Chapter 174
Artificial Saint (13)
A few days after the work of the cathedral, the weekend.
I visited a high-class hospital located in the northwest of the city across the Rhone River from the cathedral.
-widely.
I got out of the car prepared by the Korean embassy and headed straight to the entrance of the hospital.
In my hands, I was holding a note with number 802 written on it and a paper box with canned drinks.
The glass entrance of the hospital gave a luxurious feel, and the white walls, like the symbol of the hospital, left an impression of cleanliness as they were well maintained.
My route had been decided, so I passed the janitor at the front desk on the first floor and headed straight for the elevator.
-8th floor
The guards guarding the entrance on the top floor of the hospital saw my face and ID card and meekly moved away.
No, to be precise, I didn’t know how to speak French, so I barely got through after a scuffle, mixing English, hand gestures, and foot gestures.
There was no French in the basic curriculum in Korea… … .
-chin.
I put my hand on the handle of the private room.
Originally, Desiree was supposed to come along, but unfortunately, she seemed to be having a hard time being caught by Captain Blanche.
I recalled the time when everything was over and I was cleaning up.
* * *
“What are you planning to do with Princess Elizabeth’s recruit?”
ah… … .
I was distracted by Desiree and forgot about that.
I did not avoid the eyes of the ambassador who quietly asked for my opinion.
Eyes are a mirror that reflects a person’s true feelings, and I was able to get a glimpse of the ambassador’s feelings.
His eyes avoiding confrontation as we collided strongly while asking my intentions, his toes vibrating up and down little by little in contrast to his heavy and relaxed upper body.
He looked nervous and impatient.
“… … It seems the home country wants to secure her recruit.”
He replied quietly, narrowing his eyes.
His voice fell as much as the weight of the answer.
“… … That’s right. No, to be precise, I’m hoping to bring ‘priority’ to recruits.”
In response to my low-pitched reply, the voice of the ambassador also lowered.
The ambassador, who was thinking about something for a while, only rolled his eyes and looked around.
It was precisely in the direction of Captain Blanche.
The surroundings of the cathedral are noisy.
You can feel the noise around you.
The ambassador slipped away his words in the midst of the commotion.
“My home country is trying to erase as much debt as possible from England and France, both countries, on this occasion. No, to be precise, it would be accurate to say that we are trying to take the lead in diplomacy with both countries.”
His voice in reply was calm.
It was as dry as it was calm, but if someone I didn’t know saw it, ‘What are you planning to eat for lunch today?’ It was to the extent that I thought they were sharing some kind of small talk.
He hid secrets in the noise.
Recognizing the ambassador’s intention, I silently nodded and replied.
“… … The princess is being treated as a hostage.”
“yes. If the return of the princess does not take place, even if it is only a symbol of Britain, the successor of the head of state has passed to another country, so that alone is somewhat tied to the leash.”
I looked around at the ambassador’s reply.
The scenery of the severely damaged cathedral came into view. It was serious.
Staring at the spire of the cathedral, which had been shattered and lost its sharp original shape, he accepted his words.
“I don’t think France will quietly yield.”
“Isn’t that why I said, the country needs ‘priority’, not her ‘recruit’ per se?”
I immediately understood the situation in his words.
The foreign country the ambassador was talking about was not Korea.
That’s why I fell silent.
“… … It’s trying to give the appearance of conceding to France with priority.”
“Yeah, that’s understandable. Incidentally, Ah-guk has its eyes on Siberia, the Far East, which it has yet to absorb.”
Far East Siberia he meant was the northern part of Maritime Province.
“Why on earth… … ?”
“Unless the safety of the vast frozen land is secured, Maritime Province is always exposed to danger.”
The ambassador added the words, ‘Wouldn’t there always be plenty of lawmakers who need votes from Primorsky Krai?’
“… … I’m thinking of getting something from Britain and France so that Korea can operate freely in Siberia, the Far East.”
“Yeah, that makes sense.”
“That means you need my help.”
“yes. You’ll have to negotiate, but the country that invested the most in this situation is ‘Korea, which put in a high-ranking prosecutor,’ so it’s possible to speak out loud, but if the words of the person concerned are there, it can’t be said that the influence is small. ”
“… … .”
“Think carefully. A single word from you can change the game of the world.”
Having said that, the ambassador led the way in the direction of Captain Blanche and Desiree.
He approached Captain Blanche with a smirk and grabbed his shoulder.
“Come talk to me.”
“Uh, huh? I still have something to say to Miss Desiree!?”
“It’s a shame that the youngsters are being stopped, and if the youngsters work hard and finish it quickly, isn’t it enough for the adults to handle the rest? There is a lot of work to be done to cover up this case.”
“Ah! That’s under our jurisdiction, so if you go on your own like that?!”
The ambassador winked at me and led Captain Blanche out in the direction of the ruined main building of the cathedral.
It was left as a lump.
Feeling embarrassed to be alone, I walked in the direction of Desiree.
She also walked in the direction I was facing.
We met in the middle.
We met eyes. Her blue pupils stared into mine.
There was an awkward silence for a moment.
No, I honestly don’t know what to say.
There were too many things I’ve been through today to even make a pointless joke.
In the end, it was Desiree who spoke first.
“… … Elizabeth is being transported to a nearby hospital.”
“… … huh.”
“It’s not a big problem, but they said they’d have to do surgery to remove the raised scales, tail, and wings.”
“that… … they say?”
I nodded without thinking, then paused for a moment.
“… … Given the nature of that princess, don’t you think that wearing wings and a tail would be effective in gaining popularity?”
“ah… … ?”
“Do you really think you will like it?”
“Well, could it be?”
At my answer, Desiree opened her mouth in a daze as if she was momentarily taken aback.
For a moment, too, she twitched her lips with a rigid face.
“Ah, ah. Could it be that That’s really giving up being human… … ?”
After muttering ‘Ah’ and ‘Couldn’t it?’ for a while, she shook her head.
The figure was so cute that he put his right hand on her hair and messed it up.
Are your siblings okay? No, I came here, but does time pass there?
As soon as I was immersed in sentimentality for a moment at her reaction similar to that of my younger sister, she smiled and looked at my right hand and opened her eyes wide.
“uh?! the sun? right arm… … Did it happen again?”
It’s like looking at a strange animal.
Looking at Desiree’s enlarged pupils, she smiled.
“Don’t you know that when you are resurrected, you will be resurrected in full condition?”
“Did this happen in real life?!”
“Is it going to happen again? In fact, I don’t even know.”
It was so natural that I almost forgot about it, so it wouldn’t be strange if she noticed it now.
I thought I had to live as a one-armed person, but fortunately it wasn’t so merciless.
No matter how sensible a one-armed prosecutor is, what kind of lightning strikes do you mean when you become the person involved?
Possessing the golden sun was also a lightning strike… … .
“I’ll return this, well written.”
“uh? uh.”
The moment I was about to fall into Samcheonpo for a moment, it was Yeriel and Arondite that she held out that brought me back to my senses.
Take the sword back from Derrire and put it on your waist… … Without doing so, I handed over the Arondite.
She stared blankly at the arondite I held out.
The face of Derije, who tilted her head, was full of questions.
“You have this, Desiree.”
“yes?”
“Because it looks like you need it more than me.”
When I turned my head and chinned the spear on the floor, she uttered a short exclamation.
Desiree, who looked down at the blue-black blade and the matching black sheath, squirmed for a while.
“What are you doing? Aren’t you getting it?”
“… … me, over there Taeyang-kun, isn’t this a very good knife?”
“I don’t mean to take it just because it’s good. It’s me, because I can use this right away.”
I waved the sealed Yeriel at her.
Actually, if I gave that sword to her, there would be nothing left, but what about it?
Anyway, when I return, the organization that wants me will send me a lot of useful swords as a bribe, so I just have to pick one of them.
It’s nice when the trait is like this, because you can ignore the wear restrictions.
While staring at the sword, she soon accepted Arondite. Seeing her bowing her head and saying ‘thank you’ made me smile.
“I will cherish it.”
Desiree will also be able to use it without difficulty as she has the legend of ‘Dragon Kill’.
I said to her as she turned around the sword she had given me as a gift with a childlike smile.
“After Elizabeth’s surgery, let’s go visit together.”
“Yes, I will definitely go with you.”
I saw her smile like that.
* * *
In the end, I came alone.
Who would have imagined that Desiree would be captured by Blanche today.
I heard that it was a pilgrimage to the comfort of Avignon that was struck by lightning in the dry sky… … .
Unless someone with 『Gyeok』 or someone with knowledge in this area would not know the meaning of Desiree’s history of Fallen Heaven.
Since no one would know what happened in Avignon unless she opened her mouth, it might be natural for her to still be treated as a saint.
It’s just that she ‘fallen’, but the saintess is right.
“It looks like it’s unusually busy because it’s your home country… … .”
-802.
He sighed and stood in front of the hospital room door written on the note in his hand.
knocked lightly on the door. ‘Knock, knock, knock.’ There were three short taps, and inside, the reply, ‘Come in,’ came back with a British accent.
– Dripping.
The white door opened sideways and entered the hospital room, which was pleasant.
The moment I saw the scenery inside, the thought of not wanting to go to the academy infirmary ever again came to my mind.
A hospital room large enough to be called a living room, none of the furniture in it looked cheap.
There was even a table and a sofa to receive guests, but I was confused whether this was a hospital room or a luxury hotel.
And in the middle of the room, she was on a spacious bed that seemed to be a queen size.
“Ah, Golden Sun. Was it you?”
Her reddish blonde hair was tied in a ponytail.
“Has anyone been waiting for you? You don’t look very good?”
Elizabeth smiled at my words and said, ‘Yes.’ He let out a short moan and rose from his seat.
The forearm where the patient’s gown slipped down was wrapped in a bandage due to scale extraction.
“As you can see, it’s hard to entertain properly.”
“Then sit down, why are you getting up?”
I gestured to her, who seemed unable to move, to sit on the bed, then threw herself on the sofa and placed a box of drinks on the table.
“… … do that.”
She didn’t refuse even though she put on a shy expression, and sat down on the bed again as it was.
I wondered if we should talk about something for a while, but there was nothing to talk about, and considering her personality, I realized that she wouldn’t like to show off her face.
so that.
“Elizabeth. What do you want to do after this?”
I asked directly.
Whatever the situation in Korea, I will respect her choice.