CH 60

: Dark Forest (1)

A forest with little light.

Instead of soil, the bottom is a sticky swamp.

Its shape, as if it had been tangled with filth, gave off a stench enough to make your head throb.

Deep in the swampy forest, where grass as sharp as a blade was dotted, something huge was beating.

The apricot-colored thing with disgusting blood vessels extending in all directions drew an oval shape.

"It has grown so much."

A man was standing in front of it.

His eyes were full of blood, and he looked very tired.

However, the man did not seem to feel very tired. Just looking at it in the form of a giant egg, she smiles as if she has everything in the world.

"Do you not open your mouth? I'm really going to rot.

Next to the man was a very beautiful woman covering her nose.

She took a step back from the man, wiping her blue hair down to her waist.

The man just smiled bitterly as he couldn't hear the woman's words.

The woman could not understand why she was here.

Among the many and many people, why is it me?

'I want to go home and take a bath in warm water.'

If you stay with that unwashed maniac, you'll be polluted even yourself.

"Hold on a second, sweetheart! It's not long before we get out of that stuffy place! The day you wake up, the time will come when we will do our mission!"

"If you speak quietly, where do you get better?"

"You are really noisy. On the topic of tools. I'm quietly guarding here.

The man walked away with a mad smile.

The woman trembled when she saw it.

Had it not been for orders from the superior, I would have killed him on the spot.

No.

I would have just cut my throat the moment we first met.

'Why are you helping that dirty thing?'

And these terrible eggs.

The woman who knew what was inside was horrified.

No matter how much blood he had on his hands, he wondered if it was right to hatch something like this.

There is confusion about identity.

'All of them must have meaning.'

The woman decided not to think any further.

When you think about it, you are the only one who is stressed.

Stress is the enemy of your skin.

'When I return, I'll have to start taking care of my skin. must!'

She swore, rubbing her fine forehead.

* * *

When Jamie returned to the room, Bena was nowhere to be seen.

"I think Sarah took him."

Somewhere in the mansion, I mourn for Bena, who is receiving a lot of love from Sarah.

"By the way, don't pay any attention to Beiryl. What does that mean?"

without giving a proper reason.

Jamie was just curious to see Beiryl's reaction to his mother Sears' conversation.

"Are there any bad rumors?"

Seriously, if it was worth telling, Sable wouldn't have bothered to hide it.

If I ask Sears, will he give me an answer?

Well ."

Their relationship didn't seem very good.

If you ask me, though, I will give you an answer.

Because Jamie knew how much her mother loved her.

That's just very annoying.

As a marquisist, I never had time to spare, but if I want to make it, I can make it.

Jamie stopped thinking about Beiryl and remembered what Sable had jokingly said.

"Where is Miri's forest? Do you understand, Black?"

geek?

Black jumped out of his shoulder and shook his round face from side to side as if he did not know.

"Well, what do you know?"

Jamie scraped Black's fur with his fingers, rubbing his wings in a luscious way.

He knows he can be any cat.

It felt good to be cute after a long time.

I hadn't summoned him for a while, so that was good enough.

"Arrival!"

"The Archbishop of the Pyro has arrived!"

Just then, a loud noise was heard from outside.

Black fluttered as Jamie got up and landed over his head.

I looked out the window and saw a series of hordes approaching the mansion.

Judging by the sight of a hawk, it was a group of archbishops who had just left the school.

'Finally here.'

smart-

young master. You must prepare."

Just then the maid came.

Jamie allowed her to come in.

* * *

"Long time no see, Archbishop."

"I'm glad that the Marquis looks good too."

"When was the last time you saw me?"

"I remember the end of last year."

The Marquis of Belle and Sephira, Archbishop of the Pyro Order, had been meeting and greeting each other for a long time.

Drex and Sable had already met, and Jamie also reached the main hall holding Sears' hand.

"Huh! Who is this!"

Archbishop Sepira found Sears and widened his eyes. Then he approached her with a very happy face.

"Aren't you Sears?"

"It's been a long time, Archbishop!"

Sears lightly embraced Sepira as she approached.

Sepira looked at her face one by one with a half-excited expression on her face.

"It has changed a lot from the past."

Hehe. Were you hurt a lot?"

no. You are more mature than before."

Sears pouted her lips like a child at Sepira's praise. To her, Sephira was a gift that had loved her since she was young.

Sepira smiled proudly and saw two boys and girls standing behind her.

"What about these children?"

"It's my son and daughter. The eldest is 7 years old and the youngest is 3 years old."

"Heh- you mean that spoiled girl is already the parent of two children?"

"My wife, you are immature!"

Sears exclaimed in a bewildered voice, then hurriedly turned to Jamie and Sarah, giving an explanation rather than an explanation.

"The Archbishop is saying all this as a joke, so can't you believe it?"

It's okay, mother.

Even if you don't see it directly, it's clear to your eyes.

Jamie couldn't say much and just smiled awkwardly.

Sarah didn't know the word immature itself, so she only tilted her head.

-I guess Master's mother was a tomboy when she was young?

'Isn't that still the way you feel?'

Jamie roughly responded to Bena's psychic.

Jamie walked over to Sears and greeted Sephiroth.

"This is Jamie Wellton from the Welltons. It is an honor to meet the Archbishop of the Pyro Church."

"Nice to meet you, little brother. Then this one."

"It's Sarah Welton ."

Sara was a little shy, so she hid behind Jamie and finished her self-introduction in a crawling voice.

Sephira burst out laughing at her cute appearance.

haha. It's like seeing Sears-sama as a child.

"Great, Archbishop, too."

Sears blushed in embarrassment and turned his head.

Hahaha. After all, I think I will see my daughter in seven years."

"Yes, Marquis. The years are so wild."

"I should have found it. really sorry.

"Isn't it just because I saw you now?"

"Anyway, I was thinking of going to school. Are the children okay?"

Yeah. I'm fine. Please come soon. They are waiting for their throats to fall."

Jamie, who had met Ricky earlier, looked away, pretending not to know.

"Let's go back to the past Hoepo later. I have something to talk about with the Archbishop."

Ah yes. I'm fine.

"Thank you. Then let's go."

"I'll see you in a little while."

Sepira followed the Marquis to his office.

Sears looked at their backs and murmured.

"There is also something. Don't you think so?"

She asked, as if confirming, to my clever son.

Jamie couldn't be bothered to say, 'They said a daemon appeared', so he replied that it was something like that.

"Why don't you tell me?"

I shook my head and thought, but nothing came to mind.

said Sears, looking at his son and daughter.

"Would you like to enjoy tea time after a long time?"

Sears' face looked very bright as if he was excited to see the archbishop, whom he had been with for a long time.

Jamie smiled and replied.

good!

Still, I was curious about the relationship between her and Beiryl.

'Naturally, I should ask.'

What the hell happened between Sears and Beiryl?

Jamie took her hand and headed towards the garden.

Still, I listened to the voices in my head.

- Another person was beaten yesterday.

-I swear to the Goddess that I will never forgive you. You must subdue that wicked swarm.

- I agree. So we didn't meet today, did we?

It was the voice of Marquis Bell and Archbishop Sepira.

The moment they turned their backs, a part of Black was quickly attached to it like a wiretapping device.

They will not be aware of Black's existence.

Jamie smiled.

"Anything that makes you feel good?"

Sears asked at the son's smile.

It looks like he has a stain on his face without realizing it.

But this has happened once or twice.

Jamie said wittyly.

"I'm happy to have tea time with my mom after a long time!"

Oh. Mom is impressed!"

Sears hugged Jamie tightly.

Jamie wept.

-master. Your face is weird.

'Noisy.'

Jamie just hoped and hoped Sears would let him go quickly.

* * *

The Marquis put down his teacup and spoke.

"Did you get a call from the Archdiocese?"

"I arrived last night anyway."

Sepira also put down her teacup and answered.

As he stroked his thick white beard, he spoke the message the Archdiocese had sent.

"He said he would send two holy executioners."

"Huh. The Pope has made a difficult decision."

"Since there is Lord Lars, a total of three people will gather in Apton."

The Daekyo Church, the headquarters of the Pyro Church, was also aware of the seriousness of this [Demon] incident.

I sent two Holy Executors to finish the matter as quickly as possible before it gets too big.

"Who did the Pope send?"

"It has not been delivered. Why don't you let those who were guarding you?

"Well. They are all busy."

The Holy Executioner was the paladin who could be said to be the Pyro Church's best power.

Two of them were warriors who reached masters, and they held archbishop-level power within the Archdiocese.

"I just want to thank you for taking care of Apton."

"Don't say that. Everyone thinks that Apton is the second sanctuary of the Pyro."

"Thank you so much for thinking so."

"Anyway, two Holy Executors are coming from the Archdiocese, but we can't just watch until then."

"It sounds natural. Even at this moment, my troops are searching for strongholds where they may be hiding."

"Come to think of it, I heard that you almost grabbed the tail."

"The inspector had a hard time, but unfortunately missed it. It's a pity."

"If you're the inspector, you're also acting as an assistant to the marquis, right?"

"That's right."

[Demon] It was Sable who was in charge of the case.

"He is a really talented person. Last time I saw it, I thought it was unusual."

"Well, yes."

"How did you get it?"

"It is long, so to speak. I'll tell you later when I have time.

"I look forward to it."

Sepira smirked and sip her tea.

Then he smiled and asked if he suddenly remembered.

"How are you today, Sir Onyx?"

The Marquis' expression hardened when Beiryl was mentioned.

Sepira was a little perplexed at the reaction.

"Why?"

"No, no. just a little."

Marquis Bell sighed lowly, remembering Beiryl.

He remembered the conversation he had with Beiryl last night.

'I think I will be away for a while.'

'Is it because of Sears? if not .'

'The latter.'

'This poor boy. What will your heavenly father think when he sees you now?'

At the marquise's shouts, Beiryl just repeated the words I'm sorry . And that morning he disappeared.

" ."

When the Marquis didn't answer, Sepira just laughed.

After a moment of silence, the Marquis came to his senses and smiled faintly.

"I'm sorry. Stop without knowing."

no. How can a person's emotions be arbitrary?"

"That's right. Anyway, our top priority is the annihilation of [daemons]."

"I keep that in mind."

Let's imprint on them the nightmare of 50 years ago.

"The Goddess will long for him. But what are you going to do if they run away to the 'Great Aryad Forest'?"

Ariazad Great Forest.

Apton was one of the cities that guarded the borders of the Kingdom of Seldam and bordered the Kingdom of Blonney.

Since the two countries were allies, they did not check each other, so the guard forces were not concentrated.

No, even if the relationship wasn't good, they wouldn't have put forces to keep each other in check.

Between the two countries, there was a huge forest of great size, and its name was Ariazad.

A lot of very ferocious monsters live in this great forest, which is designated as one of the world's 6 major bans.

Those monsters never come out of the great forest, but they don't even show mercy to intruders.

So the two countries do not need to be wary of each other. If you want to go to war, you have to go through the great forest.

The problem is that criminals often use the Great Forest to hide. However, just entering there was equivalent to a death sentence, so most of them stood by.

"If you go to the Great Forest, you won't have to worry about it. It would be an execution squad for its very existence."

"It might be hiding in Mirin's forest."

"You will not be able to stand up to my soldiers in Mirin's forest."

At the Marquis' confident answer, the Archbishop looked satisfied.

"By the way, how about the Apostle and the saint who came this time? They say they are my grandson's friends."

haha. They are really kind and cute people."

The two talked about Ricky and Anna for a bit, then came back to the topic and started talking about what they would do in the future.

That's when Jamie stopped tapping.

instead.

Mom.

"Why my son?"

"Can I ask you something?"

She looked at Sears with her innocent eyes twinkling.

Sears nodded her head with a lovely look on her son's cute face.

"You can do anything."

"What is your relationship with Uncle Onyx?"

" ."

But the unexpected question left Sears speechless.

"Can't you tell me?"

When Jamie asked again, with a slight glance, his mother shook her head.

no. It's not like that. okay. Where should I start talking?"

She said as she stroked the hair of her daughter who was playing with Bena next to her.

"I first met him when my mom was the same age as Jamie."

He meant Beiryl Onyx.

Sears began the story by looking back on old memories.

- Continued on next episode -