"Hello? Hello!" the detective lady called in a fuss from the other end, "Is there an explosion over there?"
It would be better if it only exploded. "It's the mystery of the Sky Realm." Uriel took a big breath of air into his lungs and forced himself to calm down. "But it's not fatal... Damn it, I know what they're planning. This bastard wants to attract the Crusaders!"
"This situation is unavoidable. Use your magic to leave the place immediately and don't leave any clues. We are also heading out."
"That's the problem." Uriel looked at the towering ice wall, regret racing in his heart. "I can't handle the scene... The enemy is a puppet that explodes when its head is cut off. His only use is to force the magic on me to take effect."
"What magic?"
"The characteristics of my mentor's Sky Realm magic are as clear and intuitive as the terrain of Blumnot. Unless meteors fall from the sky and shatter the entire courtyard now, anyone will know that the tower has a part in this damn attack."
The detective girl thought for a moment and said, "Well, isn't this good?"
Uriel had nothing to say. "You have no idea what happened here. When I came here, I saw corpses everywhere! The clergy stationed here are all dead, and even the cemetery has been dug up. Now you don't have to worry about the influence of the hanged man in the church. I'm afraid the crazy believers will tear down the Public Security Bureau alive...and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
"……what happened?"
"In short, it's hard to say, Miss Poirot. I'm sorry that I can no longer help you." While making the decision, Uriel sensed the magic ripples behind him. His vigilance suddenly increased until he saw the visitor clearly in the dust and fog. "he came."
"The White Envoy?" Agatha asked.
Who else could it be? In the entire Floating Cloud City, Joey was probably the only person who could rush to the scene as soon as I stabbed him. "It's a pleasure to work together," Uriel told her, "I hope this is the last time." He mobilized the magic of the Scroll of Oath to remove the magic left by Agatha. I have nothing to do with your plans.
On the opposite side, the messenger stepped out of the golden ripples and kicked away the stump next to him.
Uriel forced himself to speak: "I——" As a result, the messenger walked past him and stood outside the magic around Gunther. The young man's expression was as unpredictable as ever.
"Your Majesty the Messenger." Gunther saluted in a low voice.
He is a devil. Uriel suddenly realized, and his heartbeat accelerated. At this time, he was even a little grateful to the Black Knight, otherwise the weak button worker would probably show his flaws at the first opportunity.
"What are you doing here?" Joey asked the same question as Agatha. "Is this your new friend?"
"I would like to help Lady Bertha with her case," the apprentice replied carefully. "As for him...he is not my friend now. Can you get rid of this thing?" He quickly requested.
After the messenger returned to the ice wall, he turned the tall barrier into pieces of snowflakes and blended into the land. "Good friends are not easy to find." Joey gave advice. "I see you are very good at this, so there is no need for an assessment." He said sarcastically.
Uriel was speechless. How would he explain his encounter with the Starless Night? The Black Knight slaughtered people at will in the church, but left the mess to me. Even Joey won't let it go easily now.
The thread of laws here is in chaos. Sauron is unconsciously adding insult to injury. It's strange that the wise Mr. Gessen didn't realize that there is such a place before.
"I'm afraid it's a forbidden area of the church." Its owner looked around and dug out a hard-cover book from the ruins. The cover is engraved with a hollow cross, which is the teaching of the goddess Gaia. A wooden arrow with a broken feather penetrated the entire book. "The hymns above are all magical arts." He threw the scripture to the apprentice.
Uriel couldn't figure out what he was doing with this thing for himself.
"There are complete holy commandments on it."
This surprise was no small matter, and Uriel subconsciously opened his mouth: "Huh?"
In any case, it is impossible for the church to give you this knowledge. There is a hint of evil pride in Sauron's handwriting, and the apprentice can even imagine that the runes on it are twisted into a smirk. Although we don’t know what happened, that doesn’t stop us from finding some compensation first.
"But this is the property of the church..."
"It's yours now." The messenger obviously didn't care much about such trivial matters. "What danger did you encounter?"
"A Windrunner puppet," Uriel answered truthfully, "the kind that explodes. Someone must be behind it. To be honest, my magic can block the arrows, but it has no effect on the final shock wave. I think Maybe it wasn't for the case... it was just for me. If you hadn't come, the Crusaders would have found my traces."
"The Destiny Assembly has just disbanded." The messenger agreed with his conjecture. Uriel felt that he still had a chance to explain clearly. However, a burst of footsteps began to approach the courtyard gate, accompanied by a golden barrier of divine magic extending inwards.
"We need to get out of here first," he urged.
The line of law was chaotic, and it was not recommended to move Sauron through the ladder. Uriel froze.
"This is the real trap," the messenger said. "How do you plan to leave?"
"Uh, use divine magic. But there are priests everywhere outside, so it's best not to take risks." Uriel hesitated.
What do you want?
Why are you asking me again... Uriel just wanted to wail, but he knew that the current situation was the result of his carelessness. The apprentice would rather the magic on his body was not triggered, which is better than dragging Joey into the water. Damn, I'm a complete idiot.
"We can hide first." He made up his mind, "Follow me." The situation was not at its worst, at least he knew where to temporarily avoid the Crusaders' search.
…
"The guy went to the Sheriff's Bureau to surrender, so Miss Agatha Poirot concluded that the case was related to the church. We planned to sneak into the church to find evidence."
"She plans to sell you to the Gaia Church." The messenger pointed out pointedly.
"So I also pulled her in. Now they should be evacuating from the vicinity of the magic base. It won't take long for the detection to return to normal." The apprentice originally wanted to shrug his shoulders pretending to be relaxed, but the wound was involved. Immediately oops.
"Quiet," the messenger warned, "it doesn't look very soundproof here."
They were in a dark secret room, with dust falling overhead. Many thumb-sized mushrooms sprouted from the cracks and filled the gaps between the stones together with moss. The lily bulbs were exposed to the moisture, and the green shimmered all around.
Naturally, there was no good place to hide in the church. Even if he had lived here for several years as a child, he would not be more familiar with the terrain than the crusaders and clergy. But while no secret room is safe from the builders' eyes, they won't be searching every room - especially the resting place behind the yard. Most of the bodies of the deceased were destroyed by the Black Knight, so Uriel only had to hide in the intact tomb.
The bishop in the garret is wearing a red robe and is obviously the administrator of the branch church in Brumnot. His death on the job meant that no one could risk sacrilege by searching the cemetery. Uriel didn't know whether the goddess would praise him for his decisiveness or curse him for disturbing the souls of the dead. It's the Black Knight, and his arrival disrupts everything. We were supposed to complete our mission quietly and then leave quietly.
But he knew this was impossible. It was only now that Uriel realized why this operation was bound to fail. The bishop stayed in the garret, and his magical skills were just a few tricks. Maybe the Scroll of Oath could cover up the past for him, but in the final analysis, he still took it too much for granted. It was the old memories that misled him: of course there is no magical foundation in the surface world, and the bishop of Gaia will definitely stay in the church. But in Knox...the goddess knew where the Bishop would be willing to be. Witek made the arrival of the Black Knight an unauthorized part of the plan, and surprisingly made up for this loophole by coincidence.
Were you injured by Windrunner? The clicking sound of writing on the ring woke him up.
There's no way that guy could touch me. In the Moon Capital and Yotsuba Castle, I have seen far more powerful enemies than him and defeated them. But in front of the messenger, Uriel couldn't say that. It was better to be laughed at by Sauron than to have Joey learn about the Nameless One... As a result, the messenger suddenly grabbed the ring and let the runes engraved on it go out one by one.
"There are only two of us here." His hint was obvious, and he didn't even pay attention to Gunther, who was dying on his side. "Even if you turn your back on Gaia, He won't know."
"I can't do that." The apprentice couldn't help but say, "It's a long story."
"Then tell me."
He didn't understand at all whether Joey didn't understand what he meant or whether he didn't care about his attitude. Uriel glanced at the scripture in his hand and knew that he could no longer hide it. "There's...a demon here."
"That guy over there?"
"It's not just him." He found out as expected. Uriel silently prayed that God would forgive him for his betrayal. "An undead creature from the Sky Realm. It is said that he comes from the Society and from the Starless Night."
"The end of mystery," Joey repeated. The seven blood-red stars on his shoulder armor seemed to be dripping with blood. "They are the most secretive demon organization. The last time they appeared was fifteen years ago. It seems that you are lucky." His tone contained something else, which seemed to be more than sarcasm. "Your Gaia blessing."
That makes sense. Uriel tightened the wound, and his shoulder was literally bleeding. "This is the first time I've heard of these things." He said cautiously, "I thought the nameless people were all lunatics like Newell, but they don't seem to be easy to distinguish from normal people."
"I told you that the Nameless Ones are special mysterious creatures. They originally wandered alone in Knox, until one day they formed a group and sought refuge. Such an organization of the Nameless Ones is an association." Joey replied, "Individuals Nameless ones are very troublesome - like the madman in Yotsuba City - and they are even more troublesome in groups. These guys can get along with each other in peace at first, but until the devil erodes their souls, the association will cause chaos on the earth. disaster."
