Logan took the phone and kept his eyes on Vincent: "How dangerous is this [Land of Sins] supernova challenge?"

Vincent lit a cigarette and took a slow puff before explaining."Inside the 'Land of Sins' are all the criminals, monsters, and forbidden beings that The Black Church has captured. To become a supernova, you have to clear out all the evil inside. But since The Black Church was founded, very few people have ever managed to do that."

Hearing this, Logan felt his heart sink. "From what I know, people who complete the challenge and become a supernova can break through to the [Saint Stage], right? Then why doesn't the Pope take part in it?"

Vincent rolled his eyes. "Because the Pope is scared of dying! Plus, The Black Church has its own way of passing down power. The Pope has a safe and sure path to get stronger — no need to take risks."

Logan didn't expect The Black Church to be so cruel to its Imperial Princesses. It gave a chance to escape fate, but that chance was almost impossible.

Thinking about it, Logan snapped his fingers and put out Vincent's cigarette. He frowned and asked."How many familiar tamers and monsters are in the 'Land of Sins'?"

Vincent gave Logan a look and picked up the cigarette from the floor. He blew on it and said."This was a limited edition — such a waste."

Then he took a deep puff and coughed."Who knows how many creatures are in there? The place has been around for 300 years. If all those familiar tamers and monsters are still alive, it's a terrifying number."

After saying that, Vincent was afraid Logan would take his cigarette again. He quickly vanished in a flash.

Logan watched where Vincent disappeared and then opened his [Space Restriction] ability. After that, he turned on Fischl's phone.

In the phone's favorites, there was only one lonely video file.

Logan opened it, and Fischl's voice came out right away.

"Logan, I'm sorry for reaching out to you this way. Because of my emotional block, I can't explain everything to you in person."

"Although my time in the Human Federation was short, it was the best time of my life. I'm sorry for controlling Tracy and Yura. I'm also sorry for using you and your friends."

"I and my sister are both Imperial Princesses. My sister was sacrificed to The Black Church's ultimate weapon when I was very young. I don't know what it was, but it took the lives of enemies and everything else about my sister."

"Every time I think about my own fate, I feel a struggle inside me. Even though my emotions are taken away regularly, the wish to survive always stays with me. I don't want to die like my sister."

"So I started searching for a way to escape my fate. I began to seek strength. Vincent used to be my sister's best friend. He loved her and felt guilty about her death. I used him to learn the [Slime Battle Style]. But I wasn't as strong as you. The messy slime almost made me look ridiculous."

"Later, I worked hard to stand out among the Imperial Princesses. I joined MayaArchbishop's school and began learning the special battle style of the Imperial Princesses. During that time, I defeated all the other Imperial Princesses and became the best among them. That's how I got the chance to challenge the [supernova]."

"To pass the challenge, I had Vincent send people into the Human Federation to bring back the 'Three-Headed Hell Wolf.' Then I could become its next master and try to learn the [Three-Headed Hell Wolf Battle Style]. But you, you bad guy, messed up our plan. You had NataliaCity Lord guarding you, and Vincent couldn't get Kerparos back because there was no chance."

"Plus, because you've been doing so well, Vincent always praises you. That made me curious and I came to the Human Federation myself. Everything here is so beautiful — the good wine, the sweet pastries, the delicious roasted meat. These are all things The Black Church has never had. Experiencing them made me very happy."

"Also... there were times when I saw Yelena and Sawako holding your hand. They even... they even went without clothes with you. I was really curious about what that felt like."

"I actually wanted to try it with you before going back to The Black Church. But I only dared to ask for a kiss. Now that I think about it, I feel a little regretful. In the coming time, my world will once again return to a place without emotions or colors. Logan, my mind will remember everything we went through. It will keep searching for your help to survive and succeed. But my heart, my feelings — I don't want to forget them before I say them out loud."

"Logan! If there's another chance, can we go out on a date? Do all couples do? I... I actually... like you."

At that moment, the video ended, and Fischl's voice stopped suddenly.

Logan silently stared at the phone until the screen turned off, then let out a long breath.

He came to The Black Church just to get something for himself. But things were different now.

There was a girl who needed him, and she had just confessed to him in a real and sincere way.

Thinking about this, Logan opened his [Space Sensing] ability and immediately found Vincent's location.

Then he took a step forward and appeared right in front of Vincent.

At that moment, Vincent was sitting at his workbench, rubbing tobacco in one hand and using glue in the other. He was busy and happy.

"What are you doing?" Logan walked over, picked up a cigar, looked at the logo, and frowned. "Why are you still making fake cigarettes?"

Vincent, caught in the act, glared at Logan. "You wouldn't understand how expensive it is to be a smoker. I just try to save a little bit."

Logan rolled his eyes. "You're just doing it to show off!"

Vincent smiled. "My skills are good. The girls in the bar always come to me when I pull out a cigarette. No one can tell they're fake."

Logan smirked and kicked Vincent off his seat. "I watched the video Fischl left for me. I want to know everything about her past — including her sister."

When Logan mentioned Fischl's sister, Vincent's expression suddenly turned sad. "Her sister wasn't chosen as an Imperial Princess at first. She studied under the same teacher as me, The Seventh Holy City City Lord. She had the chance to become the Archbishop of The Seventh Holy City."

At that, Vincent pulled out a box of cigars from the drawer and took out the most expensive one to light it.

Logan saw the seal on the cigar and raised an eyebrow. "You even make the fake seal this realistic?"

Vincent smirked, but his sad mood was broken by Logan. "You bastard, this is a real cigar! I don't want to smoke fake ones while telling her story!"

Seeing Vincent get excited, Logan smiled and sat down on the floor, taking a cigar and lighting it up. "It's boring to smoke alone. I'll keep you company."

Vincent didn't argue and slowly started telling the story.

It turned out that Fischl's sister was named Adela. She was Vincent's classmate and lover.

The Seventh Archbishop, Mammon, really liked Adela and even planned to retire early so she could take over as the Archbishop.

But one day, a terrible event happened in the underground of The First Holy City. A nameless, terrifying presence woke up.

That night, all the people in The First Holy City and the four connected Holy Cities fell into nightmares and went mad.

Some of them turned into monsters in their dreams and were locked up in the [Land of Sins].

Others were killed in the nightmares and died in real life at the same time.

In one night, the death and injury rate in the four Holy Cities reached 85%.

To stop the monsters, the previous Pope, along with two Imperial Princesses, activated the ultimate weapon. That's how they managed to suppress the terrifying presence.

But the cost was high. The Pope and the two Imperial Princesses were all killed.

After that, Pope David took over. He knew the terrifying presence could wake up again at any time.

So, Pope David led the whole Black Church to find girls with the potential to become Imperial Princesses and trained them.

That's how Adela and Fischl were chosen as candidates.

At this point, Logan frowned. "So Adela also died to stop that scary thing? What kind of weapon needs an Imperial Princess to be sacrificed just to start it?"

Vincent took a big puff of his cigar and said angrily."What the hell is that thing? What the hell is that so-called ultimate weapon? The whole Black Church was just tricked by the Pope!"

At this, Vincent's eyes were full of red, and he stared hard at Logan. "The real cause of the nightmare in the Holy Cities, that so-called nameless terror — it was the Black Church's own ultimate weapon!"

At this, Logan's eyes widened. "So… you mean…?"

Vincent loosened his grip on Logan's hand and let it drop to his side. "You're right. The Black Church's ultimate weapon is a terrible monster. The Pope wanted to control it, so he needed to sacrifice the life and soul of an Imperial Princess. Because Imperial Princesses have strong life energy and pure, emotionless souls — they were the best sacrifice."

At this, tears rolled down Vincent's face, and his voice was shaky. "Adela… Adela gave her life to stop that thing from going out of control again."

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