I'm Really Not the Demon God's Lackey Chapter 164: Please Descend

The bunch who were called entered the solemn inner room silently.

Even though deep down they were nervous and excited, the most basic of etiquette still had to be reserved. After all, this was the Church of the Dome's most sacred place, a place for worshiping all the holy relics and statues of the past popes.

In most circumstances, only the pope and Saintess were allowed inside. Even the Seven Apostles weren't able to enter easily.

While this group of priests didn't know why they had been summoned, they were now filled with a sense of unmeasured pride, for being able to enter the inner chamber of the Central Chapel was something an ordinary clergy member could brag about for an entire lifetime.

Inside the inner chamber.

The white altar in the center held the silver placenta, while niches in the surrounding walls were full of statues of past popes and some other sacred artifacts.

The place was dignified and solemn.

And the pope, clad in a magnificent robe and topped with an exquisite and towering white hat, stood on the steps before the altar with his golden scepter in hand.

Rodney watched the neatly lined-up priests get on their knees to bow with the usual benevolent smile on his face. With a warm, wizened voice, he said, "Please rise. There's no need to be so formal. All who are blessed by the moon are my children and are treated equally by me."

This made the priests feel a sense of warmth, and all nervous tension they had was gently soothed by an invisible spiritual force, amplifying their admiration and respect for the pope.

Rodney gazed at everyone with a smile which brightened when he saw those indistinct, protruding, and twisted marks on their faces and necks.

He stepped forward and spoke slightly louder, “You must all be curious as to why I have summoned all of you here.”

Nobody answered, nor did anyone dare to.

Although the pope was so benevolent and affable, this only made them aware of the distance between themselves and His Holiness.

Rodney didn't plan to let them answer either and continued, “You should

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