116 – No one knows what this is! # 1

116 – No one knows what this is! # 1

A few days from the night the giant snake burned.

The Grand Master of Ilgwang Ascension was treated as missing.

It was because it was clear that if the fact that her existence was actually a gigantic snake, and even ate people—would cause enormous chaos in the world.

“It’s not just that the teacher’s teachings were all lies. However, the master also took the wrong path. We must keep in mind that anyone can become a lost child.”

The place where the Grand Master died.

The giant snake’s carcass had already been cleaned up, but the scorched marks and burnt smell still lingered.

It must have been because Brigitte’s fire was strong.

Enkidus placed a flower on the burnt spot.

“Good-bye, everyone.”

“… … .”

I watched the guy like that in silence.

I thought it was a bit rude to intervene in the sentiments of a guy who directly defeated his teacher, who was like his parents.

The wound in his chest was healed with a miraculous sanctuary, but the wound in his heart won’t heal easily.

Still, I had to focus on being alive.

Although the timeline of the incident was twisted in many ways.

“Is it the saintess’ thing?”

I looked at the seven-colored jewels Enkidus was holding in his hand.

A holy relic that performed miracles enough to save a dying person.

The reason Hina gave it to me was probably because she knew it would pierce Enkidus’ chest.

In fact, even in the future, it is said that a saint from the Church of Yahbach revived Enkidus, who was dying, through that jewel.

“Are you coming to this city? That saintess.”

The 3rd priority considered as a cleric of the demon king party.

I wondered what kind of person he was.

I’ve always wanted to meet you

More than anything, what I was curious about was the story of how the saintess and Enkidus got along very well in the future.

Listening to Hina’s words, even if it wasn’t that we were dating, it seemed like we were making some progress.

That’s why he must have defeated his master to save the saintess.

No, did they become closer by defeating their master?

“I mean, I don’t know.”

When I tried to ask for details, Hina said, “Too many things… . can’t know… . Things change just by knowing… . loads… !” and scared me.

Well, anyway, it seemed that the saintess was coming to this Phrygia.

It was to retrieve the treasure of the seven colors, the church’s treasure.

Of course it’s an informal reason.

Officially, it was under the pretext that El Cladeco of Phrygia invited the saintess to this Phrygia.

As far as I know, it was supposed to arrive today from Antielk, the headquarters of the Church, to Phrygia.

Actually, because of that, today’s Frisia was quite noisy.

“Walk high! Height! The phrase looks good!”

「Saint Iris, welcome to Freesia.」

The placard is hung.

The sight of yellow balloons and flags decorating the streets seemed like they were preparing for a party.

“Open the city gates!”

“God’s messengers from Anti-Elk have arrived!”

Bababam-!!!

Finally, with the sound of the trumpet, the Phrygian city gates were opened wide.

Paladins in shining silver armor appeared at the forefront like generals who had won the war, followed by a long procession of monks in white robes.

Of course, what caught our attention the most was the carriage at the center of the procession.

It was an amber-colored carriage pulled by two white horses, and it looked antique at first glance, and it seemed that a taller person was riding it.

Shuk-.

Soon the carriage stopped and a red carpet was spread in front of it.

Now the carriage door will open and someone will emerge gracefully stepping on that red carpet.

“Who are you?”

“You are a saint. You must be beautiful.”

“No, I heard that there is a big flaw in the appearance… .”

I heard people’s chatter of anticipation in my ears.

pat-.

At that time, someone came next to me, so I turned my head and saw Garot with his arms crossed, frowning as if he was staring at the carriage.

“This is my second time seeing the saintess. There was a time when I cooperated with her when fighting the King of Witch Beasts in the old ancient city.”

Oh, it was.

Garot said that he had met the saintess once.

Have you experienced what is called a ‘miracle’ that heals injured people?

“Perhaps the saintess can help restore my sister to her original state.”

It was.

Garrot’s demonic sister was imprisoned in the basement of the mansion and was filming an exorcism movie.

He tied his limbs to the bed, but he just floats into the air and turns his head 360 degrees!

– This Sifnoi says, leave the nymph-hating demon… !

– Come on, get this noisy nymph out of me! Quickly! please! Rather call a priest!

anyway.

It took about 5 minutes for everyone’s eyes to gather in anticipation.

“Why aren’t you coming out?”

“I don’t know. Since you are a woman, does it take a long time to prepare?”

“if not… .”

It was when everyone was making anxious noises.

The paladin, who looked quite strong, approached the wagon with a clatter of armor.

Then he knocked on the carriage door and asked.

“Lady. You should come out soon.”

It was a very small voice.

However, Garot clicked his tongue at this story.

“The carriage is empty.”

Is the wagon empty?

What do you mean?

When I tilted my head, the paladin said, “Excuse me,” and opened the carriage door.

And so the inside of the carriage was really empty!

“Isn’t the saintess here?”

“Oh my God, how did this happen!”

“Have you been kidnapped!?”

Everyone started to murmur.

Soon after, Garot asked me.

“Judas, what did you do with the saintess?”

no.

I don’t even know the face.

I really didn’t do it this time!

* * *

Ding-dong-dang-dong-.

The bell announcing the dismissal time for first graders rang in the classrooms and hallways.

“Naruya, let’s go.”

Cecily said to Naru, who was packing her bag.

Naru was having a hard time packing, because the anvil didn’t come out of the bag.

“Morumoru, go into the shadow of Naru, not the bag… !”

Morumoru’s seat was originally Naru’s shadow.

Because Morumoru likes dark and quiet places, he hides in Naru’s shadow, hides under the teacher’s desk, or hides underground.

But today, it seemed good to be in Naru’s bag.

I was crouching inside the bag, but no matter how much Naru pulled on me, I didn’t think of coming out of the box.

– Meowong.

“Ugh, I have a lot of luggage today, so I have to put it all in my bag. The anvil anvil doesn’t come out of the bag strangely.”

“Naruya, are you still far away? They say the saintess is coming to this city today. Maybe we can still see the improvement matrix. It must be an antique and elegant procession, right?”

Cecily really wanted to see the saintess’ improvement that was due this afternoon.

If you take the magic engineering train and head towards the city gate, you will be able to see the procession.

However, Naru couldn’t pack her bag, so time continued to pass.

It was clear that we would miss out on the great spectacle if we stayed like this.

“… Naru, slow down.”

Then Hina picked up Naru’s luggage.

Then, he put it in his bag, and thanks to that, Hina’s bag became more than twice as full, but Hina lifted the bag as if it was okay.

“With this, we can go home quickly.”

Hina made an expression as if to say hello.

He also thought he was smarter than Naru.

Of course, Naruto was good.

“Ow, shack… ! I lived thanks to Hina… ! After all, sisters are good… !”

Family was a good thing.

Feeling the importance of family, Naru now left the classroom with everyone.

Hina, Naru and Cecily.

The three now waited for Sifnoi in front of the school gate.

Nanny Sifnoi was always in charge of getting the sisters home from school.

But today Sifnoy was a little later than usual.

“Sifnoy, are you lost?”

Naruto tilted his head and looked around.

Sifnoi, who always came first and waited, did not show up today, as if something had happened.

At that moment, Cecily said as if she had realized something.

“Come to think of it, I think I said I was late because I had to do an exorcism in the basement today. It seems it’s too late to watch the saintess’s parade. Shall we take care of this and go back to the mansion?”

“Ow, shack… ! great… !”

Warak – Naru raised her hand high.

Hina said right next to her.

“… candy store… . new… .”

In Hina’s mind, a new candy store appeared on the street in front of the school gate.

I had never been there, so I was curious what kind of place it was.

“great! Then let’s all go to the candy store!”

With that feeling, the expedition to the candy store began.

「Mysterious Candy Shop」

It was a strange candy store from the name.

There were no guests.

Of course, Naru and the sisters didn’t even care.

Naru opened the door and went in and asked the owner, who was bald and had a terrifying beard.

“Are you the owner?”

“yes. It is called Candy Man.”

“Oh… Sheck! You look like a thief, not a candy store owner!”

“… … .”

The store owner was nervous at the appearance of the unusual little boy.

Soon the rest of the girls came into the store, all cute.

He looked around without being intimidated by the stern face of the owner of the candy shop, and Candyman, the owner of the store, liked it very much.

‘Kids are fine. It’s just that my face is stern, so even though I opened a candy store, customers don’t come in often. If you treat these kids well and spread rumors… .’

Business at the newly opened candy store might do well.

A new life started in a new city with money saved by stealing in a distant city.

Thinking it was the first step, Candyman asked the black-haired girl.

“My lady, what are you looking for?”

“Are there any strawberries?”

“… Is this a candy store? There are strawberry-flavored candies, but no strawberries.”

“Actually, even Naruto knows!”

“… … .”

What a formidable guy——Thinking to himself, Candyman sweated on his bald head.

Are all children like this? No, compared to this black-haired girl, the other two girls were quiet.

A bag of candy in Naru’s hand.

Cecily, Naru, and Hina each picked up a candy of their favorite flavor and placed it on the counter.

Naru liked the strawberry flavor, Cecily the orange flavor and Hina the peach flavor.

Candyman thought everyone picked up matching candies.

And then a moment of silence.

Soon Candyman realized he had forgotten something important.

“You guys, do you have any money… ?”

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

The children stared into each other’s faces.

About 10 seconds.

Then, the pink-haired girl moved her hand first.

Busrak, Basrak.

After fidgeting for a while, the girl held out something wrapped in tinfoil from her pocket, which was a seed.

cherry seeds.

“… here… .”

Dududuk-.

Accepting the seeds that fall into the palm of your hand, Candyman Wigden.

He took a good look at the seeds and the faces of the children.

Soon the pink-haired girl asked very carefully.

“… Is it not enough… ?”

In a voice that somehow contained worry and anxiety, Candyman recalled the long past.

Childhood before he became a thief.

Early on, Candyman at a young age bought a lot of candy and paid with shiny pebbles instead of money. At that time, the owner of the candy store did not send Candyman back, but rather gave him change.

A good memory that can be said to be the only one among childhood memories.

The reason he gave up and opened a candy store.

As the memory of warmth, which could be said to be the only one in life, revived in his heart, Candyman spoke slowly with a slightly stiff neck.

“… Oops, I should give you change.”

Saying so, Candyman put a 500 arc coin into each child’s hand.

With my daughter, with my daughter-.

“Come again.”

When I finally came out of the store with candy bars in my hands, Hina was the first to speak.

“… It went well… .”

Soon, Naru nodded seriously.

“Looks like the shop owner is just as bad at math as Naru! Selling candy for cherry seeds and giving out change… ! But he’s a good person, so let’s tell the other kids!”

Saying that, everyone licked the lollipops.

On the way home from school, the sweetness spreads in your mouth.

When looking through a hole in the wall or chasing a runaway cat, Hina was the first to spot the ‘strange person’.

“That person… .”

Tak-tak, Tak-tak-tak-, Tak-.

It was a man wielding a cane.

I was wearing white clothes, but the form of going back and forth in the alley was quite suspicious.

Cecily asked, raising her alertness.

“Are you blind? What are you doing there?”

The sight of him holding a cane and waving it here and there was like a blind man with troubled eyesight.

Perhaps that was the case in reality, the woman said, “Ah,” and nodded her head with an exclamation.

“that’s right. I can’t see ahead I came from a little far away, but I forgot and got lost. Are you guys students at Graham Academy by any chance?”

It was a beautiful voice.

Although her face was hidden by a white veil, Cecily could see that this woman was very classy and elegant.

Even though the eyes don’t seem to see.

“Helping those in need is the skill of a noble. If you’re lost, let this Cecily von Regdol guide you. Where do you want to go?”

Cecily asked.

Then the woman in the white veil seemed to think, “Hmm,” then reached out her hand toward Cecily. Then he sniffed here and there, smelled it, and said:

“I thought it was a little cat-like child, but when I took a closer look, it smelled of gunpowder and the smell of forest and earth. Are you the hunter’s daughter?”

“… I-that Cecily von Ragdoll is an aristocrat!”

“yes? like that. There was someone I knew who smelled just like you. He was a fearsome hunter. Rather than that, did you know that it is a cluttered mansion?”

A hodgepodge mansion.

Hina was taken aback by the name.

“Hina’s House… .”

“Ow, shack… ! You are a guest! Naru can guide you!”

Naru felt good at the thought of a guest coming.

More than anything, this ‘guest’ seemed to be in Naru’s memory.

I didn’t recall anything in detail, but I could tell that he was a good person.

“Naru… . that’s a funny name What do you mean?”

“Naru doesn’t even know!”

“I see.”

The corner of the mouth behind the veil of the unfamiliar woman seemed to smile.

“Ah,” he added, as if he had remembered something.

“My name is Iris. I usually call her Iris-sama, but you can just call her casually.”

“Ow, shack… ! All right, Iris!”

“… … .”

She herself said to sing it comfortably, but isn’t it too comfortable– thought Iris. But it soon got better.

Because children are inherently innocent.

The important thing is that I can now go to the cluttered mansion.

‘I can’t believe there is another 7-colored jewel in the world that is the religious relic. It’s impossible. I’ll have to check it myself.’