"Bell"

The sound of the bell shook through the clouds, a flock of white doves pierced the sky, and the church decorated with golden splendor pierced the clouds sharply and abruptly.

On both sides of the church, countless finely carved minarets rise one after another, as if they are about to pierce the sky.

The interior of the church is lined with tall stone pillars, and the devotional kagura reverberates under the sky-blue glass painting.

Just in front of the majestic and kind stone statue of the goddess, the girl knelt on the futon, her hands folded on her chest, and the stunning face appeared to be empty and tranquil, gilding the whole person with a layer of holy brilliance, sacred and inviolable.

This is the forbidden place of the Western Continent, the holy court of the goddess Yuliria.

The maiden who is praying in front of the goddess stone statue is the saint chosen by the goddess Juliria, the only substitute.

Saint Elena.

This young girl, who had been raised by the Holy Court since birth, was undoubtedly the most noble and pious existence in the Holy Court, and only a selfless person like her was qualified to pray under the stone statue of the goddess and listen to the voice of the goddess Yuliria.

At the end of the morning prayers, Elena slowly stood up, and the knights of the Holy Court standing at the bottom of the stone steps handed her a white robe to protect her from the wind.

"Thank you." Elena took the robe and put it on, nodding slightly to the Knights of the Holy Court.

"For Lady Yuriria!" The Holy Court Knights swore an oath with great reverence.

“......”

In the inner court, the nun who was over half a hundred years old said with a straight face: "The council has made a decision, and the Holy See will be responsible for judging the suspected appearance of heretics in the Creel Empire and Benin City. ”

"Are you going to send out the Knights of the Holy Court?" Elena kept her composure, which is one of the necessary rituals to be a saint, "I think it's better to investigate and verify it first. ”

“... Is this your own judgment, Your Majesty? ”

"No, it's the Goddess's decision."

“...... I understood, so I went to inform the Holy Envoy to prepare. ”

“......”

Back in the room, the maid in front of the door bowed her head in awe and shouted in unison, "Welcome the Holy Maiden back to bed." ”

"Hmm." Elena bowed slightly, and then ordered, "I want to sleep for a while, you don't have to wait at the door." ”

"Yes..."

“......”

It was a clean and tidy room, the furniture was meticulously arranged, and the walls, floor tiles and ceilings were cleaned clean.

Elena walked to the window and reached out to lift the curtains slightly, and the sunlight crept into the room through the small gap, illuminating her lifeless face at the same time.

"Ugh..."

I don't know how many times I've sighed, but in my unchanging life, it seems that even time has stopped passing.

When did you start to change?

When did you begin to yearn for an escape from this stagnant water?

Do you find that you can't actually hear the voice of the goddess at all, or do you realize that you don't really have any use at all?

Neither, the source of change is on the shelves.

In the neatly arranged book of goddesses, holy words and teachings, there is a thin picture album.

It was a brochure handed out at an art exhibition held in the Western Continent, and Elena accidentally saw a maid discarded in the back mountain, and then picked it up.

On display are the covers and introductions of various works left by various artists.

Art exhibitions, brochures, that's fine.

The problem is that –

This thing is an exhibition of what it is, and the painting introduced in the brochure is not an oil painting, but a comic... Commonly known as a small thin book.

It stands to reason that this thing should not have appeared in the sacred court, and Elena, as the goddess's surrogate, must not come into contact with such an unclean existence.

Sadly, however, she had no common sense in this area, and she did not know that the contents of the album were unclean.

So, the Holy Maiden became obsessed.

Even though he has received a strict etiquette education since he was a child, he has always been under the influence of the Holy See. But under the smooth identity of the saint, she is still just a girl who has just fallen in love after all.

And it seems that he is more interested in this aspect than ordinary people...

"Demon King... Female knights... Unclean, too unclean..."

In the dimly lit room, the saint curled up on the bed, holding the album in both hands, her pretty face was pink, and her mouth said "unclean", but her big eyes were beautiful and bright, but she was always inseparable from the pictures in the album that led her to red face and red ears and her heart throbbing inexplicably.

"After the defeat of the female knight... How cruelly she will be treated... The brutal demon king will not pity her, it will be like this... And then like that... unclean, even to do such a thing..."

The Holy Maiden muttered to herself, her eyes becoming more and more misty, and her face was as red as if it were ripe tomatoes.

In her mind, the female knight who was pressed to the ground by the strong and cruel demon king in the picture book actually began to become herself...

Yikes! I... How could I be a match for such a beast... He's so strong, he must have a lot of strength... I, what should I do?

By the way, I also have the Knights of the Holy Court, and they will definitely protect me...

However, have the Knights of the Holy Court been able to defeat the Demon King? The Demon King is so strong...

She couldn't help but think of the image in her mind - the strong, tall, and handsome Demon King stood in front of the cliff, with countless seriously injured and dying Knights of the Holy Court at his feet, and then the Demon King looked at her, the corners of his mouth slightly hooked.

If you don't want the knights to die because of you, put on a collar and swear to be the king's woman!

Then, the knight of the Holy Court beside her, who was desperately protecting her, angrily denounced the Demon King, and then expressed his affection for her.

However, the demon king easily subdued him, and in order to protect his life, he could only betray the goddess, and had to commit himself to the demon king, and then accepted cruel uncleanness, and finally gradually ......

"Holy Maiden... Holy Maiden..."

A knock on the door interrupted Elena's reverie, she quickly got up from the bed, stuffed the album into the gap between the bookshelves, and then tidied up her clothes, the blush on her face also dissipated at this time, she stepped forward to open the door and frowned and asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

The whole action is done in one go, which can be called a smooth flow.

"Yes..."The maid didn't notice the strange appearance of the Holy Maiden, and lowered her head and said respectfully, "The nun has something to discuss with you. ”

......

"The council has decided that you will be the holy envoy to Benin City to investigate." The nun's tone was flat.

To Benin City... Leave the Holy See!

Elena was moved, but she had to maintain the etiquette of a saint and shook her head: "This matter... I need to ask the goddess for her opinion. ”

The nun looked at her with some surprise, and then nodded indifferently: "Go ahead." ”

A moment later.

"The Goddess said that she also wanted me to go to Benin City immediately to investigate the matter of the infidels as a holy envoy..."

“......”