He didn't hear any movement until he ran to the apse. The sound of hurried footsteps, whispering incantations...... The bright light of the fire pulled out the swaying figure and fell on the pale ground.

He rushed out of the corridor in a few steps. In front of him was a small lake, a small building in the center, the most sacred place in the entire temple - it was once Felicity's dwelling.

There are no grasslands and lakes like Collins that allow the entire temple to sit on the lake, so a lake was dug out of the apse, although the actual use is far less than its symbolic meaning, but in Ston Butch, this "symbol" is undoubtedly necessary.

After Felicity left, the place was sealed. Ed actually had the power to move into it, but he didn't even think about it...... Probably no one in the entire temple thought of using this place for another purpose.

Ed had only entered one of them once, in order to summon Felicity's spirit in the meditation pool. In my memory, there are people guarding it, but there is no magic circle......

“...... Ed!"

When Filly looked back, he pulled him over and pulled him straight to the lake: "Come and see, what the hell is going on!"

Ed stared in amazement at the lightning-like arc of light flying across the lake. Around the central building, the lake originally had a circle of stone pillars rising from the water, and there were no elaborate carvings on them, just a never-ending stream of water that kept rotating against a stone ball. It wasn't even magic, it was a little trap that was common in the fountains of Stonebug City...... But now, on the surging water, the smooth stone balls were gone, and only the fine electric light intersected between the stone pillars and the current, blocking everyone out.

"When it went up," Filly pointed overhead, "the guards here saw something glowing from inside into the sky, and then vanished in an instant, like a not-so-dazzling firework...... By the time we had time, it had already become like this. ”

"'Available'?" Ed warily grasped the point.

"Don't mention it. Filly, who was holding a bird's nest, rubbed his face wearily, "It's a mess everywhere, and at first I thought someone was attacking the temple...... The demon who was locked in the back almost escaped, but we were quick enough to react. ”

Ed's heart immediately lowered halfway.

He took a few steps closer and tentatively stretched out his hand, and the lightning that flew around came like a snake, unceremoniously biting him so much that he almost screamed.

Filly crossed his arms and looked at him like a fool and smiled. Ed stepped back, rubbing his arm that was painful and numb, unable to move. He didn't actually come up unprepared...... The attack wasn't fatal, but it was enough to knock a dragon to the ground.

"Forget it. "No one has been in anyway." Or, perhaps, when the dawn comes, the moon that popped out of nowhere is gone, and everything will be back to normal. ”

Of course, he respected Felicity, but he never made the place where she lived too sacred. Moreover, as far as he knew, Felicity would not put anything really important in such a place that "seemed important" - he suspected that someone was playing tricks.

Ed hesitated. "Nobody gets in" and "Nobody gets in" are two different things......

While he was still hesitating, a young voice by the lake called out, "...... There's someone inside!"

He jerked his head up. The building in the lake has huge floor-to-ceiling windows like Lockburg, and at this moment, the originally dark interior is lit up with a hazy light, and a figure clearly flashes on the hanging curtains, and the figure is not visible, but it vaguely looks like a woman wearing a long skirt and holding her hair in a bun.

"Sage Lord ......" someone blurted out, and there was a dead silence around them for a moment.

Filly's eyebrows furrowed.

"That's not. He raised his voice, calm and firm. It's such a simple sentence, and there is no explanation, as if it doesn't need to be explained at all, and at such times, it is extremely convincing.

Now it was Ed's turn to look at him and smile, with pride and respect. This was in his toughest time...... The paladin, who stood beside him when he was hopelessly stupid, and even did not hesitate to leave the temple in public, did he know what kind of charm he had? For example, even if he didn't even wear armor, with messy hair and a stubble on his face, he stood there in a big grinning and very casual posture, but it still made people feel reassuring at a glance.

"Laughing fart!" Fili slapped him on the head, "Let's go." I'm afraid someone will come looking for you soon. ”

Ed shook his head.

"She wanted me in. He said.

“...... So you're going to be fooled?" Filly looked at his palm, a look of regret, "Shouldn't I have slapped you on the head?"

"She shouldn't have done it. Ed replied, "I'll have to let her know that." ”

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Ed didn't break the web-like arcs, he just made them accept him - Felicity's spells always had room for them.

It's an amazing feeling...... It was only after her death that he approached her and got to know her. He knew that she was far from being as omnipotent and flawless as he had originally admired, and his admiration had gradually turned into respect and even intimacy. He saw her as a living person, an elder to be remembered, not a symbol in the name of a saint...... So he wouldn't allow anyone to take advantage of her in any way.

He walked across the white stone bridge over the lake, raised his hand and knocked on the door.

The white wooden door opened, and a warm glow poured out. It's not a cold flame made by magic, but a leaping fire.

The building, which is considered a holy place, is elegant and holy on the outside, but it is very warmly furnished on the inside—it is the place where Felicity lived, after all. Like her favorite resting place in the Temple of Collins, there was a circular pool in the middle of the small drawing-room, and the small fountain was still singing softly, but there was no rainbow on top of the thin droplets.

Ed stared at it involuntarily for a few moments before turning his gaze to the man who wasn't supposed to be here.

A woman in a white dress is holding a book and flipping slowly, her long thick black hair is loosely pulled up, her long white neck hangs slightly, her eyelashes are like crow feathers, and her red lips are as soft as rose petals, but they are not too showy, and the silhouette standing there is so beautiful that it is like a painting.

When she snapped the book and threw it on the shelf, the gentle temperament born purely from her appearance instantly burst like a soap bubble.

"I can't believe it. She tapped her knuckles on the bookshelf incredulously, "Do you know what is written in this book?—— recipe! A great sage actually spent her time and energy on things like 'the ten best stews I've ever tasted,' and wrote the old man's comments in a serious manner...... Do you who exalted her like a god know that she was such a saint?"

“...... What does that have to do with you?" Ed asked rhetorically.