LIGHTNOVELWORLD chapter 162
162. Compass
It has been two years since Yulicia joined the ＜Figuero＞ religious order through the first saint, Mayen.
Yulysia continued to follow Mayen around, acting as the saint’s assistant. She never found any task boring.
For Yulysia, Mayen’s words and actions were a milestone and a compass in her life.
Yulysia had no doubts. She was sure that if something happened and it was time for Mayen to leave her, she would definitely tell her in advance.
The basis for this was the bond they had built up between each other over a long period of time.
But then, suddenly, without a word, he disappeared from this world as if he had been erased.
There was not a single omen.
＜Figuero＞’s saint, Mayen, disappeared without any warning.
“May.”
Yulicia searched the entire continent of Gehergen, not to mention the Kingdom of Weirend. But Mayen was not there.
The second saintess stepped onto the stage with a stern face, saying that she had heard the call of ＜Malpas＞. Then, a pure white light, proof that she had become a saint, flashed from her right hand.
Yulicia had no interest in the second saint, Elphin. The reason Yulicia had been in Figuero for nearly two years was not the Figuero cult itself, and especially not the god Malphas, the origin of that religion.
“May.”
He lived only for the one saint who saved him.
The second saint, Amosen, was a devout believer who spent seven years in Figueiro, so there was no doubt that she had become a saint. It has been ten years since Figueiro spread rampantly in this land, the Kingdom of Weirend.
After all, we’ve been together for 7 years, which is not a short amount of time.
Yulysia, a second-year believer, immediately approached the new saint, Elphin, and asked.
“Didn’t Malpas tell you about the first saint, Mayen?”
Elfin Grass only smiled bitterly with a dead face.
“…Right now, all I can do is listen to the words that Malpas has given me. It’s probably the same early years that Mayen-sama went through.”
Elfin looked genuinely sorry. Elfin bowed his head.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t help you.”
Yulysia shook her head. Her long silver hair swayed. As she was about to leave, Elfin added a word from behind her.
“Sister Yulycia, if you find any news about Mayen, please let me know. I, too, admired Mayen.”
Dear.
Yulycia nodded slowly.
“all right.”
As a follower of Figueres, is there anyone who does not revere the first saint, Mayen? Yulysia was sure that there was no one.
I searched the empire as if I was searching for it, and even put in a request to the information guild, but not a single person knew about Mayen, who had disappeared overnight.
“May.”
Where the hell are you?
Yulysia took a compass out of her bag. It was a compass with a frame made of high-quality dark brown wood.
That’s right, it was the precious item that Mayen had given me as a gift.
– Yulysia is very strong and independent, but she is too dependent on me. Does she think of me as a compass?
Mayen said so and gave Yulicia a compass as a gift.
-Actually, I’m giving this to you as a gift just because it’s pretty for the sake of craftsmanship. If I ever leave the Saints and go on a trip, look at this and think carefully about what Yulya would want to do.
-yes.
Yulycia answered very politely and obediently.
As always.
Yulya stared blankly at the compass on the desk.
But I had no idea how to live, no way out. I had no thoughts of leaving the ＜Figuero＞ church. It is clear that the biggest reason I stayed in Figuero was because of Mayen, but my love for Figuero, which I achieved with my fellow believers, was also great.
Yulysia lived in a world without Mayen. She had never adapted to it, but she couldn’t keep waiting for someone who never showed up no matter how hard she searched.
***
It didn’t take as long as I thought for the change to happen.
2 years. In just 2 years, the second saint of Figueiro, Elphin, disappeared.
＜Figuero＞ was shocked once again by the vacancy of the position of the saint. How could the second saint disappear after the disappearance of the first saint, Mayen?
About 500 followers of Figueros, including Yulicia, gathered at the temple to hold morning prayers.
The moment she lifted her head after saying her morning prayer, Yulya was shocked to hear a voice resonating in her head.
-You are a saint now.
Two years after Mayen’s death, Yulysia became the third saint.
-First of all, continue to offer food as you have been doing.
Yulya bowed her head deeply.
God’s voice was lower and more ominous than I thought.
Soon after, Yulysia heard news of the traces left behind by the second saint, Elphin, before her death.
There was news that the Astes Empire’s Information Guild was discovering something using the medium called a ‘pendant’ and the fact that it was a nun wearing a white habit.
“Your Majesty, it seems that the Astes Empire’s Information Guild is tracking our Figero.”
Yulycia answered the believer’s words without hesitation.
“Hide it. Tell no one to reveal it.”
“All right.”
Yulycia entered the office and began to reason. What on earth is going on? As she was pondering this, someone came to see Yulycia.
He was only sixteen years old. He was Elfin’s younger brother, and there was a big age difference between them.
“My sister said she was heading to the Astes Empire. That day…the day before she disappeared.”
Yulysia asked without hesitation, knowing that even a god could not read the thoughts of an appointed ‘saint’.
Unless you send your retinue down to Middle-earth, you won’t be able to hear all the conversations that take place in Middle-earth.
“Did the Elfin Saintess say anything before she left for the Astes Empire?”
At Yulicia’s words, her younger brother nodded slowly.
“I told you that we should head to the capital of the Astes Empire. That’s what Lord Malphas said….”
The capital of the Astes Empire.
The words of Malphas.
From that part, Yulicia naturally came to the inference that ‘Malpas’ was trying to meet someone.
‘The chances of meeting the Emperor of Astes are… virtually nil.’
Astes is clearly a powerful country that can be called a great empire.
For other human beings, it would be worth going to the capital just to see the Emperor.
However, ‘Malpas’ is not a human, but a god. The scale of interest is completely different from that of humans.
There was no reason for a god to care about a human emperor.
If Malpas had to go see someone, who would it be?
Yulysia now thought of the most famous person in the Astes Empire.
God, Yuma.
He was a man known throughout the continent as a dragon slayer who killed the black dragon.
The part about Incrinyu, the first evil god killed by Yuma, was quietly buried behind the sanctuary barrier of the Great Temple, which is now used as a shrine for gods, so it was not revealed to anyone.
Yulysia could only think of killing the black dragon.
Because it was something that far transcended the human realm.
“What the hell, Yuma… Did you move the two great saints to meet that guy? To the capital of the Astes Empire?”
It seemed more likely that he was trying to meet the military leader Yuma rather than the emperor.
But why did the second saint, Elphin, who went to meet him disappear without a trace?
‘Gangshin.’
The descent of the gods.
The act of a god inhabiting a human body.
‘He said that even if you become a Grand Master, it would be difficult to withstand Kangshin.’
That was also what the first saint, Mayen, said.
Suddenly disappearing as if he never existed.
‘The aftermath of the Gangshin.’
The second saint, Elphin, was possessed in the imperial capital and died in the aftermath. That was Yulysia’s conclusion.
However, I thought that the case of the first saint, Mayen, would be different.
‘In Elfin’s case, according to the younger brother’s explanation, there is a reason.’
But Mayen didn’t have anything like that.
I couldn’t figure out anything, but I was certain of one thing.
‘I know.’
Only one being knows why Mayen disappeared from this world.
‘Malpas.’
Malpas, the true and true origin of the ＜Figuero＞ sect.
He believed that only the god he was a saint knew about Mayen’s disappearance.
So Yulycia decided to hold on.
I will somehow find a chance to have a mutually beneficial conversation with Malpas. And I will definitely ask him about Mayen’s disappearance. That is what I promised myself.
***
Two years have passed since Yulicia became the third saint.
The name ＜Musin＞ had spread throughout the entire continent.
The god of war, Yuma, was killing the ‘gods’ who had invaded Middle-earth. And now, he was making a name for himself as a god of war, not a human.
Yulysia was able to reaffirm the confidence that all her inferences were correct.
And soon the opportunity arose.
It was a chance to have a conversation with ＜Malpas＞, something I had been longing for endlessly.
Yulycia, standing on the throne of the oracle, felt as if her body was floating for a moment.
My eyes turned black.
When my vision brightened, something huge appeared before my eyes.
Yulycia felt a chill run down her spine.
It was a giant crow, ＜Malphas＞. Its appearance was too hideous to be considered a god, but the transcendent aura of intimidation emanating from its entire body made it impossible to doubt that it was a god.
The huge black beak slowly opened. Black liquid dripped down.
=It seems to be quite controversial.=
Without hesitation, Yulya knelt down and prostrated herself.
“No, great god, Malphas.”
Malphas’ voice rang in Yulicia’s ears.
=Rise, my servant.=
Yulya got up in a hurry.
=The reason I called you is very simple. Keep an eye on the actions of Yuma, the god of the Astes Empire. And you know that he is continuing to track the religious order, ＜Figero＞.=
It was natural for Yulysia to avoid being tracked by the gods.
Even if I confessed to the Musin and Astes Empire about ＜Figuero＞, there was no way to drag ‘Malpas’ in front of me down to Middle-earth and kill him.
“Yes, I know, God.”
=From now on, once a month, I will have a regular conversation with you like this. I will tell you everything about Yuma.=
“Yes, my God.”
=No matter what kind of tail they catch, you must not talk about ＜Figuero＞. Deny and ignore everything.=
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
Malphas nodded, seemingly satisfied with Yulicia’s clear words.
=I am very satisfied with the offerings you make… You are the first servant who has never failed to fill the quota. In particular, the second servant has failed to fill the quota many times… Useless. And the first servant… .=
2nd bell, 1st bell.
This would have been referring to the Second Holy Virgin and the First Holy Virgin.
Yulysia felt a chill run down her spine. Of course, she didn’t show it.
=How dare you, I gave you a chance to have a private conversation with me… but you keep asking useless questions. How long should we keep offering food, what is the purpose of ＜Figuero＞ as a religious order… You asked questions like that, things that a paperman wouldn’t need to know.=
Yulycia smiled.
“You have forgotten your true nature as a servant and have made presumptuous remarks. All you have to do is remember the grace that Malpas has given you and trust him infinitely. Just follow the path he has laid out for you.”
Malpas laughed, seeming to really like Yulicia’s flattery.
=That’s right. I forgot the essence of the subject. So….=
Yulicia focused all her attention on Malphas’s words.
=Killed.=
Malphas’ words stopped there. Yulicia watched Malphas’ tongue lick his beak.
It was easy to guess what killing meant.
Like chewing on an offering.
The first saint, Saint Mayen, was eaten by the saints.
=So, you better not disappoint me, you servant who knows his place.=
Yulycia maintained a bright smile.
“Of course, Your Majesty.”
Yulysia bowed her head deeply along with her waist.
My vision went black again.
I came out of my fantasy and my mind returned to reality.
“….”
Yulysia came down from the ＜Oracle Seat＞ and headed to her quarters.
Drrrrrr-
I opened the first drawer on the top. Inside was a compass. It was the compass I had received as a gift from Mayen.
Bam-
Yulysia placed the compass on the desk.
-Ulyssia, when you think about the path you want to take. When you don’t know what to do. Look at this compass. That’s how I used to organize my thoughts.
A voice I really missed came to mind.
‘It’s so clear what to do.’
The compass stopped.
‘I have to kill him.’
God or whatever.
Kill.
Somehow.
Malpas.
He knocks the black crow out of the divine realm, drags it down to the Middle-earth, and kills it.
‘May.’
That’s the only way to remember Mayen.
In my head, I had a blueprint drawn, but I couldn’t tell whether it would be possible to realize it or not.
Yulya immediately started moving.
***
Yuma suddenly headed to the office of Emperor Brigitte, who had called him urgently. There was a young man in the office who still had a boyish face.
Brigitte opened her mouth slowly.
“I think I need to listen to what you have to say, Yuma.”
Yuma nodded at the young man.
“Who is it?”
The young man began to speak.
“I came from Figuero.”
“Figuero?”
When Yuma asked back, the young man added something else.
“Malpas.”
Something caught Yuma’s eye.
“God, the cult that Malphas created in Middle-earth. That’s where I came from.”
“so.”
Yuma was also quite surprised by the young man’s next words.
“The saint of the church wants to kill Malphas.”