Chapter 144 Baptism
Seeing Villar in his localized costume was far less shocking than seeing the three-headed dog come out.
Especially this little dog, as soon as it came out, it wagged its tail and rubbed it against my face.
A very enthusiastic little dog, not much different from his later dog-headed human form.
Although I still can't understand why a fish's companion is a three-headed dog, they don't seem to be related at all, right?
[A local specialty or an evil god?]
Can this be the same???
…
"...Mr. Prosecutor, I'll take you in!"
Asu Yue's voice came from outside. I looked at Verard, and he disappeared from the spot in an instant. The three-headed dog was dazed for a moment and then disappeared immediately.
Well, the protagonist is still smart.
"Mr. Prosecutor, I told you, those are my two sons. It's summer and they love to soak in the water..."
The woman's voice became clearer and clearer, and then I saw two little children soaking in the water and lying on a small swimming ring.
"Oh—my dear children, you still remember to wait for us on the shore."
A hint of surprise flashed across her eyes, and then she immediately smiled and ran over, touching both of our heads.
"Mrs. Miller, your child looks... different."
Two middle-aged men with big bellies and wearing black and red uniforms looked at us scrutinizingly.
They wore the same pendant around their necks, which looked like a symbol of some kind. They looked a bit like priests, but also a bit different.
"Of course, of course," she said, reaching out and picking us up, one on each side. The protagonist and I were now naked, wearing only small conch shells around our necks. She casually revealed that we were indeed human. "My two children have albinism, you know that disease..."
Hoyol wrapped us both in towels from behind. "Two poor kids, only able to get a little sunlight in this glass house."
"My husband and I are worried about them, too."
Her expression became a little sad, and the two middle-aged men's initially aggressive expressions also became a little awkward.
"…My condolences, ma'am."
Two middle-aged men walked up to her and began to look at us. Their faces were serious and inquiring, as if they wanted to see something. One of them even reached out and touched my head.
"Do they have names yet?"
Asuyue paused, "You know I'm from the East, so these two children only have Eastern names. The elder brother is called Ku, and the younger brother is called Sang."
Her pronunciation changed into another language, and the expressions of the two middle-aged men opposite were obviously a little confused.
…It’s obviously a newly chosen name.
I looked at the protagonist next to me. I won’t tell you my name, but the name “Ku” doesn’t sound like a good name at all.
This word doesn't have any good meaning.
Even worse for the fish.
"Sang...Sang!" 』
But I obviously don’t think so. It seems that I have already had the prototype of what the Slice Brother calls me.
Asuyue continued, "Because of their physical condition, they haven't been baptized yet. These two names are just for the convenience of distinguishing them, so I haven't given them official names..."
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Then bring the two children to be baptized tomorrow. Our Lord might be willing to give them names."
Asu Yue's expression was a little nervous.
"...Is it so troublesome to trouble the Lord?"
"God is powerful and can protect your child. You should be happy."
"Yes, I am so happy... Thank you Allah for your concern. I will take my two children with me."
The two middle-aged men smiled and nodded, then looked at us a few more times and followed Hoyol out of the glass house.
After the backs of the few people were completely out of sight, Asu Yue looked at the two of us in her arms.
"My children... do you hear me? Stay like this. Do you understand?"
She hugged us and looked around. Even though her tone was gentle, there was no warmth in her eyes, and there was a fear that she herself was not aware of.
"Mother. "
Ku called her that, but she couldn't hear him.
Humans cannot hear his voice.
"younger brother. "
"elder brother. "
The two of us called each other in voices that Asu Yue couldn't hear.
A mother who can't hear her child's voice.
And a mother who doesn't love her children.
Which one makes the child more sad?
—or both.
Asuyue can't hear our voices, nor does she love us.
…
The next day she and Hoyol took us to a red house where a four-handed statue stood, surrounded by worshippers, and in front of the statue was a small golden bathtub.
There was half a basin of clean water inside, which was probably where we would be baptized.
"Mr. Millier, Madam, Allah will be here soon. Please sit here first."
A middle-aged man in black clothes came up and pointed to the chairs in the first row.
"You've just moved here. The children will be able to get closer to the people in town more quickly after receiving the names bestowed by God..." the middle-aged man whispered to the two men, "There are some bad rumors in town, but I believe they will disappear after today."
Asuyue nodded reluctantly. She could feel the people around her pointing fingers at her and Huoyol, but she had never cared about other people's eyes before. This was the first time -
This group of people are ignorant, backward and narrow-minded.
How dare they judge her like that?
Asu Yue tightened her grip on me, so tightly that a human baby would have cried on the spot, but fortunately, I wasn't that baby now.
The protagonist was held in Hoyol's arms. Not long after, several middle-aged men in black robes walked from the back room to the main hall and shook the golden bells in their hands.
In an instant, the sound in the entire main hall disappeared.
I looked over with some difficulty, and saw an old man in white clothes, about seventy or eighty years old, slowly walking out, and everyone stood up from their seats.
“May the Father bless His believers.”
“May the Father bless His believers.”
He said a prayer and everyone repeated it after him.
"Today is the baptism of two special children," he turned his gaze to me and the protagonist, "They have been suffering from illness since birth. May the Father bless them."
"May the Father bless you."
"Now, Mr. Millier and your wife, come forward."
Asuyue and Huoyol carried the two of us and slowly walked to the front of the golden container.
"Put the children in this basin."
They were a little hesitant, but still did as the old man said.
The small blanket that wrapped us was untied, and we were both put into the water wearing only simple clothes.
This water… is even colder than the water in the pool in the glass house.
This is not just any water.
After being extremely cold, the water warmed up slightly, and the protagonist grabbed some water out of curiosity.
[This seems to be holy water, with a burning effect on monsters and strange creatures. The humans in this world probably use it for self-defense, but not everyone can obtain this purity.]
Most people use diluted water. Yours is now at full purity, so it should be able to dissolve ordinary monsters directly.
...and can you encounter real things?
No wonder Asu Yue was so nervous that she even came to threaten us under uncertain circumstances.
It seems like he has been caught with a really big handle.
[But host, you should be fine. After all, you used the props. If you say you will become a human, then you will become a human. There are no counterfeit products in the mall.]
"They are two lively children."
There was no emotion in the old man's voice, but I could tell that Asu Yue was relieved.
"Your pure white hair and golden eyes are like the apostles beside the Father... so I will also boldly give you the names of the apostles beside the Father."
The man in black next to him brought a red tray with a golden plate on it, and golden liquid was flowing in it.
The old man dipped his finger in it and drew a golden dot on the protagonist's forehead. "My brother's name is Sawyers. He is the first apostle of the Father and the left apostle of the Father."
Then he pointed his finger at my forehead and said, "My younger brother is called Sindra, the last apostle of the Father. He is also Sawyers' twin brother."
He then wiped the golden liquid off his hands and picked us up, one in each hand. "I will adopt these two children as my godsons. They will be my father's most loyal followers on earth."
He looked at everyone as he made the announcement, and except for Huoyol and Asuyue, everyone else applauded, and some even prayed with tears in their eyes.
I turned my head to look at the kind-looking old man.
There was a flash of greed and a purple light in his eyes.
…
He wants to claim us as his own.
Why?
Is this also the reason for the prosperous career luck?
Being noticed by the Pope would instantly lead to the pinnacle of life, right?!
…
The baptism didn't last long, but the result was not what Asu Yue wanted to see.
"You bewitched him, didn't you?"
"Did you do this?"
As soon as the protagonist and I got home, Asu Yue couldn't control herself and threw us onto the armchair. Her voice was a little hysterical, even a little collapsed.
"I just want you to be more ordinary and hide it from those people. Why would I want to deceive others?"
"Sawyers, Sindra, what a great name!"
She couldn't help but start smashing things. "He named you God's Messengers, you two little monsters! Now everyone in this town will be watching you!"
"Keep an eye on me!"
Her voice was sharp and broken.
"Soon, the Divine Court might notice us, and my carefully concealed identity might be exposed!"
"Calm down, honey, calm down."
Huoyol rushed over and hugged her, but she slapped him in the face.
"How can I stay calm? We are going to be discovered! Just because of this baptism! Just because these two monsters bewitched the Lord—"
She yelled at Hoyol angrily.
"Calm down, Asuyue, they are your children. They are only one year old. They don't understand anything."
"It's because that group of people noticed them in the first place. It's not their fault. Calm down. You still have to rely on them to get back there. It doesn't matter if you are discovered."
Huoyol patted Asuyue's back, ignoring the redness and swelling on his face.
"It's just a little early, it's okay, they listen to you, don't they?"
"Even if we go back there, if we reveal their identities a little bit, you won't have to worry about anything."
He said softly to Asu Yue.
"So be good to them, make them inseparable from you. You are their mother, and there is no child who doesn't love their mother. You only need to be a little bit good to them..."
His voice became lower and lower, but the protagonist, Sawyers, and I could hear it clearly.
Sawyers is a much nicer name than Ku.
Then we listened to Hoyole's complete plan on how to PUA Sawyers and me to make us obey Asu Yue's orders, and he also described a beautiful vision for the future.
Asu Yue's complexion also looked much better.
Sure enough, people who can be bootlickers have something special.
I looked like the real one-year-old child next to me. He still had that confused expression, but when he saw me looking at him, he smiled and took my hand.
Okay, I still love holding hands.
Asuyue over there also completely understood what Huoyol said. She walked towards us with a gentle expression and picked us up from the armchairs. "Mom just lost control a little bit, it wasn't directed at you."
"Sawyers, Sindra, your mother's good boy."
She called our names and patted our backs somewhat awkwardly.
That's fine.
Pretending to love is better than having no love at all.
I looked at Sawyers; he wasn't completely clueless.
We little monsters are all precocious.
I won’t talk about the brother from this world next to him... He is just young and doesn’t have an idea of the information he has learned. Once he has an idea, he will know everything.
I reached out and hugged Asuyue back.
Good luck to you, mother.
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