Evil Moriarty (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)

"The Church is like the police, army, and government of the Nine Pillar Gods—the source of our power is the Nine Pillar Gods. Since we accept their protection, as their representatives in the Material Realm, we must be accountable to them."

Joan nodded and said, "The very first lesson in the textbooks explains this. Every priest is a citizen of the current nation. As an individual, a priest belongs to their family, their ethnicity, and their nation. However, as a group, the Nine Pillars God Church has always belonged to the Nine Pillar Gods and never favored any government in the Material Realm—not even the Theocracy itself.

"Harpies, dwarves, trolls, and giants were creations of the previous Nine Pillar Gods. However, apart from the giants, who caused tremendous losses to the elves, we must protect the other races equally. Not to mention the Children of the Moon... The Children of the Moon are also the people of Constant Self. We cannot attack one group of Constant Self's people for the sake of another group of Constant Self's people. The Theocracy has no grounds to do so, nor could it bear such a responsibility."

The simple fact was that the Iris People themselves had accepted the Children of the Moon.

Iris was in a situation similar to that of the Parthian Ancient Kingdom... except that the people of the Parthian Ancient Kingdom were gradually awakening, while the Iris People were constantly sinking.

"...I understand."

Honey Badger nodded and gradually calmed down.

She actually understood all of this. It was just... still difficult to accept.

Even the Theocracy could not judge the Children of the Moon. Did that mean they had to rely on self-awareness? But what if the "self-awareness" of those foolish commoners... was becoming Children of the Moon itself? Eternal