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.
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.
