"Holy Selection..."
Hearing the somewhat familiar term, Luo Zhen could only think, Just as I thought.
He had heard the term from those knights and occasionally from the refugees in the camp, so he had long known that it was absolutely important.
Only...
"Is it a ritual?" Luo Zhen asked thoughtfully. "What kind of ritual is it?"
Mashu shook her head.
"I... don't know either." Mashu said, troubled. "I've already asked many refugees, but none of them knew. The Purification Knights only told them that it was a ritual that could be passed only by those with pure souls, and that anyone tainted by the world's filth could not pass."
A thoughtful glimmer flashed through Luo Zhen's eyes when he heard that.
"The Purification Knights...?"
Luo Zhen murmured.
"Yes." Mashu seemed to hear Luo Zhen's mutter. She nodded and said, "That's what the refugees call those knights. It's also what the knights call themselves."
So that's how it is?
If that's the case, then this is getting interesting.
"What should we do next, Senpai?"
Only after telling Luo Zhen all the information did Mashu seek his opinion.
No one in Chaldea spoke. They seemed to be using this opportunity to observe the interior of the Holy City, though things were not going smoothly. They also trusted Luo Zhen's judgment, believing that he would certainly be able to take the most appropriate course of action.
As for Luo Zhen, he had already decided what to do.
"When will the Holy Selection begin?"
Luo Zhen asked.
"Apparently, within the next few days."
Mashu answered immediately.
"Good." Luo Zhen nodded and made his decision. "Then we'll first take a look at this so-called Holy Selection, and afterward see whether we can find a chance to enter the Holy City and meet the King