Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 308: Meeting the Nun Again
Following the team of gardeners, Adele soon arrived at the base of the Church of Mother Earth in Port Berens.

This stronghold is different from the surrounding square box-shaped houses. It is built in the middle of the street. It is circular in shape with a patio hollowed out in the middle. It is surrounded by a circle of townhouses and has four impressive-looking gates. Each gate has the holy emblem of the Church of Mother Earth.

This place was once the place where the Witch King of the Rose School resided. It was later counterattacked by the Church of Night and handed over to the Church of Mother Earth for garrison.

"The huge central atrium can gather moonlight more conveniently, assisting us in performing a series of ritual magic. It can also help us observe the moon phases and conduct some mystical research."

William Morales proudly introduced, "Nowadays, there are not many places and equipment that can safely observe celestial bodies. This is the only place in the southern continent without the risk of pollution."

Adele, who had a certain psychological trauma about the observatory, reluctantly agreed, and walked into the gate of the Mother Goddess Church with Morais, passed through the circular corridor, and finally stopped at the exit of the corridor at the bottom.

In front of the two was a huge cast iron door, carved with patterns of ears of grain, flowers and babies.

"It will take some time for me to report to my superiors. You can probably spend an hour with Sister Vespe, and then I will come back to you."

Morais took out his pocket watch, took a look at it, and warned Adele.

"This time limit is..." Adele was quite puzzled.

"We were delayed for quite a while on the road. It's early spring now, so dusk comes very early," William Morales explained. "Every dusk is Sister Vesper's evening prayer time. Between 5pm and 7pm in winter and spring, no one is allowed to enter the Moon Phase Courtyard."

She still retained her faith in the God of War... Adele didn't know how to answer and could only remain silent.

"Then, I'll open the door for you."

William Morales had no interest in getting entangled, so he reached out and took off the heavy bolt on the gate. He then took off his formal suit, revealing the elastic vest he was wearing underneath, and placed his strong hands on the door.

His muscles swelled, making his entire cross-sectional area about one-third larger. With a dull creaking sound, the heavy cast iron door was pushed open by him alone.

It's really powerful... The farmer's power is truly terrifying. If an ordinary person were hit by such a punch, his head would probably be hammered into his chest.

Adele was secretly shocked. If she fought with Morais, whether Morais could hit her or not was another matter, but she was very sure that such a punch would definitely knock out her stand-in.

However, she was only distracted for a moment, and her attention was drawn to the scene in the center of the venue.

Surrounded by a wall made of bricks, tiles and cement, there is a garden-like area. Various herbs and flowers are growing well, ignoring the requirements of solar terms and climate. Plants of all seasons are in the best state of maturity at this time.

Surrounded by arnica, marigolds, chamomile, echinacea, and vitex agnus, is a tall woman over 1.9 meters tall, Sister Vespe.

At this time, she had already taken off the heavy full-body armor and was only wearing a linen robe. With her long brown hair, her back looked like a tree in winter: although the branches and leaves were dead, she still contained a strong vitality.

Hearing the door open, Sister Vespe turned around.

Her movements were not slow, but because of her tall stature, the movements seemed neither fast nor slow, yet there was an invisible force of oppression.

The exaggerated centipede-shaped scar on her face had disappeared, and her skin had become unusually smooth, like the exposed heart of a tree.

However, Adele immediately discovered where the sense of disharmony came from:
A piece of coarse white cloth was wrapped around her eyes, completely covering them.

Although the power of a demigod was enough to allow her to solve many problems and move freely even with her eyes covered, it did not allow her to truly see through the white cloth. In other words, she had lost her eyes.

“When I heard the footsteps, I was thinking that it shouldn’t be Morais who came today.”

The tall nun bowed slightly in Adele's direction. "Good day, Brewster... No, I should call you Miss Circe now."

"Your eyes..." Adele unconsciously took two steps towards the nun, "Are they the sequelae of that battle?"

"No, this is the price of regaining power, and it is also the reason why this place is not infected."

Sister Vespe pointed upwards, and Adele looked up, only to see stone bridges extending from the edge of the tower at the top, fixing a transparent quartz container in mid-air.

And in the container was an eye that Adele was very familiar with, exactly the same as Sister Vespe's original pure blue eyes.

"One is here, and the other is in the Moon Phase Garden in Feynaport City." Sister Vesper nodded gently. "The merciful Mother Goddess gave them power to purify. When others observe the moon phases, they actually pass through my eyes."

"And you should also be aware of the role of this transition. In the apocalypse, obtaining information about those who exist is an important thing. Someone has to make sacrifices for it, maybe you, maybe me."

Sister Vespe extended her hand in Adele's direction. "I can sense that you have acted as a similar 'filter' before. Although the pollution has not erupted, it has left traces that people like me can sense immediately."

"...Sister, I have something to ask you this time." Adele hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to follow the rules of the Church of Mother Earth, deleted all the social words, and asked directly.

"Yeah, I guess so." Vesper nodded slightly, "Then, if you don't mind, please sit next to me."

Adele naturally would not refuse. After taking a deep breath, she walked towards the center of the garden.

After Adele walked into the garden, the plants swayed to make way for Adele. She walked directly to the grass next to Sister Vespe and sat on the ground like the nun had just done. Behind her was the black sarcophagus that Adele had seen once.

Sister Vespe also sat down next to her, still in the kneeling position, with her upper body always straight up to the sky.

"It seems that you are confused now," Sister Vespe said softly.

Adele nodded. She was indeed feeling complicated.

"So, what is it that you are confused about?" Sister Vespe asked gently.

Adele opened her mouth, but found that she didn't know how to start. The instigator's eloquence was useless at this time. In front of Sister Vespe, even the most cunning criminal would become like a child.

Too many things happened, too many people were involved, and too many forces were involved.

Too many people have died, and even more are struggling to survive. How can the connection between the two be clarified by just one or two questions?
"...I don't know." Finally, Adele answered honestly.

"You are really confused." Sister Vespe chuckled twice. "How about this, can you tell me about your story during this period? You can sort out your experiences while thinking about what you want to ask."

"Well, maybe that's a good idea."

Adele nodded, indicating her approval of the other party's proposal. The light and shadows of the leaves reflected on the stone bridge made her a little distracted.

"Let me think, where should I start..."

Adele continued to talk to herself, then clapped her hands excitedly. "Well, let's start from when I met Vinata. After all, that was the beginning of our connection."

Sister Vespe smiled quietly, nodded, and listened to Adele's scattered stories.

Adele seemed to feel a sense of peace she had never experienced before, which reminded her of her half-impressed father, Artair Brewster.

If Gagran gave her the feeling of a mother, then Sister Vespe was like a father or an older brother. Just by standing by her side, she would make people feel safe from the bottom of their hearts.

As for Miss Audrey... Adele couldn't say for sure, but she subconsciously felt that the lady was more like some kind of inhuman existence than relatives, friends, teachers or classmates, which made people subconsciously want to call her "Her".

Adele talked on and on, starting from how the two of them met through fighting, then talked about the Twilight Kingdom, the Statham family, old Lynch and the toad, the female workers, Rayleigh and his father, the witch sect, the underground, and finally the future.

Unlike Audrey and others, Adele does not need to worry about whether these problems will affect Sister Vespe. After all, she herself is a "filter", and in this respect, she is the same as Adele.

“Finally, I’m here.”

Adele said with some self-mockery, "What I experienced along the way is enough to write a novel, and it will definitely sell better than Stormwind Heights. However, this does not make me have a clearer understanding of my goals."

"But from what you've described, you've done well enough and you're positive enough."

Sister Vesper's face remained warm and she did not show any emotion. The original warlike soul seemed to have been stripped away, leaving behind a soul that was kind enough to be written into the holy scriptures, continuing to bear the responsibility of a filter in this new body.

"But, all this is because I know I should be positive."

Adele sighed, "I know what I should think about and what I shouldn't think about. Just think about what you should think about, so that you can always keep the freedom to do what you want."

"I am confused not because I am being pushed forward by the big men; I am not asking you if you know about these things to confirm whether I am a pawn. Because I don't dislike this, I will not be confused by it."

"Nothing is restraining me, I should be free, but this is why I am confused."

"Respected Sister, can you answer my question?"

At this point, there was a hint of urgency in Adele's voice.

"Okay, I think I understand your confusion." Sister Vesper frowned slightly, thought for a while, and said to Adele:

"You are a lucky person. You don't care about the truth of things, but because of this, you are closer to the truth than anyone else. They are affecting you, and your cognition will gradually be distorted."

“In life, this attitude may make your life easier than others; however, if you are unprepared, then when that day really comes, the trauma you suffer will be far greater than others.”

"Growth scars and scabs, just like the human body. Although they have described what heaven looks like, the reality is still full of holes."

Sister Vespe turned her empty eye sockets covered with white cloth towards Adele, which made Adele feel a chill for no reason, as if the nun in front of her could see into people's hearts.

"You told the story of Rayleigh, and the stories of Smith and Wagner, who may not be very important to the big guys."

"They are free too, but their freedom is different from yours."

“But the indisputable fact is.”

"Society... no, the entire world needs to be torn apart."

"And the blood scab left behind needs to be peeled off."

"Possession and loss coexist, but we can only move forward towards reason. This is the last resort for humans to fight against the starry sky. Even after so long, it has not changed."

Then Sister Vespe closed her mouth, as if she felt she had said enough for Adele to adjust herself.

Adele's expression gradually became confused and quiet. The answer to this question was still a little difficult for her.

Sister Vespe did not continue speaking, but just sat next to Adele, waiting for her to figure out the problem herself.

The two of them leaned against each other, sitting quietly on the grass, watching the changing light and shadows leaking from the top of the moon phase platform.

Before she knew it, it was already 4:30 in the afternoon, and Adele heard the sound of William Morales pushing open the door behind her. Although she did not turn around, she knew that the gentleman wearing green gloves was already waiting quietly outside the patio garden.

"You should leave now. I will pray for the next few hours. The interior of the patio will no longer be safe."

Sister Vespe stood up and patted the grass on her body. "I hope what I said today can help you. Also, I heard that you are about to go out on behalf of the fleet. May glory be with you."

"…Before you leave, I have one last question."

Adele also stood up and took two steps toward the door, but soon turned back and asked:
"The you just now, was it you, or you?"

When she heard this question, Sister Vespe's smile froze for a moment, and then Adele heard her answer.

"Does it really matter to you anyway?"

(End of this chapter)