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Finding the Lost Pieces (5)
At the same time, the heart of the neutral zone desert.
– Tackle, tuck tuck …
“Wow, woah.”
‘Hehehehe.’ A procession of luxurious imperial carriages slowed down on the sand.
All the horses were clad in expensive dark-red cloth.
The horses escorting the ranks were all dressed in shining armor.
The Imperial Guard watched the front with hardened eyes.
The desert residents, who found their flashing weapons and armor, ran to this side with a loud noise.
In front of the temple was Munjeonseongsi.
Most of them were manpower and their assistants repairing destroyed buildings.
Rarely, the priests were busy playing with their feet.
“Get away! His Majesty the Cardinal is coming!”
“Ouch, my God!”
“The Cardinal of the Lister Empire has arrived!”
Many eyes were drawn to the low-pitched voice.
Soon, the carriage came to a complete stop, and there was a lot of noise outside the window.
Aurelie Bootier looked out quietly.
When I saw the temple pillar that had been broken and broken like a branch, the memory of the day I lost my one and only disciple came back and my heart was in turmoil.
The Temple of the Boundary had been around for a very long time.
Come to think of it, I haven’t been here since I made a covenant with Frederic and made St.
The Pontifical soldiers who heard the news lined up in an orderly manner in front of the carriage. ‘Chuck, chuck!’
“Wow…”
“Isn’t this the first time in the desert, Herit?”
The boy’s exclamation followed by Canael’s gentle voice.
Aurelie smiled as she looked at Herit who nodded her chin.
There was a time when the child was saved by clever use of the Pope’s personnel system.
There were days when sick and hungry gore crossed the continent to live.
It was also Jesse’s ball. I would never think so.
– Beep beep?
“Yes, daring. It’s all here. This is the Temple of the Boundaries. Originally it was much nicer than this, but I slept the whole time, so I didn’t see it.”
– Ooh
“Tite, are you awake?”
Sant’s swaddling swaddling shogun was grown up and ripped off.
Aurelie carefully checked the children’s condition before stepping out of the tea room.
I brought Canael for the sake of Jesse’s favorite horse, Amhart, and also because I needed a hand.
I urged the servants Laura and Natalie to keep up with the previous generations without lacking.
Sant was a priest who was once a member of the Holy See, so he brought it in because he thought it would be helpful.
But Herrit was the complete exception.
From the moment it became clear that Aurelie was leaving the Imperial Palace, the child swarmed her to go along with her.
No matter how much I tried to dry it, it didn’t help.
‘Herit, it can be very dangerous there. We want you to be happy in a safe and warm place.’
‘Ugh.’
‘no? Eva and Joan are here too, don’t you?’
‘Yes.’
The boy just shook his head saying no.
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Once I made up my mind to see if it resembled my father’s temperament, no matter what, there was no way to break it.
It seemed that Eva’s persuasion was swaying, but when the child left the palace first on a schedule, the snowflake quickly became as hard as a stone.
‘If you fall and get scratched, your dad will hate us very much.’ There was no hesitation in the whispers he whispered as he tapped his little nose.
Herritt, step-by-step, scribbled the handwriting on Aurelie’s palm.
‘Now that I have Dungshim, I don’t fall.’ ‘I will protect your Majesty.’
There was no way to win with those words.
Eventually, Aurelie ordered Natalie to pack Herrit’s luggage as well.
It wasn’t a battle area, so damn it, if there was a fight going on in the desert, I would have left it behind, even if it made the kid cry.
-smart
“majesty. I will open the door.”
The low voice of Erbe was heard from outside. ‘Dakkak.’ Then came the dry desert air.
Aurelie was escorted by the Captain of the Guard and stepped on the sand for a very long time.
Then the children carefully got out of the tea room. ‘Whee…’
-Job
“The tent village over there is being used as a shelter for local residents who have lost their homes. Lister’s Camp is the white barracks section you see right behind you. Since the main camp has moved to the forefront, it is said that the number of people has decreased a lot now.”
“I see.”
The man slowly explained. The cardinal smiled at him and looked around.
The neutral zone of autumn was subtly bleak.
Although the sun rising in the center of the sky was pouring out intense light, there was no scorching heat or stuffiness.
Near the temple, a fairly large scale street was formed.
A tent village that stretched endlessly toward the horizon in the distance came into view.
“·················ogue.”
If the war had not occurred, there would have been no people who had to live so far.
Fortunately, the imperial army was taking good care of it, and the cardinal’s visit didn’t make her face thin.
“I see you, High Honored Cardinal.”
“Welcome to the Neutral Zone, Your Majesty!”
“······thank you.”
I didn’t feel comfortable. It was also best to end the war completely.
“Ahh······.”
“Yeah, he would have been fine when Herit last came… I’m sorry.”
“It’s a little scary, isn’t it?”
Aurelie looked back at the children quietly.
Sant and Canael were perplexed as they looked at the head of the statue that had fallen down the stairs.
The marble, which has been polished too vividly, looked like a pale corpse at first glance.
Herit was frightened and hid behind the two older brothers.
A wren flew through the vineyards and sat on Erbe’s head, and Tite burst into tears.
The priest hurriedly turned around and began to appease the baby Shinsu.
“It’s okay, Tite. That’s not a real person. It’s made like a human, but it’s broken. Sir Kristel, who likes it, broke it himself. Ahahaha, that’s it.”
“·················ogue.”
Coincidentally or inevitably, the head sculpture had the face of one of the successive popes, Irenner Sneijder.
Aurelie raised her darkened eyes and looked up at the temple.
Half of the white marble roof was slumped miserably.
The jet-black roots of the world tree that supported it were scattered here and there like a dead snake, and the large twigs that made up the stairs were drooping like thorns, which was unsightly.
The ‘Pope’s House’, which was huge enough to overwhelm the imperial palace, was now a ruin in which half had died.
In the basement over there, the workers came out with blackened rocks.
The cardinal remembered for a moment his beloved darling.
“······no no! Bring it this way! Let’s put that on the cart!”
“Is this the last one?”
“What is the last one! There must still be a long way to go.”
This place, still not healed from the murder of that day.
Even after nearly 8 months have passed.
“Welcome, Cardinal Bootier.”
Sparkling, the priest’s gaze moved.
When he saw the old man in front of him appearing silently, a gentle anger arose.
But it never came out.
She was Aurelia Adamant Butier.
A great aristocrat who was the companion of the emperor before he met her husband.
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One of the three pieces that make up Frederic Lister.
“Your Highness General Rupert. See you after a long time indeed.”
“Yes, welcome.”
The man greeted me gracefully. The general manager’s expression also had no informational value.
“You came here to visit the Papal Library. I have been contacted.”
“Yes. So, my dear children are also here.”
“Is that so.”
The old man indifferently raised his eyebrows once, looked at Sant and greeted him, ‘Priest Roseharder.’
Then he slowly turned around and started walking. He seemed to be escorted straight to the library.
Aurelie moved side by side with him in a dignified position.
Erbe led the children and followed them.
The pupils under the monocle reflected the cool light moment by moment.
“How is the renovation work going?”
“As you can see, there is serious damage to the exterior, but thanks to the blessing of the Lord God, it was diagnosed that there was nothing wrong with the foundation of the building. The main interior, including the lobby, is also supported by holy stones, so it is intact.”
“·················ogue.”
“Once the debris collection is complete, the pace will pick up in earnest. We estimate that it will take about two years to rebuild the collapsed or weakened areas. Our Paladins are planning to add power.”
“You will be fine. If there is anything I can do to help the Empire, please give me a call, Your Majesty.”
“thank you.”
It was a conversation that did not show even a speck of emotion.
Sant swallowed his saliva at the voices of the grown-ups.
The young Herit’s expression wasn’t bad, but the priest and Canael had a hard time raising their heads at the intimidation of the two cardinals.
The situation was not very different for the deputies who followed the general.
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Only Erbe was immune to this kind of atmosphere.
Eventually, the group passed through the main gate and entered the temple.
-Ttogak, Ttogak, Ttogak…
-Tick, tick, tick…
As she passed through the grand lobby, Aurelie spoke again.
Sant thought every moment she spoke seemed so fitting.
“The labyrinth Labyrínthus must also be preserved.”
“Yes. So I confirmed it. The Sacrament of Wishes is also safe.”
“Is there anyone who enters there without any restrictions these days?”
“·················ogue.”
For a moment there was a creepy silence.
‘Tump, Thump, Thump.’ Only the sound of footsteps touching the stone floor filled the bitter air.
Herit held Canael and Erbe’s hands tightly. Aurelie let out a breath that looked like a laugh.
“You have a nature that cannot tell lies, so I will accept any negative answers as negative.”
“······majesty. The Vatican has already been diligent in all investigations.”
“I know. I’m only open to pure curiosity. Did the same thing happen after that?”
She replied softly and looked at the commander-in-chief.
A shadow fell on the inanimate face of the old man.
“It is regrettable that Bernard Penetian broke into the labyrinth, but the guards guarding the basement that day stated that they had never seen him. Aren’t you familiar with it?”
“Yes. Reports at the time were read until the paper ran out. However…”
‘Again.’ The cardinal stopped walking around the corner.
The party arrived at the majestic library entrance.
A marble door so majestic that it was about to fall, stood stiffly, looking down at them.
The Vatican knights in unusual attire bowed their heads politely to welcome the distinguished guests.
At first glance, life flashed in his beige eyes as he turned around. It was an instant.
“Your Majesty and I both have a deep knowledge of how priests manipulate the human mind.”
“Sir Cardinal Bootier.”
Then the commander-in-chief responded immediately.
Aurelie was now skeptical that the Holy See had brought in the government letter at the behest of the Penetian New Kingdom.
The tall old man’s neck stood erect.
“You know that I was the one who questioned the soldiers, and no one else.”
“Yes.”
“I also have the duty and right to defend the Holy See.”
“·················ogue.”
“Your Majesty seems to want to discuss only the innocence of the temple, but we must not forget that Guk Seo formally passed the labyrinth and overcame the test of the guardian spirit. How can we who manage the Pope’s house go against the will of the Lord?”
At those words, Erbe clenched her teeth.
Herit stroked his fist as if to appease him with a fern hand.
A long silence passed again, and no one touched their lips first.
The two cardinals simply stared at each other in silence.
Thunderstorms were pouring over their heads and it felt like lightning. At least Canael certainly felt that way.
“·················ogue.”
“·················ogue.”
– Beep!
In the end, the unseen gods wept loudly. Aurelie smiled like a painting.
“Thank you for the guidance, High Commander.”
“Yes. See you again, my lord.”
A courteous answer came back like a play. So the two parted.
Rupert bowed in a noble manner, and then, with the young deacons, disappeared across the hallway.
The Empire and his party looked at him for a long time.
“······ I must find a good book.”
“yes?”
Herrit blinked big eyes and looked up at Aurelie.
She mercifully curled her eyebrows and kissed the child’s forehead. side.
“certainly.”
I will surely illuminate the darkness of the Penetian royal family here.
Even the smallest lines of writing left in the corner will be clues to them.
It may not seem like much at first sight, but it will eventually make sense.
And the day when the clues of each thread come together to form a huge truth…
“For Jesse and us.”
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On that very day, Werner Fenetian and the people behind him will be devastated.