The afternoon sunlight was much warmer than it had been at noon.
Its bright rays shone down on the world, leaving people drowsy after lunch.
Saint Ryd Hospital was especially quiet.
Everyone enjoyed their afternoon naps in this rare peace.
After carefully searching the hospital, Qin Ran once again stood before the [Statue of Sister Reed], his expression dark.
Gannett and the others who had deceived him had long since vanished.
Even the name "Gannett" that he knew was false.
Gannett had indeed been the head monk of the Church of Marilin, a monk worthy of respect. However, he had also been Marilin's last leader.
Just as Boskin had said, it had been wiped out during the Hundred Years' War.
All that remained was the [Statue of Sister Reed] before him, under the protection of the Sacred Heritage Society.
"Amnesia... it certainly makes things convenient!"
Qin Ran smiled with a hint of self-mockery.
Clearly, they had only dared attempt such an absurd deception because of his "amnesia."
Anyone who knew anything about the mystery side would never have fallen for it.
After all, such matters were no secret within the mystery side.
At least, many of the books Qin Ran had read earlier had mentioned them.
Of course, most had focused on the Sacred Heritage Society's protection of the [Statue of Sister Reed], mentioning the Church of Marilin only in passing.
Qin Ran gazed straight at the benevolent face of the statue before him.
Besides the statue, its current protector surfaced in his mind: the Sacred Heritage Society!
Without the Sacred Heritage Society's protection, there was no telling where the statue would have ended up. How could it have remained here?
As its name suggested, the Sacred Heritage Society was an alliance of churches bearing the prefix "Saint."
At its