CH 21

: Zenith (4)

Jamie didn't know what to do with the blind girl in front of her.

What is a 'saint'?

He was a being who used the power of the gods more freely than anyone else.

They were the ones who troubled Diablo Volfir the most when mythology was rampant.

The power she had was nothing compared to her own, but the power of the two letters "adult" was not.

The saints were called agents of God.

To those who worship the gods, they are another master.

A great army arose.

They did not spare their lives at the sage's command.

Those who were immortal also pushed even the mighty warlock into a corner.

Waves of fanaticism.

It still scares me when I think of that time.

'But this child was born with the qualities of an adult.'

blind girl.

Did you say her name is Anna?

As Ricky's younger sister, she has not yet realized her powers as an adult.

It doesn't matter if I'm not aware of it all my life, but I've never seen such a case in my life.

'Besides, you are an adult with specialized eyes.'

A strong deity is born in one specific body part of an adult.

In Anna's case, she has two eyes.

This is a case where he was born away from him because of his strong divine power.

I may not be able to see a single ray of light now, but I had no idea how far I would see if I realized the power of an adult.

At least one thing was certain.

'You will be able to see all the trends of the world.'

magic too. come too. Divinity too.

maybe even a natural phenomenon.

You will get all-seeing eyes.

'Should I kill you now?'

We don't know when, but Anna has the potential to become a very annoying enemy.

Right now, the Zenith Church has it, but she's just an orphan anyway. He had the confidence to secretly assassinate.

"Why are you suddenly looking like this? Are you sure you fell in love with my brother?"

As Jamie made a serious expression, Ricky smiled softly and tapped his arm.

I saw Ricky. not a bad guy When I was walking around the streets at night, I was quite crooked because the future was bleak, but now it was completely different. Perhaps this is what it is now.

If Anna is killed, she will lose her one and only blood.

It didn't matter. What does that guy have to do with what kind of despair he's in?

'The only thing is that there might be problems when you kill that child.'

He did not awaken the power of a saint, but there was no way that the high-ranking clerics of the denomination did not know.

It seems so clear to Jamie now, and if they don't know, they'll have to give up their priesthood and go digging.

So it's dangerous to kill them recklessly.

It cannot be left unattended either.

'Who's divinity was born?'

Even if it is an 'Apostle of God', the 'Saint' did not know which deity was endowed with divinity until the power was awakened.

That's why I'm leaving that child unattended here.

It would be nice if it was Janice's, but if it isn't... .

'I'm going to light up something to rip it off.'

Or use it elsewhere.

I don't know what it is, but considering the existence of this orphanage is suspicious.

"Brother, read a book."

Then Anna started looking for the book, touching the surroundings with her blind eyes.

Anna! Dangerous. My brother will bring it."

"But, can I find a book or something?"

"You know my brother well. Still, I have a brother by my side. My brother will do it for you."

Huh.

Anna smiled faintly and nodded her head.

are good siblings

They would have grown up relying on each other all their lives. Their relationship is more than blood. You can even think of it as one body.

Jamie looked at them without a word.

Ricky read the book for his brother, with or without Jamie. He didn't care about other people and was only for his younger brother.

I remembered my sister Sarah, who was playing with Sears.

Anna looks a little older than Sarah.

'If you reach out your hand now.'

It won't take more than a second to kill.

No matter which god he is endowed with, he will eventually become Jamie's enemy in the future.

It would be great if it could be killed, but it's just a pity that it can't be done now.

'Are you happy just to have known a child with adult qualities?'

It's better to know and suffer than to not know.

Of course, 'knowing and not being hurt' is the best, but it seemed difficult with my current skills.

Or it would be fine to make it on your side in another way.

If you make it on your own side, I don't know.

'As long as it's from God, it's difficult.'

This cannot happen unless the relationship with the god in question improves.

And that's difficult unless the sun rises in the west.

12 Because Jamie's hatred for the gods wasn't common.

'I'll have to watch it for a while.'

Fortunately, her brother is very kind to him.

It's a life saver, so it's worth it.

Anyway, it's just annoying to be here.

Jamie immediately stood up.

Ricky, who was reading a book, looked at him and asked.

"A toilet shop?"

"Stop going."

Well? Oh, it was late in the evening. But he hasn't come to pick him up yet.

OK.

You have to go find it yourself.

Or you can leave it alone. You will be able to find it by yourself since you have already learned the path.

For now, I just wanted to go home and get some rest.

Jamie ran out of the Ricky siblings' room. Ricky, who asked his younger brother for his pardon, followed after him.

"I will guide you to the entrance."

You can go to the entrance without any guidance.

But he did not refuse. After all, it's because I need to get closer to Ricky.

The way I was going was right, so I asked Ricky.

"What do you want to be?"

Huh?

Maybe he didn't know Jamie was going to ask a question, Ricky asked with an inaudible face.

"What do you want to be?"

Ah. Well ."

When asked about the future, Ricky held the back of his head with his interlaced hands and pondered.

"I never thought about it. My brother and I didn't have enough time to think about the future. Hmm. To put it bluntly, do you think I want to protect my brother until he dies?"

"Is there anything you want to do?"

"So, like I said, I never thought about it."

Ricky's life is directed only toward his younger brother.

I didn't ask Anna, but I'm sure she'll give me a similar answer.

"What do you think if something happens to your brother?"

" What is the purpose of the question?"

"I have no intention. I just think we get along very well."

"It feels like losing half of me. Because we are the only ones."

I've made a few friends now, though.

Ricky laughed as he said that.

Jamie knows. What is the most sticky feeling in the world?

family love.

That was the biggest emotion Ricky had.

like that.

Ah.

At that moment, Ricky stopped in place.

Jamie looked at Ricky quietly.

"I recently had a dream."

" suddenly?

"I didn't really know that it was a dream, but now that I think about it, I also had a dream."

What?

"A friend of the orphanage like yesterday got a favor from God and went to the church headquarters. A deal to receive a stigma and take a priestly class. My dream is to be chosen by God and become a great priest."

" Is that true?"

Huh. went yesterday I was really envious. Me too! exactly!!

Ricky clasped her hands tightly and made up her mind.

But Jamie didn't listen.

'Young kid. kidnap. platform. orphanage. pick up. stigma. priest. Headquarters.'

Several words ran through my mind.

Like a messy puzzle.

'surely.'

Then, piece by piece, the misaligned pieces began to fit together.

'I can't be sure.'

Jamie asked Ricky one more question.

you. Where were you before you came to the orphanage?"

"Because it was all over the street."

"Before that?"

Well I'm embarrassed to say it.

"Because it's okay."

"I stayed in Rival."

At the word "reval," Jamie almost screamed.

'That's right!'

Doubt turned into certainty.

Janice That motherfucker can't help anyone.

Everything has a purpose.

'I don't know what it is, but we'll find out later.'

The corners of Jamie's lips rose.

Ricky looked at him and tilted his head.

* * *

"We had a good conversation."

"It is me."

The priest, who was acting as the bishop of the Hiss branch, and Lars shook hands lightly.

Other than being nervous, nothing else happened.

It was the end of talking about ordinary people's lives.

In other words, it clearly draws a line. I have no intention of having a deep conversation with the Pyro Priest.

So Ras didn't even talk about the chimera creator. Perhaps there is a possibility that they are one with them.

'I think it's a leap, but we have to count the number of cases.'

The Pyros were directly harmed by the chimera creators. And Zenith's relationship with the Pyro Church has deteriorated in recent years.

There is no way those who worship the gods would do such a thing, but Lars, who was in charge of this case, had to consider all cases.

"I'll just go."

"I will guide you to the entrance."

"I have to go get Jamie, so Young-Joo So. I took a kid named Ricky to take a look."

"I will guide you to the orphanage."

haha. Thank you for your consideration."

The two of them were still having a casual conversation and headed towards the entrance.

Then I found Jamie and Ricky walking across the street.

"Uh. Priest Teria!"

Ricky! And So Young-joo?"

When the priest asked for confirmation, Lars nodded.

Yes.

haha. I will see you dearly."

nice to meet you.

At the greeting of Priest Teria, Jamie lightly greeted him.

"I was still going to pick it up. We just met here."

Iknow, right.

Jamie took the word seriously and said goodbye to Priest Terria and Ricky.

"Let's go. It was fun to watch."

"Come back to play next time."

"Next time I'll show you the whole place!"

Ricky said with a bright smile.

Jamie nodded and looked at Lars.

then.

It was just when the two of them turned their backs.

uh. Are you here, Bishop?"

"Ah! Bishop!"

Just in time, Bishop Lincoln returned to the Order.

The bishop's appearance forced Jamie and Lars to turn.

Just when I was about to go back, the bishop appeared.

"Heh heh heh. It must have been a guest."

"You are the priest of the Pyro Church and the Lord Minor."

At the words of Priest Teria, Lincoln looked at them with a slightly startled look.

He approached the two of them with his bulging body.

"You are a valuable guest. I had work today, so I was away for a while. This is the one."

no. It was a pleasant conversation with Priest Teria."

"I am glad if that is the case. And I didn't know that our little lord would stop by here."

Lincoln looked at Jamie with a friendly face.

He was the kind of person who had a good impression thanks to his fatness.

nice to meet you. This is Jamie Welton."

"I know. You are being taken care of by this land, how can you not know the lord's son?"

"I am ashamed."

haha. Come play again next time. We will also serve you delicious refreshments."

"Thank you for your words."

Jamie answered with a smile and saw the full-plate knight standing behind him, armed with a helmet.

Lars' gaze also went to the knight.

In such a peaceful area, there was no case of armed with a helmet except during training.

But why is that knight wearing full-body armor?

Above all, I hadn't heard that Azad and Ryza had articles like that.

'Are you a guest from outside?'

It's an unusual article.

It is certain that he is a paladin given that he possesses a powerful divinity.

'It's kind of strange, though.'

There was a sense of alienation in the divine. I don't know exactly what the alienation was, but anyway, it didn't seem like an ordinary paladin.

He glanced at Lars.

'The expression .'

Lars' complexion is not good.

As a paladin, he felt more sensitive to divine power than Jamie.

There was no way he could not have captured the sense of disparity he felt. Maybe I figured out something more than that.

Lars straightened his expression and stood next to Jamie.

"It's getting late and I think we should stop. The Count is waiting for you."

"Ah, it's almost dinner time. See you next time."

Jamie and Lars ran out of the church.

When they were completely gone, Lincoln completely erased his smile.

Then I saw Ricky who was still there.

'Hmm.'

Did I say that it was a Pyro puppet?

seems to have smelled it.

'I have to move carefully.'

if it doesn't

Lincoln saw a full-armed paladin standing behind him.

'It will be enough.'

Even if it's not perfect, it would be able to slaughter a Pyro dog at this level.

"Let's go eat together, shall we?"

He smiled again and said to Ricky.

Ricky felt his touch and answered vigorously.

Yeah!

- Continued on next episode -