It is magnificent. The church here is even better than the one in Amleth. Perhaps only the royal castle and the high-ranking noble houses can compete with it. I'm impressed by it, even though I think it's a bit overdone. As Saintess Rumia said, a good church has to maintain its appearance, otherwise non-believers will find an excuse to mock the religion, but at the same time it shouldn't be so grandiose that it robs others of their rights. I still don't fully understand what she meant, but seeing this and remembering what I just heard makes me realize it a bit more. Is the goddess really okay with this? Maybe I should take Saintess Rumia's hand again and ask the goddess. She's nice after all, she even answers my question about Saintess Rumia wanting to go to school.
[DANGER] [DANGER] [DANGER]
A hostility directed at me. Is it because of my status as the little sister of Nar and Sas? How could they even know who I am when I just entered the church? Is there more to it? I don't know, but either way, I feel like this is the first time I've ever felt threatened when entering a church. The most uncomfortable moment when I enter a church in Amleth is just Cardinal Davis nagging at me, but now this is a clear hostility, even when they smile at me. Dana flinched a little, while Adnan and Tio didn't even notice. If it weren't for my blessing, I might react the same way as Adnan and Tio.
While the believers continue their daily prayer, some of the sisters greet us. I'm just glad that not all of them are hostile. Some do and some don't. Why is that? Anyway, better just make a note of it and tell the others later...
(Could they be part of The Illumination?) [Diana]
"Sorry to bother you, I sprained my ankle while walking, can you take a look at it?" [Tio]
"I'm sorry, it's because I carelessly bumped into you..." [Adnan]
"Be more careful next time" [Tio].
(They never rehearse and yet they are perfectly in sync. That's impressive) [Dana]
Tio pretended to be in pain and showed her right leg while Adnan continued to act to further convince them. One of the nice fathers wanted to take a look, but another one quickly joined us. I sense some hostility from him. He makes a quick inspection, puts some ointment on Tio's leg and charges us.
"That's better! You're a really great Father!" (He's obviously scamming...) [Tio]
"It's a little expensive... But, here is the treatment fee" (Can I just hit him... No... Let's just make a note of it) [Dana]
"Again, I'm sorry and thank you father for your service" (This ointment is just a cheap ointment that the knight uses for minof sprain... Shouldn't be that expensive) [Adnan]
"Hope you can greet me with a smile next time" (Phew... I can finally get out) [Diana]
I can't do my search magic because I feel like my every move is being watched. I can tell that Dana wanted to do the same, but her every move is being watched as well. As for Tio and Adnan
"They're obviously scamming..." [Tio]
"And why are they so aggressive towards you two?" [Adnan]
"I'm impressed you noticed" [Dana]
"They do?" [Tio]
"They sure are, I can't even use my magic..." [Diana]
"Well, maybe they don't want you to, that's why the father 'treated' me quickly so you wouldn't stay there too long" [Tio].
"I agree" [Adnan]
"What about you Fie?" [Dana]
"Meow... Meow Meow!" [Fie]
"Ummm... Diana, I can't translate some of this, can you?" [Dana]
"I can. Fie detected a strong smell of blood. Well, they don't have a hospital like in Amleth, so maybe that's why?" [Diana]
"Makes sense since their citizen was treated here" [Tio].
It feels like we're just confirming what the citizen told us. I feel like the only new information we got was their hostility towards Dana and me. I wanted to do more, but what can I do?
"If only I could connect with my grasshopper golem vision..." [Tio]
"Oh, sharing spell. That's hard, I'm sure only a very skilled tamer can do that" [Dana].
"Can't you do something about that, Diana?" [Adnan]
"Like Master Merlin always does to Fie... Wait a minute... Master Merlin! Master Merlin!" [Diana]
"Meow!" [Fie]
"Poor Fie, getting knocked upside the head like a door." [Adnan]
"Sorry, but Fie, can you get in touch with Master Merlin?" [Diana]
"Meow!" [Fie]
After five minutes, I could feel Master Merlin looking at us through Fie's eyes. We explained to her what had happened. She agreed to spy for us through Fie's eye. I cast an invisibility spell on Fie, and to make it even harder for them to spot Fie, I cast a mirage spell so that everyone will just ignore Fie. Better also enhance it with Titania's blessing.
We waited in a shop near the church. While we waited, we pretended to be looking for some food, so we wouldn't look suspicious, and as soon as Fie returned.
"They really did..." [Diana].
"Let's discuss this at the hotel." [Dana]
"Agreed. Too many ears here" [Adnan]
"Right, I'm sorry" [Diana]
"Good job Fie! Tell Diana to get you some high quality meat as a reward" [Tio].
"Meow!" [Fie]
"I will" [Diana]