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‘Someone’s coming.’
Ethan, who thoroughly checked the treatment center, sighed and adjusted his clothes.
It was to avoid any strange suspicion.
The priest who was left alone in the treatment center at the end of the night was disorganized and acted suspiciously?
Given the recent raids of the Dark Followers in Central, we had to be careful.
Because of this, Ethan waited quietly to see if he was coming to the treatment center.
“Oh, what time is it, and are you still here?”
A familiar priest appeared in Ethan’s eyes.
He was someone I had never had a particularly long conversation with.
She was just a young female priest doing her chores in a busy temple.
“I had work to do.”
“You took care of the patients in the treatment center all day today, didn’t you? You must have been very tired, but you just left it to us.”
“It’s my job, but I can’t leave it to others.”
Ethan skillfully uttered the words that Nyx always had in his mouth.
In reality, he always took care of others, but Ethan’s face has thickened considerably in the meantime.
“You are so wonderful. So, have you been cleaning things up all by yourself up to this time?”
“There were other things to do besides tidying up.”
“yes?”
“It’s nothing. It was better for me to just check it out myself.”
The priest nodded.
It happened occasionally.
The stubborn priests did not like to let others touch their work.
“What is it? If you haven’t been able to handle it yet, I’ll help you.”
“it’s okay.”
“You don’t have to specify.”
“It’s my job anyway.”
“I know. So, if you need help at any time, call me. I’m on watch today, so I’ll be in the temple all the time.”
In response to Ethan’s resolute refusal, the priest did not force it.
That was then.
“Can I just go?”
Suddenly Ethan asked the priest.
At the unfamiliar words, the priest tilted his head.
“What do you mean?”
“Isn’t it because you have something to do at the treatment center?”
“Is it possible? The lights in the treatment center were on until late, so I came here once.”
“Hmm.”
“why? You said you didn’t need help, right?”
The priest folded his arms and looked at Ethan with a sly smile.
When you say you don’t need help, it’s as if you’re regretting it now.
“yes. I don’t need any help. What I am talking about is something else.”
Ethan continued speaking in a subdued voice.
“I guess I’m not the only one looking for something at the treatment center in the first place.”
It was nonsensical nonsense.
Besides, the tone was cold and cold, as if asking the other person.
A typical priest would have been surprised by that line.
But the priest was different.
blink.
She smiled playfully at Ethan.
“I heard it. How did you know?”
“It smells awful.”
“It smells awful. Excuse me for the first time I see you.”
“Is this your first time? Have you ever met him before?”
With that said, the priest slowly approached Ethan.
“I’ve felt it for a long time, but you are a really rough-mouthed person.”
The priest’s voice gradually increased in tone like a child.
The body that was a young woman became smaller and smaller and turned into a child.
“Would you like to get used to this look? Isn’t that our first meeting?”
It was the figure of Riley, who pretended to be terrified of her grandmother in Velium, the capital of the empire.
If the other priests saw it, they would have run away in shock.
Because an adult woman suddenly turned into a child.
But Ethan looked straight at Riley without an inch of confusion.
“Hey, aren’t you even pretending to be surprised?”
Riley raised her eyebrows in wonder.
In the capital of the Empire, Velium, they met again and again.
Riley was proud to say that she was perfectly childish each time.
If anyone remembers Riley at that time, she would be surprised to see her now.
“Isn’t it surprising that I was that little kid?”
“I’m used to dark followers doing tricks.”
“It is. So you think I’m borrowing that girl, Riley, to deceive you?”
Ethan frowned.
“What kind of bullshit is that? You are Riley.”
“… … !”
It was then that Riley realized that Ethan wasn’t that formidable.
“That’s great. Usually by this time the other priests are surprised and say that they are trying to find your body from that demon.”
“It’s not the soul, but the body smells bad, and if you’re deceived by it, you’re an asshole.”
👌👌👌👌
Riley put her nose to my arm and pretended to smell.
“smell? Can you see what we smell like?”
“Well? It’s not, but let’s just say you have a unique smell.”
Ethan gestured as if bored.
“Anyway, tell me. So why didn’t you come to me at this hour?”
“Did you know I was coming?”
“Actually, it looks like you guys are doing something suspicious, so I was looking all over the place.”
“Aha. That’s why I stayed up so late.”
It was only then that Riley understood the full story.
“like. I’m here to talk to you anyway.”
Riley went to a nearby hospital bed and sat cross-legged.
She wasn’t even nervous against Ethan.
But Ethan was not a formidable opponent.
bum bum.
Ethan slowly approached Riley.
“Why are you talking about such a big topic? Aren’t you going to work with me at best to beat up big idiots in your organization?”
“… … ?!”
Riley jumped up.
“Hey, how do you do that?”
Ethan knew everything.
The composure that Riley had maintained until now was shattered in an instant.
She finally knew she was on Ethan’s palm.
* * *
Riley ran out of the temple.
fault!
She was lost in thought as she moved through the darkness.
‘I knew he was an unusual priest, but I guess that’s about it.’
Riley had been observing Ethan for a long time in Velium early on.
So he decided that no one among the Dark Followers knew Ethan’s peculiarities as well as he did.
But today, that judgment was completely shattered.
‘I was making a big mistake.’
It wasn’t just an unusual priest.
Ethan was more than that.
He was a person who could deceive his nature and weigh between the Dark Followers and the Pars Church.
On the other hand, what is the public perception?
He was almost considered a promising priest after Saint Eileen.
‘It’s not like I’m just a dedicated person.’
Riley smiled.
“I look forward to the future.”
* * *
dark night.
coogong.
Unidentified soldiers in heavy armor were riding on the mountain.
They just climbed the mountain silently without making a sound.
At the forefront of the soldiers was a man clad in animal skins, a predator of fear.
The Dread Predator looked back.
An army of well-documented thousands was following him.
The terrifying predator burst out laughing in satisfaction.
“ha ha ha! This is going to be a great war.”
At that moment, a subordinate who was standing next to the Dread Predator hastily reported.
“It’s urgent.”
“What?”
“Ahead of the round table conference, it is said that the troops to protect their kings from the seven kingdoms have departed.”
“Kah ha ha! Also as expected. Those who call themselves kings are only pure cowards.”
The subordinates clashed.
“you’re right. It would have been better if we had resumed the roundtable as soon as possible.”
At those words, the Dread Predator frowned in disapproval.
“What? rather? Hey, are you on our side?”
The subordinate was perplexed.
“He was just trying to make fun of them. I’m not on their side! I just want to tell you that they’re so engrossed in peace that they don’t even have the guts to quickly resume the roundtable!”
The terrifying predator laughed wildly, as if he had ever been in love.
Then he slapped his subordinate on the back.
“Kah ha ha! Spicy, terrifying. I was joking.”
“Sorry, I’m sorry. I’m really sorry I didn’t understand the joke.”
“done. Can I kill you with a joke?”
The Dread Predator replied so.
But the subordinate’s spine became cold.
If he had been suspected of being a spy, his bones and flesh would have been separated and he would have met a disastrous end.
But the boss joked about this and sat down, so there was no heart left.
The terrifying predator scratched his chin and said.
“Certainly, the kings of the United Kingdom now are not kings. How can you be called a king when you are so afraid? After all, the only true emperor of this continent is the Demon King.”
“You are wise.”
“We will not hold a roundtable until our own troops arrive… … . You’ll soon find out that it’s just taking pictures of your own feet. 👑👑👑”
It was good to see the faces of the seven kings contorted with despair and fear.
The Dread Predator was itching to see that side of him as soon as possible.
Troops dispatched from each country.
It was because there was a power that had joined hands with the Dark Followers.
This meant that among the troops going to Central to protect the king, there were hiding forces to attack Central.
The dread predator’s eyes lit up.
“After a hundred years of peace come to an end.”
It was the beginning of the fierce division and strife of the United Kingdom.
Seeing his soldiers moving through the darkness, he felt joy.
“Soon the war will begin.”
* * *
Central market.
“There is a well-aged cheese! Come and have a look!”
“I have fresh vegetables I picked up this morning!”
“We sell delicious sausages! Buy some sausage!”
Every time a passerby passed, the merchants raised their voices.
The vigor of the market, however, gradually diminished as the sun went down.
Merchants who would normally hold out until late at night began to close their business.
“Ah, today is not a day.”
“Since there has been a raid recently, how much will people buy?”
Other merchants discouraged them.
“Hey, aren’t you folding too fast today?”
“right. The magic lights will turn on soon, so you can get your share of the night market.”
However, the will of the merchants to close the business was firm.
“Will the business that didn’t work all day turn out to be good at night? done. You should go back soon and have a beer.”
“How about there often? It wasn’t broken in the raid there.”
In fact, their behavior was questionable.
They exchanged glances or gestured to each other.
The other merchants were ignorant of that, and they clicked their tongues.
“I don’t have that kind of guts, so where do I get a business?”
“How much is the rent here per day, so why not hold on a little longer? tt.”
“Well, I’ll think about tomorrow’s work and go inside.”
They slowly turned the corner of the alleyway.
As soon as they turned the corner, their eyes immediately changed.
“I’m going to the meeting point from now on.”
They headed straight for the tavern.
But oddly enough, he didn’t sit at the table and headed behind the counter.
squeaky.
They opened the secret door behind the counter and went downstairs.
Many people had already gathered there.
Only one of the many people gathered in the basement of the tavern was wearing a robe.
He stepped forward and opened his mouth.
“Everyone is here.”
“yes.”
The man took off his robe.
Soon his face was revealed in the dim lamp.