3 – The Sun
“…Therefore, the Lord Rom cursed the devils with an eternal truth that cannot be undone and gave grace to the sun, preventing them from coming out under the sunlight. .”
Krail, who was taking a class on demons, tilted his head and asked a question to the priest of Nogu.
“Then, priest, if you want to find out whether it is a devil or not, just say, “Hurry up and confess correctly whether it is a devil or a person!” “Isn’t it okay to just ask?”
The priest answered Krail’s question after glancing at Julius dozing off behind him.
“Hmm, Inquisitor Krail asked a good question. As the Bible says, demons cannot tell lies, but they came up with a wicked trick to twist the curse of God.”
Looking at the prospective interrogators who were still looking at him as if they did not understand, the priest asked a question.
“Why do you think the devil covets the bodies of living and dead humans?”
“Hmm… Because it’s a special dish that suits your taste?”
Lots of laughter erupted here and there at Kryle’s words. Julius was still dozing, curled up with his body behind Crayl.
“hahahaha! That’s an interesting answer. It’s certainly true that the reason they covet human bodies is to eat them. However, it is not the same behavior as humans eating to satisfy hunger.”
Everyone held their breath and began to listen to the priest’s words.
“The reason they want to devour human bodies is to overthrow their very existence.”
“What does that mean?”
“When demons acquire a human body, they mimic humans not only in appearance but also in existence. That is, they are no different from humans except that they cannot walk under the sun until they reveal their evil nature. He deceives the eyes of the Lord and takes the place of a human soul, so it is not a lie to say that he is a human being.”
“Is there no way to get the devil out of the body where the devil resides?”
Someone asked a question. The priest shook his head slightly.
“Except for getting it back through a bet with the devil, there is no way to force separation… This is also the reason why many people had no choice but to sacrifice themselves in the war 20 years ago. “We have no choice but to burn the body whole. It’s really unfortunate.”
“Devils are beings that deserve to be destroyed because they cannot tell lies, but they deceive humans in a clever and wicked way.”
“‘I didn’t tell a lie.’ That’s what devils often say, and that’s where today’s lesson will end. Now that the flowers have bloomed after all this time, let’s take a break from training and go to the festival…”
-Drurrruk, da-da-da, boom!
I don’t know when this happened, but before the priest even finished speaking, Julius jumped out of his seat and excitedly ran out of the classroom. Krail watched for a moment the distant back of his hometown friend, who was so excited at the thought of meeting Cecil that he ran away. Then, he sighed briefly and turned his head to look out the window.
It was a day in May, with flowers in full bloom showing off their scent.
***
There were two plates of delicious steak with steam rising on the table.
She had her jet-black hair tied back neatly, and her black eyes, which were sparkling differently from their color, looked alternately between her plate and the blond-haired man sitting in front of her.
Julius spoke in a very kind tone as he fidgeted like a puppy trying to get permission from its owner.
“The food will get cold. “Let’s eat quickly.”
After leaving those words and seeing Julius slowly begin to cut the steak in front of her, Thalia put a knife in her hand and started cutting the meat as if she were following Julius, but she was unable to cut it properly and was struggling.
Julius, who watched the scene silently, exchanged his neatly sliced steak with her plate and opened her mouth.
“Ever since you were young, you couldn’t resist cutting with a knife. Whenever you ate meat, I would always cut it for you like this. It seems like it’s still the same even after all these years.”
“Ah… Thank you. Senior… Ah….”
Thalia, seeing Julius grinning as she recalled her childhood memories, lowered her red face and just shoved the meat into her mouth.
The first time Thalia opened her mouth again was after finishing her meal and while she was drinking the coffee that came with dessert.
“So how long do you plan on staying here?”
She spoke while glancing at Julius’ left hand.
“I’m pretty hated by the church, so I’m actually being demoted, so I guess I’ll probably be staying longer than I thought, but it’s uncomfortable for me to be here, isn’t it?”
At the sight of Thalia talking to her while glancing at her, Julius felt the guilt that had been constricting her subside a little and gave her a slightly mischievous expression like when she was a child. And teased her.
“Ah… No! I’d be happy if you were still here! “If anything, you can stay forever.”
He responded with a smile as she waved her arms and made excuses.
“…The rest of our lives will probably be difficult, but we will be able to spend a year together.”
For some reason, he looks sad when he answers like that,
Thalia could only blink her eyes blankly.
***
“So, what suddenly happened? “Priest Brukin.”
Emily, one of the only two priests in Kentemaul, opened her mouth as she looked at the elderly priest Brukin, who had a serious expression on his face.
“The trustworthy guy who was in charge of communicating with the religious headquarters in the capital has died. A major accident has occurred.”
Brukin glanced at the broken mirror placed in the corner of the small room, sighed and scratched his head.
After briefly looking at a strand of her hair on the floor, Emily tilted her head and said to him.
“Telmere’s mirror cannot be broken unless it is something serious, so what on earth have you done? “If you get angry because your hair is falling out and destroy the church’s property, you’re in trouble.”
“…I didn’t break it, it happened because I forcibly disconnected it from the other side, Priest Emily. But is it because of my mood that I keep feeling my bones in the words from earlier?”
Emily, avoiding Brookin’s glaring gaze at her, smiled awkwardly and twisted her hair.
“Anyway, if the church cut it off, isn’t there something they were thinking about? “I’m not sure, but I’ll restore it when the time comes.”
“She tried to secretly ask her friend in the capital what happened to Julius, but this got her into trouble.”
“Then we can at least write a letter. Now that Julius has returned and Cryle has become a special Heresy Questioner, there is no problem in keeping in touch with each other. Why don’t you at least write a letter to the child and ask how he is?”
“It’s not because of the regulations of the Heresy Inquisitor belonging to the Central Church.”
“? “Then why are you doing this?”
“It’s because of the last command from the church before the mirror broke.”
“What is the last order given?”
“The command was ‘Be silent.'”
“…Indefinite standby order. Has something big happened to the church? I wonder if a war will break out like 20 years ago….”
“So, I guess I’ll have to go to the capital myself. There’s no way to know anything if you’re stuck in a rural area like this. It’s an order, and I’ll have to find out for myself how things are going.”
“Right now? “Then what about the church?”
“I’ll leave that to our trustworthy priest, Emily. Please take good care of the church.”
After tapping Emily’s shoulder vigorously,
With those words, Brukin put on the shabby robe that was hanging on his hanger, took out a heavy bag from under the desk, and slowly walked out.
“Go say hello to Julius and Thalia!”
Emily, who was distracted by Brookin’s sudden appearance, suddenly caught her eye on a piece of paper on her desk.
[Women of the Wheat Field Inn Invoice]
[About the 5,000 silver deposit given to the church…]
“Hey! You crazy old man!!! “Come back now!!”
In response to Emily’s angry screams with her ghost-like expression, Brukin raised her divine power and ran away at the speed of the wind.
Brookin, who was in charge of Julius’ education during his childhood.
He was a troublemaker priest known for not being worthy of his age.
***
After Julius had a leisurely lunch, as he stood under the sun, the events of yesterday, which he tried not to think about, kept coming back to his mind.
‘I tempt you and you resist. ‘It’s a simple bet.’
It was as if the Lord was scolding her for her foolishness in accepting a bet with the devil and not being able to give up even the body of her dead wife.
The sun’s light pouring down on Julius seemed as if it would set his whole body on fire.
Next to her, Thalia was chattering as she grabbed her sleeve and led her somewhere, but no one could be heard.
When night falls, you have to meet the devil again. If you don’t at least organize your thoughts during the day and come up with a plan to deal with the devil’s temptations in the future….
The reason why the obsessive Julius came to his senses was because of the shocking sight he saw when he entered the market with Thalia.
Her gorgeous brown hair, reminiscent of a goddess, is braided on the side and tied back, fluttering in the wind.
The long skirt that sways with every step shows off its neat charm.
What is contained in those slightly cloudy blue eyes is the world, each step taken while strolling down the street illuminated by warm sunlight.
The scent of the old Cecil rises. Julius stared at that scene for a moment.
Sunshine?
The eyes that had been staring blankly at the scene turned towards the sky.
It is time to pass noon and rush towards evening, but the sun is still spreading the God’s grace to the world.
Cecil’s body is now inhabited by a devil.
If this continues, Cecil’s body will burn!
Julius took off his robe and ran desperately, feeling that his breathing was becoming difficult and difficult.
The devil looked around and looked happy when he saw Julius running towards him.
“Ah, you were here, Yuliu… “
Before the words were finished, Julius had draped the robe over the devil’s head.
What happened in an instant caused the devil to look around as his vision was suddenly obscured, and he started struggling and waving his arms.
“What are you doing? Release me quickly!”
Julius held on tightly to the demon who kept trying to take off his covered robe.
The market has already been quiet for a long time due to the strange sight.
Thalia saw this while running from afar.
She froze in that position and rolled around on the floor with a bang.
Julius growled softly at her struggling in his arms.
“Are you planning to burn Cecil’s body? “What were you thinking, coming out at this hour?”
The devil, whose entire body was tightly held, opened his mouth to make an excuse, but no proper words came out.
“Oh, no, it’s daytime… I… Wow… I don’t care.. Eup-eup!”
Julius tried to lift the body and drag it home, but
The devil took advantage of that moment and twisted his body with a light movement like a cat, slipping out of his hand.
She shows off her stunning landing with her rich brown hair flowing.
Exclamations flowed out of people’s mouths, and soon the market was filled with applause.
Julius hurriedly looked back, but all he could see was Cecile standing unharmed even under the sun.
I can’t believe the devil is standing like that unharmed under the sun.
Julius’ head was blank as the situation deviated from common sense.
He saw and killed many demons, but he never heard or saw a demon moving normally under the sun.
Leaving behind Julius, who was trying to somehow understand her situation, Finn, the owner of her bakery who had been in business for 15 years, asked her a question.
“Who is this lady, that naughty Julius has returned and is trying to bossam her in broad daylight?”
The eyes of the people gathered in the market are focused on the devil’s mouth.
When Thalia barely got up after falling, her mouth opened when she swallowed her saliva once.
“Sorry for making a fuss, everyone. I think he was very lonely. “I wonder how long it’s been since I last saw you in the morning, hehehehe.”
Seeing her covering her mouth and letting out her signature laugh, Thalia fell onto her back and fainted as soon as she understood her words flowing into her own ears.
When the villagers gathered in the market heard that, they literally went into an uproar.
“What do you mean Julius got married!!!!!”
“Talia fainted! “Hurry and bring Sister Emily!!”
“Is Julius getting married? “This is the most surprising news I’ve heard in 10 years!”
“Huh? Isn’t that guy over there Brookin? Uh, uh, priest! “You have to pay the money back!”
Finn, the bakery owner, wrapped his arms around Julius’ neck and rocked his body.
“If you have such a serious affair, you should tell me right away! “He’s cute even though he keeps his mouth shut.”
“Julius and his wife are married. They say contact is prohibited if you work as an Inquisitor in the central government, but if something like this happened, I would have secretly let you know. This is heartbreaking, Master.”
Brukin, who was running fast as if he was being chased by someone, took a step back and said something to Julius.
“There! “You damn old man!!!”
At the sound of a shout coming from behind, Brukin suddenly started running again, and even as the market was in chaos, Julius’ gaze never left her cloudy eyes.
“It’s such a lively and nice town, honey.”
The words I had hoped to hear here in the past flow into my ears.
Ah… How great would it be if you, standing there, were the real Cecil?
Her hometown, where she wanted to come with Cecil, and what she wanted to experience with her.
The devil is corrupting his hopes…
Is this also punishment for going against the will of the Lord?
Her sun only shined on him and her mercilessly.
***
Talia, who had fainted, finally came to her senses after receiving divine healing from Emily, who ran after Priest Brukin.
She was once again stunned when she saw Cecil approaching her and greeting her.
The villagers decided to hold a festival to celebrate Julius’ return and marriage to Cecil.
Cecil smiled slightly as she saw the sight that came into her cloudy eyes.
.
.
.
Devils grant their wishes even if they do not wish for them.
Even if it twists, defiles, and breaks.
That is why they are called evil,
And she was also evil to Julius.