Amari Residence
Sister Maria gave Derald an unimpressed look at his attempt at flattery, before replying, almost sarcastically, "Using a magecraft on civilians is a bad thing, a 'very bad thing', one might say. The Holy Church may have an agreement with the Department of Mystics regarding magi, but we are allowed to do our duties to execute heretics if they harm civilians...I would say that would make you such a case, and so, as for me doing my job, as you put it, as an Executor, that would be killing heretical magi. However, given the circumstances, I shall let it be...be sure not to do so again."
Turning to Selene, then, she sighed, "Firstly, as I said, I do not use magecraft; I use sacraments—"
Sacraments were mystical abilities used by members of the Holy Church that drew from the most stable Foundation, that of Christianity. While the Church insisted on calling them sacraments, magi had always merely considered them a form of magecraft, and it was obvious to all the magi there that what Sister Maria was doing was essentially magecraft, only by another name.
"—but that is neither here nor there at the moment...Apologies. However, in the case of a possible demon possession, it was a dire enough situation that warranted such things. As an Executor of the Holy Church, this was the only way things could have gone the moment you texted me regarding a possible demonic possession—"
It was at that moment that Fatma cut Maria as she turned angrily to the group from the Sidereal Agency, slapping away Richard's hand from her shoulders, "YOU called her here!? I told you I don't want a member of the Holy Church! What have you done!? I won't let her kill Evan—"
"I am not here to kill him," Maria said, turning to Fatma.
"You...won't?"
Maria's face turned sombre as she replied, "...This is concerning your son, so I will not lie to you. The first order of business is to determine whether he truly is a daemoniac. My sacrament would not be as accurate as specialists in exorcism, but there is a way."
"A-And if you determined that he is possessed...?"
The Sister lowered her head before finally answering, her tone sorrowful, "...Then I will have to kill him."
The moment the word 'kill' left Maria's mouth, Fatma charged at the Sister hysterically, "I won't let you! Even if he is possessed, he's—"
Maria wordlessly produced a piece of paper from her pocket, where some sort of illustration of what appeared to be an abstract painting. Those who looked at it would suddenly find themselves feeling drowsy, not enough to fall asleep, but just enough for everyone to realise that it was some sort of magecraft, but it was directed at them.
Rather, it was directed at Fatma, to whom Maria was showing the paper.
The moment Fatma laid her eyes on the paper, she fell down, with Maria promptly catching her, and gently laying her down on a sofa.
"I've put her to sleep, now then, you said you want to talk?" Maria said to MiMi, she then turned to Derald, or specifically, the phone in his hand, "Also, you were speaking to someone, right? Who is it?"
Leonardo's sigh came from the phone, "...Please accept my apologies on behalf of my employee, Sister. I...will talk to them on this matter later."
"Hmph. Leonardo Animusphere Fidano? You're involved in this, too? Fine then, tell me all the details," Maria said. She then turned to Selene, "Selene, and..." her eyes to Richard. Although not a practitioner of a martial art herself, Maria met some Executors who did, and the way Richard walked, the 'proper way of walking and breathing' reminded her of them.
"...and the martial artist there, please go to the boy and ensure nothing happens, while the rest..." she gestured to MiMi and Derald, "...will fill me in. Would that be acceptable?"
