episode_0176

Special Order: Find Miri!! (One)

Kwaaaang!!

“What on earth happened? Why doesn’t Miri return?”

When Miri went to the Temple of Icaris and did not return after four days, Juno became furious and attempted to lead his soldiers to attack the Temple of Icaris.

“Ji, calm down. master. Miri said it might take about three days. It’s a mission that may take a day or so”

“That’s right. You know that Miri’s personality is very spontaneous, right? It could be because something needs to be investigated additionally. If you know how strong Miri is, why are you in such a hurry”

“Hmm… But… I feel uneasy and reluctant…”

When Kurimu and Miruku tried to dissuade him by telling them Miri’s identity, Yuno calmed down his anger, but he kept pacing back and forth in the room because of the uneasy feeling he felt inside.

Rachel opened her mouth as she saw Yuno complaining of anxiety after not having her favorite morning sex.

“I understand your Majesty’s feelings, but… if we raise an army and attack right now, Miri’s hard work could be in vain. If you’re feeling uneasy, how about sending someone else who won’t be suspicious?”

Yuno’s expression brightened slightly at Rachel’s advice.

“Hmm… That would definitely be nice. Someone who shouldn’t be suspected… Intelligence agent? No… It’s like sending in the military if they get caught… But a trustworthy person… Ah!!”

A person who seemed like a perfect fit came to mind in Yuno’s head, and Yuno quickly set out to find him.

“Hyung! I said I’d see you in a month, but you came a little early? Why did you ask to see me?”

The person Yuno was thinking of was Sentress.

‘Sentrice is unusually quick to act and judge situations. Moreover, since he is still a child, there will be no suspicion, so he can be said to be more qualified for this mission than anyone else!!’

Perhaps thanks to the gold coins that Yuno gave him, Sentress had been eating quite well and had gained weight and seemed to have grown a bit taller, so Yuno smiled with satisfaction and patted Sentress’s head.

“Centrice. Do you know the Temple of Icaris?”

“Yes. This is the place where the strange liquid came out with my brother the other day. My younger brother said the smell still comes up from time to time. Has it not been resolved yet?”

“Um… Actually…”

After explaining that his wife, Hana, had gone out to investigate at the Temple of Icaris and had not been able to contact him for four days, Yuno told him about Miri’s impression.

“So what you want from me is to find that person named Miri or check his whereabouts?”

“That’s right. It could be dangerous for you too, so don’t do anything more than that”

“I understand. brother. Instead, please take good care of my sister while I’m away, and make sure to reward her later?”

“Don’t worry. Isn’t your brother still the emperor of the Balkans?”

When Yuno bumped Sentress’s head and asked for a favor, Sentress blushed and grunted.

“That’s right, but when you and I see each other like this, it’s because he doesn’t look like an emperor, right…”

Sentress, who left her head in Yuno’s hands for a moment, patted her chest and said to trust only herself, then disappeared into an alley in the slums.

Centoria arrived near the Ikaris Temple in an instant and was peeking at the temple through the alley.

“Whoa~ It’s been a few months since I’ve been here again. Has it become much more flashy than before? I guess there are a lot of people donating money to the temple”

‘When I brought Centoria, they treated me very kindly and honestly told me that it would be difficult to fix my eyes, so I was grateful, but they are brainwashing people here… There was strange-smelling water coming out from under the temple… but these people really do that. Is it? Of course, Yuno…no, His Majesty the Emperor is a trustworthy person…’

Sentress’s face turned bright red for a moment when she thought of Yuno, but soon she shook her head to come to her senses and began to look at the Icaris Temple and think about how to find Miri inside it.

‘Anyway, how do I find someone named Miri? Of course, it won’t be found in places where people usually go to worship, right? If a child like me came alone and said he wanted to look inside, they wouldn’t listen…’

At that moment, Sentress caught the sight of an old woman who lived next door coming out of the temple.

Sentress then waited a little longer and when she entered the street leading towards his house, he ran and spoke to the grandmother.

“Grandma~ Hello~”

“Oh my~ isn’t it Sentress? What are you doing here?”

When the grandmother next door saw Centrice, she happily hugged him.

“Ahaha I was polishing my shoes here for a moment and saw the grandmother so I came over. Grandma, what is going on here?”

“Hohoho Last time I suffered a serious injury to my ankle, the saint healed this old man. Since then, whenever I have time, I visit the temple to listen to Ikaris’ wonderful words…”

“Hahaha, should I trust Ikaris for once?”

“Of course it should be!! Ikaris will soon purify this rotten world. Everything will burn and be reborn… To that end, I am prepared to sacrifice my old life to Ikaris. So, Sentress, you too must take refuge in Ikaris and be saved…. You must do so!!! He is not Ikaris, he is the only light that can bring salvation to this entire world!! huh? Sentress? Where did he go?”

When the eyes of the grandmother who had been looking at her with such warm eyes just moments ago suddenly lit up with pink madness, the terrified Sentress escaped the embrace of the grandmother next door and ran deep into the alley.

“Gasp… What Yuno-hyung said was true… They are brainwashing people at the Ikaris Temple… We have to stop it!! If I leave this alone, my younger brother Sentoria will not be safe either…”

After taking a moment to catch his breath and make up his mind, Sentress’s eyes began to shine brightly.

“Hello~ Welcome to the temple of Ikaris~ Oh? Kid. How did you get here? Are you here to see Ikaris?”

Sentress looked as pitiful as possible as she looked at the priestess who treated her so kindly as before.

“Well, I’m an orphan who makes a living by shining shoes… I just got hit by people passing by, fell, and got a big cut on my arm… But I don’t have money for medical treatment. So, I was wondering if it would be possible to help at Ikaris’ temple…”

“Let’s see… Oh my, you really got a big cut? But don’t worry too much. Ikaris helps everyone who needs help”

When the priestess saw Sentress’s arm bleeding from a deep cut, she very kindly guided him to the treatment center and treated his arm.

“Okay~ The treatment is complete. Still, if you move right away, the wound may open, so take a break. The meal will be served shortly, so you must eat it. Got it?”

“Yes. Thank you”

‘It’s okay… It hurt a little, but it had the effect of cutting my arm on purpose… Now that I’m inside… let’s slowly look for Miri.’

After a short break, bread was distributed for meals. However, Sentress smelled a very faint… strange smell inside the bread, and immediately threw the bread away.

‘As expected… they’re brainwashing people by giving them that strange water under the pretext of helping them… they’re bad guys… Miri must have been victimized by these guys too!!’

Sentress, determined to somehow find Miri’s location, got up from the bed and began walking around the temple.

Unlike the entrance to the temple, there were many people inside to receive treatment or to worship the statue, so the Sentress’s actions were not particularly noticeable, and the Sentress was able to look around safely.

‘There is no second floor in the temple, and the layout shows hidden defenses… Then there must be a place that goes underground somewhere… There it is!!’

Then, the Sentress caught the eye of a staircase leading down to the basement and a priest guarding it.

‘Tch… there’s a soldier guarding it… how do I get in there?’

After thinking for a moment, Centrine reached into the skirt of the girl in front of her in a crowded hallway, pulled down her panties, and quickly hid herself.

“Kyaaa!!! It’s a pervert!!”

The girl’s screams that echoed loudly in the hallway drew everyone’s attention, and beyond Sentress’s expectations, she grabbed the man behind her by the collar and began to drive him into a pervert.

“What’s going on?”

At that sound, the attention of the priest guarding the stairs was also drawn to that direction. Worried that an injury may have occurred, the new officer left the guard area and ran to the screaming girl.

“Guard man!! Here is a pervert taking off a woman’s panties in a sacred temple!!”

“I am not!! Why did I take off the lady’s panties? Even if they give it to you, it’s a noodle dish that you won’t eat!!”

“What? Madame? This guy is real!!”

“Now, calm down!! You must not cause trouble in the sacred temple of Ikaris!! Ugh!! Don’t fight!! Brothers and sisters, please calm down…”

As people who had become easily agitated under the influence of the brainwashing drug began to fight, each taking the side of men and women, the priest had to sweat to calm the fighting people down.

And no one there noticed that a small child had gone underground.

*Illustration of a Sentry trying to infiltrate the Temple of Ikaris