Chapter 152: Apprenticeship and a New Spell!

"That's right!"

Hannah Fields nodded, her voice soft but resolute. "When I first joined the Church of Light, it was for that very reason. But… once I was inside, I realized that most of them don't want peace at all. In fact, they're eager to start wars themselves!"

As she spoke, her expression darkened with sorrow, and her voice grew heavier. "Only through war can the Church of Light claim to save people from suffering, profiting from the nobles' wealth and earning the faith of the poor."

"They don't care at all about why people are suffering in the first place!"

"I thought that if I could slowly rise to a position of power, I might be able to change things. But no… I'd only been saintess for a few years before they arranged a marriage for me, turning me into nothing more than a pawn for starting the next war."