Volu 6, Chapter 122: Those who are Pillars
…Why was she in this city? No wait. Why was she at this particular place?
I blinked my eyes and shook my shoulders in confusion. I almost lost the balance of my feet.
How strange. A pile of questions covered my brain. Words to answer these questions ca up one after another. However, my throat did not make any sound at all.
I tried to make a sound from my throat, but only sighs leaked from my lips. I kicked the ground unintentionally and scattered the sand as I walked.
I could not talk to Matia at the brothel. Therefore, I took her for a walk along the road, which was less crowded with people than before.
「Your face is asking , “Why is she here?” Okay, I shall tell you the reason why.」
Matia whispered to in a soothing voice. I couldn’t tell if she was in a good mood or not.
From the sideways, one could say that she was a very beautiful man since she dressed properly as a man. She had long hair, but tied it up to match the n’s clothes. However, she shined regardless of what she wore. Her eyes glowed brightly.
Indeed. When I looked closely at her face, I noticed that her expression was more intense than calm. She did not show fierceness like Caria, but her deanor was certainly not tasteless.
「One, you are too conspicuous. I heard that you faced the ruler of this city. Foolishness is sotis valuable, but for most part, it is life threatening.」
I could not deny her statent. I had more mories of myself as a fool rather than of myself as a wise man.
There was no one in this city, Belfein, who opposed the Steel Princess. In that case, it was unsurprising that people knew about it. A confrontation would inevitably remain in people’s mory. Especially if the instigator was soone like .
Well. Was the life threatening situation that made her visit ? It rather felt as if I beca a rope to pull the Saint woman under .
Anyway. I recognized that I did sothing stupid. I gritted the teeth at the back of my mouth.
Still, oh well, it couldn’t be helped though. I rembered the ti when the Steel Princess looked down on , but for , I felt that I done sothing praise worthy since nobody had ever faced the Steel Princess and co out of it alive.
「And one more thing, I am not soone thoughtless. Hiding underground and collecting information are my strengths. In addition to that, so of my people have already infiltrated this place in advance.」
Her expression was intense but calm at the sa ti. Yet, the light in Matia’s eyes showed that she was sowhat proud of herself.
Yeah, sure. Her long, well-grood hair and her words sotis deceived . She was never a damsel in distress. Nothing that happened to her was because of a peaceful life.
Rather, she held the status of Saint of the Heraldic Order. There were countless tis when people persecuted her by throwing stones, and other tis when she was forced to hide in order to escape danger. In fact, when I t her for the first ti, Matia was hiding in the underground temple with her devout soldiers.
I knew that Matia was a very strong person. I did not an the body itself, but the root of her spirit. Yes, her spirit had unbreakable strength. Even in the face of adversity, she still had a powerful integrity.
I see, absolutely. In fact, it was hard for to imitate this unbreakable strength. It was definitely Matia’s characteristic.
However, that was not relevant right now.
I understood why she knew where I was. I swallowed it in my stomach. However, what I wanted to ask was not how she found here. I wanted to know why this Saint was here personally.
「…Have you thrown the governnt affairs at Ann? That’s a bad call, you know.」
I was wondering why I was seeing her in person, so I spilled those twisted words.
Sohow, I hesitated to ask her straight about why she was here in person. She was a wicked woman after all.
「Ann and my aides are not as incompetent as you might think. Even without …Anyway, my absence won’t be long.」
In other words, she ignored Ann’s advice because she believed that only she could solve this situation.
Naturally, of course. Looking from the side, there was a devilish stain in Matia’s work. She was not just powerful; she also had a hidden unhuman ability sowhere in her body.
As I understood, Saint Matia was soone who was good at grasping most of the situations just by knowing the end of the story. I did not know if she had this ability because of her accumulated wisdom or because of her innate talent.
However, her special ability was one of the reasons why Matia was able to carry out affairs that were far too difficult for regular human beings.
She was soone that, even if she could not reach a hundred percent success, she would try to reach at least ninety-nine percent. This trait was her greatest strength, and her utmost ability as a ruler.
That’s why Matia shouldn’t be here. No matter what kind of talent her aides had, none of them could compete with a genius. There was no substitute for her. I hoped that this endeavor was really just a temporary stop and nothing more.
Garoua Maria was in a vulnerable state right now because the pillar of the Heraldic organization was not present. How could they stand up without Matia? It would be all over if sothing happened to her here in Belfein.
Besides, a spy from Belfein was probably already inside Garoua Maria. I did not know what would happen if they knew that Saint Matia was absent.
Ah, it was the worst. Only unpleasant imaginations ca up in my head. Why did she co all the way here by herself?
I thought deeply about it while gritting my teeth and touching my chin.
「That’s not what I an…Why are you here? This is where you shouldn’t be.」
Yes, I finally professed those words. Matia opened her mouth with a nasty smile on her calm-looking face.
「I am the one who needs to ask you that question. Why are you here? You ca all the way over here without telling anyone, not even .」
Ohh, I knew it. I knew that I shouldn’t ask that question because she would ask back. That’s why I avoided those particular words. I bit my lips as I looked for words. Well, I didn’t want to share my real intentions with her.
How could I say that I was here to prove my strength to myself, without relying on either Caria or Filaret?
I turned my gaze away from her eyes and forced my words to co out of my mouth.
「…I am different from you. You see, our positions are completely different. Even if I die, there will be many alternatives. So…」
Exactly. There was no mistake in my words.
After all, I had a re existence as a fellow comrade of the Heraldic Order. I was no leader. No one relevant. Whether I was dead or alive, my existence would not affect many people.
On the contrary, Matia was soone special. The Heraldic Order would crumble if her existence disappeared. She was soone cunning and calculating, and yet, here she was. I wondered how she did not understand such a thing despite her devilish intelligence.
「…No, you’re wrong. 」
Matia turned her face to as she cut off my truthful words on the spot.
I stopped moving involuntarily when I felt her gaze. Yes, it seed that her eyes pierced my own body. Matia’s deep eyes were pulling inside. This invisible force was detaining violently.
While people ca and went by on the main street, Matia and I faced each other with overlapping eyes.
「Lugis, I want you to rember this. And don’t you dare forget it again.」
Matia spoke to with strong-looking eyes. Our distance beca closer to the point where our sighs overlapped with one another. Then, she spoke the following words in a whisper so that I could be the only one to hear them.
「If I die, the Gospel War will not end. But, Lugis, if you die, this war will no longer continue.」
I couldn’t swallow those words very well. They were far from being understandable. I felt confused, and surely not convinced by her avowal.
How should I respond to an avowal that seed to be sincere yet unreasonable? I just could not understand it at all.
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