Chapter 50 – 050 – Hyde, Heading to the Convent!? #2

050 – Hyde, heading to the convent!? # 2

The Palcea region was located quite close to Florence.

In the first place, the city of Florence itself was located between the Durgien region and the Palcea region.

“Hyde, I’m bored.”

The Lem River that flows through Florence, dividing it in half.

As we were heading north along the river in a rather large boat, Milione Archibald was whining like a kindergartener.
It’s already been a week since I left the city of Florence.

Over the past week or so, Milione Archibald has been quieter than expected and even appears to be meditating in his room.

However, it seemed like the limit had been reached.

“I’m bored!”

Squeak-.

Milione pinched my side as I stood on the deck looking at the nearby scenery.

Doesn’t Milione know that the Archibald family is in ruins?

“Miss Milione, I told you to stay calm and not cause trouble. “If she has an accident now, there is no one who can protect her.”

In other words, Milione Archibald was like a kite with no strings attached. I’m slowly falling from a high place – that’s right.

You probably know that well.

“If you make it fun, they’ll be quiet?”

Am I a sincere priest, not a comedian or a clown? However, a sense of humor was quite important to a priest.

If a sermon is stiff and didactic, it is boring. Pastors and priests, like entertainers, must also practice speaking skills that entertain the audience.

Fortunately, I had a good sense of humor.

“There is no tomorrow—do you know who said this?”

“What is that. What a famous saying. Socrates?”

“The correct answer is mayfly.”

Because it is a mayfly.

There will be no tomorrow for a mayfly.

As he thought to himself that it was a very funny joke, a vein appeared on Milione Archibald’s forehead.

It was said that he was angry.

“I’m so angry because it’s so absurd.”

Don’t be angry.

If you get angry, this ship will break, and we will all drown.

Soon Milione sighed.

“More than that, stop using those weird honorifics. Because you keep being boring, I feel like I’m getting more bored and bored. Just feel free to call me Millie.”

“No matter what, how can you call Lady Milione, the daughter of a noble family, so careless?”

“You say you can do that?”

“Okay, Millie.”

“…”

Millie seemed momentarily taken aback. I guess you didn’t know that I was going to let go right away, right? I was the type of person who would say something without hesitation when asked to say something.

Immediately, the guy’s lips twitched, and he turned his head and looked at the flowing river.

“Hyde, do you know anything about the Palcea region? “Isn’t this your first time going?”

It was like that.

Just as it was my first time to Florence, it was my first time to Palcea, the neighboring province.

Still, I had some knowledge from reading books, so I answered as much as I knew.

“I heard that there are many cities with beautiful ports that face the sea, right? I heard that it is a region that has been ruled by the Count of Orléans family for generations.”

Orleans.

The family’s flag emblem is the Kraken, a giant octopus wrapping around a ship.

Prince of the sea.

Administrator of the Eastern Sea.

Well, it was a famous family with that name, right?

“I heard that the Count of Orléans was a fierce force on the sea until the United Kingdom was subordinated to the Uniger royal family. It must be very powerful.”

If the Count Agarpe family of D’Urgien was a prestigious family, but was in decline due to the war 20 years ago, Orléans was a victorious family.

In fact, among the ships traveling along the upper reaches of the Lem River, there were many ships with the Kraken, the symbol of the Orléans family, on their sails.

While admiring the sight, Milione Archibald said.

“The Orleans family owns 30 ships.”

“That’s amazing.”

“Yes? Although they are all merchant ships, they can be armed as warships during wartime. There is also a saying that Orléans will soon be made a marquis by the Pope’s edict. “It’s thanks to the contributions of the war 20 years ago.”

The war between the royal family and the religious order that took place 20 years ago.

The aftermath seemed to still be sweeping through this United Kingdom. It was a war so big that it split the country in half.

Corpses are rolling around in the fields, infested with maggots and crows. It was said that the number of orphans, the sick, and widows increased rapidly, and there was only sorrow.

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Disembarkation.

When I got off the boat, it felt like the ground was shaking.

Because I had been on the ship for so long, my senses on land felt strange.

“This is Veneto, which can be called the capital of the Palcea region.”

It was a beautiful city where the river, sea, and city were in perfect harmony. Florence was a pretty big and nice city, but this place was just as gorgeous.

The sight of boatmen riding boats on the river flowing through the city made me feel like I was visiting Venice, a tourist destination in Europe.

“Where should the Grande Convent go?”

I looked around and tried to find something like a carriage.

Then Millie frowned.

“Why are you in such a hurry? You can go slowly. The Grande Convent is a boring place. There is nothing good about going early.”

That’s true for you!

But for me, it was a place where Psyche was.

I was already in a good mood at the thought of quickly going to the Grande Convent, meeting Psyche, and abandoning Milione.

Zek-.

Soon Milione raised her hand.

“Do you see the island in the sea over there?”

Klikkkklik-.

A sea where seagulls fly.

There really was an island there.

It was a stone island with a large black rock wall that could be recognized from afar, but it looked gloomy even though it was sunny noon.

“Why that island?”

“The Grande Convent is on that island. If I remember, the ferry between the island and the mainland only runs once a week. Even if we hurry, there’s nothing we can do.”

I see.

When I looked into it more closely, I found out that, just like Milly said, there was a ship heading to that place called “Stone Island” In two days.

The two-day schedule was unintentionally ruined.

“Should I at least find an inn?”

Is there an inn we can stay at?

Millie frowned when she thought that.

“Do you plan to make Milione Archibald sleep in a cheap inn like a tramp? “She is the daughter of Archbishop Archibald.”

“Didn’t you hate your family?”

In the first place, your dad is no longer the archbishop.

Of course, it seems like she will return again after some time, but seeing Milione, who was so moody in many ways, made her frown.

Milione said.

“Hyde, there is a villa of the Count Orléans family near here. I remember going there before. We will go there and stay as guests. “I have enough qualifications for that.”

Is that so?

After hearing it again, it seemed like a good enough story.

“Let’s go, Hyde!”

“No, before that, I’ll stop by the church.”

What city.

No matter what territory it is, my schedule is to always visit the church community first. With that feeling, I headed to this church in Veneto.

It was a stone building with blue paint on the roof, and although it was small, it had a certain charm.

Giik-.

When I opened the door and entered, there were priests with slickly shaved heads.

“Who are you?”

“I am Hyde, the priest in charge of Agarpe Territory.”

Jalang-.

I proudly showed off the bronze cross hanging around my neck. Then the priests looked alternately at my face and at each other’s faces and were delighted.

“Oh, oh! Becoming a priest in the Agarpe territory! And I’ve never heard of the name Hyde! This is a very famous person visiting our church again!”

The bald priest’s name was Tarco.

He wore a silver necklace, and although he was a senior or senior to me in terms of bishop rank, he seemed like a fairly down-to-earth person.

“The Church of Veneto welcomes you. Lady Archibald, it is an honor to meet you. “It is unfortunate that Archbishop Medici has been demoted, but he will be reinstated soon.”

“Nice to meet you, Bishop Tarco.”

Zek-.

It was Milione who greeted gracefully and humbly.

Seeing this, the Bronze Priests who were watching this scene from afar exclaimed, “She’s quieter than I heard, isn’t she?” Or “She’s as pretty as the rumors say.”

“So, Lord Hyde and Miss Milione. “What’s happening in Veneto?”

“Lady Milione here is planning to enroll at the Grande Convent for about a year. “I intend to contact the abbess by order of His Holiness the Pope.”

“His Holiness… ?”

Tarco seemed very surprised.

I, too, would have been surprised to hear that by order of the President of the United States, I had to go to a convent.

Pope Gregory’s power and glory are truly no less than that of the President of the United States.

Zek-.

Soon the bald Bishop Tarco beckoned to me.

He led me to a quiet and secluded place behind the penance room, looked around and asked quietly.

“Is it because of Miss Lucy?”

“Lucy?”

“Miss Lucy Emma. The condition is getting more and more serious. I heard that now he even crawls upside down on the ceiling. “I’m possessed by a very terrible ghost.”

“Ah.”

The name of the possessed woman was Lucy Emma.

Milione didn’t tell me the details, so she only found out the name.

“I will go and see for myself the details of the situation. Above all, you have to go to find out if you are truly possessed by a ghost.”

Although she said she was possessed by a ghost, she may actually be schizophrenic.
I was thinking so.

Bishop Tarco grabbed my wrist and said to me with a serious expression.

“I also met Miss Lucy about five years ago. She needed to go to the convent to give a brief lecture. That’s what I’m saying…”

Bishop Tarco begins to tremble.

He wiped his forehead, where cold sweat was starting to flow, with her handkerchief.

“Brother Hyde. Never listen to Miss Lucy’s stories. This is a place where many exorcists and priests became frustrated and collapsed. That “Stone Island” Is dangerous.”

Is it that much?

But I wasn’t really worried.

Aren’t I the priest Hyde who is more faithful and pious than anyone else?

“If you are truly possessed by a ghost, I will kick it out in an instant.”

I am confident in this.

I’m not an idiot.

However, I could tell that Bishop Tarco of Veneto was a good person. I said to him, “Come visit Agarpe Manor’s church sometime,” And left the church.

When Millie says, “I was bored,” And stretches out.

Dagdaukdak-.

A carriage stopped in front of us.

“Are you Miss Milione, the daughter of Priest Hyde and Archibald?”

The coachman asked us.

There was a small flag on the carriage, and a giant octopus wrapping around the ship was embroidered with purple thread.

“The Orleans family has come to collect you. Prince Aaron Orleans and his wife would like to welcome you as their guests. Would you like to come with them?”

Aaron Orleans.

And the wife?

“By any chance is your wife’s name Cathy Orleans?”

“Yes.”

Did you get married in the end?

Really?

Just when I thought I was so amazing, Milione Archibald also grabbed my arm.

“They ended up getting married! Hey! It’s going to be fun! Let’s go quickly! Hurry! Let’s go quickly!”