Creating a believable lie often requires a substantial amount of truth as its foundation.
And coincidentally, ninety percent of what Ethan said in his lie was the truth.
For example, he truly did fall into the sea and did hear the call from Sea God Isis.
This put the Sea God Church people in a position where they had no choice but to believe it.
Especially since Ethan's words and Johnny Blackbird's were strikingly similar.
Two people with no connections, brought together by divine guidance.
No, it was three people, including Priest Maurice.
That must be an important revelation from the divine.
From the current evidence, that's exactly how it seemed.
They had to consider why the divine was so eager, issuing commands in quick succession.
"Gentlemen, please wait here a while longer; we need to report this matter to the Pope."
After thinking it over, High Priest Heigen had to make this decision.
