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Table of Contents

  • 1. Chapter 1 - Prologue
  • 2. Chapter 2 - Part 1 - Can I Be Rude To The Villain?
  • 3. Chapter 2 - Part 2 - Can I Be Rude To The Villain
  • 4. Chapter 3 Part 1
  • 5. Chapter 3 Part 2
  • 6. Chapter 4 Part 1
  • 7. Chapter 4 Part 2
  • 8. Chapter 5 Part 1
  • 9. Chapter 5 Part 2
  • 10. Chapter 6 Part 1
  • 11. Chapter 6 Part 2
  • 12. Chapter 7 Part 1
  • 13. Chapter 7 Part 2
  • 14. Chapter 8
  • 15. Chapter 9
  • 16. Chapter 10
  • 17. Chapter 11
  • 18. Chapter 12
  • 19. Chapter 13 Part 1
  • 20. Chapter 13 Part 2
  • 21. Chapter 14
  • 22. Chapter 15
  • 23. Chapter 16
  • 24. Chapter 17
  • 25. Chapter 18
  • 26. Chapter 19
  • 27. Chapter 20
  • 28. Chapter 21
  • 29. Chapter 22
  • 30. Chapter 23
  • 31. Chapter 24
  • 32. Chapter 25
  • 33. Chapter 26
  • 34. Chapter 27
  • 35. Chapter 28
  • 36. Chapter 29
  • 37. Chapter 30
  • 38. Chapter 31
  • 39. Chapter 32
  • 40. Chapter 33
  • 41. Chapter 34
  • 42. Chapter 35
  • 43. Chapter 36
  • 44. Chapter 37
  • 45. Chapter 38
  • 46. Chapter 39
  • 47. Chapter 40
  • 48. Chapter 41
  • 49. Chapter 42
  • 50. Chapter 43
  • 51. Chapter 44
  • 52. Chapter 45
  • 53. Chapter 46
  • 54. Chapter 47
  • 55. Chapter 48
  • 56. Chapter 49
  • 57. Chapter 50
  • 58. Chapter 51
  • 59. Chapter 52
  • 60. Chapter 53
  • 61. Chapter 54
  • 62. Chapter 55
  • 63. Chapter 56
  • 64. Chapter 57
  • 65. Chapter 58
  • 66. Chapter 59
  • 67. Chapter 60
  • 68. Chapter 61
  • 69. Chapter 62
  • 70. Chapter 63
  • 71. Chapter 64
  • 72. Chapter 65
  • 73. Chapter 66
  • 74. Chapter 67
  • 75. Chapter 68
  • 76. Chapter 69
  • 77. Chapter 70
  • 78. Tragedy 71
  • 79. Chapter 72
  • 80. Chapter 73
  • 81. Chapter 74
  • 82. Chapter 75
  • 83. Chapter 76
  • 84. Chapter 77
  • 85. Chapter 78
  • 86. Chapter 79
  • 87. Chapter 80
  • 88. Chapter 81
  • 89. Chapter 82
  • 90. Chapter 83
  • 91. Chapter 84
  • 92. Chapter 85
  • 93. Chapter 86
  • 94. Chapter 87
  • 95. Chapter 88
  • 96. Tragedy 89
  • 97. Chapter 90
  • 98. Chapter 91
  • 99. Chapter 92
  • 100. Chapter 93
  • 101. Chapter 94
  • 102. Chapter 95
  • 103. Chapter 96
  • 104. Chapter 97
  • 105. Tragedy 98
  • 106. Chapter 99
  • 107. Chapter 100
  • 108. Chapter 101
  • 109. Chapter 102
  • 110. Chapter 103
  • 111. Chapter 104
  • 112. Chapter 105
  • 113. Chapter 106
  • 114. Chapter 107
  • 115. Chapter 108
  • 116. Chapter 109
  • 117. Chapter 110
  • 118. Chapter 111
  • 119. Chapter 112
  • 120. Chapter 113
  • 121. Chapter 114
  • 122. Chapter 115
  • 123. Chapter 116
  • 124. Chapter 117
  • 125. Chapter 118
  • 126. Chapter 119
  • 127. Chapter 120
  • 128. Chapter 121
  • 129. Chapter 122
  • 130. Chapter 123
  • 131. Chapter 124
  • 132. Chapter 125
  • 133. Chapter 126
  • 134. Chapter 127
  • 135. Chapter 128
  • 136. Chapter 129
  • 137. Chapter 130
  • 138. Chapter 131
  • 139. Chapter 132
  • 140. Chapter 133
  • 141. Chapter 134
  • 142. Chapter 135
  • 143. Chapter 136
  • 144. Tragedy 137
  • 145. Chapter 138
  • 146. Chapter 139
  • 147. Chapter 140
  • 148. Chapter 141
  • 149. Chapter 142
  • 150. Chapter 143
  • 151. Chapter 144
  • 152. Chapter 145
  • 153. Chapter 146
  • 154. Chapter 147
  • 155. Chapter 148
  • 156. Chapter 149
  • 157. Chapter 150
  • 158. Chapter 151
  • 159. Chapter 152
  • 160. Chapter 153
  • 161. Chapter 154
  • 162. Chapter 155
  • 163. Chapter 156
  • 164. Chapter 157
  • 165. Chapter 158
  • 166. Chapter 159
  • 167. Chapter 160
  • 168. Chapter 161
  • 169. Chapter 162
  • 170. Chapter 163
  • 171. Chapter 164
  • 172. Chapter 165
  • 173. Chapter 166
  • 174. Chapter 167
  • 175. Chapter 168
  • 176. Chapter 169
  • 177. Chapter 170
  • 178. Chapter 171
  • 179. Chapter 172
  • 180. Chapter 173
  • 181. Chapter 174
  • 182. Chapter 175
  • 183. Chapter 176
  • 184. Chapter 177
  • 185. Chapter 178
  • 186. Chapter 179
  • 187. Chapter 180
  • 188. Chapter 181
  • 189. Chapter 182
  • 190. Chapter 183
  • 191. Chapter 184
  • 192. Chapter 185
  • 193. Chapter 186
  • 194. Chapter 187
  • 195. Chapter 188
  • 196. Chapter 189. Side Story (1) - Berg's Daily Life
  • 197. Chapter 190. Side Story 2
  • 198. Chapter 191. Side Story 3
  • 199. Chapter 192. Side Story 4
  • 200. Chapter 193. Side Story 5
  • 201. Chapter 194. Side Story 6. Confinement
  • 202. Chapter 195. Side Story 7
  • 203. Chapter 196. Side Story 8
  • 204. Chapter 197. Side Story 9
  • 205. Chapter 198. Side Story 10
  • 206. Chapter 199. Side Story 11
  • 207. Chapter 200. Side Story 12
  • 208. Chapter 201. Side Story 13
  • 209. Chapter 202. Side Story 14
  • 210. Chapter 203. Side Story 15
  • 211. Chapter 204. Side Story 16. Lovesick (End)

Chapter 1 - Prologue


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Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 2 - Part 1 - Can I be rude to the villain?


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 2 - Part 2 - Can I be rude to the villain


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 3 Part 1


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 3 Part 2


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 4 Part 1


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 4 Part 2


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 5 Part 1


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 5 Part 2


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 6 Part 1


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 6 Part 2


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 7 Part 1


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 7 Part 2


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 8


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 9


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 10


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 11


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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 12


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 13 Part 1


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 13 Part 2


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 14


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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 15


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 16


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 17


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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 18


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 19


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 20


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 21


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 22


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 23


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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 24


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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 25


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 26


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 27


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 28


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 29


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 30


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 31


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 32


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 33


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 34


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 35


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 36


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Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 37


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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now, but strangely, the words lingered in her ears that she lacked divine power.

[You have to get it.]

A black, sinister darkness appeared before her. Lina suddenly felt thirsty. She didn’t know why. The next thing that crossed her mind was the spirit that this darkness was spewing was a spirit that she had felt somewhere else.

“Seria’s necklace?”

It was shining with gold and rubies, the necklace that she had mysteriously wanted. It was the necklace that made her visit Seria for no reason and ask her over and over again.

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

[Take it.]

“…”

Lina caught the darkness as if possessed. A satisfied laugh sounded in Lina’s ears.

“Yes, I’ll take it.”

The pitch-black darkness disappeared completely through Lina’s skin. The light came into Lina’s blank eyes a moment later.

“Now…”

“Lina, is that you? What did you just say…..?”

Lina’s heart was pounding. She shuddered and turned around. Seria was standing there with a bewildered look on her face. Here in the blizzard, they stood speechless for a while. The world seemed to have paused around them.

Seria’s eyes shook like never before.

“Shadow….”

Lina stepped back. She broke through the fence around the barracks and ran out.

***

“There really is a lot going on.”

Lesche tossed the papers onto the bed.

“Did the Saintess go missing because she was saved from the clutches of the demons? Are you messing with me now?”

“I’m sorry. Grand Duke Berg. But really….”

The high ranking priest who came to Lesche for help in the middle of the night was frightened.

“What about the High Priest Amos?”

“He has already gone to find the Saintess himself.”

High Priest Amos was an older man. Lesche couldn’t believe he went out to look for Lina directly in such a severe cold. It seemed that he wanted to freeze and martyred himself together.

“Thank you for letting me feel three years’ worth of frustration today.”

Lesche rang the bell roughly. The attendant hurried in. He handed him a pair of boots, and that was when Lesche cursed in a low tone.

The barracks door suddenly opened with a snap.

“Lesche!”

It was Seria, who showed her face. Lesche’s red eyes ran her up and down. Seria was dressed as if she was going to find someone in the freezing cold for all to see.

“I’m going out with Alliot and Abigail!”

“Where are you going? They’re in the barracks.”

“But they’re both already wearing constellation gold armor, aren’t they?”

“…wait. I’ll be right out.”

Seria nodded and quickly left. Much faster than before, Lesche put on his boots and glared at the high-ranking priest.

“We’ll discuss the damage to Berg specifically at a later date.”

“Yes. Of course, Your Highness ….”

The high-ranking official could only reply, “Do as you please,” to Lesche’s snarling words. He nodded with a pale face.

It was inevitable. The fact that the Saintess had gone missing was a big deal. She sneaked out of the house like an immature tomboy. This was a place where the defeat of the demons was not completely finished.

All of the priests staying in this barracks were already prepared to be reprimanded.

However, the entire continent could turn its back on the High Priest if God’s anointed saint was badly injured by the demons.

The messenger of God was eaten by the demons. How would those who desired a savior endure their helplessness? The disbelievers would overflow, and the honor of the Grand Temple would be ruined.

The high ranking priest clasped his hands together and prayed earnestly that nothing would happen.

Lesche immediately formed a search party with Seria.

“We’ll divide the search into three groups from here. I’m afraid the traces for the High Priest Amos will be erased from here.”

The snow was so heavy that the footprints quickly disappeared. And it was the middle of the night, which made the tracking that much more difficult.

“The Saintess is a Stern, so the Holy gold armor allows us to keep track of her location to some extent. Knights, you should concentrate on the change of your body temperature.”

“Yes, sir!”

The knights moved in unison.

The knights in the procession away from Seria Stern soon began to feel the gradual freezing of the Holy gold armor.

Their limbs slowly began to cool, and their breathing became white and shattered. Although the theoretical distance protected by Stern was a 5km radius, it was truly a distance of last resort.

With every kilometer, the temperature of the gold armor would drop sharply. The further away they were away from Stern, the more they really felt the cold.

Therefore, the tracking groups, which moved away from Seria and got closer to Lina, would be able to locate her by the change in their body temperature.

“Run! Don’t stop!”

Dozens of horses kicked and ran across the pure white earth.

***

“Saintess, this way!”

Eloise Hedon hurriedly shouted.

After struggling all day, she was in a state where she and her knight had decided to run away. It seemed a bit reckless but romantic.

There was also a practical calculation. Because now she had a very expensive wedding gift to give to the Grand Duchess of Berg. If she sold it, she would have enough to use as a living settlement.

Taking advantage of the night, she slipped out of the barracks with her lover, the knight, and on the way to escape, she saw Lina running alone as if she was scared. Lina looked very pale as if something had happened to her. She was running incessantly across the snowfield as if she just wanted to be far away from the barracks.

Eloise had heard Lina complain that she didn’t want to go back to the temple full of stubborn people and that she wanted to rest a little longer in the Haneton estate, so Eloise had an idea right away.

The Saintess was a blessing from God, a sign of good fortune. It seemed to imply that things would go well in the future. Eloise Hedon was inwardly relieved.

“I will take you to Haneton territory!”

They were quickly moving away from the barracks.

“Saintess!”

Just as they were about to flee, someone behind them called out for Lina. Amos gasped. The cold air mixed with snow seeped deep into his lungs. Amos finally managed to stall Lina.

“Stop right now!”

He wondered how Lina was able to leave the barracks so quickly. She had escaped on horseback with the knight and the lady.

Lina was still new to riding and could not ride alone. The young lady was riding the same horse as Lina. He saw a few strands of her platinum hair through the cloak, and the knight exclaimed with a horrified expression.

“Young Lady Eloise Hedon.”

“…!”

Eloise, who was accurately called by name, shuddered.

“…High Priest.”

Eloise and the knight’s faces turned bright red.

“How dare you try to kidnap a saint!”

“Kidnap?! It was never like that!”

Hedon’s knight shouted in panic. He was too confused to move because his retreat was already completely blocked by the holy Knight’s swords. (*the knight who was with Amos)

The holy knight howled and lifted his sword.

“Bring the Saintess to us at once! Or I will retrieve her with force.”

The Hedon’s knight looked at his lover, Eloise, confused.

“Eloise…”

“I’ll let her go! I’ll let her down!”

Amos rushed over himself and grabbed Lina’s wrist.

“Saintess! How in the world did you get here! Did I scold you for doing so? No matter how reckless you are, how are you going to handle the consequences?”

Lina turned around, holding onto Amos. Amos was momentarily distraught. Lina’s face was pale. By all accounts, she looked terribly frightened. Even though she had been through a lot in the past, she didn’t look like this.

Something was wrong.

“Saintess? Why on earth are you like this? Did something happen in the barracks…?”

“Knight! Go with the Saintess!”

Amos’s words were cut short.

Growl!

The holy knight gripped the reins and turned. A cold sweat began to flow from his body. A chill ran down his spine.

“Demon!”

Chapter 38


***
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***

Lina cried as she walked aimlessly along the dark trail of the barracks.

It was still snowing heavily and there were no people around, which was a relief at least. Now she really wanted to be alone.

‘Why does he keep asking me to go to places I don’t want to go?’

‘Why does he keep getting angry every day?’

‘He’s so mean, really…’

Why did the High Priest Amos punish the poor knight when all she wanted to do was show him that Seria was just like her?

It was hard to tell how far she had walked before she felt the cold. Lina wrapped her body with her hands. Then she looked down at the bandages wrapped around her arms.

“Yes, I am. I’m a saint,” she said. “I have yellow bruises all over my body from the collision of too much divine power, but this is still proof that I am a saint.”

“I wonder how strong my divine power is if my body gets bruises like this. When this divine power blossoms, will no one be able to ignore me then?”

It was then.

[God…Mo…]

Lina looked around in bewilderment. But there was no one around. Scared for a moment, Lina snapped back to return to the barracks.

[Saintess…..]

The voice was clearer than before, and the unfinished words came to her ears like an illusion. Lina shuddered.

“Who are you? Who are you? Who is it?!”

[Your divine power…….It’s not enough…]

“….!”

Lina was startled to the point of fainting. She was sure it was because the voice came from nowhere. It was a very listless and yet oddly angry voice. Lina stepped back.

It felt like she had to leave her seat now,