Fiancée of the Wizard Volume 8 Chapter 6 Part 3
The priest shouted with all his might. At this, the princess seemed to not care that much and simply explained her circumstances. Then, she looked at the silver wolf. The beautiful eyes that in some light angles looked golden directly looked up at the wolf. The silver wolf seemed troubled, and wagged its tail.
Then, apparently the princess had finished enjoying the proud and strong sight of the silver wolf to her heart’s content. This was because she smiled as if satisfied. Then, she glared at the impudent bunch who did not bend their knees in front of her. She calmly smiled at them
It was a calm and gentle smile that was alike a large bud of white lily blossoming. Yet, at the same time, it was a smile that was really daunting.
Hm, why do I feel a chill in my spine? But such a princess is still very attractive and beautiful……I thought so in my heart. Meanwhile, as if she did not care about my thoughts, the princess continued smiling and opened her lovely pink lips.
「I confirmed that 16 years ago in a small church in a certain region, a godly message was given. The news about this message had been nullified my priests like you before reaching the capital. However, thankfully, the record of the message itself still remained. Heinrich」
When the princess called him, Heinrich that was bending down stood up, and took out an old parchment. Heinrich spread this parchment out to make it very easy to see. It was yellowed. On it was an old holy script that was used by priest to write the names of gods and what the gods say. It was different from common words or magic words magicians used.
Widening his eyes dumbfoundedly, the priest hurriedly started reading through the holy words on the parchment. The princess continued without waiting for him to finish reading.
「The parchment says, the goddess had sent her beloved child……that means, my guardian to the earth. This “goddess’s guardian” can only signify one thing, the “good winter wolf” 」
「B, but that is a cultish belief! We only revere the only god, the goddess herself! Yet, why do you, the holy maiden princess believe in such a cultish story!? 」
「The church had once forced through a measure that had named the “good winter wolf” a betrayer, and defined it as one of the fallen gods. Actually, it should be worshiped with the goddess. However, the church staunchly believed in monotheism, and had rejected this god from the religion. You should know that, right? Yet, the god’s blood survived long in the human realm and was passed on. Now, it had finally appeared in front of us. Don’t you, the main church’s priest deeply understand the meaning of the color of whitish silver? 」
In the direction of the princess’s gaze was the beautiful large wolf that cowered its large body as if it had no room, and wavered its yellow eyes as if troubled. Even if one is not the 『main church’s priest』, one should know what its fur’s whitish silver color signifies.
Similar to the princess’s hair’s comb, whitish silver signifies holiness. It meant that it was from the godly realms, opposite from the demons. That meant the silver wolf——Noct was same as the princess. Of holy blood. Was the content of the theory about Noct from the start by the man beside me like this?
I dumbfoundedly looked up beside me. The man wordlessly nodded. It was a small gesture. Yet, that was enough. Then, even if I did not know what the “good winter wolf” was, now I understood something. That the reason why Noct’s fur on his ears and tail was black was because of the demon’s magical tool. Actually, having whitish silver fur, he was a holy creature. I finally reached this conclusion.
The man had realized this earlier. Even though he had no proof, he had realized the oddity in Noct’s choker from the beginning. Then, he laid a hypothesis. The princess had investigated this hypothesis and had gotten the proof. That must be what the princess had referred to as the godly message.
Upon such concrete proof, the priest in question must only be able to shut up. I had thought so, but he did not give up. Reddening his face with anger and panic, the priest raised his voice again.
「But! 」
「Shut up」
The princess’s eyes were narrowed. Her amber eyes gleamed chillingly with a golden color upon receiving the light of the moon and stars. Her voice was so quiet it was incomparable to the priest’s voice. Yet, it was much clearer and audible to the people around her than the priest’s voice.
「Moreover, you…….no, you bastard neither have the right or standing as the main church’s priest to speak. Right, Heinrich? 」
「Yes, Ms. Clementine」
When the princess reached out her hand beside her, Heinrich that was waiting behind her walked to her. Then, he placed a bunch of documents on her white fragile hand. The princess received these documents, and started flipping through these as if inconvenienced.
「Illegally accumulating public donations to the church for yourself, bribes to and from nobles, alteration of important documents, falsification of this incident’s crime……I want to say that’s all. Nonetheless, there is still more. It is as if it is a party of criticisms against you. The reason why you could climb up the ranks to become the main church’s priest? How ugly…….no, should I rather say that it is quite amazing in itself? 」
I have to at least thank my uncle for happily researching these, huh. The princess muttered as if genuinely exasperated. She then passed the documents back to Heinrich once again who seemed to be containing laughter.
Upon the princess’s words, the face of the priest in question now turned from red to not just blue but white. This spread to his subordinates as well. At such a sight, I could infer that the subordinates had been following him without knowing what he actually was. That being said, it was not that they did not carry any crime.
But yet, that priest. Calling names like impurity, betrayer of the religion, or slut without any permission. Yet being a bigger betrayer of the goddess huh. My heart was filled with more exasperation than anger. Surely, I was not the only one thinking so. Not only the princess and the people behind her, but even Noct in his silver wolf form gazed at the priest with a seemingly exasperated look.
Now, I wonder what the man beside me was like. When I looked up at him, the man looked at the priest not with angry or exasperated eyes, but rather with mocking eyes. Mm, I also understand your feelings a lot.
While I nodded in the back of my mind, the princess silently raised her white hand. Then she quietly ordered.
「Arrest him. I don’t mind at all if you guys become a little rough」
Surely, I had properly heard how she had emphasized the word 『at all』 with all her might. Upon the princess’s order, the holy knights that were waiting behind her took out their swords and started moving. Perhaps they had already given up giving out excuses. The holy knights under the priest in question started fighting. Surrounded by his subordinate priests, the priest in question started running away with a panicked look.
「Oh yes, I had almost forgot」
The man beside me muttered in a clear and loud manner, as if purposefully. It was very loud for a mutter. At the same time, his wand’s magical sphere gleamed, and something invisible strapped the priest in question. I blinked and involuntarily said, 「What? 」. Meanwhile, the man raised his wand and dragged the priest in front of him using magic. While I worriedly compared the man’s face and the priest who was suddenly dragged to us with an invisible force, the priest scrunched his face. Then he shouted.
「W, what are you doing! You despicable pure black! You very well suit the slut over there! Your very existence is a crime……!? 」
Before I could open my mouth in disagreement, before the priest himself completed his sentence, the man’s white left hand grabbed the priest’s neck. Even if he tried to tear away the man’s hand, the priest could not do so since he was held by an invisible force. While the priest struggled, the man curled his lips.
The man sexy smile sparkled even under the night sky that twinkled as if jewels had been scattered on the heavenly carpet. Originally, the fairy of the night was supposed to be the main actor of this period of time. However, undoubtedly, upon his sexy smile, even this fairy of the night would hide in the clouds in embarrassment. Wielding such a smile, the man continued.
「I don’t care about what you think of me at all, however」
His tone of plain voice was so calm that I could almost describe it as kind. Nonetheless, from the color of the priest’s face, I could deduce that the amount of strength the man used to grab the priest’s neck was quite substantial. Even if I tried to, I could not bring myself to call him, Edi. It seemed that currently, this man did not intend to listen to even my words.
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