Chapter 157 – Chapter 157 ― Second Coming of the Saint (1)
Episode 157 ― Second Coming of the Saint (1)
The first emotion that came to mind was embarrassment.
The emotion that followed was worry.
‘What’s going on?’
Roan’s characteristic expressionless expression when embarrassed was also revealed in the face that had undergone the transformation tool.
In a situation more embarrassing than the fact that the fragment he had seen in his dream was in his hand, Roan roughly stuffed the statue into his coat pocket.
I told you to wake me up if something happens
Could it have happened that it couldn’t even do that?
Roan turned on ‘detection’.
‘Ah.’
Up until now, there had been only one or two movements that had been felt inside the temple, but the whole place was buzzing like a beehive.
A concentrated ‘detection’ skill conveyed a lot of information.
The location of the living beings in the temple and the intense emotional state are vaguely conveyed.
The backyard of the temple connected to the orphanage.
The interior of the temple, which is connected to the backyard, is reserved for priests of the church, and ordinary believers cannot enter.
And I feel it deep inside
There was an existence with overwhelming divine power.
It’s helen
‘It’s strong.’
Helen is far stronger than the other beings around her.
But her feelings that come from her
It’s all negative.
Anger. Confusion. Sadness.
Her presence felt alone inside
It felt very unstable.
‘Let’s go.’
I didn’t have to think long.
Roan quietly jumped over the orphanage wall again and moved on.
The way I came with Helen,
Now I walked back alone.
And Roan, who had been walking for a while, stopped.
Where his steps are headed
In front of the main gate of the Laurecia Temple of Life, which is still revealing its magnificent majesty alone in the silent darkness.
A bloody laugh came out.
“Here comes this way.”
Something happens to come through the front door.
The inside of the church is confused because of Helen.
The strong members of the Church seemed to be all gathered near Helen.
To break into this from the back door and get Helen out, all I can think of is to kill everyone.
Right after meeting the goddess.
A feeling of divine power overflowing the body.
Even though she was told to do as she has always done, as soon as she met the Goddess, she was massacred at the headquarters of the Order… Would be like that?
So the next best thing.
Roan strode into the temple.
The first thing that caught Roan’s eyes was
It was a phrase carved into the stone floor.
— A hall for all who live
“Hmm.”
Will the priests of this church live up to this phrase?
However, apart from Roan’s ridicule,
The temple’s enormity overwhelmed Roan.
I try not to be depressed, but the sky-high ceiling and the beautiful murals painted everywhere arouse admiration.
For Roan, who had no opportunity to travel abroad or enjoy art in his original life,
The splendor of marble and gold filling the Temple of Life came as a culture shock.
‘That’s great. The atmosphere is different from Hwangseong again.’
Roan barely swallowed the candid admiration inside. He tries not to look around, but his head involuntarily ends up looking around.
As Helen said, right after the big event.
The entrance to the temple was empty.
I passed the entrance and the chapel, which boasted more majestic majesty than the game, and went deep inside.
Finally, Roan was able to meet someone.
“What are you doing?”
The young subtitle with a tired face asked. However, Roan responded calmly.
“I came to visit a priest.”
“Is it this time?”
The subtitle questioned bluntly and looked over the unwelcome guest’s behavior.
A well-groomed face, a pretty classy outfit. The hilt of the sword protruded downward.
It’s an inspection.
It also looks like a lot of money.
Looking at his outfit, he might be a noble somewhere.
The subtitle’s tone softened.
“Did you make an appointment?”
“Yes. Helen… I’m here to see the saintess.”
Then the deacon’s face contorted.
After the saintess secretly went out on her mission, she disappeared. Everyone keeps quiet, but there are rumors that he died.
There were also rumors that she was taken over to the Demon Kingdom and held hostage.
But the important thing is,
It was the fact that the saintess, one of the symbols of the church, had disappeared.
She was one of the important foundations for the cult’s popularity with the public. She jumped in when people had a difficult task, regardless of status or the difficulty of the job. She was a saint at any time, even when it was difficult for the high-ranking members of the church to do.
Then she disappeared.
So, the saintess has long been taboo in her temple.
To find such a saint here.
The subtitle’s eyes sharpened.
This person seems to be an aristocrat in a corner of the country where rumors are extremely late, or a vagabond who only wears decent clothes.
So the subtitle’s words became blunt again.
“The saintess is not in the temple. Just go back…”
Roan’s nonchalant eyes turned to him.
The young subtitle held his breath.
The bright purple eyes seemed to choke his heart.
“Back off.”
Low voice.
Unknowingly, the subhead took a couple of steps back.
And as if he had paved the way,
The uninvited guest moved toward the inside of the temple without hesitation.
The deputy, who came to his senses belatedly, hurriedly followed him and called out to him.
“Visitors! That’s where the priests live! Come out quickly!”
Seeing him make such an expression while looking for the saintess, it seems that he doesn’t know what’s going on deep inside the temple.
Roan moved quickly.
Fortunately, the inside of this intricate temple is familiar.
In the game, there was no such thing as preventing someone from following up and entering.
Isn’t it a gamer’s skill to walk around the inside of a building without doing anything?
Panting, the subtitle caught up with him and grabbed Roan’s collar. There was life in Roan’s eyes.
“I was told to back off.”
“There, heck, heck, if you go in… , Hi!”
After catching his breath, the subtitle, who belatedly noticed Roan’s gaze, sighed.
Roan looked around.
The outer building that is open to visitors to worship and welcome guests
An inner building where the priests live and work and deal with church-related matters.
And the place where Roan is standing is the yard that connects the two.
The wall that separates the garden from the residential area is high, but it is not so high that Helen cannot jump over it.
After completing the calculation, Roan took a deep breath. One hand rested on the hilt of his sword.
“The saintess who is being held! Let it out!”
It was a tremendous sound like a lion’s roar.
Unprepared, the subtitle screamed and covered his ears with both hands.
Early morning when everyone is asleep.
The effect of the shout was enormous.
“What!”
“A saintess, what?”
“What’s the matter!”
I could see lights coming on all over the windows of the rectory.
And Roan shouted once more.
“Liberate the saintess!”
The subtitle hurriedly ran away from Roan with a disgusted expression on his face, saying, “What kind of crazy guy is that?”
I can feel the presence of people rushing out to the yard from the inside.
The moment I turned the ‘detection’ again.
[Message: The level of one skill has risen!]
[Message: Skills with changes are as follows.
— Detection Lv2]
“… Hmm?”
Roan’s eyes widened.
The courtyard of the Temple of Life began to fill up with noisy people, but Roan’s gaze was no longer there.
The level of the ‘detection’ skill, which has been used dozens or hundreds of times every day, has finally risen!
Roan, who glanced at a paladin approaching with a wary look, activated ‘Detection’, which leveled up.
‘… It’s awesome!’
Admiration almost came out of my mouth.
First of all, the range has been considerably widened.
As she walked along her wall, Helen’s presence was felt again, and everything from the entrance of the temple where Roan had been imaged, to the backyard of the orphanage, and the residential area outside were all ‘detected’.
If you focus on the information one by one, your head will hurt, but conveniently, ‘Detection’ delivered the information you felt directly to your head.
If there are 100 living beings, there is no need to recall 100 of them one by one.
In the first place, ‘detection’ is an advanced skill that the Demon Lord possesses. At this point, it’s almost bio-radar.
Moreover, if before, only the dynamics of life and strong emotions were felt, now the sensations are also specific.
Is that power magic or divine power?
What is the change in emotion?
Beyond the countless people around you,
A cold expression appeared on Roan’s face when he found a familiar presence inside the priest’s house.
‘Helen.’
She must be stronger than anyone else,
She was feeling frightened.
I know very well that Helen’s divine power is strong.
As she began to learn her divine magic from her, her ability to sense the divine power of others also began to grow stronger.
When she was close to Helen, she could feel the overflow of her divine power just by paying her attention.
However, the difference between her and those around her, felt through her ‘detection’, was truly overwhelming.
‘It is a force that cannot be hidden. I had no choice but to treat her as a saint.’
It feels like seeing the physique of an athlete who has developed strength in earnest and an ordinary person who is far from exercising. It’s like anyone can easily predict the outcome by looking at the size or muscles of the two.
‘Therefore… He must have been trying harder to control Helen’s power somehow.’
A life that might have been peaceful if I had lived surrounded by ordinary people.
However, most of the people here are possessors of divine power. People who knew Helen’s strength better than anyone else and couldn’t help but fear it.
So she would have been suppressing her.
To make it a long-term horse that listens well.
“What is the fuss about? At whom?”
A paladin grabbed Roan’s shoulder.
Then Roan glared at him.
Ugly life.
The paladin took a step back involuntarily and quickly took his hand to the scabbard.
“Who are you?”
“Get Helen out.”
“The saintess is not here. What nonsense.”
“If you come out after searching, will you admit that you have been imprisoned?”
At Roan’s violent reply, the paladin distorted his expression as if he was dumbfounded.
There is a saintess inside.
And the Holy Father is interrogating.
Most priests are unaware of this situation. If this stranger is not allowed to enter in the first place, the story is over.
“Don’t talk nonsense. I cannot carelessly let someone like you into the place where His Holiness resides. What are you doing!”
The paladin drew his sword and winked at the other knights around him.
Blades pulled out from here and there with a clear sound. The priests who came out to see what was going on in the sword light that reflected the moonlight hurriedly got scared and withdrew.
That moment.
“What are you doing?”
People split up in an instant.
A white-haired old man with a benevolent look appeared.
“… His Holiness.”
“His Holiness the Pope.”
Here and there priests knelt.
Roan frowned at him.
Even though it was an overcoat for a night walk, the gold embroidered and jeweled clothes glistened in the moonlight.
The handsome old man in fancy clothes looked at Roan with sharp eyes.
“Except for late hours. This is a sacred place for the goddess. A place where someone like you could enter without permission…”
“Isn’t it a place where anyone with life can enter?”
The old man fell silent for a moment at Roan’s ridicule.
Inscription written on the front of the temple.
‘A hall for all who have life’.
But Roan knows too.
It’s been a long time since these words were not kept in this temple.
“Still, shouldn’t we disturb the priests’ night at this time?”
The old man who avoided answering glanced at the knights. Then Roan growled.
“Why are you holding the saintess?”
Words had no form,
The effect it brought was immediately visible.
The old man, the knights surrounding him, and several priests glared at Roan with their mouths firmly shut.
And most of the priests who didn’t know the inside story, who thought Roan’s words were nonsense, saw the expression on his face and realized that the words contained truth.
“What do you mean?”
“The saintess is being held?”
“Wasn’t she dead?”
