Chapter 36: The Goddess Troops
Groov.
Angel's heart pounded.
She subconsciously thought that she was no longer in her bedroom, but was pulled into the dream dominated by him by the extraordinary being of the Sleepless Path.
But her spiritual instincts, as a high-level extraordinary, and the "Hidden Sacred Emblem" hidden under her cuffs all told her that it was not a dream, but a reality, and that the person in front of her was not hostile, otherwise she would not have stepped out of the mirror at all and returned here from the mirror world.
"Breaking into a woman's bedroom late at night is not the work of a gentleman from Rune, please leave here before I call the servant to arrive, I can spare the question of the aftermath."
Frowning, he quietly took two steps back to the door, and Angel said very quickly, pretending to be brave in the face of strange men, but in fact he was a little afraid.
She's now "Christine Theresa" who returned to Beckland from Trier, not Angel Granger who knows "Sword of the Goddess"!
Angel asked.
This high-level extraordinary property has to replenish the spiritual wall almost every day, otherwise it is completely impossible to carry around, and may even merge with the container and become a strange-shaped seal.
"This is a small force of Extraordinary Beings directly under the Holy See, under the command of Madame Arianna, and they usually do their work in their own posts, only when they need to carry out certain tasks independently."
"If you didn't come out of the mirror, but walked through the door into the bedroom, maybe it would be more like, Miss Granger."
Even if you are not lying, you may be influenced by subjective opinions or misled by misinformation...... If what you have just said is correct, you should have conclusive evidence in your hands. β
Taking a deep breath, Sesima said slowly.
He knew it was me...... Angel let out a sigh of relief, and a sense of shame welling up in her heart for performing embarrassingly in front of an acquaintance.
Crestai Cesima's expression became more serious the more he listened, he knew that after making the vow, Angel in front of him could not lie, at least not quietly, but when these "truths" were placed in front of him, he still felt a little suffocated as a senior deacon.
Cesima explained why she was here, and when she mentioned Lady Arianna, her legs were quietly lowered back into the carpet and she sat much more upright.
"Now that it's confirmed, let's catch him quickly, according to the time of the real Pierce's accident, he has been lurking in the Goddess Church for more than half a year, and I don't know what conspiracy is brewing."
This is the second time that I have made an oath in front of the sacred object called the "Sword of the Goddess...... Angel looked at the metal box containing the white bone sword, nodded, and then watched as Cesima placed the box on her lap and opened it towards Angel as she had done when she was examined in Tingen.
And it always feels like you're pulling me into the water when you're telling me so much...... Angel asked rhetorically while sneering at the "Goddess Sword" in front of him.
After seeing Angel's assurances that she would not lie in the future, Cesima carefully put away the holy relic, changed to a more comfortable sitting position, and invited her to sit in another chair as if she were the master of the house, and listened carefully to what she had to say.
After a moment of silence, Cesima spoke.
"And now? With my testimony, it should be confirmed, no, at least I suspect that this Pierce is the 'man in the mirror', right? β
She pronounced the other party's full name and nodded slightly as a greeting.
After gaining a trace of true divinity, Angel has realized that that existence is the goddess of the night.
Could it be that he, and Ms. Arianna, have confirmed the matter of the "Man in the Mirror"?
At that moment, she seemed to feel the joy of passing the examination again, the excitement of sharing the role with her teammates, and the shock and remorse when she learned that old Neil was out of control.
"Yes, there are several others, 'Eyes of the Goddess', 'Heart of the Goddess', 'Shadow of the Goddess', and a handful of members who have not yet received their code names...... Their existence is also a top secret within the church, and most people only know me as the 'Sword of the Goddess', but they don't know about the existence of this special force. β
She had never heard such a term in the church texts, in the communication of the night watchmen.
"Because of this, it's not time to do it now," Sesima shook her head again, "I'm back in Beckland this time in the name of investigating the Aurora Society, and he should think that he hasn't been exposed now, so he doesn't need to rush for a while...... I'm going to pray to the Goddess and report back to Lady Arianna before I decide what to do. Even as a member of the Goddess Army, I can't handle a high deacon on my own. β
"So, the 'Sword of the Goddess' is one of them?"
The senior deacon's face remained unchanged, and he shook his head as if it was fixed in the stand-up collar of his trench coat, and said indifferently.
Evidence......
The gas lights around him, which had been dimmed by Sesima's presence, almost disappeared completely, and the bone dagger in the box glowed with pure white.
The Holy See, which is the honorific title for the Pope within the Church, of course, generally refers to the seat of the Holy See, which is also the center of power of the Church.
Sesima held the metal box containing the holy sword in one hand, and her tone was solemn.
"If it's absolutely secret, why do you tell me about this man who has left the church system? Do I have the right to know these things? β
No, maybe Madame Arianna sent Her Excellency Cesima to me, and that was the arrangement of the Goddess?
Angel was a little stunned, and then noticed a word in Cessima's words:
"Goddess troops?"
Seeing that he finally relented, Angel also breathed a sigh of relief and made his own request.
Receiving the extraordinary trait, Cesima, who is also the path of the Sleepless, instantly confirmed that it was Ince Zangwill's promotion hope that he would obtain even if he defected, and he was also the "night watchman" of his follow-up sequence.
"I see, your caution is correct, even if it is reported directly to the Church of St. Samuel, it is likely that this matter will not be transmitted to the upper echelons."
The island of Parra, the Jump Path, the high deacon who gets out of control during his promotion, the nightmare that covers the entire town, Pierce Turner's last words before his death, another Pierce in St. Samuel's Church, and the possibility of the "Man in the Mirror......
Angel thought of the title of Sesima.
"His Excellency Crestai Cessima, 'Sword of the Goddess'."
Cesima laughed again, pointed to the full-length mirror behind Angel, and said:
Seeing her face change, Sesima's right hand naturally drooped to the edge of the chair, touched the silver-white metal box, and continued:
"What you prayed about is too bizarre, first of all, I need you to tell me again in the witness of the holy relics, no problem?"
"Before I arrived at Beckland, before I came to see you, I had met Senior Deacon Pierce Turner in the depths of the church, and he looked, talked, and behaved exactly as I had remembered, and if I had not been informed before I came, I would not have thought him suspicious in the slightest.
As the familiar goddess's name was recited, her connection to the holy object, to the being at infinity deepened once more.
"No high-order extraordinary trait is superfluous within the Church, and it is almost impossible for an unowned trait to exist outside the church...... It seems that the current church of St. Samuel is indeed not the original Pierce. β
Fortunately, he had an experience of losing his mind due to looking directly at the holy relic, and his strength was not what it used to be, and without the help of Secima, Angel quickly recovered from the abnormal state, took two steps forward, and reached out and pressed on the holy sword.
"Moreover, he is in charge of managing the intelligence sent here from all over the country in Beckland, distributing them to the night watchmen and the 'Red Gloves', and I think your previous letters must have been stopped by him, and they were discarded as useless news without even passing through his hands."
Of course, the dead Pierce was standing next to him, and whoever it was meant would take this message as garbage...... Angel couldn't laugh or cry, how could she have thought of such a thing as a "man in the mirror" when she was sending a letter on the island of ParΓ‘?
In the next second, her bad premonition came true.
Ask the goddess if you don't decide in trouble, this is what a devout believer is...... Angel laughed secretly, but then remembered that he was also the first to pray to the goddess for help, but unfortunately he did not respond to him......
Although her height and appearance have changed slightly, and her temperament is even more different, her hair color and eye color indicate that she is Angel Granger.
Of course, even if she can't lie, Angel doesn't tell everything and everything, her "calamity" charm, the discussion with the "world" Klein in front of Mr. Fool's seat, and Lola, the source of the "Man in the Mirror" knowledge, are all content that does not need to be reported and does not affect the authenticity of the event.
"Your prayer has reached the ears of the Lady Arianna, the servant of the Goddess, the abbot of the Monastery of the Night, but only by the agreement of the three major churches and the royal family and the military, that he should not be present in Beckland at this time, so I have come here from Berdan to meet you."
Angel immediately thought of the extraordinary properties of the "Night Watchman", and was somewhat glad that Mr. Azik had cleaned it up in time and returned the full property to himself.
She took out the metal locket containing the property from the pouch that she almost never left, broke through the spiritual wall, and couldn't control the escaped, calming and almost falling asleep breath, and handed the locket to Cecima.
Belden in Makai County is a full day's drive away...... Angel had a map of the Kingdom of Rune in his mind, and soon confirmed that Sesima had come "on a special trip", and it took a lot of energy.
After a few moments, her expression returned to calm and calm, and the hair color and facial features disguised by the "hypocritical" ring returned to normal.
"First of all, the church and the night watchmen never thought you had left us, even though most of them didn't know you were alive yet," Sesima got up from her chair, carrying the box, her back to the moonlight outside the window, "and secondly, of course you have the right to know all this......"
ββ¦β¦ Shadow of the Goddess, Miss Angel Granger. β
(End of chapter)