Chapter 4 (1/2)
Rap, rap, rap
At the sudden sound of unreserved knocks, Linus raised his eyes from his book
Who was the idiot as violently knocking on his door this late at night? When he went to open the door with an unhappy expression, there stood Celiastina with an even more complicated and sullen expression than hisomewhere before
“Is so here at this time…”
“I’m sorry, but I couldn’t think of anyone else to ask help from”
The young girl in front of him appeared to be even
“It’s about the Holy Jail”
Linus was considerably surprised to hear that word from her mouth
“Of course, you know about it, right?”
Certainly, there was no way he didn’t know about it But, irl already knew about it –He didn’t think she would learn about it this fast He had thought that she would learn about it one day, and that it would be so to think about in the future
“Well, at any rate, do come in”
He showed in the young girl and the young h the cough was soft, the two of them looked quite uncomfortable It was probably due to their i them to relax at a time like this
“I want to release everyone who is trapped in that dungeon”
As if she couldn’t wait, the young girl quickly brought up the issue at hand
“That is quite sudden”
“I know, but this needs to happen as quick as possible Even tonight”
“And you’re saying this to someone like me…”
The young girl drew back and frowned, looking clearly frustrated
“If it is no use speaking to you, then please point me to someone I can speak to”
“Oh? You’re ”
Linus chuckled with amusement
“You should be ht? I am a hopelessly selfish and disobedient saint”
“Certainly”
Linus s on the paper beside hi a bell beside his hand He entrusted the paper to a servant, who appeared shortly, and told thee for the deputy pri immediately froe to the deputy pri would be handled well since the deputy prime minister had been adverse to the existence of the Holy Jail previously
“…… Is everything going to be okay with that?”
“Please be at ease If you’ve said you’ve forgiven so then, with just that one word, even a nefarious person whowould become innocent”
Hearing that, the young girl sunk into silence with a complicated expression
“Now then”
Linus exhaled and then looked at the two people in front of hi between them
“Celia, was it the young ht up talk of the Holy Jail?”
When he asked, the blond-haired youngthat person, the young girl hurriedly answered
“If he did, is there so with that?”
“No, there’s nothing wrong If he did, I was just thinking on how he’s quite a courageous lad Everyone knew about the existence of the Holy Jail, but there was an unspoken agree about it openly in front of you, Celia”
“Aeneas did nothing wrong”
“…… I acted deliberately, knowing how impolite I was I am prepared to accept any kind of punishment”
The young rave tone While listening to his words, Linus dropped his gaze
“…… Did you take Celia along with you… to the dungeon?”
“Why are you asking about that?”
The young girl must have sensed the criticisain
“An unclean place such as that is not a place where the saint should step into You understand that much, don’t you?”
“Even though that unclean place was made by that very same saint?”
The young girl declared flatly before glaring at him
–This strong side of her was also more than he expected In his heart, Linus secretly ad was that she was an honest and obedient, but unreliable, young girl Which he didn’t mind But, for some reason, he had a preference for the confidence she was showing now She was quite an interesting young girl Frohtly dirty dust and dirt covered one-piece dress she earing, it was unmistakable that she went to the Holy Jail However, he decided to stop pressing that question His interest was drawn evenat that place, she started to act firm like this
“In any case, it was not my intention to find fault with the acts of our free and uncontrolled Lady Saint”
“Haven’t you already nitpicked me?”
“Anyway, the night is already late today The matter of the Holy Jail will definitely be dealt with in a way that satisfies you, so please return to your roo this selfish saint must have worn out your nerves considerably You must also have duties tomorrow and if you don’t hurry and rest your body now then you will become impeded”
He gently announced a closing to their irl seemed reluctant
“But I need to confirm that everyone as trapped is safely released”
“Didn’t I say I would take responsibility? Am I that untrustable?”
His answer came back in the form of suspicious eyes which seemed to say that he was not believable In truth, he was interested in how exactly, in this one day, the girl decided to appraise him
“Come now, if these people ere finally freed were to see you waiting for theain? At any rate, you will return to your rooht?”
If he said it like that then the young girl could not strongly oppose that She closed her h she looked like she wanted to say so Linus, who stood up froirl and Aeneas also stood up Linus pressed a hand against the girl’s back and she walked obediently to the door
“Lady Celiastina, I will escort you to your room”
Without a moment’s delay, Aeneas lowered his head politely and took Celiastina’s pale hand Linus finally re this refined ether with him
The two of the future But, due to Celiastina’s playing, their futures were brutally pushed down to the very botto man, even noas locked away in the afore around life and death This lad, called Aeneas, lost his fiancée, position as a knight-in-training, his open future, and he even nearly lost his one and only close friend for an eternity That being the case, then shouldn’t the girl in front of hiet of his hatred, to the point of wanting to get his hands on her? And yet, unexpectedly, he was quite calht as he peered at the young man with curiosity
He could not see even a little bit of hatred in those eyes Instead, those clear eyes were showing a gaze one would look upon a beloved master with Oh my, Linus raised an eyebrow
Is this boy sane, or is he planning so? In any case, it seemed like there were considerably deep developments that happened in a place of which he could not be a part of It ht have been a mistake to have continued to leave Celiastina all alone and, unusually, Linus felt so for him to be the only one left outside of this event
“–Celia”
Linus called out to the saint, as leaving the rooirl seemed to say with her eyes when she turned to look up at hiainst her forehead Iirl’s face became red To think that the day would come where he could see with his own eyes Saint Celiastina becoirl Linus chuckled
“It’s a goodnight kiss… it looks like it has soood idea Starting toe to me, I will kiss you once like I did just no about that? I wonder how many times it’ll happen in one day?”
“W-hat kind of utter nonsense are you saying!?”
Beside the shouting young girl, Aeneas had a difficult expression Linus snickered to hi as well
“Oh my, Aeneas, you look displeased or that you have an objection Ah, I know, I should give you a goodnight kiss as well, right?”
Aeneas stiffened and his expression looked as if he wanted to ask Linus what he was talking about but…
“…… No, thank you”
After a moment of silence, all Aeneas did was mutter that with a scandalized look
That night, Yuna couldn’t fall asleep
Whenever she closed her eyes, the dreadful scenes of the prison would vividly coed into that crazy world, Yuna suffered alone She could hardly believe that right now she was lying down in the bed of her luxurious rooeon and hearing the pained voices of the prisoners
Why did Celiastina create so like the Holy Jail? Was she really content to torrets? Did she ever not think to stop it?
–But no answers appeared to her questions Especially the “other’s” feelings that rise up like waves, she couldn’t feel it at all right now Celiastina was completely silent
Yuna opened her eyes slowly
That ht had said that one day Celiastina’s soul would be returned Until that tined to her “as Celiastina” andsuspicion in the people around her, but…
Was that really all she should do?
As time passed and Celiastina’s soul ca those inhue? If so, as the reason to restore that girl once again?
(Celiastina, what exactly do you want to do?)
Once ht there was no answer
All that happened was the passage of the long night
Yuna watched the spreading darkness for a long ti at what time the daould come
The nexthad pleasant weather There was nary a cloud and the blue skies were refreshi+ng
Yuna slowly sat up in her bed and her eyes followed thetheto let the wind in For an instant, she felt like everything that had happened a few hours ago was just a nightered deep in her nose wouldn’t let her forget the reality
“Good , Lady Celiastina”