Chapter 257: Bullied Melissa
Southeastern Archdiocese, diocesan academy, Apprentice Knight Training Camp.
After the Rank Advancement Ceremony ended, Leon came here to visit Melissa.
The direction Melissa had chosen after entering the Church academy was very clear, she wanted to become an Inquisitor.
In truth, very few people who entered the Church school of the diocese had such an aspiration.
Junior Inquisitors were considered positions within the Church that did not demand an especially high level of education. Even without having studied at a Church academy, one could still join through recruitment from the guard units, and Leon himself had entered that way.
Those who entered a Church school could continue taking examinations upward into a higher academy. After completing their studies, most people aimed for respectable civil positions, such as priests and nuns in local churches, Healing Officers of the Sacred Healing Order, and there were also opportunities to work in public institutions such as city halls and tax offices.
If someone intended to enter the military, they would attend an Apprentice Knight training camp while studying at the diocesan academy. After three years of further study, they could become an Apprentice Knight. Applying to become a Junior Inquisitor, however, involved simpler assessments and had no fixed period of study. Usually it only required two years, or even less, as long as one could meet the standards during the examination.
Leon had once tried to persuade Melissa that since she had finally gotten the opportunity to enter a Church academy, she could actually continue studying at the Church school and earn a diploma that would let her obtain a respectable and easy job. After all, with him as her guardian, neither tuition nor connections would be a problem. If she entered the Church, perhaps after a few years she might even have the opportunity to rise from nun to bishop.
But Melissa insisted on going to “a position where I can assist Brother Leon”, and moreover, “it has to be as soon as possible”. No matter how Leon tried to persuade her, he couldn't change her mind. He even asked Sally to talk to her, but after speaking with Melissa, Sally also took Melissa's side and said she would “respect Melissa's wishes”.