109 – That Girl’s Sweet Trade 8

Daesungdo Rom.

It was a place she had already visited a couple of times in the past due to a transaction, but nevertheless, the city still arouses awe in Yuria’s heart just by its existence.

YuRia was feeling exhilarated as usual as she kept her eyes on the majesty of this place that she felt every time she saw it.

And, more than just Yuria, Robert sitting next to her couldn’t take his eyes off the magnificent scenery of the surrounding buildings and city.

‘Here is.. the famous Daeseongdo Rom… How can such a great place exist?..’

This place boasts an overwhelming majesty that is incomparable to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.

Buildings that are old but boast enormous scale.

And, the delicate decorations covering the outside and the statues that seem to come to life at any moment.

As he gazed at the scenery of this place, which has been renowned as the heart of the continent for the past 2000 years, Robert was feeling his heart pounding.

‘I didn’t even know that a place like this existed. I lived my life.

Like that, while he was unconscious for a while in the intense feeling of the city, the image of the place that Yuria had been talking about began to appear in Robert’s eyes.

“Ah!.. stand.. no way there.”

“That’s right. That is the Vatican, our place of business.”

A majestic building exudes royal majesty among the admirable buildings.

At the fact that he was going to visit that place from now on, Robert began to tremble slightly, feeling intense tension and excitement.

And, just as Robert’s feelings reached their climax, the carriage finally stopped.

Right after that, Robert, who got off the carriage in a bit of a hurry, was unable to recognize the existence of Yuria standing next to him for that moment.

‘Amazing.. really.. I can’t think of anything other than that..’

Knights armed with white armor placed at the entrance.

A wide square spread out behind it.

And beyond that, the colossal size of the papal hall.

Robert couldn’t hold back his admiration as he saw the place that was worthy of being named the heart of Daeseongdo Rome, the center of the continent.

“Isn’t it nice? I’ve been there a few times too. All I can think about is that it’s always amazing. This is the essence of human culture, I guess.”

“I agree.. really..”

At that time, when the two boys and girls were losing their eyes to the scene in front of them, it was Isolda’s voice from behind that awakened them.

“Come on, hurry up. We have already contacted the advance party, so we will start transporting it right away.”

“All right.”

At her words, workers and merchants start to move busily.

The majority began to lay down their wagons full of weapons,

Some approached the knights encamped near the entrance and confirmed their permission to enter.

right after that…

“Verification complete, passage permitted.”

He spoke while raising the voice of the person believed to be the leader of the knights in front of him, right after that. The knights showed a moderate movement and gave way to the center of the camp.

“Come on, let’s go. Permission has expired, so let’s go inside.”

“Ah yes!”

Hearing YuRia’s words, Robert hurriedly began to move, feeling as if he was getting even hotter.

*

“Hmm.. For now, is this as planned?”

“I guess so, considering they’re carrying their luggage into the Vatican.”

Mergon and Nemea watch the situation from afar.

In order to meet the schedule planned by their leader, Echid, they must be able to arrive at their destination as smoothly as possible.

Unlike the past, as they do not have enough funds, the more errors occur, the more the burden increases.

In that respect, it was fortunate for them that they arrived here without any problems, which could be said to be the middle point of the schedule.

“Now, then.. Since we’ve passed about half of this safely, shall we guess the time to poke at least once?”

“That would be nice too. Be careful, Mergon, as I roughly figured out on the way here, there are quite a few magic users among them.”

“I got it. In order to meet the schedule anyway, I’m only going to make contact lightly once, so don’t worry about that.”

While calculating the future, Mergon’s gaze turned to those who were walking around the wagon holding weapons.

Among them, only one person stood out to her.

Looking at the dark-haired woman with a huge greatsword on her back, Mergon nodded quietly.

‘That woman would be enough. He seems to be particularly strong among them…’

*

Inside the nave of the Holy See.

On one side, Yuria and Robert were walking around excitedly, and on the other side, other merchants were finishing the bookkeeping.

Regarding the escort, as this is inside the Holy See, I was able to put my mind at ease for a while, and the important things in terms of work were roughly finished.

Taking advantage of the free time created by the tide, the two people, Ophelia and Isolda, were taking a break and looking around the inside of the main hall.

It was more splendid and magnificent than the colossal exterior, and was filled with colossi of successive popes, paintings and statues expressing gods.

However, among them, the only thing that catches their attention.

It was a huge statue made of marble placed in the innermost part of the nave.

Quite different from the other sculptures here, but at the same time creating an overwhelming atmosphere… It embodies three women facing each other holding weapons.

“What is this? The one holding the spear in the center seems to be the Great Saint, but the other two are…”

A woman wearing a necklace of crosses around her neck and being escorted by angels in armor;

She stood in a position facing the front in a nun’s uniform, holding a spear in one hand.

It was a fact that Ophelia knew that she was a great saint, depicted in many statues and paintings as a symbol of the church.

However, two other people with the appearance of confronting her.

Stone statues of women, one holding a huge scythe in one hand and the other holding a long staff.

Regarding this, Isolda slightly hardened her expression and opened her mouth.

“The one holding the scythe is probably him. Dorothy Invisible. That woman who is called the Wizard of Beginnings.”

“Ah.. that person is..”

As the familiar name popped up, a light of understanding began to enter Ophelia’s mind.

Dorothy Invisible, who established the concept of magical power and magic 500 years ago, was called the wizard of the beginning, and was still respected by many wizards as a teacher.

The reason why such a person is portrayed as confronting the great saint is,

Maybe now the relationship is harmonious, but in the past, the church oppressed the wizards, and because of this, the wizards located in the north of the continent and the southern church forces often clashed.

“But… Dorothy is a symbol of wizards, so even so, the reason why even the stone statue of that woman was made with this composition. It may mean that the Vatican is alert to the current situation to that extent.”

“Yes? What does that mean?”

Looking at the last statue with the most beautiful face objectively among the three, Lee Sol shows a bit of caution.

In response, Ophelia asked with a question, and Isolda looked at the statue with sharp eyes and said about this.

“In a robe… a thin crown on his head, a bizarre-looking sword worn around his waist. and a cane held in one hand. That must be him. Right now, even at this moment, Hungary… no, the very woman who is threatening the entire central continent including the Holy Empire.”

“!.. stand.. no way..”

The moment he heard that, a person’s name automatically came to Ophelia’s mind, and immediately after that, that beautiful woman’s stone statue began to approach her with a completely different feeling.

“Yes.. the mother of the White Dragon Princess whom you fought the other day, and the strongest existing witch. Mina Roseveta Dragona..”

“That person.. that rose emperor at that time..”

At those words, Ophelia began to tremble slightly as she recalled the woman she had seen at Benessa in the past wearing a robe.

The sense of that time that makes you break into a cold sweat just by remembering this moment.

Recalling the presence of that overwhelming power that he had no idea to face, Ophelia swallowed dryly.

‘At that time, the situation was good, so I just let it go… but if I met that woman on the battlefield then…’

To be honest, Ophelia was close to defeat in Hungary, but it was Ophelia’s idea that she might be able to somehow catch up with the White Dragon Princess.

However, Ophelia’s evaluation of the rose emperor was very clear, even though he had only tasted it rather than formally attached it.

worst.

An unbearable existence.

A monster that should never be encountered as an enemy.

However, the current state of affairs was that Bahamut was heading towards a confrontation with the Dragona Empire and, furthermore, the Rose Emperor, and that had been a great concern to Ophelia.

It’s because if you do it really… you might face the consequences that you don’t even want to think about your master being the target of that monster.

‘But… there’s no way Bahamut-sama doesn’t know what I know. What the hell is he thinking…’

So, with concern for the future, Ophelia once again captured the woman in front of her.

Even though it is just a simple stone statue, it contains dignity and power that can make you feel afraid.