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“Is that really true? Did you lose your credit?”
The old high priest, with wrinkles on his forehead, opened his mouth.
The old man’s voice was harsh with iron.
“sorry.”
Nyx Justia bowed her head deeply.
It was a sign of sincere remorse.
But the dissatisfaction that had grown in the heart of the old high priest did not subside easily.
“It’s strange. I thought you would be able to deal with the dark follower easily. What the hell was the problem?”
“I will not make excuses. It was because I was lacking.”
widely!
The old high priest, who was sitting in his chair, slammed the staff he was holding in his hand with a strong blow to the floor.
It was the greatest expression of anger that a body that has lost over time could create.
“Even so, would there have been a chance to subdue the dark wizard who was about to run rampant?”
The old high priest’s tone was polite from beginning to end.
However, he could not hide his true feelings within him.
When his plans for the Knicks failed, he was furious.
“That boy had the power to stop a magical runaway like I did.”
“That boy?”
“yes. He didn’t have the stigma like me, but he was definitely good at it.”
On the other hand, Knicks responded with a straight-forward feeling.
Unlike the old high priest, he evaluated Ethan with a pure heart.
“I don’t want to hear the boy praise from you!”
“… … .”
“Could I have told you? If you want to solidify your position in the denomination, make good use of the opportunities I have given you. Didn’t you say you had to catch the infiltrating dark wizard and set the ball?! That’s why the Paladins and Priests were attached! However, the hard-earned information is… … !”
The old high priest’s face turned red with anger.
But he barely suppressed his anger.
Shunin Justia was in charge of the High Priest of the Son of Man in the Pars Church.
Because of his external image, he could not shout or get angry.
I couldn’t let go of the kindness that I had been acting my whole life in a moment of anger.
“I was only expecting you to be recognized by the denomination for your work. But you are bringing me this disappointing result.”
Shunin barely lifted the old body up.
Then he slowly approached Nyx, who was sitting on his knees.
“Please try not to regret that I adopted you, Nyx Justia.”
“… I will do my best.”
“I hope this will not happen at the ordination ceremony as a priest.”
Nix bowed lightly and left the room.
Shunin, who was left in the room alone, pounded his wand on the floor.
widely! widely! widely!
Then the door opened and a priest entered.
“Did you call?”
“Is there not an inch of lies in what that kid said?”
“Yes, it is. I have checked everything correctly.”
“I got a headache. How could that peasant man have that level of skill?”
Shunin shrugged and fell into trouble.
“Isn’t there a stigma?”
“According to the report of Jacob, the commander of the 5th Knights, he had no stigmata, but he was very talented. I’m pretty sure there’s no stigmata.”
“Then you can watch with a little peace of mind.”
Shunin’s ferocious face softened somewhat.
According to the presence or absence of stigmata, the difference in talents expressed throughout life was the difference between heaven and earth.
Therefore, Shunin decided to have more expectations of Nyx, whom he adopted.
“But when you see that you subdue the dark wizard who was about to run rampant, you know that his skills are amazing.”
“yes. I don’t think I can be vigilant.”
“Let’s keep a close eye on the boy until he is ordained.”
“yes. I will take action.”
When even the priest left, the room was full of silence.
In the quiet room, Shunin gripped the handle of the chair as if to control his impatience.
Not much left now.
The time I’ve been through has been tough.
But the opportunity for a new life was soon to come.
* * *
the next morning.
Ethan’s eyes were as cold as the eyes of a dead fish.
Nix was dragging him and guiding him inside the Central Church.
“What do you think of the church guide out of nowhere?”
“Isn’t this better than going alone? You don’t even know the way.”
“okay. You don’t know the way.”
“Yes? what is that… … ?”
Ethan scratched the back of his head and turned away.
“You’re not an idiot either, so you know what I mean, right? I wonder why you, a saint candidate, came to me as a single believer.”
Knicks coughed as if embarrassed by the incident.
“Hmmm. Didn’t you apologize for that?”
Ethan sighed and looked at the Great Sanctuary in the distance.
It was only because of something that happened recently.
Ethan woke up in the dormitory given to him by the Central Church.
It was a place for believers to stay during the ordination ceremonies.
smart.
Ethan opened the door at the sound of an unexpected knock.
In front of the door stood the blonde boy I saw yesterday.
‘Isn’t that kid yesterday?’
Reading Ethan’s annoyed gaze, Nyx politely bowed his head.
“I couldn’t say hello yesterday because I wasn’t in a good mood. My name is Nyx Eustia. Thank you for helping us capture the Dark Mage.”
“When and why are you being so polite when you say you’re a general believer?”
“Hey, are you kidding me? At that time, I thought that a believer who had no power had gone out of his way. I apologize for that. sorry.”
Ethan furrowed his eyebrows.
As much as he looked, his personality was as neat as ever.
Others admire him, but Ethan was different.
He was a person whose hands and feet shrank when he saw these priests.
“okay. Don’t take that apology. Just go.”
Ethan waved his hand to close the door.
It had been almost 100 years since I came to New Zealand, so I was going to do a search.
‘By the way, this guy came to visit.’
Shouldn’t we be able to see the Central Church by sending the disruptors quickly?
But he didn’t even go back, and he lingered in front of the door.
“Why aren’t you going?”
“Ah, there! As an apology, I would like to guide you through the denomination.”
“I do not need. go back.”
“no! You will need it! Is this your first time here?”
“I’m not a child, I don’t need anything like that.”
“Aren’t you more a kid than me?”
“Hey, don’t you know that you shouldn’t judge people by their looks?”
“I want to apologize. Please let me do this.”
“annoying. go away.”
“I can’t go!”
The Knicks did not leave in front of the dormitory.
In the end, Ethan had to accept the Knicks’ useless kindness.
Recalling what had just happened, Ethan looked at the huge tree in the distance.
The tree, which was originally dazzlingly white, had withered.
“Is that holy white water?”
“you’re right. Inseong Fortress Gate, Seongbaeksu, and Daeseongjeon are connected side by side in a straight line. So it is said that the whole tree can be seen from the balcony of Chugeon in the Daeseongjeon. You must have studied a lot before coming here.”
‘Is it possible?’
Ethan looked at Knicks as if he was not funny.
However, Nyx’s attitude towards the Central Church was very enthusiastic.
‘At least I think I’m sincere.’
However, Ethan had noticed that this kindness had other purposes.
“Hey, you. Aren’t you stuck like this to spy on me right now? I think I’d rather hold it than let it leak somewhere else.”
“… … .”
At Ethan’s interrogation, Nyx kept his mouth shut.
It was neither positive nor negative.
He had a strong personality that didn’t like lies.
‘Anyway, he’s easy to understand.’
Ethan chuckled.
“It was strange that a guy like you who wasn’t very sociable would guide you here with such a forced excuse. Someone must have ordered me to watch. Was a single believer involved in the capture of the Dark Mage? He’s a weirdo who should be careful enough.”
After speaking, Ethan headed for the road that crossed the center of the inner city of Nouvelle City.
That was then.
The Knicks suddenly stopped in front of Ethan.
“You must not go down this road. Step back.”
“why?”
“This boulevard that runs through the middle of the fortress is called the ‘Way of Victory’. Only those who have officially become priests may pass by. There is a way back, so let’s go there.”
Ethan asked, recalling old memories.
“When was this road created?”
Then, Nyx looked at Ethan strangely.
“Do you not know the way to victory? It’s unfortunate.”
“Is this a road built after reclaiming this castle from the Imperial Army?”
“yes. you’re right. The United Kingdom Army, led by the Seven Heroes, walked this road and held a triumphal ceremony.”
Ethan frowned.
My memories of being the Demon King’s henchman didn’t stay that good.
However, there were traces of the Demon King everywhere in Nouvelle City, where the central church is located.
‘Well, 100 years ago, the prestige of the denomination was not like this.’
It was ironic indeed.
The Pars Church gained power after the death of the Demon King.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that flowers bloomed using the demon king’s corpse as manure.
At that time, Ethan found workers roaming freely on the road to victory.
“People tend to go down that road.”
“Just because other people break the rules doesn’t mean I have to.”
“Haha, you have a great law-abiding spirit. Well… … ?”
Something caught in Ethan’s eyes, who was laughing in shock.
He narrowed his eyes.
“knife?”
There was a sword stuck in the middle of the road to victory.
“Ah, what are you doing now?!”
Irrespective of Nyx’s perseverance, Ethan approached the sword as if led by him.
“How did you hear me? You must not step on the path to victory!”
“You just have to stay off there.”
“It cannot be. Get out of here right now!”
Even if he stopped the mana runaway, he was only a 15-year-old boy.
Although he had a good physique on the outside, he would not be able to compare himself to the one who had been constantly training.
The Knicks appreciated Ethan that way.
However.
widely!
Ethan lightly shook Nyx’s hand.
‘Nonsense!’
Nix was shocked that he was pushed by a boy younger than him.
In the midst of such a quarrel, the Knicks unwittingly stepped on the path to victory.
“no!”
Nix screamed, but Ethan asked indifferently.
His eyes were on the sword stuck in the floor.
“Hey, what the hell is this? Why did you leave the sword on the verge of breaking like this?”
“Is that a problem now?!”
“I will guide you. It is also the role of the guide to explain this.”
Nix, who was screaming, soon became quiet and sighed.
There was no point in continuing to be angry over what had already happened.
“Ha, this is the sword used by Sir Lucas Crawford, the greatest knight among the seven heroes who killed the Demon King. Although the sword was cracked during the battle, it is still guarding this place so that the devil will never again pollute the path of victory.”
“Hmm, okay?”
Ethan, who had been sarcastic, suddenly stopped talking.
Suddenly, a loud tinnitus appeared and my left eye hurt.
The pitch-black eyes reacted.
‘shit!’
Ethan raised his left hand and pressed his eyelids tightly together.
At that moment, a dark passage opened before his eyes.
And what was seen in the light at the end was… … .
‘Who is that?!’
It was the figure of a demon king sitting on a throne.