Episode 67. Two hearts
Saint Maria Theresa.
She, our new colleague, stood up straight and introduced herself.
“I… “My name is Maria Theresa and I will be climbing the tower with you from now on.”
She only said a few words, but her face was so embarrassed.
There are only four people here right now, myself, Cynthia, Alfredo, and Rox. Who on earth is he seeing and reacting like that?
As Theresia twisted her body, Alfredo, who was looking at her, tilted his head.
“You know how to use recovery spells?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Why are your eyes closed with a cloth? “Can we be seen?”
She answered, lightly caressing the white cloth covering her eyes.
“paper… Yeoyo.”
“paper… “Is this it?”
“yes… .”
Alfredo asked me, pounding his chest with his fist in frustration.
“Does that woman usually talk like that?”
Before I could open my mouth, Cynthia answered, pulling his neck with a scary expression.
“I’m not more frustrated than you, who made me go to the market twice because I couldn’t even count the number of potions, so I’ll just shut up.”
“Oh, no, that’s-”
“Shut up.”
“… “Okay.”
Alfredo stroked his beard and forced a smile to appear casual.
Cynthia cleared her throat a few times, then came to Theresa’s side and helped her introduce herself.
“Theresia is a person with recovery abilities who is famous even within the Papal Office. “I don’t know how much you know about this person, but he is like a legendary being among the Holy Knights, so I hope you will treat him with respect.”
The eyes are looking straight at me.
Perhaps this means making sure Rox and Alfredo know her location.
I nodded my head slightly and agreed with what Cynthia said.
“As Theresia is a colleague that I personally chose, I hope that she will embrace her and not criticize her if she has any shortcomings.”
Theresa was startled and grabbed her nun’s clothes.
“You’re taking care of me?! Ma, Ma, we’ve only met for a day, but what do you plan to do to me? Could it be that they took him to a place where no one was around and tied his whole body with a tight rope… .”
“no! That’s not what I meant by the word ‘nursing’. “It means that I ask you to understand even if I make a mistake.”
“ah… .”
After taking a deep breath.
Phew-
I called Rox and explained it to him.
“This is Ms. Theresia’s first time out of the Papal Palace, and she has no experience in this area yet, so please take good care of her.”
“yea, I got it. “What, you haven’t even fought yet?”
“Yes, you say you have never been on the battlefield.”
“So the recovery ability was only used within the Papal Office?”
“yes. “I heard that you only worked to recover those who returned from the battlefield, so you can think of me as sticking by your side and protecting you from now on.”
“Oh, okay. “It’s simple.”
Theresia took a quick look at the atmosphere of our party, immediately figured out who was in what position, and asked me.
“Is the leader of this party Lord Verdin?”
“That’s right.”
“Rox, are you the unit commander?”
“If you really have to ask, I think you can look at it that way.”
“Then can you tell me where Miss Cynthia is?”
Cynthia’s location? I’ve never thought about him once.
If we had to be specific, she is currently just an ally, so she can be considered equal to me or a little higher than Rox.
‘It’s between the captain and the vice commander.’
It’s ambiguous.
“Miss Cynthia is on equal footing with me.”
“Equal status?”
“Yes, she is from the same party, but it is a temporary alliance. “It’s a relationship where you can’t say who is higher or lower.”
“ah… .”
“Even though we are different parties, we are holding hands for a while to climb the tower. “I think you just need to understand this much.”
There was a reason why I said this now that everyone was gathered.
We needed to respect each other in our future adventures. I experienced several major conflicts due to disorderly behavior between colleagues in my past life. This time, in order to prevent something like that from happening again, we had to set a line in advance to keep between us.
I placed Cynthia next to me and reminded Rox and Alfredo of her position.
“There is no above or below between me and Cynthia, so let everyone know that.”
Of course, if time goes by and she completely integrates into my party, then I will have to show a different attitude.
‘Not now.’
Let’s wait for them to settle down as well as possible.
Anyway, as time passes, everyone will be in a position to follow my orders.
Cynthia, who felt a little better at my reaction, slowly looked around, then tilted her head as if she had discovered something and asked me.
“wait for a sec? “Where is Judas?”
She looked at me.
“I went back.”
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“go back? “Where?”
“To my hometown.”
“hometown?”
I could only explain it this way.
Other than that, everything that comes out of your mouth will be a lie.
Even if it is to others, it is my belief not to lie to fellow party members.
“Yeah, they said you can’t be with us anymore.”
“Why all of a sudden?”
“I don’t know, but he said he didn’t want to take any more chances with us.”
“… Really?”
“It’s true.”
Cynthia knows.
That I do not tell lies about these things.
“I don’t understand. “When did you go back?”
“The night I arrived at the Pope’s Office.”
“Did you leave anything special for me?”
“There was none.”
Now that I think about it, we must have been together for a long time before meeting me, but he really left so easily without saying a word.
Cynthia scratched her forehead with a bitter expression, then turned her back on me and began a monologue as if throwing out words.
“If you leave, at least say you’re leaving… .”
I know.
Although she usually acts strong, her inner heart is very soft.
“If you meet again, know how to search.”
Of course, he has a rough mouth.
* * *
When I returned to the mansion, I immediately asked Theresia for healing.
“Please take care of me.”
“You may feel a slightly warm energy, but it is not an aggressive spell, so don’t worry, just relax and breathe evenly.”
“All right.”
Lying on the bed, folding my hands and closing my eyes, Theresia placed her wand on my chest and began to recite a spell.
This felt similar to the song the nomads of the south sang for those leaving, and the echo-like repetition of her voice made me drowsy.
‘Are you asleep?’
No, if you were in a dream, you wouldn’t even be able to think like this. I closed my eyes and saw the blue sky in front of me.
It feels like floating in a space somewhere between reality and a dream.
‘If it’s a dream, I don’t want to wake up.’
It was so comfortable that I thought it would be nice to stay like this forever.
“You can open your eyes now.”
As soon as Theresia’s voice was heard, my eyes suddenly opened and my vision returned to the room.
“… “Did I fall asleep?”
“No, you just closed your eyes until I finished chanting the spell.”
“okay.”
It’s a healing ability I’ve experienced in a past life, but experiencing it after such a long time feels completely new.
Easy profit.
‘also.’
Theresa’s abilities were amazing.
Not only did he heal all of the wounds from the previous battle, but he regained the energy he had not recovered from before he faced Monestier, who had turned into an apostle, in just half a day.
‘Amazing.’
My judgment in choosing her in this situation was not wrong.
In order to achieve an unachieved goal, not only do you need to become stronger, but also those who work with you must work together to achieve good results.
I felt keenly in my previous life how important this was, so this time I had no choice but to create a stronger party than before and challenge the top.
sssss-
As the white light surrounding my body gradually diminished, Theresa took a step back and prayed briefly.
I waited for her to finish chanting, and as soon as she finished chanting, I expressed my gratitude out loud.
“Thanks to you, I regained my strength.”
Theresia hesitated and took a step back, then lowered her head and answered as if embarrassed.
“Hey, this is nothing special! If you need it… . “I will treat you anytime.”
“I feel reassured.”
“It’s all solid? Where are you going?!”
“I said I felt reassured.”
“ah… .”
Should I call it tea?
Not only does he have the best healing ability on the continent, but he is also a member of the Pope’s Office, so his personality is flawless.
My ears were dark and my mental world was a bit unique.
fluttering.
Rox, who had been watching my recovery, got up and put on his outerwear.
“If it’s over, shall we go now?”
“Where?”
“Judas, we have to go catch that guy.”
I shook my head.
He has already left the adventurer’s coffin, so if we were to go find him, we would have to head to the tower.
‘It’s not ready yet.’
There is no need to rush to meet him.
‘but.’
Baphomet’s strange behavior before leaving for the tower. For what reason did he meet my brother’s mother, ‘Katharina’?
And what did Katarina talk about when she met him, and did she meet him after knowing his identity?
A few questions crossed my mind, but I didn’t think about them too deeply.
‘… yes.’
Because there was something I had to do first.
A promise I made to Katarina before the incident with Monestier happened.
‘Go find your brothers, that’s what your father said.’
The date I promised her was already almost here.
This is the day when I will keep my semi-compulsory order to visit the three damn brothers Tony, Johnny, and Ronnie at the Academy.
‘Well, I don’t think there will be any problems even if I go to the academy.’
I can’t read her intentions.
“Can you tell me his current location?”
“No, it’s impossible since I came out of the adventurer’s coffin. “I think it probably killed a bug that was secretly placed there.”
Some of it may have been like that.
The bugs had been planted before leaving for Beopwangcheong, so they probably knew about their existence but did not remove them to reassure me.
‘I don’t know why he showed his position until the moment he met Katarina.’
After recovering, I immediately put on my weapons and spoke to Rox.
Crash.
“I’m going away for a while.”
“Are you leaving?”
“I’m going to the academy for a while to see my brothers. “It will probably take about a week, but nothing major will happen, so don’t worry.”
“It’s taking an incredibly long time.”
Well, I didn’t spend more than a week in the tower.
“Can not help it. “The academy is far away, and right now I can’t use the warp gate that leads there.”
“So what are we doing while you’re away?”
Theresa glanced at me. Next to her, Cynthia also put down her book, wondering if she was curious about her answer.
“Let’s go to the arena.”
“arena?”
“Okay, just make sure you play until I get back. Because there, you can improve your skills without relying on ability.”
“… “Will I be okay without you?”
“Suffice. “If only Cynthia and Alfredo were together.”
Cynthia perked up her ears and looked into the distance, pretending not to hear.
“Cynthia, Theresia cannot use her abilities within the stadium, so please do not take her with you.”
“… “Without you, there are only three of us.”
“Yes, so it will be good to show off your skills even more. You guys will easily beat those in the gold class. “Don’t put too much pressure on yourself and just gain experience.”
She thought for a moment and nodded as if she understood.
“I get it. Then a week. “Let’s wait.”
This is how we spent a week with different purposes.
Not knowing that the worst day would come when an unexpectedly strange event would occur and one of his colleagues would die.
“Devery, please prepare a carriage to go to the academy where Tony is.”
fantasy,
