Estio Volume 7
- Episode 8
Fortunately, no one complained of motion sickness. Even Parker, who is particularly weak from motion sickness, was walking out of the portal management office for some reason today.
"Wow."
Parker, who was the first to burst out admiration among the party, was also Parker. He opened his mouth blankly as he looked around the magnificent pillars and the chapels built around him with his eyes wet with emotion.
"This is the temple Elysium......"
"Myam? Haven't you seen Parker as well?"
"Yeah, it's the first time I've been to the Holy See."
Neju, who was holding the cactus in her arms, tilted her head.
"Parker said he was a delivery man before, so I thought he'd been there. Delivery guys move around a lot."
"I've been to a lot of temples and chapels in other areas! But Elysium is an area that requires permission to enter in the first place... Hehe."
Originally, admission to the Vatican was not easily granted. The temple Elysium was the only place where nobles and imperial families whose identity was verified came to receive a true name, or to be baptized, and only to obtain permission for other causes.
Even when delivery was needed, a delivery man from a priest came forward. Accessing the Pontifical Elysium was a very special opportunity that was not given to the ordinary Join-Join deliveryman Bernie Parker.
"But the atmosphere is very solemn."
Parker muttered, fiddling with the hat on his head.
Elysium was a kind of holy town. It was different from other temples that consisted of a single building. White buildings were lined up in a row, and between them, there was a square where pigeons flew and a giant angel statue carved from crystals. It was larger than any other city, and there were more than dozens of chapels alone.
If each building had no license plate attached, a vast and complicated street that would easily become a lost child stretched out before her eyes.
But there were hardly any people on the streets. There was enough silence to give the overall impression of being empty, and the priests that were occasionally seen glanced past Estio and the others with frightened faces.
"Hmm, the atmosphere is definitely chilly. I remember when I was here before, it wasn't like this."
Kai also agreed with Parker's question. Estio responded to Kai, who was looking around like a lost kid.
"Has Kai ever been to Elysium by himself?"
"His Holiness..., ah, now he's a former pope. Heh heh. Anyway, I had to meet him. At that time, bands were praising every street, and all the chapels were lit with torches at night. Edo's glimmering white light was very beautiful."
Kai, who smiled while recalling old memories, recalled a variable he hadn't thought of before.
"Oops, of course, it's already been about twenty years, but it's a story."
"......"
"Maybe the atmosphere has changed since some years have passed since then."
Everyone was at a loss for words to say to Kai who was unwitting 20 years ago, who suddenly looked like a child who was less than ten years old. However, inside Kai, who was smiling all over the room, he was not slowing his gaze. The flickering flames of the torch flickered precariously.
'After all, it must have happened.'
The street lamps placed on each street were sacred lamps to illuminate the darkness and ward off unclean energy. If the fire had been weakened, the Vatican itself, which should have maintained its sanctity, had to be questioned.
The Pontifical Elysium that Kai remembers was always filled with divine power. Because of its vast divine power, unauthorized intruders were bound to be discovered quickly. It was an inviolable area that the selfish could never invade.
In particular, there were Saint Yggdrasil, 11 bishops, and the Order of the Holy Knights in the Holy See. All of them were divine beings beyond human power. So the Vatican was one of the few places where Kai couldn't watch by sending his dolls.
Kai thought as he glanced through the night streets of Elysium, where he could not see a single light.
'Especially the Holy Knights.'
It was especially dangerous when the Holy Knights moved. The Holy Knights, which only obey the Pope's orders, are made up of only 7 members, but if you look down on the numbers only, you will face irreversible consequences. Even Emperor Lubarzan, who holds great power, was unable to tamper with the Holy See because of the Holy Knights.
Not much is known about the individual strength of each member, but it was true when the Holy Knights united as one. People called it 'God's Judgment' because the divine technology they used looked like a judgment from heaven. No one has yet survived the bombardment of divine power that was so cold as to be called a judgment. It was said that only the torch burning white remained in the ruins and burned for a long time.
As a result, there were also theories that the Holy Knights were not human. However, nothing was revealed, and only rumors abounded.
The Holy Knights were a special group that operated only on the orders of the Pope. Even when a crisis or catastrophe occurred in the country, they never moved unless the order was given. Conversely, if there was an order from the pope, he would run to even the smallest thing and draw his sword.
'I wish I didn't have to bump into them.'
While Kai, unaware that Estio had already collided with the Holy Knights once, was engulfed in worry, darkness gradually came. Now it was night time and it was completely night.
"Hey, but the guide is coming, right? It's a little scary to keep waiting in a dark alley where there are no people."
Parker, who got goosebumps in the cool night air, broke the silence as he looked around. It was written in the request that a guide would come and take them to their place of stay if they arrived at the Vatican in advance the day before the holy baptism.
However, no one came out in front of the Portal Management Office until the sun had completely set. Even the priests who managed the portal locked the door and left after work.
"I don't think I'll have to wait here all night until the holy baptism ceremony begins..."
woo woo woo!
Parker's anxious muttering was cut off. The group looked around nervously at the sudden sound of a wolf's cry. But he had no idea what would appear on the already dark streets.
"What do you mean?"
"Looks like a wolf. Are there wolves in the Holy See?"
"Yeah, it can't be."
But it was a wolf that was unstoppable to the sound of wailing. Even Parker, who was in denial at first, couldn't say no at all. Parker sighed in dismay.
"Oh my God. Have monsters invaded the Holy See as well?"
"Please!"
This time, Neju denied Parker's allegations.
"You say the papal court is the most sacred place in the world?"
"But think about it. The Yellow Dragon Shuhanan made and controlled a lot of monsters even in the Turke Desert. He also created blue sand and made giant scorpions attack people."
"〨."
I heard it and it was Shuhanan was a being who could create and control monsters with only one scale, and control them to attack people. It was highly likely that the Holy Power of the Holy See was not a big problem for him, a dragon called the representative of the gods.
Convincingly speaking for himself, Parker clenched his fists in excitement.
"Shuhanan may have released monsters to take over the Holy See!"
"Heh huh, this isn't a wolf."
However, due to Kai intervening in an instant, the tension that had been escalating was broken. A bewildered gaze focused on Kai.
Kai laughed like an ordinary child.
"A dog barking."
"Yes? Dog...?"
Parker's mouth widened as a random word came out. Neju and Estio were equally perplexed. Tsuki, who didn't care whether the cry was a wolf or a dog, was licking his front paws profusely.
After a while, Kai gave the correct answer.
"Hebnicius, the guardian dog of the saint."
thud!
As soon as he finished speaking, something fell from the sky. A gigantic beast that had landed on the roof of the portal office where they were standing groaned and groaned.
Neju, who met his brown eyes and gazes, raised his head and shouted.
"You look like a cone!"
"It's more like a bear than that..."
Parker replied with a blue face, almost asphyxiated.
Suddenly, a huge beast fell from the sky, hanging from the ceiling of the portal office, and then slowly crawling down to the floor.
First of all, his appearance was, as Kai said, a 'dog'. However, as Neju expressed, there was a corner that resembled a cone. Her whole body was covered in white fur, and the horns on her forehead reminded her of a unicorn. And, as Parker noted, her stature was so huge that it could be mistaken for an ice bear that lived in cold icy water. It was even bigger than when Neju inflated her size.
Crook.
A gigantic white-haired dog looked down at them with auburn eyes.
"I heard that Hebnicius is a divine beast that came down from heaven to protect the saint. I know that he is not the type that goes crazy with blood like monsters."
As soon as he heard the sound of a monster, the dog's eyes lit up. Kai's face was calm even as he faced Hebnicius, a growling dog with wrinkles on the bridge of her nose. Rather, Jen, the doll who followed to protect him, hardened her expression and revealed her vigilance. Parker, who faced a strange confrontation between a dog and a doll, scratched his cheek and said.
"I, um, did you see something to say?"
"Creung."
"Wow, I don't think I'm angry."
"Crung!"
"Shut up! You must be mad!"
Estio, who looked at the teammates who changed their judgments like flipping their palms over at once with the growl of a dog, finally activated her ability.
"I came to guide you at the request of Yggdrasil."
Hebnicius' words flowed into everyone's mind. However, Estio, who had never been to a chapel in his life, did not know what Yggdrasil was.
"'Yggdrasil'...?"
"It's a title for a saint."
Saint Yggdrasil is not human. Literally, a 'saint', like a human being, was not born by conception by the mother, but was simply a sacred being who was reborn through generations with strong divine power. It is known that she lived for about 500 years, and although she had a human appearance, it was impossible to identify exactly which race she was. Thus, the saint born in Yggdrasil spends her whole life praying for humanity in the Pontifical Elysium.
The divine beast that came down from the sky to protect that very saint Yggdrasil is the guardian dog 'Hebnicius'.
It was a huge beast that appeared in front of Estio and his party now.
"Yes? But why is it Saint-sama instead of Shuhanan?"
"I don't listen to anything but Yggdrasil's wind. She can't give me any orders unless she's her."
Hebnicius was created exclusively for the saints, so of course he did not obey the orders of others. Having said that, the guardian dog's auburn eyes turned to Estio.
"It's the same even if it's a dragon loved by God."
Estio Volume 7
- Episode 8
Fortunately, no one complained of motion sickness. Even Parker, who is particularly weak from motion sickness, was walking out of the portal management office for some reason today.
"Wow."
Parker, who was the first to burst out admiration among the party, was also Parker. He opened his mouth blankly as he looked around the magnificent pillars and the chapels built around him with his eyes wet with emotion.
"This is the temple Elysium......"
"Myam? Haven't you seen Parker as well?"
"Yeah, it's the first time I've been to the Holy See."
Neju, who was holding the cactus in her arms, tilted her head.
"Parker said he was a delivery man before, so I thought he'd been there. Delivery guys move around a lot."
"I've been to a lot of temples and chapels in other areas! But Elysium is an area that requires permission to enter in the first place... Hehe."
Originally, admission to the Vatican was not easily granted. The temple Elysium was the only place where nobles and imperial families whose identity was verified came to receive a true name, or to be baptized, and only to obtain permission for other causes.
Even when delivery was needed, a delivery man from a priest came forward. Accessing the Pontifical Elysium was a very special opportunity that was not given to the ordinary Join-Join deliveryman Bernie Parker.
"But the atmosphere is very solemn."
Parker muttered, fiddling with the hat on his head.
Elysium was a kind of holy town. It was different from other temples that consisted of a single building. White buildings were lined up in a row, and between them, there was a square where pigeons flew and a giant angel statue carved from crystals. It was larger than any other city, and there were more than dozens of chapels alone.
If each building had no license plate attached, a vast and complicated street that would easily become a lost child stretched out before her eyes.
But there were hardly any people on the streets. There was enough silence to give the overall impression of being empty, and the priests that were occasionally seen glanced past Estio and the others with frightened faces.
"Hmm, the atmosphere is definitely chilly. I remember when I was here before, it wasn't like this."
Kai also agreed with Parker's question. Estio responded to Kai, who was looking around like a lost kid.
"Has Kai ever been to Elysium by himself?"
"His Holiness..., ah, now he's a former pope. Heh heh. Anyway, I had to meet him. At that time, bands were praising every street, and all the chapels were lit with torches at night. Edo's glimmering white light was very beautiful."
Kai, who smiled while recalling old memories, recalled a variable he hadn't thought of before.
"Oops, of course, it's already been about twenty years, but it's a story."
"......"
"Maybe the atmosphere has changed since some years have passed since then."
Everyone was at a loss for words to say to Kai who was unwitting 20 years ago, who suddenly looked like a child who was less than ten years old. However, inside Kai, who was smiling all over the room, he was not slowing his gaze. The flickering flames of the torch flickered precariously.
'After all, it must have happened.'
The street lamps placed on each street were sacred lamps to illuminate the darkness and ward off unclean energy. If the fire had been weakened, the Vatican itself, which should have maintained its sanctity, had to be questioned.
The Pontifical Elysium that Kai remembers was always filled with divine power. Because of its vast divine power, unauthorized intruders were bound to be discovered quickly. It was an inviolable area that the selfish could never invade.
In particular, there were Saint Yggdrasil, 11 bishops, and the Order of the Holy Knights in the Holy See. All of them were divine beings beyond human power. So the Vatican was one of the few places where Kai couldn't watch by sending his dolls.
Kai thought as he glanced through the night streets of Elysium, where he could not see a single light.
'Especially the Holy Knights.'
It was especially dangerous when the Holy Knights moved. The Holy Knights, which only obey the Pope's orders, are made up of only 7 members, but if you look down on the numbers only, you will face irreversible consequences. Even Emperor Lubarzan, who holds great power, was unable to tamper with the Holy See because of the Holy Knights.
Not much is known about the individual strength of each member, but it was true when the Holy Knights united as one. People called it 'God's Judgment' because the divine technology they used looked like a judgment from heaven. No one has yet survived the bombardment of divine power that was so cold as to be called a judgment. It was said that only the torch burning white remained in the ruins and burned for a long time.
As a result, there were also theories that the Holy Knights were not human. However, nothing was revealed, and only rumors abounded.
The Holy Knights were a special group that operated only on the orders of the Pope. Even when a crisis or catastrophe occurred in the country, they never moved unless the order was given. Conversely, if there was an order from the pope, he would run to even the smallest thing and draw his sword.
'I wish I didn't have to bump into them.'
While Kai, unaware that Estio had already collided with the Holy Knights once, was engulfed in worry, darkness gradually came. Now it was night time and it was completely night.
"Hey, but the guide is coming, right? It's a little scary to keep waiting in a dark alley where there are no people."
Parker, who got goosebumps in the cool night air, broke the silence as he looked around. It was written in the request that a guide would come and take them to their place of stay if they arrived at the Vatican in advance the day before the holy baptism.
However, no one came out in front of the Portal Management Office until the sun had completely set. Even the priests who managed the portal locked the door and left after work.
"I don't think I'll have to wait here all night until the holy baptism ceremony begins..."
woo woo woo!
Parker's anxious muttering was cut off. The group looked around nervously at the sudden sound of a wolf's cry. But he had no idea what would appear on the already dark streets.
"What do you mean?"
"Looks like a wolf. Are there wolves in the Holy See?"
"Yeah, it can't be."
But it was a wolf that was unstoppable to the sound of wailing. Even Parker, who was in denial at first, couldn't say no at all. Parker sighed in dismay.
"Oh my God. Have monsters invaded the Holy See as well?"
"Please!"
This time, Neju denied Parker's allegations.
"You say the papal court is the most sacred place in the world?"
"But think about it. The Yellow Dragon Shuhanan made and controlled a lot of monsters even in the Turke Desert. He also created blue sand and made giant scorpions attack people."
"〨."
I heard it and it was Shuhanan was a being who could create and control monsters with only one scale, and control them to attack people. It was highly likely that the Holy Power of the Holy See was not a big problem for him, a dragon called the representative of the gods.
Convincingly speaking for himself, Parker clenched his fists in excitement.
"Shuhanan may have released monsters to take over the Holy See!"
"Heh huh, this isn't a wolf."
However, due to Kai intervening in an instant, the tension that had been escalating was broken. A bewildered gaze focused on Kai.
Kai laughed like an ordinary child.
"A dog barking."
"Yes? Dog...?"
Parker's mouth widened as a random word came out. Neju and Estio were equally perplexed. Tsuki, who didn't care whether the cry was a wolf or a dog, was licking his front paws profusely.
After a while, Kai gave the correct answer.
"Hebnicius, the guardian dog of the saint."
thud!
As soon as he finished speaking, something fell from the sky. A gigantic beast that had landed on the roof of the portal office where they were standing groaned and groaned.
Neju, who met his brown eyes and gazes, raised his head and shouted.
"You look like a cone!"
"It's more like a bear than that..."
Parker replied with a blue face, almost asphyxiated.
Suddenly, a huge beast fell from the sky, hanging from the ceiling of the portal office, and then slowly crawling down to the floor.
First of all, his appearance was, as Kai said, a 'dog'. However, as Neju expressed, there was a corner that resembled a cone. Her whole body was covered in white fur, and the horns on her forehead reminded her of a unicorn. And, as Parker noted, her stature was so huge that it could be mistaken for an ice bear that lived in cold icy water. It was even bigger than when Neju inflated her size.
Crook.
A gigantic white-haired dog looked down at them with auburn eyes.
"I heard that Hebnicius is a divine beast that came down from heaven to protect the saint. I know that he is not the type that goes crazy with blood like monsters."
As soon as he heard the sound of a monster, the dog's eyes lit up. Kai's face was calm even as he faced Hebnicius, a growling dog with wrinkles on the bridge of her nose. Rather, Jen, the doll who followed to protect him, hardened her expression and revealed her vigilance. Parker, who faced a strange confrontation between a dog and a doll, scratched his cheek and said.
"I, um, did you see something to say?"
"Creung."
"Wow, I don't think I'm angry."
"Crung!"
"Shut up! You must be mad!"
Estio, who looked at the teammates who changed their judgments like flipping their palms over at once with the growl of a dog, finally activated her ability.
"I came to guide you at the request of Yggdrasil."
Hebnicius' words flowed into everyone's mind. However, Estio, who had never been to a chapel in his life, did not know what Yggdrasil was.
"'Yggdrasil'...?"
"It's a title for a saint."
Saint Yggdrasil is not human. Literally, a 'saint', like a human being, was not born by conception by the mother, but was simply a sacred being who was reborn through generations with strong divine power. It is known that she lived for about 500 years, and although she had a human appearance, it was impossible to identify exactly which race she was. Thus, the saint born in Yggdrasil spends her whole life praying for humanity in the Pontifical Elysium.
The divine beast that came down from the sky to protect that very saint Yggdrasil is the guardian dog 'Hebnicius'.
It was a huge beast that appeared in front of Estio and his party now.
"Yes? But why is it Saint-sama instead of Shuhanan?"
"I don't listen to anything but Yggdrasil's wind. She can't give me any orders unless she's her."
Hebnicius was created exclusively for the saints, so of course he did not obey the orders of others. Having said that, the guardian dog's auburn eyes turned to Estio.
"It's the same even if it's a dragon loved by God."
