Ellen and Falma were observing the cathedral when someone came outside. She was a devout believer and was often seen here. Ellen and Falma called her over.

    “If we’re talking about treason rather than betrayal, that’s quite a severe crime. The punishment could be the death penalty or the forced closing of one’s divine circuits”

    It’s likely very serious, Ellen said again with a gloomy expression.

    “I think… it’s probably my fault”

    Falma spoke haltingly as he confided his feelings.

    “I’m going to return this staff to the cathedral. Solomon-san lent it to me, but I think they suspect that he lost it”

    “But you can’t use any other staffs, right? Isn’t this just a waste of an opportunity? Wouldn’t it be better to get permission to use it?”

    Ellen was reluctant to return something that was unusable. However, it’s hard to deny that this was similar to stealing from the Holy Kingdom.

    “I was able to use this through the generosity of Solomon-san, but I don’t know the Holy Kingdom, so I don’t think it’s right for me to keep using this. I’ll return it and ask for Solomon-san to be released in exchange”

    Falma resolved himself and entered the cathedral of San Fleuve. The atmosphere was completely different from when Solomon was the head priest. “It’s dangerous to go alone”, said Ellen as she followed him inside. When Falma stepped inside the cathedral, the floor lit up with a pale blueish-white color.

    The cathedral’s floor had detected Falma’s divine power and the entire cathedral was turned into a sanctuary.

    “Eh-?”

    Ellen was speechless. She didn’t think the cathedral would glow in response to Falma’s power.

    “Isn’t the cathedral amazing?”

    “Well, if this is the case, you’ll be found even if you try to hide…”

    It was Ellen’s first time seeing the cathedral react to Falma, so she was surprised. Ignoring her reaction, Falma looking around for the new head priest. Upon confirming that he wasn’t in the chapel, Falma immediately headed towards the head priest’s office as Ellen followed. Light leaked out from behind the door to the office. The new head priest was inside. Falma raised his voice and called out.