Evil Dragon: The young dragon I picked up keeps planning on becoming an empress Chapter 259: 181: Lance? The First Pope of the Dragon God Te

Chapter 259: Chapter 181: Lance? The First Pope of the Dragon God Temple?

Pope Victorio was feeling uncomfortable. How had the Pope of the Valkyrie Temple over two thousand years ago failed to sense the presence of Lady Sophia?

If they had invited Lady Sophia back to Sacred Mountain in ti, what would have been left for Lance to do?

What pained him most was the fact that Lady Sophia had died in the beast tide, and before her death… The person on her mind was that man nad Lance.

She harbored fantasies towards Lance, believing that he would appear before her when her life was threatened… to rescue her.

But Lance, who had disappeared for a long ti… failed to show up in ti, and after Lady Sophia released a forbidden spell… she ultimately fell in battle.

Alas…

One couldn’t bla the Pope from two thousand years ago, after all… who could have predicted that a Valkyrie, using the identity of Sophia while walking in the Human World, would be a gifted Frost Source Energy Mage…

It was incredibly fortunate for Lance to et a human girl in the vast sea of humanity, who was in fact the Valkyrie walking in the Human World.

To et the Valkyrie, to beco the friend of the Valkyrie.

Even though from ti to ti he tricked Lady Sophia, Lance treated her very well during the ti they spent together.

For Lady Sophia’s birthday, he would make her a birthday cake and even give her birthday gifts.

When Lady Sophia got drunk, Lance would find a cart and, with a look of disgust, toss Lady Sophia into it… and take her back to where she lived.

Sotis, when he couldn’t find a cart, he would throw a Levitation Scroll on Lady Sophia and tie a rope to her right hand… leading her ho like that.

Tying Lady Sophia’s right hand with a rope was for fear that she might accidentally float away…

Pope Victorio rembered that once in a dream, Lady Sophia asked Lance that the next ti she got drunk… could he not use those strange thods to take her ho.

She asked if he could carry her on his back, or in a princess carry…

Lance outright refused without a second thought.

He even asked Lady Sophia whether she was trying to take advantage of him…

Idiot, with the status of Lady Sophia, would she take advantage of you?

Luckily Lance refused. If he had agreed… after a while… Lady Sophia might have possibly fallen for Lance.

Lady Sophia falling for Lance…

That would be ten thousand tis worse than owing debts.

The lover of a Valkyrie…

That status… is far more terrifying than being a creditor of a Valkyrie.

In his dreams, he felt that Lance was sowhat ungrateful.

Reevaluating so of the things Lance did for Lady Sophia in the dreams…

He realized that Lance wasn’t oblivious, nor was he what girls today would call a “steel straight man.”

Lance was very aware of his place with Lady Sophia.

Friend.

He considered Lady Sophia a friend and never had other intentions. His actions were purely to preserve the friendship between them.

He never made any overly intimate gestures.

If it were another person of the opposite sex, they might not have acted like Lance when faced with the beautiful and kind Lady Sophia when she was drunk.

When mbers of the guild jeered and suggested Lance should carry Lady Sophia back instead of using the cart, Lance paid no attention to those guys.

His thoughts and actions were driven solely by his own will.

He did what he wanted to do… without caring about the opinions of others or being influenced by those jeering companions in the dreams.

He always did what he liked, what he felt he should do.

Soone like him… wouldn’t have too many friends, nor would he casually consider soone his friend.

Those he regards as friends… should feel honored.

Oh…

But when it ca to Lady Sophia, it was his honor to beco her friend.

As the Pope of the Valkyrie Temple, he would not dare say that it was Lady Sophia’s honor to be Lance’s friend…

The friendship between Lance and Lady Sophia…

Was deeper, purer than he had imagined.

“Your Holiness, do you an to say… that through that dream… the Valkyrie indirectly told us… that we owe Lance money… is true?”

“It’s open to interpretation, depending on how we understand it. If we do not wish to acknowledge it, do not want to tarnish the reputation of the Valkyrie, next ti we see Lance we could say: The debt is owed by Lady Sophia, what does it have to do with our Goddess?”

“???”

Holy Knight Steven suddenly understood; indeed, they could use that line to rebuff Lance.

“Thinking about it is one thing, but if we really et Lance, we must not be so rude. He and Lady Sophia had a very profound and pure friendship.

In the future when we see Lance… take a detour, and if it’s absolutely impossible to avoid him… politely call him ‘Lord Lance.'”

“What about the 132 Gold Coins… should we pay them back?”

“Do you think we are qualified to pay back the debt for Lady Sophia? If Lance ever says to you again that ‘your Valkyrie owes money’, tell him to go to Lady Sophia to collect the debt, and be a little nicer when you say that…”

“…”

Before, I thought Lance was an ignorant loudmouth defiling the Deity, but it turned out that he was not only not defiling the Deity, he was also a good friend of the Deity…

No wonder he dared to assert boldly that ‘your Valkyrie owes money’.

And that line ‘I shall not kill you, nor trouble you… out of respect for your Valkyrie.’

That line was also true…

Steven felt uncomfortable; before, he could have had an equal conversation with Lance, but now… next ti he saw Lance… he’d have to treat him like royalty…