A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 60: Whose leader sits at the same table as the gods?

"Chu Zihang, you wait. When you are free, my bullet will surely hit your heart."

As Chu Zihang was carrying his tray and looking for a seat in the Kassel cafeteria, a boy suddenly appeared in front of him, chattering confidently.

After glancing at him, Chu Zihang realized he didn't recognize him and politely asked, "May I ask who you are?"

"!" The student felt a deep cold coming on, and his face gradually turned red: "You! Just as rumored, you look down on people. Then remember this, I am the Foreign Affairs Committee member under Chairman Caesar, Sally Ben."

"What?!" Chu Zihang fell silent as the Provocateur Potion within his body was further digested.

He genuinely didn't know this student, Sally, and even asking her "Who are you?" was considered a provocation.
As expected, staying inside the academy was the right decision; digesting the Provocateur Potion was much faster than going on missions outside.

The progress is encouraging.

Chu Zihang had to thank Caesar, because he recruited the most members in the student council, and he would always run into a few student council members to give them a little provocation in order to digest the potion.

Of course, Chu Zihang made a note of them, and he could repay them in the future if the opportunity arose.

Putting his wandering thoughts aside, Chu Zihang prepared to eat quickly, as there was an old church gathering afterwards.

……

"Minister, Minister Fingel, what's wrong with you?" The paparazzi intercepted Fingel outside the library, looking distressed.

"Have you forgotten our dream? Didn't we agree to be Kassel's most elite gossip reporters? To dig up all the big scoops from the principal and vice-principal? Minister, have you forgotten that vow?"

"Enough with the nonsense." The paparazzi teammate who accompanied him took out a few photos: "Minister, we've gotten a lot of good news lately, can you help us come up with a headline?"

"The former red-haired shrine maiden is venturing into psychotherapy. I can't think of any catchy headlines, so I can only rely on you, Fingel. And this one, 'The cold-faced killer Chu Zihang is frequently provoking the student council.' You can help me come up with a headline for this kind of explosive story."

Fingel calmly pushed the two away: "Sorry, I just want to study right now."

These words stumped the two paparazzi. What nonsense was this senior who had repeated seven years and was about to repeat his eighth?

What were you doing earlier?
And in the very beginning, wasn't it you, the guy who loves to leak gossip, who dragged them both into the paparazzi team?
How come you've suddenly transformed into someone who's practically living in a library?

The two looked at each other, and one of them pointed to the photo in the other's hand of Chen Motong working in the psychological counseling room: "How about we send Fingel to see him? This is definitely a psychological problem!"

……

"Teacher Fushan, I'll head back now." Chen Motong packed her things and hurried out.

Masashi Tomiyama waved his hand dismissively, while wondering why Nono had postponed her appointment from this afternoon to tomorrow, when she had a date on Monday afternoon.
He was an expert in interpreting human micro-expressions, but it seemed to be useless against Chen Motong, and he couldn't glean any useful information from her.

This is probably what the Chinese saying "the younger generation surpasses the older generation" means.
Chen Motong didn't care about Masashi Tomiyama's thoughts, but was instead filled with joy and anticipation for today's gathering.

During this time, she used her mind-reading ability to guide many students and seniors to fully digest the potion and also obtain the Sequence 7 psychologist's formula.

Unfortunately, I don't have enough contribution points to exchange for the materials. I just hope that I can trade for this potion's main ingredient at today's gathering.

……

Six crimson streaks erupted and spread before the six people's eyes, instantly reaching above the gray mist.

Chu Zihang and his three companions immediately noticed that there were new people at the gathering.

A black-haired woman and a red-haired woman appeared at the second and third seats on the right side of the long bronze table, respectively. Chu Zihang's gaze was fixed on Erii's long red hair. Why is she red-haired again? Wait, she's wearing... a Japanese shrine maiden's outfit?
He remembered that Chen Motong didn't have this outfit, so...?
As Chu Zihang pondered, his gaze shifted to Chen Motong's hat. Since the first gathering, the dreamer lady had been wearing a hat.

Xu Lie and Finger, on the other hand, were quite relaxed, clapping enthusiastically to welcome the newcomers.

Chen Motong noticed Chu Zihang's gaze but did not respond. She simply observed the two newcomers with curiosity, subconsciously entering audience mode.

The black-haired newcomer seemed a bit cautious and nervous? That's normal; everyone is like that on their first time at a party. Judging from his body language, he's usually a very gentle person.

Of course, what Chen Motong was most interested in was the newcomer who, like her, had long red hair. Hmm? Why does this red-haired newcomer seem so childlike?
The braver child kept looking around, showing no fear, only boundless curiosity.

The Fool, seated at the head of the table, finally spoke: "I am delighted to welcome two more companions to us."

A wisp of gray mist swirled towards Makoto Aso: "This is Lady Moon."

They surged toward Erii again: "This is Ms. Men."

"Let me introduce you again. This is Ms. Dreamer, and from left to right, Mr. Mistake..."

Asou Makoto instantly raised his head and looked straight at Xu Lie, unable to hide his shock. Erii also looked over and even raised her right hand and waved slightly.

Putting Erii aside, Aso was genuinely terrified.

Error? Isn't Error the deity worshipped in the Tokyo Diocese?

Aso was completely confused. How could her own god be sitting here, having a gathering with her?
Wasn't the gathering Xu Lie mentioned earlier a gathering of bishops from various dioceses?

Ask any church, and see if any bishop can sit at the same table with their god.

Chen Motong, Chu Zihang, and Finger are all shrewd individuals. Although they don't say it, they all start to think that Ms. Moon and Ms. Door should know Mr. Error in reality.

It's even possible that Mr. Wrong recommended them to join.

The Fool did not stop introducing the members because of their inner thoughts, but continued to help them get to know each other through the surging gray mist: "This is Mr. Red Priest, and this is Mr. White Tower."

Aso Shin didn't care about anything else. Her instincts, honed by years of Japanese education, made her habitually bow slightly to the group: "Gentlemen, please take care of me."

After the greetings, Asou Makoto's hands, hidden behind the bronze table, were tightly intertwined as he tried to stay awake. Was this the gathering Xu Jun had mentioned? And what was this code name, "Error"?
What is going on?

Xu Jun had instructed her beforehand to keep it a secret and not reveal it, meaning she couldn't say that the wrong adult was a god.
Erii had no idea what the others were thinking. All she knew was that Xu Lie had taken her to a meeting of the old church and said she could try to make new friends.

She had also been informed in advance that there were no Words of Judgment above the gray fog, so there was nothing to worry about and she could just speak directly.

Erii's main characteristic is her obedient and well-behaved demeanor: "Hello everyone, my hobbies are anime, games, and going out to play."

Xu Lie, Fingel, and Chen Motong all clapped enthusiastically: "Welcome, welcome! Our church is truly growing stronger every day!"

"That's great. In the past, I was the only girl at gatherings. There were too many men and too few women, and I always felt a little lonely."

In fact, including Chu Zihang, who remained silent, the three of them had already deduced from the slight bow that Ms. Moon was from Japan.

But when faced with the extremely innocent Erii, the three of them couldn't see anything. They couldn't just assume that Ms. Kado was from Japan based on a shrine maiden outfit, could they?

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