Temple Knight

[Temple Knight]

The Sanctuary Sethrumnir.

The general chapel is not here, so please go back.

You must have the stretched Elly with you.

[Miriam]

During your arrival, I heard some detailed stories....

It seems that the real goal was the arrival of Freyja, through the fragment of Ymir.

Setting fire between the natives and immigrants was also to divert the attention of the temple and the people.

Sigh....

How many people suffered and struggled because of that incident....

The gods? What are the gods, really?

What did my father wish for, to offer such misguided prayers?

....

I'll have to ask more to find out the details.

But, I'm really disillusioned with blind faith.

[Niren]

You really have no shame.

I never imagined Youth would do such a thing.

Do you remember he used to be the leader of the hardliners?

But he couldn't start a war.

After retreating from the frontline because of that, he's been scheming something like this from behind.

We are servants of the gods, serving their will.

We are always waiting, hoping that Freyja will speak to us again.

But even so, we must not dare to summon the gods to the mortal realm.

That's not the will of the gods.

Youth has violated taboo.

Daring to call oneself a servant of the gods and trying to take the gods as one's own.

That alone is unforgivable, but he also caused pain to the gods and innocent people for that.

What should we do about the lost fragment of Ymir's heart....

[Maram]

Mother.

We can retrieve the fragment of Ymir's heart.

Don't worry too much.

You're right.

I will also retrieve the fragment of Ymir's heart.

The story is getting longer.

When can we intervene....

[Suad]

If you're here, show your presence.

Oh, we were discussing without even realizing that the adventurer had arrived.

What about your investigation?

It's about the remnants of that blasphemous thing found in Youth's mansion.

The 'Bagot,' was it?

What we saw at the mansion was a chimera created by the Bagot....

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Must carry a droopy Elly in the inventory.

[Elly]

I projected my original form because it seems like a story you all need to hear together.

Oh... I sometimes heard a faint moaning sound somewhere, and it was here?

You look composed. Indeed, I can say you are the adventurer's party.

Let's get straight to the point. This form has a short duration.

Truly surprising, but please do. I need to understand the true identity of Freya's manifestation.

Alright. Let me explain quickly.

The remains collected from the mansion were structurally identical to the Embryo, the origin of Homunculus.

Embryo?

What's that? Some kind of alchemy?

Do you know about this field?

The Embryo is the fetal form of the artificial life form, the Homunculus.

Artificial life forms are beautiful. Depending on the alchemist who nurtures them, they can take on hundreds of different forms.

Bagot based the Chimera on the Embryo, modeled after the Pope, and then modified it into a Chimera.

What you saw in the mansion was that modified Chimera.

Can I know more about this illusion?

I explained briefly about the illusion.

So, we were fooled by Bagot's trickery to get a piece of Ymir's heart to summon a goddess?

In summary, yes.

You catch on quickly. You must have an excellent brain.

I understand well that Yuseh got caught up in the illusion's ploy and tried to summon a goddess but ended up self-destructing.

But what about the illusion? Where did Bagot and the heart go?

Most of all, I... I can't stand the fact that we suffered because of some personal power play, not just God's will.

Suad.

I feel the same way. We all do.

Above all, the fact that I was closest and still didn't notice is the worst...

Mother. What should we do from now on?

Form a council.

As far as I can see, this country lacks communication.

How can you know what you want if the natives and immigrants don't talk to each other?

Give status and power to the natives. Guarantee them legally.

It's difficult but easy. You just have to guarantee it.

I see. Rather than just waiting for God's word and forcing it, we need to listen to people's stories.

Such fundamental...

But the ruling class won't stay quiet.

If anything, there might be more resistance and turmoil than now.

Ha, but we can't just stay like this, can we?

Right. Reform is necessary.

We can't just shout at walls and hide in the forest forever.

Humans. Don't worry.

Time is always on our side.

Your role is to strengthen the opposite side to match the power of authority. That's all.

The rest will be resolved by time and human adaptability.

This is a great lesson from an outsider.

Understood. Let's formally raise this issue for discussion.

If it's Zedd Mansion, it might be of great help.

You guys decide on a representative for the natives.

Suad is here. Father.

And there's me and Maram. Aren't we here for this day?

It's time for the children of gray to do their job.

The reason Mother adopted us, was it for this day?

Don't worry about this side. Just make sure to prepare a proper board.

Thank you. You've grown well...

Alright. The situation in this country is actually beyond my knowledge, but it seems to have been resolved well.

Now let's go back to the story of the illusion.

Right. Bagot took Ymir's heart and went somewhere, right?

And the adventurer will leave to find the heart.

Bagot seems to have headed to the northern continent.

I remember having a conversation with my father about Jormungand.

The north?

Are you talking about Jormungand, the sealed area beyond the barrier?

Is it true? That Jormungand is sealed. Bagot seems interested.

Bagot was interested in resurrecting a god.

At first, it seemed like a false promise of a divine advent just to steal Ymir's heart, but....

No one knows what he will do with Ymir's heart he obtained.

However, it seems that one of Bagot's companions has already moved to the northern continent.

Jormungand exists?

The Jormungand sect did exist.

The heroes who won in the fight against the sect became the founders of the Rune-Midgarts Kingdom.

At that time, they fought in the name of Odin, not Freya, as we did.

Clearly, it was Freya who unfolded the meaning for humans.

However, the family of heroes who won the fight against the Church founded a country in the name of Odin.

There is also a story that Jormungand placed a curse on the victorious hero and first king because of this.

I've never heard of this before?

Curse...?

Yes. The story of the current royal curse isn't important.

What's important is that the Jormungand sect did exist.

The story of Jormungand being sealed in the place called the northern continent is also told.

If Bagot really wants to resurrect a god, he will aim for Jormungand next.

That must be prevented.

The darkness of the continent is greater than the divine war that lasted a thousand years.

We must track down and stop Bagot.

The north is a sealed land. It's not easy to cross the barrier.

Because there's a barrier, we can't cross it?

Then did Bagot use Ymir's heart to cross the barrier?

To track him down, we need to find a way to cross the barrier that blocks the north.

It will take time.

I'll do that.

Let me return to the mansion and find a way to cross the barrier.

And it's not boasting, but if you had used the owner's unfairness, you would have crossed that barrier somehow, right?

If you used the unfairness, you could track the traces.

I'll return to the administrator's main body. I'll give you this shell as a souvenir for the adventurer.

See you at the mansion.

There's nothing we can do until more information gathers.

I'll try to have a conversation with my father a bit more.

Thank you for your help.

Then I'll return to the Gray Wolf Forest.

Niren, please call me back when the council is formed. I'll prepare until then.

Then shall I go and listen to Miriam and Yuse's story together?

I want to help find Ymir's heart fragment.

Then I'll go meet Deputy Jed.

Adventurer, you've done us a service once again.

Prayers are always directed towards God,

to support those who make wishes ...

But what did Yuse pray for?

At the end of that prayer is only downfall.

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