Chapter 133

Chapter 133

Oh, thank you for the offer, but how could I be so rude as to interrupt the Knight Commanders schedule?

I was returning from work, so you dont have to refuse. Starz chuckled and came down from his horse. He smiled softly and held out his hand. Give me your hand.

Macaron realized that everything she said had been ignored. Yes, this man was such a man. Though he used to dress Mimi the Cat in frilled clothes

Thank you for your consideration.

Macaron took Starzs hand and placed a foot in the stirrup.

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Soon, she felt a hand wrapped around her waist. In an instant, her body lifted upwards. Starz raised Macaron like a doll made of dry straw and sat her on the saddle while he landed nimbly and lightly behind her. Macaron gave up. Fine, Ill go on a date with a handsome guy because the sunlight is lovely today.

Starz gave a light signal with his foot, and the horse began to walk. Macaron whistled. Riding an animal that would die with one wave of her hand felt oddly reassuring. It was her first time riding a horse in human form, so she was amazed. Seeing her delight, Starz smiled happily. What an innocent girl.

Come to think of it. I havent learned your name.

Oh, did I not tell you? Macaron glanced up at him. A meaningful smile crept across her lips. Please call me Mimi.

The mans eyes widened. Macaron laughed inwardly.

Did your father name youthat?

Starz was surprised that the girl had the same name as his cat, but he was also amazed at what strange parents would give their daughter a name one commonly uses for a pet or a childs doll.

Macaron grinned,Of course not.

Was it a joke?

My mother named me.

Mm Starz sighed deeply. The culprit changed from the father to the mother, but he didnt notice much difference in the end result.

And Mimi is my nickname. My real name is Mireimi. Mimi for short.

Oh Thats very

Weird. Starz swallowed his words.

Isnt it cute?

Thats right Its a cute name. Starz nodded with a bitter look.

Shed had a dream for the first time. Only then did her human form become so real, and Macaron realized something else: She was a human being in that dream. She had run with her human limbs through the dark grass.

Unlike other animals made of flesh and blood, Macaron was a being that could completely separate itself from solid matter. Also, if she put her mind to it, she could transform into a strong animal with robust muscles, making her feel even more disconnected from a single form.

Unlike Macarons actual appearance, the skinny limbs in the dream were heavy, as if tightly bound to large stones, and they had moved slowly and unnaturally, like walking through water. She had faltered and couldnt move.

Clearly, she hadnt had the tiniest amount of strength to support those slender limbs. Shed fallen several times while running, and breathing was difficult because shed been so out of it. She could still feel the burn at the back of her throat and the metallic taste of blood that came with it.

In that nightmare, Macaron had seen a huge white building. Shed tried to escape that place. It was like when she saw the Imperial City of Illavenia just by looking at it, she felt the same disgust despite the difference in appearance.

While vaguely guessing where the place in her dream was, she saw a man at the gambling table today and got to know him. The man with light pink shaggy hair, whose entire fortune she had robbed, including his necklace and earrings.

He told her to call him Lahe, the Gambling King. She only thought he might be a high-ranking aristocrat. The two men who followed the Gambling King Lahe tried to hide his shameful appearance by covering him with parasols. Maybe they were embarrassed by his losing streak.

At that time, Macaron saw a particular pattern drawn on the parasol. It was like the one carved into the building she had seen in her dream.

[Gambling King Lahe.]

[Yes, Eagle Knight.]

[The people in the back with the parasols]

Gambling King Lahe looked back and was aghast. On the parasols were printed four identical patterns.

[Oh, you guys! How could you bring this!? Just shout from the rooftop that were from the temple!]

The two men looked at the Gambling King Lahe with cold eyes, and Gambling King Lahe asked if something was bothering them. No matter what happened, though, Macaron only remembered his words.

The temple? It wasnt the Imperial Castle shed seen in her dream, but the temple.

It was right here.

Macaron followed the young apprentice priestess. Heres the prayer room, and heres the statue of Idelavhim The priestesss chatter was meaningless and went out of Macarons ear. Macaron didnt stop as her eyes scanned all over the temple.

The apprentice priestess secretly smiled at her when she saw her react like the other people visiting the Great Temple for the first time. Nobody could take their eyes off it; everyone was amazed. But she could understand their surprise. In a way, the temple felt even grander than the Imperial Castle, all thanks to the uniqueness of the temple space. No one could deny that it was splendid and beautiful.

The apprentice priestess guided the visitor with a brighter voice.

Gong

The bell rang.

It was the sound announcing prayer time. The bell moved slowly, spreading a majestic sound throughout the space. Using the inside of the temple as a resonant chamber, the sound of the bell flowed like a song. The apprentice priestess stood proudly. Visitors were usually even more impressed after hearing the bells sound inside the temple. Compared to hearing it outside the temples walls, the sound was the difference between heaven and earth.

The sound of a bell ringing from its tower entered the interior of the Great Temple through the open space. People used to wonder if the singing voice of the heavens would be like this. It was a sound that calmed the mind.