"Master Linos, the emissary of the Church of Crimiana wishes to see you."
"...okay. Let through.
The ship transporting the sheepherders was only ten days away from arriving, when the ssenger from the Church finally made contact. It had been about two weeks since they ca to Agartha, and I had not been able to do anything to resolve the situation. I went to my grandmother for advice, but in the end, even she could not understand that the beasts were the source of the incurable disease. Even so, I could not banish the beastn or capture the sheep-beastn, nor did I give any orders to do so.
My mories of my past life give an image of the terrible things that can happen when one makes an enemy of religion. This is the problem of terrorism. There is nothing we can do if terrorism occurs in every corner of the country. And I would never want to see or hear of a young child participating in such a terrorist attack. The more I hear about Crianism, the more fanatical it is. They would do such a thing, and in fact, they have done such a thing in the distant past. Considering such a situation, Criana had to be handled very delicately, and they were having a hard ti dealing with it.
Knowing such a situation or not, Criana's emissaries did not leave the guest house at all and kept a quiet attitude. They would probably take the Pope's request as a cover and threaten him with high pressure. In that case, we have no choice but to make an excuse that we have our own circumstances and extend our answer. Thinking of this, I headed for the audience room of the guesthouse where they were waiting for .
"Well, well, King Agartha, I'm glad to see you in such a good mood.
Kofresi, a male bishop, greeted us in a clear voice despite his small stature. Behind him, smiling and bowing reverently, is the female bishop, Jolina. I glare at them both and take my seat. Koffresi opens his mouth with a big smile.
Tomorrow we will stand in Garbee. We are here today to greet you.
"I see..."
The unexpected turn of events left feeling a bit out of sorts. Koflesi, sensing my mood, continued with more words.
"As for the expulsion of the beastn, it will take so ti. It does not have to be right away. We will now proceed to Garbee and sail from there. On the way, we will stop at the capital of the Kingdom of Ramallon, where we will house the Seelenguteri, and then sail to Aphrodite. We will then return to Agartha. At that ti, I would like to have a long talk with you about this matter.
"...I still can't believe that the beastn are the source of the incurable disease."
"Ho-ho-ho. King Agartha is a kind man. I'm sure his rciful heart will lead the people of Agartha to happiness. Oh, by the way... Hasn't King Agartha been baptized yet? I am sorry that I was so careless. Please baptize the next ti you see .
"Unfortunately, I'm not religious."
I tried my best to be sarcastic, but they were unfazed, still smiling. After a few monts of silence, the bishopess opens her mouth.
"With all due respect, Your Highness, the queen, Riccolette, has already been baptized into the Crimiana cult. There will be ti before we return to Agartha. In the anti, please hear from Likolette how the religion of Klimiana has saved and honored the human race, and how precious the blessings of the Lord Goddess Klimiana are. I am sure that King Agartha will be moved by this story and will be drawn to the religion of Klimiana.
With clear, unclouded eyes, the bishop speaks to . Her words were strangely persuasive because her appearance still had the innocence of a young girl.
"Well, be careful on your way ho.
With these words, I left the room.
In the evening, when I returned to the house, I told everyone that Klimiana's ssenger would return tomorrow. Everyone had a look of relief on their faces.
"Well... I guess we can stay here until the ssenger cos back..."
The one who mumbled involuntarily was Willis, who has been staying at the mansion since the other day.
"Don't worry, Willis. I have no intention of banishing you. And the beastn. We'll find a way. May, Sadie, can you think of a way to save the beastn? Please. I'll try various ans of freeing May's criminal slaves."
"It's okay... I'll take care of it.
May opens her mouth with a tense look on her face.
"Lady May, I will help you. I will help you. Together we will find a way. I'll talk to my father and see if we can get the dwarves to help us.
"Sadie, please. Please help May. We'll go to the deer god soon. , i, Sadie and I will go there.
I'm going with you.
"Yes, Gon. You're coming with us. Rico, Ferris, Ruara, Soleil, Mato... You're all going to have to help us."
Everyone nods with serious expressions. But for so reason, Rico's reaction is weak. I was a little concerned, but decided not to pursue the matter at this point.
"Tomorrow is my day off. Let's eat sothing good for the first ti in a while! If it rains, I'll cook sothing in the house. Fried chicken...cake...zenzai...?"
"Don't worry, I'll do my best to make it."
"No, I'll do it myself once in a while, since you're always doing it, Peris!
"Oh, well then, when it rains, Ferris will be the head cook and cook sothing. Peris is an advisor. I'll help too, so let know if you need anything.
"I agree - we'll have sothing delicious!"
Finally, I could see the smiles on everyone's faces. With a sense of relief at this sight, we closed the party.
At night, when I was alone with Rico in the bedroom, I asked him about what had happened earlier.
"Rico... about earlier..."
"..."
Rico remained face down and did not speak. I hug Rico from behind.
"Wasn't Rico baptized by the Crimiana cult? Is it still distasteful to go against the Pope's request?"
"...I don't know."
"You don't understand?"
"I was taught from an early age .... She is the one who protects us, the one who guides us on the right path. The Church of Klimiana is a nation that has been saving mankind for centuries. It must be so, since they announced it. But is banishing the beastn the solution? There is a cure for this, but it will cost a lot of sheep and beastn. What is there for us to live on such sacrifices...? The Klimianas have never persecuted beasts before.... I don't know... I don't know... I don't know."
Rico holds his head and shakes his head. I hug Riko tighter. Just then there is a knock at the door.
"...Master, it's irius."
"Oh, May. Co in, co in."
I pull myself away from Rico. Right after that, the door opens and May walks in.
"...Where's Alyria?"
"He's sleeping in his room."
"I see..."
May looked straight at and Riko and opened her mouth.
"Master Rico, I'm sorry, but I would like to be your master's companion tonight, if that's all right."
Rico nodded slowly. He then stood up and gently took Eril in his arms as he laid him down in his crib.
"I think it would be better if i stays with you today."
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry."
May bowed her head apologetically. Rico smiles gently and walks slowly toward the door.
"Rico-sama!"
Suddenly, May calls out to him.
"Please take care of Allyria... please take care of Allyria..."
Saying this, May bowed deeply to Rico.
"Don't worry, i. I'll take care of Alyria. I'll be fine."
Rico left the bedroom with a gentle smile on his face.
May watched her, then slowly approached and hugged .
"i.... It's okay. I'll protect you, I promise."
"I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it. I'll take care of it.
"i..."
I hugged her tightly and tight.
When I woke up in the morning, May was gone. And there was a note on my pillow.
...... ilius>>
"May..."
I muttered her na, stunned. And May didn't co back until noon.
"This is a wonderful use of Agartha's water resources, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is. It seems that the rumor about the king of Agartha being a good warding master was true. I had no idea that this stone has a warding effect..."
Kofreshi and Jolina are having such a conversation. They were on a raft from the city of Agartha, heading down the river toward Garbee.
"At this speed, we should be there before the scheduled ti," said Jolina.
Koffresi mutters to no one in particular.
"Was it your idea to go down the river on this raft?"
Jolina turns around and opens her mouth.
"No..."
A small voice, like a mosquito's, is heard. Jolina hears the voice and smiles with satisfaction.
Jolina looks at irias, a beautiful she-cat, the second queen of Linos, King of Agartha.
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