After that, Li Wei and Katie packed up their things and followed the strange man toward the inner city. The man certainly knew the place well. Li Wei and Katie had kept running into those lunatics on their way here, yet this towering stranger managed to lead them down one deserted path after another. Eventually, he brought them to a small church nearby.
It was, of course, a church of the Holy Lord Church. From the outside, it looked little different from the other buildings. The strange man took out a key and unlocked the door.
"Please come in. The young lady is inside."
Li Wei nodded to him, then led Katie into the church.
The interior looked much like the Holy Lord Church's churches elsewhere, except that it seemed rather shabby from a long lack of cleaning. As Li Wei entered, he saw a woman sit up on one of the front pews-apparently, she had been lying there.
"Honestly, Harold, where on earth did you go? I was worried sick..."
As she spoke, the woman turned toward the entrance. The moment she saw Li Wei, her eyes widened in astonishment.
"Huh? Huh?"
Making those odd noises, the woman raised a hand and rubbed her eyes hard, then stared at Li Wei again.
"Lord... Li Wei? Wait, am I dreaming?! Lord Li Wei! I really am not dreaming! Oh my goodness, I've always dreamed this day would come...!"
Shouting excitedly, the woman clenched both fists. Then she seemed to realize something, let out a shriek, and plunged headfirst into the confessional beside her.
"...What is she doing?"
Katie looked baffled, while the corner of Li Wei's mouth twitched. During his interview with Adele, he had heard that he had become an idol to many young people. But both Adele and