Kick-. Behind the noise, the door to the dormitory opened.
Vera, who was waiting for Ren in front of the door, ‘pauses’ and stopped when he saw Ren coming out of the open door.
It was like seeing Renee wearing a pure white robe.
A cloth embroidered with gold was wrapped around Renee’s body.
At first glance, a robe that seems to have several layers. The splendid cloak worn on the outside and the pure white priest’s robe that peeked out beneath it were exaggerated decorations, but Vera remembered that for some reason the robe was not excessive at all.
It was because the clothes fit so well.
It was because it was such a dress that I thought it was made for Renee from the beginning.
‘… no’
Maybe even that is not enough. Even that dress might not be enough to show her nobility.
While such thoughts continued.
Just right. Just right.
Renee took Hela’s hand and approached her with a staff.
“I’m sorry. Have you been waiting long?”
Renee’s words. At that, Vera felt his previously dazed mind waking, and he bit his lip a little and spat out an answer.
“no.”
drop. and short cut words. After speaking, Vera reached forward and took Renee’s hand from Hela, and then added.
“Then let’s go.”
“yes.”
Renee felt his fingertips tremble slightly as Vera’s hand overlapped hers, and he moved to follow Vera’s guidance.
Just right. The sound of a cane and a thump. The sound of footsteps forms a beat.
Vera’s voice, explaining the structure of the dormitory, continued in his ear for himself, who could not see in front of him.
“If you walk about 20 steps to the right after leaving the door of the dormitory, you will find an exit leading to the flower bed of Daeshinjeon. If you go to the other side, you will see the east exit where the paladins’ barracks are located… .”
hard words. However, Renee knew. This savvy article knows that there is no way to say anything with emotions mixed in. That this hardness is Vera’s own kindness.
“… The corridors in the property usually run in a straight line. You don’t have to worry about decorations and other things that might interfere with your movement, since we’ve put away everything.”
“is that so.”
If you nod your head in response to the words you hear, then another explanation follows.
“There is an outdoor garden among the flower beds we are going to now. The Holy Father is waiting there.”
“Oh, is there even a garden in the flower bed? It looks very spacious.”
“Yes, I understand that it is much bigger than the building where St. Mary is staying. Now, it is a flower bed made by the Apostle Bountiful, who was away on a dispatch, as a hobby.”
Apostle.
A thought popped into my mind at the words I heard.
‘Looking at that… .’
Vera was also an apostle.
It was a story I had heard before arriving in Seongguk, but for some reason it still feels awkward.
This was because Vera had a strong impression on Ren like a knight in a story rather than a person like an apostle.
Renee, who continued to think, handed the question that came to mind to Vera, who had already finished explaining and kept his mouth shut.
“Are all the apostles going out?”
“Not everyone is like that. I tend to differ depending on the role I’m playing. For example… Trevo, the apostle of wisdom, has a role of maintaining the margins that surround the kingdom, so we do not dispatch them outside.”
“Aha, then what role does the knight play?”
“It is the escort of the saint. I’ll probably stay by St.’s side unless something very urgent happens.”
keep by your side
At those words, Renee’s body shook.
“… Lady?”
“Oh, no! I stumbled for a moment!”
“sorry. I will slow down a bit.”
“it’s okay!”
A shrill voice came out of his throat. Renee felt the heat rising in her face as she screamed in embarrassment again.
My eyes were tightly shut.
Really, why are you acting so stupid? Only then would it seem like a lie to say, ‘I’m blind and not an idiot’.
Renee, who was constantly tense or irritable, urged herself to control her trembling stomach.
The words didn’t go any further. Renee wasn’t in the mood to say more, and Vera was a non-talker.
So, while walking for a while.
“It’s all over.”
Startled by Vera’s words, Renee straightened her back.
The voice that follows.
“Are you here?”
It was the voice of an old man with deep traces of time.
“It was very difficult to come. Lady.”
Hearing the sound again, Renee bowed his head and greeted him in a tone filled with tension.
“hello… .”
gulp. Dry saliva ran down the back of his neck. Numerous thoughts ran through my mind.
Maybe it’s against the rules? Maybe something like a tantrum is caught.
As the thought of arrogance came into my head, Bargo’s voice continued again.
“Come here and sit down.”
soft words.
At that, Renee thought that Bargo might be kinder than he thought, and Vera felt a frown on his face that he had never seen before.
Is that person really old? Why are you doing things that are not answered?
With that thought in mind, Vera looked at Bargo with a frown on his face, and Bargo kicked his tongue and spoke to Vera.
“What are you doing while you are standing blankly? Come on, don’t bring a saint. eh, ttt Anyway, when it comes to slowness, you are the best on the continent.”
ugh-.
Vera’s teeth were broken.
“… I’m sorry.”
“Again, his blasphemy, are you that good at playing ball? Whatever you say, it’s Songgutaryeong.”
“Puffy… !”
At Bargo’s words, a laugh escaped Renee’s mouth.
Renee broke out in a cold sweat at the laughter that came out of nowhere.
Renee felt a slight force in Vera’s gripping hand, and hurriedly apologized.
“Sorry, sorry… .”
“… no.”
Vera answered Renee and sat him across from him, then stood behind him and glared at him.
“Your eyes aren’t full-bodied.”
“There are a lot of shortcomings.”
“Yeah, you’re only going to be short of that for the rest of your life.”
Bargo and Vera’s eyes met. A confrontation with no retreat.
As embarrassment appeared on René’s face as he listened to him, Bargo, who was observing his expression, comforted René with a friendly tone.
“Hey, I drew a very ugly face in front of the saint.”
“no!”
Renee thought of wanting to run away. My legs trembled in the harsh atmosphere than I expected.
Perhaps if he hadn’t been blind, he wouldn’t have hit the line like this.
As a dark air grew over Renee’s face at the thought that came to him, Bargo turned his gaze away from Vera and continued to look at Renee.
“There is no need to be afraid of the saint. This is a place where people who love St. Mary more than anyone else gather, so relax.”
“Is that so… .”
“Of course. I heard a lot of things happened on the way. You suffered a lot because of the bad guy.”
A word that insults Vera. As a grim look grew upon Vera’s face, Bargo smiled and continued.
“Yes, how was life in Seongguk?”
“No, you can speak comfortably… .”
“If the saint will do that, I will do the same.”
Kook-. Renee’s mouth shut.
Renee knew right away. Bargo was respecting himself.
It was certain. Wouldn’t it be foolish to see the attitude towards Vera and not know him.
Why are you so kind? Is it because you are a saint too? Is this stigma that great?
Rene, whose head was complicated by the thoughts that came to her, continued to ponder for a long time, then brushed off her thoughts and spoke out.
Since the purpose of our meeting today was to hear about what we should do in the future, it was a thought that we should postpone such concerns.
“Ugh… First of all, may I ask about your future schedule?”
words carefully.
After Renee said that, he quietly waited for an answer.
Bargo looked at Renee waiting for her answer with her head slightly lowered, and spoke out with a smile on her face.
“Are you embarrassed?”
“yes?”
“I know you will be embarrassed because you came here without knowing English. There will also be some reluctance.”
words that came out of nowhere. Renee, who was trembling at him, thought that for some reason the conversation seemed to have gone awry, but he nodded in response to what was said.
“Yeah, maybe… .”
“Cheer up, I fully understand. It must have been me too, but I don’t know. I was like that the day I got my first stigma. There was something gloomy on his forearm, so he sweared at the sky.”
Renee’s head lifted at the words he heard.
It’s because I’ve heard unexpected stories.
“Oh, that’s great.”
“It was a childhood hit. At that time, I was a kid who hated annoying things more than dying, so I spent all day worrying about how to remove the stigma. Well, in the end, I couldn’t take it off and sat in a successful seat, so it can be said that it was a failed worry.”
It was a word I never thought would come out of the mouth of a man named Seonghwang.
Renee, who felt unfamiliar with him, continued to ask the question, feeling that curiosity was overlaid on the tension he had just before.
“But can I say that? He’s a newbee… .”
“If there was such a thing, I would have died more than a hundred times already. There is no divine punishment. Those heavenly gods won’t respond if I swear in my face.”
After saying that, Bargo added with a smile on his face.
“I know it will be very stressful. It’s the same with other stigmata, but isn’t it the stigma of the Lord God? You have to be a person worthy of the stigma. You must be a person worthy of the saint’s name. You must have thought that?”
flinch. Renee’s body trembled.
That’s because it was a stumbling block.
From the moment he made up his mind to come to Seongguk, the thought that had been in Renee’s mind. Rubo was pinching it.
Renee nodded, feeling the surprise filled with surprise at Bargo’s words that pierced through her heart, which she hadn’t shared properly with.
“Yeah, a little… .”
“You can let go of that burden. The stigmata… I guess I just got lucky and picked it up on the road. The saint just needs to think about what she wants to do with ease. Revelation is also what we receive when we realize it.”
drag. Laughter continued.
It was a strange feeling.
How do you know all the words you didn’t say and the inside that you never showed?
Does the position of Seonghwang come from someone who can read minds?
futile thoughts. Rene, who had let out a smirk without realizing it, nodded slightly in response to Bargo’s words.
“yes.”
“I heard life is helped by priests. The education of divine art… . Yeah, Trevor would be nice. He would teach you well.”
continuous words.
At that, Vera’s eyes, who had been silent until now, widened enormously. It was out of shock.
Vera’s gaze turned to Vargo.
Are you sane? Are you seriously saying that? Is it really the right decision to leave Renee to the madman?
Vera shrugged off those doubts and looked at Bargo, who met his gaze with a sly grin.
Vera saw that smile and realized.
That old man is trying to f*ck him.