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

Chapter 77 The Saintess's Entrapment
Not long after leaving the Twilight Cemetery, Celia found the way she had come from nearby and flew along the path toward Dawn City.

By this time, night had completely fallen.

In one day, she destroyed another heretical stronghold.

There is also a fourth-tier mage stationed at this stronghold.

Celia felt this was a bit outrageous.

"If another saintess were to come, would she be able to return safely?"

Celia thought about this problem.

She felt that even if Benovia came, she would probably be trapped in the heresy and wait for rescue from the outside.

Now that she thinks about it, Celia feels a chill run down her spine.

If it weren't for the fact that their magic circle happened to have a defensive mode and a self-destruct mode, and that activating both of them would have trapped them like fish in a jar, she would probably have already been captured and brainwashed by the fourth-tier mage, Suna.

"Taking risks is a good thing... but too much risk isn't good either..."

Looking at the City of Dawn that appeared before her, Celia murmured to herself, finally putting her mind at ease.

Celia decided she wouldn't take such risks anymore. She would report any discovered outposts to the local temple or school instructors instead. If she went in alone and things went wrong, she would have nowhere to turn to cry.

"This time you really overexerted yourself, and it didn't help your combat experience at all."

Ross also agreed with Celia's idea.

Back at the Mercenary Guild's temporary lodgings, Celia yawned.

Good night, Mr. Ross.

……

The next day, Celia organized the evidence she had recorded the day before. After thinking for a moment, she decided not to go directly to the Temple of Dawn to confront Wagner. Instead, she sent the evidence to Vasily, the judge priest of the Temple of Ember.

As the judge who oversees the decisions of the Archbishop of the Holy See, Vasily can come directly to handle the matter.

"The City of Dawn is a large town, and the person in charge of the temple should not be a priest, but a bishop. I wonder if that bishop is one of the same ilk..."

If not, the bishop can also resolve the issue.

To be on the safe side, Celia sent the message to Vasily and explained the situation.

Vasily was busy with other matters and it took him a long time to reply to Celia.

"City of Dawn? Okay, two hours."

Ross, who had been watching Celia make the calls the whole time, chuckled. "Weren't you planning to just storm in and kill the priest yesterday?"

“I’ll rush in and kill them. Even if I do, I’ll still be in court tomorrow.”

Celia curled her lip. "The temple priests colluding with heretics is a serious violation of the precepts. It should be judged by the tribunal and the presiding judge. The saintess is not here to do that."

Ross said, "Your evidence is probably not enough to convict them. What if they vehemently deny it? After all, apart from the fact that you actually encountered them when they returned from the Twilight Cemetery, the other records were obtained through death speech."

Deathrattle is a dark magic spell, and the Holy See would certainly not recognize it.

Wagner's conversations with the heretics alone could have easily led him to believe that he was unaware that the members of the investigation team were heretics.

"That's true... those pieces of evidence..."

After thinking it over carefully, Celia pushed open the door and left the room, arriving outside the Mercenary Guild.

"I'm going to the temple to see if I can find any evidence of wrongdoing within the Holy Court before the Knights of Discipline arrive."

Ross remained silent, curious about how Celia planned to find evidence of Wagner's crimes.

Such a serious violation of the precepts, even if there are remnants, is generally unlikely to be left inside the temple. It's more likely to be left in one of the other party's residences.

“However, there is also a way to easily obtain evidence.” Ross thought of a classic law enforcement method—

Entrapment. Celia quickly arrived at the temple, which, unlike the remote Cedar Temple, didn't directly state that money was required to see the priest.

It was just that registration was required, as there were many people ahead of him waiting to confess to the priest.

"This temple actually has three priests?"

After receiving her number, Celia glanced at it and noticed that besides Wagner's name, there were two other names on it, both of whom were priests.

"Waiting like this isn't a solution."

Remembering how she had met the High Priest at the Snow Cedar Temple, Celia found the receptionist.

"Hello, I would like to donate 10 gold coins to the temple to purchase an indulgence. Could you please help me contact Priest Wagner? He is the one who helped me atone for my sins, and I would like to give it to him personally."

With that, Celia laid out ten gold coins and placed them in front of the deacon who was receiving guests.

These are all the gold coins I smuggled from the boatman when I threw him to feed the fish.

It hurts to use coins that aren't your own.

The large order of 10 gold coins immediately made the priest take it seriously.

She took out a piece of paper with gold foil stamping, wrote "10 gold coins" on it, and then handed it to Celia with both hands. "This is your number plate. Priest Wagner is in Confessional Room 3. Just go there directly."

Celia nodded and took the paper.

It's alright that it wasn't given here.

A message was sent to Wagner that someone wanted to 'donate' 10 gold coins. The other party quickly ended the previous confession and sat in the room waiting for the important person to come in.

Celia made no attempt to conceal her appearance, and whether Wagner recognized her or not, she had a way to deal with it.

Upon entering the confessional and sitting opposite Wagner, Celia stared into his eyes and said, "Priest Wagner, hello."

"Hello, dear lady, don't be nervous, speak slowly, and the gods will forgive your sins."

“We met yesterday,” Celia said.

"Oh? Where is it?"

"Outside the cemetery at dusk, the Dusk Investigation Team."

Wagner's expression changed slightly. He quickly went through his mind and remembered the Twilight Cult pretending to be the 'Twilight Investigation Team,' and he had even helped them out.

But he doesn't seem to have seen this woman before?
When she was puzzled, Celia said, "It's normal that you can't remember. I was scouting near the camp at the time. I wasn't in the camp when Captain Baker was talking to you."

"I see." Wagner smiled, somewhat convinced but still quite puzzled.

What are you doing heretics of the Twilight Cult doing here at the temple?
Is it not good to contact them privately if a transaction is needed?

In the confessional, he wouldn't get much of the 10 gold coins; the temple would take the lion's share.

Wagner inwardly scolded the heretic before him for his lack of manners, but outwardly smiled and said, "Well then, dear lady, is there anything you need to confess? There's no need to hide it from me."

Celia tapped the table and took out a gadget that could replay yesterday's events, showing Wagner collecting the bodies of the heretics.

Meanwhile, her bracelet was secretly and faithfully recording everything.

Yes, she intends to use this to trap Wagner.

Although she was unfamiliar with entrapment tactics, after visiting the stronghold and learning about the Twilight Cult, she felt there was still a chance to trap Wagner.

“I found this by accident in the Twilight Cemetery, Priest Wagner. Is this yours?” Celia stared at Wagner and said slowly.

Wagner's expression changed, and he instantly stood up, his third-tier aura pressing down on Celia.

"Where did you get this?"

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