Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 33 The Idol of an Unknown God

is it?

No?
Celia checked the time; it was only a short time after nightfall. Even if the lights were off, it didn't mean she was fast asleep.

Even if they're asleep... Celia is determined to find out the truth.

Perhaps this is the key to breaking the deadlock.

Knock knock knock!
Celia knocked on Uncle Jack's door.

A moment later, Jack's voice came from inside.

"Who is it? It's so late."

“It’s me, Celia, who came during the day.”

"Ah? Sorcerer?"

Jack's words were full of surprise. There was a rustling sound coming from inside. After a long while, the door creaked open, and Jack, dressed in thin clothes, appeared in front of Celia.

Upon seeing Celia, he paused for a moment before awkwardly asking, "My lady, is there something you need?"

Many villagers came during the meal, including Jack. From Marina's few words, he learned that Celia might be able to resolve the anomaly at Lake Bea, confirming that she was no ordinary sorcerer.

Of course, even a regular sorcerer is a different species to ordinary people.

Celia stared into Jack's eyes and said, "Mr. Jack, I'm investigating the anomalies in Bea Village. I've discovered traces of a cult here... Do you know what a cult is?"

Jack paused for a moment, then nodded. "I know. Heretics are evil sects that only do heinous things."

“Good to know. Can I come to your house?” Celia asked.

“Well… I live alone, you… might offend your eyes.”

"Don't worry, I won't touch your things. You can watch me investigate."

"Alright then, please come in."

Celia and the puppet controlled by Rose entered the house, and the girl glanced around the room.

The house is not big, covering an area of ​​about 20 to 30 square meters, and is divided into three rooms. The entrance is the living room, and there are two rooms on each side.

In the very center of the living room, an unknown deity was being worshipped.

Celia approached the enshrined statue and stared at it.

"Mr. Jack, which god is this?" Celia asked as she sensed the statue, but she didn't detect any signs of contamination.

“This is… the all-knowing and all-powerful God of Light.” Jack’s expression flickered.

Celia, who was about to skip over it, immediately returned to the statue. "Are you sure this is the God of Light?"

"I……"

"This is neither the God of Light nor any of the twelve Olympian gods."

"I can say that," Celia said with certainty.

She couldn't actually tell which god it was because the statue's face was blurry and she couldn't make out anything, but the "holy words" made her realize that Jack was lying.

【Sacred Words】is a gift from the gods to the Holy Court. After studying it, in addition to the increasingly profound spells, it will also grant the practitioner various passive abilities, such as the ability to sense contamination and detect lies.

However, not everyone can comprehend these abilities.

Those who can cultivate the ability to perceive pollution will become Knights of Justice; those who possess the ability to detect lies will become priests or Knights of Judgment.

Those who didn't manage to fix anything were ordinary clergy.

The Holy Maiden, on the other hand, needs to comprehend most of the passive abilities.

Celia has already grasped the ability to sense pollution and detect lies, although she hasn't refined it yet. She needs to get close to detect it, and the perception is very vague and not guaranteed to be completely accurate.

The same applies to lie detectors; they are only effective if the person has not practiced lying.

Clearly, Jack hadn't practiced lying without batting an eye.

Faced with Celia's words, Jack was somewhat apprehensive. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's just that I don't know which god this statue belongs to."

Celia frowned slightly. The faint scent of pollution in the house made her uncomfortable. The statue in front of her wasn't polluting, but its unfamiliarity bothered her. Just as she was about to say something, a voice suddenly came from outside.

“Miss Celia, please let Uncle Jack go. He really doesn’t know which god this statue belongs to. It’s a gift from me to everyone.”

Celia looked up and saw Marina walking in from outside, carrying a crystal chandelier.

"Miss Marina?"

Marina's expression was complicated. "Although I don't know what you've discovered, I can assure you that these statues have absolutely nothing to do with the anomalies at Lake Bea. I can guarantee that."

“Do you know which god this is?” Celia asked.

Marina shook her head unexpectedly. "I don't know."

Celia: "?"

You gave it to everyone, didn't you know?

"This was the only request the gentlemen and ladies who sponsored me made: they hoped that I could put these ordinary stone-carved statues in all my homes."

An unknown idol?
Celia's first thought was of heresy and evil gods.

She couldn't help but glance at Ross, who was standing silently beside her.

"Mr. Ross, is this your statue?"

Does it look like me?

Celia: "..."

The features on this statue, which isn't as long as an arm, are so blurry that it doesn't resemble anyone.

If there are signs of contamination on the statue, Celia will be certain that it is a statue of an evil god.

However, there was nothing on it. There were no signs of pollution or magic. It was just an ordinary stone statue, carved by a very rough hand.

"At first, I thought these statues were related to paganism or evil gods, but when I took them to the Holy Temple, the priests there said they were just ordinary stones. They said that without their support, the school in Bea Village wouldn't be able to continue, so I..."

After a pause, Marina said, "This isn't the place to talk. Can we go somewhere else?"

Celia nodded. "Okay, but wait a minute. I've found traces of heresy here. Let me find out where they are."

"The idol is not..."

"It's not a statue."

"Ok."

Now even Marina looked at Jack with a puzzled expression.

Jack immediately raised his hand and said, "Marina, I'm not a heretic. Don't you know what kind of person I am..."

"found it."

Before Jack could finish speaking, Celia had already located the source of the contamination.

It was a bright green fishing rod made of bamboo.

Celia approached Marina with a fishing rod. "This is it. The contamination is faint, but any sorcerer will sense it upon contact."

Marina took the fishing rod in disbelief and immediately felt a very uncomfortable sensation from it, like being watched by a pack of wolves at night, which sent chills down her spine.

She instinctively let go of the fishing rod, which was then taken by Celia.

"Did you feel it? That extremely unpleasant feeling?" Celia smiled slightly.

Marina nodded; this feeling was indeed very uncomfortable.

She looked at Jack, her expression slowly becoming complicated.

The honest and kind-hearted uncle in front of me seemed like a complete stranger at this moment.

"Uncle Jack, is there anything else you want to say?"

(End of this chapter)