Chapter 114 - 114. Finding Jeto

By providing a uniform, Edward made it easier to 'disguise'.

Edward, who brought the uniform, said that he could keep it and that he did not need to return it. No matter how much it is, he said, there is no way for the saintess to hand over her uniform to her demons.

"Ugh... A skirt... A skirt..."

Ecklen came out of her uniform and wiggled her necktie, blushing.

Since she was an Ecclin who rarely wore skirts or dresses, it seems that she couldn't adapt to her own appearance.

"Isn't it too short...? Can you fight wearing something like this...?"

Ecclin, who was closing her mouth and lowering her skinny skirt, looked at me.

"It just looks good to me, Ecclin."

She stroked her face and smiled at her.

"Really...? Isn't the saintess uncomfortable?"

Ecclin, who had been sneaking up on me, stuttered her words.

"It's a little uncomfortable on her chest side... But it can't be helped."

I looked down at the button that seemed to explode. Even so, I couldn't hope for the right size.

'The length of the skirt...'

It was similar to the clothes I usually wear, so it didn't bother me too much.

After checking her outfit with a big glance, I looked at Ecclin in the mirror and smiled lightly.

"Huh... She's doing this with Ecclin, so it's like she's a real academy cadet."

Before being chosen as a saint, she would talk all night about the academy with the children of the orphanage she was in.

I didn't officially enter the school, but I never thought the day would come when I could experience something like this.

'I wonder if those children are doing well.'

Bernice's older sister, I don't think I've seen her face very often since she became the innocent Saint Bernice instead of Bernice's older sister.

Just because she became a saint, she couldn't give them preferential treatment, so she said to take good care of her, and she sent money to all the orphanages in the Holy Land... I don't know either.

The news that I hear from the director intermittently is that the 'Locky', who only had accidents, is trying to become a paladin.

It was an exciting part in many ways.

At that time, when she was immersed in her old memories, Ecklen came next to her and looked at her mirror and spoke to her.

"If the saintess went to the academy, she must be in her third year now, right?"

"... I guess? She must be graduating this year. So Ecklen is going into her sophomore year?"

"Yes, senior."

Ecklen chuckled at my question with her playful answer.

"Poohyo, it's a senior... Come to think of it, it would be better to call it that now, right?"

"Really...? Saintess, no senior?"

Ecclin's eyes twinkle at my suggestion.

"...Hmm, I think it's part of the disguise."

Leaving Ecclin behind, I left her bathroom. Behind her back, Ecklen's 'senpai!' Sounds come one after another.

Hearing that sound really made her feel like she was a hard-working third-year student at the academy.

If, if, but ... Assuming that she was attending the academy, if she 'accidentally' became acquainted with Jeto, who would have entered this year.

Wouldn't he have called me senior?

'Seniors.'

Naturally, I imagined Jetto spitting out words he had never heard before.

Will I be able to have a deep relationship with him to the extent that I can even hear him say that as a joke?

Does he have the time or space for that?

It was nothing, but I was thinking deeply.

I was walking down the street with Ecclin.

He was doing it just in case, but as Edward said, unlike when he was wearing a doll mask, people didn't pay much attention to him.

Sometimes I could feel the eyes of the male students who stopped walking by.

Meanwhile, Ecklen spoke first.

"Castle..."

As I stared at Ecclin, whom I was about to call her saintess, she threw her head away vigorously.

"Sir, senpai. Can we find Jeto in this city? The city is quite large, isn't it? It's too late to be at the academy..."

Ecclin said as she looked up at the night sky where the moon slowly illuminated her face.

"Um... Why don't we go find a place where he might be?"

"A place where Zeto might be...?"

"Because there's a place I got to know when I was introduced to the academy by him."

Ecclin's eyebrows rose as she answered.

Soon she nods her head.

She first stopped by the gymnasium nearby.

He said he doesn't step on his feet these days, just in case.

Unfortunately, Jeto was nowhere to be found at the gymnasium. That's how she went around looking for Jetto.

Even passing her down the street, she moved her eyes eagerly, trying to find him somehow. The pure white bandage, which can be said to be a characteristic of Zeto, was not easy to find even though it would jump right in the eye.

'I can't even ask where it might be...'

He had no way of knowing who he might be acquainted with.

In fact, she had to assume that he hadn't even known Jeto for a while.

It was a very short time, and it was such a short meeting.

Nonetheless, the man named Zeto was an existence that worried me in many ways.

At first, I thought I was attracted to his mystery, but when I saw the revelation of the main god, it seemed that I was not simply attracted.

I carefully reviewed what the Lord had said.

If you miss it, it's too late.

Destiny that you have earned yourself.

If you touch it carelessly, you will not be able to avoid a big resentment. This is not good for me or for the Lord.

Looking back now, it was really full of difficult words to understand. Even though the Lord must have explained it as best as he could... It was difficult to grasp the intention.

Especially for me, I couldn't understand the part that it wasn't good.

Why the hell did God tell me these stories?

Is it simply because he is a helpful being in pulling out the roots of the demons on this earth?

Will his 'sacrifice' be inevitable in the future?

His teeth were clenched and bitten.

No matter what future awaits... I am incompetent. To fulfill one's duties as an apostle of the Lord.

That it cannot be denied.

"...Senpai... Sun... Saintess...?"

Ecclin's voice awakened her from deep thoughts, and when she turned her head, she was staring at me.

"...I was thinking about it for a while, sorry. So what happened?"

"I thought maybe this was it."

Said Ecklen, looking around.

There were dense trees, lush grass, and a pond all around. On the other side, the fence that draws the boundary between inside and outside comes into view.

No matter how much I wandered around the city, I couldn't find Jeto, so the answer was divided into two.

Jetto has already left the academy or is sleeping in the dormitory.

So, based on Ecclin's information, Jetto came to the forest, which was supposed to be the way out of her academy.

The dark forest was silent, and only the sound of grass insects could be heard.

"It was an unscheduled meeting, so it would be difficult to meet within today. If only I had handed you a crystal ball..."

Saying that, I brushed off the dust from a nearby rock and sat down on it.

"But... This time I brought it just to hand it over...!"

Ecklen tries to smile and straightens her fingers.

If I hadn't ruined the initiation ceremony, I would have handed the crystal ball to Jeto as planned... At that time, I think it was difficult to breathe properly.

"...Everything is my negligence, so I have to endure it. I'm sorry that I only made Ecclin and Ines suffer more for no reason."

Saying that, he closed his eyes.

'I wanted to say sorry before it's too late...'

Of course, Zeto didn't visit the knights tonight.

I hope it wasn't just a mismatch.

***

Daedroth gave me about two bottles of elixir before parting ways.

That precious elixir for free...

...As many as two bottles.

I spilled a little blood while talking about the influence of using Shady's power, and he told me not to use the spirit's power excessively, saying that if I died, even the masterpiece he had created, 'Sierra' would lose all meaning.

Having lived in Daedroth for many years, it seemed that he noticed at once that I was dealing with spirit sealing techniques, not normal spirit techniques.

This time, it was a kind of test, so I tried to overdo it as much as possible... From next time, I won't intentionally create such a risky situation.

The elixir was carefully stored in his pocket.

It's pretty hard to find, so it's best to save as much as possible. But when I'm in a hurry, I plan to drink it anytime.

Whether it's an internal injury or trauma, there's nothing like this when your stamina suddenly drops.

'Well, it's not as good as divine power...'

That's how he met Daedroth and was on his way back to the academy.

It was early in the morning, so the sun hadn't risen yet.

Today, I didn't dare go into the shadows because I thought it would be better not to use Shady's power anymore.

It was then that he crossed the gap between the fences.

"Uh..."

Totally unexpected characters touched the wave of feeling that was sent out like a habit.

[Is something going on? ]

Sierra, who was ahead of me at my questionable shriek, looked back at her and asked.

"Master, I'm sorry... But I think you need to go into the urethra..."

[What are you talking about all of a sudden? It wasn't that the saintess came. ]

"No... That's... Came for me? The saintess..."

It was certain that Saint Bernice and her vice-captain, Ecline, were standing on the other side of the forest.

I don't know if it's because of the sincerity in my voice, but Sierra immediately widens her eyes as if she realizes that I'm not joking.

[No, how did the saintess come here...? ]

I shook my head at her question.

I do not know either.

Why did the saintess come?

Did she come to see me?

No, rather than that, how did she get here?