Female priests: Can pastors only be bullied?

The consciousness that had fallen into the abyss gradually regained a bit of clarity.

After an unknown amount of time, Ito opened his eyes dazedly.

What catches your eye is the tan wooden roof, and the air is filled with the faint scent of wisteria.

Waves of numbness came from my limbs, and my brain, which had just awakened, felt a little dizzy.

"Where... am I...?"

Murmuring in confusion, those dead eyes stared quietly at the ceiling.

There is always an illusion that it is not real.

"You finally woke up, Ito. You know, I was worried about you."

A familiar lazy voice came to my ears.

Looking to the side, I found Lucy sitting there calmly with her arms folded across her chest and yawning.

The distance between the two is very close.

"How could you-"

He was a little dazed inside.

Before he could finish his words, previous memories suddenly rushed into his brain like a tide.

Do not enter the crystal cave, see the red crystals, and...

The final blur of madness...

In an instant, Ito's eyes widened and his breathing seemed to slow down for a beat.

"It seems you remembered. Sorry, I went too far."

Although she was apologizing, the corners of her lips were slightly raised.

"Why...can you tell me why you did that..."

It wasn't as devastating as Lucy had imagined.

Ito's face was calm, like a lake without any ripples.

But there was a dead despair in his words.

"You...really just like me?

I can’t feel your love...Lucy, this is the first time I feel you are so strange..."

Lucy frowned slightly and gradually loosened her arms.

"What do you mean?"

Ito looked at her with a sad smile on his face.

"Like? That's just hypnotizing yourself.

Are you the same as them, using me as a tool to vent your anger?"

“No—, I didn’t.

Not from the beginning to the end.”

"Your words are no longer worthy of my trust."

He looked away from Lucy.

“Just like you said before.

I was deceived... and me too."

There was a deep despair in those light blue eyes.

"Just go..."

"No, I can't leave."

"why?"

"Because I'm afraid you'll commit suicide?"

“…..

How do I commit suicide?

"I do not know."

Ito was slightly stunned.

The Lucy in front of him only gave him a sense of strangeness.

"You should have noticed something."

Lucy lowered her eyes and spoke softly.

Ito looked at her in confusion and said nothing.

"Some truths, when the red crystal enters your body."

Ito was stunned again.

Following her words, the feeling of the red crystal piercing my body instantly came to my mind.

There was no physical pain, only a tingling sensation in the mind.

Within 0.05 seconds of the red crystal entering my body, a picture seemed to flash through my mind...

Picture...

What's the picture coming...

Izuku frowned, thinking hard.

Red and broken.

The purple shadow covered the sky and the sun, and the whole world seemed to be filled with only red and purple...

Everything in the world seemed to stop.

Your own...

My hands seem to...

It seems like he's holding something...

But I just can't remember it.

Covering his aching head, Ito couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.

What happened just now?

Seeing Ito's reaction, Lucy nodded thoughtfully.

“It seems you did see a little bit.

But I guess I’m confused.”

"What on earth do you want to do? Who are you?"

Lucy looked at Ito with an innocent look.

"I am Lucy.

It's just Lucy who knows all the truth.

I am not who I was before. "

Izuku's frown deepened.

"Is it the influence of that 'Red Crystal'? You have really changed, Lucy."

"Yes...or no."

The atmosphere became silent for a moment.

Izuku slowly sat up and pulled at his collar.

When he saw the cherry blossom mark on the chest, his eyes showed surprise.

He looked at Lucy in amazement.

"My chest..."

"There are only two left," Lucy answered first.

"You did that to me twice?!"

"No, I don't. Even if I did it twice at once, it would only consume one petal."

She shook her head, paused, and then spoke suspiciously.

"Don't you know?"

"What do you mean?"

"Is the cherry blossom petal on the chest 'fake'?"

"Fake? What did you say? How could it be fake!"

"When I used magic to examine your body, I discovered that one of the cherry petals on your chest was fake.

There were four petals on your chest, but now there are only three left.

Based on my observation, it should be a magical pattern that can be specifically attached to the body.

It can transform into a specified appearance and then attach itself to someone else or yourself.

Simply put, it is like a tattoo on the body, and it is extremely realistic and difficult to detect.

It can only be removed by using special magic.

So you really only have three petals, but someone manipulated you to make you think you have four petals."

Ito just froze in place.

Lucy's words kept echoing in my mind.

this...

How can this be? !

I obviously don’t have four petals? I haven’t been scolded before!

What's going on here?

I couldn't believe it in my heart, but there were indeed only two halves left in my chest.

The previous calmness completely collapsed.

In half a year, I was molested ten times.

If the last two petals are gone, then I really can't go back!

No! He doesn't want to stay in this damn place!

Instantly, he looked at Lucy in panic.

"Wait! What on earth is going on! I'm clearly not—"

Before he could finish his words, the tightly closed door suddenly opened.

When Anna came in, she saw Ito sitting on the bed, and a look of surprise instantly appeared on her face.

"Hey? Ito, you're awake!"

Anna hurriedly walked forward and came in front of Ito in surprise.

However, when she saw the collapse on his face, the surprise on her face froze.

Following his gaze, Anna looked at Lucy.

Anna's stretched brows wrinkled slightly, and her eyes narrowed.

what happened?

Why does Ito have such an expression?

"Hey! Lucy, what happened?"

Lucy looked at her coldly, completely different from her previous reserved look.

"roll--"

Anna was stunned for a moment.

I never expected that Lucy would dare to talk to me like this.

"Wait, you...what did you just say?"

“I said ‘get out’, is that a problem?

You were the one who attacked my brother Yi first, a bastard like you should die miserably..."

Her eyes were still cold, as if they came from an frozen hell.

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