Book 16: Chapter 33
I didn’t wait for the envoy to explain. Instead, I resolutely voiced what I wanted to say: “The church’s matters have nothing to do with me. I can put the past incident behind, as I’ve killed all those who were involved. Therefore, what came after has nothing to do with you. I don’t believe in your religion, either, so I don’t want to be involved with you in any shape or form. I don’t know if you’re trying to ingratiate yourself with me or if you’re worried about me. In short, you can just proceed with the usual process. I trust you won’t try anything under Her Majesty’s watch.”
The envoy hesitated for a moment then awkwardly chortled: “Regardless, the Pope holds you in high regards, or rather, our entire church holds you in very high regard. Your child’s baptism is a very, very important matter to us. That is why we thought it was absolutely necessary to inform you.”
I stood up: “If I didn’t blow up your castle, I probably wouldn’t have your respect. I don’t believe you’re just here to inform me. I don’t know what happened, but I told you that I don’t believe in your religion. If you have something to say, come out with it. What exactly is it that you want?”
I saw the face of a fox on a human.
“Conducting your child’s baptism is incredibly important to us, so we needed to notify you. Additionally, there is one more thing. We hope to acquire the elven spring water.”
“The elven spring water?” Mommy Vyvyan frowned subtly: “Our elven spring water is useless to you humans. You won’t be able to use magic even if you consume it. You, therefore, can save yourself the trouble of asking for the the spring water from me. It’s useless to you.”
“No, we merely want to prove the existence of our god.”
“Your god and our god aren’t one and the same. In fact, you humans don’t even believe in god.”
Mom revealed a disdainful smirk when the topic of god came up. Humans had no right to speak of religion and God to elves because, unlike elves, humans weren’t a god’s creation. Humans didn’t create religion for God; they created it for their own purposes.