Chapter 62
Inside a tavern called ‘Blackstone and Barbeque,’ a female knight donned in a silvery white armor placed down a wooden cup, “Norland is truly a decent city.”
Nad after the Nation of Holy Church, her na was ssai. But, that doesn’t an that she possesses so sort of extraordinary identity. She was only nad as ssai because the nun that picked her up wanted to bless her with the na bestowed by the God of Holy Light and Righteousness, Monicar, so that she couldsurvive past the sickened, weakened and suffering state she was in when she was picked up.
ssai firmly believed that the prayers of the nun that picked her up were heard by the gods. Bestowed the new na, she managed to discard the sickly body of her childhood and rerge anew. Not only that, after she grew into an adult, she even managed to join the Templars of the Holy Church.
“So, why did you insist on bringing to this tavern?”
ssai shook around the ale in her wooden cup. She was not fond of alcohol for it will affect her state of mind. She needed to keep her consciousness clear and firmly rember her belief at all tis.
“Lady ssai, we are currently acting as missionaries and not as mbers of the Templars. The mages of Norland’s upper echelon are simply too stubborn. It is very difficult for us to make them believe in our doctrine.”
The person speaking was ssai’s adjutant. He was wearing a spotlessly white mage gown. He looked very young. He took a glance at the scene behind him. Calling this place noisy would be a praise. Chaos would be better suited.
Over eighty percent of the tavern’s custors were dwarves. Every night, they will turn this tavern into a carousal. It was no wonder that ssai, soone fond of quiet, would find this atmosphere very displeasing.
“Apart from that, I’ve always thought Lady ssai to be soone who likes older individuals.”
ssai’s adjutant looked to the Holy Church Templars. He hasn’t been ssai’s adjutant for long. While he doesn’t know where this strange rumor ca from, he heard that this nearly 25 year old unmarried female knight was more interested in older n.
“Adjutant, if you’re going to make this sort of senseless joke again, I’ll have you return to the Lord’s side and repent for it,” said ssai.
“Please excuse my insolence, Lady ssai,” The adjutant realized the person he was following possessed a temperant much different from the friendly appearance she had on the surface.
“Shouldn’t you be telling exactly what is going on with this city recently? My attendant told there’s a play publicizing demons enjoying great fanfare in this city.”
While ssai doesn’t have a good impression of her adjutant, he was still a missionary of the Holy Theocracy of ssai. He had been staying in Norland for a very long ti. He might even be the person who understood the City of Magic the most among the templars.
This tavern was a terminal decided by this adjutant. If that wasn’t the case, ssai wouldn’t bother frequenting a tavern as noisy as this.
“I am unable to make a final conclusion about that matter yet. The reason for that is because I’ve yet to have a chance to watch that play. The contents of the play are rely oral recounts and hearsays I heard from others.”
The adjutant had a slightly ashad tone as he said those words. Nominally, his identity was a missionary of the Holy Church. But, in truth, he was an intelligence officer dispatched to gather information in Norland by the Holy Church. Thus, gathering information was his fundantal job. Unfortunately, he had clearly failed to fulfill his obligations recently.
“Yet to have a chance to watch that play?”
ssai was slightly confused. The Holy Theocracy of ssai was also a place with theaters. They’ve also perford plays concerning demons before. rely, the stories of those plays were all about how the Holy Church Templars would crusade against the demons.
Tickets for plays in the Holy Theocracy of ssai were not expensive. One could purchase them at any ti. Thus, the only reason ssai could think of as to why her adjutant failed to secure a ticket would be him slacking off.
“That’s how it is... tickets for ‘Beauty and the Demon’ are simply too difficult to obtain. I’ve lined up outside the theater at 6AM, before their opening ti, on many occasions. Yet, I still failed to obtain a ticket. That said, I believe the ticket should beco easier to obtain in the next couple days.”
Even the adjutant himself felt the situation to be extrely strange. If it was the legendary Black Swan Theatrical Troupe, he would be able to accept how difficult it was to obtain a ticket for the show. After all, the reputation possessed by the Flower of Farucci was simply too frightening.
But, he had heard that the perforrs in Beauty and the Demon were all unknown nobodies.
Before ssai could finish discussing the matter about ‘Beauty and the Demon,’ the tavern’s door was violently pushed open.
With how violent the entrance was, ssai and her adjutant imdiately turned their attention to the tavern’s entrance. They suspect that soone might be coming to cause trouble.
“Sure enough, all you damn brats are here!”
An old dwarf walked in. His voice shot awe through all the dwarves in the tavern.
When the young dwarves drinking alcohol loudly and arm wrestling with one another to prove their strength grew silent, the old dwarf walked inside their circle. As if picking up a chicken, he grabbed a dwarf by his neck.
“Damn brats, follow ! Stop wasting your ti and strength at a place like this! It’s ti to use your brains!”
Once those words were said, the majority of the dwarves in the tavern grew quiet. Afraid to speak, they placed down their drinking cups and collectively walked out of the tavern.
Only a dozen plus humans and a group of dwarves from another clan remained in the tavern. In an instant, the tavern grew much more lonely and quiet.
The adjutant recognized the old dwarf. His na was Frostaxe. He was one of the few Great Elders of Norland’s dwarven clans. His authority and position in Norland was only slightly inferior to the Council of Seven.
“What’s going on with those dwarves?”
Living in the Nation of the Holy Church for most of her life, ssai rarely interacts with dwarves. She had only heard that dwarves’ beard would reach their chest by the ti they’re ten years old.
“No idea. Perhaps sothing happened in their clan? Regardless, it’s not sothing that we can ddle in. Not even the mages of Norland are able to ddle in the affairs of the dwarven clans.”
The adjutant shook his head to express that they would have no way to find out. The dwarves were a faction within Norland. Norland’s entire foundation was forged by them.
Even if the grand mages of Norland might be prestigious in the human world, they would still have to disregard their status during discussions with the Great Elders of the dwarven clans.
So ti after the dwarves left, one could no longer hear much noise in the tarven. The revelry atmosphere also disappeared.
But, ssai was not fond of the sll of alcohol that filled the entire tavern. Thus, she didn’t want to continue staying here.
“Adjutant, quickly obtain two tickets for ‘Beauty and the Demon.’ I suspect there’s influences from demons behind that play. No... there are most definitely influences from demons.”
ssai recalled the poster for Beauty and the Demon. She was not at all concerned with how romantic that poster appeared. Instead, she was concerned with the demon on the poster.
Sin Demon. The mont ssai saw that demon in the poster, her hand moved to her sword hilt.
Only the most experienced Legion Commanders of their templar army would be able to take on a Sin Demon. A veteran knight like herself would simply not be a match for a Sin Demon at all.
To be able to openly display the portrait of a Sin Demon, ssai felt that there was a conspiracy behind it no matter how she looked at it. It was a conspiracy sched by those demons.
“Archbishop Desireless will arrive in Norland in a couple days. Before his arrival, we must thoroughly investigate exactly where those demons are hidden and what sort of conspiracy they’re plotting,” said ssai.
“Lord... Desireless?”
ssai’s adjutant was shocked to hear that na. All the citizens of the Holy Theocracy of ssai knew of Archbishop Desireless.
It was said that Archbishop Desireless was one of the earliest people chosen by the gods. He received immortality and has remained alive since the ti of the birth of the Holy Theocracy of ssai.
This archbishop had experienced everything the world has to offer. Whether it might be the ugliest human desires or the most beautiful thing in the world, he had experienced them countless tis to a state of being fed up with them. That was the reason why he beca known as ‘Desireless.’ He had simply sampled all that humanity has to offer.
In the hearts of all citizens of the Holy Theocracy of ssai, Archbishop Desireless was a legendary saint.
“Lord Archbishop has been very interested in arcanotech devices. He hoped that he would be able to find so arcanotech devices that would perk his interest in the World Expo.”
ssai took out a silver coin and placed it on the table. Then, she stood up from the bar seat.
“Those demons have always been a cunning bunch. They’ve already infiltrated into this city. Adjutant, you should be on the alert.”
“I will be careful, Lasy ssai,” said the adjutant.
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