Chapter 940: 132. Requisition
“hisisverydangerous.”
“know.”
“nceyou’rediscovered,youcouldevenbeheldaccountablebythosefanaticsfromtheJudgmentemple.”
“know.”
“hosepeoplearen’tjustfanatical.hey’reruthlesstypeswholikeflayingpeoplealiveandeatingthemwhole.hefactthattheoddessallowsthemtoexistinthisworldatallisentirelythegreatestmercyshehasevershown.”
“know.”
“SoonceyoufallintothehandsofthelunaticsfromtheJudgmentemple,theconsequenceswillbeworsethandeath!”
“know.Don’tworry.’mnotscared.”
“But’mfuckingscared!”
BishopKoreworeamiserableoldfaceashebeathischestandstampedhisfeet.
“’mscared...Doyouknowwhatpaidtogetthisposition?hadnotalentandnobackground.finallymanagedtoclingtosomeonepowerfulandbecomeabishop,finallymanagedtositsecurelyovermyownlittleterritory,andmyasshasn’tevenwarmedtheseatyet,andnow...
“Yes,know’vemadewhoknowshowmanymistakes.hosemistakesneedtobepaidforandwashedclean.Butyoucan’twashmethishard!hisisn’twashinganymore.hisisscrapingmewithasteel-wireball!WhatkindofpeopleareintheJudgmentemple?unatics!Perverts!Sadists!ftheycatchme,’llneverberebornforalleternity!”
“Allright,allright.”
Muensetdownhisteacupandsoothedhimhelplessly.
“t’snotasexaggeratedasyoumakeitsound.’vemettheJudgmentArchbishoponce,moreorless.She’ssobeautiful.owcouldshepossiblybeanythinglikewhatyou’redescribing?Besides,’monlyaskingyoutodomeasmallfavor.tisn’tasthough’mdirectlyhandingyouovertotheJudgmentemple.Whatareyougettingsoworkedupfor?”
“elpinganoutsiderforgeanidentity,infiltratetheChurch’sinterior,andthenlettinghimdowhoknowswhatterriblethingsinside—howisthatanydifferentfromdirectlyhandingmeovertotheJudgmentemple?”
BishopKorebristled.“won’tdoit.absolutelywon’t!,BishopKore,mayswindlepeople,takebribes,lovemoney,andhavenoconscience,butstillhavethemostbasicbottomline.amloyalanddevotedtotheChurch.willabsolutelyneverbetraytheoddess!”
“h?”
Muenliftedhisbrowslightlyandglancedatthenunbesidehim.“Areyousure?”
henunsilentlysteppedforward.Shesaidnothing,merelyopenedthesurgicaltoolcaseagaininfrontofBishopKore.
“...Urgh.”
hesurgicalinstrumentsinsidehadclearlybeencarefullypolishedandrefurbished.heynolongerlookedasfrighteningasbefore,butBishopKoreimmediatelyhadcertainratherunpleasantmemoriesdredgedupbythesightofthatexquisitesetoftools.isfaceinstantlyturneddeathlypale,andhebentover,clutchinghisabdomenasheretchednonstop.
“Cough,cough...akeitaway.urryandtakethatthingaway...”
“sitthatbad?”
MuenwasrathersurprisedbyBishopKore’sunexpectedlyextremereaction.“haven’teventoldhertodoanythingyet.”
“o,shehasn’t...Butthiscrazywomangotaddicted.verynight,shesitstheresharpeningsurgicalknives....-can’tevenseethatthingnow.Justhearingthesoundofabladebeingsharpenedmakesmywholebodytremble...”
“...sthatso?”
Muenraisedhisheadtolookatthenunanddiscoveredthat,justasBishopKorehadsaid,whensheheldthesurgicalknife,hercheekswereclearlyflushedwithanabnormalexcitement.
tseemedhereallyhadaccidentallymadeherunlocksomeratherunfortunatehobby...
“wouldliketohelpyou,butwhenyouwon’tevenfulfillmyrequest,howamsupposedtolistentoyou?”
Muenspreadhishandshelplessly.henunbesidehimwasalsoextremelysensible.erbreathinggrewheavierandheavierasshestaredstraightatBishopKorelikeshewasstaringatprey,approachinghimstepbystep...
Seeingthenunandthesurgicalknifeinherhanddrawnearagain—thesamenunwhohadoncebroughthimanexperienceasagonizingashell—BishopKore’sfacegrewpalerandmoretwisted.isfivefingersdugfiercelyintohisabdomen.Clearly,bothmentallyandphysically,hewasbearingtremendouspain.
ivein...
iveinanditwillbeeasy...
BishopKore’stwistedfacegraduallyreturnedtonormal,andthehandgrippinghisabdomenslowlyrelaxedaswell.
ButjustasMuenthoughthewasabouttochoosesubmission,BishopKoresuddenlyrallied.egrittedhisteethhardandforcedhisvoiceoutthroughthegaps.
“o...o!absolutelycannotbetraytheChurch!Andabsolutelywillnotbetraytheoddess!ever!”
BishopKore’sagedfacewasnolongertwisted,butitwastwitching,andhisvoicewasalmosttearful.
“am...amtheoddess’sfaithfulbeliever...owcouldbetrayher?”
“...earingsomethinglikethatfromyourmouthreallyisunexpected.”
Muenwasevenmoresurprised.ecarefullystudiedBishopKore’sdisheveledoldface.“Youdidallthosethings,yetyoustilldarecallyourselfafaithfulbeliever?”
“S-sowhat?Doingbadthingsandbeingloyal...don’tconflict.”
BishopKoretightlyclenchedtheholycrosspendant.“wasanorphantakeninbytheChurchtoo.grewupbeneaththeoddess’sradiancetoo.reveretheoddess.venthestatuemadefortheoddesswaspuregold.Askingmetobetrayherisimpossible.Absolutelyimpossible...”
“Reallyno?”
“Absolutelyno!”
“otevenifyoudie?”
“otevenifdie!”
“Allright,then.nthatcase...”
Muen’sfacewasexpressionless.Atthesignalinhiseyes,thenunfinallyarrivedatBishopKore’sside,tightenedhergriparoundthesurgicalknife,andlittlebylittle...
Sensingdeathandpainapproaching,BishopKorestillshowednointentionofyielding.houghhisentirebodywastremblingfromfearandsweathadalreadysoakedhispriestlyrobe,hecontinuedprayingtotheoddess.
oddess,,Kore,reallyamagreedylittleman.Abaseandshamelesscriminal...Butifitisyou,thenyoucanstilldoasyoudidbeforeandsprinkledownalittlewarmthforme,right?
“Youpassed.”
Justalittlewarmth,and...
“uh?”
Wait.
“Whatdoyoumean,passed?”
BishopKoreopenedhiseyesinshock,onlytodiscoverthatthesurgicalknifehadnotpiercedhisfleshagain.thadmerelybrushedacrosshisskin.
Sogentlyithadnotlefteventheslightestcut.
“meanitliterally.ext,✧оvеight✧(riginalsource)don’twantsomeonewhowilleasilybetrayandsubmithelpingme,evenif...”
“venif?”
“Forgetit.hathasnothingtodowithyou.”
Muencasuallywavedahand.henunsensiblyclosedthetoolcaseandsilentlyretreatedbehindBishopKoreagain.
“his...”
Seeingthecrisispass,BishopKorefroze.“Y-youreallyaren’tcontinuing?”
“Sinceevenatthispointyourefusedtosubmit,thereprobablywouldn’tbeanymeaningincontinuing,”Muensaidwithashrug.
“-isthatso?”
BishopKoreletoutabreath,hiswholebodynearlygoinglimp.“Youscaredmetodeath.thoughtyoureallyweregoingtousethosecruelmethodsfrombeforetoforcemeintohelpingyoudosomethingagainstmyconscience.”
“o.Asforhelpingme,youstillabsolutelyhavetodothat,”Muensaidmeaningfully.“Youcan’tescapeit.”
“?”
BishopKoreshudderedagain.“You—no,wait.Doyouperhapshavesomeother,evencruelermethod?”
“don’thaveanyevencruelermethod.owever...”
MuenflickedhisfingerandtossedaletterintoBishopKore’shands.
“dohavearequisitionorderpersonallysignedbytheJudgmentArchbishop.KoreSeville,youhavenowbeentemporarilyrequisitionedbyme,bypassingSaintBlancfazesiyaCathedral.”