Chapter 1001: Asia's Past

Hearing Leone's words, Tachiro Shirone was also somewhat stunned.

"You are going to take her in?"

"After all, such a cute and pure child is truly a rare sight. If she were to be killed just like that by those guys with black wings, it would really be a pity, wouldn't it?" Leone shrugged and said. "Lingyun, what do you think?"

Lingyun pondered for a moment, then nodded. After all, the current Asia had not yet encountered the protagonist of this world, Hyoudou Issei, and the Sacred Gear she possessed was not oriented toward combat. Now that she had been targeted by Fallen Angels, she was clearly in danger. Since he had run into such a matter, it wouldn't hurt to intervene.

"I, can I stay?" A trace of surprise appeared on Asia's face.

"You can. Lingyun, this child might have a lot of common topics with Xia Yin!" Tokisaki Kurumi looked at the innocent girl in front of her, a hint of a smile on her face.

"Who is Miss Xia Yin?" Asia asked with some confusion.

"She is one of our companions. If there is a chance, you might be able to meet her too!" Tokisaki Kurumi said with a smile.

Tachiro Shirone, who was to the side, could not help but frown, clearly somewhat disapproving of Lingyun's actions. But in the end, she did not say anything. After all, Lingyun was a human, not a Devil. Even if Lingyun caused a conflict with the Fallen Angels because he took Asia in, it would not implicate the balance between the Devils and the Fallen Angels. However, this thought still made Tachiro Shirone feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"Asia, can you tell us your story?" Leone looked at Asia in front of her with some curiosity; she always felt that Asia was a child with a story.

Hearing Leone's words, Asia was slightly taken aback, and then she began to recount her story.

Asia had been abandoned by her biological parents when she was an infant and became an orphan, taken in and raised by the Church to become a nun. Having grown up in the Church and influenced by its atmosphere, Asia became a nun with a firm faith in the God of the Bible.

A legendary Sacred Gear—Twilight Healing—was lodged within Asia's body. By chance, the power of this Sacred Gear was triggered, and Asia thus gained the ability to heal both humans and Angels.

Because of the existence of this ability, Asia was instantly revered as a Saintess by the Church and received the adoration of all the Church's believers. However, those who ascend to high positions naturally make ordinary people feel awe and distance; Asia's friends drifted away from her because of this, and she seemed to become an existence enshrined on an altar. This situation also led to Asia having a significant deficiency in interpersonal skills; otherwise, she would not have been at a loss just because she got lost in Kuo Town.

However, such glory did not last long. On one occasion, Asia discovered a wounded Devil and used her ability to heal her. As luck would have it, this incident was actually discovered by others.

After experiencing this event, Asia's circumstances took a sharp turn for the worse; she was regarded as a heretic and a witch by the Church and was expelled. The reason Asia had come to this place was that she had been invited by a rogue exorcist. The kind-hearted Asia naturally would not have thought that the person who invited her to this place was plotting to take the Sacred Gear on her body. Those who are stripped of their Sacred Gear have only one path: death!

"Could it be that not a single one of those people you once healed stood up to speak for you?" Leone's tone carried a hint of disbelief.

"No, but this must be because my faith in the Lord was not sufficient!" Asia's tone carried a hint of unspeakable sadness.

"Ha, what kind of joke are you telling? Are you sure that the so-called Lord you speak of is really anything good?" Leone stepped on a stool, seemingly disdainful of the Lord Asia spoke of.

"Eh?" Looking at Leone's appearance, Asia was also somewhat stunned for a moment.

"Pushing you onto an altar when needed, using you as a tool to collect faith for himself. When you run into trouble, he just kicks you aside and ignores you. If a guy like that is a god, then he must be an evil god!" Leone had always been disdainful of things like gods.

If gods were truly useful, there were certainly no shortage of people in the Empire who believed in gods back then. But when had the so-called gods ever manifested before them to give those innocent people hope and a future?

"Mr. Lingyun? Miss Kurumi?" Asia looked toward Lingyun and the other person again.

"Sorry, I don't believe in gods either!" Tokisaki Kurumi shook her head and said.

In fact, in Tokisaki Kurumi's eyes, so-called gods were merely individuals possessing powerful strength. If she were to use her full capabilities now, in this world, she might even be able to contend for the title of God of Time.

"I come from a country in the East. You might have heard of that country. Our beliefs are completely different from yours! We respect gods but do not believe in them. In legends, there is no shortage of stories about human strength overcoming divine power. If you ask me, in our mythology, even if a god makes a mistake, they are punished too!" Lingyun shrugged and said.

"Woo—" Asia could not help but let out a mournful cry. She suddenly realized that the few people in front of her seemed to have completely different values from her!

"Ugh, what strange humans!" Listening to the words of Lingyun and the others, Tachiro Shirone could not help but mutter a few times.

Regardless, under Lingyun's arrangement, Asia temporarily settled down in Lingyun's home. Due to the insufficient number of rooms, Lingyun added an extra bed in Leone's room.

Moreover, because Asia had come out with that perverted Priest Fried, her clothes were basically left at the church, so Leone specifically took her to the church to bring her things back.

Furthermore, they were quite lucky when they went this time; there was no one in the church, and with Asia pointing the way, Leone easily packed up all of Asia's things and brought them out.

However, after bringing Asia back to Lingyun's place, Lingyun noticed that Asia looked a bit dizzy. It was only then that he remembered Asia had a small but not insignificant shortcoming: she did not seem to be very good at physical activity. If a reckless person like Leone took her for high-speed movement, she might not be able to handle it.

Realizing she seemed to have caused trouble, Leone could not help but stick out her tongue, then quietly hid behind Lingyun.