Chapter 9: The Church II
When Austin walked to the church, Bishop Weiss had not yet figured out what had happened not long ago, but it was certain that this kid had absolutely no ill intentions towards the church, so he was still quite jealous, and asked with some vigilance: "Your Highness Austin, what are you doing in the church now?"
Austin saw that the bishop was guarding himself, so he couldn't help but smile awkwardly, and explained: "Your Excellency, you don't have to be so vigilant here, although I am on the judgment seat this time and interfere with the trial, but I still sincerely believe in this god and pray for the god." Therefore, I am still very ashamed afterwards for the things that interfered with the trial. This time, I came mainly to learn about the witch Charlotte, I have some questions I want to ask the bishop, of course, it has nothing to do with the trial, this matter, this matter has nothing to do with me here. ”
After hearing Austin say this, Bishop Weiss stared at Austin suspiciously for a while, but he couldn't see what Austin wanted to do, and asked, "What questions, just ask." ”
"I want to know, how do you judge a witch, what is the danger of a witch, is there anything different. Why would the church target witches?" Austin asked.
After hearing Austin's question, the bishop's face changed slightly, this, the church is very clear announcement, there may be more people in the empire who don't know, but, in the kingdom, it is impossible for someone not to know, but, at this moment, Austin came to ask this, did he want to show that he didn't mean to put the church in his eyes at all?
The bishop suppressed his anger and said, "Witches have an evil aura in them, and when they become witches, there will be obvious changes, because of the different abilities of awakening, so the changes are also different, but the only thing that is the same is that the hair will change color, a color with a shimmer. As for the danger, they will constantly disrupt the order of this world and bring endless disasters. ”
Hearing Austin's confused face, what is the evil breath, what is the destruction of the order of this world, what is the endless disaster? Really, it's too stream-of-consciousness, do they want to destroy it casually after they become witches?
Austin asked with a hint of amusement, "What is the evil aura? The body is wrapped in black gas, corrosive, and if you get close, you will die of weakness and death?" and then all of them are berserkers, each with an axe and shouting at Demacia?"
In the face of such a remark, Bishop Weiss obviously did not want to answer, and, most importantly, the church did not say anything about witches, neither did he want to tell, let alone tell.
"Your Highness doesn't want to believe it, and if you want to think so, it's okay. ”
"......" Austin can see that the other party has no intention of answering what he is most concerned about, why does the church target witches, but if he doesn't ask something, isn't he wasting time here in vain?
"Even so, I don't think it's necessary to make it the biggest and only crime just because witches are tried like this, at least, the crime of murdering nobles and plotting rebellion is also worthy of this great evildoer, isn't it?" Austin asked suspiciously, "Why is she only accused of witches?"
For this sin is ordained by the church, and the worldly sin is condemned by the kingdom. The bishop said perfunctorily, and after a short exchange, the bishop was more sure that Prince Austin must have bad intentions, and quickly got him away, so that he could arrange the matter of tomorrow's trial.
Regarding the bishop's answer, Austin felt that the bishop had reached a level of perfunctory, and he was afraid that if he said a few more words, should the bishop just blast himself out?
Although I don't think it's because I'm afraid of Charlotte's retribution that I pushed the matter on my head, there must be something wrong with the church, so I didn't send someone over to divert the hatred of the church, but, to be honest, it's not very reliable.
After all, Charlotte's group of friends is indeed quite powerful, and it is definitely impossible not to save Charlotte, but in the small town, they can't have too many people, so that as long as there are dozens of trial guards, even if something happens to the church, it won't be impossible for anyone to come out, and even if it is judged by themselves, but if Charlotte's friends retaliate, it is impossible to be unjustly debtor, and the church will definitely not be able to escape such a trial.
So, Austin plans to use the young Charlotte guys lurking in the town to try to force the bishop to see if he can get something out.
So Austin said, "This time it should be the church that will send someone to protect us, so that we can breathe a sigh of relief." Oh, that shrine maiden does have an evil power, and our jailers are all trembling in that breath, and we don't know how many of their accomplices they have, and they don't want to take care of it. It is better for the bishop to send someone to guard it. ”
Hearing Austin's words, the bishop was a little embarrassed, asking for help has already gone, but it takes time for reinforcements to come, although it is not far away, but it is definitely not possible to come now, it is estimated that his own talent has arrived at the archbishop now, explaining the situation, generally speaking, it takes dawn to come.
"Well, what you said is not wrong, it is true that our church will take over the protection of the trial tomorrow, but now this is still His Highness's territory, and we will not interfere in His Highness's management. As for the matter of the jailer, we can send someone to pray, and the matter of guarding it is all up to you, Your Highness. The bishop said.
"Yes, I'm sure I won't make any mistakes, but as for the shrine maiden, I really should provide something more so that we can better guard against it. Austin said.
The bishop who didn't divert the topic several times, Austin, who looked at it with some skepticism, was reluctant to talk too much about the taboo topic of witches in the church, but why was this prince so interested in this, or rather, what did he hear in the dungeon?
"I don't know why you're asking about this?" the bishop asked, then interrupting Austin, who was trying to explain, "don't say that she does have accomplices to better guard against her, but as long as there is Chief Hawthorn's guard, she and her accomplices are not to be feared. ”
"It may seem to you that as long as the chief of the Hawthorn guard is there, there is nothing to fear, but as Hawthorne, my strongest guard, I cannot leave him in the dungeon, and I cannot stay in the dungeon. Since the chief of the Hawthorn guard is not here, is it strange that I should learn more about it just in case?" Austin heard the bishop's blunt questioning, sighed, and continued, "Your understanding of me may be from rumors, or from information. Maybe you know, maybe you don't know, whether you know it or not, you should know now that I want to live comfortably here, and the support of the church is inevitable. Even some inexplicable actions are based on my interests. ”
"Your Royal Highness Austin, even if the king is here, he is not qualified to ask about these things, Your Highness, although I don't know why you want to know these things, but being a man is important to know, even if you are a prince, a member of the royal family, a person who was baptized by the Archbishop of Kogas, but, after all, he is just a down-and-out prince, even if he has the protection of Hawthorn, he can just survive forever. Bishop Weiss said coldly to Austin, "Your Highness, it doesn't hurt to know, it's not a good thing to know something you shouldn't know." ”
Bishop Weiss's straightforward words and cold attitude did not make Austin angry, but he was a little surprised, he really didn't expect that the bishop's reaction would be so fierce. This reaction had nothing to do with Charlotte, but because of the witch. They are so reluctant to explain some things, which means that some things are explained, at least it is certain that there is a considerable part of the things hidden in them, and this part of the things is quite important, and the bishop of this remote town also knows this secret, and even does not hesitate to use such extreme means to interrupt his repeated questioning.
Interestingly, human beings are interested in the unknown, in addition to fear. What a witch is, why the church hides relevant information, why the bishop church in the middle of nowhere knows important information, and even the Hawthorne matter, all of which are very interesting to Austin.
However, since the bishop has said so, he can't ask like this, so I'll change the method next time. Then, pretending to be angry, he left the church.