"Leicester, thank you."

On the way back to the Knight Training Center, Lal, limping, couldn't help but say this to Lester who was supporting him.

Lester Carter, a teammate who graduated in the same period as Lar, is also the adopted son of Ranks Carter.

The church's top leaders are not allowed to marry and have children in order to dedicate everything to the "He" of the faith.

Therefore, most senior executives will adopt a child like Ranks, and they will teach each other everything they have, just like teaching their own sons.

Of course, not everyone will do this, just like Lar's uncle, the current pope in the church, and with his younger brother, he did not choose to adopt other children, but provided Lar with various conveniences.

If we have to say who is the culprit of Lar's current personality, then it should be the Pope.

Although he often blames Lar, for some reason, every time he vows to reform himself, he will return to his original state in a few days.

After a long time, the Pope was too lazy to care. Anyway, as long as he was in power for one day, Lar would not have any problems. When he got old, the other party had already practiced through various treasures to the point where he could protect himself.

So, after the Pope and Lar's father gave up on discipline, Lar's personality began to become worse.

At first it was just self-confidence, then it was self-confidence, and finally it was arrogance...

A good swimmer can even drown in water. His strength has not reached the true peak. What qualifications do he have to be proud of?

Many people were actually unhappy about Lar. This was also the only one who had taken so many holiday knights in the dessert shop before, but in the end, Lester was the only one who came forward to plead.

Lester is a friend of Lar. The two have been playing together since childhood.

However, don't be deceived by the illusion of you and I, everyone. As Ranks Carter's adopted son, Lester, obviously, is not a kind person.

Like his adoptive father, Lester also had his own desires and desires. He wanted to become stronger and become extremely powerful. Unfortunately, at that time, Ranks, who was just a bishop of a certain region, had no right to mobilize the treasures of the church. Therefore, in order to make himself stronger, Lester turned his attention to Lar.

Deliberate friendship, unintentional flattery, and firm support after every time Lar was scolded...

Lester's every move was all about making plans for his future. Even just now, he just wanted to get a higher position in Lar's heart, thus defrauding the other party of the Holy Stone he had recently obtained from the Pope.

No! It cannot be considered a fraud. What both parties are willing to do is say to be a fraud?

Lester smiled modestly. He was simply a natural actor. He was thinking about evil plans in his heart, but his face was just shining like a saint.

but……

"If I were you, tear off the mask now and be yourself, otherwise you will have no future at all."

The boy who easily defeated Lar, said in the dessert shop, which filled Leicester's heart with doubts.

He understood that his nature was seen through, not only the boy, Lester's adoptive father, Ranks, also saw through his heart a long time ago.

Tear off the mask? Be yourself?

Leicester hopes that too, but unfortunately, like Ranks' position in the church's top leaders. He is just an ordinary knight in the Knights, and he has no ability to do his own things at all. At least, he does not yet!

Being yourself means completely exposing your nature, the self who hopes to keep getting stronger, the self who doesn't care about using any means...

While practicing the glorious fighting spirit, Lester actually practiced the priests' light spells. In order to become powerful, he also searched for documents and went to many ruins of magical civilizations himself.

Leicester's madness can be imagined to be able to reach the silver level that many people cannot reach in their twenties.

Unlike the "intelligent" like Lar, Lester is very clear about his weakness. It is precisely because he understands extremely well that he needs to wear a mask of hypocrisy.

Only powerful people can be themselves, while weak people can only crawl on the ground, waving their tails and begging for mercy.

Although it is not so cruel, the church is also a small world that is always intrigue.

There are not many idiots like Lar in the whole church. If it weren't for the support of the pope, he would have already sent the Knights to the headquarters of the Dark Council to die...

As for now...

"Yeah? My father."

Lester looked at Ranks walking from a distance, and the surprised light flashed in his eyes. For some reason, Ranks, who had been suppressing him, was like a sharp sword unsheathed. Lester had only felt the terrifying momentum in the underground training ground.

"Oh, Leicester, you're...sending Lal back."

Although Ranks said so, he didn't even look at Lar, as if he didn't exist at all while standing beside Leicester.

“…Prince of Ranks.”

Although he was dissatisfied with Ranks' attitude, Lar, who was at a level lower than the opponent, could only lower his head and shout like this at this moment.

pity……

"I'm no longer a parishioner."

Ranks' words made Lar slightly stunned.

Is it not the parishioner, is it promoted or reduced?

"I am the Pope now!"

Hum? Hum?!

Lar was shocked, the Pope, unless he died, it would be impossible to be replaced.

My uncle is dead?

"Well, he died, and was killed by me."

Ranks spoke in a rather gentle tone and said something that made Lar almost faint.

"You killed my uncle?!"

After the initial surprise, I was filled with anger.

"You are apostate!"

Lal, who was shouting like this, then, was choked back by Ranks in his words.

"Don't worry, in a few hours, the current church will no longer exist."

"you……!"

Lar, who had just been defeated by Azaka, dared not come forward to fight Ranks at this moment. He was in the middle level of silver and could not defeat the opponent.

That's the case...

"I will report this to the Elders' House."

Lar slowly retreated, and he understood that the next thing would be very dangerous.

pity……

"Puchi--"

"Forehead!!!!!"

Lar had a lot of calculations, but he didn't expect that the people around him would plot against him. No, it was possible for him. Ranks, after all, was his father.

"It's nothing to do with my father, I just... don't want to wear a mask anymore..."
Chapter completed!