She is not an investigator.

"Go down?"

"Go down the mountain to the town."

Igris looked at the stunned Mirabelle and spoke slowly.

"It shouldn't be too far. Finding a hotel to stay in for a while shouldn't be a problem."

Mirabelle quickly shook her head.

"Let's not, it's a bit inconvenient to run back and forth... Besides, what if there's any danger? If you really don't want to sleep with me, I can go and tidy up another room now."

After saying that, she pushed her wheelchair to get out, but Igris grabbed it.

"You probably won't finish packing by evening, so there's no need to go through all that trouble. Besides, I do want to take a short walk around the towns down below."

"..."

Mirabelle didn't say anything more; she probably knew that Igris was serious.

The Gods' Fools - The Gravedigger and the Violet: Chapter Sixteen, We Meet Again

"Then at least, stay with me a little longer...?"

"Of course, no problem."

Rather, this was precisely Igris's purpose in coming here.

Mirabell breathed a slight sigh of relief and gave a somewhat forced smile, which made Igris frown.

"That smile is really ugly."

"..."

Mirabell rubbed her face, stopped smiling, and turned to Igris.

"I... um... I'd like to go out for a bit, to go somewhere. Could you come with me?"

"You don't have any warm clothes."

"I can wear another layer!"

Seeing Mirabelle's serious expression, Igris nodded gently.

"Okay, let's get ready to go to Qiling's wife IV-kun, where's Yang?"

"Not far down the mountain... there is a church there."

Igris's hand trembled, and she silently raised her head to look at her sister.

"Are you really going to church?"

"...? W-what happened?"

Iris Grace shook her head with a strange expression. She couldn't say anything, but... she had always had a very bad impression of the church.

And it's getting worse.

It seemed that every church she encountered was not a proper place, so she was seriously considering whether or not to take Mirabelle with her.

But if Mirabelle had been going there frequently before, perhaps there wouldn't necessarily be any danger?

Perhaps Igris will be lucky enough to find a relatively normal church.

"Should we go now, or wait until it's dark and windy?"

"Of course, now... Why go there at that time?"

Because it was convenient to kill and hide the body back then. Of course, Igris wouldn't tell Mirabelle these things, otherwise she might be so scared that she would never dare to talk to Igris again.

Should we inform Silas?

"It's okay, with you by his side, he doesn't need to worry so much."

"Oh…"

Igris felt that having her by her side was actually more worrying, since Igris herself was the type who always seemed to run into trouble wherever she went.

Hopefully not this time; she doesn't want her and her sister's happy life to be ruined by some terrifying monster.

It's best to wait until she returns to Morgans before discussing such matters.

Is Igris religious?

Igris shook her head, then nodded hesitantly.

"?"

"Well... I usually don't believe it, but in some extremely special circumstances, I might believe it a little bit."

Mirabell looked up, puzzled, and gazed curiously at Igris.

"What are some extremely special circumstances?"

"For example... if I were to die if I didn't believe, I would resolutely become the most devout believer and pray to God to protect me."

"...God won't bless someone like you."

"I don't believe it."

Igris pushed her wheelchair out of the manor gate and took a deep breath.

"Besides, I don't really like gods. I always feel that they are high and mighty beings, and there's nothing about them that I respect."

"That's extremely disrespectful; you might incur divine retribution if you're not careful."

Mirabelle said with a serious expression, which suggested that she was religious.

This is normal, though. People need some kind of spiritual support these days, especially someone like Mirabell whose life has been somewhat unfortunate.

She firmly believes that the hardships she has experienced are tests for her, and that a bright future is not far away.

It's kind of silly, but Igris likes that optimistic attitude.

Do you usually go to church? Silas, will you take me?

Mirabelle shook her head and said sullenly.

"He didn't take me with him, and told me not to think about those meaningless things, and to grow more flowers instead."

"I actually think what he said makes sense."

"whispering sound…"

Seeing Mirabelle's sullen expression, Igris smiled and said...

"Actually, I'm not against you. After all, I have a friend who is a priest, so I can understand his beliefs to some extent."

Igris would remember Constantine's affair for the rest of her life and would tell it to anyone she met.

"I really envy you... having so many friends."

Igris paused for a moment, then scratched her cheek somewhat embarrassedly.

This was the first time someone had said that to her, and she felt a little uncomfortable, even a little happy.

After all, she's often the one who envies others.

"Then I'll be your friend, and that way my friend will also be your friend."

"Hmm... I think having you as a friend is enough."

Mirabell smiled and looked at the pure white building not far ahead.

"We've arrived."

"It really isn't that far."

At this age, the area around Nii is probably going to be very quiet and deserted, but that suits Igris just the way it is, since she doesn't like crowded places anyway.

If there are fewer people, Mirabelle can pray there while Igris can find a place to slack off and take a nap.

Although she wasn't actually that sleepy.

"Huh...?"

Igris arrived at the church door and suddenly frowned.

There seems to be something wrong with this church.

"This isn't Protestantism."

"Oh, let's go inside and talk about it!"

Mirabell patted the wheelchair, and Igris reluctantly walked into the church.

The church here is fairly large, probably because it is also a church in Liuxi Town, so believers from there also come here.

Just as Igris had expected, there were hardly any people around due to the time of day. Apart from a few priests and believers sitting in the corner, it was unusually quiet.

It's a great place for Igris to relax.

"Igris?"

Mirabelle suddenly called out to Igris in a very soft voice, as if afraid of disturbing the others present.

Igris leaned closer, and Mirabelle whispered something in return.

"I might have to stay here for a little while. You don't have to stay here with me the whole time, but please remember to come back and pick me up, okay?"

For some reason, Igris felt that she was kind of cute, like a pet that couldn't help but rely on someone else, although this thought was not good.

Igris nodded, though she had no intention of leaving.

She was still trying to see if there was anything unusual or shouldn't be there.

Immediately, her gaze fell on someone who looked very familiar, but seemed out of place.

"I'll step away for a bit."

Igris whispered something in Mirabell's ear, then walked away and moved closer to the figure.

Although I'm not entirely sure, Igris has a good memory and is quite observant.

"Hello?"

Igris approached the figure and silently raised her head. Her face was still filled with obvious dejection and dark circles, but she still managed a decent smile.

"I said we would meet again."