143. I think your mood has changed.

A strange confrontation between the figure in the black robe and Kyu-ha continued.

“Who are you?”

At Kyuha’s unflinching question, a figure in a black robe took off the robe that covered his face.

A man in his 50s with long, curly hair that even covered his ears and a beard that covered his entire face appeared.

A huge dot stood out on his forehead, but upon closer inspection, his whole body was blurry.

“My name is Auver. He is also the one who built this place.”

It was a horse that a normal person would have fainted from causing a game.

Aubert was a person 1300 years ago.

However, it did not work for Kyu-ha, who had faced a worse situation.

“Then it must be clearly not a person. Are you a vengeful ghost?”

If it was a vengeful ghost, he decided to destroy it immediately.

“Luckily, it’s not a vengeful spirit, so please don’t act so scary. Just… Please treat it as a holy spirit that is chained here for the last mission.”

“Is that so? Why did you show up to me?”

Aubert glided toward the glass tube.

“Say that. Why do you have holy power in your body that you can’t acquire even if you’ve been cultivating for decades? Ordinary people cannot see my form. If you are a monk who has gone through a long period of asceticism, I don’t know if you can feel my presence.”

At the same time, Gyu-ha recalled the energy absorbed from the ‘Elena’s temperament’ she encountered at the Meteora Monastery in Greece.

“Can you guess anything?”

“Actually, in Greece…”

Gyu-ha told Auvers the whole story, from encountering Elena’s nature at the Meteora monastery in Greece to how the light that flowed from the nature was absorbed into her body.

“Ahh… you are truly a saint. Not only can anyone draw out the holy power of a holy relic, but only those who have received the revelation can absorb it.”

Kyu-ha was just curious.

He didn’t even believe in the existence of God, so why did the holy relic react to him?

“Has there been any change after accepting the holy power into your body?”

Gyu-ha thought deeply about Aubert’s question.

“According to the abbot, the harmony between my spirit and body has been corrected a little. And what I personally felt was that people looked at me favorably.”

Aubert was interested and agreed with Kyuha’s words.

“Hoo. Come to think of it, the harmony between spirit and flesh is strangely distorted. But even after absorbing holy power, is this enough? Then, to what extent was it before…”

Aubert could not bear to speak.

“Anyway, it turns out that it was fate that I met you like this. After waiting for as long as 1300 years, are we finally able to go to the side of the Lord?”

Was it quite thrilling?

Faint light emanated from Aubert’s translucent body.

“Help me out. Please join us. I also want to end my fate. It’s been so long. Only you can do it.”

Gyu-ha asked at Aubert’s words, feeling earnest.

“To be honest, I don’t really want to do it because it has nothing to do with me, but I’ll give it a listen.”

“It is a bronze statue of Archangel Michael that is kept in that glass coffin. You may feel it, but it is a holy relic.”

Gyuha stared at the dusty glass tube and nodded.

It was because he felt an aura similar to Elena’s temper that he had seen before in that bronze statue.

“There were many twists and turns, but in any case, when we completed the temple for Archangel Michael, he congratulated us on our achievement and gave us the bronze statue. However, no matter where the rumors spread, so many people coveted that bronze statue containing the holy power of Archangel Michael. In the end, a lot of blood was drawn. It’s written in detail in the diary that’s plugged in over there, but really, all sorts of extraordinary things happened.”

“Originally, treasure calls for blood in any form.”

Aubert nodded and lightly agreed.

“Right. At first, as Archbishop, I was very happy to have obtained such a great relic, but after seeing so many people being sacrificed due to human greed, I decided to seal that relic forever with my death.”

“But what was the problem?”

“The Archangel Michael, who actually handed down the holy relic, was angry. It’s been 1,300 years since I was commanded to guard this place until the Revelator appears who can unseal the relic, and I’ve lived in the Holy Spirit. Too much time has passed… Now I want to go to the Lord’s side.”

“What can I do?”

At Kyuha’s question, Aubert smiled and said,

“Nothing. You just need to bring that holy relic to Saint Michel Church.”

“Hmm… good. It seems difficult right now, so I will do it as soon as possible.”

Aubert expressed his gratitude in a voice full of emotion.

If it wasn’t for the spiritual body, she was ready to shed tears.

“Thank you. thanks! It’s a really big deal. As a token of my appreciation, I will give you a small gift.”

“…A gift?”

“Take out that bronze statue of Michael and take a look.”

Ober’s words made me think that Elena’s current situation is very similar to the situation at the time of her growth.

When Gyu-ha approached the dust-covered glass tube and lifted the top with her hand, it was lifted easily.

Unlike the dust-filled glass tube, the bronze statue inside was in excellent storage condition.

Gyuha held the bronze statue of Michael in his hand.

It was a bronze statue that even the once great sculptor Kyu-ha could see.

how much time has passed

ugh

The bronze statue in Kyu-ha’s hand vibrated lightly, and soon a star that lit up the basement was emitted.

At the same time, Kyuha’s body began to glow little by little.

Kyu-ha fully accepted that energy.

“Similar yet different.”

To put it bluntly, if the light from Elena’s temper felt a bit cool, the light from the bronze statue felt warm like the spring sunlight when life begins to emerge.

Soon, the light that flowed from the bronze statue disappeared as if it had never been illuminated.

Aubert looked at him happily.

“I don’t know what effect that holy power will have on you. But if it’s good, it’s good, and it won’t work badly.”

As with Elena’s growth, nothing immediately felt like it had changed.

“Oh oh. Now I feel the call of the Lord. I believe you will keep your promise. It was a short meeting, but it was nice to meet you.”

At the end of those words, Auvers translucent spiritual body began to fade more and more, and soon disappeared like smoke.

Only the bronze statue of Michael in Kyu-ha’s hand and the diary on the bookshelf prove that everything just happened was true.

After putting the bronze statue in Gyuha’s hand back to its original place, he carefully closed the lid of the glass coffin.

And after erasing his traces, he pulled out a book of records from the bookshelf and escaped.

so much

When Kyuha gave strength, the sculpture wall closed and returned to its original state.

Ordinary people would never know that there is a secret space here.

“Eck. Too much time has passed.”

Kyuha checked the watch on her wrist.

It’s already been 30 minutes since I’ve been away for a while.

Gyu-ha hurriedly ran to the place where the party was waiting.

Look around, look around

Bong-gu anxiously stared at the entrance to Mont Saint-Michel with an expression of nervousness.

“Oh, brother. It seems like it’s been a while since I came out, but what the hell happened?”

Liam was worried that something had happened when Kyu-ha hadn’t appeared for a long time, so he was about to call the manager.

Bong-gu, who was only staring at the entrance, burst into a happy cry.

“uh!? Gyuha hyung!”

The waiting Gyu-ha appeared at the entrance.

Liam, who had just been calling, put the phone back in his pocket.

“What happened? I knew something had happened.”

“sorry. I found the key, but I got lost and after wandering for a while, I managed to find the entrance. You made me wait a long time for no reason. I will give you more for the guide fee.”

“brother. I also worried a lot because I knew that my older brother had fallen somewhere and had an accident.”

Gyu-ha patted Bong-gu on the shoulder in genuine concern for Bong-gu.

“Sorry. I insisted on going alone instead of going with you, and then I got lost.”

“No, brother. I just want you to come back safely.”

At that moment, when Bong-gu felt hesitation as if something had caught him, Gyu-ha asked.

“why? What do you have to say? are you okay. Please feel free to talk.”

Bong-gu looked at Gyu-ha and said at Gyu-ha’s question.

“Nope. Oddly enough… I think my older brother’s mood has changed.”

“My mood has changed?”

“This… I can’t say for sure what it is, but it seems to have changed in a strange way… Eight, I guess it’s because I’m hungry, so I’m just flustered. Never mind.”

“it’s okay. Just tell it like it is. I’ve been trying to change the atmosphere lately with new works.”

Did you have the courage to say that? Bong-gu said with a grin.

“Right? Um.. If I had to ask, should I say that my older brother’s words feel warmer…?”

“It’s warm…?”

“Never misunderstand and listen! It’s not that hyung-nim is weird, he’s always considerate and polite, but for some reason, his tone itself is a little blunt and a little scary… but at some point, I felt that kind of thing. Do I have to say that you do a lot…? Anyway, my brother is the best. You know I love you, right?”

Thinking that it might sound bad at first glance, Bong-gu changed his stance and drew a heart with both hands toward Gyu-ha.

At Bong-gu’s words, Kyu-ha tilted her head.

Because it was too ambiguous.

Anyway, it was too late, so the three of them hurried to catch the last bus.

***

“You’re here early, Song? Did you have a sweet holiday?”

Kyuha smiled and answered the question from the directing team staff.

“of course. I also went to Mont Saint Michel.”

“Five. Well done. It’s a must-visit place, if not twice. ha ha ha”

Director Jean Dumont, who was checking the scene, also greeted Kyu-ha when he saw him.

“Did you rest well, Song?”

“Thanks to the director’s consideration, I had a meaningful break.”

“You say all sorts of things. But wait. you…?”

Director Jean Dumont looked Kyu-ha up and down, as if he had suddenly realized something.

“Hey… why are you so skinny? I couldn’t feel it because I was usually wearing loose-fitting clothes, but I was thinner than when I first saw you.”

The staff who moved the heavy box also nodded in agreement.

“Where is it? Iknow, right? Compared to when I first saw you on the news and now, you’ve lost too much weight, right?”

“Considering the upcoming scenes, of course I have to lose weight.”

Director Jean Dumont expressed disapproval.

“No, I tried to solve that part somehow with CG. Just taking it out doesn’t make any sense anyway. Don’t you know that you have to be so skinny that you’ll die tomorrow, no matter who sees it?”

“Yes, I know enough. Now that I have lost about 15 kg, I only need to lose about 10 kg more. It should take about a month.”

At Kyuha’s words, director Jean Dumont’s eyes widened beyond measure.