Episode 149
43. No days pass quietly (2)
no.
Let’s calm down for now.
I calmed my trembling heart and explored my surroundings.
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Maybe he went to the bathroom, maybe he went out for a while.
Since Illyana was an excellent alchemist, there was a good chance that she went out to gather medicines that could cure her symptoms.
Besides, they said it was the Church of the Dead.
It was during the summer vacation of the second year that the denomination began to move in the main story.
Even without any twists and turns, he might have infiltrated around this time.
“but… … How are they going to find Illyana?”
It’s good to be optimistic about anything. If you only think about the bad things, words become seeds.
First, I decided to take a look at the bedroom.
A place that I don’t usually stop by even when I visit Iliana’s house.
Whether it was actually painful or not, the top of the bed linen was slightly damp.
It was boiling hot and it looked like he was sweating profusely.
‘No, if it hurts like this, don’t tell me… … .’
Last night when you didn’t look good, you should have asked if you were okay.
First of all, there was no trace of anything in the bed.
Next was the alchemy table.
If you were going to make a medicine, there must be traces of use on the alchemy table.
However, contrary to expectations, the alchemy table was not used until recently.
There was no heat left in the lamp using the element of fire.
Above all, the materials were not scattered.
Illyana had a habit of arbitrarily laying out the ingredients when she did alchemy.
Usually it was not cleaned well before it had accumulated to some extent.
‘Explosive arrows… … .’
Judging by the fact that the finished product was placed instead, it seems that these arrows were last made a few days ago and alchemy was not used.
Can’t you find any clues like this, and you just have to wait without meaning?
Thinking like that, the moment I looked around more.
[Baeksanwoo, go out to the terrace!]
The desperate Lioner’s voice resounded in his head.
‘Terrace? Did you sense any energy?’
【Illiana is not… … But I can feel the faint reaction of life.]
no way.
Let’s enter the terrace with an ominous feeling that is starting to be felt clearly.
“Hey, X feet… … .”
There was a brown owl lying on the floor, covered in blood.
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Minerva.
It was Illyana’s pet owl.
I immediately brought a bunch of recovery potions that were on the table and poured them at Minerva without hesitation.
“What’s up. Wake up!!”
Fortunately, the hurdle seemed to have been overcome. Minerva, who received the effect of the recovery potion, moved her wings.
“Boo, boo.”
“Lionor, can you hear me?”
[…] … There was an attack a while ago. It is said that the personnel in robes took Illyana.]
“Like this dog X… … .”
I just wished it wouldn’t happen, but did it finally come true?
The guards seemed unaware of their dreams, so they must have used space transfer magic.
They are necromancers who want to descend Thanatos, one of the evil gods.
The basic knowledge of magic must be superior to the students of the Enganhan Ortana Faculty.
‘But why now?’
The Thanatos raid with Illyana usually starts in the middle of the second year.
So I didn’t pay much attention to it.
Rather, I thought that it would be better to establish a relationship with the Heresy Judgment Bureau and prepare for it when the time drew near.
But it’s been moved forward by half a year? Even if it’s the butterfly effect, this doesn’t make sense.
But now, there was no time to seriously think about such a thing.
Whether the event happened early or on time, the end result is horrific.
When Illiana was already involved, I had to rescue her in time.
[Baeksanwoo, what do you plan to do?]
Lionor, the guardian of Artel, was also angry.
However, it is uncertain whether I will be able to subdue them with my own strength now.
Of course, he wouldn’t have summoned Thanatos already.
It is not a very good idea to attack in a state where the scale itself is not clearly understood right now.
So.
“I need to ask for help.”
And before that, airlift the equipment first.
* * *
“Sanwoo!! Where have you been?”
Francis saw the Apostle of Light tumbling out of the entrance of the forest and shouted.
It is the Church of Death.
They are like time bombs who don’t know what to do right away, so it was a situation where we had to fight even more.
But how are you leaving without permission?
Francis was slightly dissatisfied, but when he read Sanwoo’s expression that followed, he was taken aback and backed away.
‘… … ???’
The intense anger and uncontrollable emotions all over his face dominated Baek San-woo’s body.
Not only that.
Brown owl carefully split in hand.
Francis, who had once investigated the white ox, knew who the owl’s owner was.
Iliana Noel.
She was a girl who held the priesthood of the Artel tribe.
‘Maybe something happened to her.’
The organization that has been identified as an intruder is the Church of the Dead.
Because it is an organization that serves Thanatos, the god of death, as its main god, it stands in complete opposition to the Artels who have lived for eons.
“Judge, where are you now, Elijah?”
“ah… … ! You are now investigating with the Judges in the Southern Forest. We will guide you right now. And what about that owl?”
“I can go to the southern forest alone. Francis, please heal this friend. You must live.”
Sanwoo Baek said so and handed the owl over to Francis.
Baek San-woo, who took him involuntarily, passed him and headed for the warp gate.
“Wait, Apostle!!”
“Please.”
Francis was stunned for a moment by his decisive attitude that could not be refused.
Beyond his still gaze, Baek Sanwoo suddenly disappeared in an instant.
‘Baeksanwoo… … .’
As the Apostle of Light recognized by the Redeemer, Elijah, he is a boy with enough qualities.
Francis was purely admiring the spirit that overwhelmed him for a moment.
‘Even so, the denominations also attacked viciously.’
Judging from the deep reverberation of Magi from the wound left by the owl, it seemed that his premonition was right.
Even after taking first aid, he couldn’t escape the influence of magic.
Whatever it is, it is not only an apostle’s request, but as a priest, it is impossible not to just watch his life die out.
“Hold on a little bit… … !!”
Francis proceeded quickly towards the nearest temple.
The time when Francis left for Minerva’s recovery.
By using the warp gate, Baek Sanwoo was able to quickly arrive near the southern forest, where the investigation was in full swing.
The first to greet him was Yelia, fully armed.
Instead of the black priestly uniform he wore every time, he was wearing silver armor.
“Apostle, you have come-!!”
However, Baek Sanwoo was also different from usual.
“… … no way.”
It was not simply because of the divine power that Elijah was able to rise to the position of substitute at such a young age.
Excellent insight and vision to see the situation right.
She is the representative of the Heretical Judgment Bureau.
Therefore, Elijah was able to understand why Baek Sanwoo was so angry at once.
“Are you guys involved?”
At Elijah’s words, Baek San-woo nodded his head without saying a word.
It was a shocking fact.
It wasn’t enough that there was a hole in the security, so they even touched an innocent student.
This was an inexcusable mistake of the Judiciary.
“I’m sorry, Apostle. It was all because of my lack of faith and tension… … !”
“How many people are available now?”
However, the Baeksanwoo prevented Elijah from apologizing.
As if an apology was not necessary, his voice became cold.
At those words, Elijah suddenly felt as if he had regained consciousness.
“Including the dispatched paladins, the combat force is less than 30. If you mobilize healing priests, the total would be around fifty.”
“thirty… … I think that should be enough.”
“Yes, there is.”
“By the way, are you going to start the investigation right now? You haven’t brought your gear yet… … .”
Currently, Baek San-woo was wearing a suit that looked very luxurious and was not holding a single weapon.
Last time I heard the story, the Apostle of Light said that he was going to set up a booth with his club members.
He must have been enjoying the festival to the fullest today, so it was only natural that he was not prepared.
So you want me to give you the holy weapon the judges use?
When Elijah’s thoughts reached there, Baeksanwoo turned his head into the darkness and opened his mouth.
“Do not worry. It will arrive soon. It’s just coming over here.”
“Are you arriving?”
Let Elijah shift his curious gaze.
I could see a carriage running not far away.
A small transport wagon that gallops through the forest at night.
The carts connected to the horses are engraved with designs that look like swallows and mice.
It was a pattern that a normal person would have just skipped over.
Elijah, who knew the meaning, had no choice but to doubt his eyes.
“Information Guild… … ?”
Elijah doubted his eyes.
If they are similar to those who are the shadows of the temple, those who are similar, and the shadows possessed by Paradise Island.
It was a back alley.
‘How did the apostle get through the back alley?’
Even in the Heretical Tribunal, most of them are unaware of its existence.
Like an urban legend, they were talked about without knowing it, but they never came out in the sun.
In the case of Elijah, in the process of finding out the heretics who infiltrated the island, it was all he had to do with the information guild a few times.
In particular, the information power of the information guild was superior to any other group.
With the acquiescence of the school administrators, it was an organization that even the Heretical Judgment Bureau could not easily touch.
“These are the weapons you requested. I ate a little bit to get it.”
The man who appeared to be a driver threw the package that was in the luggage compartment to the ground and said.
‘They’re just mobilizing on errands?’
Blonde hair reflected in the moonlight shining through the leaves.
After quietly collecting the package, Baek San-woo threw a gold coin at the driver.
“The price is paid after everything is done. Even free information.”
“It’s a leftover business. I don’t know what happened again, but I look forward to seeing you all.”
I was wearing a mask so I couldn’t see her expression properly.
Elijah could vaguely sense that he was overjoyed.
“Come on, then let’s go. Whoa!”
“Hehehehe-!!!”
Finally, the information guild’s wagon quickly left the forest.
It happened so quickly, while she couldn’t keep her mouth shut.
Baek Sanwoo wore the equipment tied to the bag one by one.
Wearing armor with strong anti-magic energy.
A jet-black spear was hung on his back, an arbor with a strange ornament on his left hand, and a long sword decorated in the oriental style on his waist.
It took him less than a few seconds for him to become a full-fledged warrior, who, until recently, was only a waiter at a restaurant.
just at the same time.
Even in Elijah’s faith, a question began to rise.
The question is whether Baek Sanwoo may not be a simple ‘Apostle’.
