Chapter 151: Father Dekan’s Civility

“Hmm, the climate is good, but it surely appears prefer it hasn’t been cleaned for days,” remarked Dekan as he stepped out of the church, treading on steps lined with fallen leaves and gazing on the intricate water carvings on the tiles.

Upon nearer inspection from the skin, the small church’s beautiful masonry made each element exceptionally delicate, resilient towards the ravages of time and climate.

But, there was a slight sense of discordance.Up to date from novelbIn.(c)om

Though at first look, this gave the impression to be a comparatively prosperous border city, the development of such a significant church hinted at different causes.

Dekan had confirmed his start line to be the city within the “city-state and neighboring city” talked about within the Shadow Worlds background story.

He puzzled if there have been another challengers within the city.

A major drawback posed by a Shadow Worlds with scattered beginning factors was the problem in distinguishing between different unfamiliar challengers and the native inhabitants of the Shadow World.

Nonetheless, there have been benefits as effectively. With the correct quantity of disguise, others may not essentially uncover Dekan’s id.

Dekan noticed the environment whereas considering. He had already roughly searched the inside of the church earlier than stepping out and located no essential objects aside from a bunch of keys he had in his pocket from the beginning.

It appeared the church had been left unattended for a number of days, and in the intervening time, solely Dekan had the permission to enter.

The city’s buildings, rising and falling with the terrain, had a novel magnificence about them.

Even from outdoors the church, Dekan might see the city surrounded by mountains, timber, and luxurious greenery throughout.

Even in autumn, it was a scene of vibrant life.

Surprisingly, the terrain right here appeared considerably paying homage to the land close to the traditional mansion seen within the snowy, misty mountains of the earlier Shadow World.

If that desolate mountain actually existed on this world, then it was doable that it was really within the mountainous area within the southern a part of the Holy Kingdom.

As quickly as Dekan stepped out of the courtyard gate, he noticed an aged man, round sixty years outdated, on the nook outdoors the gate. He gave the impression to be on his method to discover Dekan.

The outdated man appeared stunned when he noticed Dekan, his expression momentarily frozen.

“Priest, when did you arrive? And what’s with the masks in your face…” The outdated man tried to keep up politeness as a lot as doable.

However after taking a very good take a look at Dekan, he could not disguise the disdain on his face.

It appeared this was the impact even after lowering it.

Maybe the mixture of the priest’s apparel and this masks was certainly a bit odd.

However might a priest with such a dignified demeanor actually be like a bandit?

“Have you ever seen a red-haired lady within the city? And will you please inform me what you understand?” Dekan requested the mayor in a comparatively light tone.

He famous that the mayor had simply talked about, “Dekan is the clergy despatched by the city-state for investigation.” So, one thing should have occurred within the city.

“A red-haired lady? No,” the mayor furrowed his forehead, seeming reluctant to talk with this unsettling priest.

However, constrained by Dekan’s id, the mayor needed to reply, “Grand Priest Kevin has been lacking for 5 days now. Moreover investigating, you might be additionally the momentary performing priest on this city.”

“Might you please inform me the main points? Even seemingly insignificant info is perhaps useful for my investigation,” Dekan requested.

“Then let’s begin from 5 days in the past…”

So, Dekan and the mayor strolled by means of the small city, chatting as they went.

After a while of dialog, Dekan observed that the mayor’s perspective in the direction of him was considerably combined. It was not simply due to his look.

The mayor already harbored some dislike in the direction of the Holy Ritual Church and he made no effort to cover it.

Regardless of Dekan’s pleasant demeanor, the mayor’s preliminary unfavourable impression appeared to solely shift barely in the direction of zero favorability.

Utilizing his phrases rigorously to keep away from arousing suspicion from the mayor, Dekan additionally made his intentions clear.

On this small city, there was once a high-ranking priest named Kevin. Nonetheless, 5 days in the past, Grand Priest Kevin all of a sudden disappeared and not using a hint.

What was extra mysterious was that the essential bridge on the trail to the city-state had been intentionally destroyed.

This undoubtedly precipitated panic among the many townspeople, main the city’s knights to take the longer mountainous path to report back to the church and the lord within the city-state.

Lastly, the city-state and the church dispatched a priest to research the state of affairs.

This dependable priest turned out to be Dekan.