In the entire Holy Church, there was only one place which hadn't been explored by him. It was the only room that was left, all because his system warned him against trying to force his way through.
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At that time, he was weaker than his current self, so he was quite curious to see if it was still the same case now.
Even though that room felt like a risky place, he had a feeling that it was a risk that he had to take sooner or later.
He followed the Cardinals, occasionally speaking, his words being just as 'innocent' as ever. Even though he could see the Cardinals flaring in anger, they were very restrained for some reason.
"That's quite boring." Eventually, Eren gave up, since the Cardinals didn't look like they were going to attack him.
The Cardinals soon reached the room in the depths of the Holy Church. The signs of a recent explosion had tainted the walls somewhat darker, but it was the only place that hadn't been repaired yet.
Eren wondered if it was because the Holy Priestess was the target of that attack. Did she leave it because she wanted to be reminded of this every time she left the room?
'She is quite vengeful it seems.' Eren thought, stopping in front of the doors that had been sealed previously.
The Cardinals stepped back after bringing him here. Without saying a single word, they turned around and left the place.
After the Cardinals left, the doors closed on their own, revealing complete darkness inside.
Even with his heightened senses, Eren failed to see inside the room. It was as if an unknown force was preventing any observation. The only way to look inside the room was to step inside himself.
"Please enter." The Holy Priestess' voice came from inside, just as calm as ever.
Even though she knew that he was behind everything, her voice didn't carry even the slightest of hatred. It was as if she had complete control over her reactions.
The calmer she was, the more suspicious Eren felt. Just what was inside this room? Why did she want to meet him here?
Even if she did let someone know, it couldn't be more than one or two people. How could he find them randomly? Moreover, the rewards were really insignificant.
His stats were over ten thousand for everything. The increase of ten didn't feel like a reward. If anything, he felt that the escape talisman was more useful.
It had also helped him escape the restrictions of Mist previously, when his life was on the line. If he wanted to know what was inside this room, the escape talisman was his biggest weapon.
He took a deep breath and selected the first option. A Talisman appeared in his inventory. He quickly called out the talisman and kept it in his hand, hiding it within his fist so that it could be activated at any moment.
"How could I leave without even seeing the charming face of the Priestess?" he told the Holy Priestess as he stepped forward.
He couldn't see the reaction of the Priestess to his words. However, he was certain her expressions didn't look good.
Just as he had expected, the Holy Priestess clicked her tongue in disgust at his attempt at flirting.
She silently waited for Eren to enter. Beyond the threshold of this room, was the territory of the Goddess. No other territory could affect it.
As long as Eren was inside, she could have complete control over his life and death. After all, not a single person who had entered this place left alive.
Eren had already gone too far by scheming against her. At this point, she didn't care about antagonizing the citizens to that extent.
The only reason she hadn't gone to kill Eren herself was because she was worried about his helper who could affect the eternal domain of the goddess.
As long as Eren was inside, no help was going to come for him. He was coming to death himself, and she couldn't be happier.
Unaware of the Priestess' thoughts, Eren stepped inside the room, feeling as if he had entered another spatial realm.
He would have wondered if it was his misconception if he didn't feel the same sickness he felt every time he went through a portal.
This was truly a different world within itself.