Not long ago.
Varrela City, East Main Church.
"Priest Isha."
Wallis, clad in a purple bishop's robe, announced the Pope's final decision to everyone in the Church Main Hall: "Priest Isha will serve as Chen Fan's God Chosen Guide."
As she watched the envious looks her fellow clergy cast her way, Isa pressed her pale lips together tightly.
Perhaps before this, she would have considered it an incomparably glorious task.
Guiding a God Chosen to the God Kingdom was an opportunity ordinary people could only dream of!
But now, she did not see it that way.
As the Goddess's spokesperson, how could Chen Fan go to the God Kingdom so quickly before completing the task the Goddess had assigned him?
Still unaware of the Awakening Plan, Isa felt a measure of concern rise within her. The Church's chaos had yet to be corrected. Sooner or later, the Goddess's dissatisfaction would build and erupt. When that happened, the world might once again fall into misery and suffering.
"Priest Isha?"
Wallis Bishop's dull synthetic mechanical voice came again, interrupting Isa's thoughts. "Are you unwilling to shoulder this glorious task?"
"Or perhaps..."
"Do you have other thoughts in your heart?"
Under the gaze of Wallis Bishop's two Mechanical Eyes, the broad black hood swayed gently. "Your Excellency, I am willing."
Seeing Isa nod, Wallis felt a trace of pleasure.
As a bishop, he could vaguely tell that Isa held no small degree of affection for the God Chosen named Chen Fan.
As far as he knew, Chen Fan seemed to have helped that reckless little priest several times by chance.
Wallis could understand the faint feelings in Isa's heart.
But she should not have followed Chen Fan's orders!
She should not have made him lose face so badly before the God Chosen and