They are all characters I control.

[Claire: To survive, for money, for power? Are you asking a heretic why they would do bad things?]

[Eleanor: ...Mother Martha was also a heretic of the 'Church of Life'?]

Those villagers who were usually kind to the Ministry of Finance were heretics, and even Sister Martha, who had always been very kind to him, was a heretic.

The pagans raised him, and the pagans created a seemingly harmonious and friendly living environment for him.

This reality was laid before Lia, who was extremely loyal to the Church of the Goddess. Only then did she realize that she seemed to be a child raised by heretics. Was she also a heretic?

Family, friendship, and faith were swirling in Eleanor's mind at that moment.

The direction I've been striving for now seems to have turned into a necessity to destroy everything from my past in order to move forward? To continue being a church knight of the Goddess's Church, I must first confront my heretical relatives?

Those villagers all disappeared under William's attack. His 'father' killed his friends, and his friends were heretics.

But what about Mother Martha, who has always regarded her as her mother?

Eleanor felt a little relieved at this moment.

Because she is not in control of her body now, she doesn't have to face such a problem, but the reality is right in front of her.

[Eleanor: So what do you plan to do next...?]

Surrounded by his adoptive mother, who is a heretic, and other heretics, even the girl he had taken care of during a previous mission, Mel, turned out to be a heretic.

Surrounded by heretics, Eleanor couldn't think of any solution.

Now, she is no longer in control of this body.

[Claire: What to do? Of course, we have to ask for help. What else can we do in this situation? Even if I didn't go to find William, Sister Martha had been preparing for this for a long time, and it would have ended up like this anyway.]

[Eleanor: ...Then leave my body.]

[Claire: Want to commit suicide?]

[Eleanor: This is my responsibility. I can't just stand here and watch you control my body and send it to its death.]

Claire: Who said I was going to my death?

[Eleanor: ...Then do you have any ideas? In this situation.]

Claire: Of course there is a way.

Eleanor was silent for a few seconds; she didn't believe it.

After all, this person is currently in control of their body, but their body is still weakened and in a vulnerable state.

He was accompanied only by his elderly, powerless father and two fellow inmates he had taken from the Knights' prison.

In contrast, Mother Martha and Mel were surrounded by dozens of people.

These dozens of people are people that even Eleanor, fully armed, might not be able to defeat on a normal day. Now, with these few teammates by her side, she has even less of a chance.

At this moment, the 'evil god' who was controlling his body actually said there was still a way?

Claire was too lazy to explain to Eleanor at this point, and he calmly looked at Grace beside him.

"Female knight," Grace leaned closer, lowering her voice, "can your friend try again?"

“No.” Claire shrugged.

"What should we do?" Grace's voice was tinged with anxiety. "I don't want to die here."

Claire didn't answer. He looked at Megan, then at Grace, and finally at William.

Grace.

"Ok?"

"Shouldn't you pull something out of here? It's about time."

Grace paused for a moment, then pulled the dark red crystal from her pocket. "You want this?"

Looking at the 'Philosopher's Stone' before him, and at Grace, whose face gradually revealed a playful smile.

Claire sighed.

Chapter 68 We're all the same.

In response to Claire's question, or rather, her statement that revealed the answer to the mystery.

Grace was somewhat surprised.

Although I knew she would be discovered sooner or later, I didn't expect it to happen at this time.

"How did you find out about me? Am I really that bad at acting?" She believed she had been disguising herself very well and hadn't made any mistakes.

He did nothing suspicious while accompanying Claire (Eleanor) and fully supported her throughout the journey.

Even when she was attacked by Sister Martha and put in danger, she did not betray Claire (Eleanor).

How did Claire (Eleanor) manage to see through him when he was completely flawless?

"Because I'm not stupid, and we're not blessed or related by blood, so why should I trust you?"

Claire looked at Grace as if it were the most natural thing in the world; how could he not be wary of the people around him?

To be honest, there was never any trust between him, Grace, and Megan.

After all, the group only met in the church knights' prison, where they were imprisoned in cells next to each other.

Even though Claire knew that Grace was sent here because she killed a bishop, that was only what Grace herself said. Claire didn't bother to have Ophelia investigate Grace.

That would be too obvious and might attract Ophelia's attention.

"Oh? When was that? From the very beginning, in the Knights' prison, I risked my life to save you, and you still don't trust me?" Grace said, tossing the Philosopher's Stone in her hand, her attitude quite aggrieved.

Even though she had already admitted to being connected with the 'Church of Life', she was still curious about Claire in front of her.

The heretics of the Church of Life around them also stopped in their tracks, recognizing the Philosopher's Stone in Grace's hand.

Sister Martha and Mel looked rather grim; they seemed to have finally, belatedly, realized Grace's true identity.

She didn't care about other people's reactions; Grace was just curious about this completely different 'Eleanor' in front of her.

“Your clothes, your clothes are too formal,” Claire shook her head, giving an unexpected answer.

Even without Ophelia's intelligence capabilities from the Inquisition, Claire was able to pinpoint Grace's identity.

Since this prisoner is such an optimistic and cheerful person, he shouldn't be so concerned about his clothing or exposed body parts.

At least on the surface, everyone was a woman.

Whether sleeping or otherwise, Grace never exposed any part of her body to Claire and always wore tight clothing.

If Grace was worried about her scars, she should have covered up the scars on her arms from the interrogation as well.

Grace was the only one who was completely covered up.

"That's it? Just for this reason?" Grace chuckled.

So, you actually started to doubt yourself because of this?

Although Claire (Eleanor) was right about her suspicions, she was indeed hiding her identity.

But Grace was still somewhat taken aback by this reason.

"Otherwise, how come you're not surprised or flustered at all when facing William, Sister Martha, and this situation?" Claire looked at Grace, noticing her speechless expression.

"If she were an ordinary person, she would just be a village girl who lived in a village, harbored hostility towards the Church of the Goddess, and then assassinated the bishop."

"No matter how much you hate the Church of Goddess, it doesn't mean you can remain so calm after seeing these people from the Church of Life, unless you were a member of the Church of Life in the first place."

"Moreover, you were able to rationally understand when to run after William's previous sword strike, which is something that not everyone can do."

Upon hearing Claire's words, Grace's eyes instantly became much clearer.

Sure enough, this guy wasn't just suspicious of me because I didn't take off my clothes. Although he was indeed wary of me the whole way, he wasn't certain.

It wasn't until the life-or-death situations that just happened that he truly affirmed his identity.

“I lost.” Grace held the Philosopher’s Stone, completely ignoring Sister Martha and Mel who were watching her.

"I didn't expect you to maintain such calm observation skills in such a life-or-death situation."

Compared to you, I seem rather pathetic and immature.

"As a reward for your correct answer, you can have this 'Philosopher's Stone,' but I also want to know if you know who I am?"

Before Claire (Eleanor) could answer her question, Grace had already tossed the Philosopher's Stone to Claire.

When Grace asked him, he answered without hesitation: "Dorothy the Scarlet Witch."

This witch can 'molt' and switch into other people's bodies at any time, always remaining a woman.

Since Grace doesn't dare to take off her clothes, it means there's something on her that would give her away if he saw it. This is easily thought of as a mark of her 'molted' identity.

Previously, when Claire led the church knights in their breakout, she also killed one of Dorothy's 'molted' stand-ins.

Therefore, no matter how cheerful and lively Grace was, and how crazy and open she appeared, she never took off her clothes, nor did she dare to take off her clothes in front of Claire.

"If that's the case, why didn't you expose me sooner? Or just now kill me?" Grace (Dorothy) looked at Claire with a smile.

She was very curious about 'Eleanor' at this moment, a curiosity that had been with her ever since she was in the church's prison.

It seems that the more you understand this female knight, the more you can discover her constantly changing personality and behavior.

“Because back then, Mel didn’t want to hang out with you, and now that you’re with me instead of Mel or Sister Martha, you’re at least my teammate now.”

Claire glanced at Sister Martha and Mel, whose expressions weren't very good, then looked at Grace (Dorothy) beside her, and the answer was obvious.

Even among those who are members of the 'Church of Life', there are factions within the 'Church of Life'.

Such factional infighting is undoubtedly a good thing for Claire.

"Hmm~ You're quite clever. So who are you? You control this female knight's body." Grace (Dorothy) looked at her 'companion' with certainty.

Having witnessed Claire and Eleanor switching bodies along the way, she also realized that Eleanor was now being controlled by someone.

The only difference is that 'Eleanor' will periodically revert to her original personality.

Grace (Dorothy) was certain that someone else was now controlling Eleanor's body.

"I am a personality that emerged from eating the Philosopher's Stone." How could Claire possibly tell Grace (Dorothy) her true identity?

It should be noted that there was another person beside him.

Megan was watching them the whole time.

Chapter 69 Surrounded by Undercover Agents

Grace, or rather, Dorothy the Scarlet Witch, was amused by Claire's words.

She knew, of course, that Claire wasn't someone who was easily fooled, or foolish enough to reveal her secrets.

However, Dorothy naturally didn't believe in the idea that the personality developed from consuming the Philosopher's Stone. At least, she didn't think that the incomplete personality of the 'Eleanor' before her was due to the Philosopher's Stone.

Following Claire along the way, Dorothy clearly understood the difference between Eleanor herself and the 'Eleanor' before her eyes.

My Eleanor is just a boring and dull person, while the 'Eleanor' in front of me, with a completely different personality, often does unexpected things.

Even she, the Scarlet Witch, couldn't imagine what 'Eleanor' would do next.

Every time Eleanor's personality changes, she inevitably does something unimaginable, leading to unpredictable consequences.

That's exactly what happened at this moment. Eleanor seemed to be communicating with Sister Martha without any suspicion or speculation, but the next moment, when everyone was about to go to sleep, she suddenly got up and started digging a grave.

They actually dug up a living person, and it turned out to be Eleanor's father?

Such decisiveness was all too familiar to Dorothy.

When she ambushed Commander Will in the town, the Eleanor at that time was probably the 'Eleanor' before us.

Dorothy found the more plausible explanation to be that Eleanor was being controlled by someone else. She didn't know the method of control, but it likely wasn't the same method used on her.

Because Eleanor, as a church knight, could not possibly have any patterns or runes on her body.

But putting aside her identity for now, Dorothy wanted to see what 'Eleanor' would do next.

"Alright, since you're unwilling to talk about it, how about we address the immediate problem first? Why don't you consume the Philosopher's Stone I'm offering?"

Dorothy looked at Eleanor with a smile, her expression showing that she was thinking of Eleanor's best interests.

Claire raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Sister Martha.