"Brave Anlesi was sleeping soundly and had not awakened due to the effects of the potion. Brave Caius had already set out for Zane Dungeon."
"This was the first time I had openly taken out the potion normally added to the Braves' food and fed it to Anlesi with my own hands in front of Caius. As long as I said it was a treatment item, he would not harbor the slightest suspicion."
"These latest potions developed by the Church are quite effective. The two Braves have gone from completely disregarding the Holy Light doctrine to unconsciously following it. Their behavior and beliefs are no different from followers who have worshipped the Holy Light for years, yet they have not noticed it themselves."
"Request that the Church allocate more potions to me. I will test their effects on others and ensure that the potions are universally applicable."
"The success of the potions is already foreseeable. In the future, the Church will surely be able to mass-produce fanatics devoted to our Holy Light!"
Hypha Town, within the Holy Light Church's camp.
Beside the sleeping Anlesi, Holy Light Knight Anna was rapidly writing on a sheet of paper. When she finished, she tossed the letter into the air. A pigeon-like familiar appeared out of thin air, carrying the letter into the distance.
Sometimes, traditional letters were safer than convenient teleportation magic.
After finishing everything, she stretched her sore wrist and glanced at Anlesi, at the young woman who had treated her like a trusted right-hand aide.
"It really is wonderful how easily you trust others."
On the surface, Anna was one of the Holy Light Knights.
In truth, she was a confidante of the Holy Light Church's archbishop, specifically assigned to monitor the two Braves.
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