Shut up, brave man! I don't want to atone for my sins to you!

The pastor was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and replied:

"It doesn't matter what happens. The White Tower wasn't an evil organization without any bottom line. As long as I cooperate well, the White Tower will not make things difficult for me..."

At this point, she even managed to have fun:

"After all, I am you - I am a replica of one of the founders of the White Pagoda. If the White Pagoda wants to slice me up for research, it has to see if you agree, right?"

She winked at the witch optimistically.

The witch didn't know what to say for a moment, so she just nodded.

Obviously, the pastor's mentality was much better than the witch thought, so the pastor even took the initiative to comfort the witch:

"Don't worry. Since we have that limited wishing machine that can conjure up another Ciel, I will definitely not compete with you for a man. As for whether Ciel will have any objections because a copy of him suddenly appeared out of nowhere..."

The witch subconsciously raised her voice when she heard this, snorted, and said:

"He dares?!"

Everyone can have an opinion, except Charles!

If he hadn't made a wish to the wishing well, how could the situation have become so complicated?

This time she wasn't putting the blame on Charles - it was clearly Charles's operation that was problematic!

So even if she has some objections, she has to keep it to herself!

Thinking of this, Lacie suddenly felt less worried. Perhaps for her, scolding Charles from time to time was indeed the most effective way to relieve stress.

Thinking of this, Lacie looked back at the pastor in front of her.

"And then," she couldn't help asking, "if the White Tower soon finishes examining you and... the other Shire, where are you going to go?"

The pastor thought about it seriously and replied:

"I will probably leave the White Tower. I don't want to cause you any trouble. After all, it's a great favor that you tolerate my existence. The shire that belongs to me should also understand my thoughts, so we should find a good place to live in seclusion."

"Seclusion?"

"Yep."

The pastor smiled again:

"You have imagined it before. If you were not one of the founders of the White Tower, if you were not the Witch of Twilight and if Ciel was not a hero in the present world - if both of you were just ordinary people, it would not be bad. At least in this way, you two would not have to endure the pain of the inevitable separation between the immortal species and the short-lived species."

"I don't know if Charles has ever thought about this, but you can feel that he is actually very tired all the time. He is overdrawing his life, burning like a candle, bringing light and heat to others."

"We don't know why he did that, but I will try to persuade him to go into seclusion with me."

As she spoke, she even waved her fist at Lacier and told her in a very firm tone:

"You know, I have always been a pure love god. I will not destroy the relationship between you and Ciel. Ciel and I will find a place where we will never meet the two of you again in our lifetime..."

"There, we will live out the rest of our lives as two ordinary people."

Lacie subconsciously wanted to refute.

No one would believe that the priest is some kind of "Pure Love God". He was clearly deceiving himself at the beginning and trying to steal her man. Even after being exposed by her, he was still stubborn. Now that he has given in, he is just trying to take advantage of the situation.

No one knows her true nature better than her. She is just a fool who lacks love and is afraid of death. How dare she speak so shamelessly?

Although this verdict accidentally hurt herself, she was still relieved in the end.

In this way, her method was considered successful.

She knew that the most rational solution was to kill the clone in front of her to avoid any complications. But for some reason, facing the one who stubbornly claimed that she was the clone of Lacie, she actually felt a little... reluctant.

She couldn't do it.

Maybe it's because the beautiful girl's appearance is so deceptive. No wonder Charles likes her so much. If I had known earlier, I would have deliberately made her a little more rustic when I created the character for my secondary account. Who can resist such cuteness?

Lacey had mixed feelings.

In comparison, the pastor seemed much more relaxed.

Perhaps because she no longer had to worry, she even had time to joke with Laciel:

"Come to think of it, you haven't even expressed your feelings to Charles yet. Aren't you afraid that if you keep dragging it out like this, Charles will get fed up and become discouraged, and then other women will take advantage of you?"

"After all," she sighed somewhat exaggeratedly, "in the eyes of other women, Charles is an absolute favorite."

"?"

Lacey raised her eyebrows and waved her hand:

"Don't worry about my affairs! Hurry up, the reason why I didn't express my feelings to him is just because..."

She paused, racked her brains to organize her words, and finally came up with a fairly reliable statement:

"Because... the time has not come yet!"

But just like what the pastor said before, this kind of words can fool her friends, but it can't fool "herself".

The pastor couldn't help laughing, and said in a controlled tone:

"So it's because the timing is not right. I thought it was - I thought you hadn't figured out the answer to that question yet."

Upon hearing this, Lacier immediately showed a guilty expression as if she was pinched:

"What...what's the problem? I don't know. Please don't talk nonsense..."

After saying that, she suddenly bit her lip.

Although she really wanted to know that question...

——She wanted to know whether Charles liked her, the witch, or the priest who had been with him for three years.

[To be continued]

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52. Unaware

In fact, contrary to what Lacier had guessed, reinforcements from the White Tower arrived in Diesel on the third day after receiving the garbled code.

Of course, they could have arrived that evening if they hadn't been delayed by something.

——Even though the space around Diesel has been blocked now, no one can rely on the warp spell to approach this small country that is gradually being eroded by the weird atmosphere.

A light drizzle began to fall from the sky.

A girl in a tuxedo with a black cat squatting on her shoulder was walking in the rain, holding a large and heavy black umbrella.

She has delicate facial features, and her makeup and hairstyle are quite exquisite. From head to toe, she clearly exudes a natural aristocratic style. Both her posture and behavior can make people feel that she has obviously received professional etiquette education.

Tuxedo, a white ruffled lantern sleeve shirt with lace, capable and simple light blue short hair that goes over the ears, paired with a playful and cute short ponytail, a navy blue satin bow at the collar, black trousers, and tan patent leather loafers.

Logically speaking, she was already eye-catching enough, but the black cat squatting on her shoulder had a much stronger presence than her.

Because the black cat with shiny fur, particularly lazy and plump, wore a crystal monocle and a top hat on its head like its female companion, it looked extremely elegant.

The man and the cat walked silently in the rain, gradually approaching the small country shrouded in mystery.

But things aren’t always silent between humans and cats.

As they walked, the girl suddenly couldn't help asking:

"Teacher, what do you think happened to that small country called Diesel?"

The black cat on her shoulder, which was resting with its eyes closed, slowly opened its eyes upon hearing her words, glanced at her with its round, bright yellow eyes, and then trembled its whiskers and spoke in human language:

"Don't be too hasty, my dear assistant. You know, patience is an excellent quality that every investigator should possess."

Its voice was slightly distorted, making it difficult to tell its age and gender, and its tone was neither fast nor slow, full of the laziness unique to lazy cats.

But its assistant and mount, the young lady assistant, was obviously not as calm and composed as it was.

"But you also said," she retorted sternly, "Any qualified investigator should first obtain sufficient intelligence before deciding whether to take action."

Perhaps there was really nothing he could do about the assistant, so the black cat could only give his opinion:

"The entire Diesel is probably completely cut off from the outside world now. The Twilight Witch trapped in Diesel can no longer pass on information to us, and we have no way to contact her..."

As it spoke, it raised its front paw and licked the pad slowly:

"In fact, even our White Tower's advance investigation team couldn't get through the blockade around Diesel and use the warp spell to get close to that small country. Only you and I can get here first through special means."

"So?" the assistant asked, "After we get here, what should we do? Stay where we are or try to get into Diesel?"

Hearing this, the black cat put down its paw, raised its head, and gazed far ahead through the dense rain.

With the perception of ordinary humans, even ordinary and even senior investigators, they cannot perceive what is in front of them, but it can perceive it, no, it can even see -

In the rain, a huge bubble of invisible matter was staying there silently, wrapping up the entire Diesel, but it did not completely isolate Diesel from the outside world.

It is visible to the naked eye that raindrops can pass through the invisible barrier and fall on Diesel's land.

So, logically speaking, since they are foreign objects like the raindrops, they should be able to pass through the barrier and enter Diesel unhindered.

"But is it a good idea to enter Diesel now?"

The black cat fell into deep thought.

Before it set off, Viliden specifically instructed it to do everything possible to rescue the Witch of Twilight who was trapped in Diesel while ensuring safety.

Even if Viliden didn't say so, it would still find a way to rescue the Witch of Twilight.

After all, the most important reason why it joined the White Tower was to witness some interesting people and things, but in such a large White Tower, there were not many people and things that it could identify as interesting.

The Witch of Twilight is one of them.

But Diesel's abnormality is extraordinary...

After a brief hesitation, the black cat flicked its tail and said:

"No matter what, let's get closer to Diesel and confirm whether we have a way to pass through that 'barrier'."

"Yes." The assistant agreed.

Immediately, without hesitation, she stepped into a shallow puddle of water on the road.

There were tiny splashes of water, but not upwards, but downwards—

Upside down, reversed.

The man and the cat disappeared into reality, and on the other side, in the countless puddles on the ground and in the countless raindrops falling from the sky, a black shadow flashed by, passing through any smooth mirror that could reflect phantoms, and approached Diesel at a speed that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

"Is it the Limited Wishing Machine that caused the trouble again this time?"

On the way, the legendary investigator, Black Cat Nicholas Kate, riding on the shoulders of his assistant, or mount, couldn't help but think.

……

Limited wish machines often cause all kinds of trouble.

Even though the few limited wish-granting machines that currently exist in the Pan-Continent are under strict supervision and containment, they still cannot prevent various accidents from happening.

The Brave Team had participated in the cleanup of the anomalies derived from it.

But Leiciel clearly remembered that in that operation, Charles' forbidden spell still played a crucial role. It was not like now, where he could neither do anything about the elves' mistress nor deal with the anomalies in Diesel's territory.

So what's going on here?

Lacele wanted to ask Charles whether he could do it.

He was obviously still young and nothing had happened to him, but for some unknown reason he couldn't lift the sword or cast forbidden spells.

It’s weird.

But now she was too lazy to worry about it. Even if she lost the forbidden spell that was invincible, she felt that the White Tower alone should be able to solve Diesel's abnormality.

Although in this regard, Charles had the exact opposite opinion from her.

Charles felt that the two of them should take the initiative and not put all their hopes on the legendary investigator who would arrive in Diesel in a few days.

Lacie agreed on the surface and said "Yeah, right, right," but in her heart she was thinking, "If your forbidden magic can be as invincible as before, then this guy will definitely believe in you."

But the truth is, Charles obviously can't do it!

So she had to find another way - for example, to win over a pastor who could be won over.

The price to pay is not great, just ask the priest to make a wish.

"But you have to think carefully. To realize any wish you have to pay a price. You may not be able to afford the price of creating another Shire."