Chapter 194 - Rias's aura was so strong!!
Under Asia's comfort, Xenovia and Irina didn't cry as hard as before, but sobbed softly.
"What happened to these two today?" Looking at the people next to him, Roy asked speechlessly.
"According to what they said, they received an assignment from the Church this morning," Rias explained.
The Excaliburs they wielded were forged from fragments. On the second day after Kokabiel was defeated, Church personnel came to recover the Excaliburs. In addition to the three Excaliburs stolen by Kokabiel, the two Excaliburs from Xenovia and Irina were also recovered.
As for why even their Excaliburs were recovered... it was very simple. The two of them truthfully reported what happened in Kuoh Town to the Church. They had performed poorly in the Kokabiel affair. The Church also used the reason of cooperating with Devils to keep the two of them temporarily in Kuoh Town, awaiting the Church's decision.
Although the three Factions were preparing for peace talks, not many people knew the news, so it was not surprising that the Church used this reason. Xenovia and Irina had also accepted this.
"It now appears both of them have been permanently excommunicated by the Church, which no longer recognizes them as believers." Rias shrugged and said, "The Church also strictly prohibits them from calling themselves members of the Church."
Xenovia and Irina thought they would be able to return after a while, but they never expected such bad news. The helpless two could only knock on the door of Roy's villa early again, seeking comfort here. After all, in Kuoh Town, the two had no relatives, and only Asia could barely be regarded as their friend.
"So it's this." Roy nodded; this was expected.
"Roy, it looks like you already guessed it?" Rias looked at Roy's expression and asked curiously.
"The system left by the God of the Bible is actually very fragile. With Michael's ability, there is no way to make it work and it's difficult to correct it." Roy didn't deny it; this was information already known from the plot.
"If believers like them who know that the God of the Bible is dead continue to stay in the Church, it may cause disorder in the system's operation, bring more troubles, and even more tragedies like Asia's." Roy glanced at Xenovia and Irina and said, "So, expelling them is the best way."
If the two of them hadn't heard the news that the God of the Bible was dead, they might still have been able to return to the Church. Just like in the plot, Irina was the first to be severely injured and fainted in the Kokabiel incident, so she didn't hear the news about the death of the God. On the contrary, it was Xenovia who fought until the arrival of Vali and got the news.
The result of the Church's handling of the two was that Irina was still able to return to the Church, while Xenovia was expelled. Now, both of them had learned the news that the God was dead. For the future stability of the Church, they can only be expelled.
"Yes, there is nothing the Church can do about it," Xenovia said sadly. The two did not resent the Church but lamented the impermanence of the world.
"Xenovia, what should we do in the future? The faith can no longer protect us, and now we don't even have a shelter," Irina's eyes were full of confusion.
"I don't know. I'm also very confused right now." Xenovia shook her head; she didn't have any clue. As Holy Sword users trained by the Church since childhood, they had no other goals before. They just wanted to be good believers, and their plans for the future were also related to the Church. But now, the Church had suddenly expelled them, leaving the two of them at a loss.
"In that case, how about the two of you stay in Kuoh Town?" Rias's eyes lit up, and a tempting look appeared on her pretty face.
"Stay in Kuoh Town?" Both Xenovia and Irina set their eyes on Rias.
"Yes, you are about the same age as us." Rias nodded and said, "You have nowhere to go anyway, so why not go to Kuoh Academy like Asia? What do you think?"
"Okay." Xenovia nodded without thinking.
"???" Irina looked at her companion in bewilderment, wondering what was going on in her mind. She had agreed a little too quickly.
"Continue to associate with Devils?" Irina was a little embarrassed.
"Have you forgotten? The peace talks between the three Factions are inevitable. By then, the Devils and the Church will also enter a period of peace. Cooperation with Devils will become the norm." Rias was not angry, but explained persuasively, "If you continue to hold the same prejudice as before and regard Devils as incompatible enemies, it is not a wise move."
"Okay... that seems to be right." Rias's aura was strong, and her words were well founded. Irina was stunned for a while.
"That's good." Rias said decisively, "You two go to school with us later, and I will help you arrange the admission procedures."
The two were thus arranged by Rias.
"You two go and wash your faces first, and then go to school with us after you have breakfast," Rias instructed. The two of them had stayed with Asia in the villa for the past two days and knew the layout well, so they went to the bathroom on their own.
"Roy, I will be going back to underworld for the next few days." After the two left, Rias whispered her thoughts to Roy.
Looking in Rias's eyes, Roy nodded and said, "Did you see an opportunity with those two?"
"Holy Sword users that the Church has trained since childhood... they're not inferior to Kiba. Of course I'm interested." Rias admitted frankly. "Anyway, they are no longer members of the Church, and I don't want to miss this chance."
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