Delivering a Letter

Wait... Could it be a certain vampire who got lost and wandered right into the church?

Abner kept the thought to himself. He did not ask. Emlyn had truly found the right god by joining the Church of the Earth Mother, and Abner had no reason to interfere.

Bishop Utravsky noticed his expression and explained with a smile, "It's a special Sealed Artifact. It's... well, to borrow Emperor Roselle's words, it undergoes regular maintenance using the power of faith."

A Sealed Artifact maintained with the power of faith? Could it be something like a Divine Descent Vessel for the Earth Mother Goddess? The Harvest Church has something that terrifying?

No wonder the bishop never worried that Hazel's Demigod teacher would come looking for her after he took her in...

But if the church has such a powerful Sealed Artifact, how did Rei manage to steal a Mystical Item from it? Had the artifact not arrived yet, or had someone deliberately let her get away with it?

His thoughts raced, but Abner tactfully dropped the subject. Once he had wiped down the tables, chairs, armrests, and other surfaces in the prayer hall, he said goodbye to Bishop Utravsky and Hazel.

After a moment's hesitation, Hazel said, "My family's carriage will pass near Kinster Street in Cherwood Borough at around four tomorrow afternoon. You can wait there."

Abner paused, surprised he really could hitch a ride. Then he smiled. "All right... Hazel, please thank Senator Macht for me."

Hazel nodded slightly. She said nothing more and quietly began her usual prayers.

Outside an abandoned manor on the outskirts of Enmat Harbor, the Future's first mate, Frank Lee, carefully knocked on the gate as his captain had instructed, varying both the force and the intervals between knocks.

The first mate wore overalls