Chapter 24:
Chapter 24 — The Temple Visit
Summoned To Another World
The Next Day...
Jay was ready for his outing, giving Lena a piggyback ride.「A'ight, let's go, Princess.」「OK, Papa!」「See you two!」 Jay called back to Iris.Iris, already immersed in a book, gave a pointed instruction.「OK. Oh, and Lena, make sure he behaves, OK?」「I will, Mama!」「C'mon, I'm not that bad, am I?」 Jay protested.「Knowing you, you'd probably kill someone if they looked at Lena the wrong way. I'm just ensuring we don't get kicked out again.」「...Sighs... Fine, I'll back down.」「OK, that's good enough.」Iris giggled to herself.At The Temple...
Lena was wide-eyed at the size of the holy structure.「Wow, the Temple is big! Papa, will we live in a house this big, too?」「No, we won't.」「Why, Papa?」「Ours will be bigger.」「Yah, you're right. ...Then they went in...」A stern-faced Priest immediately blocked their path.「Sorry, but those creatures aren't allowed in here.」Jay stopped, his expression hardening.「You know, the Mother Goddess you all worship was all loving.」「Tch! Are you attempting to speak blasphemy?」「No. What I'm saying is, ...Serious... she's a Deity, a higher being... Don't try to view her as a human, who knows, she could've been a demi-human.」The Priest swelled with anger.「You insolent little cur! Do you know what you just said?!」「Yes, I did. 'Cos a Deity who's only seen by Saints and Saintesses as a woman but has no specific race can't be claimed to have been 100% human with features. Besides, ...Points to a painting... isn't it already blasphemous that you gave her a race and face in that painting and all the others in your other churches? Honestly, you are the true hypocrite... Claiming to be priests, and at the sight of a demi-human, you cast judgment!」Lena watched her Papa with adoration.【Papa's defending me again!】「Truly. ...Then a crowd gathered... Isn't your Goddess saddened by those acts? You claim to love but show none if they're not of your race. You charge people for the holy magic you can use, but she used it for free... I dare say, and I do: a Deity whose followers can't follow her example have no business standing in a Temple! ...Points at the Priest... Neither do they belong in those garments!」A much older, authoritative man approached, his presence commanding respect.「Oh, what should a priest be like?」 Randall, the Pope, inquired smoothly.「Honestly, they should probably follow Lisa's example. She showed compassion to my Princess, even though her attitude could use some work, though. But if she can do it, what's so hard for them to do it? ...Then everyone was shocked...」The disgraced Priest exploded with fury.「YOU INSOLENT BOY! DON'T YOU KNOW IN WHOSE PRESENCE YOU STAND IN?!」Randall waved the man away, his focus entirely on Jay.「It's OK. I can introduce myself. Hi there, Adventurer. I'm the Pope of all the Goddess Trinitia Temples in the Kingdom. May I know your name?」「It's Jay Lancer, and this is my Princess—」「Hi, I'm Lena Lancer!」「Err... Lena, stop that. It's kinda embarrassing.」「So Papa can get embarrassed? Hmph, I won't!」「...Sighs... You're acting like your Mom right now.」「Oh, why'd you stop her?」 Randall asked, intrigued.「Well, it's not official yet, or can't be made official, 'cos I heard I have to get her baptized and prove it for that to happen if I want to adopt her into my family.」「I see. So this slave girl means that much to you?」「Yah, my daughter means the world to me. ...Bows... So please, Pope, can you baptize her?」Lena, horrified, stepped in front of Jay.「No, Papa! You don't have to bow for my sake! Please, Papa!」「It's OK, Princess. For you, I'll do anything, OK?」「...Sappy... OK, Papa!」「You may raise your head.」「OK. ...Stops bowing... So, do I pass the test? ...Smirks...」「Yes, you do.」Suddenly, a set of synchronized cuts appeared on both Randall and Jay's clothes. Everyone watching was utterly bewildered.
「...Confused... Papa, your clothes! What happened?」「Oh, nothing much. Me and the Pope just had a little fight, that's all.」「When?」「When he came to us.」Randall smoothed his robes, a faint smile on his face.「I must say, little one, your Papa is really strong.」「I know! Papa's the strongest in the Kingdom! ...Jay picks her up...」「Stop that, Lena! You'll get me flustered.」「...Laughs... Oh, how I miss that feeling of a daughter thinking you're the coolest person in the world! Treasure it, Jay Lancer, before she grows up.」「I will, sir.」「Let's go to the garden. We can talk there, and I'll get her baptized.」「OK.」
20 Minutes Later...
Jay was ready for his outing, giving Lena a piggyback ride.「A'ight, let's go, Princess.」「OK, Papa!」「See you two!」 Jay called back to Iris.Iris, already immersed in a book, gave a pointed instruction.「OK. Oh, and Lena, make sure he behaves, OK?」「I will, Mama!」「C'mon, I'm not that bad, am I?」 Jay protested.「Knowing you, you'd probably kill someone if they looked at Lena the wrong way. I'm just ensuring we don't get kicked out again.」「...Sighs... Fine, I'll back down.」「OK, that's good enough.」Iris giggled to herself.At The Temple...
Lena was wide-eyed at the size of the holy structure.「Wow, the Temple is big! Papa, will we live in a house this big, too?」「No, we won't.」「Why, Papa?」「Ours will be bigger.」「Yah, you're right. ...Then they went in...」A stern-faced Priest immediately blocked their path.「Sorry, but those creatures aren't allowed in here.」Jay stopped, his expression hardening.「You know, the Mother Goddess you all worship was all loving.」「Tch! Are you attempting to speak blasphemy?」「No. What I'm saying is, ...Serious... she's a Deity, a higher being... Don't try to view her as a human, who knows, she could've been a demi-human.」The Priest swelled with anger.「You insolent little cur! Do you know what you just said?!」「Yes, I did. 'Cos a Deity who's only seen by Saints and Saintesses as a woman but has no specific race can't be claimed to have been 100% human with features. Besides, ...Points to a painting... isn't it already blasphemous that you gave her a race and face in that painting and all the others in your other churches? Honestly, you are the true hypocrite... Claiming to be priests, and at the sight of a demi-human, you cast judgment!」Lena watched her Papa with adoration.【Papa's defending me again!】「Truly. ...Then a crowd gathered... Isn't your Goddess saddened by those acts? You claim to love but show none if they're not of your race. You charge people for the holy magic you can use, but she used it for free... I dare say, and I do: a Deity whose followers can't follow her example have no business standing in a Temple! ...Points at the Priest... Neither do they belong in those garments!」A much older, authoritative man approached, his presence commanding respect.「Oh, what should a priest be like?」 Randall, the Pope, inquired smoothly.「Honestly, they should probably follow Lisa's example. She showed compassion to my Princess, even though her attitude could use some work, though. But if she can do it, what's so hard for them to do it? ...Then everyone was shocked...」The disgraced Priest exploded with fury.「YOU INSOLENT BOY! DON'T YOU KNOW IN WHOSE PRESENCE YOU STAND IN?!」Randall waved the man away, his focus entirely on Jay.「It's OK. I can introduce myself. Hi there, Adventurer. I'm the Pope of all the Goddess Trinitia Temples in the Kingdom. May I know your name?」「It's Jay Lancer, and this is my Princess—」「Hi, I'm Lena Lancer!」「Err... Lena, stop that. It's kinda embarrassing.」「So Papa can get embarrassed? Hmph, I won't!」「...Sighs... You're acting like your Mom right now.」「Oh, why'd you stop her?」 Randall asked, intrigued.「Well, it's not official yet, or can't be made official, 'cos I heard I have to get her baptized and prove it for that to happen if I want to adopt her into my family.」「I see. So this slave girl means that much to you?」「Yah, my daughter means the world to me. ...Bows... So please, Pope, can you baptize her?」Lena, horrified, stepped in front of Jay.「No, Papa! You don't have to bow for my sake! Please, Papa!」「It's OK, Princess. For you, I'll do anything, OK?」「...Sappy... OK, Papa!」「You may raise your head.」「OK. ...Stops bowing... So, do I pass the test? ...Smirks...」「Yes, you do.」Suddenly, a set of synchronized cuts appeared on both Randall and Jay's clothes. Everyone watching was utterly bewildered.
「...Confused... Papa, your clothes! What happened?」「Oh, nothing much. Me and the Pope just had a little fight, that's all.」「When?」「When he came to us.」Randall smoothed his robes, a faint smile on his face.「I must say, little one, your Papa is really strong.」「I know! Papa's the strongest in the Kingdom! ...Jay picks her up...」「Stop that, Lena! You'll get me flustered.」「...Laughs... Oh, how I miss that feeling of a daughter thinking you're the coolest person in the world! Treasure it, Jay Lancer, before she grows up.」「I will, sir.」「Let's go to the garden. We can talk there, and I'll get her baptized.」「OK.」
20 Minutes Later...
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