Adelia pulled a magic potion bottle with a dark green liquid out of her pocket. The faint bubbling thing wasn’t something she wanted to eat very much.
“Do I just have to drink?”
“Yes, if you drink it, your appearance will change in less than 10 minutes. It’s level three, so it’s going to last about an hour.”
Upon hearing Lensley’s explanation, Adelia pushed away her reluctance and inhaled the medicine. The bitter taste made Adelia’s face crumpled badly.
“Ugh…”
“Oh, the medicine worked fast.”
At Lensley’s words Adelia quickly pulled out a hand mirror and checked herself. Blond and light green eyes And a beautiful face she had never seen before. A satisfied smile appeared on Adelia’s face as she felt completely different from her original appearance.
“Can I ask you why you change your appearance?”
“There are quite a few people on the temple side who know my face. Because I was once a candidate for a saint.”
“Oh… I didn’t think that far.”
Adelia turned around with a smirk.
“Shall we go now?”
“Where do you want to go?”
“To the temple’s first aid station.”
Lensley hurried after Adelia. The temple’s first aid station was full of people. It was so crowded that the people waited outside the first aid station for the treatment of the saint.
Adelia, who had hidden her identity, also hid among the crowd.
“There are a lot of people.”
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“And there are many people who got hurt more than I thought.”
At Lensley’s words, Adelia looked around. Then, two young siblings came into Adelia’s sight.
“M, my brother is hurt….”
“What do you want me to do? Do you think I’m not hurt? Tsk, you look like an orphan. Go back there and line up!”
“Sorry, I’m sorry….”
“What a bad luck.”
The girl, who appeared to be younger, assisted her brother. Adelia looked at the boy’s ankle who was limping. As expected, the boy’s ankle was injured.
‘I feel like I’m completely back….’
Yellow pus mixed with blood flowed from the ankle of the boy.
“Sir Lensley.”
“Yes, Viscount.”
“Bring me those siblings.”
“Alright.”
Lensley brought the two siblings without a word. He was also worried about the boy’s serious condition.
“I, I heard you called us….”
“I think your brother’s condition is serious. I happen to have an ointment.”
“What…? But…”
“It’s all right. I won’t ask you to pay.”
At Adelia’s words, water filled the girl’s eyes.
“T, thank you!”
“Sir Lensley, Bring the boy here.”
Lensley handed over the boy she was holding to Adelia. Adelia took the ointment out of her pocket and carefully applied it to the boy’s ankles.
“Well, is that enough…?”
Adelia shook her head with a sad face.
“This is just a temporary measure. He needs to get proper treatment soon.”
Having said that, Adelia raised her head and looked towards Hestine. She was surrounded by people and was giving her blessings eagerly. It seemed like it would take her a long time to get here. At that moment, a small commotion broke out around Hestine.
‘Are they fighting to get the blessing first?’
Adelia watched the situation, squinting her eyes. Fortunately, with the bishop’s arrival, the fight stopped before it even ignited properly. At the same time, a group of temple healing priests appeared at the aid station. It made Hestine’s surroundings quiet.
Adelia thought this was an opportunity.
“You see that woman in that white dress?”
The girl nodded to Adelia’s question.
“That’s the saint. A saint can cure your brother completely.”
“Ah…! Wait a minute! I’ll be back soon!”
The girl acted as Adelia intended. And soon the girl was able to bring Hestine safely to Adelia.
“Brother! I brought a saint! You’ll be able to live now!”
The girl said, clutching the distracted boy’s hand desperately.
“How did you….”
“He was stepped on by people while running away from the beasts. Please treat my brother…!”
Hestine did not hesitate to treat the boy’s ankle in a hurry.
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A beautiful light appeared. Adelia stared at the beams of light that spread from Hestine’s hand with a curious look.
“Well, you’ll be able to walk in good shape now.”
“T, thank you!”
“Thank you, Saint!”
Hestine, who was thanked by the two siblings, breathed a sigh of relief and soon turned her head and looked at Adelia. Hestine, who was staring at Adelia, asked carefully.
“Uhm… Are you hurt?
For a moment Adelia’s eyes flashed.
“Well, actually, I sprained my wrist a little bit, so can I ask the saint for help?”
“Oh…! You knew me.”
Adelia smiled when Hestine asked if she knew her. There’s no way I won’t know you, said Adelia, making up a sweet voice.
“Of course, no one on this continent doesn’t know your face.”
Hestine’s cheeks flushed naturally. Adelia stared at the figure. It was the first time she looked at her and made a face like this.
Hestine’s face, which looked at him, was always complicated with fear and hate.
“Give me your hand! I’ll bless you!”
Adelia put off her unnecessary thoughts for a moment and reached out to Hestine. Hestine closed her eyes as if praying while gently wrapping Adelia’s hand with her hand.
How long has it been?
There was a ripple on Hestine’s calm face.
“N, now, hold on a second! If I rest a little, I’ll soon regain my divine power..”
Adelia refused, shaking her head calmly.
“No, Saint. You must have gone too far today. I can ask another priest.”
“That…”
“Then I’ll go now.”
Adelia hurried off before Hestine caught her. She could feel Hestine’s gaze from behind, but she never looked back again.
“Are we going back to the Duchy?” asked Lensley, who followed Adelia’s footsteps.
At the question full of expectations, Adelia smiled and affirmed.
“Yes, I’ve checked everything.”
Adelia came here to see the limits of Hestine. Surely the blessing she showed on the battlefield was great. But with that blessing, Hestine’s divine power was almost exhausted, and she completely lost her divine power in front of her.
‘She might not be able to stop the 10th disaster.’
Adelia’s face hardened.
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Adelia and Lensley went to pick up the luggage they had left at the inn. When they opened the door, they saw a shabby man sitting alone at a table.
‘The owner…? I No, I don’t think so.’
Judging from the fact that the safe was still unlocked, it seemed that the owner had not yet returned.
Then who is that man? Did he come to stay in an inn without an owner, just like them?
There was a faint sense of vigilance in Adelia’s eyes.
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Then, the man spoke to Adelia and Lensley without looking back.
“Well, I didn’t expect anyone else to come into this empty inn.”
From the man’s voice, he didn’t seem to be very old. Adelia returned exactly what the man said.
“I know. I didn’t know there would be any other guests looking for an inn without an owner.”
“Hahaha.”
The man burst out laughing as if Adelia’s words were funny. The man turned and said, looking at Adelia and Lensley.
“This… This is fate. Would you like to have a drink?”
The man had a rather beautiful appearance. The word “beauty” fits better than “handsome.”
Adelia refused with a fake smile.
“No, I’m thinking of leaving Zephyros right now.”
“Well, by now, the restrictions should have been lifted….”
The man stroked his chin and said regretfully.
“What a shame. I wanted to ask you why you’re traveling to Zephyros while changing your appearance. Oh, for your information, red hair looks better on you than blonde.”
For a moment Adelia wondered if she had heard it wrong.
“What the hell is that….”
“Didn’t you change your appearance with magic potion?”
Lensley put his hand on the sword and set the boundary.
Adelia’s vigilance also increased.
How the hell did he know that? Does he know me?
The man who read the atmosphere laughed and explained.
“Well, there’s nothing to be wary of. It is almost a habit for an ivory tower scholar to see through the essence….”
Adelia opened her eyes wide at the man’s words.
“You belong to the ivory tower?”
“That’s right.”
“Why did you come to Zephyros?”
The ivory tower. It was a place where the best brains of the continent gathered.
She heard that the scholars belonging to the Ivory Tower are very closed and reclusive people. What happened to the scholar who said they couldn’t come out of the tower well?
The man’s eyes bent gently at Adelia’s question.
“You seem to have a misunderstanding about the ivory tower.”
He spoke as if he had read Adelia’s thoughts. Adelia frowned and kept her eyes on the man.
The man kept saying what he wanted to say.
“The ivory tower scholars have a mission. Recording everything that happens in the world with their eyes and leaving it for future generations! Even if it’s a terrible and long-forgotten memory!”
There seemed to be madness in the man’s eyes.
Adelia took a step back, thinking, “I’ve never heard of such a mission for scholars of ivory towers.”
‘I should avoid being involved with strange people as much as possible.’
Adelia winked at Lensley as a signal to leave.
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Lensley quickly brought his luggage, as if he had noticed something wrong with the man in front of him.
“I see. I hope you keep the record well. We have to go back soon, so we’ll go now.”
Adelia and Lensley hurried out of the inn in case the little strange man, an ivory tower scholar, caught them.
Clicked.
The man who was left alone at the inn clicked his tongue with a face full of regret.
“I wanted to talk to the saint a little more, what a pity.”
Yohan Kerban, the sage of the ivory tower, murmured in a small voice.
Yohan stared at the door where Adelia had left and smiled pleasantly.
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