Since it was not yet time to distribute Communion, there was not a single believer inside Harvest Church. Only Father Utravsky, who resembled a Half-Giant, sat at the very front, praying devoutly.
"Since the Tarot Club was this afternoon, Emlyn should have been at home, so he wasn't here.
"And Hazel was most likely preparing for tonight's banquet invitation, so she hadn't come to the church either..."
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Abner slowly walked up to the Half-Giant bishop and raised his head.
Bishop Utravsky lowered his hands, opened his eyes, and said kindly:
"Go down yourself. The Mother Goddess already knows you've arrived."
Abner had originally wanted to exchange a few pleasantries with the bishop, but upon hearing that, he could only nod and say, "All right."
After all, he couldn't leave a God waiting in the basement... even if his relationship with that God was somewhat complicated.
Passing through the stone door engraved with the Life Holy Emblem and numerous mysterious symbols that formed a complete seal, Abner once again saw the beautiful figure with long silver hair.
However, now that he knew the "shell" of the Beauty Goddess before him was actually the product of his own "corpse" advancing, the way Abner looked at her was somewhat strange... though that did not stop him from admiring her beauty.
"It seems you've already explored that place." Lilith, who had descended into the body of the Beauty Goddess again, spoke first with a smile.
Abner carefully examined this body of his, which had completely transformed into a woman's, and discovered that she was still wearing the red shirt she had worn as a Sanguine Duke. Though it was actually a fairly good Beyonder item, he still found it somewhat shabby.
The next time I come, I