Chapter 12 - Unfortunate Devil (2/2)

But what was certain was that knights of the palace were not capable of hurting Bell, no matter how much they desperately tried. This made Ronée assured.

At least, until the heresy interrogator came from the temple, there were no more people who could torment her.

People in the mansion would step back, wary of Bell. It was natural that if they tried to attack Ronée, the fox would not hesitate to bite, and like the devil’s, God’s magic would not work. And Bell was going to stay by Ronée’s side no matter what.

Its body relaxed as soon as the noise outside disappeared. Ronée stroked Bell. The fox was like a friend that Nabel gave. She thought with a light smile. There won’t be anyone coming from the temple soon.

Ryne combed her hair. Although she may have suffered from her, Ryne remained the same. Ronée was both grateful and sorry for that. Ryne wasn’t sure what would happen if she was taken to the temple.

“There’s been a disturbance at the temple.”

“Disturbance?” Ronée opened her eyes, curious.

“The temple was attacked.”

Ronée didn’t know whether she should be cheerful or downcast. So, her disposition was postponed until the temple regained its peace. In fact, it was an indefinite postponement.

“Keep watching the devil in custody.” It was a message from the temple.

The temple, which had already heard of the fox, defined her as a demon. However, they hadn’t classified her as dangerous; that was only their instruction.

That was how Ronée was kept in a strange, concealed room in the mansion. It was a great place for one who didn’t want to interact with anyone. At her sudden disappearance, other people even thought Ronée was gone.

*

Ten years have passed.

Meanwhile, an upheaval struck on the continent.

The centre of the upheaval was the Western Continent.