Chapter 185

Watching the platform with my heart in my throat, I clenched my fists tight.

A Saintess examination. Was this really the right path?

A few days ago, not long after we'd decided to protect Melody from the Temple as thoroughly as possible, Cain had come to me with a change of plan. He said he'd rather accept the Temple's proposal instead.

"If Melody turns out to be confirmed as the Saintess after that, there's no taking it back, Cain."

"I can't explain it right now, but I promise you — this is actually the safest way to protect Melody."

Cain said he intended to prove, clearly and publicly, that Melody wasn't the Saintess.

Certainly, if we accepted the Temple's proposal and then thoroughly demonstrated in front of everyone that Melody wasn't the Saintess...

There couldn't be a better outcome than that.

The only reason the Temple was so obsessed with…