Chapter 110 : Chapter 110

Chapter 110 : Audience (5)

Itilus was visibly surprised.

He seemed bewildered as to how I knew information that even the Paladins did not.

Since I had no way of giving a plausible answer, I just stared at Itilus silently.

Not only Itilus, but everyone present probably thought the same.

This Aquiris Sanctuary was the very center of the Holy Order.

The clergy were all individuals who had dedicated their lives to God, but only a select few among them could stay in the Aquiris Temple.

Whether they were the most devout, the most capable or had rendered great service to the order, one had to have some achievement to come to Aquiris.

And yet, I knew a lot of information that even the clergy staying in Aquiris did not.

The recipe for the Divine Petrification cure, and about the insignia of a god.

‘But I can't just say I know it from a game.’

Itilus, who had been staring at me for a while, suddenly widened his eyes as if he had realized something.

“Have you received a revelation from the God of Peace?Is that why you asked me earlier if I had ever heard the voice of God?”

“...”

“Aaaah… Now I understand everything.The God of Peace gave you a revelation to save the Saintess!You can hear the voice of God!”

Itilus was gravely mistaken, but since his misunderstanding was proceeding in a way that was advantageous to me, I didn't correct him.

I hadn't even been able to ask the Saintess if she could speak with the God of Peace.

Her position as Saintess, her devotion to the point of risking her own life and contracting Divine Petrification and the way she seemed to be shouldering some kind of duty, though I didn't know the specifics.

Could the Saintess be the one Maron had referred to as ‘one who can speak with God’?

I had to get the cure, even if only to ask the Saintess.

Then, I would have to ask the God of Peace for a way to revive Maron’s power.

“There is no time.May I go and get it right away?”

I didn't bother adding any more words.

At my direct request, Itilus nodded.

“Go quickly.I will get the remaining ingredients as soon as possible.”

“Thank you.I’ll be back.”

Itilus urged on his subordinate Paladins, who were staring at me blankly.

“You all, get ready quickly.”

“Yes, Grand Master!”

Itilus also adjusted his armor and left.

The group that followed Itilus split into two.

One side seemed to be going to get the unicorn’s horn, and the other to get the Pobes crystal.

“Then we should get moving too.”

At my words, Bea nodded.

Just then, Everchen stood up abruptly and said,

“Please take me with you.”

Everchen’s face was tense, and his body was still full of strength.

“I know it’s shameless.

But I can do anything for the Saintess.”

Bea’s expression hardened.

She seemed to find it absurd that Everchen, who had just been pointing his sword at me, was now asking to be taken on a mission.

“I will assist you both.”

But I wanted to go with Everchen.

“Yes, let’s go together.”

“Lord Polarin.”

Bea called my name softly.

Time was short, but I had to explain the reason for my decision to her.

Fortunately, I could fully explain why it was better to go with Everchen.

“Lord Everchen, you are a Paladin recognized by the order, aren't you?”

“Yes, of course.I will take care of the rest so that you, Lord Polarin, can focus solely on obtaining the insignia.”

Everchen steeled his resolve.

“Even if I know the location of the insignia, I don't know what will happen when we get there.

With your skills, Lord Everchen, you will surely be a help even if variables arise.”

“I will absolutely not hold you back.”

A faint divine power spread around Everchen’s body.

The divine power that had not appeared when he was pointing his sword at me had manifested.

It seemed that even God had acknowledged Everchen’s decision.

“Lady Bea, would it be alright to go together?”

“Yes, if you have decided, Lord Polarin, then I am fine with it.”

Bea didn't insist.

It felt like she trusted me too much, but… it wasn't a bad thing.

In fact, there was another reason I wanted to go with Everchen.

When I briefly clashed with Everchen, I was able to observe him through Termination.

From Everchen, who was moving within my domain, I felt an alien power I had never experienced before.

The true nature of that power was probably divine power.

Within him, who was greatly beloved by God, I could feel an immense amount of divine power.

Even more divine power than Itilus, who had rushed over after hearing the commotion, was latent in Everchen.

‘Let’s see how useful you are.’

Once we entered the land that was the foundation of divinity, there would surely be a need to use power.

***

Bea, Everchen and I set out.

Everchen asked if we needed a ship, and when I said it was fine, he fell silent.

He followed me without even asking where we were going.

We walked in silence for a while.

It was Everchen who broke the silence.

“May I ask just one question?”

“Go ahead.”

“Why are you helping us?”

Everchen seemed to be a person who moved forward to achieve a result, to achieve his desired goal, regardless of the process.

Was that why he was suspicious that I had another purpose?

“If the Saintess recovers safely, there is something I would like to ask her.That is all.”

“Yes, if you just save the Saintess, you will be able to get what you want from the Saintess and the order, Lord Polarin.”

Everchen said with a determined voice.

“We’ve arrived.”

We stood on a cliff on the outskirts of the island, overlooking the sea.

A cool sea breeze blew strongly.

***

On the outskirts of Aquiris Island, in a cave carved into a cliff facing the sea, lay the insignia of a god.

To find it, Bea, Everchen, and I descended the cliff.

However, even after descending almost to the sea, we could not find the cave in the cliff.

“Is this the right place?”

Even Bea, who believed my words implicitly, asked in bewilderment as she saw no cave at all.

“…Let’s go back up for now.”

“Yes.”

“Understood.”

…And so, the three of us climbed back up the cliff.

We climbed the cliff with our bare hands until they turned red, without any special equipment.

But there was no result to show for it.

I'm sure this is the right place.

Why can't I see it?

I was even puzzled.

While Bea and Everchen were catching their breath, I unfurled the [Wings of Ainsitel].

Leaving Everchen to stare at my large white wings as if they were a mystery, I walked to the cliff and said,

“I will go and check.”

And then I leaped off the cliff.

In that instant, my eyes flew wide open.

‘The cave entrance?’

But as I flapped my wings, the entrance that had been clearly visible disappeared in an instant.

I flapped my wings and searched for a long time in the spot where I had just seen the cave entrance, but in the end, I found nothing and returned to where Bea and Everchen were waiting.

“Lord Polarin, did you find it?”

“When I jumped from the cliff, I definitely saw something like a cave entrance… but it disappeared.”

Even as I said it, I didn't quite understand.

Everchen, who was listening, added a word.

“Ships often pass by this cliff as well.

In fact, the ship Grand Master Itilus is on is passing by right now.”

Where Everchen’s fingertip pointed, a pure white ship was cutting through the sea.

The ship we had taken to Aquiris Sanctuary was not small, but compared to the one Itilus was on, it was like a rowboat.

It was that much faster.

Itilus would have to reach the location of the Pobes crystal as quickly as possible and retrieve it.

And I, too, had to find the insignia as I had boasted.

But I never imagined I would have so much trouble just finding the cave entrance.

“I have also passed by this place frequently, but I have never seen a cave entrance.”

Could I have been mistaken?

But that couldn't be.

When I was crazy about Tune World, I had practically memorized even the most detailed hidden pieces and even after coming to this world, I had kept meticulous records so as not to forget.

Of course, those records also included the locations of the ingredients for the Divine Petrification cure.

‘The location is definitely here.I saw the entrance a moment ago.But why did it disappear?How do I get there?’

While I was lost in thought, Bea stood up abruptly.

“Let’s jump.”

“What?”

“You said you saw the cave entrance right after jumping from the cliff, didn't you? Perhaps it can only be seen when one jumps without any safety measures.”

“That makes sense.”

It was information I hadn't thought of.

I had always prioritized information from Tune World.

In Tune World, one could find the cave even by climbing down the cliff, so I hadn't doubted it.

But this was 300 years after that point.

It was enough time for things to have changed.

“Let’s try that.”

The direction Bea suggested was simple, but it was also a sound argument.

A hint had appeared, and it would be foolish not to try it.

“I will jump first.”

Everchen said, steeling his resolve.

A sheer cliff.

Below was the deep sea.

No matter how well-trained the three of us were, we could die if we fell with our bare bodies.

Everchen must have known that as well.

But he had a clear will to save the Saintess, and he tried to prove his words that he would assist me.

“Go ahead. If you think it's dangerous, shout. I will immediately spread my wings and follow you.”

Everchen gave a faint smile, then immediately threw himself off the cliff.

Swoosh—!

I heard the sound of cutting through the wind.

Bea and I also kicked off the ground and jumped off the cliff.

As soon as we jumped, I looked towards the cliff.

And there, I saw the large entrance that had been impossible to find.

‘Bea was right.’

I twisted my body in mid-air.

Without spreading my wings, I reached out towards the entrance.

Thwack!

I barely managed to get a grip on the entrance.

As I tried to pull myself up, Everchen grabbed my wrist.

He pulled me up with all his might.

Then he pulled Bea up in the same way.

A cliff cave with a large entrance.

They had managed to hide a cave of this size so well.

I realized that there were still many hidden pieces in this world that I didn't know about and that the knowledge from Tune World was not absolute.

Everchen pointed to the center of the cave and said,“That statue, it’s not ordinary. Don't its eyes seem to be watching us?”

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