No. 324
When the pope blinked at Ridalante, another cardinal, Nicholas, hurriedly pulled him out.
After that, the Pope, who supported me, took me into the Grand Gate (the tower where the Pope's office is located).
As soon as he crossed the bridge of the Great Gate, an intense aura enveloped his whole body.
The first line in her four lives was filled with surprisingly pure divine power.
If you are a person with divine power, just entering is enough to heal any wounds.
How the hell is this space maintained? As I was thinking, I burst out laughing as soon as I saw the statue hanging in the chapel of Daesamun.
A broken statue whose face is not visible.
But I knew what kind of god it was.
Because it's something I've been seeing since I was a kid.
That is the 'image of Serga' in the ancient Serga main shrine.
‘Since these things have been moved, a sacred site is bound to be created.’
It is always a god with two gods and the 72 pioneers. Their strength must have melted away as they had been together for a long time.
The Pope asked me as I looked down at the broken statue.
“Do you remember that?”
“… … At the center of Neriadism, there was a statue of Serga, whom you defined as evil spirits.”
“Maria-sama and I were together in the last moments of antiquity.”
I looked at the Pope with sullen eyes.
‘With this degree of obsession, it has far surpassed the level of illness.’
The Pope sat me in the chair of the chapel and said,
“Leave only the healing priest left and go away.”
Adrian took a step forward. Then the other priests withdrew, and Adrian came closer to me.
He knelt before me and began to heal.
A scar can be seen through the pressed hood. He involuntarily tried to reach out his hand, then recalled that the Pope was looking at me, and labored to clench his fist.
Adrian's hand was warm on my knee. so, so much.
“I will make sure that Ridalante never comes close to you again.”
“… … .”
“Maria?”
The Pope's voice was heard again.
I managed to squeeze my voice out.
“Anyway.”
“… … .”
"Why?"
“… … Why have you been meek?”
“Now that I am inside the temple, I just know that I cannot survive without their help.”
Meanwhile, Adrian touched the back of my hand, which had been scratched. From the part where the skin came into contact with it, it became warm, and then the wound disappeared without a hitch.
His fingertips collided with mine, and my gaze overlapped with Adrian.
In fact, so far I have been very anxious.
The Pope's power surpassed that of Mina, and I was imprisoned in the enemy camp without Ethwal.
Anxiety that my life might be ruined once again leaked out of my mind, and I was tightening my lungs.
But the moment I looked into his unshakable eyes, my anxiety disappeared like a lie.
‘Since when did you become a man with these eyes?’
Then, the Pope got up.
“Get away.”
Power entered Adrian's hand.
For fear of attacking the Pope, I opened my eyes without the Pope.
It was almost impossible to help Adrian because I was not in good shape, and fighting in the middle of the enemy line without even expecting reinforcements was like a protest asking to be killed.
'Calm down!'
It was the first time in my life that I had felt this much affection, but I had gone through all the battles before and after childbirth.
My life and the life of my lover are too precious to jump into a pit of fire while shouting things like ‘Love is great.’
‘What are you doing, isn’t life worth it? Impressive!’
I opened my eyes again, and Adrian clenched his fists and retreated slowly.
The Pope passed him and came to me.
“If you open your heart, how can I harm your precious things?”
“… … .”
“This imperfect body, from birth I have lived only for you.”
The Pope pulled my hands together and gently touched my forehead.
“Please accept me. We will put everything you want in this hand.”
It was a very sad look.
Anyone who sees it will know that I am pure and pure. I never dreamed that all I had was dirty stalking.
I was so shocked that I didn't even laugh.
‘Where the stalker pretends to be a pure lover!’
But I was shrewd and never said those words. Rather, he kissed his lips a couple of times, pretending to hide his emotions.
“How far for me… … I can do it... … ?”
Don't forget to curl the tail.
“Anything.”
“Will you give me an empire?”
The pope's pupils fluttered as I looked at him with greedy eyes.
“If I were to give you the empire, would you come to me?”
“Bring the gold crown in front of me. I will make a decision later.”
There was joy on the Pope's face.
He pressed his forehead to the back of my hand as if thrilled. Then Adrian's expression grew colder. I quickly pulled out his hand and said.
“I want to change clothes. It's all dusty because of Ridalante."
“I will call the priests.”
“Give me my clothes.”
“… … .”
“How would you believe if a man who didn’t give me my clothes said he would give me an empire?”
“… … Please wait.”
“Where did you put it? Can't we go together?"
After pretending to be curious about Etwal's whereabouts, I deliberately followed him, and the Pope answered firmly.
“I will bring it.”
Only after I folded my arms and stepped back did the Pope look relieved.
He was, after all, a cautious guy.
Look, I'm wary of finding out where Etwal is hiding.
It's also insidious to go there alone without telling even the Sioux where my belongings are.
Of course, I didn't forget to wink at Adrian, who was dressed as a priest, as if to take a good look at me.
The Pope has left the chapel.
thud.
As soon as the door closes with a dull fricative-
“… … .”
“… … .”
- We hugged each other tightly.
* * *
I trembled thinly as I buried my face in Adrian's neck. His arms, which have become a full-fledged man, are wide and firm, giving me peace of mind.
“How did you come? Why did you come to such a dangerous place?”
“… … I don't want to leave you alone.”
As soon as I heard his voice, the sadness I was barely holding back surged.
With tears in my eyes, I rubbed the corners of my eyes on his shoulder.
Then, holding Adrian's face with both hands, I looked at him for a long time.
“Why are you so skinny?”
He smiled faintly and took my hand.
"I'm fine."
“It’s okay… … .”
“If you’re okay, I’m okay.”
“… … .”
Why does my heart ache so much just looking at you?
Why don't you feel any regret even after giving everything away?
“How did you get here, huh?”
“I heard from Lucia that you are awake. There are quite a few other people planted in temple besides her, so she came in as an entourage to the Pope.”
“What if the Pope notices!”
As soon as I screamed, a swarm of lights gathered around Adrian's body. And surprisingly, in an instant, his appearance changed.
Dark brown hair, green eyes, wrinkles around the mouth, and three dots lined up on the cheek.
Adrian was nowhere to be found.
Besides, he was a completely different person, even the wave of divine power.
“How… … !”
“Because AMY was a member of my family.”
‘That’s right!’
Adrian, who inherited the blood of the pioneer Gremory, was able to use some of the power of the devil.
With that power, Adrian formed a master-slave relationship with AMY.
When demons become masters, they share some of each other's abilities.
AMY's ability is <transformation>.
It was the ability to change his appearance so perfectly that even a high-ranking demon competing for first and second place in Seoyoung could not be distinguished.
‘So even the Pope can only be deceived.’
“But if you were the AMY, you would notice that you changed your face.”
Mina took AMY as an axis of Ethwal.
Since Mina's power belongs to the Pope, he will most likely be able to summon AMY as well.
“Go back before he summons Ami.”
"With you."
“I don’t think you will let me go.”
“I won’t keep you here.”
“Ad-”
It was when I was about to call him. Adrian returned to his true form and hugged me once more.
“When he hugged you, I thought he would turn to jealousy.”
I flinched.
His voice was too low. He was unfamiliar, like a stranger, who spoke as if chewing with a voice that smelled perfectly manly.
And I… … became shy
I'm hmm, uhhhh! He forced himself to straighten his voice.
“I thought I was going back. It’s disgusting.”
“… … Don't go to him."
Seriously, I loved this man so much.
I smiled at Adrian, who was like a puppy in the rain. And gently stroked his fine hair.
“I decided to stay by your side.”
“… … .”
"You're nice, but sometimes you look so weak, so I decided to protect you. Adrian, I... … So I say there… … .”
mumbled in shame, he said.
"I love you."
As always, Adrian never left a single piece of pride in me.
An idiot who can't even think that showing the truth is shy or hurting his self-esteem.
A person who takes the last step on behalf of my timid me every time.
So, in the end, it makes me bring out even the hidden words from my mouth.
“I love you, Adrian.”
We looked for each other's lips impatiently and earnestly.
Like someone who has no tomorrow, like someone who will die soon, so desperately.
Time and time again, their lips met, and he swallowed mine and I swallowed his breath.
“Maria, this is Christian.”
The pope's voice from outside the room was overshadowed by his breath, and the knocking at the door was over mine.
“Maria?”
We parted after kissing each other several times.
I opened the door to the chapel to greet the Pope, and Adrian hid in the shadows.
* * *
At that time, the Imperial Palace.
Andre, who sat crookedly on the throne, said, biting a grape.
“Is Leblaine Dubleed in the temple?”
The emperor's servant-in-chief, with a black bruise, bowed his head wherever it was exposed outside of his clothes.
“I have heard of it.”
Andre, who was licking his lips, raised the corners of his lips.
“Get ahead."
"Yes?"
“You can’t just leave the girl who despises me, can you?”
“But I was told she was under the papal protection—”
AndrΓ©, his eyes twinkling, threw the silver bowl of grapes at his attendant.
puck-!
With a dull sound, blood flowed down from the head of the chieftain.
“Didn’t the pope have a cute little girl by his side? He must have left her in the corner of the temple because he was afraid of public sentiment.”
“… … .”
"I'd be more grateful if Jim could handle it."
Put a chain around that arrogant girl's neck and use it as a weapon of war. Crazy or until she die.
Andre's lips twitched and rose.
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