episode_0264

“You have a solution, Mother?”

After listening silently, Charlotte reacted with wide eyes to Marianne’s statement that she knew of a solution to the dimensional rift.

Because Charlotte and Marianne share some of the same information, Charlotte found Marianne’s words in this development completely unexpected.

“Yes, that’s right, Sister Charlotte.”

Marianne nodded slowly, confirming her words.

“Um, Mother, have you perhaps ever seen a dimensional rift separately before?”

At that moment, Eugene asked Marianne with a cautious feeling.

‘Certainly, Mother would have seen the dimensional rift when we reunited. But she didn’t seem at all unfamiliar with it. Even considering Mother’s age.’

Considering the timing of Marianne’s appearance at the reunion and her subsequent attitude, Eugene Schneider thought that his mother seemed to have already experienced a dimensional rift.

“Yes, Eugene. Your mother experienced a dimensional rift directly a long time ago. It was during a secret mission not recorded in the Holy See.”

And Eugene Schneider’s analysis was accurate.

Former Bishop Sister Marianne had directly witnessed a dimensional rift.

“Really, Mother???”

Charlotte’s eyes widened even more as a result.

This is because Marianne’s actions are not actually recorded in the Holy See.

Of course, there are things that are occasionally passed down by word of mouth without being recorded in the Holy See’s archives.

However, if it is the history of a dimensional rift occurring and being sealed, there should be no reason for it not to be recorded.

“A dimensional rift of a demon god opened at the Paramis Sky Altar, one of the holy sites of the Church of the Goddess of Light, Sister Charlotte. The Holy See judged it to be an impious phenomenon that should not even be recorded.”

Marianne told the story behind the Holy See’s handling of the matter.

The Paramis Sky Altar is one of the seven holy sites of the Church of the Goddess of Light, said to be the place where the goddess first descended to earth.

A dimensional gate, and even one with the energy color of a demon god, was created in such a place, so the Church of the Goddess of Light desperately concealed that history.

“How could that be…!”

Charlotte had no choice but to react with an expression close to recoiling.

If the person telling this story was not Marianne, the first thing that would have come out was a demand not to commit blasphemy, because that’s how severe the content is.

However, isn’t Marianne her mother? Furthermore, as a senior sister she sincerely respects, Charlotte came to react with a precarious faith as she is now.

“I understand well, Sister Charlotte’s heart. I was the one who taught her that faith from a young age. But I think the Bishop Sister has also come to understand the practical relationships after experiencing the situation over the past few months.”

“Yes…that’s right…I’m just hearing such surprising words…”

Marianne comforted her eldest daughter, Charlotte, who had almost fallen into a state of panic.

She hadn’t told her until now because she was afraid this situation would arise.

However, because Charlotte has recently come into contact with quite a few blind spots between the Holy See’s system and real-world relationships while working diligently to suppress the epidemic, Marianne was able to confide in her even belatedly.

“The Holy See concluded the matter, as the same thing would never happen again. But I thought differently. I thought we should prepare. So, after retiring as a nun, I traveled around the continent and achieved various research results with the help of many people.”

Bishop Sister Marianne, who directly handled the Sky Altar incident, was of the position that follow-up preparations should be made.

However, the leadership of the Holy See at the time thought completely differently. They dismissed the very idea that such a thing could happen again in the holy land as disbelief and sin.

“What kind of results are they, Mother?”

As expected, Charlotte was Marianne’s daughter.

She has extraordinary faith, but isn’t that faith something she is pursuing because she wants to help people?

Anyway, as circumstances were drawn in which her mother seemed to have prepared a definite countermeasure under clear circumstances, she immediately began to focus on it.

“Oh, this is…???”

In response to Charlotte’s question, Marianne took the two of them to her bedroom instead of answering with words.

Charlotte reacted with wide eyes to something Marianne showed her there.

“Yes. Our Charlotte has seen it once before, right? When this mother was collecting various items.”

It was none other than Marianne’s collection.

“A collection?”

Eugene seemed to be hearing about it for the first time.

“Our Eugene will be seeing it for the first time. I didn’t bring my collection to the main family separately. The Grand Duke hated it.”

Marianne explained with a motherly smile in response to Eugene’s reaction.

Around the time Charlotte was in her early teens, Marianne began her external activities again, and from that point on, Marianne collected various antiques.

“Unfortunately, I couldn’t find a suitable solution using methods related to the early Church of the Goddess of Light. So, after much deliberation, I tried to find possibilities in more diverse cultures.”

Naturally, the first route Marianne tried was to suppress the dimensional rift through divine power.

However, apart from the Goddess’s Mirror, a secret relic of the Church of the Goddess of Light, she couldn’t think of a method at all, and the attempts she made failed.

Therefore, she turned her attention to what is treated as heresy from the perspective of the so-called apostle, the Church of the Goddess of Light.

Antoine, who was sensitive to reputation, would have been uncomfortable with it, and Marianne, who knew his intentions well, created a personal studio and collected antiques there.

“Among them, I found out that these steles called the Heart of the Sun weaken dimensional rifts.”

Among the antiques, an item called the Heart of the Sun came into Marianne’s view.

‘Heart of the Sun?’

Eugene had only reacted normally when he saw the item,

But when he heard the name of the item, his expression became more interested.

“According to a very knowledgeable antique master, it is related to the nation of Atlantis.”

The Heart of the Sun was related to Atlantis, a lost civilization, a people sunk deep into the sea by the wrath of God.

‘It was Atlantis after all!’

Eugene had already heard from Priscilla that Atlantis worshiped the sun god.

That’s why he immediately thought of Atlantis when he heard the name Heart of the Sun.

“It is said that there used to be many temples of Atlantis on the continent long ago. And it is explained that there was a device in that temple that blocked and weakened dimensional rifts based on magic, and that that was none other than this Heart of the Sun.”

Marianne then told Eugene and Charlotte the story surrounding the Heart of the Sun, which she had heard from the antique master.

It was a story from ancient times, before the Pedon Continent was unified into Elysium.

The ancient era was a Warring States period where various nations were intertwined, and among those nations, there were many that were friendly to Atlantis.

As a result, temples of Atlantis were built in those countries, and the Heart of the Sun was placed as a device to maintain the sanctity of those temples.

“I think I’ve also seen the story of the temple of the divine nation in ancient books, Mother.”

Charlotte seemed to know it vaguely as well.

“However, it is said that the unique magic circle of Atlantis must be used for this Heart of the Sun to operate. So, I have been sponsoring ancient culture experts and continuing research until now. The return to Bahad was delayed longer than originally planned because the interpretation of the magic circle was completed and I had to receive this Heart of the Sun from them again.”

When Marianne returned to Bahad, she brought not only the Grey Bear mercenary group members but also several professional porters. The reason for this was to bring in the Heart of the Sun.

Marianne immediately inferred the existence of a dimensional rift after seeing the unusual surge of monsters.

“Then we can put this Heart of the Sun into practical deployment right away, Mother!”

“That’s right, Sister Charlotte. That’s why I said at the general meeting that we should take some more time to prepare. Because we need to explore a place to place the Heart of the Sun first.”

Duchess Marianne had prepared so meticulously.

Charlotte, who wanted to be like her, expressed her surprise and joy.

“…..”

Eugene Schneider silently watched the two mothers and daughters engage in a conversation full of empathy.

‘How much does Mother know about Atlantis…?’

Eugene Schneider has recently become more curious about his father, Ulysses Schneider.

In particular, he heard from Priscilla that the relationship between Ulysses and Atlantis may not be entirely unfounded.

In that situation, when he learned that Marianne had been researching and investigating Atlantis quite a bit,

He wondered if Marianne was considering his background as well.

‘Hmm…this is going to be too disappointing, isn’t it?’

Charlotte returned to her accommodation.

After cleaning and finishing her prayer of repentance, she looked around with an expression full of regret.

‘Now that Eugene has gone out separately, the room really feels empty and deserted…’

As the Bahad Village recapture was achieved, Eugene no longer needed to use the accommodation with Charlotte.

She didn’t really feel it until she found out about Eugene’s accommodation and sent him off, but now that she has returned to her room and is tidying up, the memories of spending a few days with her younger brother are too vivid.

‘I miss you, Eugene…’

Moreover, the two are virtually in a situation close to being newlyweds.

They have literally spent days going crazy for each other and nurturing their love.

But now that her mother has returned, they have naturally separated.

‘That’s right! Eugene needs care because he fought a big battle! I’m the only one who can do that right now!’

I want to see him. I miss him so much.

So, Charlotte squeezed her head to create an excuse,

She recalled his magical energy mechanism that she had heard from Eugene.

‘I think this is a duty that I should definitely fulfill as a nun and as an older sister who cares for her younger brother. Mother will understand too.’

The nun with crazy eyes, the older sister Charlotte with crazy eyes, immediately headed to Eugene Schneider’s accommodation.

‘Hehe! I’m going to surprise our Eugene! I wonder how cute his face will be when he’s wide-eyed at my sudden appearance!’

Charlotte, who is enjoying the freshness of love, has become excited.

She came to her younger brother’s accommodation and was about to make a sound, but she felt playful and thought about just barging in.

In that innocent way, the mischievous older sister Charlotte secretly sneaked into her younger brother’s room,

“Oh my!!”

Rather, she was startled and surprised with wide eyes.

“Sister Charlotte! Siister!!”

ㅡSmack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!

This is because she saw the back of her younger brother, who had taken off his lower garments and was grabbing his penis while calling her name.