Chapter 137

After slaying the Holy Spirit of the Scale Gold Religion and wearing it as an accessory, if it’s saturated with enough essence, does that count as receiving the Holy Spirit’s approval, thereby becoming a bishop of the Scale Gold Religion? After Leon posed this question, not only did the old man of the Rose family freeze in place, but even the trio from the Lane family felt their brains ringing like bells.

Every word His Grace said made sense individually, but when strung together, why did it sound so off? “Speak up!”

After waiting for a bit and hearing no response, Leon couldn’t help but furrowed his brow, asking with a slightly dissatisfied expression:

“Is this acceptable or not? Give me an answer quickly!”

“A-ah? This… this…”

Seeing the star of calamity before him getting a little upset, the old man of the Rose family couldn’t help but shiver violently. However, since no one had ever tried or even thought about such a thing, he truly didn’t know how to respond. With a face full of woe, he replied:

“There’s no precedent for this; I really don’t know… Perhaps… perhaps you could try it yourself?”

Should I try it myself? Not bad…

After a brief moment of thought, Leon nodded slightly and then asked:

“When is the next gathering of the Scale Gold Religion?”

You’re actually serious about trying?!

Watching Leon seriously inquire about the timing of their gathering, the old man of the Rose family was almost in tears.

At this moment, he wished more than anything to travel back five seconds and strangle his foolish self who suggested such an idea.

To say nothing of other matters, just bringing the person who killed the brown bishop to the gathering would be tantamount to heresy, surely inviting relentless pursuit and extermination.

And if this calamity were to succeed and infiltrate as a bishop of a certain lineage, once the Scale Gold Religion realized, they’d probably be so furious that they’d summon a Holy Spirit to kill him! But…

Glancing sideways at the “peacefully” lying woman in brown robes on the ground, then looking at the bloodstains still wet on his pants, the old man of the Rose family swallowed his tears and truthfully revealed the time of the next gathering of the Scale Gold Religion.

“Three weeks! The gatherings of the Scale Gold Religion generally occur every two months, and the next one is in three weeks!”

It’s better to choose the lesser of two evils! While heresy most likely meant death, based on the current style of this individual who started things by blowing someone’s head off, if he dared to refuse, he might end up lying beside the brown bishop within the next second!

Three weeks, huh? Keeping this time in mind, Leon looked at the bitter-faced old man and continued to ask:

“Where is the location, and how do I get there?”

“This… the Scale Gold Religion is a secretive sect, so each gathering is temporarily announced…”

“Alright, I’ll come find you in three weeks, and you’ll take me there.”

“… ”

“Any problems?”

“N-no… no problems…”

After setting the “three-week appointment” with the old man of the Rose family, Leon turned around and looked at the three golden retrievers behind him, frowning and saying:

“You guys…”

After personally witnessing Leon’s series of actions, regarding their new duke who wielded some kind of special power and whose brain circuits clearly differed from normal people, the three Lanes were completely out of patience.

To avoid meeting the same explosive fate, the three old men successively slapped their chests and swore, guaranteeing that they wouldn’t say a word after leaving. Their expressions were so “gentle,” it was as if dog tails weren’t sprouting from their behinds wagging wildly.

Fine…

After looking at the obedient “three elders of Lane” and then glancing at the gray-faced old man of the Rose family, Leon, who still had an investigation task on his back, shook his head and suppressed any remaining thoughts of action.

After freely “releasing” himself during the Lane Blood Night, though most of the anger in his heart had been vented, it seemed like a new switch had been flipped, causing him to prioritize direct killing whenever encountering issues.

As the director had said, the more powerful the force in your hands, the more you need to control your behavior.

Especially for cleaners who possess abnormalities, due to constant exposure to anomalous items, they are prone to becoming radical. If they indulge their desires recklessly, they will gradually drift further and further away from being “human.”

And if so many extraordinary beings were left unchecked, the world probably wouldn’t wait for the eager gods of chaos to descend; it would descend into utter chaos all on its own…

But restraining oneself doesn’t mean doing nothing! Utilizing the soul vision of the Black Goat, carefully observing the situation at Rose Manor, and seeing numerous utterly pitch-black “ink spots,” Leon couldn’t help but squint his eyes.

Not a single mistake, first content inside 69 book bar!

“That’s all for today.”

Looking at those dark souls, which were fewer in number compared to the Lane family but equal in “quality,” Leon clenched the horn of the Black Goat tightly and glanced meaningfully at the old man of the Rose family.

“We’ll see each other again in three weeks.”

“Ah? Yes! I’ll escort you out!”

Seeing this calamity finally preparing to leave, the four men in the room were overjoyed. The old man of the Rose family even followed closely behind, displaying a demeanor ready to personally escort Leon out of the estate.

“There’s no need to see me off; I can leave on my own.”

Rejecting the old man of the Rose family’s offer, Leon checked the position of the mission target, noticing it still loitering inside the outer wall of the estate, so he directly found a window and jumped out, deciding to send the person home first.

And as the four old men gathered by the window and watched his shadow disappear into the woods, their hearts, which had been tense all along, finally returned to their chests. The old man of the Rose family relaxed so much that he plopped down on the carpet.

“Arrogant!”

Gripping the window frame tightly to steady his trembling old legs, the remaining elder of the Lane family spoke first, his hair bristling as he shouted: “Even though he’s the new Lionheart Duke, I’m still the sole elder of the family! Even when the former duke was alive, he never dared to treat me so lightly!”

“You’re absolutely right.”

Hearing the elder’s words, the old butler beside him, whose heart was pounding and face was deathly pale, pressed his hand against his chest and nodded in agreement: “His Grace’s personality… is indeed too extreme.”

“Yeah! He already dares to treat us like this now; what will happen when he becomes the duke? I don’t even want to imagine it!”

Hammering the windowsill forcefully, the head of the Lane family gritted his teeth and said: “Today’s matter cannot go unpunished. During the duke’s succession ceremony, we must join forces to give him a lesson and make this damn guy realize who holds sway in the Lane family!”

(End of Chapter)