I Have Sinned, I Confess. Joining Phoebe's Faith

Kexi had only taken a couple of steps when the system issued a new task.

[Ding, new task issued.]

[Task 1: Achieve Resonance Synchronization with Fleurdelys. Reward: Alternate Space Teleportation.]

[Task 2: Achieve Resonance Synchronization with 12 five-star limited female content creators. Current progress: 4/12. Time limit: 7 days. Reward: Fallacy of No Return Armament.]

"I rely on teleportation!"

"Holy crap, Gundam!"

"Holy crap! I'm going to hook up with 10 girls!"

[To be precise, there are eight]

"Rounding it up, it's ten."

Kexi almost jumped up on the spot, then her face fell.

"Damn system, where am I supposed to find so many five-star girls for you?"

[Host, don't forget, you invited many targets to your birthday party.]

"Oh, right!"

He slapped his forehead, then froze.

"Etc."

"You mean, I'm supposed to force a kiss on those remaining eight unknown beauties in front of everyone?"

"I'm going to get hacked to death, aren't I?!"

[If the host finds it difficult, they can choose not to do it.]

"Done!"

Kexi gritted her teeth and clenched her fist.

"So what if I'm a pervert? It's not like it's the first time!"

"Trading one crazy thing for a Gundam, it's totally worth it!"

"Next time I see that Ke Dog, I'm going to pilot a Gundam and blast him to pieces, hahaha!"

"I have teleportation abilities, let's see where he can run. I can't crush him."

He stood on the beach, hands on his hips, laughing wildly at the air, looking like a madman who had just won the lottery jackpot.

Selina was still reeling from the shock of what had just happened when she saw her young master suddenly laugh loudly and say he was going to stomp someone to death. She instinctively took a half-step back.

At that moment, her terminal lit up with a communication request.

Selina glanced at the number, her expression instantly turning serious.

She turned around and answered the call in a low voice.

"Hello."

"I see."

"I'll think of a solution as soon as possible."

After the call ended, her brows furrowed, but she quickly smoothed them out, concealing her emotions perfectly.

Kexi finished laughing and turned around contentedly, her gaze landing directly on Selina.

His eyes lit up.

Selina tensed up when he stared at her.

"Selina."

"Um?"

Where is your Tacet Mark? Let me kiss your Tacet Mark.

"Huh?!?" Selina nearly jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "You... what did you say?!"

Her face instantly turned red to the roots of her neck.

I said, "Let me kiss your Tacet Mark."

Kexi wore an expression that seemed perfectly natural.

He thought to himself that Selina was also a woman, and his secretary. As the saying goes, when there's work to be done, the secretary does it; when there's nothing to do, the secretary does it. He had to use her to make up the numbers.

[Note: Selina is a non-limited 5-star female character featured in the event and is not included in the mission objectives.]

"What?! Okay."

Kexi instantly composed herself and replaced her expression with a faint smile.

"Um, I was just kidding."

"Young Master, don't make jokes like that next time." Selina said sternly, her voice laced with suppressed anger.

Her Tacet Mark is located in a very private place, not something to joke about.

Kexi raised an eyebrow. "What kind of attitude is that? Who's the young master, you or me?"

"You!"

"Who are you?" Selina gritted her teeth and lowered her head.

"Hmm." Kexi nodded in satisfaction and waved her hand. "Let's go, come with me to the Mercury Church."

A stunning transition.

The Mercury Church.

Kexi knelt before a statue with a horse's head and a fish's body, while Selina waited outside the church.

The church was dimly lit.

Kexi clasped her hands together, her expression as devout as a primary school student who had made a mistake.

"Imperator, I am guilty."

As soon as the words were spoken, the statue with the head of a horse and the body of a fish actually spoke, its voice deep and majestic.

"What do you have to repent for?"

Kexi was startled—good heavens, it can actually talk.

But he quickly composed himself, lowered his head even further, and spoke in a somber tone.

"I am guilty. I am too weak. I cannot protect the people I cherish."

"Well, since you already know your guilt..."

Before the statue's voice had even faded, Kexi abruptly raised her head, clenched her fists, and her eyes burned with intense heat.

"Therefore, I must become stronger! I must forcefully kiss ten beautiful women! I crave power, please forgive me!"

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

The clergyman hiding beneath the statue, responsible for playing the role of the oracle, froze completely, his mouth agape enough to fit an egg.

Holy crap, how could a pervert say such outrageous things in such a sacred place?

How could he possibly utter such vulgar words with such a devout expression?

Just then, the side door was pushed open.

"Do you crave power because you want to protect others?"

A clear and gentle voice came from the doorway.

Kexi turned her head, her eyes instantly shining like two searchlights.

Phoebe.

Limited-time 5-star female character rate-up.

She was dressed in a plain white priestly robe, her long golden hair cascading down her shoulders, and two solemn-faced clergymen followed behind her.

Sunlight streamed in from behind her, bathing her in a halo of ethereal light.

Without thinking, Kexi lunged forward and grabbed Phoebe's leg.

"Priest Phoebe! I crave you—no, I crave power! I want to convert to your faith! Can you help me?"

The two clergymen's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

Clearly, the "religion" they heard was the same thing as the religion Kexi was talking about.

"You rude wretch! How dare you utter such vulgar words in such a sacred place!"

"Get your filthy hands off her! Don't you dare defile Lady Phoebe's pure body!"

The two rushed forward and tried to pry Kexi off Phoebe's legs.

Phoebe waved her hand, looked down at Kexi who was clinging tightly to her leg, her expression earnest and innocent.

"What's wrong with you all? I feel his faith is very strong."

Clearly, the religion Phoebe heard about was not the same religion they had heard about.

"Lord Phoebe, don't be fooled by him!" The clergyman on the left was sweating profusely with anxiety.

"Yes, sir, this man just said he was going to forcibly kiss ten beautiful women!" The clergyman on the right pointed at Kexi, his finger trembling.

Kexi remained unfazed. "That was me confessing my sins to Imperator. Isn't honesty the first step in faith?"

The two clergymen were speechless.

Phoebe nodded, her expression softening further. "You're right. Being able to face your desires and weaknesses so honestly proves your soul is sincere. Come with me, I'll pray for you alone."

"Lady Phoebe!"

"It's alright," Phoebe raised her hand to stop her two subordinates. "Under Imperator's watchful eye, there's nothing to fear."

The two clergymen exchanged bewildered glances, forced to watch helplessly as Phoebe led the man, who grinned like a cunning fox, into the inner sanctuary.

The inner sanctuary was even smaller and quieter. There were only two people there.

Sunlight streamed through the stained glass, casting dappled patterns of light and shadow on the floor.

"Young Master Kexi, what brings you here again?"

Phoebe's tone carried a hint of helplessness, clearly indicating that she still vividly remembered the various misdeeds of this young master from the Montelli Family.

Kexi revealed an expression that was impeccably sincere.

"If I said I came here specifically to see you, would you believe me?"

"Young Master Kexi, I am a clergyman. Please stop doing things that embarrass me." Phoebe took a half step back, her hands unconsciously clenching the holy emblem on her chest.

"All right."

Kexi sighed, lowered her eyes, and her voice suddenly became softer.

"Do you really need power?" Phoebe paused for a moment, then asked tentatively.

"Right."

Kexi looked up, all the playful glint in his eyes gone, replaced by a seriousness Phoebe had never seen on his face before.

"Because I was too weak, I couldn't protect the people I cherished. Do you know how it feels to watch them die one by one in front of me?"

He was telling the truth.

Although there's a bit of acting involved in using it here, those images—those images he didn't want to recall but always came knocking on his door in the dead of night—were real.

Phoebe remained silent for a long while.

"I... I understand how you feel."

Her voice became even softer, as if afraid of startling something fragile. She stepped forward, gesturing for Kexi to kneel on the prayer mat again.

"Imperator will surely bless you."

Phoebe stood before him, clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and began to recite prayers.

Her voice was soft and gentle, like a spring breeze blowing through a wheat field, each syllable carrying a reassuring rhythm.

Kexi didn't hear a single word.

His mind was filled with plans to Tacet Mark Phoebe to Christianity—no, to get Phoebe into a relationship, anyway, that's it.

He already had a brilliant idea, right here in this sacred place.

Hehehe.

His eyes were fixed intently on the ground, displaying a truly devout expression.

Only after Phoebe finished reciting the last passage of scripture did he slowly raise his head, his expression even more solemn and dignified than before.

"Miss Phoebe, Imperator just gave a divine decree."

Phoebe's eyes widened slightly, her clear blue eyes filled with surprise. "Oh? What did Imperator say?"

Kexi took a deep breath, her gaze sincere and ardent, and looked straight into Phoebe's eyes.

He said, "I can gain power as long as I can kiss your Tacet Mark."