The place where Delfino took Ivan was a small temple nearby. Compared to the reputation of the Arun Temple, it was not that it didnt feel shabby. But Ivan was rather surprised.
Is there a temple in this place?
Its the result of a lot of hard work.
You must have suffered quite a bit.
In the northern part of the continent, large and small peoples, including the Nordics, were scattered and worshiped their respective gods. Since this place is so close to the northern part of the continent, from the point of view of other major denominations, it was like a barren land of faith.
From such a place to a small and dium-sized city, a small temple had been prepared, so it was a great thing. Indeed, it was the Arun temple that boasted the greatest fortress on the continent.
You can co this way.
Delfino went deep inside, beyond the main hall, where common believers co and go to pray.
There were tis when they t a priest as they passed by, but they opened their eyes wide, bowed their heads without saying a word, and walked away.
Occasionally, there were priests who spoke words of encouragent and blessing to Delfino and Ivan, but no one found it strange that a stranger had co here. Its not like he had contacted them separately.
Ivan was curious about it, so Delfino laughed and explained.
Because of this.
necklace?
The necklace of the seal that hides the divine power ans that the exorcist is on a mission. They are cheering on us because we are fighting the demon.
When the exorcist appeared wearing the necklace of seals, he said it was the tacit rule to not question the mission and to cooperate as much as possible. They are people who work very hard, so the denomination takes care of them.
So, the expenses given to the exorcist during the mission were quite abundant. He could afford the high fee of Ivan without asking the temple separately.
Of course, Delfino has recently learned how to enrich his pockets in other ways as well. From now on, he may be able to receive a little less money from the temple. (dlazarturead(dot)wordpress(dot)com)
Druck!
Delfino, who had rented an underground prayer room that allowed priests to pray without interruption, pulled sothing out of his arms. It is a glass bottle containing a cloth that has recently been wiped with the blood of a warlock.
Can you really find them with that?
Ivan asked, frowned. At least among the priest skills he knew, there was no such thing.
Of course, Ivan knew because it was only a part of it that existed since the days of gas.
Delfino laughed, saying not to worry.
We needed a variety of thods to track them down. Sotis we need to learn about the evil powers they use. The use of that power is also specially permitted only to the exorcist who is fighting the demon closest to him.
Delfino took out a chalk and began to draw on the floor. He drew intricately complex figures without a ruler, and it was straight without a single bit of disorder.
It is to pursue the enemy by drawing the symbol of the demon and suppressing its power in the na of the Lord of Brilliant Light. Its a little bit of their black magic.
Delfino, who lit four candles in all directions, looked at the magic circle once again and nodded his head.
This is enough. lets get started.
He took a blood-stained rag from the vial and set it down in the middle. And he began to chant spells with the na of the monstrous demon and the na of the radiant god of light.
Woo-.
The air swayed along the magic circle drawn on the floor. In an instant, a shady energy filled the magic circle.
Whoops!
Dark-red flas blazed from the blood-stained cloth, and blue eyes glead from Delfinos eyes.
Whoa-.
Above Delfinos head, even though it was underground, a bright light from sowhere suppressed the dark red fla. At that ti, Delfino raised the compass he had prepared in advance.
Tsuzui!
Dark red flas perated the compass, and when Aruns light enveloped it, the shady energy finally disappeared. Even the blue light that flowed from Delfinos eyes was dissipated, and his appearance was no different than usual.
Its done.
When he said that, Delfinos complexion was pale. Even though it doesnt look that great from the Ivans view, it looks like its consud a lot of ntal energy.
Are you okay?
Ill be fine with a little rest.
He waved his hand like that and then pointed to the compass.
Now we just have to track them down with this.
With this? How?
This will resonate with his blood and demonic powers to give you a location. It only lasts a few days, but its a pretty strong clue.
Ivan was very suspicious of the compass-like demon tracker, but seeing Delfino speak confidently, it seed to perform quite well.
Well, you have to trust what a professional is saying.
The Demon Trackers arrows spin and spin, then stop and point in one direction. That direction seems to be where they are.
Seeing that, Delfino jumped up from his seat and shouted as if his energy had returned.
We must hurry before the power runs out.
Ivan and Delfino moved quickly. He borrowed a fairly large horse from the temple and ran day and night.
After running like that for two days, he got a rough idea of where they were hiding.
Its a village on the northern border. Theyve been running away for a while.
As Ivan recalled the location of the village, Delfino focused on sothing else.
Its not good.
What do you an?
This is not an ordinary village. This is where the lords villa is located. The fact that a warlock is hiding in a place where the lords influence is very strong.
It sounds like the lord may be a part of it.
It was not at all surprising to Ivan. Because its sothing Id guessed before. Anyway, wasnt it a question of which lord were in it?
He rather feel at ease when it turned out like this. (dlazarturead(dot)wordpress(dot)com)
What would you do?
At that question, Delfino bit his lip and shook his head.
I dont know how many enemies are inside, but we cant just go in with the two of us. Weve already contacted the headquarters before we departed, so well keep an eye on them and wait until additional troops arrive. It wont take long.
Then well have to prepare to sleep. In a place where we can easily look around the town yet they cant see our side.
From then on, the two of them moved out of village to a rough place. Unfortunately, they had no choice but to left the horses behind. Its easy to get caught by riding a horse.
After moving through the uninhabited forest, they were able to find a place with a very good view of the village.
In fact, it was not that there was no better place, but it was easy for the enemy to notice if the place was too good.
It is a ti of tedious waiting.
Ivan and Delfino skillfully set up their hideout. In order to make it difficult to grasp the surroundings, stones and branches were used to hide and cover, and a small fire pit was also built.
By twisting the smoke passages here and there, it was not easy to notice that the fire had been lit from the outside.
Still, they couldnt cook. The sll of food spreads farther than you think. They had to use it just enough to drive away the cold with the heat.
They had been monitoring it for several days, but there was no change in the village. There were no new people entering, and there were no new people coming out.
It reminds of a ti when I was on guard duty just staring blankly at the village.
It was more tedious and tiring than he had imagined to stare at sothing for several hours a day.
When that happens, chatting is what we do to pass the ti.
All kinds of stories popped out to make up for the boring ti. So, there was a point where he beca a little closer with my senior and junior after standing on the border service together.
I never thought Id be in a place like this.
Like anyone else, I was contemplating what to do when I was discharged from the military, and I confessed my dream. None of the things he talked about then happened.
No, there was only one. to go on a trip.
To leave for a place you dont know and look around the world.
Of course, he was thinking of backpacking trips that college students in their 20s usually do, but I never expected that his dreams would co true in such a bloody way.
what was your childhood dream?
Ivan uttered those words unintentionally, and then regretted it. He thought it was needlessly emotional.
Fortunately, however, Delfino took his question seriously.
Well, Ive wanted to beco a priest since I was little Ah, co to think of it, when I was very young, I had dread of becoming a baker. I thought I could eat a lot of bread since it was full of freshly baked bread. Haha, I was really young back then.
He said he grew up in a temple. It seems that he lost his parents when he was young, and that he was raised in an orphanage run by the Temple of Arun.
As the result of the situation, faith naturally grew, and I naturally wanted to beco a priest. After becoming a priest, I t many good seniors.
Do you have any morable seniors?
Well, I was close with senior Maxius. It is no exaggeration to say that I beca an exorcist thanks to him.
He must have been a good person. Was he also an exorcist?
Yes. He was a great man.
past tense.
From those words, Ivan could guess what had happened. He didnt know what to say, but instead of comforting him, he just closed his mouth.
Its okay. Its been almost 10 years since my senior disappeared. Its common. If youre doing this job.
The disappearance in here ant that he had died but his body was not found. It was a really depressing story, but he only spoke calmly. Yes, because it was common. (dlazarturead(dot)wordpress(dot)com)
He last worked in this area. If I find and exorcise the demon worshipers this ti, hell be a little more at ease.
It will be so.
thank you.
And the silence that followed.
Unlike before, not because it was boring, but because the atmosphere was so heavy that it seed unbearable.
I spit out nonsensical noises, and the atmosphere has only gotten worse.
Thats why outsider shouldnt open his mouth recklessly.
Ivan blad himself and got up from his seat. He was sitting in the sa position all the ti, and his body seed to stiffen, so he wanted to do so stretching. He frankly took his breath away just to stay.
Ivan, who was relaxing like that, suddenly looked at sothing. And he asked Delfino with a frown on his forehead.
When will the troops arrive?
Hmm, if they had moved quickly, they would have almost arrived, but they should be here in a day or two.
A day or two. That seems too long.
Delfinos expression hardened when Ivan raised his spear, because he realized he wasnt just asking to lift the mood.
He quickly turned his gaze and looked down at the compass to see the arrows were spinning and pointing in all directions.
It ant that there were a lot of people around with demonic energy.
What? When did they get so close
That ans they werent only playing while we were watching.
Tak!
Tak!
Ta ta tak!
I heard the sound of the booby traps that Ivan had installed in all directions activated one by one. The trap was laid from quite a distance, and the fact that it worked from all directions ant that the number of enemies was not small.
Enemies kept approaching, regardless of whether so of them fell into traps. It was as if there was no damage at all. They dont even have feelings anyway.
sniff sniff.
The sll of death tickling your nose. The sll of the undead that Ivan has been dealing with lately.
sush.
Stepping on dry leaves, they appeared.
It felt like darkness was creeping in from all directions.
There are too many. It might be quite difficult to protect you.
At that, Delfino rolled up his sleeves and laughed.
If I must be protected in a safe place, I wouldnt have been an exorcist.
In the anti, Delfinos limbs, which had been hidden in his clothes, were revealed. The scars that remained clearly despite the fact that they would have been healed with divine power. He didnt lived comfortably either.
Ivan, who turned his gaze away from Delfino, looked straight ahead. He added strength to his hand holding his spear.
Whi-ing.
The cold wind blew. It soon turned into a storm.
bang!
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