Published at 10th of January 2021 10:18:16 PM
Chapter 253
Translator: Kell Editor: Weasalopes
Father Dennis of Vireocean
The man who stepped out from behind the curtain was none other than the Church’s representative who attended the meetings . He wore a gray robe, and a small cap rested on his blonde hair streaked with gray . He appeared to be around sixty years old; although his body was starting to decline due to age, his eyes were full of life, watching Hikaru warily .
Hikaru didn’t pay much attention to him as he was from the Church, but now he was curious . As the man got within the five-meter range, Hikaru checked his Soul Board .
【Soul Board】Dennis Lugrim
Age: 64 Rank: 3
18
【Vitality】
. . 【Stamina】2
. . 【Immunity】
… . 【Magic Resistance】2
. . 【Perception】
… . 【Sight】1
……【Heaven Eyes】1
【Magical Power】
. . 【Mana】8
【Willpower】
. . 【Mental Strength】6
. . 【Faith】
… . 【Holy】7
……【Healing Magic】4
……【Support Magic】3
【Intuition】
. . 【Instinct】5
. . 【Intelligence】
… . 【Language Comprehension】1
… . 【Language Output】1
The old man had high Mana, Instinct, and Holy stats . He also had a mysterious skill called Heaven Eyes . That one skill aside, his other stats seemed to have been earned by walking the path of God . Sophie of the Four Stars of the East was also an outstanding Healer, but Dennis seemed even more powerful than her .
Only 1 point is required to unlock Heaven Eyes? That sounds too low . It’s probably similar to Heaven Sword and Heaven Shot . If a minimum of five points on Throwing is required to unlock Heaven Shot, Sight might be maxed at five . Still only one point to unlock Heaven Eyes is strange . Does it unlock in combination with other Skills?
Mental Strength and Holy stats stood out to Hikaru because of how high they were . Patricia seemed to trust his eye in judging people . Hikaru wasn’t aware of the specifics, but it was clear that his Skill was something else .
「Well? Is he innocent?」Patricia asked Dennis .
「What did I even do?」Hikaru said, playing dumb .
Dennis kept his eyes fixed on Hikaru .
「Just stand there quietly . 」Patricia said . 「So Dennis, what’s—」
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Dennis suddenly kneeled down on the spot . 「Finally… Finally, I have laid my eyes on one . I was half in doubt as I never had the chance before . Please forgive my rudeness . 」
「What?」Even Hikaru was confused .
「Wh-What are you saying, Dennis?!」Patricia exclaimed . 「Silver Face . What did you do to him?!」
「I-I have no idea what he’s—」
「There is not one as virtuous as you . You are a Heaven’s Messenger, yes?」
「Ah…」
Oh, that, Hikaru thought . Dennis was referring to the job class that he had selected on his Soul Card right now, Higher Class Heaven’s Messenger: Greater Angel . Hikaru only used for its extraordinary function that allowed him to choose and stack five job classes at once . It wasn’t like he was pretending to be an angel or anything .
「You can tell?」Hikaru said .
「Why, of course . I am a servant of God . 」Dennis bowed even deeper .
「What’s going on here?!」Patricia was getting more confused .
「Supreme Leader . This man is wearing a mask for a reason . I can, however, vouch for his identity . This man will never commit any wrong . 」
No, no, no, no . I definitely will . I’ll do awful things if the situation calls for it . Hikaru knew the Church was searching for people with a Heaven Messenger-related job class, but he never expected them to be able to sense one and revere them .
Can he see them with his Heaven Eye?
He wasn’t completely sure, but that seemed to be the only explanation . Hikaru regarded Dennis suspiciously .
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「You must be wondering why I revere you, Lord Silver Face . It is because of the words that were left to us by the Saints . 」
「Oh, the old books . 」
The older books—scriptures, so to speak—contained the actions and words of the Saints . The current version circulating far and wide had its contents revised by the current Pope to fit their own agenda .
「So you’re aware . Vireocean, of course, uses the old books . 」
「Why did the Saints say to search for these Messengers?」
「We do not know, but the Saints believed that Messengers will bring peace and tranquility to the world . 」
「Hey! Can you explain it so it makes sense to me too?!」Patricia shouted, slamming her hand on the table .
Dennis, never breaking his gentle smile, explained the situation to Patricia . He told her how Silver Face had a Messenger job class—though he never admitted it—and that the Church must protect him at all costs .
「Why is the Church so hung up on these “Messengers”?!」Still confused, Patricia asked the same question that Hikaru did earlier .
「Messengers will bring peace and tranquility to the world . 」Dennis gave the same answer .
Patricia eyed Hikaru suspiciously, but he only shrugged . He didn’t do anything; Dennis was simply acting of his own accord .
The Supreme Leader wanted Dennis to verify if Silver Face could be trusted or not . He received not just a perfect score, but higher than that .
「So Dennis was at the meeting for his eyes? 」
「You are indeed a Messenger, Lord Silver Face . You know that my eyes are special . 」
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「Lucky guess . It didn’t look like you were judging me by my voice or smell . Well?」
「No, I only took part in the meeting as a member of the Church and playing our role in this situation . The Supreme Leader asked that the temple knights be the ones to lead the evacuation of Ville Zentra’s citizens . 」
So she’s considering the possibility of an evacuation too .
「But with you here, we might not have to do anything . 」
You give me too much credit, Hikaru thought . Dennis clearly thought otherwise . Afterwards, Patricia asked more questions—why was he with Kaglai, how he remained hidden, among others . Hikaru answered as much as he could, but most of them didn’t seem to satisfy her .
「What the hell are you?!」
「I think finding out I’m not an enemy is a good thing, if you ask me . 」
A knock came at the door .
「A small boat from the enemy fleet is heading towards us carrying a messenger flag . 」a man reported .
After that, Patricia became busy, and Hikaru left the room .
It’s their job from here on out . Time for me to get some information .
Hikaru stepped out of the office and into the hallway . Dennis seemed to have something he wanted to say as he watched Hikaru’s back, but right now, Hikaru had nothing to say to the man .
He finally recalled who he was . Hikaru found the priest’s name on the notes that Scott Fairs left in the Tower in Bios—the home of the Pope—back in Agiapole . Hikaru sent the letter to Dennis, who in turn, used it to mobilize the regional priests and remove the Pope from his seat . He thought Dennis went to Agiapole .
I don’t really need to come forward every single time . I hate acting like someone owes me a favor anyway .
Activating his Stealth, Hikaru left the Supreme Leader’s residence .