Chapter 43 Chapter 51 Father Asclepius

"Wow wow——Don't look at me for now, wait for me, wow wow wow, wait for me for two minutes——"

The girl was so excited that she turned around, picked up the toilet roll on the ground, and started wiping her tears with a lot of tissues.

"My special ability is useless. I cry when I get excited. So, wuwuwu... you guys wait for me for a while..."

The three of them looked at each other. After a long while, the girl finally controlled her tears and turned to look at them.

"I'm sorry to make you laugh, I just feel a little..."

She wiped her eyes with her bare hands again, and Puis noticed that she was very careful to avoid using her sleeves and just wiped with the palm of her hand.

"My name is Xu Kuiaya, and I am the adopted child of Father Ascle. A month ago, the priest went out with another adopted child, my brother Podali, and they asked me to look after the Church of Light and wait for them to come back." The girl walked to the seat provided for the believers and sat down. She waved, "You guys take a seat first. I am still a little too excited."

She also handed them the toilet paper in her hand, and the three of them saw that the seats were covered with dust.

"No believers come here to pray. I haven't had time to clean up this this month. This is what happened! I heard that Father Ascle and my brother went out for something related to the other world. I eavesdropped on them. When they didn't come back for a week, I started to worry. So I reported their disappearance to the higher-ups two weeks ago, and today you guys finally came!"

Xu Kuieya told everything in one breath, and she was so excited that she was about to cry again.

Ni Lan looked at the symbol of the God of Light at the end, the slanted cross and the halo representing the sun.

Bo Mo looked at him, "Ni Lan, did you find anything?"

"No, I was just looking around."

Although he said this, he just looked at the symbol of the God of Light and did not move his eyes away.

Xu Kuiaya also noticed it, and she sighed sadly, "Although I don't want to say bad things about the Church of Light, Father Ascle and I were squeezed out to come here. They were even unwilling to give us enough funds to build the angel statue under Michaela's seat."

Now the priest and her brother are missing. She tried to look for them but found no clues. So she could only pray day and night while waiting for the Lanster student who would take over the commission to arrive.

Puis sat down two seats away from Xuqueia. "Besides this, is there anything else you found wrong? For example, the mood of the priest and your brother before he disappeared?"

Xu Kuiaya nodded immediately. "I once lost my temper because of the crowding. I didn't mean to do that, but the people here don't even allow us to go to the city to buy some daily necessities. Our three meals a day are provided by the kind-hearted Uncle Chel - I don't know if you know him, but he is the manager of the most famous Oceanus Tavern in the city. He delivers food to us every week."

"Afterwards, my brother told me that we came here for more important things, and that each other's beliefs should be respected. The people here just didn't feel respected by the government. He seemed calm when he said this, but I could sense that he was actually very anxious when he said 'important things'."

But now the anxious person has become Xu Kuiaya. She really could not accept what her brother Podali said at that time. After all, the girl could not find any friends here to confide in. Her brother and adoptive father both had important things to do and had no time to accompany her.

"Is the important matter related to the other world?"

"I think so, but they didn't tell me anything. They just told me to look after the church before they left. I'm not sure."

Xu Kuiaya was a little frustrated. She knew that she acted too childish sometimes, but the priest and her brother were unwilling to tell her anything that happened.

"Please, please find Father Asclepius and Podali, I..."

She was an abandoned child and she didn't want to be abandoned again.

Pomo immediately came up to her and said, "Don't worry! That's why we are here! You have to trust them too!"

Xu Kuiaya's eyes were wet. God knew how she had been spending the past month. Except for Uncle Chel who came once a week, she hadn't seen anyone else. And now, there was finally someone she could talk to.

Puis also nodded. "Can you take us to where Father Asclepius and your brother Podali live? We need to first understand why they are here."

Xu Kuia nodded and encouraged herself in her heart. Father Asclepius had told her that tears could not solve any problems.

The most urgent task is to find out what they did after leaving the church.

The girl led the three of them through the wooden door diagonally in front of the church. Behind this door was where the three of them lived together.

"Father Asclepius' room is this one, and he usually locks it when he leaves. The one next to it is my brother's, and then mine. At the end of that is the kitchen and living room, and on the other side is the toilet."

Pomo tried pushing it and found it was locked.

"Let's go to my brother's room first. He doesn't know how to lock the door." Xu Kuieya pushed open the door of his brother's room. The room was as clean as usual, but because no one had lived there for a month, there was some dust on the quilt.

Puis nodded and continued, "Do you mind if we...look through his drawers, cabinets, etc.?"

Xu Kuieya immediately shook his head and said, "After a month of silence, they will understand me."

No one mentioned that premise either - the premise was that both people were still alive.

"Does your brother have the habit of keeping a diary?"

"No, he always said that the more important things need to be kept in mind."

She had actually searched her brother's room but couldn't find any useful information. The only possible clue might be in Father Asclepius' room.

"It's open! Ni Lan! You're so awesome!!!"

At this time, Pomo's voice sounded from outside. Puis and Xu Kuia walked out and found that Ni Lan had opened Father Asclepius's door.

But Ni Lan's expression was a little surprised.

"I was just trying it out... After all, it was a month ago, but the lock was opened yesterday."

Pomo blinked. "Has Father Asclepius come back?"

Puis first remembered the information that Ni Lan could tell how long the lock had been opened, and then he looked at Xu Kuieya, "Father Asclepius should be the only one who has this key, right?"

Xu Kuia nodded. "Father Ascle was very concerned about this. He did not allow my brother and I to enter his room, so I don't know what's inside."

There was no sign that the lock had been tampered with, and only Father Asclepius had the key, so why didn't he come back to look for me?

Xu Kuieya felt a little sad, but also relieved.

At least this is hope that both of them are still alive.

Ni Lan pushed open the door, walked in first, and turned on the light in the room.

The layout of the room is actually very similar to that of Podali, probably because it was like this when it was built, but there are many open books on the table in Father Asclepius's room, and there are also many books in the extra bookshelf next to it.

Puis walked to the table and looked at the open book on top.

There is only one painting on these two pages - a painting about an alien explosion.

But before he could turn it over, Pomo saw something.

"Es!"

Then he pulled Xu Kuieya and Ni Lan, who were closest to him, away from where they were. Puis immediately understood what he meant and deployed his defense area.

With a loud bang, something crashed in from the roof.

Puis saw clearly that it was actually a huge fireball, which hit the desk in front of him directly.

No...No!

The attackers were not coming for them, but for Father Asclepius's book!

Puis did not step back, but instead began to save as many books as possible that were on the table and had been engulfed in flames by the fireball.

Perhaps they noticed his behavior, and the attacks did not stop.

Crazy huge fireballs continued to smash in, vowing to burn the books to ashes.

Puis was also enveloped by the fireball, but it was not enough to just protect his own territory.

He chose to believe Pomo!

Puis spreads his domain! Switching the defensive attribute to attack control, the blazing flames are cut off from the oxygen that fuels them, and the flames are immediately extinguished.

Bo Mo happened to be carrying one in each hand, and took Ni Lan and Xu Kuieya out of the church.

"Ni Lan, I'll leave Xu Kuieya in your care! I'll go help Ezra!"

At the same time, Pomo saw Puis being attacked by fireballs because he expanded his domain. He squatted down, then jumped into the air and actually knocked away those fireballs that were as bright as the sun with his physical strength.

Then, Pomeranian tried to focus on the attacker in the dark, but the brightness of the fireball prevented his shrunken pupils from changing in time.

The attacker ran away.

"Ez! Are you okay!!!"

"I'm fine, ahem, but these books..."

In fact, most of the books had been reduced to unrecognizable ashes in the initial attack, and he didn't know whether the books he saved were still useful.

Puis looked at the only book in front of him that had not been burned, "How to Repair Plumbing Using Things You Can Find Everywhere," and sighed.

That guy succeeded.

Xu Kuiaya was still in shock, and then he let out a scream, "No - Church!"

She hated this place, but this was where she, her brother and the priest had lived together for a year. If it was destroyed in an instant, the God of Light would never forgive her!

So the girl began to cry uncontrollably again. She couldn't understand why this happened.

Ni Lan seemed to see through her thoughts, "It's not your fault."

Xu Kuiaya cried and shook her head. She knew it was not her fault. Maybe she was just too excited.