"Told by whom exactly?"
The elder didn't seem to mind NIght's ambiguous answer, on the contrary, he found it quite interesting. Not many people come to visit the church, especially considering the situation and the circumstance behind the sudden growth. So when Night showed up, the elder was quite happy internally.
"....."
'That's an interesting question.....'
Could he tell him it was the system? NPC's weren't exactly aware of the system, so saying the word system would simply be stupid. Convincing an NPC that they lived in a game was quite harsh and cruel.
"It was a voice in my head..."
It wasn't a lie, equating the system to just a voice in the head was somewhat undermining it but it was the only thing that he could think of. Naturally, he wasn't aware of how that would sound to an elder of a Church.
"...."