Episode 1305
Clank clank clank!
The pleasant sound of a train rolling along the tracks.
Vibrations transmitted to the feet.
Even the cool breeze blowing through the open window.
“good night.”
Simon leaned back against the enchantingly soft sofa.
This room was a private first-class Shinsengumi train cabin, decorated like a room. There were baskets of refreshments, expensive Loharon wine, and other amenities such as robes and perfumes all around.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve ridden the sacred train.”
Hamiel and Moses sat across from Simon. Moses, who originally liked to lie down on the rock and lie down, closed his eyes as if he was starting to doze off, while Hamiel was busy rummaging through his bag.
“Here you go. I’ll give you a new ID first.”
The makeup artist, with the help of Alazeh, used fake faces for makeup and now needed an undercover identity to live here.
Simon smiled as he received his ID card.
“I miss this.”
<Sion Marcantoni, 21 years old.>
<A priest belonging to the Catholic Church of Carton.>
Beneath the fake ID were detailed personal details: when he had passed the 19 penances and become a priest, how many years he had been in sacred training at the cathedral, and even details about his family.
“I looked for someone of clean status who is similar to our age and build. Okay, this is Brother Moje too.”
She handed her ID to Moje, but Moje was still fast asleep. An annoyed Hamiel stuffed the ID into Moje’s gaping mouth.
Phew!
Moze immediately spat it out and blew it in Hamiel’s face. The corners of her mouth began to twitch in rage.
“Hey! Let’s give it a try! Don’t you concentrate during the mission?”
“… … Noisily, thump thump thump.”
Mother, who had been sleeping, opened one eye half-asleep.
“If you are a saint from the Dark Union, why don’t you know? Why should I hide my identity? It would be enough to just use a pseudonym.”
“No! Brother, you are quite a famous person within the Federation, so it is safer for you to hide your identity and operate. Okay!”
<Moa Bellator 18>
<Barcelona Donation Center>
While Moje accepted it with a displeased expression, Hamiel showed his ID card with a smiling face.
<Hamel Nicoir, 22 years old.>
<Hymnal of the Banyut Catholic Church>
“From now on, the older brother is the leader. Both of you, listen to what your older sister says!”
“The more humble something is, the more it tends to be obsessed with imaginary settings that give it even a little bit of an advantage over others.”
“Oh really! Are you ignoring me because my order in the Rune League was higher than yours?”
Hamiel suddenly got up from his seat.
“Even though it looks like this, I too… … !”
Before he could finish his words, Moje lightly touched her body with his right hand.
“Ugh, ugh! I can even hear the people on the train breathing! I hate it so much!”
She covered her ears and squatted down, writhing. Regardless, Moje turned around and lay down, seemingly annoyed.
“Moje. Please return it to its original state quickly.”
“I understand. If it is your command.”
Moze, who listened to Simon’s words well, immediately released the blessing he had placed on Hamiel. When he looked at Hamiel, his eyes were filled with pity, but when he met Simon’s eyes, they changed into eyes filled with extreme respect and faith.
It was quite burdensome.
“Anyway, let’s make sure that everyone is fully informed.”
Hamiel, who had returned to his original state, glared at Moze once and then sat down.
“It takes two days to reach the destination. During that time, the Inquisitors will come into our room three times a day. Brother Simon, in particular, diligently study the contents of the temple, and the two of us should prepare ourselves so that no one will be unnecessarily suspected.”
“Cool-”
“Ah! Brother Moze!”* * *
And so began the delightful train journey.
Sleep, rest, food, even the view outside. Nothing was lacking.
Simon would lie down and study the contents of the temple, practice his magic, and even bring out the divine beings he had brought with him to play with.
“Rouse! This is the Inquisitor.”
As Hamiel said, sometimes the inquisitors armed with torture tools would enter the room and begin their interrogation. Their appearance was truly threatening, with the spiked hammers and chains still hanging from them.
Of course, it was only threatening, but after many experiences in the Holy Federation, Simon no longer feared the Inquisitor.
“Hmm, then which of the six stones from the Iahu story do you think would be the most appropriate symbol of the goddess?”
“It is generally accepted that the smallest jade stone is the symbol of the goddess, but recently, some theologians have chosen the larger amethyst… … .”
In addition to the existing contents of the temple, a new and recent interpretation was input into his head. Simon surprised not only the inquisitors but also Moses and Hamiel with his perfect answer.
“Even at a young age, you are a very devout brother. I apologize.”
“That’s right. You are an exemplary believer in this day and age.”
The inquisitors bowed their heads and clasped their hands together in genuine admiration towards Simon. Simon did the same and smiled in return.
Rather, the Mosé, which was directly under the Vatican, passed by a narrow margin. Because of his attitude of speaking in a rambling manner, there was a tendency to find fault with him even more.
The routine of sleeping, eating, waking up, being interrogated, and so on was repeated, and Simon quickly got used to it.
In the meantime.
“Brother Simon! Look out the window!”
“?”
Hamiel woke up Simon.
At night, Simon, who had been dozing off, suddenly opened his eyes wide. He was stuck to the window.
“and……!”
——————
faqwiki.us
Join our Discord for new chapter updates!
https://discord.com/invite/xr7SxG5T6V
——————
The train was passing along an aerial railway stretching over the sea.
Hamiel quietly opened the window, drew up mana, and spread out a magic circle.
“What are you trying to do… … Oh!”
Water spirits that rose from the sea came rushing in one by one and attached themselves to the car body.
The sight of the train shining with twinkling fluorescent lights was breathtakingly beautiful.
“Even though the era has come to an end, this is one of the few advantages of being a spirit master. Being able to commune with nature?”
Hamiel laughed.
“So I have to study hard, right?”
“Okay, okay.”
Simon, who was about to take a nap, sat up straight and opened the Pollentia family’s book on spirit studies. Even so, he couldn’t take his eyes off the window.
It was such a beautiful sight.
“Oh, by the way, there’s something I’m curious about.”
“?”
“How did you obtain the essence of the saints from other saints?”
Simon thought for a moment and then answered.
“It’s different for each essence.”
In most cases, it was obtained through contact, or when the interests of the saint and Simon coincided.
Hamiel nodded after hearing Simon’s explanation.
“What if, like in the case of Saint Israfil, I make contact but the remnants of the essence do not come through?”
“We have to try various methods.”
“Then, in the worst case scenario, the saint and… … that… … Gyaaaaah!”
“I don’t know what you’re imagining, but it won’t happen.”
Simon smiled bitterly and looked out the window for a moment at the stars.
Simon also didn’t know why he was looking at the stars in the night sky without realizing it.* * *
After riding the train for four days straight, we finally arrived at our final destination, the village of Crevans.
If this were the Dark Alliance, all the passengers would have been anxious to get off as soon as possible.
-Let us all pray together.
The conductor suggested that they pray to the goddess who helped them arrive safely, and the sight of all the passengers praying together was a sight that could only be seen in the Holy Federation.
Hamiel also knelt on the bed and prayed with his hands clasped together, while Moze, who had been sleeping as if in hibernation for most of the train journey, sat askew and picked at his ears as if he was not very interested.
Simon asked, curious.
“Don’t you pray, Mother?”
“I don’t feel the need to do it.”
He said with a big yawn.
“Respect for God can be fully demonstrated through everyday behavior. Prayer is merely a means for the upper echelons to unite the consciousness of ordinary believers. Praying more does not mean receiving more grace from the Goddess.”
“… … .”
Hamiel’s eyebrows twitched as he prayed. Moze also looked at Hamiel with a smirk.
“The poorer and less fortunate a person is, the more likely he or she is to push himself to pray more, saying things like “prayer before meals” and “prayer after meals”, “prayer in the morning” and “prayer at night”. But if you knew how little the Vatican people pray, you would be surprised. Just because you pray a lot doesn’t mean your life will improve.”
I could see Hamiel’s face turning red with anger as he prayed. As expected, the two were polar opposites.
After finishing the group prayer, everyone got off the sacred train one by one and stepped onto the platform.
“here…….”
Simon looked around in surprise.
“What a ridiculous countryside.”
Since this was the final stop of the sacred train, I thought there was a city somewhere, but when I got off the platform, an empty rural landscape spread out before my eyes.
And beyond the small wooden houses erected here and there, countless steep valleys and sharp mountain peaks reaching up into the sky filled the sky.
“Even if the village is shabby, isn’t the nature beautiful?”
After Hamiel got off the platform, he put his hands together and prayed before speaking.
“The place we are going is Arok, the primordial land, the home of the gods, the four great holy places, and the one and only cradle of peace. This is nothing!”
Simon nodded as if he understood. Looking at the magnificent nature, he thought that a place like this would be a place where Arok could be.
“We have also made plans for after the officer arrives.”
Hamiel took a piece of parchment out of his bag.
“I’ve already reserved a carriage. It will take about five more days to get to Arok. Two days by carriage, then two more days by getting off and going up the mountain… … . Before that, I’ll have a quick meal at a local restaurant. When I go to take the carriage… … .”
Haaam-
The mother ended the conversation with a sigh of relief.
An annoyed Hamiel swung his fist to try to hit him, but Moses ducked his head back to avoid it and looked at Simon.
“Saint.”
“?”
“Do you remember the promise we made before?”
Simon nodded after hearing that.
The content was about training with blessings.
“I don’t remember.”
“That. Let’s do it now.”
“Ah! There was a way like that!”
The two boys nodded with shining eyes.
Hamiel blinked, not knowing what was being said.
“What method is it?”
She asked, but Simon and Moses were walking quickly as if they had made up their minds. Hamiel followed them, shouting, “Wait a minute!”
“By the way, what about Hamiel?”
“Let’s just leave that lowly, useless idiot behind.”
“Hey!”
Hamiel suddenly got angry. Moje, who had been glaring at Hamiel with an annoyed and troublesome expression, sighed deeply as if he had no choice.
“I can’t cram it into the sacred space. I’ll just carry it like a piece of luggage.”
“No, no. I’ll take you.”
“… … Then please. I hate even touching that guy. I’m sorry for making you do unnecessary work.”
Hamiel followed and shouted.
“Ouch! Stop keeping this private story between the two of you and tell the authorities!”
After hearing that, Simon approached Hamiel, turned his back, and lowered his posture.
“Get up.”
“Yes? Yes?”
Although Hamiel was flustered, he did as he was told and leaned on Simon’s back. Simon lifted her up gently, then told Moze.
“Let’s go, Mother.”
“yes.”
Kwaaaaaaaaaaah!
Moje, who saw that there were no people around, raised his divinity with all his might.
Then he placed his right hand on Simon and then on himself, repeating this several times.
“Hey, wait a minute! What are you doing… … !”
“You’d better keep your mouth shut, Beomjae. If you do something wrong, I’ll bite your tongue.”
“yes?”
Tadadadadada!
Mother kicked the ground and jumped up several dozen meters in an instant. Simon followed suit and jumped from his spot.
Tearful! Tearful!
His body floated hundreds of meters. Hamiel, who was holding Simon’s shoulder tightly, let out a scream of ‘Kyaaaaah’.
“As expected of a saint! You can adapt to this speed!”
A blessing that comes quickly.
Moze cheered as he watched Simon perfectly control the speed.
“Let’s go over the mountain and reach our destination! I’ll teach you the know-how to jump while freely controlling your speed!”
“Please take care of me!”
“It’s sooooo fast!”
In this way, the three of them traveled a distance that would have taken four nights and five days in six hours.* * *
Simon and Moses, who had jumped over the highest mountain, finally came down to the ground. Simon sniffed.
‘Something is different.’
It feels different than before.
This vast divinity.
‘There is divinity in the air.’
The great nature filled with mana was easy to breathe in, but with the divinity surrounding him, something felt a bit out of place. Simon thought it might be because he was a necromancer.
“Ahhh… … .”
And Hamiel, still riding on Simon’s back, looked half-stunned.
Simon quickly lowered himself and let her down.
“Are you okay, Hamiel?”
“Two, I hate both of you.”
She had a hoarse voice from screaming. She was also complaining of motion sickness. Moje crossed his arms and clicked his tongue.
“It wouldn’t be this much of a hassle even if I brought my luggage.”
“That… … take it back… … ahhh!”
As soon as Moje unleashed a magic circle and took some action, her condition improved significantly.
Still, Simon smiled with satisfaction at the sight of her taking care of him as a colleague.
“Don’t take up any more of the saint’s time.”
Of course, it seemed like there were other reasons.
Within a few minutes, three people got up from their seats and walked away. As they walked, clearing away the smoky fog, they finally saw something before their eyes.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!
The domain of the Eternal Saint Asperia.
A fantastic sight unfolded that could almost be called a ‘paradise’.
