It is getting closer and closer to the official start of Wendy, and the number of listeners at Randolph is also decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Randolph is anxious in his heart, but as a bishop, he can't show it, otherwise the priests below will also get into chaos. They can only behave as usual, as if they don't care at all about the reduced number of people.
Wendy's performance officially started. When Randolph came out of the hotel, he really understood a word, "empty crowds"!
On the way to the temporary missionary site in the South District, there were very few people on the usually crowded streets. The only few people I saw were rushing to the East District with expressions on their faces, and they even passed by Randolph without having time to say hello to him.
Obviously, they all went there to watch the love story "Warner and Millie" starring Wendy. This theater had done enough publicity before the official performance. Almost everyone in the surrounding areas of Nafu City had heard about it. There were also many tourists who came from their own cities just to watch a performance of Wendy.
Seeing this situation, Randolph felt increasingly heavy, but he still walked towards the temporary missionary site. It was in an empty square in the South District, somewhat deviated from Residential Area and close to Residential Area place Claire tried every means to not give them a chance to use it. Randolph had no choice but to find this place. Although it was a bit remote, it was still in the South District, and it was more convenient for the residents to come here.
After arriving at the place, Randolph glanced around, with a trace of confusion and surprise in his eyes. Except for the few priests wearing clerical attire, not a single Nafu City resident was seen. After looking carefully several times, he confirmed that he had seen it correctly.
Randolph had expected that the audience here would decrease significantly after Wendy started performing, but he did not expect that the decrease would be so complete! No one came! He remembered that there were still many devout believers in Nafu City!
"Bishop Randolph..." After seeing Randolph coming, the priests who were standing there at a loss came running over.
Randolph nodded, looked at the empty field, and asked softly, "Isn't anyone here today?"
The priests were silent for a while, and then one person stood up and said, "Bishop Randolph, I came here at five o'clock to clean up, but until now, no one has come..."
Randolph: "..."
As if a silence spell had been cast, the scene fell into dead silence. The priests also lowered their heads and were depressed. No matter how stupid they were, they knew in the past few days that the lord of this place was not dealing with them. Otherwise, how could they have fallen to this point in these days.
Randolph glanced around at the priests in front of him, suddenly frowned and asked, "Where is Vincent?"
"Ah this..." The other priests suddenly became speechless and looked at each other, not knowing how to speak.
A pastor who had a good relationship with Vincent stood up and replied, "He is feeling a little unwell..."
Randolph's face froze and he said in a serious tone, "Don't lie to me! Honestly! Why did he go!"
After hesitating for a while, the priest said awkwardly, "Vincent He is a fan of Master Wendy, and Grand Theater didn't charge for admission, so he passed... But Bishop Randolph, don't blame him! Vincent He said that he was here to spy on information this time!"
Randolph's face turned black, and he almost spurted a mouthful of blood from his mouth. It didn't matter that he couldn't fight the opponent, but there was a traitor on his side!
Randolph's clenched hands were shaking. He wasn't angry because of this, he just felt very humiliated! I have made it this far, but I was still defeated by that Claire. It's so fucking embarrassing! And the priest he was carrying actually went to the other party to watch that bullshit show!
When Randolph was feeling depressed, suddenly the priests patted him on the shoulders, pointed to his back, and said excitedly, "Bishop Randolph! Look, someone is coming!"
Randolph's heart also jumped suddenly! Then he quickly turned his head and looked in the direction pointed by the priests. Sure enough, several women were walking towards him.
Randolph almost shed tears of joy. Although only a few people came, it was of great significance! Especially after just going through a big fall, now he can get excited to death at the slightest rise!
Randolph rushed over with the pastors, almost startling the women. They usually didn't get this treatment when they came here, so they just sat under the stage and watched Randolph above him preaching to them. Occasionally, they could chat with Randolph for a while, but they had never experienced such a warm welcome.
Randolph showed a smiling face and welcomed, "May the Lord always protect you kind believers!"
"Thank you, Bishop Randolph for your blessing!" The women responded with smiles on their faces.
"Ms. Cass, why are you here so late today? Where are the other people who often come here with you?" Randolph asked a lady who knew her name.
The woman named Cass is an ordinary resident herself, and she speaks very directly, "Everyone else has gone to watch Master Wendy's performance!"
Randolph was not surprised, so he praised, "It seems that Ms. Cass, those of you who come here to pray, are more pious to the Lord than ordinary people."
Cass smiled broadly and said, "That's not true. We weren't as fast as them. When we wanted to go in and take a look, we were told by the doorman that the seats inside were all full. I specifically asked for a day off. I had nothing to do anyway, so I came here, hahahaha..."
Randolph: "..."
Do you know that it is difficult for people to accept your words? Do you know that this sentence hurts my heart! You know what makes me sad? It's not that you didn't choose me, it's that you regarded me as an alternative! You might as well just not come, and I'll feel better!
If there was no one around, Randolph would probably hold his head and cry. Randolph didn't feel the big ups and downs of his mood, but he did feel the feeling of big downs, small ups and then plummeting into the abyss, and he felt it very deeply.
Not only Randolph, but also the priests behind him felt like they were being hung up by their hair and then slapped back and forth with their hands!
What you said is really too...
Seeing Randolph, they all fell into silence. Cass laughed awkwardly a few more times, and took the initiative to liven up the atmosphere and said, "It's okay! If I get up earlier next time, I don't believe I can't beat them!"
Poof!
Randolph felt that his heart had been hit hard, and blood almost spurted out from his mouth.
"Hmm!" Randolph took it and covered his chest in time, suppressing the blood that was about to spurt out. He squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and responded, "Um... we are off today so we won't preach. Why don't you go back."
After saying that, Randolph turned around weakly. He originally planned to provide the best prayer service to these devout believers, but after listening to those few words, he really was not in the mood to pray or preach with them anymore. If he continued, he was afraid that he would die midway.
"Oh, that's it." Cass scratched his head and didn't really care. If it doesn't work today, come back another day.
Seeing Randolph who had not gone far out, an idea suddenly flashed through her mind, and she suddenly realized it, so she shouted loudly, "I know! Bishop Randolph, you also want to go to Master Wendy's performance! That's why you have a break today, right?"
"Bang!"
The sound of a human body falling to the ground was heard, and the frightened priests hurriedly helped the fallen Randolph up, pinching the Healing Technique out of their hands.