Chapter 113

Chapter 113 Convincing

The new church was really a solemn building . As if trying to show off the power of the territory, it was adorned with luxurious decorations…or was that explanation a bit too forced? Thinking these self-deprecating thoughts, I smiled at myself .

It was my first visit to this place . The reason I hadn’t visited before was the reason for this building’s construction . To protest the substitute territory leader’s activities against the church, I had abandoned my work and became a hermit at home–with all my other colleagues .

If I were to put my mood at the time into words, it would probably be outrage . Iris abandoned the church . This showed us the correct way to proceed…I believed that justice was on my side . That’s why I took action .

Even though I knew that a new church had been built, I viewed this as Iris’s way of covering up her mistakes and refused to visit the church .

…Even after it was declared that she was innocent .

No, precisely because it was declared . That caused an even deeper sense of denial–”We’ve already come so far!”

At the time, I abandoned her in the role of substitute leader . That much was true . Even though I wasn’t exactly on the side of the people from the church who victimized her directly, I stood on the side that spurned her .

No…it was because although I stood by her, I had still abandoned her that my actions were even more despicable . That’s what I thought, at least–when everything had gone to chaos, if I were to really condemn her, I shouldn’t have holed up in my home, but advised her in person…

Even though it might draw the rage of the substitute leader, I should have used my words to speak out against her, instead of abandoning everything in the very beginning because I felt that my words couldn’t express what I had to say…

But with how things had turned out, it was already too late .

That’s why I maintained my attitude . Before long I’d have to resign from my position . Even if I didn’t, I would be fired anyways…

That was when the invitation arrived, from that same substitute territory leader…Iris Lana Armenia . It wasn’t quite an invitation, but a group summoning; the moment I saw it, I smiled bitterly .

This was probably related to whether I would stay or leave . Although it wasn’t spelled out, it was easy enough to guess . The only question still remaining was: why would she put the meeting place in the church?

It was time to bring things to a head .

Yes . I pumped myself up with enough courage to come here today .

Looking around, I saw that the church filled slowly with people who had abandoned their positions like me .

I knew some of them . But because of the heavy atmosphere, none of us were planning to chat each other up, making the atmosphere even more crushing .

“Thank you for coming today . ”

As if to rip apart this atmosphere, she…Iris, appeared .

With a warm smile on her face, she looked around .