Chapter 179 – Reunion

000

Chapel of the Holy Trinity. It is the deepest place in the huge temple of the royal capital, and the place where the worship supervised by the pope takes place.

Outside and inside, on the ceiling of this place filled with strict security, three circles slowly rotated overlapping each other on top of the magic camp.

The light of the sun penetrated and illuminated the floor of the chapel.

First, the red light. The ancient crest symbolizing courage like a blazing flame was the ‘heroic’ among the holy trinity of saviors.

A hero is a warrior who holds the sacred sword and justice high, and destroys the evil that threatens the world and mankind.

Originally, it would be correct to be called a ‘sex swordsman’ like the magic swordsmen, but as the church’s doctrine spread widely around the world, the term “Sex swordsman” Began to be used as a derogatory term for warriors.

Even if there were no demon lords in the world, the reason why those called the hero continued to exist was the influence of the church.

Then a blue light. A holy sword that refines the strength of the warriors who hold it and lends its own power to defeat evil. It is the ‘Holy Sword’.

Sacred swords made by the ancients of the primitive world, endowed with personalities, and left numerous legends and myths.

Most of them were lost when the original world perished, and are still waiting for heroes to find them in ruins somewhere.

Originally, no one knew that it was a powerful weapon created with the assumption that it would be wielded against the same humans in war.

In the end, everything was up to human interpretation.

The last one is a green light. If the hero is compared to a flame, they are vegetation. It is firewood for the flames to burn, and a ‘saint’ who guides the path of the hero.

Saints have strong sensitivity to divine magic since they were born, and thanks to this, they are women who can hear the voice of the ‘sacred sword’, which is the will derived from divine magic.

Such revelations are delivered through dreams, prophecies, hallucinations, etc., And the saints receive the revelations and lead the warriors to the holy sword.

It does not stop there, and stays by the hero’s side until the fate given to him is over, and he is a healer who assists the hero and becomes a guide.

This is the doctrine of the Trinity Savior advocated by the Church of God’s Protection.

The first saint who grieved for the lives sacrificed in the war caused by the exploitation of humans by the gods of the old world and their religious beliefs.

Hearing the voice of the holy sword, join forces with the first hero to end the era of countless gods including Utu and Ruben.

From the time when we finally made it possible for the human-led era to come once again to the continent.

The church’s history began.

Moreover, thanks to Lesia, who played an active role in the war between the kingdom and the empire, the authority of the church has risen to an unprecedented level in history.

The power of the pope, the de facto head of such a church, is comparable to that of the king of the kingdom, who has now become the conqueror of the continent.

And it was not enough to describe it as ‘rare’ for such a pope to personally summon people and bring them into this chapel.

For a clergyman to receive such a call was no different than for a commoner to be called by a king.

“…”

Recalling the words of the old priest who had called for him, Quon stood at the very front of the chapel with a nervous expression on his face.

He was standing in front of the stairs leading up to the podium, quietly looking at the woman in front of him.

Pope Esca. To Cleon, she is like his mother, and she is the highest-ranking figure in the Church of the Saint’s Protection.

She herself is a saint who kept the balance of the world together with the hero Lesia in the previous war, and she is a priest who uses powerful divine magic.

Her her kuon her and her her companion her Sasha too, although it was her first time meeting her in person.

Is the divine magical power she possesses stimulating Ruben inside Sasha?

I felt her tension and incomprehensible rejection of her, so I had to calm the pounding in her heart her and be careful not to show it in her expression her.

“Don’t be so nervous, Ms. Quon. Obviously, the place and the eye level are different from last time. We have a common family called Cleon.”

Perhaps he had read Quon’s tension. When Esca spoke like that, Quon seemed to relax a little mysteriously in her voice.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Esca.”

“No. I’m sorry for calling you out so suddenly. But, I thought it would be better to leave it to Miss Quon.”

When Esca said that, Quon couldn’t help but tilt her head.

Leave it to me, what? … The cleric who came to summon Quon said nothing, just remembered that she had said, ‘It’s an honor,’ and her parents would be proud of her.

“Miss Quon. You’re not with the hero right now… But you’re originally a saint. It’s your role to hear the voice of the holy sword and convey it to the hero.”

Quon’s expression darkened a little at Esca’s story her, but she had no choice but to nod.

The holy sword ‘Caliburn’ that Kuon originally sought. And she is the hero ‘Albein’ who originally had that holy sword.

Caliburn went through this and that process, but now it is owned by Cleon. The hero Albein lost his qualifications and was now sentenced to slavery according to the kingdom’s law.

However, Caliburn no longer communicates with Quon. As she was regenerated by Galatea, her connection to Quon was severed, but rather to Galatea.

It’s a strange story, but a trinity was formed with Cleon as the hero, Galatea as the saint, and Caliburn as the holy sword.

Quon didn’t care much about it. Being a saint is a title based on the church’s doctrine.

As for swords, Galatea, the same sword, knew better.

Carly Burn also seems to prefer being with Cleon, so that shouldn’t be a problem.

“I really appreciate you being with Cleon and being his strength. However, there are many huge barriers that stand in the way of what Cleon is trying to do. Beings of.”

Devil. Two-dimensional monsters. Corruption of the dimensional rift.

Quon knew what Esca was talking about.

Originally, as a priest, he had to defend Cleon against them.

“…I also wanted to lend my strength to Cleon and you. At the same time, a new opportunity for you, the saint of the Church.”

“…Is this a chance?”

After her escar nodded, she handed her sealed scroll of parchment to her full armored crusader, Vera Stoll, who stood behind her and guarded her escar.

Verastl politely accepted the scroll, walked over to Quon and handed it over.

“This is-“

“The Holy Sword that the Church has newly grasped for its existence. Information related to ‘Galatine’ is written on it.”

Quon opened his eyes wide and looked down at the scroll.

“Miss Quon. I want you, as a saint, to find that holy sword. My most trusted crusader… And a candidate for a hero. Along with ‘Verastor’.”

After Esca’s words her, Vera Stoll slowly removes her helmet and looks at Quon.

Long pink hair. And when her eyes met Vera Stall, who was looking at her with her intelligent eyes her, Quon was a little confused.

“Don’t be so wary. Quon, I’m ready to sacrifice my body to help you and your ally Cleon, according to your command.”

Verastol, who said that and extended his hand his, smiled a little.

“Ordinary power won’t be of much help in unlocking Cleon’s dark future. Powerful power… As a holy guide to defeat the darkness. I’m going to entrust Verastol to you.”

“…With the holy sword, Galatine.”

When Quon answered like that, Esca nodded as well.

“Ku-kun-san…”

Sasha muttered and grabbed Quon’s sleeve.

Something. The uneasy premonition does not stop.

There was no wrong tone in what the pope was saying.

Everyone felt that the party needed more power.

Sasha, Quon, and Layla. All three of them have not stopped training to become even a little stronger…

But Ruben, the animal instinct inside Sasha.

It was constantly being told that something, a black shadow, was mixed in the back of this story.

The alarm bell in my head kept ringing.

It was like the fear I felt when I first saw Humbaba.

Could it be that Sasha’s feelings were conveyed to Quon as well?

She put her own hand on her little hand her held on her sleeve her and gave her a sweet smile to reassure her.

Then, with a determined expression on her face her, she turned back to Esca and opened her mouth.

“Thank you, Mr. Esca. For giving me the opportunity to fulfill my duty as a ‘saint’ once again.”

“Then…”

Esca looked at Quon with a small smile, but then Quon shook her head left and right at her slightly.

“…Please give me a little time to think. It is definitely my duty to guide the holy sword to the hero. And if it helps Cleon as a result… There is no reason to refuse. But-“

“However?”

“I don’t think this is something I can decide on my own. I’m definitely a ‘saint’ of the church, but I’m a colleague who formed a party with Cleon, Layla, and Sasha before that.”

Just like when I told the person from the church who came to the academy.

For Quon, the church’s doctrine and the saint’s duties were obviously important.

However, the colleagues he had to protect were more important than that.

Therefore, no matter how respected the pope was, and even if he it ended up helping Cleon, it was impossible to arbitrarily decide to leave their side his to find the holy sword.

For a moment, silence fell inside the chapel.

The fact that Verastol’s expression became a bit cold was probably not his fault.

“… I see. You guys really care about your colleagues.”

It’s a pity for Esca, but as if she couldn’t help it, she smiled bitterly and called Vera Stoll back to her side her and talked.

“Please, think carefully, Miss Quon.”

Finally, looking at Quon, who was breathing a sigh of relief, he made that request.

001

“-So, in the veins of the water valleys of Beryl, the magic of ‘water attribute’ and the source of ‘divine magic’ are flowing at the same time… Quon, are you listening?”

A high-end wagon boasting a comfortable ride so that you can hardly feel any rattling is driving down the road and heading towards the valley of beryl.

The wagon prepared by Aurelia was much larger than a normal wagon, and it was of the highest quality that the body hardly moved when inside the wagon, as if it had been enchanted.

However, the number of valleys of beryl is an area where its existence should not be disclosed to the public.

Therefore, it was impossible to hire a coachman, but that part was solved by Layla using her magic to make her drive automatically.

Inside the carriage, Lyla, Aruru, and Cleon were sitting around and talking.

Sasha and Amelia were asleep in seats a short distance away.

Looking outside, the sun had already set for a long time, and the sky was dyed ultramarine blue, with only the light of the moon and stars illuminating the ground.

While she was in the royal capital, it was natural for Amelia to be active at night, but if she was here, she would be able to sleep according to the amount of sleep that humans should have by nature.

In the middle of a lecture on destinations being given by Layla, Layla calls her name when she notices Quon looking out of her window, absent-mindedly.

Quon came back to her senses her, turned to the three of them, and blushed in embarrassment.

“I-I’m sorry…”

“Because it’s already this time. Quon can rest too.”

When Cleon says that, Lyla nods her head.

“No matter how comfortable it is, I’ve already run for about 12 hours. Waking up doing nothing is painful.”

At Aruru’s words her, Quo also nodded awkwardly, but she shook her head.

“Yeah, no. It’s okay.”

“…Don’t overdo it, okay?”

Lila’s request. Quon looks at Lila for a moment, as if she sensed something in her words her.

“…Why, why?”

“No. Because Lila, who usually stays up all night like eating, told me not to overdo it. Something, it’s strange.”

To Quon’s precise point, Layla responded with an ‘ugh’.

“It’s as Quon said.”

As Cleon assisted her kuon, Layla turned her head away, blushing and resting her chin on her chin. Thanks to that, even her earlobes her can be seen turning red.

“Right. Now that Ryla is not single, she needs to change her lifestyle.”

“Ah, I know… I went to bed early yesterday too.”

When Aruru talks like that, Layla looks down at her from her own stomach for a moment, then looks like something is stabbing her, but with her mouth her, she replies as if there is no problem.

“Hmm… Lila. I don’t think 2am is early…”

“How did Cleon know my bedtime last night…! Anyway, back to the story-“

She raises her voice on her own, then she sees Amelia and Sasha asleep, then Lila lowers her voice again and continues her story of her.

“As Mrs. Tromeia said. This topography of Sugok is an artificially formed place. Because of the illusionary barrier surrounding it, no one wants to get close to it. It must have been undiscovered until now.”

“Did I say it’s a refraction illusion barrier using the ‘light’ property of divine magic?”

“Yeah. But, if you have more than a certain amount of divine magic, you can feel the strangeness of the illusion. So, when you get close to the destination, Quon will be able to see through the barrier.”

When Lila said that, the three eyes turned to Quon.

“I-can I… ? If it’s divine magic, Amelia-sama too… “

“Take care of yourself, Quon. Amelia’s divine magic cannot be released unless she transforms into a Saint Princess using the pendant.”

“Besides. Her kuon her still has the influence of her angelic transformation her, so she is higher than her her in terms of her pure magic power her.”

As Cleon and Layla so encouraged, Quon cautiously nodded his head.

“When you pass through the barrier and enter the village, you just need to show her mother her’s letter of introduction of her.

“Well. Originally, it was a place that even the general royal family didn’t know about… So you should be prepared for whatever demonic realm it is inside.”

Aruru smiles when Laila talks intimidatingly.

“Then expect more.”

“This combat idiot…”

“There! I can spend a few days with Cleon, right? It’s something I couldn’t even do at the academy.”

“…Because it’s a ‘on-duty’.”

Laila muttered that when Aruru came with her arms entangled.

“Hey, there are kids, what are you talking about…”

When Quon blushed and talked about Lila’s remarks her, as if she was bruised, Layla answered by raising the corner of her mouth her.

“It’s okay since I’m sleeping. Sasha is also included in the shift in the first place.”

“…Even if I don’t do much, I’m not in trouble…”

“We’re in trouble!”

When Cleon answered that, Aruru raised her voice.

Looking at the group, Quon smiled bitterly.

The search for Galatine hadn’t been said yet.

Originally, we should have come back that day and talked about it, but thanks to Layla and Cleon talking about going to ‘Sugok’.

After a while, the preparations were finished and we set off.

However, there is a clue to find Lesia in Sugok… If there are traces of the scholar ‘Tris’.

It would be good for everyone if they valued it.

Quon thought so, and involuntarily closed his eyes and organized his thoughts.

002

The wagon stopped at a precipice in the plain.

“No way. Hell Cliff was an illusion to hide the valley…”

Layla shook her head obliviously and looked down at the cliff.

Beneath it was an infinitely deep hole.

“I heard you can’t pass this top even if you use flight magic?”

“That’s right. A strange airflow occurs and if you try to pass through it with flying magic, it will fly away to the wrong place… There was a reason why its existence was hidden.”

After answering Aruru’s question, Layla raises her body and activates her magic poetry. Even Layla, who boasts her top-class magic poetry, cannot see any trace of her magic her.

“It’s beyond my imagination. As expected, I think we should leave this to Quon.”

An illusion magic barrier that even Lyla couldn’t see through.

Quon brought his hand forward, carefully pouring divine magic into his palm.

Then, like throwing a stone into a puddle, ripples occur in the landscape.

“Wow…!”

As Sasha sees the scene and raises her voice, the ripples gradually grow, vibrating the scenery itself.

Soon, the illusion that distorted the party’s vision gradually disappeared around Quon’s hand his.

Part of the barrier of illusion disappeared, and a path was created to enter.

The scenery beyond that was enough to make everyone in the party shut their mouths.

The sight of emerald-colored crystals sparkling everywhere.

In the valleys surrounding the road, and on the roadside. Even, emeralds sprouted from the plants.

“…That’s Sugok from here. Can the wagon enter?”

When Cleon said that, Layla snapped her fingers. Once again, the horse moves on its own and passes through the narrow passage of the barrier.

“Let’s go in too.”

And the moment after the party also passed through the hole in the barrier.

She saw the horse in the carriage that was advancing abruptly lift her forepaw and become excited.

“Didn’t you think that the horse broke through the illusion barrier again?”

And. A strange girl’s voice.

As the party quickly moved to the front of the carriage, they saw a girl stroking her hair to calm her horse down.

Platinum long hair, golden eyes. And skin like white jade.

What she wears is a semi-transparent thin cloth material.

In terms of its ability her to cover the body, it was questionable whether or not it was doing its job properly.

It was to the point where you could even see the fact that she was wearing underwear in a properly important part.

And one more thing.

Her appearance of her was very similar to Amelia’s.

Not only the overall color, but also the shape of the face and even the height of her.

“So? You guys? Depending on the answer, this old man will have to erase your memories and send you back outside. Speak quickly.”

`Old man…?`

No matter how you look at it, everyone had the same question at her words her, which only looked like a girl in her early teens, and the way she spoke like an old man.

However, when her eyes met Amelia’s her, the girl gave a surprised expression for a moment.

It soon became a friendly face.

“Did Aurelia send you?”

“Yes. Here is your mother’s letter of introduction.”

At the girl’s words of her, Aruru took out her letter of introduction from her arms her and tried to hand it over, but the girl shook her head and refused to accept it.

“It’s okay. Leave it there. I can see it from the look on her face.”

“…”

Amelia was quiet, noticing that she was referring to herself, and she stepped forward.

“…Sariel, you are my daughter’s daughter.”

At that, everyone widened their eyes and became shocked.

“…Then-“

“Yes. I am your grandmother. I am Gabriel, the mother of Sariel.”

“Ha, grandma…? With that look?”

When Layla mumbles unconsciously at Gabriel’s appearance of her, which cannot be explained with the word ‘baby face’, Gabriel answers by raising the corner of her mouth of her.

“It’s hard in this valley to guess age based on appearance… So? What’s your name? Granddaughter.”

“…Ah, this is Amelia.”

Even Amelia herself, as if she was a little dumbfounded, answered hesitantly, and Gabriel quietly approached her Amelia and hugged her.

“…I wanted to meet you. Amelia. Really.”

“…”

Tears slowly began to flow from her eyes as Amelia felt her voice her and her touch her nearby.

It was a kind and friendly heart of a blood relative that he had never felt before.

The girl’s small sobs echoed through the valley, reflected by the emeralds.