Faith

"Schicksal... was like this."

Otto pointed at the largest cross and said to Xu Yanwu, "Schicksal used to be like this. Throughout history, Schicksal chose this path—the path best suited to Schicksal at the time."

Xu Yanwu fell silent for a moment as he listened to Otto.

"The path best suited to Schicksal at the time?"

Xu Yanwu looked at Otto. "You mean Schicksal isn't a religion anymore?"

"You... Lord Bishop of Schicksal?"

Only now did Xu Yanwu notice what Otto was wearing as he approached from behind him.

A simple set of priestly robes, with a book bearing a cross on its cover held in Otto's hands.

"Of course not."

Otto smiled. "I'm a very scientific person, after all..."

"And that God... is still humanity's enemy."

Xu Yanwu tilted his head back. "God..."

Seeing that Xu Yanwu had nothing further to say, Otto continued, "Schicksal was not originally born in the form of a religion. But... with the course of history, and the inclinations of human nature... Schicksal ultimately chose to become a religion."

"Schicksal fought the Honkai and guided the people in the form of a religion. Though I am still the Archbishop now, it is merely a title inherited from Schicksal five hundred years ago."

"In that era, religion was the greatest help people could receive."

Otto spoke to Xu Yanwu with great interest. "Schicksal chose to think on behalf of the people, and in that process, Schicksal became a religion."

"Humans are strange, aren't they? Once they have faith, they become at ease and entrust everything they have to it..."

As Otto spoke, he snapped his fingers. The ceaseless prayers surrounding them came to an abrupt stop.

"Humans can regard suffering as some so-called trial simply because of a single sentence from religion. They can hand