Xiaoxi suspected Astrologer did it on purpose, but she couldn’t find any substantial evidence.
After all, the reason Astrologer gave every time was sufficient—aren’t you two teammates?
Isn’t it perfectly reasonable to arrange for you two to act as a team?
But thinking carefully, if Astrologer hadn’t arranged for her and Xiao Keke to act together and pretend to be sisters last time, her sister wouldn’t have seen through her identity.
So, Astrologer should be held fully responsible for this matter, right?
It was the same this time.
Not long after Xiao Keke had come to her door and delivered an elbow strike, Keke hadn’t even sent her a single message over the past two days.
It was obvious that she still didn’t want to deal with her sister!
Yet, the two of them were arranged to be together again because of the Association’s mission…
For Xiao Keke, this was even more infuriating. She wasn’t ready to face her sister yet.
What made her even angrier was that when she saw Sirius trotting over just now, she had actually greeted her subconsciously, just like before!
‘Darn it, this is even worse than being toyed with. Sis is absolutely detestable!’
“Si-Sirius… Sister… Ugh, just go die!”
Xiao Keke stared at the person in front of her, hesitating for a long time.
She realized that no matter what she called her, it felt awkward. Her anger flared up, and she rushed forward to give Xiaoxi another beating.
“Keke, calm down, calm down! We have serious business to do! And no matter what, I’m still your sister!”
Xiaoxi wanted to appeal to the sisterly affection in Xiao Keke’s heart, but to her surprise, Xiao Keke’s strikes became even harsher.
Xiaoxi felt so wronged… When she interacted with Keke as Sirius before, this girl’s attitude had been wonderful. But now?
After all was said and done, she shouldn’t have such a… such a “fist-to-the-flesh” attitude toward her own sister!
Xiaoxi was already starting to miss the time before her identity was exposed.
When she thought about it carefully, Xiao Keke’s attitude toward “Sirius” was much better than toward her “Sister.”
“Phew… I’m going over there to quiet down. Don’t come over yet!”
After Xiao Keke walked away aggressively, Astrologer’s voice came through Xiaoxi’s Communicator.
This was a private communication between her and Astrologer, and no third person knew about it.
“What’s wrong? Didn’t you two have a good relationship back in Summersea City? Besides, aren’t you sisters in private? Why are you having a conflict?”
“I guess… you could say that. I accidentally made Keke angry.”
“What’s the specific situation?”
Astrologer followed up with a question immediately. Xiaoxi felt that familiar, faint sense of someone looking for gossip.
“It’s not a big deal. There’s no need for you to know the details…”
“How can it be unnecessary? After all, this is an important mission to investigate the Tianqi Church. What if something goes wrong because of your conflict? I definitely need to understand clearly!”
Xiaoxi: “…”
See! That was it! Every time, she felt that Astrologer’s attitude was strange, but the reasons the other party gave were always so reasonable!
A moment later, after calming her emotions, Xiao Keke walked back.
She didn’t want to deal with her sister much, but for some reason, the Association hadn’t told her the specific details of the operation this time.
They told her to listen to Xiaoxi’s explanation once she arrived at the scene.
“Huh? The Association didn’t tell you the specific mission? That’s strange…”
Xiaoxi rubbed her nose and briefly explained to Xiao Keke what they were going to do today.
Thanks to this opportunity, Xiao Keke was finally willing to stand by and listen to her speak for a while.
To put it simply, this opportunity for close-contact investigation of the Tianqi Church wasn’t something Astrologer had found a way to fight for, but something the Tianqi Church had offered themselves.
The church seemed to be holding some kind of event today, but ever since Wange Yue was killed, the church had been short-staffed.
More importantly, there were suspected signs of an intrusion at the church last night.
Therefore, they were forced to request reinforcements from the Association.
This was a perfect, natural opportunity to investigate the church.
Thus, Astrologer immediately added Xiaoxi’s name to the reinforcement list and added Xiao Keke as her partner along the way.
“Basically, the church is afraid of some accident happening at the event site, so they called us to act as security guards to maintain order.”
Xiaoxi shrugged, explaining the situation to Xiao Keke in the simplest, most straightforward language.
“It’s clearly a normal job, but why does it sound so undignified once it comes out of your mouth? Honestly…”
Xiao Keke grumbled. Xiaoxi felt her sister was being hypocritical for a moment.
Before, if she had said such things to Xiao Keke, she would have been praised for being humorous and witty, wouldn’t she?
Why was she now being criticized for not knowing how to speak!
While they talked, the two of them had already arrived at the Tianqi Church’s “territory.”
Looking at the tall, formal cathedral in front of her, Xiaoxi only felt a sense of unfamiliarity.
According to Astrologer, the Tianqi Church used to be just an old community church.
Over the years, as it developed well, they chose a new location and built a larger, more luxurious cathedral.
Now, this place was considered a landmark attraction in North Blossom City.
However, Xiaoxi had rarely returned to North Blossom City since she started university.
She really hadn’t expected to see such a large cathedral in her hometown one day.
Behind the cathedral was a high tower that reached toward the sky.
Seeing it up close made it feel even more oppressive.
Looking at it this way, besides the cathedral at the very front, there were many other buildings with different functions surrounding it, forming a small building complex.
That high tower looked like it was surrounded and protected in the center of the complex… Was that where Qiu Su was sent to steal something back then?
If nothing else, seeing such a massive building complex, Xiaoxi could confirm one thing at a glance—the church must have made a lot of money over the years.
Additionally, there was another thing that caught Xiaoxi’s attention.
A giant statue of the [Judgment Scales] stood right at the main entrance of the cathedral.
Even after all this time, the base of the statue was still covered in bouquets of flowers.
It seemed that the ordinary residents of North Blossom City truly loved and respected Wange Yue.
The two of them found the Tianqi Church staff member responsible for the handover inside the cathedral.
The other person appeared somewhat impatient while verifying their information.
“Couldn’t they just have the [Silverflame Dragon Princess] come and oversee things? What’s the point of just sending these ordinary Magical Girls? There’s a high probability of being targeted by the Divine Summon Order this time, honestly…”
The other party gave them their access cards and work IDs with a poor attitude. Looking at the person’s retreating figure, Xiao Keke was somewhat surprised.
“What’s wrong, Keke?”
“It’s nothing… I just didn’t expect the people from the Tianqi Church to have this kind of attitude.”
Since arriving in North Blossom City, Xiao Keke had only been responsible for work related to the Association and hadn’t interacted with the Tianqi Church.
However, the positive image of the [Judgment Scales] was deeply rooted in people’s hearts, so she had always thought the church would have that kind of style too.
“And… is it the Divine Summon Order that’s trying to invade the church?”
Xiaoxi nodded silently. At this point in time, besides the Third Divine Envoy, there didn’t seem to be anyone else who would be eyeing the church and looking for a chance to strike.
Xiao Keke frowned with some confusion.
“Since they’re being targeted by the Divine Summon Order, isn’t the safest method to cancel the event? What could be more important than ensuring everyone’s safety?”