novelraw Chapter 87
Chapter 87
87: Miss Jasmine's Sister... Is Lina!?
Once the topic of worry for her own sister came up, our poor Miss Saint couldn't seem to stop. Her eyes were rimmed with tears, and she looked truly worried about her sister to the extreme.
"Um... Miss Jasmine, regarding your sister, are you truly certain she's in Wangyou City?"
"Yes! As biological sisters, that child Lina and I have a special connection. Although we can't do something as fantastical as telepathy, confirming each other's general location is still possible."
"So... you can sense that your sister is currently in Wangyou City? That makes things easier! Please tell us some other information that would help identify her, such as appearance and age?"
"That child looks very similar to me. White hair and golden eyes. That kind of appearance should be quite conspicuous. As for her figure... she's about the same age as Miss Evelia, and even her clothing size is the same... To be honest, the nun habit Miss Evelia is wearing now was originally prepared for that child. But since that child hasn't been found yet, and we needed to provide Church attire for Miss Evelia, I gave these two outfits that had long been completed to Miss Evelia."
"Mm, I see... white hair... golden eyes... figure similar to mine... name is Lina... wait, something seems off?"
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Evelia's expression instantly froze. The figure of a certain pet young lady popped into her mind unbidden.
Damn... could it be such a coincidence?
Whether it was the name, appearance, or figure... everything matched perfectly! And the timing of her disappearance too... Miss Jasmine said her sister had been missing for two or three years, and Noren had also picked up Lina about three years ago.
What is there left to search for? Case closed, isn't it!?
"What's wrong, Miss Evelia? Have you seen her?"
Sharp-eyed Jasmine instantly noticed the abnormality in Evelia's expression. Desperate to find her sister, she hurriedly asked.
"Um... I do have some impressions... but I'm very sorry, it was just a chance encounter at the time. I only remembered that child deeply because of her unusual hair color..."
Without the slightest hesitation, Evelia quickly fabricated an excuse to put Jasmine off. This wasn't because she deliberately wanted to hide Lina's information and prevent the sisters from reuniting. Rather, Evelia felt that... this matter was honestly a bit too awkward to bring up. She needed to ask for Lina's opinion first.
But speaking of which, so someone as perverted as Lina... could also become a Saint substitute? But fortunately, the one who became Saint was the kind-hearted Miss Jasmine. Otherwise, who knows how crooked the Church might have become by now...
"I see... but that's good too. At least it confirms that child Lina is truly in Wangyou City. My sensing wasn't wrong! Lina, oh Lina... please, truly, don't hide anymore... I, your sister... I truly know I was wrong..."
Miss Saint Jasmine, who had always appeared quite strong, very rarely showed fear and regret in her eyes. All of this was seen clearly by our cute Miss Demon.
Miss Jasmine... truly seems to care deeply about Lina...
But even so, the moment she thought about Lina's current identity... Evelia couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
Don't let Noren's usual behavior fool you. When she's with Lina, she's always the one being pushed around, and she appears quite reserved and submissive in front of others. But in reality... as Noren's close friend, Evelia understood one thing very clearly. That was... Noren was good at everything, except her desire for control and possessiveness... which were a bit too heavy...
Hiss... it's not really that her desire for control and possessiveness were heavy... how to explain this...
It should be said that... she doesn't allow others to take away the things she values from her side?
To put it bluntly... Noren had the potential to be a yandere. (And only the potential)
And Noren's situation... didn't mean she wouldn't allow Lina to have normal social interactions with others. But Evelia could confirm that if Jasmine really wanted to take Lina back to the Church, away from Noren's side... Noren would definitely go berserk...
And a berserk Noren... could probably go three-to-seven against Evelia without using her trump cards, right? Noren three seconds, pinning Evelia to the ground and grinding her seven times before Evelia could even begin her summoning...
So... this matter was truly... not easy to handle...
"Waa, it's alright, Miss Evelia. Although I'm also anxious to bring that child Lina back, I understand her personality. If we bring her back without caring about her opinion... I'm afraid before long she'll run away from home again... Therefore, I hope that after you help find her, Miss Evelia, you can do some communicating and groundwork with her..."
"Mm! That's simple, don't worry!"
This request was indeed simple. For Evelia, it was just a matter of making one phone call.
"Oh? It looks like the three of you are chatting quite happily? Hahaha! Lady Jasmine already told me in advance. Miss Evelia, welcome to our Holy Church."
Just then, the rest room door opened again. Sauron walked in, stroking his long beard with a smile. Upon seeing Evelia in her pure nun habit, the smile on his face immediately grew even broader.
However... his gaze soon fell upon Amya.
"Miss Amya... your head is..."
"Ahem, bumped into something accidentally. For such a small problem, I can't be bothered to use healing magic."
Amya expressionlessly touched the large bump on her head that was still red and swollen. Evelia, who was watching the show from the side, immediately showed a gloating expression on her face.
『Big pervert! That's what you get for peeking at me changing!』
"Hahaha, I see. This cathedral does indeed have many relief carvings in rather low positions. Quite a few newly arrived priests often bump into them! Miss Amya still needs to pay more attention when walking!"
"..."
"By the way, Miss Evelia, you should still be in school, right? In that case, there's no need for you to stay at the Church every day like other priests. You only need to come over on Sundays to help out. For other times, this old man will help keep watch for Lady Jasmine."
"Mm, I understand."
……
After watching Evelia and Amya leave the Church together, Bishop Sauron didn't leave directly. Instead, he turned and came to the altar in the center of the cathedral once more, arriving at Jasmine's side.
"Lady Saint, from Miss Evelia's state today, she most likely truly does know Lady Lina. Why not directly ask her about Lady Lina's whereabouts?"
"The misunderstanding between Lina and me hasn't been cleared up yet. Acting rashly will only backfire. Next... we'll have plenty of opportunities. Moreover..."
Miss Jasmine turned around and revealed an innocent smile at Sauron beside her.
"If I just directly captured that child back, how could I get her to willingly return and be my workhorse... bah, I mean help her beloved sister share some of the pressure?"