Chapter 269

Chapter 256: Realization

“Why can ‘Lamp’ and ‘Cup’ spiritualities be extracted from Vania?”

Dorothy, who was originally lying on the sofa reading a novel, sat up abruptly with a slight frown upon realizing something was amiss.

“Although Vania prays every day at this time for me to help clear her spiritualities, most of the spiritualities cleared out mainly come from the secret transmissions I lend her. This time, the only secret transmission I lent to Vania was about ‘Shadow.’ Where did ‘Lamp’ and ‘Cup’ come from? Could it be that Vania obtained a new secret transmission somewhere?”

Wearing a set of pajamas and sitting on the sofa, Dorothy thought this through. For this unusual occurrence, she felt a hidden worry in her heart.

“Even though I don’t know the exact situation… it’s better to confirm a little…”

Muttering to herself, Dorothy took out the magic box, opened it, and retrieved “Navigation of the Literary Sea.” After flipping to the page connecting to Vania, she began writing.

“Vania Nun, how has your reading of the secret transmissions been going lately? Has it affected your poison recognition? Have you encountered anything unusual or felt uneasy?”

After finishing, Dorothy flicked the spiritual thread connected to Vania to alert her.

This spiritual thread connected Dorothy to Vania through the puppet mark left on Vania’s body. Whenever needed, Dorothy could use the spiritual thread to remind Vania to check their contact text.

Actually, Dorothy used this mark to add a notification feature to “Navigation of the Literary Sea,” as praying every time would be cumbersome and not always appropriate.

…

In Tivyán, in the Church District.

In Vania’s dormitory, Vania, who had just finished praying, suddenly felt all her poison recognition cleared away. The strange emotions she had before were gone, replaced by a sense of clarity.

“Thank the grace of Aka…”

Feeling the poison recognition cleared, Vania thanked Aka once more. Opening her eyes, she felt a slight confusion.

“This time, the cleaning felt even more comfortable… My mind seems clearer. Is this an illusion?” Vania murmured doubtfully. Just as she prepared to continue reading the secret transmission, she sensed something.

“This is… Miss Dorothy’s reminder?”

Momentarily stunned, Vania felt a peculiar flutter. She knew this feeling; it was Dorothy using her extraordinary ability to remind her through the mark still drawn on her body.

After receiving the reminder, Vania immediately took out her sacred text and quickly flipped to the page where she communicated with Dorothy, reading the message.

“The influence of poison recognition… At work, I was well-protected and unaffected. When I read the secret transmission at home, I prayed to Aka again… So the influence was only for a short while… It doesn’t seem like anything is wrong, but why is Miss Dorothy asking such questions now?”

As Vania read Dorothy’s words, she carefully recalled today’s events. Just as she was about to write that everything was fine, she frowned, sensing something amiss.

“No! Everything is not fine! Something is off! How could I think of eating medium-rare steak during dinner tonight? That would mean it’s cooked on the outside but raw inside. Almost no one in the church would think of eating that… Also, when talking with Aurora, why did I feel such an inexplicable longing for my mother? I have never seen my mother…”

Vania thought in astonishment. These thoughts seemed normal at the time, but after Dorothy’s reminder, she realized the problem.

Suddenly, Vania felt a chill down her spine, her heart fluttering uneasily.

This experience of her thoughts being subtly influenced and then suddenly becoming aware of it made Vania feel a deep fear.

“Why did I think it was nothing back then… Now it feels like a big problem… What’s happening to me? What’s happening to my thoughts?”

Holding her forehead, Vania widened her eyes. As a nun long involved with secret transmissions at the Historical Records Office, she quickly found the answer.

“This phenomenon… is due to the influence of poison recognition! It’s a subtle influence on the mind. I must have been infected by poison recognition while in the cafeteria! I could feel the previous discomfort because Aka’s divine grace helped clear all accumulated poison recognition.”

Realizing this, Vania immediately understood the seriousness of the situation. She immediately wrote in her sacred text.

“Miss Dorothy, thank you for your reminder. I do have some issues. I was infected by unknown poison recognition before, but thanks to Aka’s grace, I have recovered.”

After writing these words, Vania watched as the text slowly sank into the paper. Soon, Dorothy’s reply appeared before her.

“Every poison recognition has a source. Think carefully, where did the poison recognition that infected you come from?”

“Where did the poison recognition that infected me come from?”

Seeing Dorothy’s response, Vania’s frown deepened. She began to carefully recall where she might have encountered unusual poison recognition.

“I read Miss Dorothy’s secret transmissions every night and pray to Aka to clear the poison recognition. Last night, after clearing the poison recognition, I went straight to sleep, meaning… this poison recognition must have come today and during the time from morning until dinner.”

“But this was during my working hours… I observed the church secret transmissions using instruments. How could I have been infected with poison recognition?”

Vania thought in puzzlement. After confirming several times, she concluded that the only secret transmission she interacted with during the day was the one she observed with her instruments, and there were no others.

Thus, the poison recognition she encountered during the day must have come from the secret transmission she was observing at work, with no other possibilities.

“Strange… Could it be the church’s secret transmission? Indeed… in terms of content, that secret transmission could affect me…

“But, those were church instruments, and it’s impossible to be infected if they’re operated properly. I’ve been doing this for a long time without any problems… Why would this happen now?”

With a puzzled heart, Vania wrote her current situation in the sacred text. The words slowly seeped into the pages. After a while, Dorothy’s reply reappeared in the sacred text.

“Could it be that your instrument is broken?”

Seeing this response, Vania didn’t hesitate. She immediately wrote back on the sacred text.

“Impossible! We just inspected our instruments yesterday!”

After writing, Vania froze. She suddenly realized she might have stumbled upon a more serious issue.