Free Web NovelChapter 1716: Chapter 940: Holy Artifact [Scorla’s Dagger]
Inside the Dawn Church,
Lis looked at the two people in front of him and gave a small nod.
Interesting.
Serafina was a very rational person, as could be seen from what she had just said.
She had feelings for Fink, that much was beyond doubt.
But at the same time, she didn’t want to just give up on what she’d been working toward all this time.
She still couldn’t be sure of her own feelings right now, and that was understandable.
After all, to throw away everything from her past and start over, maybe even pay an even greater price—hesitation was only normal.
Besides, she hadn’t hidden her thoughts, but had told Fink honestly.
No matter what she was thinking, just doing that was already enough.
She was a pretty good girl.
And as for Fink, he too had finally figured out his own feelings.
That was already a rare breakthrough for him.
You had to know, for Fink, no matter what choice he made, Lis would support him.
In fact, for Extraordinary Professionals, emotional investment didn’t necessarily come with any return.
But either way, as long as he didn’t go against his heart, it was fine. freewёbnoνel.com
That way it wouldn’t affect Fink’s future either.
Besides, Lis wasn’t particularly worried about where the two of them were going to go from here.
Anyway, with him around, the Dawn Church wouldn’t dare ignore his face.
Morris stood beside Lis, looking at him with a somewhat helpless expression.
Right now Lis had absolutely no intention of stepping in, and was instead standing off to the side, looking very expectant as he waited to watch the show.
But Morris didn’t plan on just standing by like this.
After all, this was inside the Dawn Church; he didn’t want the two of them to keep dawdling here.
What’s more, the obvious situation was already clear to him.
Fink, without a doubt, liked Serafina.
And Serafina also had quite a bit of goodwill toward Fink.
If Serafina didn’t have any feelings for Fink and it was just Fink’s one-sided wishful thinking, then naturally there’d be nothing more to say.
Even if the Dawn Church had a very good relationship with Lis, they still couldn’t possibly take the Church’s Holy Maiden and hand her over as a gift.
However, if Serafina also had thoughts in that direction, then it was different.
For the Dawn Church, there was more than one Preparatory Saintess.
Even if they really had to replace the Preparatory Saintess, it would only be a bit of trouble for the Church, nothing more.
But if they waited until Serafina officially took over as Holy Maiden, then trying to replace her would be far more troublesome.
It might even damage the Dawn Church’s reputation.
Furthermore, for the Church, since Serafina had already developed these kinds of thoughts, she no longer met the requirements to become the Dawn Saintess.
"Serafina..."
Morris said in a low voice, breaking the silence in the room.
"Bishop Morris."
Serafina turned around and spoke respectfully.
At this moment she seemed to have turned back into that solemn and composed Holy Maiden of before.
"Until just now, I truly didn’t know there was such a bond between you and Fink."
Morris said in an even tone.
"Your Excellency Morris, please forgive me."
Serafina bit down lightly on her teeth and said softly:
"Because for a time, I couldn’t tell what kind of feeling this was..."
"Enough."
Morris nodded and looked at Serafina as he said:
"Although the Dawn Church does not forbid clergy in this regard, the Holy Maiden is different."
"Since you’ve already developed such thoughts, that means you’re temporarily no longer suitable to be the Holy Maiden."
"...Yes."
Serafina nodded with some difficulty and looked at Morris as she spoke.
"Ah, how did this..."
Off to the side, Fink was left a bit at a loss.
Hadn’t Serafina just said she was still hesitating?
How had she suddenly become unable to be the Holy Maiden?
Lis smacked Fink hard on the head and said with a laugh:
"Too dumb."
"Did you really think that Serafina, who was practically already confirmed as the next Holy Maiden, didn’t understand what it meant to show her affection for you here?"
"Even without me, the Church wouldn’t agree to her becoming the Holy Maiden anymore."
"So the moment she said it out loud, she had already made her decision."
"What are you still standing there dumbfounded for?"
"Hurry up and go hold her hand!"
As if waking from a dream, Fink finally reacted. Ignoring the pain on his head, he hurried over, took Serafina’s hand, and said:
"Serafina, please believe me, I’ll definitely treat you well from now on!"
Lis slapped a hand over his face, unable to watch any longer.
"Who asked for your promise?"
Serafina had already pulled herself out of her earlier disappointment. She shot Fink a glare and shook off his hand as she said:
"Who said I needed you to take care of me? It’s still way too early for that."
"I never said I accepted you, what are you getting so worked up for?"
"Ah... well..."
Fink stood off to the side, not knowing what to say.
Morris stood there as well and said somewhat helplessly:
"I won’t meddle too much in the matters between the two of you."
"Although Serafina no longer has the identity of Holy Maiden, she is still a member of the Dawn Church."
"Fink, I don’t want you using any methods to force Serafina."
"Please rest assured, I will never do something like that."
Fink looked at Morris and answered seriously.
"Don’t worry, with me here, I definitely won’t let this kid make that kind of mistake."
Lis said with a smile, then took out a silver-white protective talisman and handed it to Serafina.
"This is a little gift for our first meeting."
"You’re more mature than Fink; keep a closer eye on this kid from now on."
"Thank you, Your Excellency Saint Lis."
Facing Lis, Serafina did not deny it. Her face flushed red as she accepted it.
She could feel the powerful Holy Power inside it; it was, without a doubt, a Legendary Holy Artifact.
