29. When would be a good time for the ordination ceremony?
After the field was over, I moved to the teleport.
Blinking my eyes, I arrived at the entrance of Elijah’s mansion.
“Whoa whoa, whoa whoa. Calm down, it’s okay.”
I patted Yuel, who was surprised.
I was surprised at how quickly the space changed.
Elijah was also surprised by Yuel.
She didn’t even need to appease her.
As soon as Yuel raised her paw, Elijah teleported away and ran away.
‘Are you using that high-ranking magic in a place like this…. And why are you staring at me like that?’
As Yuel was appeased, the knights guarding her entrance came running.
“The lady is back!”
Hurrying, several knights and soldiers rushed out.
‘Why are you so surprised?’
It’s not unusual to see everyone running.
The expression almost seems to have seen someone who was dead and then came back to life.
‘… No way. Elijah, did you leave without saying anything?’
The butler, Miguel, and Elijah’s exclusive maid, Lia, also appeared.
Now I am familiar with the faces of people.
“Lady-!”
Among them, Lia had a pale complexion.
She comes running with almost falling momentum.
She was in such a hurry that her red hair was disheveled.
“Baby, lady….”
Leah gasped for her breath, she said.
“What the hell, where, why, suddenly…. Say….”
Her bluish lips trembled.
I don’t think it’s just because it’s difficult.
Just a feeling.
Leah trembles like someone who has been drowned.
On the other hand, Elijah was calm.
“It was urgent.”
Lea looked at me.
Black eyes that lack power.
For some reason, I think it’s my fault, I sneakily avoided her gaze.
Lea sees Elijah again.
She licks her lips as if to say something, and finally drops her head.
“Are there any injuries….”
“Yes. I’m fine.”
“I see…” . Fortunately, the….”
Leah sweeping her heart, Elijah called Miguel.
“Miguel. Take this.”
The “This” Pointed out like an ordinary luggage is the sun statue I brought.
A holy relic that is said to make any miracle come true, just once.
What many forces have been searching for for a long time has come within the fence of Elijah.
Miguel recognized it and stuttered his words.
“This, this, no way, that….”
“Yes. A statue of the rising sun. Judas found it.”
“That, that word….”
“From now on, Judas is my escort.”
At that moment, silence fell.
For the moment she declared her first escort knight, these words had no weight.
It’s as if he’s saying, “This is my friend.”
Well, it’s not something to make a big fuss about or celebrate.
Because escort knights aren’t that great.
That sun statue is more important and great than me.
“However, it is not official as the ceremony has not yet been held.”
“Okay. If so, when will you hold the swearing-in ceremony?”
“Well….”
Elijah looked up at me and answered.
“I’ll have to think about that separately.”
After saying that, he came to me.
“To be honest, I didn’t expect to find that relic.”
That’s the same for me.
I never thought the goal of the final test would be a holy relic I knew.
Moreover, that’s not something anyone can get at this time.
“By the way, you always exceed my expectations.”
“… Thank you for the compliment.”
Elijah grinned at my words.
“Should I go back to the training center?”
A few days have passed since the exam started.
First of all, you need to stop by the training center and inform Gawain of the situation.
“Yes. That’s right. I will report to Sir Gawain first.”
“Yes…. I’m sorry but I can’t help it. I have work to do anyway, so I’ll let you go now.”
… I don’t know what’s wrong, but I nodded anyway.
“And.”
Elijah said.
“Thank you.”
You mean thank you for bringing me the sun statue?
It’s worth it.
“I just did what I had to do.”
“… Okay.”
For a moment, Elijah’s laughter became subtle.
Without even thinking about the slightest difference, Elijah turned around and headed into her mansion.
I watched his back.
Her curly black hair.
Long outstretched legs.
The face that got closer….
‘… Stop!’
I hurriedly shook her head and moved to the training center.
***
Elijah filled her vase with water with her own hands and carried her marigolds in her hair.
I look at the vase and think.
‘… What is it This.’
She had a strange feeling of herself at present.
It’s not just now.
From the moment she came close to her face with Judas, a certain urge she felt still lingered and tickled her heart.
It’s not just that time.
When Judas called her name, her face heated up.
Her feelings resemble shame.
She was only called by name, but why was that?
She tried hard to know the source of this reaction, but she couldn’t interpret it.
‘It’s not the kind of feeling I hate….’
If you ask her if she likes it, she will tilt her head.
She couldn’t classify either way.
It was awkward and strange because it was unfamiliar.
In particular, why did she stare at Judas lips at that time, she does not know the reason or purpose.
She then looked up at herself, the look of Judas.
It seems that the puzzled expression is strangely different from usual.
It’s an expression I see often, but why do I feel it’s different?
‘… I don’t know.’
In the end, Elijah couldn’t answer.
She put the water bottle on the bedroom window sill.
The seat next to the anemone pot.
Suddenly, a stem grew from the flower pot and a blue bud formed.
I couldn’t help but laugh.
She doesn’t know how she felt earlier, but she sure knows how she feels when she sees anemones.
Good.
That’s enough for now.
‘When would be a good time to have a Seo Im Ceremony?’
Looking at her calendar, she noticed a date.
February 16th.
It was her own 18th birthday, and also the day of her coming-of-age ceremony.
A lot of people will come.
And before that….
‘Hmm.’
An idea came to her, and Elijah nodded her head.
‘I can do that. Not bad.’
***
The wagon confirmed the reward.
So, the quest that arrived when I took out the sun statue.
Did you say ‘those who follow the order of things’?
Since the reward was an offer, not an option, she had already received it.
If it’s an attribute, it’s probably added.
It’s just that I haven’t been able to confirm what kind of reward it is.
[Provides a reward.]
[‘Leading Moon’ is added to the talent list.]
‘… The moon that is drawn?’
She opened the status window, wondering what kind of trait it was.
[The moon is drawn.]
-The effect of ‘Discovery of Revelation’ has been strengthened.
-Increases with the user’s mana growth rate (2x ＞ 3X).
‘… Hmm?’
This is a very strange reward.
Of course, it would be nice if the magic power increased.
It’s a good thing, but why? 3 Times?
Is twice as fast enough?
After checking the stats for the first time in a while, I was surprised.
‘… Why is this?’
[Health: 54.3]
[Strength: 48.5]
[Right: 50.1]
The above three stats rose evenly.
By the way.
[HP: 43.5]
Magic stat decreased by 1.5.
Obviously, I was 45 a while ago.
‘Could this be… ?’
I haven’t even heard of a case where mana is deteriorating.
Suddenly, a memory flashes by.
The time he hugged Elijah at the altar where the statue of the sun was enshrined.
I felt something coming out of my body.
To confirm that, I hugged Elijah without even realizing it.
‘Then, I couldn’t believe I escaped then….’
A few scenes quickly come to mind.
At some point, Elijah started hugging me as if it were very natural.
To the point of being a little unnatural.
Perhaps, the reason Elijah held me for five years was to absorb her mana.
That is most likely.
It was only when the stats changed that I realized that.
‘Is that so….’
About the first Bible I heard five years ago.
The sun absorbs the moon.
At the end, the moon is killed by the sun.
‘… I hope he won’t really die.’
Just because what Elijah wants is my magical power, the reality doesn’t change much.
I just make a new promise.
‘I need to raise my magic stat more diligently.’
*
When I arrived at the training center, Hermis was there to meet me.
“Oh! Mr. Judas! You are back!”
She said she ran out of her.
“What about the results? How have you been? It was a statue of the rising sun, right? Did you find it?!”
“Unfortunately….”
I deliberately stooped slightly.
Hermis’ expression was colored with regret every moment.
“I found it.”
“Ah…. Also…. Well, it’s not easy to find that relic…. Yes?!”
“I found it hidden in a certain historical site.”
I purposely hid the story about Hazel and the Imperial Family Wizards.
Although it’s Hermis that I’ve been with for a long time, and I’ve built a relationship of trust with the information guild, it’s not an ordinary thing. This.
It is better to hide it, even for Elijah’s sake.
I’m a little proud of myself now that I’ve noticed this much.
You don’t have to be too smart.
“The lady took the sun statue….”
“Ah, what!”
Hermis hit me on the forearm.
“I thought I was eliminated and I was thinking of something to comfort you!”
“It hurts….”
I’m not joking, it’s really tingly.
This human is also a knight.
“It is okay to be sick.”
“An escort knight who hits the escort target.”
“Anyway, congratulations. Haven’t you finally achieved what you wanted!”
Wish you want….
That’s an interesting expression.
When I first came to the training center, I tried to run away.
‘That’s not entirely wrong.’
Since I decided to become Elijah’s escort driver, it’s true that I finally achieved what I wanted.
“Thank you.”
“Then, did you admit it, lady? When is the swearing-in ceremony?”
“I don’t know about the ceremony yet, but they acknowledged it.”
“Hmm.”
Hermis crossed his arms and rubbed his chin.
“It’s kind of disappointing.”
“What is it?”
“Isn’t this the first escort driver since the training center was established? Besides, we saved our lives when we were young and slept together under the same roof, practically sharing a soul, but for some reason it seems futile….”
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“Please be gentle with me. I am afraid that someone will hear me. And with the swearing-in ceremony left, what is regrettable?”
“Still, wouldn’t it be more fun if you kept this a secret and acknowledged it grandly?”
“What are you doing because this is fun….”
She is an unusual woman anyway.
Hermis smiled, wondering what was funny about my sarcasm.
Then she tilts her head and asks.
“By the way, then what will happen to me? An escort knight of an escort knight?”
“… Uh? Iknow, right?”
Hermis is my escort knight assigned by Elijah.
Strictly speaking, it’s different from the escort knights used by nobles, but from my point of view, that’s it.
Anyway, they protected me well for five years….
Now if I escort Elijah, what about Hermis?
“The young lady will adjust it well.”
“Hmm. That’s right.”
Hermis stared at me and smirked.
“Congratulations. Mr. Judas.”
I also smiled and nodded at her.
“Thank you.”
*
After greeting Hermis, she went to see Sir Gawain.
I have an obligation to report, and I wanted to tell you the news.
My first impression upon enlistment was not very good.
But thanks to Elijah, she’s personally trained by him, so she’s not on bad terms now.
To be honest, Gawain also helped him a lot.
Although it started as a punishment, he was serious every moment.
He didn’t say a word of praise, but he didn’t say anything demeaning.
He was indeed an objective teacher.
At first, he said he had no confidence to be a good teacher for me, but he is a good enough teacher by my standards.
“Hmm. That’s how it happened.”
Gawain said calmly.
I have just finished reporting to him.
“Yes. I found the sun statue.”
“The relic….”
Sitting in his office, he leaned back in his chair and nodded slowly.
The corners of his mouth twitch under his thick beard.
Couldn’t Gawain grow a beard to hide his facial expression?
“Ah, and it happened during the course of this exam….”
I can’t talk about Hazel and the imperial family.
Because we don’t know how Elijah made that decision.
So I’ll leave out the content and just talk about what I’ve been through.
“I used the sword as a sword.”
“… ….”
“And for a short while, I reached the ‘realm’ that the Lord spoke of.”
“Umm….”
Gawain nodded slowly and stood up.
“Becoming an escort knight isn’t enough, to realize that level at once….”
Then he suddenly approaches the window.
‘… What?’
He stared out the window for a while.
He still talks without looking at me.
“Excellent.”
The voice was somehow choked up, like a man with a strangled throat.
‘… Could this nobleman?’
I asked dubiously.
“Sir Gawain. Are you crying?”
“… Big! Greatness!”
Coughs exaggeratedly several times, still speaking in a slightly main voice.
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
Involuntarily, I ended up laughing.
‘I cried, I cried.’
