"Those Ratman Assassins chose the wrong opponent! As they attempted to strike while the Holy Daughter was communicating with the Divine Son, the armor in the gallery suddenly sprang to life and charged them, hacking them into pieces! The Lord Divine Son watches over us, indeed he always has an eye on our Holy Daughter!"
Gunter displayed an expression of surprise on his face, while Rayden breathed a sigh of relief.
Saint Sis be praised...
No matter who saved the Holy Daughter, as long as she's safe.
Even though it's hard to imagine the peril of that battle, just observing the disturbances in the castle and the bodies carried to the courtyard, he knew it was no ordinary fight.
Thinking that Lady Carian was rely an ordinary person without awakened Extraordinary Power, he couldn't help but worry for her.
At this mont, a guard standing at watch suddenly noticed the Great Swordsman standing next to Knight Commander Rayden, then seed to recall sothing, and spoke to him.
"Excuse , sir, are you... Gunter Steinengrabe?"
Although it's quite a complicated surna, because it was an oracle given by the Holy Daughter, he made an effort to rember it.
Gunter turned his gaze to the soldier holding the Long Halberd in one hand and nodded.
"That's , anything the matter?"
The soldier imdiately stood upright and said.
"The Holy Daughter instructed that at dusk, a swordsman carrying a Great Sword would arrive here together with Knight Commander Rayden. If the gentleman's na is Gunter Steinengrabe, he should be brought to et her... if it's convenient."
Surprise on Gunter's face turned to astonishnt.
He glanced at Rayden beside him, then looked at the soldier, nodding.
"... It's not really about convenience or not, take there."
In fact, this was precisely the reason he ca.
Handing the Long Halberd off to his fellow soldier, he imdiately said.
"Please follow !"
...
Following the Salvation Army soldier's steps, Gunter traversed the castle courtyard, littered with Ratn corpses, to the gallery between the main tower and the auxiliary tower.
The bloodstains on the ground hadn't dried.
The Holy Daughter, dressed in a simple white gown, stood beside the bloodied armor, hands clasped in front of her chest as she silently prayed.
Gunter did not disturb her, rely stood quietly at the doorway, waiting while taking a quick glance at this serene and beautiful maiden.
She was two years older than his foster son Julian, her temperant much more mature.
The simple sanctity in her presence couldn't help but remind him of an old acquaintance, soone from his ti in Julian's hotown, Grey Stone Town.
That maiden's fate was far more tragic than hers.
As Gunter pondered on the twist of fate and the whims of destiny, the maiden na Carian released her hands from her chest, raising her bowed eyes.
Her face showed a gentle smile, akin to the visage of the Holy Mother in the church, inciting people to lay down their animosity, and together preserve the tranquility and peace in the air.
"You've co."
Gunter nodded, first glancing around, then spoke with interest.
"You knew I would co?"
Carian nodded gently, speaking in a warm tone.
"The Oracle inford that you would set off at dawn and arrive at my castle with my knight at sunset... He instructed to wait for you here."
She paused for a mont before continuing in a calm voice.
"Please allow to introduce myself first. I am Carian, from the Northern Realm of Rhode Kingdom, a nun serving the Divine... having been saved by the Divine during my journey, I decided to follow His guidance and ca here under His direction."
Gunter had heard these stories more than once over the past month.
He was more interested in the "Oracle" she first ntioned than anything else.
"Did He say what I'm here for?"
Watching the intriguing face, Carian smiled gently and nodded.
"He said that you are here to persuade to deploy, wishing for us to bring order to our fellow countryn suffering in anguish."
The intriguing smile gradually faded, Gunter's pupils suddenly contracted, his resolute face revealing an incredulous expression, as if witnessing a divine miracle himself.
All doubts were resolved at this mont.
He finally understood where those unknown gazes throughout his journey ca from!
They did not co from anyone...
Indeed, they ca from Saint Sis himself!
"Did He say anything else?"
Gunter took a step forward, his voice urgent, as if grasping a straw floating on the surface of a river.
He wished he could rush up, pulling the high and mighty God to the ground, to have Him see the suffering people!
Unfortunately, although God exists, He is not as mortals or transcendants imagine.
He was never a specific "person."
Rather, He is "everyone" on this land.
For example, now, his na certainly is Saint Sis, but if everyone who believes in him were to die, He could also switch to the terrifying na of Urgos, leading all insatiable souls into an inescapable death ga...
Looking into those steadfast eyes, Carian repeated the Oracle left by Mr. Colin—or rather, Lord Fla King—in a gentle voice.
"He said we must unite and extinguish the fire devouring us all."
Gunter whispered.
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