167: Jasmine, I Won't Let You Die
After settling matters with Old Ban, Evelia didn't intend to stay cooped up in Noren's mansion for the entire day.
She had more important things to do.
After all, the true shadow looming over Wangyou City had not yet dissipated.
Who was the real traitor within the Church? What was the plan Victor had spoken of, and who was "that person"? And those children taken from the Christian Orphanage by Victor, had they simply been sold?
There were still far too many mysteries left unresolved, and Evelia didn't have the heart to keep slacking off.
What's more, the cloaked figure who had attacked Lina yesterday could wield Death Magic, something that should instantly kill any ordinary mortal who touched it. An enemy of this caliber had already made Evelia feel a sense of unease and crisis.
Although they had all teamed up after returning yesterday to give Noren a severe scolding, everyone knew full well just how powerful Noren's super-tier magic actually was.
Yet even when facing an attack of that magnitude, the cloaked figure had suppressed it without suffering so much as a scratch, forcibly preventing the super-tier magic from affecting the city in the slightest. It was certain that in their previous clashes, the cloaked figure had absolutely been holding back.
As for exactly how much... that was still hard to say.
But the most critical point wasn't this. It was the cloaked figure's allegiance.
To be fair, Evelia didn't think that person belonged to the Descent Faction. Otherwise, they wouldn't have held back during the battle.
But if that was the case, then what was their objective?
All of this might be inextricably linked to the Recording Orb Lina had retrieved from the orphanage's secret room.
But what was even more intriguing was that when Evelia asked to see the contents of the Recording Orb, Lina had uncharacteristically refused!
The reason she gave was that she wanted to study it herself first.
A blatantly obvious excuse, but out of concern for Lina, Evelia didn't press her further.
Lina had definitely viewed the Recording Orb beforehand. Perhaps she had discovered some unspeakable secret within it, and for some reason couldn't explain it to her just yet. This was the only possibility Evelia could think of.
So now, there was only one thing left for Evelia to do: return to the Wangyou Grand Cathedral and continue keeping watch over everyone in the Church who might show any sign of abnormality, disguised as a nun.
Especially Bishop Sauron.
Jasmine was right. There was indeed something strange about Sauron. Evelia had sensed this during her one-on-one conversation with him.
He seemed to be pursuing something, yet felt a certain hesitation about it.
To further uncover Sauron's secrets, Evelia felt it necessary to confront him a few more times.
However, for safety's sake, she could bring Jasmine along in advance.
With this thought in mind, Evelia changed back into her nun's habit and prepared to return to the cathedral with Amya.
And just as they were about to leave, something even more interesting happened.
Lina called out to her just as she was about to depart.
"What is it, Lina?"
Evelia turned around, looking at Lina with some confusion. Her expression was clearly somewhat awkward.
"Umm... Evelia, you're... going back to the cathedral now, right?"
"Yeah. After all, I need to find the real traitor hiding in the Church!"
"...I heard from Amya that Jasmine... that woman was affected by some unknown substance Victor released when she captured him yesterday, and her body is feeling a bit unwell. Is that true?"
"Indeed. She went back early, so you want to..."
A hint of hesitation appeared on Lina's face. But after stammering for a while, she finally managed to choke out her request.
"Help... help me check... if her body... is alright..."
"Oho~"
Evelia's gaze at Lina instantly gained a few shades of teasing. She'd been wondering what Lina was hemming and hawing about for so long. Her personality had always been straightforward, so it turned out she wanted to show concern for Jasmine but couldn't bring herself to say it?
Tsk. Blood really is thicker than water. Even with such a huge rift and conflict between them, they still cared for each other constantly. In that case, perhaps Jasmine's wish to bring Lina back might actually have a chance of coming true?
But maybe it was just her imagination, but it felt like Lina's attitude toward Jasmine had only shifted after last night...
Ah, forget it! That's not the important point anyway! The fact that Lina was willing to actively show concern for Jasmine was already wonderful! As a fellow "big sister," Evelia couldn't bear to see Jasmine, a sister with such an advanced sister-complex who still cared deeply about her younger sister, become enemies with her sister over some conflicts!
This favor, she, Evelia, would definitely help with!
But before that, Evelia still had to tease her a bit first~
"Hehe~ I didn't expect that you'd say you hate Jasmine with your mouth, but still care so much when something happens to her~"
"I... I'm not concerned about her! She... she did such terrible things to me! If she's going to die, it has to be by my own hand for revenge! How could I let her die so easily before that?"
A rare hint of panic appeared on Lina's face, but she quickly calmed down and began her feeble counterattack, stumbling over her words.
"Please! You're calling me stubborn? You're the one who's..."
"Waaah! L-look or don't look! Either way, I... I'm definitely not concerned about her!"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Lina fled back to her room in a panic.
Honestly, this was the first time since Evelia had known Lina that she had seen her look so flustered, so fragile.
Usually, she had always been frighteningly assertive...
……
"Bang!"
Lina ran back to her room and slammed the door shut, then threw herself onto her bed with a sense of grievance.
On her bedside table sat the Recording Orb she had retrieved from the orphanage, the one containing the recorded footage of Howard's "experiment."
Lina stared fixedly at the Recording Orb, her lips pressed tight, a glimmer of tears flickering in her eyes.
"Damn Jasmine..."
"What experimental subjects... what black mud... what perfect vessel..."
"Father's death... the inexplicable adoption... and making me give up the Saint position right then and there..."
"And... the truth about what happened back then..."
"Before you explain all of this to me... you... you're absolutely not allowed to die!"
Lina knew very well that if her terrifying conjecture was correct, then Jasmine's current condition was far from optimistic.
Perhaps... she was already in critical danger...
"If you dare die, I'll... I'll..."
"I'll never, ever forgive you..."
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