I am the Pope in the Western Fantasy World

Phil Gray felt helpless. Why did he have to bear all this for that guy?

However, he could not bear to deceive a kind girl who had helped him, so he chose his words and told the story of Patrick and the female pirate in the gentlest tone possible.

He watched Edith's eyes gradually turn red, tears kept falling, and he forced himself to put on a strong smile: "Is that so? It's my fault. I wasn't brave enough at the time, and I didn't cherish him. It's just that I want to see him again. You just said, is he in North City now?"

"um, yes."

Phil Gray nodded, wondering how his cousin would react if he knew.

Unfortunately, once missed, it’s missed. He should not give up on that heroic female pirate and look back again.

"Okay, thank you." After Edith thanked him, she seemed not to want to cover her face and cry in front of so many people, so she wanted to turn around and leave.

Eli looked like he was enjoying the fun: "If Miss Edith wants to go to North City, she can come with us. It will be much safer this way."

Edith wiped her tears with her handkerchief and said with a smile, "Thank you. When will you leave? I'll talk to my father first."

"Things here are almost done. We'll meet at the city gate this afternoon."

Phil Gray made an appointment with Edith and watched the poor girl go away.

"This Miss Edith and another Miss Edith have the same name, but their personalities are completely different. One is gentle and considerate, while the other is heroic and dashing. Wow, how come they both fall in love with that red-feathered chicken?" Eli said with emotion, folding his hands.

"Maybe it's fate." Phil Gray thought of what Patrick said about the original owner's father telling him the name of his future lover, and thought it was such a coincidence.

But is this Edith really referring to the female pirate?

Having the same name wasn't uncommon, but being in love with his cousin at the same time, and being named by the original owner's father... He always had a strange feeling.

Ignoring the strange feeling in his heart, he looked towards the alley where he had escaped.

Although the crown was not found, he had more important things to do.

……

Kayo City Cemetery.

Phil Gray dismissed everyone who was following him and walked in alone.

He buried the remains of the old woman who helped him in the cemetery, erected a tombstone, and carved a few words with his own hands:

"Here lies the most loyal believer of fate. The light of piety will forever illuminate her and she will rest in peace. Faith is like a torch, guiding the path of fate."

Fortunately, the old woman's body was picked up by one of her neighbors and secretly buried in a wasteland, so today he has the opportunity to thank her for her kindness.

After paying homage to the old woman, he personally erected a tombstone on an inconspicuous empty space in the last row of the cemetery.

Although no one was buried there and no one would be buried there in the future, he still kowtowed three times in front of the tombstone in silence before leaving.

Before leaving, he specifically instructed the gravekeeper not to let anyone see the tombstone and not to bury anyone else around it.

The Pope's back disappeared and the cemetery returned to silence.

The wind blew gently across the dent in the tombstone, revealing the words "Phil Gray" engraved on it.

At noon, at the cordial invitation of several nobles in Kao City, Pope Fate agreed to have dinner with them, during which they talked a lot about the Puna Kingdom.

A viscount said that a vicious incident occurred in the aristocratic academy opened by the Pune Kingdom. Several royal children were dissatisfied with the behavior of their teacher in class and wanted to play a prank on the teacher. As a result, the teacher mistook them for enemies and fought back, resulting in one death and several injuries.

The Viscount described the incident vividly, including the angry expressions of the nobles and the calm look of the teacher.

"That teacher was specially hired from the Life Church. He is proficient in gardening, herbal medicine, and life theology. He is also said to be a prominent person favored by God. This incident still needs to be handed over to the Life Church for judgment, but the relatives of these royal children do not seem to trust the Life Church and think that they will not give a satisfactory answer."

Ever since His Holiness the Pope revealed the power of God, many people in destiny have known about the existence of those favored by God, and they never get tired of discussing it. Once the topic of those favored by God is mentioned, it will quickly catch everyone's attention.

"I think those guys brought it upon themselves. Everyone can see how much the Life Church respects life. How could they intentionally hurt those children? Who knows how conflicted and painful they must be feeling in their hearts." An elderly noble expressed his opinion.

"Besides, it is so rare to find an excellent teacher. These noble children enjoy high-quality educational resources, but they still do such things. It makes the common people who can only go to church schools look even more pitiful."

Phil Gray looked at the indignant old nobleman. He didn't expect that there were nobles here who would consider the education of common people.

“Oh, I’m not saying that the education in our Vatican is bad, Your Majesty, please forgive my gaffe. I just wanted to say that the common people can only receive a short three-year education provided by the local church, which is too pitiful compared to them. Moreover, the contents taught in these church schools are mostly the theology of fate. They... uh, I spoke gaffe again, sorry, Your Majesty.” The old nobleman noticed the gaze of His Holiness the Pope, stood up abruptly, and explained embarrassedly, but he made things worse.

"It's okay. Maybe the Vatican will consider extending the free education system and adding some other courses." Phil Gray smiled.

“Tsk, you have already given them enough opportunities. As long as they have the qualifications to become priests and knights, they can be trained individually by the Church. If they become God’s Favored Ones, they can also attend the Church Academy that is specially designed for God’s Favored Ones within the Church. These are enough.

“As for the Nobles’ Academy, it was jointly run by the imperial family and the great nobles. They did hire better teachers, but they were unable to produce many God-favored Ones. At the beginning, the Pune Nobles’ Academy even sent me an admission invitation letter, but I did not go. It was under the instruction of our church school that I became a God-favored One, and later I successfully received God-favored One’s education.” A young noble complimented with a smile, and he looked at Phil Gray with eyes full of admiration.

If he hadn't been unable to enter the Church of Destiny due to some things, he would have become a regional bishop of a city now. What a pity.

Phil Gray did not comment on his remarks, thinking that the public services in the Destiny Parish could be improved further in the future. Although he was not a secular king, he always had to ensure that his believers could live a comfortable life, so as to avoid letting the gods bear the blame because of their dissatisfaction.

In the afternoon, Edith was waiting at the city gate early with some simple luggage. When her father heard that she was leaving with His Holiness the Pope, he did not ask any questions.

When Phil Gray appeared, a gleam of determination flashed in Edith's eyes. She saluted Phil Gray and then silently joined the team.

The return journey was exceptionally quick, even though there were a few more apostates being escorted this time.

During this period, Phil Gray specifically asked Lisa about Barry's whereabouts.

Uncle Gray had helped him look for it, but there was no information.

Lisa said Barry had never come to see her, and she was very worried about her friend with a childlike mentality.

Phil Gray was a little disappointed. When would he be able to fulfill the promise he made to the old woman?

He looked at the scenery outside the carriage until the outline of North City came into view.