Hearing Su Xiao say this, Carmen pondered for a moment.
"Under normal circumstances, Witch Hunters have a three-year assessment period. Of course, just pretend you never heard this. Don't spread it."
Carmen paused after saying this. Seeing that Su Xiao showed no reaction, he continued, "Of course, there are exceptions. To put it plainly, I don't believe you're from the Northern Territory. Everyone has their own secrets. For a martial organization, although it doesn't need to investigate a member's identity completely, it still needs to know their purpose. Before you annihilated Westport, I wouldn't have said this to you. Witches have infiltrated the Holy Healing Church more than once or twice, but using the lives of all Westport's people and Morissa as the price..."
Carmen shook his head. His words carried two meanings. First, he didn't intend to dig into Su Xiao's origins. The Witch-Hunting Department of the Holy Healing Church was a faction with relatively high freedom. Second, he was referring to the Blood Hunters.
"Under the normal process, you still can't become a Blood Hunter. But there are exceptions to everything. No one can erase your contribution to the Holy Healing Church."
At this point, Carmen stood up.
"Kukulin Byakuya, can we... trust you?"
Carmen narrowed his murky old eyes. Facing a monster-level combatant like Su Xiao, he was prepared to take the risk and shoulder some responsibility. He was Su Xiao's sponsor in the Holy Healing Church. If Su Xiao ever rebelled, Carmen would have to stake his life on hunting him down. That was the duty of a Holy Councilor.
"Whether you trust me is for you to decide."
"..."
Carmen smiled without answering. After a moment, he said, "Very well. You're a Blood Hunter now—a Blood Hunter of the Holy Healing Church. If you ever