness of death, but no matter how good she was, Angelica didn't mean to hurt him.

"Since I'm your enemy, why don't you kill me now?"

Angelica's eyes opened suddenly, her eyes were beautiful sapphire and pink gradients, she showed a very puzzled expression, and only asked him:

Why? Mr. Harvey. ”

"It's very simple, I'm a Titan hunter and your enemy, and Dagama's death has something to do with me."

"That kind of insignificant existence, it doesn't matter how many times you die~ Anyway, as long as there is an 'extraterrestrial will', Da Gama may be resurrected again after tens of thousands of years?"

She just said such frivolous and thoughtful words with a bright smile, which made Harvey a little nervous.

He knew that the main body of the "Heavenly Saint of Tolerance" in front of him, Miss Angelica Angelica Rika, had once blasted off a corner of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers with a raise of his hand under his nose.

For the Celestial Saints, several awakened beings from the Star God Clan, Angelica, also known as An'Niel, is undoubtedly the most powerful of the few.

"Since I am your enemy, Anel, I suggest you do it immediately, or you will regret it."

"Huh? Why, I don't want to kill you, I don't want to kill any gamma, especially a gamma like you, I'm your 'mother' by blood? ”

"Are you despising me?"

"Oh, the concubine has said it...... Really, if you do this again, the concubine will really be angry? ”

Seeing Angelica stand up, Harvey was so nervous that his hands trembled a little, although his expression still did not change, but he knew that this was the result of what he had endured for a long time.

"You've just come from the Star Alliance, haven't you? Heck, Kevin's kid is really, he didn't let you have lunch and let you come on a business trip...... Wait a minute, I'll go get you lunch. ”

"No need."

He realized that Angelica really had no hostility towards him, and based on what Angelica had just said about him, he realized that it seemed that Angelica had seen everything about him.

Just as he was about to get up and walk out, he suddenly found that his body was already immobile, as if it was firmly attached to the chair like a magnet, and he couldn't get out no matter how he broke free.

"I suggest you let me go at once."

However, as he looked around, Angelica seemed to walk away, and after waiting for almost three minutes, the smell wafted from the kitchen.

Anel had actually gone to prepare the meal, and Harvey's mind seemed to be filled with inexplicable feelings, and he didn't know what Anielle, Bishop Angelica, wanted to do.

"Alright, come, eat while it's hot, Mr. Harvey~"

I saw Angelica skillfully bring a large pot of stew, and the stew still exudes a peculiar fragrance.

"You are familiar with this taste, this is a special dish of the gamma people, Xueting stew~yo."

Harvey couldn't move, just let Angelica feed him the food she had cooked.

Realizing that he had not been manipulated in this, Harvey could only be at the mercy of Angelica, and then, he felt that his body could move again.

"How's the craftsmanship?"

"Not bad."

Harvey was still pretending to be serious at this time and facing Angelica, the meal that Angelica had cooked was almost eaten by himself, and he didn't expect that Angelica really wanted to leave him for lunch.

What is this "Heavenly Sage of Tolerance" thinking? He couldn't help but think so, so, in the midst of a lot of doubts, he also asked this question, that is, the question "what are you thinking?"

So, Angelica told the story with a relaxed face.

Before the universe was formed, from the dim chaotic starlight, an existence called "imaginary consciousness" was born.

The imaginary consciousness has supreme wisdom, and it can only expand its own realm, hoping to see the colorful world and give birth to what it wants.

So, it dismantled its two arms and split them into thousands, if not tens of thousands, of different beings, sometimes split, sometimes unified, forming the rudiments of the imaginary tree network. And the fruit that grows from the tree of imaginary numbers is the existence of a "parallel universe".

However, not all of the fruit that bears from the Tree of Imaginary Numbers is perfect, and someone needs to check it regularly, pick out the bad fruit, and then let it fall off the tree on its own and fall into chaos to be reborn.

As a result, the cosmic consciousness integrated its own body parts, split into another self, and combined with itself, giving birth to ten beings who were called "Heavenly Sages" by later generations.

The Celestial Sage is the "pruner" of the Tree of Imaginary Numbers, responsible for picking out the broken and malnourished worlds from the tree, cutting them, and letting them fall into the void to become nutrients for the Tree of Imaginary Numbers.

Although they are called "lawgivers" by the people of the second world, they have power and power above the lawgivers, and if they want to, as long as they use their powers, they can turn the entire tree of imaginary numbers into ruins.

However, the good times did not last long, and gradually, in the process of pruning the world, the heavenly saints gradually discovered the pests on the fruits, which were gnawing on the fruits of each imaginary number tree.

Those "vermin" are "civilization".

In the process of toiling day and night, the Celestial Saints have also gradually fallen in love with some fruits that are free of pests, and they are thinking about how to eliminate "pests" and preserve the beautiful fruits.

That is the "insecticide", which humans call the "lawgiver", who spread all over the fruit of every imaginary tree, trying to destroy the pest through their power.

Gradually, however, the pests also developed resistance and became less afraid of the "lawyers". Therefore, the Celestial Saints decided to personally pluck these insect-eaten fruits and throw them into the void.

However, one of the Heavenly Sages, known as a "tolerant" being, realized that these moth-eaten fruits were not incapable of continuing to be used.

If you let the tree of imaginary numbers have antibodies on its own, then the pests will not emerge from the tree of imaginary numbers, that's her idea.

So, with the mentality of giving it a try, she decided to protect the pests and let them eat the branches and leaves, so that perhaps in this way, the Tree of Imaginary Numbers would be able to protect itself in the future, and in this way, she went to the most eroded fruits and decided to observe the experiment.

"So, you are all my children, how could I hurt you, until you grow bigger and bigger...... After that, maybe I'll be able to see the end? ”

From Angelica's words, Harvey felt only arrogance, the deepest and most evil arrogance that came from the beginning of the universe.

She compares human civilization to a pest in the fruit, and from that alone, Angelica is already a hopeless saint.

"So, thank you for your hospitality, I'll go back first."

Seeing that Harvey was leaving, Angelica did not keep him, but let him go, and when he was leaving, Angelica also said that she would come to her house often as a guest, and she would prepare a more sumptuous meal for Harvey.

"Mad woman."

Harvey recalled what Angelica had said to him, and couldn't stop scolding Angelica in his heart.

After seeing Harvey leave, Angelica still had an aunt-like smile, and then she realized that she was going to clean up the dishes that had served Harvey, so she jumped to the table and carefully picked up the largest cauldron that had filled the "snow garden stew".

"Where are you, my little prince?" She muttered alone.

A few days later, the Mandate of Heaven headquarters welcomed new guests, Rin and their old friends, Pricot Mar and Jasmine Ansezhu.

"Ah, long time no see, pretty spirited, Bronia...... And Ciel. ”

"Sister Xing too, for you...... It seems that the life of a nun is quite enjoyable. ”

Ciel was joking with the two of them, who hadn't seen her for a long time, and Bronya was smiling a rare sight, and Rin, who had followed Bronia and Ciel to meet the two nuns, was playing a mobile game on the side until Bronya pressed his head on the table.

"Woo woo woo ......" he felt breathless and couldn't move.

Mo Manlei also said that the reason for coming to the Mandate of Heaven this time was because of the order of Bishop Angelica, hoping to get permission from the Mandate of Heaven to assist in "treating the victims".

After all, it is Angelica's long-cherished wish to benefit all sentient beings, and the Arcstar Church has also spent a lot of financial resources and manpower to be able to treat the victims during this time.

"Then all you have to look for is the Thirteen-Member Council of Destiny, and I can't help here." Ciel said.

Bronya also said, "If it were that Sister Elysia, she would have gladly accepted your offer. ”

Xing and Mo Manlei said that if the terms of the cooperation can be successfully signed, they will definitely need some manpower, so at that time, they hope that Bronya and Ci'er and their team can come over to help.

"Hand on...... I'd love to, didn't know ...... captain."

Rin agrees to help the Arcstar Church when they need it.

"I'd love to, too."

After getting Bronya's promise, Apricot leaves with the happy little nun Jasmine Lei.

A few hours later, the two of them sent a message to Bronya and Ciel, saying that Elysia had agreed to their proposal, so they went back to the Arc Church first.

After learning the news, Rin seemed to be looking forward to it, after all, he was also the one who was helped by the Arc Church to deal with New Arcadia, so naturally his first impression of the Arc Church was good.

However, Bronya felt that there was something wrong with this matter, so she discussed it with Rin.

"Rin, since the Arc Star Church is willing to help the victims, why did they stand still when Dagama appeared before? Why make a request for cooperation at this time? ”

"Hey, captain, you may be thinking too much, you think, there are so many nuns in the Arc Star Church, and there are not many who can fight, it is estimated that when the plague spreads, they will not have much to do."

"Although you have a point...... But I thought about it again, and it still didn't feel right. ”

While Bronya and Rin were discussing the matter in their dorms, Lynch and Freya, who had gone out to help with the construction of the city, also returned.

"We're back!" Lin Qi shouted happily as soon as she entered the door.

"Good work."

When Rin called the two of them together to discuss the Arc Church's intentions, Freya seemed to remember something, she covered her forehead, thought for a moment, and asked them:

"The leader of the Arc Star Church, isn't it called Angelica?"

After receiving Bronya's affirmative answer, Freya subconsciously said that there might be some problems in that place, and hoped that they would pay more attention to Angelica when they went there.

"Why? Is Angelica that scary person? ”

"I just feel like I've seen someone with the same name as hers, and every time I hear it, I get subconsciously scared and don't know why."

Everyone said that Freya was just thinking too much, but both Bronya and Rin knew that Freya's memories were the result of a fault, and she must not be reminded of the fact that she was a gamma paladin from the far side of the moon.

Soon, the next day came, and Apricot and Jasmine personally came to pick up the members of Bronya's Seventh Squad and Ciel's Fifth Squad members.

The Arc Church transport ship docked at the Third Harbor was still waiting to be inspected, and after confirming that it could be released, everyone set out on their way to the Arc Church base camp.

After arriving at the stronghold of the Arc Star Church "Nanyang City", what was reflected in the eyes of everyone was a pure white building complex, a large city built in the urban construction style of medieval European churches.

In Nanyang City, the church-style shops and residential buildings everywhere attract everyone's attention, and it seems that it has not been affected by the plague of Da Gama, and the people dressed in the clothes of the missionaries of the Arc Star Church live happily here, and the streets are full of traffic and people.

After mooring at the dock in the Arc Church area, everyone got off the ship and was greeted by the nuns of the Arc Church, who were the staff of the Arc Church and were responsible for receiving and guiding the way.

"Where are we going? Jasmine bud. Rin asked Mo Manlei as she looked at the scene she hadn't seen before.

Mo Manlei replied to him, "Go and see Bishop Angelica." ”

When they arrived at the largest church-style building in the central area of the Arc Star Church, the staff explained that this is where Lord Angelica works on weekdays.

Entering the building, taking the elevator, to the top floor, everyone waited in front of Bishop Angelica's office, waiting for Angelica to invite them in.

"Dude, I say...... Isn't the religious atmosphere here too strong? Jack, who came with him, complained.

Jia Wei also said that the architectural style here is very peculiar, although he has not been here before, he also thinks that there are too many churches here.

"Oops~ Everyone, welcome, welcome."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door of Angelica's office opened, Angelica herself walked out in person, trotted all the way to everyone, and hurriedly shook everyone's hand.

Is this the archbishop of the Arc Church ? There's no shelf at all, and he looks so beautiful and cute, and so kind, he must be a good person.

Among the Destiny people who came to accompany him, except for Bronya and Ciel, everyone else thought the same way, including Rin.

"What a beautiful woman is this archbishop...... yes, Jarvey. ”

"Well, I think she's overzealous anyway."

Jack and Javi whispered, and Angelica seemed to hear their conversation and turned her head to give them a "wink".

Everyone's first impression of Angelica was good, and after beckoning Mo Manlei and Xing to sit on the sofa, Angelica got up and poured a cup of hot jasmine tea for everyone.

"So, let's get down to business." Angelica said with a smile. "What we would like you to do this time...... Yes...... What's there? ”

She pretended to be cute and stared blankly at the ceiling of her office, as if she wanted to say something.

"In other words, Miss Angelica, you haven't prepared much for the content of this collaboration, have you?"

Ciel asked her categorically.

"Ah, yes, that's right, that's right."

I didn't expect Angelica to admit it so readily, and such a reaction made everyone in the same journey ashamed.

This archbishop of the Arc Church is also too confused, and he doesn't look like an archbishop of the Arc Church at all, this appearance is a little worse than the staff who receive at the door.

"Well, then, I'll leave you with one more thing."

When she said this, everyone could clearly feel that the inexplicable terrifying coercion spread in the air of the office, and they couldn't breathe at all.

"To tell you the truth, it's a virtue, so I'll tell you."

"The next 'Heavenly Sage' you want to find is the concubine herself."