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050 – Hyde, heading to the convent!? # 2

The Palcea region was located quite close to Florence.

In the first place, the city of Florence itself was located between the Durgien region and the Palcea region.

“Hyde, I’m bored.”

The Lem River that flows through Florence in half.

As we were heading north along the river in a fairly large boat, Milione Archibald was whining like a kindergartener.

It’s already been a week since I left the city of Florence.

Over the past week or so, Milione Archibald has been quieter than expected and even appears to be meditating in his room.

However, it seemed like the limit had been reached.

“I’m bored!”

Sigh-.

Milione pinched my side as I stood on the deck looking at the nearby scenery.

Doesn’t Milione know that the Archibald family is now in ruins?

“Miss Milione, I told you to stay calm and not cause trouble. Now, if she has an accident, there is no one who can protect her.”

In other words, Milione Archibald was like a kite with no strings attached. I’m slowly falling from a high place – this is what I mean.

You probably know that too.

“If you make it fun, they’ll be quiet?”

Am I a sincere priest, not a comedian or a clown? However, a sense of humor was quite important to a priest.

If a sermon is stiff and didactic, it is boring. Pastors and priests, like entertainers, must also practice speaking skills that entertain the audience.

Fortunately, I had a good sense of humor.

“There is no tomorrow─, do you know who said this famous saying?”

“What is that? What a famous saying. Socrates?”

“The correct answer is mayfly.”

Because it’s a day.

There will be no tomorrow for mayflies.

As he thought to himself that it was a very funny joke, a vein appeared on Milione Archibald’s forehead.

It sounded like he was angry.

“I’m really angry because it’s so absurd.”

Don’t be angry.

If you get angry, this ship will break and we will all drown.

Soon Milione sighed.

“More than that, stop using those weird honorifics. Because you keep being boring, I feel like I’m getting more bored and bored. Just feel free to call me Millie.”

“Anyway, how can you call Lady Milione, the daughter of a noble family, so careless?”

“You say you can do that?”

“Got it, Millie.”

“… … .”

Millie seemed momentarily taken aback. I guess you didn’t know that I was going to let go right away, right? I was the type of person who would say something without hesitation when asked to do so.

Immediately, the guy’s lips twitched for some reason, then he turned his head and looked at the river flowing by.

“Hyde, do you know anything about the Palcea region? Isn’t this your first time going?”

It was like that.

Just as it was my first time to Florence, it was my first time to Palcea, the neighboring province.

Still, I had some knowledge from reading books, so I answered as much as I knew.

“I heard that there are many cities with beautiful ports that face the sea, right? I heard that it was a region ruled by the Count of Orléans family for generations.”

Orleans.

The family’s flag emblem is the Kraken, a giant octopus wrapped around a ship.

Prince of the Sea.

Administrator of the Eastern Sea.

Well, it was a famous family with that name, right?

“I heard that the Count of Orléans was a fierce force at sea until the United Kingdom was subordinated to the Uniger royal family. It must be very powerful.”

While the Count Agarpe family of D’Urgien was a prestigious family, but was in decline due to the war 20 years ago, Orléans was a victorious family.

In fact, among the ships traveling along the upper reaches of the Lem River, there were many ships with the Kraken, the symbol of the Orléans family, on their sails.

While admiring the sight, Milione Archibald said:

“The Orleans family owns 30 ships.”

“Amazing.”

“Right? Although they are all merchant ships, they can be armed as warships during wartime. There is also a saying that Orléans will soon be made a marquis by the Pope’s edict. It’s all thanks to the contributions of the war 20 years ago.”

The war between the royal family and the religious order that took place 20 years ago.

The aftermath seemed to still be sweeping through this united kingdom. It was a war so big that it split the country in half.

Corpses are rolling around in the fields, infested with maggots and crows. It was said that the number of orphans, sick people, and widows increased, and the area was full of grief.

# # #

Disembark.

When I got off the boat, I felt the ground shaking.

Because I had been on the boat for so long, my senses on land felt strange.

“This is Veneto, which can be called the capital of the Palcea region.”

It was a beautiful city where the river, sea, and city were in perfect harmony. Florence was a pretty big and nice city, but this place was just as gorgeous.

The sight of boatmen riding boats on the river flowing through the city made me feel like I was visiting Venice, a tourist destination in Europe.

“Where should the Grande Convent go?”

I looked around, trying to find a carriage or something.

Then Millie frowned.

“Why are you in such a hurry? You can go slowly. The Grande Convent is a boring place. There is nothing good about going early.”

That’s true for you!

But for me, it was a place where Psyche was.

I was already in a good mood at the thought of quickly going to the Grande Convent, meeting Psyche, and abandoning Milione.

Sze-.

Soon Milione raised his hand.

“See that island in the sea over there?”

Cluck cluck cluck-.

A sea where seagulls fly.

There really was an island there.

It was a stone island with a large black rock wall that could be recognized from afar, but it looked gloomy even though it was sunny noon.

“Why is that island.”

“Grande Convent is on that island. If I remember, the ferry between the island and the mainland only runs once a week. Even if we hurry, there’s nothing we can do.”

I see.

When I looked into it more closely, I found out that, just like Milly said, there was a ship heading to that place called “Stone Island” in two days.

The two-day schedule was unintentionally ruined.

“Should I at least stay at an inn?”

Is there an inn where we can stay?

Millie frowned when she thought about that.

“ Are you planning to make Milione Archibald sleep in a cheap inn like a tramp? I am the daughter of Archbishop Archibald.”

“Didn’t you hate your family?”

In the first place, your dad is no longer the archbishop.

Of course, it seems like he will come back again in a while, but seeing Milione, who was so moody in many ways, made me frown.

Milione said.

“Hyde, there is a villa of the Count Orléans family near here. I remember going there before. We will go there and stay as guests. I have enough qualifications for that.”

is it?

After hearing it again, it seemed like a good enough story.

“Let’s go, Hyde!”

“No, before that, I’ll stop by the church.”

What city.

No matter what territory it is, my schedule is to always visit the church community first. With that feeling, I headed to this church in Veneto.

It was a stone building with blue paint on the roof, and although it was small, it had a certain charm.

Giik-.

When I opened the door and entered, there were priests with their hair shaved off.

“Who are you?”

“I am Hyde, the priest in charge of Agarpe Territory.”

Jalang-.

I proudly showed off the bronze cross hanging around my neck. Then the priests looked alternately at my face and at each other’s faces and were delighted.

“Oh! A priest in Agarpe territory! And I’ve never heard of the name Hyde! This is a very famous person visiting our church again!”

The bald priest’s name was Tarco.

He wore a silver necklace and although he was a senior or senior to me in terms of bishop rank, he seemed like a fairly down-to-earth person.

“The Church of Veneto welcomes you. Lady Archibald, it is an honor to meet you. It is unfortunate that Archbishop Medici was demoted, but he will be reinstated soon.”

“Nice to meet you, Bishop Tarco.”

Sze-.

It was Milione who greeted gracefully and humbly.

Seeing this, the bronze priests who were watching this scene from afar exclaimed, “She’s calmer than I heard?” or “She’s as pretty as the rumors say.”.

“So, Lord Hyde and Miss Milione. What’s happening in Veneto?”

“Lady Milione is planning to enter the Grande Convent for about a year. I intend to contact the abbess by order of His Holiness the Pope.”

“His Holiness the Pope… ?”

Tarco seemed very surprised.

I, too, would have been surprised to hear that you had to go to a convent by order of the President of the United States.

Because Pope Gregory’s power and glory are truly no less than that of the President of the United States.

Sze-.

Soon the bald Bishop Tarko beckoned to me.

He led me to a quiet and secluded place behind the penance room, looked around and asked quietly.

“Is it because of Miss Lucy?”

“Lucy?”

“Lucy Miss Emma. The condition is getting more and more serious. I heard that now he even crawls upside down on the ceiling. Because I’m possessed by a very terrible ghost─.”

“Ah.”

The name of the possessed woman was Lucy Emma.

Milione didn’t tell me the details, so I only found out the name now.

“I will go and see for myself the details of the situation. Above all, you have to go to find out if you are truly possessed by a ghost.”

They said he was possessed by a ghost, but in reality, he might be schizophrenic.

That’s what I was thinking.

Bishop Tarco said to me, holding my wrist with a serious expression.

“I also met Miss Lucy about 5 years ago. I needed to go to a convent to give a brief lecture. That’s what I’m saying… .”

Bishop Tarco begins to tremble.

He used a handkerchief to wipe his forehead, which was starting to sweat.

“Brother Hyde. Never listen to Miss Lucy’s stories. This is a place where many exorcists and priests became frustrated and collapsed. That “Stone Island” is dangerous.”

Is it that much?

But I wasn’t really worried.

Aren’t I the priest Hyde who is more faithful and pious than anyone else?

“If you are truly possessed by a ghost, I will kick it out in an instant.”

I am confident in this.

I’m not some kind of idiot.

However, I could tell that Bishop Tarco of Veneto was a good person. I said to him, “Please come visit the church at Agarpe Manor sometime.” and left the church.

When Millie stretched and said, ‘I was “ bored.’

Slowly-.

A carriage stopped in front of us.

“Are you Miss Milione, the daughter of Priest Hyde and Archibald?”

The coachman asked us.

The carriage had a small flag, with a giant octopus wrapping around the boat embroidered with purple thread.

“The Orleans family has come to collect you. Prince Aaron Orleans and his wife would like to welcome you as their guests. Would you like to come with them?”

Aaron Orleans.

And the lady?

“Is your wife’s name Cathy Orleans?”

“Yes.”

Did you end up getting married?

really?

Just when I thought I was so amazing, Milione Archibald also grabbed my arm.

“They ended up getting married! Hey! It’s gonna be fun! Let’s go quickly! hurry! Let’s go quickly!”