16 episodes
Time flew by, and the ordination ceremony was one day before the ceremony.
New Zealand was buzzing with devotees and travelers from all over the continent.
The eyes of the travelers who entered the castle widened.
Even though there were too many people, there were too many.
“Aren’t we here too late?”
“I know. So, can I find a place to stay?”
“Still, Seongbaeksu has been resurrected after a hundred years. It is a rare sight that will never be seen again.”
“right. There is even a priest ordination ceremony.”
Travelers inflated with dreams.
At that moment, the sound of a carriage came from behind the travelers.
All right! All right!
“Uh-huh! Everyone avoid the carriage!”
Travelers rushed to the corner at someone’s cry.
Then, in an instant, a dozen wagons passed by where they were.
They barely survived and looked at each other blankly.
“Dude, what was it?”
“It was a carriage.”
“No, I mean there are so many people, who drives a wagon like that!”
The merchant who was listening next to him clicked his tongue.
“Who is who? A nobleman from another country. It’s always like this at this time of year, so you have to wear an eye on the back of your head. If you make a mistake, you will get hit by a horse’s hoof and die.”
“Why do nobles from other countries come here?”
“Hey, what is it? They say they are coming as an envoy or something for the ordination ceremony.”
The travelers looked at the gates at the same time.
Just in time, the doorkeeper’s call was heard.
“The delegation of Aurum has arrived!”
* * *
The delegation of Aurum completed an audience with the Pope as soon as they visited.
They soon rushed out of the audience.
“It is also dinner time, so how about going out for dinner?”
“Would you like to have dinner at the delegation’s dormitory? that’s a bit… … .”
“Hahaha, my attendant just found a good restaurant. Go there.”
“Actually, the food here is only suited to the taste of the priests.”
Then a woman with gorgeous blonde hair covered her mouth with a fan and said:
“sorry. May I go home first?”
“Miss Harper?”
“I want to rest for a while because of my addiction.”
“this. For ladies, this journey has been difficult.”
“I look forward to Miss Harper’s bright smile at the ordination ceremony tomorrow.”
“Thank you for your understanding. Then excuse me.”
Matilda Harper said to Thomas, who was behind him as he headed home.
“What did I want?”
“here it is.”
Thomas handed the small vial of Luisa’s blood to Matilda.
“Is the purity low?”
“It seems to be the cause of a blood draw some time ago.”
“Well, okay. It’s fun anyway.”
“yes?”
“The things I couldn’t feed back didn’t come to me, did I?”
Matilda said as if it was absurd.
Thomas realized later that he was referring to Luisa.
“Bring it right in front of me. cheeky thing. Even though you knew I was coming, didn’t you see your nose bleed?”
“all right.”
“How long will it take you to bring that shameless bitch?”
“I will check and deal with it as soon as possible.”
“great. I will stay at the dorm.”
Matilda made a clicking sound and folded the fan.
Thomas bowed his head and carefully backed away from the arrogant Matilda.
Meanwhile, there were eyes watching them from afar.
‘Thomas wasn’t lying. I was really bringing the blood drawn to Matilda and offering it.’
Ethan’s eyes lit up.
The Harper family did not stop at accepting the Bernstein family after the war, but it seemed that they were conducting an experiment using divine power.
A stench shook their tracks.
It was even worse than simply the crumbs of a ruined empire.
‘The Harper family must be a remnant of those who were fascinated by the demon king’s divine magic.’
It was a simple but highly probable guess.
Those who were deceived by seeing the spirit of the Demon King in the past that the jet-black eyes showed Ethan.
They continued to the present day and are called the Dark Followers, and it was clear that the Harper family had gathered the remnants that had spread across the continent after the war.
The Bernstein family must have been one of them.
When you think of it that way, everything makes sense.
‘It’s questionable that it came only after the delegations from each country arrived. It’s worth digging a little more.’
Ethan’s eyes widened as he looked at Matilda’s back.
Even though all the delegations arrived one by one, the delegation of the Aurum Kingdom arrived late.
“Then, let’s think about it.”
Where his gaze was directed, there was a lodging towards Matilda.
* * *
Luisa put her hood on deeply and followed Thomas into the envoy’s quarters.
There was no servant in the hallway.
It was because of Matilda’s order to rest quietly.
‘Disgusting things!’
Luisa sharpened her teeth low.
Thomas, who was leading the way, stopped in front of a certain door.
smart.
“Matilda, I have brought you what you said.”
“okay? Come on in.”
Thomas grabbed the doorknob and turned it.
Luisa entered the room.
match!
It happened in an instant.
Suddenly, a star appeared in front of me, and only tinnitus was heard.
Luisa clasped her swollen cheeks and looked forward.
Matilda, dressed in a red dress with the Harper insignia, stood in front of her.
“Thomas, you go out and watch the entrance to the dormitory.”
“yes. All right.”
click.
Thomas locked the door and disappeared.
Matilda said with a cruel smile.
“Louisa Bernstein, long time no see.”
“… Matilda Harper, what the hell are you doing?”
“What the hell is it? It makes me sad to say that between us.”
“under.”
“Bernstein once bowed his head to our family. So you are a dog, and I am the master.”
Luisa just clenched her fists at the irrefutable words.
“The tattoo of soul subordination has been handed down from then on. Well, I heard that there was originally another owner. Your family has been a dog breed from the beginning. So how many times can I tell you there’s no need to be embarrassed? You’re really brainy and it’s hard to deal with.”
After closing her eyes tightly, Luisa opened her mouth.
“Tell me from the beginning. I don’t have time to chat.”
“I’m looking into the boy who saved Seongbaeksu. You are savvy with this kind of information.”
Luisa’s eyes widened at Matilda’s words.
“Are you going to approach that child? Are you crazy?”
“Why are you overreacting so much? I’m just curious about that boy. At the young age of fifteen, you performed a rare miracle to save Seong Baek-soo.”
“Just finish on my line. He has nothing to do with your family.”
“why me? You know very well what our family’s aspirations are. Your mana and divine power must be greater than yours, right?”
“Matilda Harper!”
At Luisa’s cry, Matilda put her hand into her arms.
And waved the little bell.
with daughter.
The bell rang.
“Where do you dare shout? Shut up, Luisa Bernstein.”
The tattoo around Luisa’s eyes glowed red.
“… … !”
His eyes were hot as if he had been burned.
But Luisa couldn’t even scream.
This is because the mouth did not fall off as if it was glued together.
It was because of the soul subordination entangled between the Harper and Bernstein families.
“Shut up!”
Luisa knelt on the floor in pain.
Matilda came over and grabbed Luisa’s cheeks with one hand.
Luisa’s face, stained with tears, was distorted.
“Why do you make people so bad? I just wanted you to let me know.”
“Hey, aren’t you a bad bitch from the beginning?”
“Still, this!”
Matilda raised her hand.
Luisa glared at Matilda with her teeth clenched.
That was then.
smart.
A knock echoed through the room.
* * *
The two people in the room held their breath at once.
He was nervous because the conversation was so secretive.
Matilda made an impression.
‘what? If someone had come, Thomas must have signaled something.’
Luisa didn’t even know English.
smart.
A knock was heard again.
Matilda cleared her voice and responded.
“Did you say you wanted to rest quietly? Get away now!”
It was the voice of aristocratic dignity.
Since Matilda had been dealing with the lower things for a long time, anyone outside the door would automatically withdraw.
Of course, it was a story when the assumption that the opponent was not a nobleman followed.
There was silence.
Matilda thought she had made the lower back with her words.
But it was an illusion.
bang!
The door opened with a strong kick.
“sorry. I can hear unpleasant noises from outside.”
Luisa was surprised to see the boy who broke into the room.
‘Ethan?’
Luisa’s eyes widened like rabbit eyes.
“I am rude. How dare you commit such an arrogant thing, knowing who I am?”
Matilda asked in anger.
It was natural.
It was impossible in the life of Matilda, who was a noble until now.
He clearly told me to back away, but he ignores that and even breaks the door and enters?
It was a shocking and vulgar thing that shook his teeth.
“I don’t know who you are.”
“what?”
“You just need to know that, at least in the state of Nouvelle, there is no one who can kneel on the knees of a pars priest.”
Matilda’s face hardened.
It was then that Luisa, who had forgotten in anger, came to mind.
But I couldn’t keep going like this.
Instead, Matilda vehemently pushed Ethan away.
“Looking at his outfit, he seems to be a believer who hasn’t even been formally ordained a priest? What qualifications do you have for the Pars Church?”
“By what qualification am I doing this?”
Ethan smirked.
Matilda wanted to confirm that right away.
But it was strange.
It was because he was possessed by an ominous sensation.
“stop!”
That was then.
Luisa interrupted the two of them.
Then he told Ethan.
“She is a distinguished guest of the delegation who came to celebrate the resurrected Seong Baek-soo. No more rude behavior will be tolerated.”
It was the best choice for Luisa.
When things got out of hand here, Luisa had no choice but to be reprimanded for what had happened in this room.
So it was to mediate between Ethan and Matilda.
Matilda also seemed to follow the intervention.
No matter how reckless the nobleman was, he knew that the situation could not get any worse.
But Ethan was different.
“Is that so?”
Ethan walked over to Matilda.
Ethan, who went up to his nose, looked at Matilda and said as if warning him.
“Then I look forward to the ordination ceremony tomorrow.”
Ethan’s hands were filled with divine power.
It was the surest demonstration of force.
There was no way that a mere believer could exert such divine power.
“what… … ?”
That’s why Matilda’s expression hardened.
Because what that meant was never taken lightly.
The miracle of Seongbaeksu came to Matilda’s mind.
Surprisingly, it was said that it was a believer who did not even receive a formal priesthood that brought the dead Seongbaeksu back to life.
And in front of him was a Shinto who had divine power that a Shinto could not have.
It’s like the miracle of Seongbaeksoo, the protagonist of the rumor.
“I am not going to tell you what happened here. But please help me to make my mouth heavy.”
It was a warning from a mere believer.
However, Ethan’s warning, showing his presence, could not be lightly heeded.
As proof of that, Matilda’s mouth, which had been arrogant from the past, was heavily closed.
“… … .”
Matilda knew it too.
The delegations arrived from all over the world, and what they wanted to celebrate was the resurrected Seongbaeksu.
But it also included the god who created miracles.
In the end, Matilda was to intimidate the protagonist of this ordination ceremony.
“then.”
Ethan turned away, leaving Matilda silent.
He was trying to get out of the room.
That was then.
Matilda and Luisa in the room brushed their eyes.
At that moment, Ethan’s left eye twitched.
The pitch-black eyes reacted.
“Ugh.”
Ethan was perplexed.
‘Why all of a sudden?’
His eyes darkened and his consciousness turned to the distant past.
What sounded in his ear?
“… Aww!”
It was the sound of a man’s scream.
“Ahhh!”