When Crestai Cesima arrived at the train station, Dunn recognized him from the crowd at a glance, whether it was the box Sesima was carrying or the distinctive pair of red gloves, which were very conspicuous features. Dunn had seen the "Sword of the Goddess" in Beckland before, when Dunn had gone to be promoted to Nightmare and trained, and soon he was back in the Tingen district, where he remained steadfast in the small city.

That was a few years ago, but Crestai's appearance hadn't changed much from then: his short blond-brown hair was as stiff as his backbone, and his dark green eyes peeked out from the high collar of his trench coat, which was raised to obscure his chin and lips, making it difficult for others to see his full face.

"Deacon Secima." Dunn greeted him, fry, who was with him.

Frye also said hello, and Crestai nodded: "It's a blessing that today's steam train is not late." Let's get over as soon as possible, this matter cannot be delayed. ”

It didn't take much time to get from the train station to Blackthorn Security, and the night watch team in Tingen had their own carriages, and Crestai preferred public transport, but now that he had a mission on his side, he was happy to spend less time on the road.

"So it doesn't make any resistance."

No, Esther even showed a preference for staying behind Chanis. Is this really safe? There are a lot of other seals in there. ”

"I need to see it and confirm it with the sword of the goddess before I can decide how threatening it really is. But no matter what, I'll use sealing, you can rest assured. ”

Dunn hesitated for a moment, but still said what he was thinking: "Esther seems to be, she." Esther's appearance, words and deeds are all the same as ordinary girls, and there are obvious differences from common seals. ”

"I can't say, if its power increases to a certain extent, it may become Him."

Dunn suddenly closed his mouth, it was a pronoun that reached the level of an angel or even a god, it was no longer in the category of what he should understand, and it would be irrational to ask any more.

Crestai glanced at Dunn, "I'm telling you because it's going to be here for a while, and I'm not going to take it with me." You can make good use of Esther's properties, which will put her into a long-term slumber and reduce its invisible effects. ”

After a moment, Crestai added: "You can treat Esther as a human or as a seal, you can do it, it won't make much difference to it." If there is any emergency, please feel free to contact the Church. ”

"I see. But how can we take advantage of Esther's properties? ”

"You can have it join the Night Watchman, but it's best to only take it out during dangerous missions, so that it doesn't attract the attention of other forces. It can effectively deter other seals, and can avoid danger through spiritual intuition, allowing Esther to explore the path or follow the traces of people and things, which can have very lucky results. ”

"I see. Are there any negative effects to be aware of? ”

"Fulfilling its demands in normal times is already paying the price, and if you wish, superficial exchanges and friendships can constitute an advance. Just make sure it sleeps for a while behind Chanis Gate every day. ”

Dunn was a little surprised by the loose constraints, but didn't show it, just nodded his head to indicate that he had written it down.

The carriage arrived at Zotland Street, and after Dunn and the others got out of the carriage, they walked ahead to lead the way, and the "Goddess Sword" picked up the silver-white suitcase and followed behind Dunn.

Frye didn't follow, he nodded to Roseanne and went back to the Night Watch team's break room, and he didn't have permission to know anything about the rest of the matter.

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Esther heard someone approaching, and with her instinct humming, she opened the stone door first, and saw a serious man she had never seen following Dunn, looking at her. Instinctually dangerous was him, but Esther could feel a power in the man that made her feel more relatable, almost soothing to a substance, especially from the box in his hand.

It is the power of the night.

"Hello, are you the one of the night?"

Such a question was quite rude, but Crestai didn't have any special reaction, and nodded indifferently: "Yes, you can call me Secima." Praise be to the Goddess, I am just one of the high deacons who owe allegiance to Him. ”

His right hand tapped four times on his chest, drawing the shape of a red moon.

Esther nodded as if she didn't understand, "How can I cooperate with you?" ”

"Please come with me first. Dunn, are there any rooms available? The kind that doesn't have anything. ”

Dunn immediately led the way: "Yes, just go further." ”

Esther closed the stone door and followed Crestel, who was also feeling the strange and twisted extraordinary power of Esther, some kind of fate that did not belong to common sense tried to infiltrate the surroundings, but was easily suppressed by the seal of Chanisgate, and concentrated on Esther's head in silence and stability.

If it weren't for Crestai's resonance with the Goddess's Sword in a certain sense, he might not have been able to detect this just by the rank of Sequence Five, and I am afraid that he would have to at least reach the status of an angel to see Esther's fate trajectory. And the result of ordinary people's contact with Esther is only to quickly forget and twist their fate after the connection is severed. Esther herself didn't seem to know this, otherwise she wouldn't have spent months in the ordinary world.

Crestai let Esther into the empty room and motioned for Dunn to leave Chanis Gate before he walked in and closed the door.

The dark blue candles on the walls were steady, like empty pupils, staring at the two people in the room.

"Esther, will you be loyal to the Goddess?"

Crestai's temperament was too serious, which made Esther hesitate for a few seconds, but she finally shook her head: "Sorry, this may be ...... I'm not a religious person, but I can help as much as I can. ”

"No, this is just an answer that we need to confirm simply, and it will not affect the rest of the agreement."

Esther was a little puzzled: "Confirm this?" ”

"The oracle of the goddess is just to keep our attention on you, and there is no need to stop any of your actions unless you are hurting others. The best option for the Templar is for you to join the Church and enter the Diocese of Beckland according to the order of extraordinary abilities, the Night Watch or even the Red Glove, the Special Operations Group. ”

"And what about me now?"

"If you don't want to, then just make sure you can contaminate the power of Chanis Gate every night, and you can move freely the rest of the time."

Esther pointed to herself curiously, "Can I fight like Ms. Daly and Mr. Smith?" ”

"It's up to you, and of course we'd love for you to join the Nightwatch. Ms. Daly will follow me to Beckland today, and she will not stay in Tingen for long. ”

"Of course I'll help them! I don't want that kind of monster killing thing to happen again, it's too terrible for ordinary people. ”

Crestai's thin lips pursed into a smile that didn't have much arc, "Then we can make a pact from this: you help the night watchmen in Tingen, and the Night Church will temporarily see you as a part of this, and meet your needs here as much as possible until you leave the night watchman team in Tingen." ”

Esther thought for a moment and nodded: "It doesn't matter if it's not a contract, it's my willing." ”

"Looks like you've developed a crush on the night watchmen here."

Esther laughed embarrassedly: "After all, it's really too much to not help at all where I sleep and eat the money of the night." ”

There was an inconspicuous twitch at the corner of Kreistaux's mouth, and if it weren't for the dim light in the room, it would have been easy for Esther to see his helplessness - Chanismen was not a good place, how could Esther still enjoy it so much?

But considering the Templar's description of Esther's "inhuman nature", Crestai guesses that Chanisgate is the power to suppress her and keep her awake and sane.

Seeing that Crestai didn't speak, Esther hurriedly added: "And I admire what they do, they are all very powerful people, I hope they can have a better fate, it's always good to be able to help!" ”

Perhaps Esther didn't know what she was talking about casually, but just tried to explain the witty words that had just taken advantage of the church, for fear that the very serious deacon in front of her would be dissatisfied.

Crestai placed the box between the two of them and motioned for Esther to bow down like him: "Next, you need to repeat the promise you just made in the presence of the holy relics. Just put your hand on it and you're good to go. ”

"Okay."

Krestai broke the buckle and lifted the lid, revealing the pure white sword body inside, no more than a meter long, the material did not look like porcelain or white jade, but white bones, and the delicate sword body was engraved with intricate runes.

It was pure, sacred, and emitted a striking white glow, and Esther's head tingled slightly when she stared at it without blinking, but she couldn't take her eyes off it. She looked at the bone sword tenderly, especially the moonlight that was almost like moonlight, she missed the color so much that before Crestai could speak, she took the initiative to put her hand on it.

It was a little cold, but the power that made Esther feel quite peaceful followed, very similar to the dreams of the night.

"Esther, do you know Hermes?"

Esther shook her head and then nodded: "You can say it first, I can follow along." ”

When Crestai spoke again, it was in a very old language: "The goddess of the night, exalted above the stars, older than eternity; Please bear witness to our oath. ”

Esther did speak, and she repeated it with Crestai.

"Esther, would you like to stay at Chanisgate and assist the Tingen Nightwatcher Squad until fate guides you away?"

"I do."

"Do you swear that you will not harm the interests of the Night Church, not harm the members of the Night Church in any way, and not tell anyone any of the secrets of the Night Church?"

"I swear that I will not harm the interests of the Church of the Night, harm church members or inform anyone of the secrets. I'll help Tingen's Night Watch team and protect its fate......"

The light on the sword's body suddenly blinded, and Crestai suddenly noticed that Esther's hair was glowing, and the brilliant light like fireflies wanted to float from above, and she herself was unconscious.

This made Crestai quickly shout: "It's okay! ”

Frightened, Esther withdrew her hand in an instant, and Crestai immediately closed the lid of the box, his spiritual instincts had a belated premonition, but it was not serious, and the high deacon breathed a sigh of relief.

"Praise the Goddess."

Crestai drew a red moon on his chest, and Esther subconsciously raised her hand to follow, but put it down in embarrassment.