This way, with the help of the Divine Favored, perhaps he wouldn't have to use his life as a pawn to exchange for the Evil God's Flesh.
Then... I wouldn't have lost him.
No matter what resentnt he had towards Anthony in the past, Robert's heart still couldn't hate the man who was almost like a half-son to him.
But that unspeakable anger still needed an outlet...
Ultimately, he ca to hate the Succubus, whom he believed was "single-handedly responsible for this tragedy."
In hating her, he ca to hate her flesh and blood as well.
Yes, it should have been like that.
But as ti passed and when he saw that Little Incubus again—saw the pure, innocent aura around him, and those eyes that looked so much like his father's...
For a mont, he began to wonder if he had done sothing wrong.
Finally, with a slightly hoarse voice, he said, "With your sharp mind, just like your father's, you probably have so idea about your father's relationship with and our church."
Kael silently glanced at Bishop Robert, who had emphasized "just like your father," and a bright smile appeared on his lips. He said,
"I not only guessed it, I even rember you two arguing in front of ."
"That... that was many years ago!" Robert reflected for a mont and suddenly recalled that argunt.
At that ti, Anthony had co to the Royal Capital branch of the Losanda Church, holding a young Kael in his arms, and begged him to be Kael's godfather.
After all, there was a saying among the followers of the Dawn Lord Church:
"The world is too dangerous; a child must have two fathers. Therefore, when the child reaches a certain age, the child's father should ask a local, reputable Dawn Bishop to serve as the child's godfather."
Perhaps because Anthony hadn't visited him for a long ti, and upon eting again, Anthony wanted him to be his child's godfather, because he was the person Anthony trusted the most in the church.
Perhaps because of this soft-hearted remark, Robert imdiately and without hesitation agreed.
Later on... oh, damn it! When they started talking about that woman again, the conversation sohow led to another argunt in the church because neither could convince the other.
Back then, this child was still too young to rember anything, yet he had kept this mory until today?
Damn it, no matter which follower he faced—whether they were infidels, heretics, or Evil God Believers—he never felt like this.
How was it that every ti he faced Anthony, he easily lost control?
Hearing Robert's words, Bishop Tetu subconsciously frowned, looked at him, and snorted, saying,
"Robert, this was your fault. No matter what the situation was back then, you shouldn't have argued in front of the child.
You're grown n. Don't you know it's easy to leave a severe psychological shadow on a child?"
That's why Bishop Tetu was considered wise beyond his years.
If Kael had directly comnted on Robert's behavior, it could have unintentionally triggered Robert's defensive reflex.
It might have led to a conversation ending badly as soon as it began.
However, if soone else said it instead of Kael, it carried a different weight.
In this case, letting Tetu handle this difficult task, Robert, with his stubborn yet soft nature, would realize after calming down that it was a gesture of goodwill, not offense.
Would Robert co to this realization...
Don't joke around, they were both Cardinals who had lived for centuries, how could they not understand such principles.
Ultimately, Robert's quick temper had less to do with his inherent character and more to do with the fact that the person pushing his buttons was Anthony, whom he saw as his child.
"That incident... I indeed didn't think it through back then. It must have scared you. For that, I apologize."
Tetu: ???
Bishop Tetu turned his head to look at Robert with an incredulous expression... just like the stunned look Luxius had when he handed the Holy Emblem to Kael.
At this mont, it was as if history repeated itself.
A classic mont revisited!
Tetu almost cursed out loud: Hell, that incredibly stubborn Robert is apologizing now?
What kind of nightmare world is this!
Was the halfling saying "Hold on," and hearing "Are you in already?" from the other end of the bed?
Bah~ An illusion, it must be an illusion.
Tetu felt a bit ntally disoriented.
Of course, Robert didn't realize how much ntal stress his rare concession caused his friends. With a slightly nervous and uneasy look, he said softly,
"You don't hate ?"
Kael lifted his head slightly, surprised, and said, "Do you think you did sothing wrong?"
Robert hesitated. He initially wanted to firmly say he did nothing wrong, but what he said was,
"Perhaps I didn't think things through back then!"
At that mont, Tetu could no longer bear to watch the scene.
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