Stiyl's words quickly provoked the nuns' anger. They all glared furiously at him, making Stiyl feel uncomfortable all over. In fact, many of Stiyl's words also reflected Tatemigu Itsuki's questions, so he too looked at Chen Fan in confusion.
Chen Fan continued, "Of course, if you join the Church of England, it would be equivalent to completely tying Kanzaki Kazari to the Church of England's ship. When Kanzaki does certain things, she would have no choice but to follow the Church of England's decisions. In other words, you would be a burden!"
Chen Fan's words left those still discussing whether to join the Church of England completely stunned. His single remark was like sprinkling salt directly into the wounds in their hearts. Kanzaki had been forced to leave because of this very reason. As one of fewer than twenty Saints in the world, Kanzaki was coveted as a fighting force by many major churches. If Kanzaki refused, they would fight. The Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church had suffered grievous losses, so Kanzaki could only leave this small church. Otherwise, even more of them would have died or been wounded. This had always been the pain in their hearts.
"So, decide for yourselves," Chen Fan said flatly.
There was practically no need for discussion. Tatemigu Itsuki and the others dropped to one knee and looked at Chen Fan. "All fifty-two members of the Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church are willing to join the Heavenly Church."
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(Various Purposes)
Seeing every member of the Amakusa-Style "Sixteen Saints" Church willingly submit to Chen Fan, Stiyl also felt that Chen Fan's methods were formidable. Retreating in order to advance—forcing them to join and having them join willingly were entirely different concepts.
Chen Fan also asked whether they needed to abandon their previous magic so that