094 Backfire (2)
‘You will lose your relationship again. Just do it.’
What did that mean?
Does this mean that the prince will break up with Kristel? I can’t.
There was compassion in the old man’s tone.
He was more concerned because his attitude wasn’t exaggerated.
If I were a person here, I would have ignored what some pseudonym was saying.
However, this was a device that seemed to hint at the future development.
Whether true or not, the nuance was.
Prince Sedric turned around without any reaction and got into his carriage.
I apologized to the driver and held onto the carriage door…
– Kiing
“Why are you nervous? are you okay. The other bishops don’t touch you.”
I woke up from my thoughts and held Demi at my feet.
Demi, who recently had fun with ‘Airplane’, really liked how I lifted myself up high and high.
After taking the plane a few times, the guy licked his lips as if he was satisfied.
As I put the red panda on my lap and watch Leah and Perry play tug and tagger, I fell into my thoughts again.
‘Are you okay? You don’t have to care too much,’
‘Do you seem to care?’
The prince looked out the window and looked at me.
There was no agitation in the orange eyes.
He had a really casual face.
‘Fleur de Lis predicted my death.’
‘··········.’
‘That old woman’s nonsense is nothing.’
‘Fleur de Lys’. I murmured.
As an advisory group of wizards under the direct control of the emperor, they were a group that predicted the exact date of the ‘Great Subjugation of Beasts’ and the timing of the ‘June Craze’.
It was the noble and sole responsibility of Fleur de Lis to foretell the great events of the Empire.
It was an honorable position that only those invited by the emperor could join, and a high-ranking wizard with the skill of intelligence belonged to this position.
For such a thing, the truth is not 100% accurate, and it seems to be overturned.
“He predicted death.”
I patted Demi and whispered.
I don’t know when that was, but I thought it might have something to do with the prince’s occasional turning into a Sadie.
Sir Haynes described his etheric state as close to ‘fundamental exhaustion’.
“Prince, do you have any concerns?”
It was the voice of Cardinal Aurelie Butier. I shook my head abruptly.
The woman who came from the first priest’s room right next door was standing there in a splendid uniform.
At her gesture, the attendants all retreated to the next room at once.
The bishop gleamed like a jewel in the light of a magical light.
He had a rather thin face because he had been preparing for today’s annual prayer meeting for more than a month.
I got up straight away.
“It’s not a big deal. just······.”
“just?”
The cardinal’s beige eyes followed me.
Teacher Oh was so quick-witted that, even in the midst of such a busy schedule, he noticed my heart like a ghost.
I was about to look around, but honestly I opened my mouth.
I didn’t want to deceive her, and there was nothing to gain from deceiving her.
“When the four of us went to the trading post.”
“It’s the incident where Cedric rented a trading post just a day ago and turned the zodiac upside down.”
Did you even turn around? I smiled bitterly and continued.
“I met a fortune teller that day. He made an ominous sound, but the prince didn’t care. He also said that Fleur de Lis once predicted the prince’s death.”
“Did you?”
She smoothed out my look. It has been a long time since conquering, so it was not easy to adapt.
I didn’t know that I would even come to the annual prayer meeting, but now it felt strange that I wasn’t involved in the main characters’ affairs.
After today, though, you’ll find another priest partner, both of you.
“The kid was very young. About a year old?”
The answer came without warning. I looked at her quietly.
“As soon as I was born, I was severely depleted of ether. It was only natural that such a rumor came out. Of course, it wasn’t that we weren’t hurt.”
It was too. His gaze lowered unconsciously.
Then the cardinal smiled softly and grabbed my cheek.
“Kindly. That’s why I want to rely on you.”
-smart
Just then, the cardinal’s servant Natalie knocked on the open door. He also quietly respected me.
“Your Majesty, it’s time to leave. Everything is ready.”
*
– Hey!
“Yeah, it’s huge.”
– Ki-ing, chi-Yeong!
“yes. It cannot be compared to the Imperial Palace. If that is an apartment playground, this is Lotte World.”
Demi in her arms waved her front foot, appealing to her surprise.
I whispered the answer little by little.
Leah and Perry went ahead and behind, and the courageous man couldn’t see where he had gone.
It must have been a huge spectacle for him, too.
I tilted my head and looked up at the high ceiling.
The murals that personified the sun and moon, water and fire, wind and earth seemed to come to life.
Admiration came out of nowhere.
“Lea, look over there. He even prepared a nap cushion that you like.”
– naughty
The central temple of the empire was located in the Rho district, the center of the ecliptic and the largest shopping street.
It was also close to the opera house where ＜The Phantom of Padtrois> was staged or the trading post.
I thought that the imperial temple, which accommodates hundreds of believers, was also quite large, but now that I see it, it is a facility with minimal requirements.
I took my breath away as I looked at the 2,000 bishops filling the dimly lit central temple.
Even that was sitting at a distance.
If it was crowded, it seemed like it could fit twice as much.
When me and the gods appeared, there was a buzz in the hall.
“Perry, come this way. It’s dangerous because there are candles there.”
– whim
Perry, who was curious about the sacred fire that lit the platform, cried briefly and returned with a gun.
The reason I was invited here, not even a Lister, was simple.
It was because the bishops, who were curious about the new number of people staying in the Imperial Palace, had sent a huge amount of letters to the cardinals a couple of months ago.
The content could be summarized in three lines.
‘Please bring Shin-soo too. That’s my welcome If you don’t have Demi, you die.’
So, I came to attend as a guardian of the children.
“You can sit over there.”
“thank you.”
When I got to the back of the podium, the servant in a white veil guided me to the seat.
In the temple where the ceremony was held, everyone had to wear a robe like that, except for the clergy.
I proceeded to the chair, ignoring the gazes on me.
“Welcome, Prince.”
“…Princess Sarnez?”
there was a sailor
She covered her face with a long veil, and the inside of the temple was dark, so she couldn’t recognize her first.
I looked at the man who was sitting a seat apart from Kristel.
He was also wearing a white mesh, so it was difficult to read his expression.
Since he was not yet a formally ordained paladin, it looked like he had to cover his face like a normal believer.
They look like the bride and groom.
“Prince.”
I said hello A clear gaze was felt beyond the mesh.
As we sat down on the empty middle chair, both men and women exhaled long breaths at the same time.
“We will begin the annual prayer meeting of the 1048th Lister Bishops’ Conference.”
Someone’s voice rang out.
Thousands of candles subtly lit the hall, creating a solemn and mysterious atmosphere.
Cardinal Bootie, standing in the middle of the podium, opened his mouth.
[I pray to the proud Lord of the great continent.]
– Whoa!
As her sanctuary unfolded, the room became as bright as the midnight sun. It felt like my eyes would pop out.
– Kick! put it on!
no. This was not a sanctuary.
“Holy land . . . . Sanctuary.”
I muttered in despair.
The sanctuary was the ‘minimum’ unit of the etheric circle that any proper priest could open.
From https://noblemtl.com
Of course, there were more cases where the deacons, the lowest in the hierarchical system of the Protestant Church, could not open the sanctuary because they were still in the training stage.
However, in order to become a priest, it was necessary to be able to develop a sanctuary.
When he became a bishop, the size of the sanctuary increased.
The priest, who has risen to the rank of archbishop thanks to the blessing of the god, opens the second etheric circle.
That was the ‘Holy Land’ of sophistication on a different level.
While the maximum diameter of the sanctuary was 30 m, the maximum diameter of the sanctuary reached 100 m.
My first goal was to awaken the Holy Land.
“Oh my gosh.”
And the third circle, ‘Sacred Sanctuary’, was a space where only cardinal-level priests could borrow the power of the Lord to be present.
The largest diameter recorded in the Bible is 500 m.
“Look at this, Prince. The circle pattern moves.”
Christel groaned. Her fingertips pointing to the floor were stained with gold.
I shook my head and stared at Cardinal Bootier’s enchanting sanctuary.
The unbroken golden curves danced in all directions like the tip of a brush hitting a naan.
In some parts, it bounced into the air like a dolphin and scattered light.
I laughed because it wasn’t funny because it was fun.
I was taught that sanctuaries and sanctuaries were not open to the public at any time, and there was a good reason.
If the ether consumption was this large, the emperor, the cardinal’s religious companion, must have sensed the flow in the imperial palace.
“It’s so beautiful, but it’s a pity that I can’t feel the ether itself.”
“Is that so?”
“A covenant is a soul-share agreement with just one person. Unless you open a healing circle, it is difficult for me and the Prince to feel it.”
Christel explained. The paladin, sensitive to the etheric flow, had a different view.
[With God’s unsparing love and full of grace, two paladins have finally appeared in the history of the Lister Empire.]
The cardinal standing before us continued his prayer. Then I looked into Shin Seok’s eyes.
All the bishops were praying with their eyes closed and their lips moistened.
“Shall we pray?”
“I don’t think I need to pray. That’s what the fortune teller grandma told me at the time.”
Kristel whispered in a playful tone. I reflexively leaned over.
“The impression is very good. The spirit is so clean. Someone close to the center of the world.”
“ね.”
I quickly covered my mouth with my sleeve.
I had gotten serious a while ago when I remembered the old man, but when I heard Kristel’s words, the rarity suddenly leaked out.
It was a phrase I had heard a lot.
Under the tight veil, she smiled like a star. As if not to worry in vain.
“But he’s also really fun. If the center of the world is the center, then what else is close to the center?”
I shrugged my shoulders silently.
Demi on her lap pressed down on Kristel’s leg.
I think I thought she was harassing me.
“Lower your voice.”
said the prince.
I looked back at him, coughing a little, and almost burst out again.
“Why are all the children going to the prince?”
“I want to ask.”
As for the cushion, Leah, who was full of body, wrapped her tail around the prince’s ankle.
Perry was sleeping, occupying one side of his chair.
Bravery pecked the epaulet from time to time over his shoulder.
“It’s like the Bremen Musicians.”
Christel chimed in. I bit my lip.
*
[First question, Chairman!]
The voice was loud. I woke up startled, bang!
“Ugh. sorry.”
He fell asleep and hit the side of the head on the prince’s shoulder.
He also seemed to have bumped into my bishop, but he didn’t openly complain.
When I suddenly straightened my posture, Kristel, who was bowing her head in this direction, said ‘Kong’ and put her forehead on my shoulder.
“Ouch.”
It felt like my shoulder blade was going to break. He was like the main character who made the beasts confused by head-butting.
“Write….”
Kristel stood up, wiping her saliva with the mesh that was draped in front of her.
Suddenly, the courageous man crawled into the pocket of her jacket.
I asked the prince while stroking the red pandas that had gathered in my arms.
“Are the prayers over?”
“The homily and confession of faith are over.”
He replied cynically. I tried to listen to myself, yes.
“Then now,”
[majesty!]
I blinked my eyes. At one point, an unfamiliar archbishop appeared in front of the podium.
Apparently he was the ‘Chairman’ of the Lister Episcopal Conference.
When the chairman called out to the cardinal aloud, the woman in the center responded with an undisturbed posture.
[In the morning, I had a meeting with His Majesty Frederick about state affairs. After the annual prayer meeting, there will be a dinner meeting with the bishops of the archdiocese of the zodiac.]
I didn’t know what was going on.
Everyone opened their sanctuary and was emitting oracles.
Why is the schedule all of a sudden? Are you going to put up a cardinal and ask a question about the government?
[The Archbishop of Turcoin!]
the chairman called. Then a man named Turcoin stood up and spoke.
[Hear Cardinal, what do you think of the common opinion of the 20 Archdioceses that the appointment of Prince Cedric and Princess Christel de Sarnez as paladins should be advanced to next month?]
You are speaking very militantly.
Wait, next month? Today is the 30th.