Chapter 283 – Trusts

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A cool breeze brushes past your face.
Waking up, Sylvia raised her upper body.
It should be normal to wake up and feel drowsy, but I didn’t feel that way at all.
Her body and mind were very clear.

‘What…?’

She opened her mouth at the first green meadow she saw.
What the hell is this all about? She was apparently sleeping in her bed…
This was definitely a dream. She was and she was clearly aware that she was dreaming.
Then she says it’s a lucid dream…

Sylvia turned her body around and looked around her, tilting her head when she saw a ridge covered with reeds in front of her.
It was a place she hadn’t seen before.
But suddenly it appeared. That too naturally.

Originally, she would have been wary, but the place she was in was so comfortable that I didn’t think so.
When she looked up at the top of the ridge, there was someone there.
It was so far away that I couldn’t tell it apart, but it was human-like in shape.
The moment she recognized her form, Sylvia felt her eyes relax as her own body warmed up.

Hwaaak-!

Soon after, a golden glow emanated from the shape, and it affected the sky as well.
The sky turns bright yellow as if the sun had been brought right up close.
It’s familiar, but comfortable, and at the same time, it feels a little uncomfortable.
This… It’s like divine power. It’s also very strong.

“Adele…? Are you Adele!?”

She raised her voice and called out to someone she didn’t know who she was, but there was no answer.
As Sylvia, who exclaimed as she gazed at the sky painted gold, tried to move her steps to her ridge,

– Sylvia Leeds. Daughter with a strong heart.

A voice echoed in her head.
It was a gentle and beautiful tone.
That moment,

“Hot!”

Sylvia let out her short scream and threw her upper body up.
When she opened her eyes, she saw an entire dark room.
Woke up from a dream
Sylvia, calming her pounding heart, touched her forehead.

“Ha…”

Once in a dream, and once now…
It was a strange feeling that she woke up twice with a clear mind.
But what was that voice?
A voice with indescribable power struck her brain, and she immediately escaped the dream.

I definitely remember the lines.
She called her by her full name, and she was a ‘daughter’ with a strong heart, she said.
And… It was the tone of voice that seemed to be a slightly higher person looking down on someone below him.

Tremendous divine power, a mysterious voice full of dignity, a feeling that seems close yet distant, and a being that feels familiar even though I haven’t seen it…
Could this be…

‘Rosario-sama…?’

Wasn’t Rosario incarnating in front of him?
No, let’s not overanalyze it.
Was it a dream Yeah, she just had a weird dream.
Let’s go exercise Let’s blow away the chatter.

After going into the bathroom and washing her face, Sylvia looked at the time.
Six o’clock, very early.
Adele returned late yesterday.
She must have had an unconditionally intense relationship with Ji-hyeok, but she must have slept away by now.

Sylvia, in her skimpy jumper, ran through the park, and as soon as it was time for the gym to open, she hung out there.
She worked so hard, but her mysterious voice, imprinted in her brain, could not be erased at all.

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“Adele.”

“Um… Why…”

“Wake up, it’s already lunchtime. Let’s eat together.”

“I want to sleep better…”

“Does it tickle your toes?”

“I don’t know…”

Adele, who was acting in a drowsy state, frowned when her toes were very itchy.
She tugged at the soles of her feet and tucked them under her blanket, causing her irritation.

“Ah…! Get better…! I’m not eating…!”

“Let’s eat together. I made your favorite spaghetti. Of two kinds.”

Adele, who listened to Sylvia’s words, only slightly turned her head.

“Two kinds…?”

“Yes. Carbonara and rosé pasta.”

“Umm…!”

Adele was seriously struggling between her desire for sleep and her appetite.
Finally, having yanked her almost-full need for sleep out of her head, she raised her upper body.
Adele stretched out and yawned.

“Haaam…! When did you wake up…?”

“I woke up in the morning and went to the gym.”

“Okay…? Please wake me up. I wanted to go with you…”

“I just slept while snoring. I wouldn’t have woken up.”

You mean you even snored?
Somehow, my mouth and nose were stuffy.
I must have been very tired because of that… Embarrassing incident with Jihyeok yesterday.

Adele got out of bed with a flirtatious gesture and stretched out her hand.
Then Sylvia choked, and she took Adele’s hand and left her room.

Spaghetti steaming up on the table.
Seeing that, Adele quickly sat down, grabbed a fork, took a bite of the carbonara, and put on a melted expression.

“Delicious…”

Sylvia, who sat across from Adele, asked.

“Can I not offer an electric prayer?”

“Even electricity? I didn’t give it well in the first place… Why?”

“I don’t seem to be praying all these days… I just asked the elderly woman.”

“Your sister is really… You worry about all sorts of strange things. I’m glad though. My sister is Rosario…”

Adele tilted her head.
It was because she felt a strange discomfort.
It’s hard to explain exactly, but something feels fundamentally wrong.

“Why don’t you talk?”

Adele, who suddenly came to her senses at the worried question, answered.

“Ah, no… It’s nice that you seem to be faithful to the Rosary.”

“I am trying to have as much of her faith as possible. Thank you for saying it like that.”

“As expected, my sister deserves to be a great believer.”

Sylvia scratches her head shyly.
After waiting for Adele to finish her spaghetti, she held out her water.

“I… Adele.”

“Yes?”

“You received an oracle from Rosario, didn’t you?”

“Right.”

“Then you must have heard his jade sound?”

Adele asked, narrowing her eyes.

“Why do you ask that?”

“No… After reading the Bible, do you really want to see Rosario? Now I also want to become a believer in earnest… I’m curious about everything about him.”

Adele clapped her hands in delight.
She loved that her own sister, who seemed to never believe in religion, had changed.
All of this was thanks to Rosario… No, Jihyeok’s grace.

Sylvia felt guilty because she liked Ji-hyeok, which made her religious.
She also fought with herself, while she deepened her camaraderie, love.
So Jihyeok’s virtue is right!
Thinking that way, Adele cleared her throat.

“Hmmmm…! Like. Since you’re my sister, I’ll tell you something special. Rosario’s voice is mysterious. She is benevolent, like a girl… And sometimes like a gentle lady. You have a thousand voices.”

She was talking at length, but it meant that she was mysterious.
Sylvia’s heart sank.
The dream she had today… May not be a normal dream.
As I thought at dawn, there was a high possibility that Rosario had materialized.

The joy was greater than the surprise.
Why? Because she refers to herself as her daughter.
This also coincided with the meaning of recognizing her as an official believer.

But why did Rosario materialize in his dream?
He is a trash who has faith to relieve guilt and immorality, but Adele, who is an agent and a saint, is open to it.
No matter how much I think about it, I have no idea.

“Sister? What is she thinking?”

Silvia, who sat idly and tried to understand God’s will, shook her head several times.

“Ah, I was imagining Lady Rosario’s confinement and castle.”

“No matter what you imagine, he is someone who transcends that category. If my sister prays hard for her, maybe she will say something nice someday. Incidentally, ordinary believers have never met Rosario-sama.”

“That, is that enough?”

“Yes. It is rare even among bishop-level personnel. I only met three times. Once when I was entrusted to the temple, once when I was chosen as a saint, and once when I received an oracle.”

It rarely appears even among believers with high ranks, so why did he tell himself the jade sound?
It’s only one word, but I guess it means something.
Need to find out. Any way.

And one thing is clear.
You must not tell Adele about this.
Even though she is a saint, she has only met three times, and knowing that she has incarnated into Sylvia herself, she might go mad.

“I see…”

“Then why aren’t you eating? Do you have no appetite?”

“Ah, huh… It doesn’t taste that good?”

“It’s just delicious…?”

Adele.
She didn’t seem to be full yet.
Asked Sylvia, who picked it up and burst out laughing.

“Can I do more?”

“Um…! It’s hard to wait…”

“Okay…? Would you like to eat this?”

Sylvia pushed her own bowl.
Then Adele laughs bashfully and she says.

“Since it’s your sister’s request, I’ll specially eat it for you.”

“Yes, eat a lot.”

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She tried to take a nap several times, but she couldn’t sleep at all.
Only my body ached. The result of her overtraining in the morning to blow her mind off.
In the end, Sylvia, feeling frustrated, left behind Adele’s whining about going out to play and fiddled with her cell phone on her bed.

A strong heart, a daughter of a god, an oracle, a revelation…
I searched all kinds of words, but in vain.
I couldn’t find the desired result at all.
In fact, it was natural. It was greed to hope that I could find something with those words.

Shall we discuss with Jihyeok?
Since he wants to become a member of the Rosary too… He might be very good at listening to his concerns.
Sylvia, who was dialing Jihyeok’s number, shook his head.

‘Let’s not do that.’

There is a possibility that Jihyeok will tell Adele about this concern.
If he begs to keep it a secret, he’ll say yes, but… It’s embarrassing because it’s like planting a sin on Ji-hyeok.
So what should I do? Just want to sleep at night?
If so, will we be able to meet again?

Or should I go to a church, a cathedral, or a temple?
It is a place where the faith of all kinds of human groups gathers.
Since it is a sacred place and reverent, we might be able to face each other there.

‘It sounds like a good idea…’

Let’s do something
After she searched for a fairly large church nearby, Sylvia jumped up, put on her coat, and went out into the living room.
Adele was asleep on the couch with her back to the TV.
Eat, sleep… You live so comfortably in the world. So it’s cuter

Adele tends to sleep deeply once she falls asleep.
Still uneasy, Sylvia turned up the TV volume and opened the front door.
She then closed the door as carefully as she could and grabbed her elevator.

Rattle!

At that time, the front door of Jihyeok’s house opened and he appeared.
Sylvia winced and asked.

“Ji, Jihyeok… What’s going on?”

Then Jihyeok asked what absurd things he was saying with his eyes.

“What… You are talking like an uninvited guest? Why are you so flustered?”

“That… I was surprised to meet you at the right time… Where are you going by any chance?”

“It’s a lab. The suit is almost finished, so I’m going to finish it.”

“Ah…”

“How about Sylvia?”

“I… It’s frustrating to be at home, so I’m going to take a walk around the neighborhood…”

Jihyeok shook his head slowly and boarded the elevator with Sylvia.
He said after pressing down on the basement floor.

“Where are you going for a walk? An officetel park?”

“I’ve been there, I’ve been somewhere else… I’m thinking of going anywhere.”

“It’s not the style to move without a plan. Do you have any concerns?”

His eyes were soft, but there was a bit of sharpness in them.
The lie seems to be exposed. It feels like his entire body is being stripped.

“There is no such thing.”

“Okay?”

Ji-hyuk gazes at Sylvia while stroking his chin.
Her nudge averted her gaze.

“What…? Why are you looking at me with those eyes? Any complaints?”

“No. It’s chilly today…”

Puck!

Sylvia weakly kicked Jihyeok’s butt.
It was an act to show composure.

“How chilly is it… How complete is the suit?”

“I told you. It’s the final stage.”

“I want you to explain in detail. Why is comprehension so dependent? Idiot?”

“Huh… I think it will end today or tomorrow. Please come to the lab when contacted. I’ll put it on the device.”

“Okay.”

Ding-!

As we talked, the elevator arrived on the first floor.
Sylvia, who briefly kissed Jihyeok on the lips, said.

“Bye.”

“Okay.”

Sylvia waved at Jihyeok until the elevator door closed, then let out a sigh of relief as her indicator stopped on the second basement floor.
Turning on the map on her cell phone, she soon moved on her steps.
The cathedral she goes to now is always open for devotees of free prayer, she says.
Let’s go and pray.