Shen Le: Will Vampire Girls Come Looking for Me?

Damn!

They were being blocked at their door?

Could it be personnel from the local Special Affairs Bureau, or some similar organization?

They had come this quickly?

Shen Le and Old You exchanged a glance, then pounced on the Scroll, gently but swiftly rolling it up and stuffing it into the Scroll Tube.

Old You flapped his wings and swiftly transformed into a Peregrine Falcon. After looking around, he flew onto a nearby cabinet and stood still. A streak of gray light flashed past, and the whole bird went rigid, pretending to be a decorative ornament in the room—"

The room fell silent. Shen Le quickly swept his gaze around, and only after confirming there were no loose ends did he stride over to open the door. The moment it opened, he froze.

What was this?

The person knocking was not a hotel employee, nor a capable, burly police officer in an action uniform or anything similar. He did not even look like someone who could fight.

On the contrary, the man at the door was smiling, plump, and dressed in a black robe that reached his ankles.

Aside from the palm-sized cross on his chest, there was a white square centered at his collar, dazzlingly white against the black collar...

A priest—or a pastor? France should be Catholic territory. What did Catholics call their clergy again?

Shen Le quickly searched through the History of Religion he had memorized and determined that the proper term was priest.

The other man was already smiling as he extended his hand.

"Hello."

"Hello, hello, nice to meet you." Shen Le hurriedly reached out and shook his hand, inwardly troubled as he did so.

*I don't know French either! How's this priest's English? Can he understand enough to get by? Would it be rude