"Has learning that god is gone made you this despondent? This isn't like you at all! Did you live solely for god, without even a shred of your own convictions?"
Facing the two dispirited Holy Sword wielders, Kiana knew they had been brainwashed by the Church since childhood, but this faith was undoubtedly twisted. They lived only for god.
They did not even have their own stance or opinions.
Such believers might be devout enough to become fanatics. But they could never become qualified saints.
A saint should possess their own thoughts while making great contributions for the Lord of their faith.
"What do you know?!"
"Everything we are exists for god. Now that god is dead, what meaning does my life have?"
Hearing Kiana's seemingly casual words, Irina could no longer hold back and angrily retorted.
Xenovia beside her was also somewhat unhappy. She felt that Kiana should not be acting like this. She was clearly a knight of the Church, the Son of god, yet she remained completely unmoved after learning something so tremendous.
"Irina..."
"..."
God... was dead?
The angel maid beside them looked at the two Holy Sword wielders before her and touched her own heart in confusion, only to realize she felt none of that pain.
By rights, after learning that god was gone, they should have been as distressed as Irina and the others, shouldn't they? They too had grown up in the Church as nuns and holy maidens, and had now even reincarnated as angels!
Yet she felt no sense that god had died. Instead, she felt that god was still there, always watching over her. Her faith and god had always remained connected...
"The Church's teachings clearly have problems, though that is not something that can be changed overnight."
Kiana did not