Chapter 285 – Sisters

First day.

After awakening from her nightmare and coming to her consciousness, it was surprisingly not difficult for Lilyne to understand her own situation.

A neat note left by one of Seria’s friends helped, of course.

The biggest reason was experience.

I don’t know the details of the existence of the devil, but I think it’s a cause that leads to the reason I met a strong black magician in the mist nest.

She didn’t even have to go long, her thoughts slanted in that direction.

It’s normal to have to run like your heart is going to break because you’re so worried about a situation where you can’t even pull it out.

She is experiencing a miraculously calming experience even when her life is at stake because Roman has stepped in.

‘···.’

In fact, there was something else that surprised Lilyne more than her situation in which her lifeline was dangling.

‘Seria’s friends are with Mr. Roman… Then Alice…?’

Looking back now, it is not easily accepted.

A secret story I heard from Seria’s friends who guarded her hospital room.

How did Roman, a big man who doesn’t even move under any conditions, move his steps in matters related to a person like himself?

The story that started there continued for quite a long time in order to have a convincing assortment.

From that moment on, Seria responded with her eyes shining and saying ‘Can I talk about it now?’ So she must have known the relationship between Roman and her friends from long ago.

I was both proud and disappointed at Seria’s closure, which she had kept secret even to her own sister, herself.

…
…

Maybe it’s because she was quite surprised.

“?!”

The moment I saw the eclair, for some reason, the fresh shock of yesterday came to my mind again.

When I met her red eyes, I realized that this was not a dream.

“I thought what if I had a longer sleep, but I was relieved.”

“Knight…?”

Éclair closed the book she was reading and laid Lilyne back down to raise her as a courtesy.

Then she sat back down, thought over the sentence carefully, and spoke carefully.

“There was also Roman’s request… I was worried. I sent the three of them outside to see the sunlight and have a meal.”

“Ro, Mr. Roman?”

The words of sending the three out were quickly erased from her head.

Right now, the truth I heard yesterday was stuck in my head, and Roman’s name seemed to echo in my ears.

‘What the heck… For real…!’

There were only rumors in the guild that Roman was horny.

Until now, I had never actually encountered a sight that matched it.

Is it my overreaction that all the women in the hospital room are talking about Roman?

I can’t make good judgments anymore.

“There is also an aspect of request, but it is simply a visit to the hospital because I am worried.”

After that, it’s a surprisingly normal everyday story.

At first, it was Lilyne who forgot the atmosphere of her last time and was nervous.

Thanks to Eclair, who kindly continued the conversation while pointing out her own concerns, her awkwardness quickly receded.

By the time the discomfort in the conversation is completely gone and the same comfort as before.

Éclair turned her gaze toward the door.

“It’s a pity that you don’t have more time than expected.”

“Uh… Do I have to go back?”

Éclair started to take out her out of the blue sentences with those words.

He even seemed excited because he felt like he had come to tell them this.

“It’s embarrassing to have reached this position at this age, but it’s safe to say that he grumbled like a child. Maybe he’ll return to his original self over time.”

“Yes?”

“After talking, we decided. He said it would be nice if I had someone to share my secrets with like the trio…”

Even Lilyne could tell right away who the three people Eclair was referring to were.

The real focus is on the word ‘secret’.

Despite not being able to fully understand the floating speech, Lilyne’s attention was all over the place.

“If you wake up, can you give me some time?”

“Ah! Mu, sure! It’s an honor!”

“I have no doubts that if we take the time… We will follow the example of our younger siblings and gradually become a good relationship.”

“…!”

How could he not know the meaning contained there, rather than the overwhelming airflow that the pillars of the empire, the five knights, show closeness to a person like himself.

Looking at Eclair, who showed a slight blush as if she was ashamed as she brought out her words, there was one feeling that she ignored everything and felt.

I dared to… Be rude to the 5 knights of the Empire…

‘Ears, cute!!!’

I was in utter admiration.

Of course, it wasn’t a word that could be brought out.

Liliné, who clenched her teeth and held on to an expression that seemed to be about to come loose, exchanged greetings with Éclair, who said that she would return now.

When Eclair gets up and leaves the hospital room, Owen and the trio return to the hospital room immediately after.

The three waited quietly, sitting at a table in the corner of the room, waiting for Owen’s exam to finish.

“Brother. I’m here for a quick check-up.”

Owen approached Lilynne, touching her shaggy beard, and briefly asked about her condition or condition.

After a brief examination, Lilyne hesitated and looked up at Owen from the bed.

“Priest. I have something I want to ask you… If you are not busy, can you listen?”

“Of course. If you can tell me anything, that could be a big unexpected clue.”

“Actually, in a dream—-.”

Lilline lightly mentions the beast she faced in her subsequent dream.

Owen grasped the situation and was relieved.

“Hmm… If you want to go deeper, it would easily exceed the length of a thick book, so it would be better to shorten the explanation as much as possible.”

“Is the phenomenon that occurs in dreams related to treatment?”

As for the events she was going through, Owen seemed quite definable.

“The concept of sacred law using divine power is a bit different from magic. It is said that the root is ‘will’ and ‘desire’ that even the user cannot clearly explain in writing, rather than a rigid formula.”

“Your wish…?”

Contrary to the expectations of the magician Lilyne, it was not a phenomenon that someone researched and defined and named it.

As Lilyne drooled, Owen touched her beard and recalled her past.

“It’s not related to a demon named Malpas, but one of the anecdotes is that the youngest son of a couple who runs a ranch suffers from nightmares like his brother.”

“Ummm…”

“Since the couple is busy every day, they grew up without any experience of leaving the ranch properly. The nightmare of a child with no experience of the wide world and nothing built up with their own eyes… Isn’t it really a big deal?”

She felt as if she too was being chased by demons, being bitten by crows, and having her mind ripped apart.

If a child went through it alone, it would surely have been a terrible wound.

“It was me in the past who took full responsibility for the treatment. As I continued to treat it with divine power, something appeared that destroyed the nightmares in the child’s dreams, just like the brother did.”

“Did a beast appear in a child’s dream?”

Depending on the answer to the question, it may be a formula that has not yet been defined.

Something that receives divine power and drives away demons must be in the form of an animal.

“No. Parents wearing knight armor appeared.”

“Yes?”

Lilyne involuntarily sounded silly at her unexpected reply.

“It’s the time when parents’ backs look the tallest and widest. It means that parents are the only ones who can solve the situation like a righteous knight in a child’s heart.”

Lilyne now understood what Owen meant.

Whether consciously or unconsciously, he finds a person who can save him from his nightmare and introduces him to it.

That makes it all the more incomprehensible to her.

“Priest… I have never encountered such a creature in my life?”

*****

She is a woman who knows how the world works called Art, commonly called a saint.

She has become a symbol of the Order and the experience of facing great people is accumulating.

Even if you don’t want to, you have the dignity of reading the flow.

She also knows that if she has a problem, she is not alone.

So.

When she goes to a place where people are rare in accordance with her mission, she is always ready to activate the holy relic.

Because she has a lot of means to prepare for danger.

Unlike the stupid and innocent side that most people evaluate on the outside.

Let’s just draw a conclusion.

Atra is a person who assumes many cases within her and has something of her own.

“Saintess. Do you know a demon called Malphas?”

“Of course. She is a demon commonly known as a crow.”

“What I am going to tell you about is the devil.”

Magella was startled by the devil’s name mentioned from the beginning.

The saintess nodded her head calmly as she looked at her Roman, who was somehow trying to draw her own attention.

Then, as she listened to the story, she recalled yesterday.

If she says she knew Roman would be coming to visit her today because of a revelation.

Would even a brilliant platinum adventurer be stunned?

‘I want to see a little bit of that…’

I wonder if even such a strong person is greatly surprised in life.

She can’t reveal the revelation of the Goddess, so it’s just a pity that she has to keep her mouth shut.

“Brother, our church owes a great debt, so it makes sense that we should rush to help.”

“Thank you.”

“But I want you to know one thing.”

“What is?”

“If Priest Owen’s prescription was like that, I can’t say that I will succeed unconditionally.”

“…”

A face full of regret.

Even so, looking at Roman who quickly finishes the understanding.

Atra added another word for him to wait for.

“But with your help, there is a way to further increase your chances.”

“Tell me what to help.”

Watching Roman step forward without hesitation.

Atra opened her mouth before Magella had time to stop.

“The reason we have come this far is not only that we are spreading the love and voice of the Goddess in the capital city to places where the church cannot reach.”

“Saintess…!! What are you talking about to outsiders now!! No!”

Although Magella knew what Atra was going to talk about, she interrupted the conversation.

Atra already had no intention of stopping.