81 – This Cool Touch
After the night when the angelic power shining in gold embellished the sky, the morning came when the sun’s light embellished the earth.
“…… Hmm.”
After Julius came to Darkana, he felt the sunlight pouring down on his head, something he had never seen before.
-What are you doing, Julius? Now that he doesn’t have that noisy devil for a long time, he should enjoy his freedom.
Just as I could feel the pleasant morning sunlight, I heard the loud voice of the Holy Sword that shattered the atmosphere.
“…… “Are you in a position to say that you are noisy?”
He gave the holy sword a gentle rebuke and then began to walk slowly.
Go through the front door of the small two-story house and head towards the Central Church located directly across from you.
Julius, who was not fully dressed in his usual black coat, was simply dressed with only a pure white sword at his waist.
The brown-haired woman who always clung to Julius and showed off her charms was nowhere to be seen.
-Anyway, for some reason that b*tch isn’t following you.
“… ….”
Julius blinked for a moment at the sound of a beautiful woman’s voice coming from his waist.
It was not that I was ignoring the words of the Holy Sword.
Because I was still half asleep, it just took a little time for me to open my mouth.
After taking a moment to breathe in the cool morning air and gather his wits, Julius walked leisurely and answered the Holy Sword’s words.
“Cecil usually sleeps a lot in the morning.”
-Definitely not a good wife. You’re like a lazy devil.
The Holy Sword grumbled. As always, he did not forget to criticize Cecil.
He stopped for a moment at the Holy Sword’s words.
The cold autumn wind blowing from the west whipped around Julius, who was wearing a white shirt.
“… ….”
Even though it was quite cold, Julius did not bat an eye. For the representative of an angel, who could safely be called a monster rather than a human, he could not even drive away the autumn wind or the approaching beasts.
-Huh? Why does it suddenly stop?
Perhaps it was strange that Julius had stopped walking, but the Holy Sword opened his mouth.
“…… Nerondir.”
He spoke to Neron Dir, turning his head towards her back. The small two-story house where I had slept in the same bed with Cecil last night came into view.
“When Cecil first came to visit me, she barely slept.”
-I’m not really curious about that b*tch’s story.
“But since she came to live with me, she’s been sleeping more and more.”
-After falling into it.
The Holy Sword made a joke as if he had taken Julius’s words as trivial, but he ignored Nerondir’s joke and thought about Cecil.
“… ….”
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Since the reunion in Kente Village, Cecil has continued to whisper and yearn for her love without stopping.
As if I was being chased by something.
Even reducing sleep.
However, the more Julius gave her faith and love, the more time Cecil slept.
“…… “Do you feel like you have a little more freedom?”
It must be proof that Cecil is finding mental stability. Julius thought.
-Aren’t you actually a priest?
“…… “What do you mean?”
As he gazed endlessly at the two-story house where Cecil was sleeping, a word penetrated Julius’s ears.
He narrowed his brows at the holy sword’s words and tapped the scabbard hanging on his waist.
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
-No, was I wrong?
Is Julius grumpy at his attitude, dismissing what he says as nonsense? Nerondir jumped out of its scabbard of its own accord.
-Wrong!
At the same time as the holy sword was pulled out, the pure white sheath collapsed like a snowflake and was sucked into the sword body, and Neron Dir, who began emitting a gentle chill as always, began to raise his voice.
As if everything went well.
-A priest who claims to follow the words of Rom, the great father, and Telmere, the first saint, is tempted by his wife, who has become a devil. Now that the ancient evil has been released from its seal, aren’t they using the power of angels needlessly? Is this a priest? It’s heresy!
The Holy Sword yells loudly as if it can’t take it any longer.
“… ….”
Julius looked closely at the holy sword floating in the air and falling alone.
The sword body, which was always as white as snow, was slightly tinged with bright red.
“…… Hmm.”
I guess there was a lot of stuff that had accumulated without me knowing.
Julius, who thought that there was some truth to the angry Holy Sword’s words, silently nodded his head once towards the Holy Sword.
And then he calmly started walking towards the central church again.
-Hey! Are you not even answering anymore? I can’t live like this, I can’t live like this! How long are you going to play with the devil? If you voted for me, you don’t have to take responsibility!
Seeing Julius not even answering, a drop of holy water flows down the body of the holy sword.
A strange sight, as if a woman was shedding tears.
However, Julius did not respond or even look at the wailing Holy Sword’s behavior.
I just silently walked towards the central church.
-Where and what is Tapnel doing? The assistant manager looks like this.
The Holy Sword next to Julius kept complaining about something, but he showed an indifferent expression as if he didn’t care about that.
I gently pushed open the front door of the central church, which had scorched marks from the fire, and went inside.
Kikik──
What greeted Julius when he arrived at the central church was not a priest or an inquisitor, but an unpleasant noise coming from the hinges of the main door.
“… ….”
The priests always diligently oiled and cleaned it every morning, so there was no noise at all.
Julius, who keenly felt the absence of the Central Church people from the creaking hinges, chewed his lower lip slightly.
“I’m worried.”
-I am more concerned about your wife.
In fact, rather than the absence of priests, the concern may have been simply the rust on the hinges.
“… ….”
Julius stared at the rusted hinges with half-opened eyes for a moment, then slowly raised his hand and lightly snapped his fingers.
Just─
A small flame engulfed the hinge in time with the cheerful sound, and when the flame died down, the hinge returned to its original, well-maintained appearance.
“Not bad.”
Julius smiled slightly, as if he was very pleased with the result.
I slowly pushed myself into the church building and closed the door.
This time there was no unpleasant noise.
-Did you originally care about this?
The Holy Sword said, looking a little tired.
Julius tilted his head and opened his mouth in response to Nerondir’s reaction.
“It must have been a while since I succeeded in selecting you, but you don’t seem to know much about me.”
-… ….
Contrary to his incomprehensible words, the Holy Sword looked at Julius’ calm face for a moment, then cleared his throat a few times and started spinning in place.
-The reason I don’t know you well is….
“Why don’t you know?”
-When you first chose me, it was because the seal was not completely broken.
“…… Ah.”
Julius sighed at the Holy Sword’s words.
I was so impressed by Nerondir’s words that I inadvertently forgot what happened before.
“Of course, in the past you were just a hard sword.”
-It was because you couldn’t wake me up properly. I am essentially a very capable swordsman.
Nerondir moves as if shrugging his shoulders.
Julius nodded his head while looking at the holy sword.
“Of course, you are capable.”
-Right? So please get out of the devil’s skirt and fulfill your duties as my master…
“If you just shut your mouth.”
-… ….
The Holy Sword was left speechless by Julius’s harsh words.
He looked around the central church, ruffling his hair once, as if he was very satisfied.
“That’s bullsh*t.”
-…… This is sh*t.
One word was enough to describe the scene reflected in Julius’ eyes.
“…… Hmm.”
Smelling the faint scent of spicy holy water at the tip of his nose, he slowly turned his head and took in the view of the central church.
The floor of the first floor, neatly laid with pure white marble, was cracked in various directions, as if there had been an earthquake, and there was a large hole in the middle.
I walked carefully and glanced into the hole, and a large stone block with a subtle five-colored brilliance caught my eye.
“… ….”
It was a sealing stone that sealed the holy sword Nerondir.
It seems that the reason why the lobby of the Central Church became so disorganized was because it was right nearby.
-Well, what are you looking at! Are you dissatisfied?
“… ….”
-At that time, Zifnel in Aran called and I had no choice but to destroy it.
“… ….”
-Ugh! Yes, actually, I was a little excited and made a big accident. Are you done?
“Arbitrarily damaging a church building is a crime of blasphemy. “Just be aware.”
-…… Mr. Lee.
Julius, who succeeded in taking revenge on the holy sword, took his eyes off the huge pit that boasted dizzying depth.
He started looking at the walls of the church building.
-Are you finally ready to work as a Heretic Questioner?
“If you keep your mouth shut.”
-… ….
Julius, who spoke bluntly in response to the Holy Sword’s uncivilized words, walked a little hastily towards the window of the church that had become a mess.
Tap-tap─ Ttuk-buk─
Unlike when I visited with Cecil on my back, the dark clouds cleared and the clear sunlight came into the Central Church, clearly revealing its badly damaged appearance.
Jeokjeok─
Julius stopped walking when he heard the sound of something crunching at his feet.
“…… “If the priests come back, I’ll grab the back of my head and collapse.”
-Wow, that looks expensive.
“That’s not something you would say either. “You are the most expensive sword in the world.”
After roughly answering the Holy Sword’s words, he gently removed his shoe soles, then bent down and swept the floor with his hands.
“… ….”
His large hands were covered in colorful glass pieces along with dust.
It was a piece of debris that had fallen from the stained glass that decorated the church window.
“Was there an intrusion from outside?”
Julius raised his head and checked the number of broken windows.
Exactly out of 10 windows, 2 windows were broken.
-Oh, I broke that thing over there and ate it.
“…… “Is it you again?”
Julius couldn’t help but furrow his brows at the Holy Sword’s words, which clearly showed a hint of embarrassment.
I thought I would be able to find something in the messed up Central Church.
Now that I know that most of it was done by the Holy Sword, I couldn’t have felt better.
“It’s frustrating.”
Julius, feeling frustrated at the constant waste of words from earlier, muttered to himself and roughly undid the collar of his neatly buttoned shirt.
-Are you frustrated? What’s so frustrating… Mom!
Looking at that.
The holy sword, which was dyed red entirely from the sword body to the hilt, was screaming loudly, but he didn’t care.
Rather, he could feel his desire to win boiling over from deep within his heart.
“No, it’s also interesting.”
Julius seemed to regard the series of incidents committed by Erman as solving some kind of riddle.
-Now, what are you talking about to yourself?
Unlike before, Nerondir murmured in a girlish voice.
However, Julius, who had no regard for the sword already mentioned, roughly grabbed the holy sword flying near him as if he were catching a fly, and then roughly shoved it into his waist.
“I have to work from now on. “Just shut up.”
-…… Yes, four.
Unlike usual, Julius’s competitive spirit began to burn, and his tone became a little rougher.
The Holy Sword felt his heart pound at the sight of him like that.
-…… I’m sure it’s not like I’m going to melt it in anger or something like that.
It was not the heartbeat of sweet love, but the heartbreaking heartbeat of survival.
Anyone who would feel such a sweet thrill in a situation where the strongest being who can easily destroy anyone if they put their mind to it is turned upside down.
At most, it will be only a small amount.
-… ….
The Holy Sword, which did not want to go into the furnace alive, kept its mouth shut.
Julius, whose expression changed slightly as he loosened his collar, began to walk with his stride.
“… ….”
Julius went up the stairs to the second floor, passed over the statue of Tapnel, where Cecil had confessed his love, and arrived at a dark corner of the church without any light.
He extended his hand towards the large cork board hanging on the wall.
“You were here.”
There were several sheets of yellowish parchment hanging on a large cork board. These are official documents containing important news from the church.
Julius looked at the letters written there carefully for a moment, and he grabbed it without hesitation as if he had finally found the parchment he wanted.
I carefully read the official document, the top of which was roughly torn off.
-Well, what are you looking at?
The Holy Sword, unable to contain its curiosity, eventually raised its hilt.
“I’m looking at the personnel appointment letter.”
Julius, who was roughly skimming the words written on the parchment, answered the holy sword’s words indifferently, then tore the official document in half.
Tuk─
The parchment, torn in half, slowly fell from Julius’ hand to the floor.
-What exactly is the content?
The holy sword, which was curious enough to be annoying, slipped out of Julius’s waist at will and thrust its body toward the floor.
“Tsk, should I really melt it down?”
Julius, looking at that scene, clicked his tongue and shook his head, but even so, the Holy Sword began to read the letters in the official document carefully.
-Let’s see. Personnel appointment letter, Julius Tapnel.
The contents of the official letter began to appear on Nerondir’s clear sword body.
Perhaps because it was completely split in half, there seemed to be no problem reading it.
[107Th personnel appointment notice]
[Liram Kingdom Calendar Year 502]
-Wow, there were so many personnel appointments? For a year?
The Holy Sword read the title of the official document and spoke to Julius.
“The Heretic Questioner is one of the professions with the highest number of deaths in Lyriam. So there are a lot of department changes. Did you get the answer?”
-That’s why the uniform looks like mourning clothes.
“… ….”
Julius did not respond to the Holy Sword’s words. Nerondir studied him for a moment, then continued reading the official document.
[Special Heresy Inquisitor directly under the Central Church – Julius Tapnel]
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-Wow, the name is written in gold.
The holy sword let out a small exclamation as it looked at the name of Julius, the only one written in the official document written in gold ink instead of black.
“Why bother reading that?”
-It’s fun.
“… ….”
Julius noticed the holy sword wasting time reading the official document, but the holy sword, which was completely oblivious, continued to read the official document.
[Special Heresy Inquisitor Julius Tapnel is changing his affiliation from Darkana Central Church to Kente Church as of the current time. The reasons are as follows.]
-Erman, you bastard! Demoting a hard-working person. He was an evil bastard after all!
“… ….”
The Holy Sword was furious as he read the official letter written in elegant handwriting, but Julius just absentmindedly took out a pair of black gloves from his pants pocket.
-Let’s see, what a great private road….
Seonggeom, who had read the remaining part of the official document, could not bear to finish his sentence.
Because the content reflected on the sword body was truly shocking.
[10 Assaults on the royal family, 29 destruction of buildings, 57 overreactions, 102 unauthorized arson….]
-What is this?
“It is a trace of the struggle to endure the five years without Cecil.”
-…… This deserved a relegation. Aren’t you just a scoundrel and not a Heretic Questioner?
A holy sword that gets angry as it wants and is convinced as it wants.
Julius seemed to have resigned himself to such behavior of the holy sword, and after sighing deeply, he squeezed and opened his right hand a few times.
After being demoted to Kente Village, I felt a cool chill coming from the black gloves that I had never worn on my hands.
-So, why did you suddenly tear up the official document?
“It’s to strengthen my resolve.”
-Huh? Resolution?
Nerondir tilts his sword hilt as if he is tilting his head.
“… ….”
Julius gently took the hilt of Neron Dir’s sword in his hand and slowly began to draw out the angel’s power from his heart.
As if a drop of ink had been dropped on water, a brilliant golden brilliance began to spread through the cold, clear body of the holy sword.
Julius whispered softly to the holy sword filled with [Gold], The power of an angel that symbolizes beliefs that never change.
“I decided to dedicate my entire life from now on to Cecil and Leila.”
-What? I didn’t hear that?
“But now is the time to fulfill my duty as a special Heresy Questioner.”
As soon as Julius’ resolve was uttered, the golden light that was coloring the holy sword instantly changed to a light red color reminiscent of cherry blossoms in spring.
The power of Zipnel, the angel of charity and love.
[Infinite]
-Not just now, but always in the future too!
“So, to resolve this matter, I will do my best. “This is the last case I will solve as the Heretic Questioner.”
-You can retire however you want!
Julius strengthened his resolve as he looked at the sacred flames resembling cherry blossom leaves that began to flutter from the Holy Sword.
The clash between the saint and the great devil.
I will put an end to the endless tragedy that has unfolded on stage for countless periods of time with my own hands.
Saaa───
As if responding to his feelings, the force of the flames spewing out from the holy sword became even stronger.
-Cancel that statement immediately! You are the representative of the angels and the master of the holy sword! There should be no such thing as permanent retirement!
…… It was not a response, but a strong backlash.
However, Julius, as if he didn’t care about the screaming Nerondir, gently grasped the hilt of the holy sword that radiated infinite power, and then lightly lowered the sword towards the center of the church.
“Let me find out, before I came here. “What happened at church?”
As soon as Julius’ words were uttered, petal-shaped flames began to pour out continuously along the blade’s path.
Soon, the inside of the church building where he was standing began to fill with pink flames.
-Cancel those words!
…… The Holy Sword’s shout, which was almost like a scream, also began to echo loudly.
That would not be a very important story.