I became the youngest prince in the novel Episode 142
Chapter 38: To the Church of Light (2)
The first prince’s office in Baekseong Palace.
There, Rubrios, the owner of the office, and Groud Ozrima, the actual head of the Ozrima family, were sitting facing each other.
“You missed it?”
Rubrios asked the subordinate who came inside briefly to report.
“sorry. “Even though I was constantly watching, I couldn’t chase it because it disappeared right before my eyes.”
“… … I guess my escape skills were better than I thought. “Okay, let’s go out.”
When the subordinate bowed his head to the congratulatory message and went out,
“This makes it clear that there is something about that priest. “If it were an ordinary priest, he would never have escaped surveillance.”
Groud opened his mouth as if he had been waiting.
“That was something I already knew from a long time ago.”
Rubrios answers by nodding his head.
“The question is, what is that something?”
His eyes were cold and sunken.
Because the situation was changing more seriously than I thought.
“Did I tell you last time that I caught a rat?”
“You mean the guy who was with that priest?”
“Yes, while interrogating him with the Heresy Inquisitors, it was revealed that he was a demon.”
“… … “Is this true?”
“I saw it clearly with my own eyes.”
“… … !”
Groud’s eyes wavered at Rubrios’ answer.
If it was true, it was a very serious situation.
There are demons in the imperial castle, which can be said to be the center of the empire, and not anywhere else.
“Then the priest who escaped… … .”
“There is a high possibility that there is a connection.”
No, it was safe to say that it was almost certain.
Dark current.
An undercurrent that they were unaware of was flowing within the imperial castle.
“You’re a demon. What… … .”
Groud’s face gradually hardens.
I had no choice but to react sensitively because Enoch, the 3rd prince whom I had previously served, used demon energy and the entire family suffered hardships.
In addition, there was a rumor going around that the reason the Ascalon family was not active these days was because of demons, and they had received information that the 4th prince Utekan, who had recently died in the large colony, also used demon energy.
That moment,
‘No way, all of this… … !’
One assumption passes through Groud’s mind.
It was still close to a leap, but if this assumption was correct, the entire empire could be in danger.
Rubrios looked into his eyes and nodded slowly as if he was thinking the same thing.
“What do you plan to do now?”
“First, I need to meet the person who has something to do with all of this.”
As the 1st Prince answered like that, a person came to mind.
Zion Agnes.
His youngest brother, the closest to the throne, and the one who received an oracle from the God of Light.
‘Enoch, the Ascalon family, and even Utecan are all related to Zion.’
Now that I think about it, the first time I met the priest I missed this time, he was heading towards Chimseong Palace, where Zion is located.
Therefore, Rubrios could not shake the thought that Zion was at the center of everything that was happening.
“Where is Zion now?”
After thinking like that, a dry question that did not match his soft expression came out of the 1st Prince’s mouth.
* * *
‘It looks loud.’
Shion thought as he looked at the magical train standing in front of him.
This train was heading to Zion’s destination, ‘Le Jero’, the city of light where the general headquarters of the Church of Light is located.
Is it to honor the god of light?
The appearance of such a train was unusual.
Unlike other trains, the exterior was entirely painted gold and had symbols of light engraved here and there.
So it was very burdensome to board, but I had no choice since it was the only train heading to Legero.
at that time,
“Here is the ID card Your Highness will use this time.”
Eileen, who was next to him, handed an ID card to Zion.
The name ‘Zion Harness’ was written on it, the same as last time, and Zion’s slightly changed face was engraved on it.
This was an informal outing, so there was no benefit in revealing one’s identity.
Of course, there was a high probability that it would be revealed once we entered the depths of the Church of Light headquarters, but until then, we planned to hide it as much as possible.
“Just like last time, I set it to be the son of a wealthy lower-class nobleman.”
With those words, she looked at the so-called ‘sun train’ heading to Legero for a moment as if it were burdensome, and then continued.
“… … “The seats have been reserved as special seats, and I can’t tag along in person, but we have informants there as well, so they’ll be available whenever you need them.”
“Sure.”
“By the way, Your Highness, may I ask why you are suddenly going to the Church of Light?”
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Eileen asked Sion, perhaps with the curiosity typical of an information guild leader.
“I want to ask you something.”
“yes? To whom?”
She asked back with questioning eyes at those unknown words, but Shion started walking toward the train without answering any more.
Because it would have been long to explain them all.
at that time,
Stand tall!
Zion, who was about to board the train, suddenly stopped.
‘This… … .’
Zion’s eyes sink coldly along with him.
Zion’s eyes turned black and he began scanning the train and all the other passengers on board.
How long had he been standing there like that?
“It turned out to be fun.”
Sion smiled quietly and mumbled, then walked again and entered the train.
* * *
“Can you really not go? Oh, I really don’t want to go… … .”
The special corridor of the Sun Train heading to Legero.
There, a woman with long platinum hair was arguing with the knights guarding her.
“Because it is the head of the family’s command, there is nothing we can do about it.”
The knights responded to the woman’s words with embarrassed faces.
Their very polite attitude.
That was because the woman in front of him was the only daughter of the Bright family, one of the most powerful families in the empire.
“Then how about this? After secretly letting me go, I told my father I could escape on my own… … Ah, we’re leaving.”
Olivia Bright, a woman who was excitedly presenting a new compromise to the drivers, looked as if she had lost everything at the noise of the horsepower train announcing its departure.
“Hmm, it’s dangerous to stand, so please go to your seat, young lady.”
At the words of the mustachioed senior knight, Olivia walked forward with her shoulders drooping.
There is one reason why she hates going to the City of Light so much.
This was because the saintess competition had to be held there.
In the Church of Light, there was one saint in every era, and selecting that saint was a saint competition.
Bright, a sacred family that has served the God of Light for generations, sent a woman from the family to the church every time a competition for a saint was held, and the one selected this time was Olivia.
‘I really don’t want to participate.’
She was very active and loved playing more than anything else.
However, in order to compete for sainthood, one had to stay at the headquarters of the order for more than a year and lead a completely ascetic life during that time.
And it was like a death sentence for Olivia.
‘Oh, I’m already drunk, what should I do?’
With that thought in mind, Olivia’s eyes turned towards the reserved seat,
“uh?”
I was filled with doubts.
Because there was already someone sitting across from her seat.
A man with black hair and bored eyes.
“Didn’t you say you rented the entire special compartment?”
“I guess we made a mistake. Sorry, miss. “I will move the compartment right away.”
“no. I’ll just sit here. “Please rest in the next compartment.”
Olivia glanced at the man’s face seen through the hallway window to the knight’s words and answered with shining eyes.
“… … All right. Then, if anything happens, please call me right away.”
As soon as the driver finished speaking, she opened the door and entered the seat.
That moment,
‘what?’
Olivia’s eyes were filled with doubt.
Normally, the moment a person enters, you tend to turn your head to check at least once, even if unconsciously.
However, the black-haired man did not even look in this direction, let alone say hello.
It was as if he knew in advance that he was coming.
‘He’s an amazing person.’
She felt like she would lose if she greeted him first, so she decided to ignore him and glanced at the man sitting across from him.
‘It looks like the son of a merchant or a low-ranking noble… … .’
The special seats on these magical trains were so expensive that even people with modest financial resources could not afford them.
If so, it means that he was either a wealthy merchant or a high-ranking nobleman, but the latter was highly unlikely.
At any party or social gathering she had ever attended, she had never seen anyone with a similar impression, let alone that man.
‘If you’ve seen it, there’s no way you’ll forget it.’
The atmosphere I felt from the man in front of me was unique.
Eyes that are languid yet seem as if you’re about to be sucked in.
Moreover, his ecstatic face, which could not even be described as handsome, was something that could never be forgotten.
Wasn’t that face the reason Olivia told the drivers she would just sit here in the first place?
Because she had a terrible face.
but… … .
‘Aren’t you too interested?’
Still, the man had not looked in this direction even once.
Olivia was confident in her appearance.
However, my pride was hurt because I could not receive even a single glance.
“hey.”
A small voice flows from her mouth.
But the man seemed not to have heard and continued to look out the window.
“hey.”
It was only after calling him once more that the man’s eyes finally turned to Olivia.
“Still, we’re in the same compartment. Should we at least say each other’s names? My name is Olivia. “What about that one?”
“Zion.”
The man blurts out Olivia’s name as if he is annoyed and then turns his head again.
In reality, the man, or rather Shion, was very bothered by the woman in front of him.
‘Why did you have to sit in front of me?’
Although it seemed like she was still, in fact, Sion was still organizing what she had gained from the battle with Utecan.
Is it because of the close-to-the-limit battle and the two lunar eclipses?
The Black Star of Zion quickly reached the end of the four castles.
Since he didn’t know that he might be able to surpass the 5-star level much faster than the original goal of one month, Zion was internally trying to move the Black Star around.
But he kept glancing at me and talking to me, so I couldn’t help but be bothered.
‘But it’s not a face I don’t know at all.’
Only then did I think for the first time, ‘Whoa…’ … Shion looked at the woman’s face muttering, “I’m holding back because she’s good-looking,” and a faint sparkle appeared in her eyes.
The woman in front of me was a character who appeared several times in the chronicle.
Olivia Bright.
A woman with humanity’s greatest talent in manipulating divine power.
If it weren’t for the warrior’s companion, Elesis Desire, she was such an outstanding person that it wouldn’t have been surprising if she had become a saint.
In fact, in the chronicle, Elesis once said that if the blood of angels had not flowed through her body, it would have been Olivia who would have become a saint.
‘Did you originally head to the Church of Light during this period?’
Olivia’s whereabouts were unknown because they were not recorded in the chronicles.
However, by seeing her, Shion was able to answer a question he had been having for a while.
‘So on this train… … .’
at that time,
Rattling!
The door opened and the train attendant came inside.
“I will check your ticket in a moment.”
A flight attendant bows her head and speaks in a polite tone.
“Here you go.”
Olivia handed over the ticket first.
Next, Zion handed him the ticket and asked.
“Do you also check tickets for special seats?”
“It has recently changed due to instructions from above.”
The flight attendant responded with an apologetic expression.
Since it was usually high-ranking nobles who rode on special seats, it was natural that his attitude was cautious.
‘Are you picky? That’s why I think it’s more attractive… … .’
Does everything look good because of your handsome face?
That was when Olivia thought that as she looked at Zion.
“Then I hope you have a good time.”
After politely greeting the flight attendant who was about to leave,
“But isn’t that uncomfortable?”
Zion’s low voice caught me.
“You mean it’s uncomfortable? “What are you talking about?”
The flight attendant turns to him again and asks.
Shion grinned at the flight attendant and continued speaking.
“That skin. “It looks uncomfortable wearing it all over your head.”
“yes? What does that mean… … .”
The moment Olivia’s eyes were filled with doubt as she watched those words whose meaning was unknown, Kwasik!
Shion’s hand shot out in the darkness and smashed the crew member’s head.
fantasy,
