Episode 158
45. Closing the Festival (2)
“Uh, uh… … .”
“Nice to meet you. Are you George Madeleine? I’ve heard a lot about it.”
As Yelia politely bows, George takes turns looking at her and me with a look of embarrassment.
“Well, why? Aren’t you going to say hi?”
“mom… … This is George Madeleine.”
“It’s the first time I’ve seen you like this.”
Yeliya trembles and smiles softly.
He was wearing a black priest’s uniform that contrasted with his white, white hair, so he was exuding an atmosphere like a saint.
Of course, knowing how close to madness is inside, I couldn’t help but tremble.
“But it’s such a relationship… … It might be a little inappropriate for a priest.”
Let Elijah lower his eyes slightly and play a gloomy expression.
“no! It was a joke, it was a joke!!!”
George hastily corrected the frivolous remark.
“Of course, Sanwoo-nim is an attractive enough man, but I cannot dare to have such a heart as I have surrendered to the holy light.”
uh huh
Look at me hitting work.
Watching him glance at me while pretending to be pitiful to George.
It was not at the level that I would have thought of having done it once or twice.
Is this woman a real priest?
But more important was George.
The guy knelt down to Yelia, as if he had committed a wrathful thing.
“Forgive my blasphemy!!”
“It’s all right, Saint George Madeleine. I have often seen them praying in the temple.”
A benevolent smile like a sunshine appeared on her face.
“It means that the saint is close to Sanwoo. The light does not doubt your faith.”
“Ahh… … Light!”
George’s eyes twinkling as he looked at Elijah.
“Well, then! I will also confess the sins I committed yesterday. Yesterday I… … .”
Until the sacrament of confession? vary
“Saint.”
At that time, Jeliya interrupted George, who was suddenly drunk with faith and tried to confess to his will.
“The desire to hear the confession of the saint is like a chimney, but I am here to carry out my official duties.”
A faintly trembling voice adds to the pity.
“I am currently outside the temple, so please go directly to the temple and apply for confession to the official priest.”
in short.
I was told to follow the procedure.
Even for those who didn’t know, it was George who made Yelia in trouble now.
Because he didn’t know that either.
He hurriedly got up from his seat and bowed his head once more.
“There was a lot of rudeness!”
“it’s okay.”
“Well then! San? Uh no… … Sanwoo? Anyway, I’m going now!”
“uh? uh… … okay.”
Scared to say hello, George rushes towards the temple.
Didn’t that bastard say he had a date just before?
‘Well, you’ll figure it out.’
I looked at the back of my friend who was moving away while being possessed by Elijah.
“So what’s going on?”
asked the white-haired Redeemer.
The noble saint, who played the absurd, returned to the usual Yelia.
His distinctive red eyes met my gaze.
“There is one minor problem.”
“Is it a problem?”
“It’s about Illyana-sama’s personal life.”
As soon as I heard those words, my spine instantly cooled.
Had he been kidnapped by the remaining remnants again?
But looking at Yelia’s calm expression, it doesn’t seem like a serious matter.
“Sanwoo, what’s going on? what?!”
Just then, a familiar voice came from the rear tent.
Elijah is wary of the sudden appearance of another character and shuts his mouth.
I reassured her.
“it’s okay. Camilla knows it all. In a way, more than George.”
“Yelly… … You said you.”
It was the first time the two had seen each other since the last time they wanted Seorin underground village.
Unlike George, who worships the God of Light, Camilla didn’t have any religion.
“It is an honor to see you again, Camilla-sama, the head of the fire department.”
Because the Court of Heresy is not just a clergy organization.
Elijah had already fully grasped the information and tendencies of the people around me.
That’s why I was able to have a proper conversation with George, who I didn’t know much about.
“ah… … Me too. Last time we couldn’t talk properly.
“yes. you’re right.”
After the two of them greeted each other lightly, Yelia continued the paused conversation.
Since I guaranteed it, I decided that it was a reliable person.
“It’s not something serious about being kidnapped or life-threatening.”
“Then what?”
“The head of the Death Church, High Priest Seol-baek, has placed a curse on Illyana-sama’s body.”
“curse… … ?”
Camila muttered in disbelief.
She was also in a state of understanding the story to some extent.
He seemed to have vaguely noticed what was going on without hearing any explanation.
“It doesn’t seem to have any effect right now, but… … It’s something you don’t know later. I thought I should tell Apostle Baek San-woo.”
I chewed my lips.
The goddamn denominations were a problem even after they died.
“Is there any way to heal the curse?”
“Not at the moment. For some reason, it cannot be purified even with my divine power.”
What do you mean by trivial things?
That was a big deal.
The divine power of Elijah is also at the top level of the temple of Canaan in terms of the main story setting.
This means that it is not called an anti-magic tactical nuclear weapon for nothing.
The fact that she was able to stop Thanatos, who is the divine god, to some extent on her own right now, was proof of her strength with the naked eye.
But even her divine power is a curse that cannot be touched.
“Shit… … .”
“For a solution, I think we will have no choice but to take Illyana-sama to the central temple.”
Temple of Canaan.
Even if there is a substitute, his power cannot be compared to that of a high priest who worships God alone.
Under the current circumstances, it was clear that it was the most reasonable option.
“Is it impossible to transfer right now?”
“Unfortunately. Yes that’s right.”
Feeling the bitterness was the same for Elijah.
Although there is no noticeable effect now.
That ‘Death Church’ is a strong curse.
Unless it’s unclear for what purpose he left it to Illyana.
If she moved too hastily, there was a possibility that Illyana would get very angry.
‘Anyway, Illyana was unconditionally killed in the main story. Even if the flow of the story changes, does the result itself follow? … ?’
I can not admit it.
There must be another way.
“And Sanwoo-sama… … . I don’t think I’ll be able to return to the island for a while either.”
“What happened again all of a sudden?”
“In relation to this situation, a return order has been issued. We have to do funerals for the dead judges.”
“ah… … .”
It felt as if I had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer.
Nearly ten judges were killed right away.
Even if it was an NPC whose name, face, or origin he did not know properly, he was a real resident here.
At least for those who died next to me, I should have prayed for the least recovery rather than returning to the festival.
Because only Illyana was resolved, I thought I was the best.
Belatedly, the embarrassment built up.
Besides, Illyana wasn’t completely resolved either.
What the hell was I watching and enjoying the festival?
“Sanwoo… … .”
“Apostle. You don’t have to worry too much. You wouldn’t have expected it to be like this.”
Elijah’s soft hands are superimposed on mine.
Unlike her pale white skin, it was a very warm touch.
“If it’s okay with you, I would like to ask you to put a flower on the monument in front of our Judgment Office.”
“like that… … I’ll do it.”
I had nothing more to say.
Did Elijah think that there was nothing better to say now?
He simply swallowed a bitter smile and lowered his head silently.
“I am sorry that I unintentionally disturbed the atmosphere. then… … See you again in a little while.”
Shh.
Even after Elijah passed me by, I couldn’t move for a while.
No, I couldn’t move.
* * *
“Wait here for a second.”
“yes.”
A Canaanite temple located in Nosteria. Sanwoo left Camilla alone and went into the temple first.
At the point where I said that I didn’t want to show the ugly side that I didn’t want to see for nothing.
She couldn’t disagree. No, I had no intention of suggesting it.
Camila knew that feeling all too well.
However, the Sanwoo did not come out even after a few minutes.
Camilla walked slowly around the temple, and sat down on a bench on the terrace with a panoramic view of the island.
If you think about it, it was.
Sanwoo was always a person who gave himself up for others.
Although I usually seem like a very calculating personality, when such a situation came up, I spared no effort in my body.
Even if it wasn’t Illyana who got involved in this matter, it was herself or someone else.
Sanwoo must have acted without thinking back and forth.
okay.
That’s what Camilla fell in love with.
It wasn’t just because he saved himself in the Hisperiif dungeon.
A genuine caring feeling from him. The altruism that thought of others even though she seemed indifferent, moved her heart.
That he was able to make his own flowers.
It was because I saw him risking his life for himself, nothing more or less than a ‘roommate’.
But how about who you are now?
He was dependent on the Sanwoo, but the Sanwoo did not depend on Camilla.
If Lorna Aztel-senpai’s work hadn’t been for space and time, I wouldn’t have even known that such a thing had happened.
no-
You wouldn’t have known from the beginning.
You probably didn’t even know that Sanwoo had a huge mission to fix the distortion of the world.
He probably didn’t even know that he had a life-threatening battle with another Rhona who was trying to descend on Azethos.
He would not have known that the Church of the Dead, who infiltrated the island taking advantage of the festival, had kidnapped Illyana.
‘What the hell was I doing?’
Camilla fiddled with the ring that was on her finger.
An endless emptiness begins to stir the emotions violently.
Were you just thinking of going up to Arthur’s express class, getting good grades, and being content with being the head of the Japanese martial arts class?
It was absolutely not.
Baek San-woo was the first person Camila had feelings for in her life.
And at the same time, he was someone I admired.
I want to accompany him by his side.
We wanted to fight each other’s feet, laugh, and fight back to back.
Even if it wasn’t, I thought I would at least follow the path of the Sanwoo.
However, Camila couldn’t do anything to Sanwoo now.
The reality was so cruel and disgruntled, Camilla wiped the corners of her eyes, which were starting to gather tears little by little.
It shouldn’t be like this.
He couldn’t be satisfied with Sanwoo’s close friend or roommate.
The moment she stood up with a resolution in her heart.
pop! Papang! Faba Baba Baba-!
“… … !!”
Colorful fireworks filled the night sky along with the explosion.
Come to think of it, I heard that there was a fireworks display scheduled for today.
Camila was aware of the fact she had forgotten for a moment, and looked at the beautiful sparkling fireworks.
It would have been perfect if Sanwoo was here with me.
‘That’s an immature idiot.’
Watching the fireworks brightly illuminate the island where the sun had gone down, a hot flame broke out in Camilla’s heart.
