Letia looked at the photo again, refusing to believe her eyes.
It was undeniable.
Her current appearance bore many similarities to this White Church Holy Maiden named Yelena.
The hair color, eye color, and face shape were all incredibly alike.
Perhaps the only difference was that she lacked that gentle, angelic aura capable of warming everyone’s hearts.
Looking at it that way, Litt was actually more similar to her.
The problem was, she was Litt!
Letia covered her face in agony as the thought struck her.
She could only blame all her sins on the Disguise Mask in her hands.
After all, Otto had warned her that this thing would gradually take over her original personality.
It would amplify her inner thoughts and push her words and actions to align as closely as possible with the character the mask portrayed.
But this emotion-amplification feature was a bit strange.
It was undeniable that she had a tiny bit of goodwill toward Red.
After all, they had spent so much time together.
Even a monkey would develop feelings after that long, let alone a human.
But it wasn’t to the point where she would say those cringeworthy things that gave her goosebumps!
The more she thought about it, the more Letia felt her future was growing dark.
“Sigh… I should just die.”
Finally, Letia gave up on thinking altogether.
Seeing this, Ella couldn’t help but speak up.
She gave a gentle smile.
“There’s no need to be so pessimistic. If you explain things clearly to Red, he definitely won’t let you go.”
“Huh? What did you just say?”
Although Letia was a bit dazed, she was still sharp enough to notice something wrong with Ella’s words.
But when she tried to confirm it, Ella merely smiled again.
“Nothing. However, your current identity will indeed be an issue later on.”
“What else can I do…”
Letia sighed.
From the beginning, she had thought that the Litt she was imitating was a real person.
Only now did she realize the truth.
There was no such person.
It was absolutely ridiculous.
Letia’s original little schemes shattered instantly.
Her initial plan had been quite beautiful, and she had even been incredibly considerate of Red.
Once she successfully escaped her Death Flag, she would transform into a gold-medal matchmaker.
She would do her utmost to pair the “original” Litt with Red to form the true couple.
After all, in the original plot, those two already had feelings for each other and were very close.
Now, because that person didn’t exist, the plan was scrapped.
More absurdly, if she insisted on following the original plan… wouldn’t that be the same as working hard to push herself onto Red?
‘…But come to think of it, Red seems really rich now.’
As for the Blood-Hunting Spiders that Red and Otto had jointly invested in, she wasn’t sure exactly how many had been sold since the launch.
But looking at things now!
Which decent Hero Party or Adventurer team didn’t have a few of them?
That market penetration…
Hiss.
Letia suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air.
‘I suppose I can reluctantly accept that.’
“By the way, Letia,” Ella’s voice was like ice water, accurately extinguishing the get-rich-quick dream burning in Letia’s mind, “do you want to go to the Sanctuary with me?”
Letia instantly snapped out of her fantasy.
The calculating expression on her face seamlessly switched back to calm, and she nodded decisively.
“Of course.”
She then followed up with a look of feigned concern.
“However… is it really okay for you to take me to a place like that? Won’t the people above gossip?”
Right now, she wasn’t Litt, but Letia from the Holy Church.
The Sanctuary was the core area of the Sacred Heart Monastery.
As an outsider, her entering was somewhat inappropriate.
“You don’t need to worry about that, Miss Letia.”
Ella nodded slightly.
“Actually, your files exist within the White Church as well.”
‘It’s probably at least 1,000,000 Lu En coins… maybe more?’
Now Letia really couldn’t understand what that guy Otto was trying to do.
She was a Priest from the Holy Tribunal, a fact known to everyone in Nightbright Town, so how did her files end up in the White Church?
Faced with Letia’s doubt and confusion, Ella only smiled gently.
“The Master is all-encompassing.”
“…Fine. Your Master Jeanne is amazing, I have nothing to say.”
Since the other party put it that way, Letia really couldn’t say much more.
Besides, she was a bit curious about what the Sanctuary beneath the Sacred Heart Monastery actually looked like.
With Ella leading the way, even though Letia was wearing the Priestess Robe of the Holy Church, no one came up to point fingers at her.
It was likely because of Ella’s face, or perhaps because of the White Church’s philosophy of tolerance and equality.
The two of them walked wordlessly through the solemn corridors, passing through the empty and silent main hall where stained glass cast mottled shadows of light, finally stopping before an unremarkable archway set into a heavy stone wall.
A heavy metal door carved with complex holy patterns was tightly closed.
Two guards with steady auras and Holy Emblems stood beside the door.
The two guards were stunned when they saw Letia, but they still didn’t ask many questions.
When Ella gave the signal, the two of them silently pulled the door open.
They revealed a flight of stairs illuminated by a soft, magical light source that led deep underground.
As they descended the passage, the air gradually became cool and still, filled with a scent that mixed old stone, dust, and a certain… indescribable aura of energy.
The passage wasn’t long, so the view soon opened up.
A giant underground sanctuary, larger than Letia could have imagined, appeared before her.
However, the scene before her wasn’t the solemn, quiet place of prayer she had expected.
Beneath the sanctuary’s high dome, dozens of Church personnel in uniform white robes were moving about with solemn expressions and quick movements.
They weren’t performing a Ritual, but… maintaining a Magic Array?
It was a giant Magic Array, so vast and complex that it made one feel a bit dizzy.
The array was composed of countless flickering blue and silver-white magical runes, and it almost covered the entire floor of the sanctuary.
Perhaps Red could tell what the giant array was for.
With her meager magical knowledge, trying to identify the function of this Magic Array was like Billy entering a locker room—forcing the issue.
But it was undeniable that the composition of this giant Magic Array was incredibly complex, merging several ancient Rune systems that were both familiar and foreign to her.
Seeing this Magic Array, Letia understood that the Ritual she was supposed to undergo in two days would likely be held right here.
But even now, Letia didn’t know what this so-called Ritual actually required her to do.
While she was thinking, Ella spoke again.
“The maintenance of this Magic Array will be completed tomorrow. At that time, the Dear Bishop and I will conduct a test first to ensure its safety. We will wait until the day after tomorrow for you to complete this Pilgrimage Ritual.”
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