309 – Follow Me (1)
[Lining Mind] Is not an opponent to be taken lightly.
In addition to being the second largest guild on the continent, Guild Master David is an extra-standard strongman who has been completely demonized.
So, in addition to the people I am close with, I will mobilize all the people I know, including Andrew, Locke, Natasha, Isilder, and Maximin, and gather them all in one place.
Of course, I don’t have the confidence to persuade them one by one. There’s no time.
So, I’m planning to go get the holy sword first.
Even if they say the same thing, if they are carrying a holy sword, the weight they feel is obviously different.
‘We should hurry.’
The headquarters of the church is located in the Holy Kingdom in the southern part of the continent, so it takes nearly two days to arrive.
After organizing my thoughts, I headed to the basement of [The Hilte].
* * *
Fiat and the attendants of light reside in the basement of [The Hilte].
Knock, knock.
Theo knocked on the basement door.
Likewise, Taylor welcomed Theo.
“You’re here, Theo.”
“Nice to meet you, Taylor. “What are the children doing?”
“Everyone is training in the room. Oh, Ms. Fiat is over there.”
Taylor pointed with his finger in front of a door.
There was a Fiat there, wiping sweat with the back of his hand.
Theo gave her his greeting.
“I guess he was taking a break from training.”
“No. “Theo Lin Balderk, I hurried out from training because I heard your footsteps.”
“······Thank you, but there is no need.”
“My husband came, so I had to come out no matter what I was doing. “Isn’t it the natural duty of a wife?”
Fiat’s eyes did not waver one bit.
‘······Are all elves like this?’
Theo felt a different kind of fear than Sienna, and opened her mouth.
“There are too many omissions in titles. Fiat you are not my wife yet. “I’m not your husband yet.”
“It will happen soon, so we are rehearsing. When you actually become a couple, isn’t it impossible to call them awkwardly? ······Anyway, is it finally time to go out?”
“Okay, I’m going to the church headquarters. “What about the practitioners of light?”
“They are training among themselves in the room. “After receiving the [Replacement body] Transplant, I couldn’t seem to control my overflowing power.”
Fiat pointed to a room with his eyes.
Theo headed to that room.
Knock, knock.
I knocked, but the door did not open.
She knocked a couple more times, but the door still wouldn’t open, so Theo opened the door and went in.
In the room, all the practitioners of light were standing on their heads with one arm, with dumbbells between their feet.
‘That’s amazing body control. ‘I can’t believe he can do such difficult movements so comfortably.’
When Theo looked at them with curious eyes.
“Kki…Kyaak!”
Boom!
Britney lost her balance and fell on the floor.
The rest of the Light Acolytes cheered and stood on their feet.
Billy the dwarf and Mike the hipster danced their shoulders and approached Britney.
“Kyakyakya! “You’re in last place again, Britney!”
“This time, the excuse that your [Replacement body] Isn’t that good doesn’t work! “Just say it!”
“You crazy bastards! “aaah!”
Britney screamed, but Billy and Mike were relentless.
Sigh! Bah!
A bomb like a cannonball hit Britney’s forehead.
Brittany clutched her forehead and rolled around on the floor.
Either way, Billy and Mike hummed and said to Sarah and Adrienne.
“Hey, give each of you a hit too! “Don’t look at me!”
“Cancer, of course. You can’t be weak! Only then will the higher-ups in the religious order be stabbed in the stomach!”
Theo, who saw that scene, was so dumbfounded that he burst out laughing.
Only then did Billy and Mike say hello to Theo.
“Oh, Theo! “When did you come?”
“Do you want to join in? “The last place gets hit once.”
Theo shook his head.
“It’s tempting, but given the circumstances, I refuse. “It’s time to go to headquarters.”
Billy and Mike opened their eyes and cheered, raising their arms.
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“Oh? Are we finally going? “My body is itching!”
“It’s time to go kill the top leaders of the church!”
The two were running around the room, screaming.
Theo said to Sarah who had already approached him.
“It seems like you’ve adapted well to your new body.”
Sarah responded, nodding her head.
“Yes. It’s amazing that you can achieve this kind of power even without [Liberation]. “Science is truly amazing.”
Sarah said and looked at her own arms and legs.
All of the Light Acolytes, including Sarah, received [Replacement bodies] Transplanted into her arms and legs.
Generally, [Replacement bodies] Boast superior performance than the original body, but the [Replacement bodies] Transplanted by the Light Acolytes boasted overwhelming performance.
Good performance is not a good thing.
The most important thing is the ability to coordinate with the body.
If you recklessly transplant a [Replacement body] That is different from the original body, there are serious side effects such as nervous system breakdown and body necrosis.
However, the original bodies of all practitioners of light showed excellent coordination even with [Substitute bodies] Of overwhelming performance.
When in the [Liberated] State and contaminated with demonic energy, the end of human physical limitations has been reached.
In terms of physical ability alone, the current practitioners of light were incomparable to those of the past. It will probably be stronger than when it is in the [Liberated] State.
Theo said to Sarah.
“It is said that you have become stronger, but if possible, do not use [Liberation]. “The effect would have been stronger, but the price to pay would have also been greater.”
“······I just hope nothing bad happens.”
Sarah looked at the other practitioners of light with lonely eyes.
At that time, Taylor came into the room and said.
“Theo, the carriage is ready to leave for the Holy Kingdom.”
“Yes. You must pick up the saint and the guardian knight in front of the student council room and depart. Then everyone leave.”
Theo left the room.
Fiat and the attendants of light followed.
* * *
Rattling, rattling.
The carriage carrying Theo and his group bound for Seongguk is running on a dirt road.
Inside the carriage are five attendants of light: Fiat, Taylor, Isabella, Claire, and Theo. It was spacious even with a total of 10 people on board.
Said Isabella, wearing a wide-brimmed white hat that covered more than half of her face.
“Did you say Mr. Taylor? “It’s quite nice for a carriage that was urgently arranged.”
Taylor responded with a smile.
“hahahahaha, after all, our status is related to the First Saint. “If you ride in a shabby carriage, you will be tarnishing the saint’s reputation.”
“I see.”
Isabella spoke briefly, then pursed her lips again and looked out her window.
It was because of the inner thoughts of the practitioners of light that were constantly being read, even if one did not want to.
─Wow… I can feel how pretty it is just by looking at the bottom.
─Tch, why did the saint put so much effort into her appearance? Unlucky.
─What on earth is your relationship with Theo? Does the saint even know about the Silver Knight?
Fortunately, my current state of mind was in a very good state.
Taylor asked Claire.
“Do you suffer from carriage sickness?”
“No. There is no such thing as carriage sickness. “You tend to be more talkative when you get in the carriage… I guess you’re not in a good mood today.”
“Hmm, I see. “I guess I’ll have to find some delicious food in the next town I stop by.”
“The saint likes sandwiches.”
Taylor laughed cheerfully.
“hahahahaha, thank you for letting me know. “I’ll just remember the sandwich.”
Whether Taylor made a comment to lighten the mood or not, Isabella still just stared out her window.
That’s because Taylor’s inner feelings were the most horrifying.
‘······I’m glad that Theo is friendly to me.’
It would have been okay if his inner thoughts were as shallow and instinctive as the practitioners of light, but Taylor’s inner feelings were completely different.
He had seen the inner thoughts of countless people, but the only people who were so different on the outside and inside were those at the top of the religious order.
Isabella suddenly looked at Theo.
Theo was in his lotus position, with his eyes closed.
No matter what noises were coming from around her, she was only concentrating on herself.
Isabella looked at Theo blankly.
“······.”
As she looked at his noble appearance, for some reason her mind became calm.
A thought passed through Isabella’s mind.
‘Hmm… Do you think doing something like that will help stabilize your mind?’
Isabella moved awkwardly and imitated Theo’s posture.
Of course, she could not lose her saintly status, so she did not sit cross-legged, but only closed her eyes.
Even when she closed her eyes, thoughts of the people around her still came into her head.
But Isabella held back and did not open her eyes.
‘Theo, that bastard is doing it… There must be a reason.’
How long has it been like that?
“What are you doing now, senior? “I don’t think I’m sleeping.”
Theo’s voice reached my ears.
Isabella hurriedly opened her eyes.
“······Ah.”
Everyone, including Theo, was looking at him with strange eyes.