Chapter 278 – #61_Priest (8)
#276
One.
A great calamity that might have happened only once in a century has passed.
Looking back, no matter how many times I think about it, it was just a moment that made my liver tremble.
A white knight coming in like a tidal wave, or a terrifying red knight.
If even one person’s strength had been lacking, this crisis would not have been able to pass.
Eloa, who suffered extreme attrition and was delayed in fulfilling the contract price.
Siwoo, who faced the enemy knight with a lot of small wounds all over her body.
As soon as she returned to the location point with the red branch, she stretched it out and recovered her fatigue in bed all day.
Even if it’s a spiritual body, if you roll this far, sleep is essential.
While Siwoo and Eloah fell asleep, Branch Manager Sua finished the case.
It didn’t take long to clean up because everything happened inside the huge barrier that Sua had spread out.
At best, collecting the remains of the two witches who had promised to help and holding a funeral.
Originally, there were few cases in which the existence of witches was known to everyone, and the two witches who were killed by the red knight this time did not have apprentice witches, so the work was much faster.
Siu took ownership of the red branch in recognition of his contribution to the subjugation.
In fact, she thought that Elroa had drained all of her strength, and that she only hit the last blow, so she refused repeatedly, wondering if she could accept something so great.
However, in the case of branch manager Sua, she was very grateful to Siwoo.
Likewise, Elroa already had an irreplaceable coat of arms called the contract sword, so her booty returned to Siu, who naturally remained.
After the end of the bestowal of the red branch.
Eloa, Siu, and Della gathered in the hollow of the rainwater tunnel.
It was the joint where the altar was installed and where Paola met her end.
“Let’s begin.”
Della, who was recovering her body at the location point without leaving Seoul while the incident was happening.
Her eyes were very melancholy and sad.
As Siwoo remembers, it was originally a fire fox that gave off a very ferocious feeling, but now the eyelashes are beautifully extended and the tails of the eyes are drooping down.
Wearing a black dress instead of a red dress as usual, Della stood in front of Paola, who was dying lonely under the remains of a broken lotus flower.
Seeing her pure white dead with one eye lifted open, I quietly put my hand on her head.
“Now return your life to the light of truth. Release the chains of delusion that have bound you. Death is a sacred ritual to shed the skin of the body and move on to the truth… “
When Della heard that Paola was dead, she asked the Sua branch manager to arrange her funeral.
In general, a witch’s funeral is a ceremony to honor the “Ancestral generation who passed on the stigma to the apprentice witch.”
In this case, it is proof that she has fulfilled her duty, so it is not often held in a gloomy atmosphere.
However, in the case of a witch who could not leave behind a posterity due to an accident of injustice, it is bound to happen under the watchful eye of close acquaintances in a gloomy atmosphere like now.
Of course, it is unacceptable that a four-digit number of human casualties and the achievement of killing more than 10 witches would be given such a well-deserved funeral.
Those who broke the rules of the witch society.
A normal witch was ruthless about the treatment of such criminals.
Ordinarily, her body would be sent to Gehenna to be auctioned at the First Salon of the Red Roof, or the witch who obtained her body would use it as research material.
Della expressed her desire to donate her former property to Wichi Point and transfer her body, and Sua branch manager agreed without much thought.
The fact that the cowardly witch was able to deal with the accident before it struck was thanks to the information provided by Della.
It was ironic, considering that Paola kept Della alive, who could have been killed at any time.
However, since she couldn’t trust Della, who had previously hidden Paola’s whereabouts, the story ended with Eloa concluding her funeral in her place of observation.
“He will burn his body with holy fire, dust to dust, ashes to ashes, and dust to dust.”
With Della’s brief eulogy.
A fire erupts from the feet and burns the entire cavity.
Even the remnants of the altar left after the lotus flower bloomed, the half-broken lotus flower, and the cold body of Paola.
It burns in flames that flick its tongue.
After wiping out everything in white flames that didn’t even smoke, Della hit her floor with the heel of her shoe, and all the flames that rose like lava died out.
“Rest in peace.”
Della, with her blank eyes, watches Paola from where she was sitting.
Watching her back, the two quietly vacated their seats.
Eloa, who went to the underground waterway as soon as he woke up to attend the funeral for the branch manager Sua, who was very busy with other work, and Siu, who followed him.
“…….”
“…….”
To be honest, I didn’t wake up much, and until I came here, I didn’t have time to think of anything else because I was half asleep.
After seeing such a scene, something tasted bitter.
We know that the cowardly witch is a terrible slayer.
I know she’s the crazy bitch of her crazy bitches.
Still, it’s not very clear to hear that her lotus flower bloomed to revive her lost student, and to see her lonely dead.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that her sins can be extenuated.
When you come out of the vertical exhaust, you can see downtown Seoul, which is as busy as usual.
You can see cars filling the wide road, and you can see office workers passing by in groups of two while sipping on iced Americano.
The pleasant autumn breeze, the setting sun, and the sound of people living were harmonized in the downtown.
I glanced to the side and suddenly my eyes met Elroa.
She comes to life in her blank eyes, which seemed lost in thought for a moment.
Eloa asked if it wasn’t a very cool expression.
“Is there something on your mind?”
“Something… It’s not as refreshing as I thought.”
It makes me proud to think that I have played a small part in keeping this peace.
In any case, if it hadn’t been for Siu, the bandit would have killed Eloah, and she would have gone back and started her rampage.
If so, this peaceful daily life would have been tainted by the agony of the brutal massacre.
Nevertheless, Siwoo let go of the inner words he had been hiding.
“To be honest, it would be a very strange story. I felt a bit sorry for the cowardly witch.”
“I guess so. Because you are a kind person.”
Siu hesitated at the almost instant response of the cheesy line.
Even when she looked at Eloah with a look of bewilderment, she met Siwoo’s eyes with an unwavering gaze.
Beauty is also beautiful, but it’s hard to look straight at it because it’s eyes of trust that are so upright.
To be honest, I think it’s an overrated evaluation.
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“I don’t think so, it really is.”
“Yes, what….”
Seeing Siwoo at a loss for what to do, Eloah smiled lightly.
Seeing a beautiful face with straight eyes and a smile like a flower added to it, Siwoo turned his head slightly as he couldn’t stand their face.
“I think I know why you tease me so much. Did you praise my clothes and cooking every time because you wanted to see this kind of reaction?”
“I’m teasing you, I just praised you… “
“Aren’t I just praising you, too?”
With her hands behind her back, Elroa secretly joked around by following Siwoo, who was speeding up her steps.
Even though Siwoo and Eloa had gotten closer, they had never shown such a mischievous side…
Anyway, thanks to that, the atmosphere is lighter.
Elroa, who had a dimpled smile on her face, cleared her throat and opened her mouth.
“Things in the world do not happen divided as if they were cut with a knife. There are no people who are only evil, and there are no people who are only good.
If you feel pity for her cowardly witch, it must be because you have seen her good side. She is just like you did to me.”
“Say what else have I done? Stop it, it won’t go over.”
Siu, who mistakenly thought that Elroa was playing a prank on her, took on a wary look.
Her expression is so stubborn that I can feel her strong determination to never be shy or embarrassed.
But Elroah had never lied or made up her words to flatter him.
Even if it was a misunderstanding, she put her fist in her first face and drove her to a dying state.
She feared even his friends, and Elo Arl, who had no doubts about her to the end.
He forgave without reprimanding.
Is that all?
She had no relationship with her, comforted her for her, and stayed by her side.
Hearing her concerns, which were close to her obsession and delusion, did not flee to Gehenna for my own safety, but fought alongside her.
In the end, I saved Elroa from her crisis and captured her enemy knight.
And after that, her magical power was lacking…
Elroa sighed and cut off her thoughts.
Because she didn’t have to come up with unnecessary thoughts.
Even so, the reason why her cheeks were hot was probably not because the autumn sunset was falling through the buildings.
“Uh… !”
Siwoo’s promise to never fall for her prank was broken in an instant.
It was because Eloah suddenly grabbed Siwoo’s hand tightly.
It wasn’t a meaningful contact like holding the pod tightly.
It was just as warm and trusting as her eyes.
“Thank you.”
Elroa brought her hand to her own cheek and gently placed her cheek on the back of his hand.
I didn’t do this because I had a special idea otherwise.
I just wanted to do this.
Eloa’s soft cheek was pressed against the back of his hand.
She has a vivid memory as she touches her soft skin.
Even if it’s a disrespectful thought… It was a memory that her whole body was so soft and smooth.
Before getting into trouble with her conditioned reflexes, Elroa first removed her hand from her cheek and asked in a light tone.
“So, what are your plans for the future?”
“I am thinking of going to Gehenna to pick up Sharon first. I also remember her twins asking me to come over… There are people who would like to see you personally.”
“Is that so?”
I don’t know if it’s because of my mood.
The moment Siwoo put Sharon’s name in her mouth, Elroa’s expression seemed to darken slightly.
And rather, she catches everything in a hurry as if she was surprised by such a change in expression.
However, following Siwoo’s words, the effort to manage his facial expressions became useless.
“Master, would you like to come with me? Gehenna.”
I had expected that he would make such an offer, but Eloah suppressed the corners of his mouth from going up as much as he could, as if he was so happy about what he said.
“Of course. After all, I was planning on taking a break while the price of the contract was being fulfilled.”
Elroa lowered her head and kissed her lips for no reason.
That is one of Eloa’s habits that Siu recently learned about.
When she wants to hide the fact that she’s in a great mood, she makes that gesture.
“Siw.”
“Yes, Master.”
As expected, Elroa with a high-pitched voice pretends and points to the department store with her finger.
After walking aimlessly, it seems that they came near the house before they knew it.
“There were a lot of twists and turns, but didn’t you accomplish a great job? It would be better to have a small self-congratulatory party instead of being in a hurry.”
“Is that good?”
“I will prepare the dishes. It wouldn’t be bad to be drunk all day after a long time.”
Seeing Eloah excitedly at the entrance of the amusement park like an excited child brought a hearty smile to Siwoo’s lips.
Sometimes when I see him like this, it feels like I’m not looking at my teacher, but my cute little sister.
“Now, it’s not long before closing.”
“Is it only 7 o’clock yet? There are three hours left.”
“Today, I will mobilize all the dishes I can cook. Even five hours of shopping wouldn’t be enough.”
Despite the aftereffects of the battle still remaining, the two of them headed to the grocery section with feathery steps and shopped for a long time while filling up two carts.
