Chapter 129: Spirit and Spirit (1/2)

Chapter 129: Spirit and Spirit

Translation: Tseirp

When I chased after Estia, I discovered that instead of going to the Valkyrie Paladin Corps training grounds, she went towards the official entrance of the stable which I didn’t even know about.

” … It looked like she entered here? Why would Estia need to come to the stable?”

I tilted my head as I gently opened the door to the entrance of the stable.

Since it was night time, the magic lamps in the stable were lit in the lowest setting, giving the place a dim feeling but visibility was maintained.

While peering around as I moved forward, I found Estia’s figure peeping into each and every one of the stalls.

“Is there nobody else around other than the manager Yanbus-san? Is she only looking for a horse? Or is she looking for Fornoir?”

Questions popped into my head one after the other but Estia looked like she was disappointed when she finished peeping into the stalls and backtracked towards my direction.

I quickly hid inside one of the empty stalls.

It didn’t look like she noticed me so before I chased after Estia, I tentatively checked all the stalls and found that all the horses were sound sleep.

“Did Estia make them sleep?”

Was there a reason why she made them sleep?

While thinking about that, I also confirmed that Yanbus-san and the 2 other caretakers were asleep at the rest area.

“Did Estia cause them to sleep?”

I applied 「Recover」 and woke the 3 of them up.

“Fu~Ah? Ain’t it Luciel-sama?”

“Good evening Yanbus-san. Were you napping in the middle of your duty?”

” … I was asleep?”

“Yes. You don’t remember?”

“That’s bad! Hey, you guys wake up.”

Yanbus-san woke the 2 caretakers and went to peek into the stalls.

“Did Estia make them sleep? Or did the Darkness Spirit do it? … Although I’ve told Pope-sama, I have no choice but to find out about Estia’s intention to know if bringing her here was the correct choice.”

Losing the desire to head for the Labyrinth of Tribulations, I called out to Yanbus-san and returned to my own room.

I was honestly surprised when I returned to my own room.

“? Estia, why are you here? Rather than that, how did you know that this is my room?”

Estia was waiting in front of my room.

After I called out to Estia, she looked slightly troubled as she began speaking.

“Luciel-sama, I have a request. Could you please let me meet that horse once again?”

” … Are you referring to Fornoir when you say that horse?”

“Yes. The black horse that Luciel-sama rode on.”

After saying that, Estia lowered her head.

“I’ll be honest. I am wary towards Estia.”

“Eh?”

A seriously surprised expression was on the face that looked up.

If this was an act, I’ll never be able to see through her lies.

I’ll be forced to yield if that’s the case … I spoke as that thought passed through my mind.

“Even in the Dwarf Kingdom, there were those who lost their memories regarding you, Estia. And then, this time, you walked to the stable without getting lost and either under the direction of the Darkness Spirit or by borrowing the strength of the Darkness Spirit, you made Yanbus-san and the horses sleep, so I am conflicted as to how to deal with you.”

The Darkness Spirit may have saved Estia from her predicament but I must make a decision if she were to use that for evil.

I must remove all harm that can befall people related to the church, Pope-sama first and foremost. The only person who can do so is me as I can’t be affected by status abnormalities and I also have the responsibility for bringing Estia here.

However, Estia showed me an unexpected reaction.

” … Ha~ oh Luciel. I’ll also give you my blessing so let me see elder sister.”

” … What are you saying?! Are you not Estia?”

“You should have noticed it vaguely right? I want to meet elder sister so I borrowed Estia’s body to appear in front of you.”

Different from before, I was starting to feel overwhelming pressure.

“Darkness Spirit? Why did you imitate Estia after possessing her body? Furthermore, the person I was talking to just now should have been the real Estia.”