The firelight flickered, and the faint vines struggled to grow and expand between the cracks in the walls.

Leonardo da Vinci walks through the dungeon.

This is the basement of the Papal Chamber, where the god of the earth, Augustus, was the scene.

But he hadn't seen His Majesty until now - it was big, very big, and winding like a labyrinth that could never be escaped, and it was a normal thing to get lost here.

However, the middle-aged gentleman who loves cats did not lose his way.

He was always on the right path.

This is not because he is familiar with the environment, but simply because he is an alchemist—more precisely, a great alchemist who has risen to the side of truth.

Therefore, he was able to gain insight into the essence of this underground palace.

It's a refining array.

The Order's legendary alchemist suddenly stopped, looking up at the Qingyao Stone Gate at the end of his line of sight, staring at the ancient characters engraved on it.

“Sinner， Augustus， dormas ?i tie——”

Subconsciously reading it, Leonardo da Vinci couldn't help frowning.

It is not a great secret that the ancient language used by the ancestors is almost a basic lesson that must be mastered by an alchemist of his level. However, it is precisely because he can decipher the true meaning of this line of text that he is so confused and puzzled.

After all...... It doesn't make sense.

- Sinner, Augustus, rests here.

This is an almost blasphemous statement, however...... But it was directly engraved in the hinterland of the Order's living Canaan, under the noses of the gods on the earth, and it was obviously impossible to say that the Pope and Augustus had not found anything.

In other words, it was none other than the crown who rested in the ground, the god of the earth who single-handedly created the Order.

Why did he do this, why did he call himself a sinner?

A cat named Curious stayed in the middle-aged gentleman's heart, constantly scratching his heart.

I can't hold it back anyway.

I don't want to press it.

So, he pushed open the thick door made of Qingyao stone.

— and a whole new world has been opened.

Behind the door, it was not the divine temple he expected, nor the central mechanism controlled by the alchemist to control the refining array, and it had nothing to do with the tomb, but a real, real ......

World.

It's a small world.

The blue sky, the white clouds, and the warm glow that shines from the sky.

Where is it?

Naturally puzzled, the alchemist on the side of truth did not feel the displacement of space after opening the door, that is...... Behind the door lies a real world.

A marvel of magnificence.

I can't help but stop, I can't help but linger in this thrilling beauty.

And then leaned over -

From between the petals of the rose, he picked up a pure white feather, a feather that was completely condensed by light.

"The Winged People. ”

Leonardo da Vinci said, his expression becoming solemn, and with a heart of pious faith, he walked to the small cabin in the middle of the world, and knocked softly on the door.

But no one answered.

Only the rather subtle rainbow light continued to scan him, and after a few moments, a large string of unknown identification codes appeared in the glass of the door, and then ...... The door opened.

Something behind the door made a sound, to be exact.

"The identification code XYK-XSD3-B32J has been detected. ”

"Submit the documents for review. ”

"The Clerk established that the applicant, Leonardo da Vinci, was approved by Augustine at 3:3027 on December 11, 987 Eden, and was granted Class A clearance. ”

"The crisis is over. ”

"Weapon system cooling. ”

"The steam valve will start pressurizing in three seconds and will now be countdown. ”

"Three-"

"Two—"

"One. ”

There was an abrupt sound, and then, the small wooden door in front of him, which was very simple, lined up in both sides in the thick and scorching steam.

"Welcome, Lord Leonardo da Vinci. ”

The owner of the voice behind the door, a half-dressed maid made of marble, said to him, her mouth obviously did not open and close, but her voice was not affected in the slightest: "Please follow me." ”

"Thank you. ”

The middle-aged gentleman was not too surprised by this, but took off his hat to thank him, and followed behind the half-length maid statue.

"The master sleeps here," said the marble maid at his destination, in a bedroom at the rear, "and for the sake of his master's health, I advise you not to wake your master unless there is an emergency that cannot be handled. ”

"I know. ”

The Great Alchemist's gaze flickered over the bedroom - the layout was simple, even rudimentary, and apart from the simple painting of the walls, there was hardly any ornamentation to be found here, and it was frighteningly empty.

In this arrangement, the coffin in the bedroom, where the bed should have been placed, is unusually conspicuous.

With a bright red background and a pure white cross, this coffin is not only not gloomy, but creates a transcendent sense of reverence and sacredness in the color scheme.

Augustus is buried here.

There is no need to introduce the marble maid with only the upper body, da Vinci can guess this.

But he didn't point it out, just shook his head: "But I have a reason why I have to wake him up." ”

There was a brief silence.

The marble maid lowered her eyelids: "As you wish." ”

She, or rather, pressed her hand down on a bulge on the coffin, her fingerprints tightly sealed, and a row of consoles popping out from either side of the console to enter the command characters.

But instead of typing the command, the maid pressed her hand from the bottom up somewhere under the console.

"Permission confirmed. ”

"The protection system is activated. ”

"The dormant bin is about to go into standby mode...... Please wait a minute......"

"Three, two, one. ”

Da Vinci waved his hand to kick off a large area of mist, and when his eyes touched the immaculate body, he couldn't help but kneel down on one knee and touch his chest with his hand.

"Hats off, forerunners. ”

The old man, once known as a prophet and now known as the god of the earth, opened his eyes.

Just for a moment.

The alchemist who is on the side of truth has a sense of unreality that has been seen through his whole body.

"Leonardo da Vinci. ”

The old man, Augustus, said his name, the name he should not have heard, and his eyes were long and deep: "You are good, very good...... Say, there is no need to be nervous, there is no need to be restrained, what is in front of you is not a great sage or a great hero, but an ordinary old man with half of his body already in the ground - of course, he may be able to help you a little. ”

As he said this, he winked at the middle-aged gentleman rather playfully.

"Thank you for your trust. The alchemist let out a long breath, tossed aside the social rhetoric that had been drafted on the way, and said straight to the point, "We've found ...... Traces of the activities of the old dominators. ”

"You mean......" The god of the earth narrowed the smile in his brow, his expression meticulous, "Hasta?"

The ancient name that merely existed distorted human reason and distorted human intellect came out of his mouth, and Leonardo da Vinci felt hundreds of similar but very different prayers ringing in his ears, but only a moment later, it was as if it had never happened.

"The King in Yellow. The middle-aged gentleman took a few breaths and released the depression in his heart, "He invaded Mana's center, invaded our-

"Earth, heaven, heaven, kingdom. ”

"What's going on?" the old man who had single-handedly created the Order paused for a moment before expressing his doubts, "According to the predetermined plan, the Tianmen Project should not have started yet. ”

"It's not the Heavenly Gate Project," the head of the Equipment Department shook his head, "It's the Adaptive Trial for the Sword Bearer to implant the stigma - we imported their template into the Earth and Heaven, and I don't know which part of it went wrong, and the entire trial, including Mana's control, was usurped by the King in Yellow." ”

"And then?" Augustus raised an eyebrow.

"I'd like to ask you," Leonardo da Vinci buried his head lower, lower, "what to do." ”

"How to deal with it?"

After a brief period of silence, the existing divine of the Order replied: "Cut off all ties between the artificial angel 'Mana' and the heavenly kingdom on earth, and likewise, between 'Mana' and all trialists, and ...... Check them all again – I'll do it myself if necessary. ”

"But your ......"

"Nothing," said the earthly god's decision, "a thousand years...... I've lived long enough, and now ...... There is no need to forcibly prolong this worthless life, for the kingdom of heaven will eventually replace the kingdom of earth, and the eyes of the Lord have set their eyes on this small, meaningless land, when the winged people blow their trumpets on earth, symbolizing the coming of the final judgment day. ”

"I ......"

"To put an end to this mistake born of arrogance, and to remove the original sin of arrogance that we were born with—"

"That's enough, that's enough. ”

"I never had the luxury of ascending to the kingdom of the Lord, and how much better could I have done than those Judas who turned their backs on the Lord?"

"I am a sinner. ”

"It has always been, it always has been, and it has always been until death. ”

The old man closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, there was only coldness in his eyes.

- In that case, what if you carry your sins and kill again?

He had made up his mind.