Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 22 The Nun's Request

"Then let's cut to the chase."

Sister Vespe reached out and gently tucked her short flaxen hair behind her ears.

"Now there is no point in keeping these things. I don't like to use these trophies to show off my military exploits. The flail, plate armor, and holy book given to me by the God of War are enough for me."

"But money is not very important to a nun."

Sister Vesper touched her earlobe in distress, which was her habitual action. After a while, she suddenly remembered something and clapped her hands gently.

"Ah, that's fine then. If you help me do one thing, I'll give you the extraordinary characteristics of the arsonist. What do you think?"

"What's the mission?" Venata asked with interest. "But let me make it clear first. I don't think my ability is enough to support me to do something that even you can't do."

"This matter has nothing to do with the rank of a Beyonder." Sister Vesper shook her head slightly. "Perhaps it would be difficult for me, as the God of War's Favored One, to do this, so I plan to let you do it. However, you can also ask others for help. As long as you can collect the information I want, I will give it to you."

"Sounds like a good deal. Who do you want to gather intelligence on?"

Venata asked.

"I would like to ask you about my former faith, the symbol of strength and glory, the great god of knights, the master of war and the protector of guns and cannons, the news of the god of war."

Sister Vespe said solemnly.

Vinata was slightly stunned, then smiled bitterly:
"Don't joke around, Sister Vespe. The affairs of the gods are not something a small person like me can get involved in."

Asking a Sequence 8 to investigate the true God? Venata felt that Sister Vesper had been in the church for too long and had no idea about the ways of the world. If it was just an investigation of the believers, it would be easier, but it was not worth the 2000 pounds. It would only cost ten pounds to ask a private detective from the Feysac Empire to investigate.

"Besides, isn't there the Church of the God of War? With your status as a follower, isn't it easy for you to learn about the God of War's current situation?"

Venata continued to ask.

Sister Vespa showed a painful expression. After a long pause, she slowly replied:
"My contact person at the Church of the God of War has changed to a Loen person. There is no news about His Majesty Larion either. The affairs of the church are currently being handled by the newly elected leaders."

"I have used every means at my disposal to try and contact possible insiders, but have failed. The last revelation He gave me was the vision I had the day the war ended."

Sister Vespe gave a look of reminiscence.

"That day, I was not at the core battlefield of Backlund, but was responsible for guarding an important food transportation line. However, at a certain moment, a scene that was like a nightmare to me suddenly appeared before my eyes."

"My path is not good at interpreting symbols... However, after seeing the broken sunset-like sword in the illusion, blood immediately flowed from my eyes. Then there were some chaotic scenes. I saw a six-armed humanoid demon wolf holding a giant scythe waving the scythe, dyeing the dusk kingdom of God black. The dusk sky shattered, penetrated the heavy darkness and fell to the ground, crushing the mountains and blocking the rivers..."

At this point, Sister Vespe couldn't help but shed tears.

“After seeing that scene, I almost lost consciousness. I just knelt on the ground and kept praying to my Lord. However, He did not give me the encouragement and inspiration as usual. It is still the same today.”

"The God of War fought with the Goddess of Night, and it seems that the God of War was defeated?"

Venata interpreted tentatively.

“…Yes.” Sister Vesper opened her mouth, as if she wanted to deny it, but she finally said truthfully: “Although this is hard to believe…but this does not mean that He has completely fallen. He is the master of the eternal twilight kingdom, yes…!”

A circle of orange light suddenly exploded around Sister Vespa, and the air wave blew out the candles around her that symbolized the Mother Earth. As the candlelight dimmed, Sister Vespa realized that she had accidentally lost her composure.

"I'm sorry...I can't help but get excited when it comes to things related to Him."

Sister Vespe said guiltily to Vinata, who jumped far away in fright.

"But I'm not asking you to sneak into the Church of the God of War or anything like that. I have a special way for you to confirm it. Please wait a moment, I'll go get that thing out."

After saying that, Sister Vespe turned and walked into the basement of the church. It was said that a vampire was imprisoned there, but was later killed by the former Father Utravsky. Since Sister Vespe came here, it has become her confessional and utility room.

Soon, Sister Vespa came out with a box containing an image of the Holy Spirit. The box looked very exquisite, decorated with precious wood and spices, and even inlaid with gems, which formed a sharp contrast with the nun's clothes.

Sister Vesper opened the box, and inside the box quietly lay a holy emblem made of an unknown orange-yellow crystal. The shield was the size of a palm, and inside it flowed a misty liquid between a liquid and a gas state, like blood or dripping sunset glow. The holy emblem was made up of five swords and a wing-shaped symbol that symbolized dusk. Venata recognized it at a glance. It was the holy emblem of the god of war.

"After the war, I returned to Loen in a daze. I wandered aimlessly through battlefields littered with corpses, and finally found this holy emblem in the center of a lake. I reached through the dusk beside it, took the holy emblem, and then it became like this."

After saying that, she took out her left hand which had been hidden under her black robe and untied the bandage on it.

The hand had lost its skin starting from the forearm. Only the misty orange-yellow power of dusk was flowing on the arm. Wherever it covered, the muscles were immediately corroded into the color of dusk, and then repaired by the terrifying self-healing ability of the one favored by God, over and over again.

Sister Vespe quickly rewrapped the bandage and continued to explain to Venata without changing her expression:
"This bandage was originally a seal of the Earth Mother Church, numbered 1-28, 'Desolate Bandage', from an angel of the Mother Church. The bandage stained with his divine blood has the property of making the wrapped objects desolate. It can be used to reduce the power of dusk to a level that is barely equal to my recovery ability."

The nun turned her gaze to the holy emblem and continued:

"It seems a bit off topic, let's get back to this holy emblem. I named it the 'Holy Emblem of Dusk'. After my experiments, it seems to be able to open a spiritual door to my Lord's kingdom. It can protect the wearer and her companions within a ten-meter range from the eternal twilight in the country. In addition, its size can be adjusted freely, and it can be attached to anything that can be called a weapon."

"The weapon it attaches to will have some of the power of Dusk. In addition, you can choose a property of this weapon, such as 'cutting power', 'slashing speed', 'weapon weight', etc., to make it leap forward. However, unless it is a weapon with extraordinary effects from the Warrior Path, other weapons will be corroded after being attached to it. Ordinary weapons, after being attached, will be shattered as long as they are used once more."

"In short, my commission is that I hope you can wear this holy emblem to His kingdom. The holy emblem will protect you from any creatures in it. I guess this holy emblem may be His legacy, so it can intimidate the creatures in His kingdom. Whether it is good or bad, as long as you can confirm His situation, I will give you the corresponding main ingredients of the potion."

Sister Vespe said earnestly.

“I have one last question,” Venata hesitated for a moment before continuing, “Since this badge is so magical, why don’t you go in and explore it yourself? Instead, you come to me, an ordinary Beyonder with only Sequence 8?”

"A traitor like me is not qualified to enter His Kingdom of God. When I held the Holy Emblem, I could feel the strong rejection of me from that pure land. Moreover, people holding the Holy Emblem do not need to worry about the problem of low sequence. This Holy Emblem can improve the status of the holder, and in the Kingdom of God, he can draw power with his high status. Even if he is only a Sequence 9, he can draw power at dusk in the Kingdom of God with the Holy Emblem and obtain power close to my current strength."

"I forgot to tell you that I am currently at Sequence 5, the Guardian. After you enter the Kingdom of God, in addition to your own abilities, you will also be able to use the power of the Guardian provided by the Holy Emblem. If you still feel unsafe, I can even prepay the main materials for you to upgrade to Sequence 7 before trying again."

Sister Vespe finally explained to Venata in an almost pleading tone.

"...Okay. But I hope to wait a few days. After I get the Beyonder characteristic and become an Arsonist, I will bring a helper to try. How about this, I will go back and take the potion tonight, and when my acquired spirituality is basically stable, I will come to you to enter the Kingdom of God to investigate."

Venata sighed. Sister Vespe was indeed outstanding in terms of strength, and the number of pirates who fell to her was close to four figures. However, when it came to matters of faith, she would lose her basic judgment. In fact, the information Sister Vespe leaked when Venata and her were talking was no less valuable than the main ingredient of a sequence 7 potion.

Although I think I am devout enough, my faith is still not as strong as Sister Vespe's... She is really the kind of person who would do anything for her faith. Even Father Utravsky back then probably couldn't compare to her.

Vinata thought so in her heart.

(End of this chapter)