Chapter 142: Is the Pope’s Name Something You Can Address So Casually?
Chapter 142 – Is the Pope’s Name Something You Can Address So Casually?
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“A cleric brought here by the Saintess?”
As the Cardinal of Divine Oracle, Sylvia’s authority within the Holy See ranked just beneath the five supreme seats. Even the Vice Commanders of the Knight Orders deferred to her. In all her years, no one had ever dared interrupt while she disciplined subordinate clergy.
Sylvia looked up at the newcomer, her sharp eyes lingering for a moment: at first glance, nothing remarkable, quite ordinary. Still, since this one had arrived alongside Saintess Yalis, she decided to suppress her annoyance—just this once. Her voice, however, betrayed thinly veiled impatience.
“I am Sylvia, Cardinal of Divine Oracle. Who are you, and what business do you have with me?”
“Oh… you must be Peri, the cleric? Yalis introduced you to me last night, didn’t she?”
Yet, just as Sylvia finished introducing herself, the unexpected happened. The new cleric—this unfamiliar face in Holy See robes—ignored her entirely. Instead, Lin Wei stepped right past Sylvia and addressed an unremarkable intern nearby.
“Uh? Y-yes, that’s me. Hello, Cleric…” The intern’s voice trembled with disbelief. Peri had barely spoken a word the previous night, hardly worth a second thought—yet now, under the midday sun, someone was openly sidestepping Lady Sylvia to greet her: a mere trainee.