Clement wanted to refute. He wanted to say that as far as he knew, the Eternal Night Church had never done anything good.

And that night, he massacred all his classmates in the manor. It was obvious that they were ordinary people who had not yet mastered extraordinary abilities.

He wanted to say that the Eternal Night Church is a cult, a cult that sacrifices civilians to achieve private goals.

But he couldn't say it because the woman's hand was on his head.

"...It seems you think so too."

After a moment of silence, Mona spoke again, which made Clement's heart tighten even more.

"It's okay. Young people always think they know the truth about the world, and they judge and criticize from their own perspective. But in fact, they don't understand anything. They easily make conclusions just because they see a corner or a part of it.

"

Mona smiled softly and said, "Of course, there are also some ways of knowing the subtleties..."

"Is the 'micro' part true?"

Clement mustered up the courage to speak.

"The Eternal Night Church has indeed done some things that endanger public life and safety. For example, what Mr. Lu said that day, Death Note, if the child named Clementine succeeds, he will sacrifice the people of a city. For

I never refute or quibble about what we have done, because that will only make you look inferior."

Mona's hand caressed Clement's head, "My little Clement, you have to remember that when you are in a high position and want to do big things, it is very important to be honest. We are not politicians in the empire. Hypocrisy can only win

Everything you do must have a meaning. If it is meaningless or negative, you must admit it."

Clement was silent for a moment, he didn't know why the other party said this to him.

He couldn't find words to refute the other party, because Mona did do that. When facing the powerful man in black that day, she admitted Defias City's mistakes and bluntly said that "the Church of Evernight"

"Holy Purpose" is meaningless.

But Clement also wanted to say, if you admit your sins frankly, how can you persuade others to join?

Seeing that Clement didn't speak, Mona continued: "This is our true side, and no matter how big or small the mistake is, the shadow will be magnified and elongated by the light, because they stand in the sun, and they can say anything.

, and too strong light can also erase some shadows."

"Are you saying that Morning Crow Church is not clean?"

Clement said.

Mona chuckled lightly, "It always feels like you are speaking ill of people behind their backs, but in fact it is true. The people who die every year because of extraordinary beings actually have a greater responsibility for the Morning Support Church, but they are very good at covering up.

No one can doubt the state religion of the Sistine Empire."

Her tone was full of sarcasm, "The Goddess of Morning Embrace, the supreme god who led mankind to survive the end of the second era. What a divine incarnation. Who dares to question her? That is the belief of 'everyone' in the empire."

"That doesn't include you."

Clement said calmly.

"No……"

Mona rinsed Clement's head with warm water and moved her hands gently, "...it's us."

"I made a mistake."

Clement said slowly.

"Okay, that's all. When you grow up, there will definitely be many girls who will fall in love with you."

Mona restrained the water on Clement's head, walked sideways past him, and stepped into the bath. The thin black yukata bloomed like a lotus in the hot spring.

She was sitting at the foot of the steps of the hot spring, with the water covering her chest. She did not use any weird power to cover her cheeks today, revealing her soft and noble face. She leaned on the edge of the pool, looking up with a little laziness.

Clement, "Can you give me a shoulder rub?"

Clement nodded, inserted the dagger into the waistband of his bathing pants without any trace, knelt down behind Mona, and stretched out his hands.

Mona had turned her head and seemed to be enjoying the tranquility of the hot spring. She did not look behind her and was completely unguarded.

Clement reached for Mona's shoulder with his left hand. He moved very slowly, struggling in his heart. Finally, he reached out with his right hand, placed it on the woman's seemingly weak shoulder, and squeezed it.

"I'm a little off topic. You just asked me if I was very busy. The answer is not busy. We are mice in the shadows after all. What we can do is limited. Naturally, we don't have many things to do, but we will soon be busy."

Mona closed her eyes and felt the force behind her. In fact, with her physique, Clement was like a masseur who hadn't eaten.

"Are you going to go to war with the Church of Morning Embrace?"

Clement thought that he might find an opportunity.

Mona shook her head, "So, little Clement didn't listen to what I just said."

Clement was puzzled and just remained silent.

"Although the Church of Morning Embrace wants to erase us, and if possible, I also want to reduce some of the threatening strong men on the other side, but essentially, I don't want the Church of Morning Embrace to disappear, because they maintain order on the surface.

Their existence is indispensable before the end of the era, so we will never take the initiative to start a full-scale war with the Church of Morning Embrace."

Mona said slowly, "But the Church of Morning Embrace cannot lead mankind out of this era, because they..."

At this point, Mona's voice paused, and she smiled and shook her head.

Clement was full of doubts. Although he thought the woman in front of him was telling lies, his curiosity was indeed aroused and he wanted to know the reason.

"This is too early for Clement. On the day you become an adult, I will tell you again that you don't have to worry about anything now. You just need to study and enjoy your youth, because when you become an adult, you will find that the world has become busy.

Get up and wait for you to save me."

Mona said with a smile.

"Don't His Majesty the Pope want me to kill the strong men of the Morning Embrace Church?"

Clement asked.

Mona seemed a little tired and raised her hand to rub her eyebrows, "Our enemy is not the Church of Morning Embrace, why should I let little Clement kill them?"

She waved her hand and skipped the topic, "I just said I wanted to get busy, not because of the Church of Morning Embrace, but because the Sistine Empire is going to war with the Kingdom of Steam and Machinery."

Clement looked at the bathhouse thoughtfully. Some of the buildings inside the Eternal Night Church used technology from the country of steam and machinery. He thought it was a "miracle" before, but now he is used to it.

He knew that the Eternal Night Church should have cooperated with that industrial country, otherwise there would not be so many novel gadgets.

"Are we going to help the country of steam and machinery win the war?"

Clement asked curiously.

Mona shook her head and said something Clement could never imagine, "No, what we have to do is to stop this war."

"Why?"

Clement's eyes were filled with endless doubts.

Mona raised her head and glanced up with her beautiful eyes, "Because war will kill many people, fear, hunger, madness and other negative emotions are the soil that nourishes weirdness, and once these two countries go to war, there will be no end at all. Those endless negative emotions

Gathering together to induce the arrival of the old gods will usher in the end of this era in advance."

She raised her hand and touched Clement's face, "And we are not ready yet. You need time."

Mona retracted her hand and looked at the misty pool, "My little Clement, do you really hope that war will happen?"

Clement was silent for a while. He was a little confused at this time, "...I will follow His Holiness the Pope's decision, without any hope or disbelief."

Mona looked down at her soft cheeks in the pool, raised her wet hands and touched her cheeks, "I'm very happy to hear you say that."

Then there was a long silence, Mona seemed to fall asleep under Clement's pressure, her breathing became soft and steady.

After a while, Clement pulled away his right hand and reached for the Guardian dagger at his waist. When his hand was halfway, the woman in front of him suddenly spoke, which made Clement tremble.

"Little Clement..."

"I am here."

Mona waved her hand, "Okay, you must be very tired."

Clement was panicked and didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Mona looked at the water and suddenly sighed, "If I had given birth to a child earlier, he would have been as old as you."

Clement stood aside, not daring to speak.

Mona stood up from the pool, stepped out of the pool with her lotus feet, tapped her toes to compare Clement's height, then touched his head, and said with a gentle smile: "Although as a woman I don't want to admit it, I do

Being old, like Peter, we don't have much time."

The yukata on her body was evaporated by the extraordinary power, and a decent suit appeared with a wave of her hand, which was directly put on Clement, who was also evaporated.

Clement didn't react at all, and his clothes were changed.

Mona tapped her toes, helped Clement tie his tie, and patted him on the shoulder, seemingly satisfied, "You seem to be more energetic, our Holy Son."

Then another pair of gauntlets appeared in her hand, "You only have one guardian suit, so I got another one for you. Don't worry, although your sister has three, but you have to be confident and believe that you will always be the best.

of."

Clement took the pair of gauntlets blankly. He felt very heavy because he didn't know how many people's blood was contained in them.

His hands trembled as he touched the pair of silver gauntlets, which were engraved with complex patterns and were light and close-fitting. Although they looked ordinary now, he could faintly feel the power contained in them.

Before he had time to study the gauntlets, they disappeared from his hands again, and it was Mona who put them away.
To be continued...