As expected, we were not taken to the church's castle. Instead, we walked half a circle around the inner city and came to the side of the city facing the inland. There were fewer houses in the outer city on this side, which seemed to be for defense reasons.
The building density was deliberately reduced, and multiple walls were built to separate the city. Each "grid" contained several houses with larger areas, and we were taken to a relatively remote and independent one.
"Why is this layout here?"
"Maybe it's a really rich area. They want to occupy a larger land and have the protection of the city wall, so they can only use this compromise solution."
"What should I do now? I can't sneak into the church castle~"
"It's better to play it by ear, and you can only play it by ear."
"All right……"
The people from the small church left after bringing us here, and no one came to meet us. We just stood in the yard and waited for a long time, and finally came out of the big but equally unattractive big house.
A butler-like figure appeared, and without saying a word, he waved us in. Baiyanghua was frightened by this formation, and held my arm tightly and did not dare to let go. I threw her hand away without hesitation.
He also ordered her to carry the small animal well and not to throw her out when she was nervous.
"Amy, have you ever wondered where the voice that just talked to us came from? Is there magic in this world?"
"I don't know. There may be some relatively simple magic. It would be very mysterious to rely on faith to resist the plague."
"Then can your holy light deal with these magics?"
"You don't need holy light to deal with magic. Basic attacks are enough. Don't worry, your sister and I are invincible. I may encounter enemies that I can't defeat, but I will never be defeated."
"What kind of strange statement is this?"
"This is a fact."
The silent housekeeper arranged for us to sit down in the hall, poured two cups of tea and then disappeared. Although the house was large enough, due to backward construction technology, there were many wooden pillars in the room, and the narrow windows did not let in much light.
Well, you have to rely on oil lamps (not candles) for lighting in broad daylight. On one side of the hall is a wall with windows, and on the other side is a row of rooms, but the doors are all closed. A fairly regular wooden staircase is installed in the hall.
The edge leads to the rooms on the second floor. Considering the overall height of the house and the pitched roof, the comfort on the second floor would not be very good, and there are no windows on the side facing the hall.
"Huh? This tea feels very good~ It doesn't have the turbidity that I drank before."
"Indeed, this water is clearer than what I have drunk before, and it is made from tea leaves instead of tea residues."
"Amy, do you know about tea?"
"I don't understand. My evaluation of tea is only whether it can be drunk or not."
"Well, I don't understand either. If it's coffee, I still have a lot of experience."
"It is estimated that there is nothing similar to coffee in the world, or it has not been discovered yet."
"So they arrested us just to invite us to tea? Why is there no one to talk to?"
"I suspect we'll have to talk through that communication magic later, and try to find out the source then."
"How to find it? Besides Holy Light, do you know other magic?"
"Actually, I don't know any magic at all. My Holy Light is an internalized skill."
"Ha...by the way, do we want to release Yesha?"
"Let it out. The other party knows our true identity. There's no point in pretending. Let the child breathe."
"Um."
Bai Yanghua untied the sack and was surprised to find that the little animal had woken up, but was still as motionless as a doll. I quickly picked her up and checked her body, and found that there was nothing wrong with the child, and she was just pretending to be dead.
"Why don't you move when you wake up?"
"..."
"You know you have to pretend to be cargo when you're in a bag?"
(shakes head)
"Well, you are such a smart boy. I have wronged you along the way."
(nod)
"When you can rest later, I will give you something delicious."
(He seems to be shaking his head excitedly)
"Is this kid okay?"
"Very healthy and mentally fine."
"How on earth did you read her?"
"I can feel other people's emotions. This seems to be my talent. I already had it when I was not a goddess, but it's just not as useful as it is now."
"Ah~ So you used to be a superpower?"
"The earth does not have superpowers, I am just more delicate and sensitive to emotions."
"Really, then why are you so unpopular and turned into a dead otaku?"
"Asasi can't be used as money. I used to have neither ability nor looks. Who would like me? Even if you are blind, it will be temporary."
"You...are merciless when it comes to blackmailing yourself~ I thought you were just targeting me with your vicious words, but it turns out you do this to everyone."
"Do I have a sharp tongue? I'm very gentle, okay!"
"Don't you have any self-consciousness at all? Your attitude towards me when I was in college, if it were someone with less endurance, I would have broken up with you a hundred times."
"It's not that you have a strong endurance, but that you have to ask me for help and have to endure the humiliation and bear the burden."
"Being able to endure it shows that I have strong endurance, right?"
"Yes, but in the final analysis it's your own problem. If you weren't a messy girl, I wouldn't treat you like that."
"Hey! You've started again! Now that everyone is calling for the liberation of sei, you still stop saying that people are 'beeping' in chaos?"
"Really, then the next step is to call for the freedom to kill? I don't think everything can be indulged. Some things must be restrained, otherwise it will cause serious social problems. In this world, you can pursue and gain happiness.
There are many, many things. Wouldn’t it be a retrogression to let primitive desires run rampant in modern society? There was no law and morality in the Stone Age. Men and women could do whatever they wanted regardless of time and place. Isn’t that the so-called sei liberation? Civilized
Development is about eliminating unreasonable and inhumane rules and regulations, rather than abandoning all rules and acting recklessly."
"You... forget it, you can always make a lot of sense. Anyway, I have made changes according to your request now, so there is no point in dwelling on this issue."
"When you accept my philosophy from the bottom of your heart, that's when the transformation is truly completed. I'm not the kind of hypocritical person who says that as long as you are happy, I hope you can live on the right path, at least for me.
What I think is the right path.”
"I know~ I'm just talking casually, don't take it so seriously~ It actually sounds a little uncomfortable for us. I once wanted to live my life, but in the end I ended up becoming what others wanted me to be~~~"
"Then are you forced to do what you are now, or do you choose it voluntarily?"
"Hmm... semi-forced and semi-voluntary? After all, I really don't want to lose your thigh..."
"Then don't say such things. Why can't the self you want happen to be what others want? Do you have to be different for the sake of being different? If not, then why do you still doubt your choice? Isn't a win-win situation great?
Are you feeling very tired and unhappy now?"
"Uh... I really haven't thought about this. It seems like this? If I accept your life philosophy, then wouldn't your way of living be my way of living?"
"That's the truth."
"Wait a minute, have I been tricked by you again? Are you trying to change your concept? You have such a strong desire to control!"
"I don't have any desire to control. I just hope you don't go astray in life. As for how far you go, I don't care. Do you think I interfere in the lives of my sisters and friends? Is there anything else?
Fight me, crooked paths exist objectively, becoming a nightclub princess or a criminal master cannot be called success!"
"Well... okay, I'm already yours anyway, as long as you can always protect me!"
"Go, go, go~ You are your own and do not belong to anyone. People are not commodities and cannot be possessed. This is the basic respect for personality."
"Okay~~~"
"I'm finishing my tea, why hasn't anyone come out yet?"
"I don't know, I didn't hear any noise~"
"It can't be another trap."
"It's hard to say~"
"..."
"..."
Bai Yanghua and I stopped chatting in our heads, and our nerves became tense. If the church wants to find a remote place to attack us again, then this is undoubtedly a very suitable place.
"I'm sorry, sisters. I've been waiting for a long time. I was delayed for a while. Please forgive me for being rude."
The strange sound came from the roof again, but no one could be seen.