Chapter 154 A trip to the holy union 2 (2/2)

”wrong answer”

Mars inched his sword closer to the high ranking guards throat before he asked again

”now, we have shown our identification so we should be able to pass, yes?”

”....y-yes”

”I see that good, Mary let's go”

Mars sheathed his sword and grabbed Mary's hand before he walked passed the gate into the city

”...Mars why did you do that?”

Mars gave a smile

”because they were harassing you”

Mary's face blushed lightly

”b-but we're going to get in trouble because of that”

”hmm... not necessarily.... anyway are you hungry because I'm starving”

”a little bit”

”okay what about you Victoria?”

”I'm... hungry too”

”okay then let's get some food.... that cafe looks good”

the group walked over to a nearby cafe and sat down at a table outside to enjoy the nice whether they were having and soon they had ordered some food which they sat and waited for

”that reminds me I never asked what does you mother do for a living?”

”....she's a high priestess”

”a high priestess?”

”yeah she works in the temple”

”I see...”

soon their food arrived and just as they were about to begin eating a shout interrupted them

”there they are!”

a group of guards showed up, most notability the one Mars had stabbed in the shoulder was also there, there was also an even higher ranking guard present that glared at Mars with menacing eyes but she remained silent and watched as the injured guard spoke

”as I said you will not get away with stabbing me!”

”we'll see about that....”

Mars stood up from his seat and walked over to the highest ranking guard as he spoke

”you see ma'am I didn't want to stab your subordinate but he pushed me by harassing my travel companion”

the highest ranking guard remained silent but looked over at the injured guard with questioning eyes, the injured guard slightly paled but hurriedly denied

”I did no such thing ma'am”

”oh really, mind swearing on the 13 that you did no such thing?”

”and why should I do that!?”

”well it's just I thought this was the holy city, surely you'll admit that your wrong instead of risking being cursed by doing a false swear?”

”you... fine, I swear on the 13 that I did not harass that young lady”

”got you”

”wha---”

the injured guard froze as suddenly he body became increasingly petrified by obsidian like stone until finally he was completely tuned into a stone statue this of course stunned the other guards and for sometime nobody said anything until suddenly the highest ranking guard kneeled down and said in a low voice

”we apologize for interrupting your meal your excellency”

this made the other guard wake up from their daze before they also kneeled down and repeated

”we apologize for interrupting your meal your excellency!”

”I don't mind.... oh when you leave would you mind taking that stone statue with you and displaying it in your common room, you know to inspire the other guards to do better than this sorry example?”

the highest ranking guard lowered her head even deeper

”as you wish your excellency”

then the guards left caring the obsidian stone statue with them, Mars gave a nod and walked back to the table and sat down, Mary was looking at him a little weirdly so Mars explained

”even if I don't show off my silver star I'm still an apostle so telling a lie like that while he swore to the 13 was an unwise move”

”I know, it's just could you not have solved this whole situation by showing you necklace at the gates?”

”sure I could but then that asshole that harassed my sweet Mary would have gotten away with it”

Mary blushed lightly and mumbled

”w-who's yours?”

Mars gave a smile and put his focus back on his food