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Meanwhile, at the other end of the corridor.

"...I never expected us to be neighbors on the same street." Archbishop Anthony smiled at the middle-aged man before him. "Dwayne, if the opportunity arises, perhaps I'll pay you a visit."

"I would be honored."

Klein, wearing a refined and scholarly expression, smiled faintly as well. He put on a devout act and tapped his chest four times. "Praise the Goddess. This is all Her guidance."

He looked calm, as if he had truly found peace beneath the bishop's sermon... Of course, that was not the case. What delighted him was that he had finally gone a step further, gained the bishop's attention, and entered the cathedral's inner circle.

It could only be said that his efforts over this period had not been in vain. He had acted as a devout believer, coming to pray every day, while also playing the part of a wealthy man and donating to the Church without interruption... Whenever he thought of those gold pounds pouring away like water, his heart ached.

Fortunately, after the sermon ended today, Archbishop Anthony had finally approached him and struck up a conversation.

Since they lived in the same neighborhood, Klein did not believe Anthony had been unaware of that fact before now. The reason Anthony had only come to speak with him today was most likely that his efforts, along with the preliminary investigation into him, had passed inspection.

After settling in, he had begun receiving the surrounding residents in waves. Nominally, those guests had come to greet a new neighbor, but in reality, they had been secretly evaluating him, seeing whether he was a nouveau riche, whether he observed proper etiquette, and whether he was a respectable gentleman...

Only after passing the worldly test and the religious scrutiny did