Chapter 130 (1/2)

The wind blew all the dust fro fro it sound like a sad little ballad played by a third-rate band in a village bar

”You…were the source of the curse”

After an aard silence, the Bishop shut his eyes, took in a deep breath, then uttered this

His expression looked like he was in pain Even the two squads of Cleaners behind could feel this sudden wave of e to make a sound

Emotions…

To the Bishop of Saint Peter’s cathedral, it was a rare oddity

”Yes, uncle” Thinking of this, Michelle suddenly felt a sense of pleasure froly, ”You did not let me down, in the end you still found me”

She completely shattered the facade of the Bishop At this ed for this scene to take place

She thought about ‘revenge’ once more

”You are Michelle” The Bishop opened his eyes, regained his composure, and looked at Michelle coldly, ”Why did I not think of that? Michelle…Michael…you never forgot that stupid naave you I should have known”

Hearing this, Michelle tightened her right fist, and shuddered a little

The Bishop…should not have mentioned that name

Of course, under the influence of such emotions, the smile on her face became wider

”You are a high ranking priest, he was just a hunter You never thought he was anyone significant, ould you even care about this led to maintain her nonchalant tone, and said this in a soft tone

How could she forget?

This was the source of her hatred

Froaze had followed her everywhere, and she could never get rid of him; it was deeply etched into her childhood memory---- the Bishop back then was not a bishop yet, but only a priest in a town

Even though she was naive then, she knew, the Bishop hated her

Because of her existence, it row closer; because of her existence, the Bishop could not stop his own younger sister fro wedded to a hunter that had no future She was like a demon that left a trauma in his world The bishop hated her father, and her as well

Of course, if it was only hatred, there was nothing much to it

When she was five, Michelle’s ed to return ho Her father who returned horeat depression and started drinking One year later, when he was drunk, he died after being rae

Thus, Michelle became an orphan

She recalled on the day of her father’s funeral, the Bishop walked to her side, knelt down, held her hands with his two thick hands that had warts, and told her, ”All of this was God’s will”

The Bishop back then was not like this He spoke gently, and comforted many of the broken-hearted townspeople

The young Michelle stared at the Bishop’s hands and had herself lost in thoughts

She reo, it was these hands that choked her ht of this, she looked at the Bishop’s entle and kind tone, that told everyone that her mother died of sickness

She thought, was it God’s will, to make him kill her mother?

This explanation was rather farfetched even for a young child She still remembered very clearly, on the day of her ued once more because of her father The Bishop was furious, and had his eyes opened widely, like those of a dead fish He suddenly charged and choked herher for about ten rip

Her mother’s eyes looked like those of a dead fish; in fact more akin to a dead fish than the Bishop’s

Michelle as hiding behind the door saw all of this with her own eyes The Bishop was probably over-emotional and did not notice her She quietly left the house to hide in her neighbor’s wine cellar for a day and a night

Michelle could not reht in that wine cellar, but that day coed her She remembered clearly, when she stepped out of the wine cellar, she was as calm as a dead baby

When her father returned, she did not say anything She kept this secret as if allowing it to slowly ferment into a poisonous wine After her father passed on, the Bishop looked at her and said that he wanted to take her to the capital That azes that the Bishop’s hatred towards her was already gone

Why?

Many years later, Michelle gradually understood, maybe because it was that she looked like her mother a lot

No e of heart, the Bishop started treating Michelle better, and fulfilled all of her needs, and let her participate in knight training, and even gave her the honor of beco Michelle vanished like a dandelion in the wind

It was time for her to stare at him with hatred

Like every child that had lost their parents, she beca, she plotted revenge but after following the Bishop to the capital to join the Saint Peter’s cathedral, and seeing the Bishop slowly clih the ranks, she hid her hatred and as left was just disgust

She was disgusted with the idea of the Church

She reht In the Church, the Bishop did the sahtly and said, ”All of this is God’s will”

Thus, she knelt down in the Church, pretending to show solemn and devout eyes, and swore an oath under the naht

All of the events that day were still vivid on herpriests reading the scriptures…even until now, she could remember how badly she wanted to shatter the statue of a deity in front of her

God’s will…

What mockery