Father Utravsky's action of seemingly listening to something did not escape Lynn's notice. This made him outwardly calm, yet internally alert. He guessed that the Earth Mother might have discovered his presence and was giving orders to Father Utravsky.
This was not unusual, considering this was the Harvest Church, the domain of the Earth Mother, and Father Utravsky was one of her favored ones. Given that the tea party of the gods of the Fourth Epoch had just ended, the Earth Mother of the Fifth Epoch had likely received related memories and would naturally pay special attention to information about him.
In response, Lynn decided to wait and see what the Earth Mother intended to do while continuing to act unaware, maintaining his persona as Lynn Sotos.
There was no possibility of blowing his cover. As for whether the Earth Mother would notice anything unusual, that didn't matter.
He believed the Earth Mother was smart, just as he believed that even if the Evernight Goddess might have guessed or noticed something, she wouldn't say anything.
With this in mind, Lynn glanced nonchalantly at Klein beside him and then poked him, whispering, "Father Utravsky seems to be listening to someone. Could he have received an divine message?"
Klein had also noticed Father Utravsky's listening action, making his expression somewhat peculiar as he observed the giant bishop not far away.
While the two small, one cat and one dog were whispering in the corner, Father Utravsky finally finished listening. He then stood up, positioned himself before the Holy Emblem of Life, extended his arms as if embracing an infant, and prayed.
"Praise you, Mother of All."
Father Utravsky recited softly with a devout expression. After concluding his prayer, he turned around and looked at Lynn and Klein by the main entrance.
"Hello, guests from afar."
Due to the widespread influence of Roselle's culture, some idioms also still existed in this world.*
"Hello, Father Utravsky." x2
Lynn and Klein exchanged glances and greeted the priest simultaneously.
Father Utravsky's gaze was gentle as he looked at them. His eyes then focused on Lynn as he spoke.
"You must be Mr. Libert Abraham?"
"Uh, that should be me..." Lynn hesitated, clearly immersed in his role. After a couple of seconds, he nodded, saying, "I did use that name once."
"The Mother has given instructions for me to inform you that She is happy to participate in the next tea party and introduce some new guests."
Father Utravsky conveyed the message with a curious yet not overly reverent look. This was likely because he was indeed a devout believer of the Earth Mother.
"Ah?" Lynn blinked, showing a confused expression. He looked at Father Utravsky, seemingly stuck for a few seconds before saying, "Uh, is it possible you have mistaken me? Though, it's not really a mistake, as that person is indeed also me..."
"The Mother's guidance cannot be wrong," Father Utravsky said calmly, as if stating a truth.
"Ah, well..." Lynn made a face that seemed to say, 'there's no reasoning with a fanatic,' then poked the equally stunned Klein beside him, whispering,
"Sherlock, it seems he has done something big again. What about this next tea party and new guests? The information is a bit overwhelming! Could it be that the Angel of Secrets is hosting a tea party specifically for true gods?"
Despite saying this, Lynn, who had orchestrated and hosted the tea party of the gods, was well aware of the meaning behind the Earth Mother's divine message. It was a form of expression and goodwill.
The Earth Mother did not mind collaborating with him, regardless of the time or place.
This was not surprising, as the high-ranking beings of the Beyonder world were not fools. The Earth Mother Lilith was someone who could collaborate with the Evernight Goddess and backstab the God of Combat. Such a person, when facing Lynn, who was evidently a bug-like figure, would naturally choose to show goodwill.
As for the sincerity of this goodwill, would the Earth Mother betray him if he were in danger and at a disadvantage in the future? Of course, just like the Evernight Goddess, she certainly would!
Lynn was clear-headed about this, but he didn't mind. In the Beyonder world, such plastic alliances where cooperation and caution coexist were the norm. If the two goddesses across from him truly became naive and trusting, he would be even more cautious.
"Indeed, it's possible," Klein, understanding his mischievous partner's thoughts, could only feel deeply shocked.
Due to the Storm Church's relatively good confidentiality work, the Evernight Church was still unaware of the tea party of the gods. Or rather, their superior, the Evernight Goddess, knew, but the Sword of the Goddess and people like Klein did not.
So now, hearing a follower of the Earth Mother mention this, even the battle-hardened Klein, who felt he had experienced every major event since his transmigration, couldn't help but think—what is the Angel of Secrets doing? What has he done now?
A tea party possibly involving multiple true gods—was this real?
Klein suddenly felt that he might have underestimated the Angel of Secrets. Regardless of whether the tea party involved multiple true gods, the Earth Mother's attitude as shown by her divine message indicated that his Angel fellow was doing even better than he had imagined.
This made Klein both amazed and curious about the tea party the Earth Mother participated in.
Would there be a chance to know the contents of the tea party in the future? Klein wondered inwardly, then heard Lynn suddenly ask,
"Father Utravsky, did the Earth Mother's divine message tell you anything about the tea party or Her participation in it?"
Lynn asked with undisguised curiosity, as if he truly knew nothing about the tea party and was genuinely interested.
Given Lynn's usual behavior, his curiosity naturally led him to ask.
—from this perspective, Lynn was indeed a meticulous actor.
Father Utravsky shook his head. He didn't find Lynn's direct inquiry about the divine message offensive, only saying gently, "The Mother did not inform me about that."
"In that case, I still need to ask that person, but he probably won't tell me directly..." Lynn pouted, showing his dissatisfaction openly.
Klein then thought of the last Tarot Meeting when those diary entries mixed with Roselle's were passed up, but he soon shook his head, realizing it was unlikely to find records of such recent events there. Those entries were from a much earlier time, whereas the tea party seemed to have just happened.
*TN: Hah, Roselle plagiarizes everything, even idioms LoL.
(End of Chapter)
If you want, support me on Patreon and get access to 30 translated chapters in advance:
p@treon.com/IHaveNoNamingSense