“It’s here.”
Astina and I arrived at a temple in the capital.
The appearance of the temple decorated with pure white marble was beautiful, and the appearance in the sunlight looked sublime.
If I had not known about the denomination, I would have exclaimed in admiration.
However, I started thinking about how much money I would have spent to build this building.
How much money would a religious group have to build a temple like this?
From the architectural style to the location of the land, there was a lot of money spent.
“Then let’s go in.”
I followed Astina’s back into the temple.
As we entered, a priest greeted us.
“hello. What did you come here for?”
“I came to see a priest.”
Astina had a brief conversation with the priest, and then I fell back and looked up at the ceiling.
Angels coming down from heaven and humans welcoming them.
And a woman standing in the front.
The woman felt as if she had been sacrificed before the angels.
What do you mean… … .
Is it just for decoration?
“Rudy.”
Astina walked towards me as soon as the conversation was over.
“Are you okay?”
“Oh, you’re in the back room, so let’s go inside.”
I followed Astina into the room.
Then an old man was sitting inside.
His face was wrinkled and he looked old enough to be uncomfortable.
“Hello, Priest John.”
“It’s been a while, Miss Astina. How is your father?”
The grandfather greeted Astina with a kind smile.
Despite his age, he looked like a gentleman.
“Yes, you are doing well in the estate.”
“Fortunately, the. I wish you all the blessings of Karua-sama. More than that, what did Miss Astina come to you for?”
“Ah, I have something to tell you about the land you mentioned last time.”
Astina told High Priest John about what we had caused.
High Priest Johann was perplexed, but then smiled in despair.
“haha… … . If you practice, it can happen… … . Then there will be a problem with post-processing.”
“I will take care of that in my family. I made it happen.”
“no. This old man said it was okay to train in that land, so the old man will take responsibility. haha… … .”
“… … sorry.”
“no. Isn’t this all Karua-sama’s will? But, the person behind me… … ?”
Priest John pointed to me standing behind Astina.
“hello. My name is Rudy Astria.”
“Oh, if it’s Rudy Astria… … .”
Priest John looked at me with his eyes wide open.
Then he carefully opened his mouth.
“Are you Rudy of the Astrian family that I know?”
“Ah yes. you’re right.”
“That’s right… … .”
Priest John had his taste buds.
I tilted my head to see if something was wrong.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“no. I was so excited to meet someone I had only heard of as a story. haha.”
It didn’t seem like that… … .
“More than that, how do you know Astina-senpai with the church?”
I had never heard of Astina being a member of the Carua Church.
I didn’t even see him praying.
To be honest, Astina was not a person who liked the church that much.
There was no way that the magician who always believed in his own power and lived in reality liked an invisible god.
Astina answered my question with a smile.
“Our manor is a temple and it has something to do with it.”
“What if it’s related?”
“Did you know that our estate is a commercial city?”
“Yeah, that’s it… … .”
“Since there is a lot of movement of people, a lot of people who believe in religion tend to come. So, our territory and the temple are somehow related.”
That said, it wasn’t because Astina or her father were Christians, but because of political reasons.
“Then did you get to know Priest John for that reason too?”
“There is something like that. Unlike people from other denominations, he is a good person, so I got to know him better.”
I was a little embarrassed because it was no different than insulting the church in front of the people of the church.
I looked into Priest John’s eyes.
“Heh heh, it’s fine. Even if it is a denomination, there may be people who are lacking.”
“Anyway, High Priest John helped us a lot in increasing the size of our estate. He created a small school for nurturing talented people, and he created facilities like an orphanage. That’s also at your expense. At that time, it was a small estate that could not give any compensation.”
“Heh heh, I did it because Beatrix-sama ordered it. You should thank Beatrix-sama.”
Beatrix?
I opened my eyes wide.
The former saint of Haruna and the person who called me.
I’ve heard of that person a few times, but I’ve never really known anyone around me except Haruna.
However, Haruna did not talk deeply about that person.
He was merely speaking in an official manner, as if talking about history.
I opened my mouth with curiosity.
“Do you know him well?”
“Well? Are you talking about Beatrix?”
“Yes, I have some questions about him.”
“If you are curious… … .”
“It’s about who he is. I’m kind of interested in him.”
We know a little about Beatrix’s death.
The sudden disappearance and the appearance of the next saint, Haruna.
I’ve heard of this at the academy.
However, he did not know much about her life.
People didn’t care about the denomination, so I didn’t know about the saint’s actions.
Priest Johann heard my story and smiled sadly.
“Rudy-sama, do you know what the position of a saint is?”
If it was a saint, I spoke of the girls who represented the denomination and who obeyed the will of God.
The exact meaning would mean someone who inherited dimensional magic like Haruna, though.
However, I did not say it outright.
He spoke as if thinking about the other person’s intentions a little bit.
“Isn’t the saint the most blessed position from God?”
Because the priests expressed the saint that way.
However, Priest John shook his head.
“A saint is a place cursed by God.”
“yes?”
curse?
“You know that a saint can see the future.”
“Yeah, that’s about it… … .”
“Some may consider seeing the future a blessing, but seeing the future is a curse.”
“Then you mean that the Lord has cursed the saint?”
“A gift sent as a favor to one person may be a curse to another. If the God-given ability is truly a blessing, you should have given the saint the power to change her future as well.”
Priest John said so and looked up at the ceiling.
“Beatrix-sama struggled with such a curse as best as she could. Using the future he saw, he tried to prevent even a small sacrifice. But that didn’t stop everything from happening in the world. So he spent every night in tears. He said it was his fault for not being able to stop it even after seeing the future… … .”
When Priest John said that, he laughed in disappointment.
“For some, seeing the future may be a blessing. But for some… … It must have been a curse, at least for Beatrix-sama.”
taken from noblemtl.com
Man does not control all futures.
You just have to choose the future.
Thousands of people can die trying to save one, and one individual can be killed trying to save millions.
It would be great if there was an option where no one dies, but the world is not that easy.
“The future is not a realm for people to deal with. When you know the future, it is wrong to adapt to it and to try to overcome it. Knowing this, Beatrix-sama was the one who tried to overcome it.”
Adapting to the future and trying to overcome the future are all wrong answers… … .
“It would be best to describe Beatrix-sama as ‘the one who tried to overcome it’ rather than explaining it in detail. He was trying to get over it. past, present and future. Heh heh, being a saint is a very painful position. Indeed… … .”
who tried to overcome.
That said, it couldn’t be overcome.
“Thank you for those kind words.”
I was skeptical of this.
“Huh, no.”
Could Beatrix have failed?
Did Beatrix eventually adapt to the future?
Did she not get over it?
“Rudy, let’s go back.”
“All right.”
I didn’t really think about it.
No, I couldn’t even think of an answer.
This answer.
because i have to make it
***
Priest Johann remains alone in the room Astina and Rudy left.
‘Pastor John, please take good care of Haruna.’
Priest Johann remembered what Beatrix had said.
The little girl had asked her for a smaller girl.
John interrupted the search for Haruna in the temple.
so that Haruna can escape.
so as not to be captured by the temple.
so that no one else can find out.
So, even John himself could not find Haruna.
I thought this would be better.
“What power does this old man have… … .”
John knew that Rudy and Haruna were related.
Still, I didn’t ask about Haruna.
I just wanted to help Haruna through that boy.
‘There are things that only those who cannot see the future can do.’
believing that his will worked.
I looked at the place where Rudy disappeared.