Chapter 43
A sunny afternoon.
Miel stood in the shade of the tree and looked up. Rocas was lying on the tree and sleeping.
The branch was not very thick, but he lay on it steadily, with his arms crossed behind his head, his legs folded together, and his eyes closed as if he was fast asleep.
Even Rocas in this timeline always likes to sleep in the trees, even though he now has a separate room.
This is more of a habit than a hobby - if you are used to sleeping on hard, rough and thin branches, it is difficult to fall asleep on a soft, flat and wide bed.
Suddenly, a female voice came from under the tree: "Locas."
Miel turned around and saw a female high elf in a gorgeous burgundy dress who had come under the tree. Her golden hair was styled into gorgeous large wavy spiral curls, not even reaching her shoulders. Although her face looked young, her dress gave people a very mature feeling.
Hearing her voice, Rocas suddenly opened his eyes, flipped his body and landed on the ground nimbly, kneeling on one knee: "Mrs. Rachel, please give me your orders."
——This gorgeous and mature female high elf is the wife of the lord of Glory City and the mother of Amirah Issyana, Rachel Issyana.
“Where’s Amira?” Lady Rachel asked, frowning.
"Madam, she went to the church," Rocas replied, his head bowed, his tone neither humble nor arrogant. "The church doesn't allow those who are unclean to enter. I didn't pass the inspection... But it doesn't matter. With Mr. Actor accompanying her, I believe she won't be in any danger."
"What unclean person?" Lady Rachel sneered. "Isn't the church a place where all sins are forgiven? When did it become their turn to judge whether a person is unclean or not?"
Rocas continued to kneel on one knee and did not respond.
“All right, get up now,” Lady Rachel said. “I’ll find someone who can get into the church and bring Amira back. She’s really getting out of control. A place like the church is only good for the morning. It’s already afternoon, and her dance teacher is waiting.”
[Maybe she just wants to skip class.] Lucas wondered as he stood up.
[Learning ballroom dancing is useless if you can't perform on stage and make money.]
[Hey, I really want to sneak into the church and see what kind of place this is, but if I get caught and my identity is revealed, it might put the Saint in a difficult position.]
Rocas's thoughts were clearly conveyed to Miel's mind.
Miel could tell that Rocas was not a man who would follow the rules, but because he didn't want to see any disappointment on Amira's face, he could only endure it.
Miel took out the map of Guangyao City from his family ring and looked for the location of the church.
There are indeed many gods on the Liye continent, and many churches have emerged from them. Different places have different beliefs, and the churches are naturally different.
The church in Syracuse has no name; it's just called the Church. There's only one church in Syracuse, so anyone can go if they want. That's why Father Tyndall was able to lead the believers of Syracuse to believe in his God, whose name is unknown.
Churches in Guangyao City...Miel found three.
One is the Temple of the Dawn that believes in Lathander, the Lord of the Dawn; one is the Cult of the Golden Rule that believes in Amaunator, the god of the sun and law; and the other is the Cult of the Earth Mother that believes in Samantha, the mother goddess of the earth.
Which one would it be?
Miel asked Csuanna beside him: "Cthulhu, can you tell me where Amira is now?"
“Sorry, I can’t,” C’Suana replied. “Although the memory world is very similar to the real world, it is, after all, created based on memories. What the memory owner doesn’t know cannot be presented in this world. Simply put—Rokas doesn’t know where Amira is at this moment.”
"I see. All I can do is keep watching."
Fast forward to the moment when Lady Rachel left, Rocas thought Amira would be back soon, so he didn't go to sleep anymore. Instead, he went to a tree near the church and waited.
I didn't expect to wait until late at night.
Because he did not join the church, although Miel could see the outline of the church through his memory, he still could not be sure which church Amira went to.
Then, just as Rocas was hesitating whether to sneak into the church to see what was going on, Amira's figure appeared in his sight.
He quickly jumped down from the tree, came to the golden-haired high elf, and knelt on one knee: "Lady Saint."
"Ah, Rocas, have you been waiting for me outside? I accidentally took a little longer and kept you waiting. I'm sorry." Amira smiled gently and bent down to help Rocas.
Flattered, Rocas stood up and relayed Lady Rachel's message: "Lady Saint, your mother is worried about your absence from dance class."
"Did she give you any trouble?"
"No, Madam Rachel has always been very kind to me. You and she are both very gentle. They are both important people that I want to protect with my life."
"Yeah, I'm glad I didn't make things difficult for you. I'll explain to her. It's getting late, you should go and get some rest," said Amira.
Rocas replied "OK", but did not leave.
He stood there hesitant for a moment, and finally spoke tentatively: "Excuse me, Saint Lady, would you allow me to ask you a question?"
"What's the problem?"
"You've been spending more and more time in the church. What are you doing?"
Rocas asked with some difficulty, and his inner voice explained the reason for this difficulty.
[Will she be annoyed by asking this? ]
Will she feel that I am trying to control her?
[I know I'm not qualified to ask her such a question, but...]
[You can skip any random classes, ignore Lady Rachel's opinions, and do whatever the Saint wants, but it can't be anything dangerous.]
As Rocas waited anxiously, Amira spoke and answered.
She directly answered Lucas's anxiety: "Lucas, don't worry about me. Everyone in the church is very kind to me. They respect me, praise me, and love me. I had a very happy day in church."
Rocas pursed his lips.
【The Saint Lady is truly so gentle.】
But I still don’t know what she does in the church.
【never mind……】
“Okay.” Rocas chose to trust Amira. “I’m glad the Saint Lady isn’t in danger. If you are, please immediately release light magic into the sky. I’ll rush to your side as soon as I see it.”
"Yeah, I will, thank you, Rocas."
Amira walked back to Issyana's castle, and Rocas and two other guards escorted her all the way.
The picture gives people a very warm feeling, but...
"I always felt that there was something wrong with this church," Mier said.
"I think so," C'Suana agreed.
Cthulion, who had been following the two men, was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I'm getting impatient."
Miel: “…”
Although Miel felt depressed by Cthulion's words, he could understand it. After all, they had been in Rocas's memory world for so long and had not obtained any useful information. Even the person he wanted to save was now just a guess.
But Miel had his own ideas, so he didn't intend to change anything to consider Leon's feelings.
He continued to fast-forward his memory at his own pace, explaining, "I'm afraid I'll miss some important information. Besides, I want to know more about Rocas, both his good and bad sides."
Cthulion glanced at him, then turned his gaze away, speaking in a slightly slower tone: "It's not your problem."
Miel: “Hmm?”
Miel was confused by what Leon said, but Leon didn't mean to explain anything.
In the end, it was C'suana who spoke for him, and these were Anna's thoughts as well: "It's not your problem, it's mine. I understand that you want to take the memories Rocas gave you seriously and bear witness to his life, but for me, I only care about you. I just want to know what happened to you in his timeline. His fate is deeply bound to you, but so far, you haven't appeared in his memories. So, my patience is running out."
"I see..."
The same meaning, expressed by Anna, not only made Miel feel much more comfortable, but also made him feel a little guilty.
Indeed, it was he who wanted to see Rocas's memories, so why should he force Cthulhu to watch them with him?
Perhaps he should fast-forward his memory to the moment when Rocas began to travel through time and space, obtain the key information first, and then look back at these daily routines that are insignificant to Cthulhu.
Thinking this way, Miel said nothing and silently accelerated the speed of memory playback until the surrounding environment showed obvious changes -
It was clearly daytime, but the sky had darkened.
Centered above the church, a thick, disturbing darkness swallowed up all the surrounding light and spread further in all directions.
Rocas ran at full speed towards the church - he finally made up his mind to enter this place where he was not allowed to enter.
Because, [The Saint is still in the church! Please don’t let anything happen to her!]
Miel watched Rocas running away and then looked at Cthulion.
Cthulion met his gaze, crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes, as if waiting for something.
Miel knew he was waiting for her to beg him.
Miel's choice was - he chanted the spell of the portal, and a door teleported himself and C'Suana beside him behind Rocas.
Leon: “…”
Leon: “Tsk.”
The red-haired elf took off to catch up with an unhappy look on his face.
With the help of a grappling hook, Rocas nimbly climbed over the church wall.
He moved quickly, his footsteps made no sound, and he skillfully avoided everyone's sight, approaching the center of the darkness like a ghost.
Amira wanted to train him to be an excellent warrior, but he trained himself to be an excellent assassin.
The Saint is always surrounded by the protection of Holy Knights, but Holy Knights are bound by oaths and cannot kill anyone they want. Rocas wants to make up for this deficiency and secretly resolve all threats that the Isyana family cannot resolve openly.
As Rocas got closer to the center of darkness, an altar appeared in Miel's sight.
On the round stone platform, there lay a person quietly, a female high elf.
She had long, slightly curly golden hair, and was lying flat on her back with her hands folded on her chest and her eyes closed, looking as if she were dead.
She is Amiraisyana.
A priest wrapped in a black robe and with a black veil on his head stood beside her, chanting something in a low voice with all the believers present.
[Lady Saint!] Rocas wanted to check on Amira, but the altar was surrounded by believers in black robes. Unable to use magic, it would be difficult for him to escape their attack while carrying only one person.
Not to mention, there was a corpse lying not far from the altar.
That was—Mr. Ackert's body.
Rocas, the holy warrior who had always been by Amira's side to protect her and against whom she had never won a single sparring match, just... died?
What should I do? What should I do? What should I do? What should I do? What should I do…
Hiding in a shadow, Rocas made a difficult decision.
But before he could make up his mind to risk his life to save her, the chanting stopped.
On the altar, the priest shouted loudly:
"Come, our beloved Mother Goddess! You are the origin of all life, the mother of all things! You are the goddess of life and harvest, bringing us hope and abundance. Come, we have been waiting for you for a long time - Mother Earth Goddess Samantha!"
As he spoke, something descended from the dark sky.
Mier instinctively looked up, but before he could see anything, a pair of hands covered his eyes.
This pair of hands, which are a circle larger than his own, belong to Leon.
At the same time, Anna raised his hands and covered Miel's ears: "Don't look, don't listen."
Miel's curiosity made him want to get rid of the two people's obstruction of his five senses, but the warning of the great Cthulhu would never be without reason.
Moreover, even though he had lost his vision and his hearing was weakened, he still heard a loud bang and felt the ground shaking violently.
——Something very heavy fell from the sky and hit the ground.
Then, there was a heart-shaking roar.
“Mee——”
Miel:?
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The author has something to say: Those who understand will understand [dog head holding a rose]
Miel from this timeline should be able to appear in the next chapter.
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