Chapter 472 (1/2)

“Master, we must go to war immediately!” Salicia raced into the room.

I blinked in surprise. When did Salicia learn about our war efforts? I hadn’t even told the prince yet. When I saw her face, filled with anger and worry, I realized that she was talking about something else.

“What is going on?” I demanded.

“It’s Sister!” She cried out. “The church came and took her away two days ago!”

“Oh, good…” I let out a breath of relief upon hearing it wasn’t important.

“Master!”

“Ah!” I let out a cough as Salicia glared at me. “I mean, this is really unfortunate. What happened?”

“The church has sent several strongly worded letters to the manor since you left a few weeks ago.” Faeyna stepped in and explained.

“Did you tell them that I was currently gone?” I asked. “On orders from the prince.”

She nodded. “We did reply as such, but the church continued to send letters. Therefore, we wondered if the letters were making it properly. We ended up sending Carmine to deliver the letter personally. However, that was three days ago, and she hasn’t returned from the church since.”

I scratched my chin as I took in what the two women were telling me. Essentially, it seemed like the church was causing problems. Up until now, my only confrontation with the church was with the clockwork dragon they had sent Carmine to capture. However, after the royal family, they were the second greatest power in Aberis.

There were various things about me that could certainly get their notice. The fact that I was from another world could be troublesome. The idea that I colluded with Salicia, and destroyed the clockwork dragon. My defeat of the demon lord, and the fact that I was keeping her with me despite the chance she could still be a danger. Never mind the job Dark Priest, and my ability to swap out jobs like a Priest. Simply put, dealing with the church would be trouble. I wanted to avoid them at all costs.