My Childhood Friend the Demon Knight Hates Me - Episode 30: Elucidation
30 Elucidation
Translator: Lioness
Editor: Arya
It was early in the morning when the radiation of the scorching sun began to frame the sky.
The next day, the first thing I did was visit the office of Apostle Gaudi-Fins.
“I’m still dealing with the aftermath of the incident, so I try to take my time, but it’s still early in the morning, so I’m currently rubbing a bit of sleep out of my eyes as I stood in front of the heavy, dark brown door.”
I put tension on my fist, opened the door, and when I entered the room, the brilliance of the pale orange chandelier greeted me.
The room was larger and bleaker than that office of the Arlvaire, the master domain. There was a large painting on the white space of the both walls, somewhat a forest with the sun shining through the trees.
I wondered if it was a picture about the forest of the Holy Bell.
“Welcome, Suria-Barrett, Princess of this year’s Spirit. I’m sorry we’ve only met at this hour.”
“No, it’s a pleasure to meet you for the first time, Master Apostle.”
It was an old man who stood up from his chair behind the desk and bowed to me.
He had a white beard and a soft face. His pure white robe was the same as the other apostles’, but he wore a shoulder strap trimmed with gold thread. He was shorter than me, but there was certain dignity about him that was quite impressive.
And then I discovered that Roa’s chubby size was inherited from his grandfather.
“Here you go, Riou. You, too, should say hello.”
As if to answer the call of the Chief Apostle, a large beast sneaked out from behind the office desk.
It was a lion whose mane was a blazing fire.
It was a lion whose mane was a burning flame. I wonder if it was the spirit of fire that was intimate with the apostle chief. You could tell at a glance that it was a high-ranking spirit with considerable power. He seemed to be a reticent lazy person because he looked down with his slow movements, but he didn’t lose his majesty’s actions, just like the apostle chief.
After the first meeting, I was not sure what to say next.
When we meet like this, I’m unsure what to say about Reiss.
While I was worried and silent, the Apostle-Chief opened his mouth first. I was sorry to say that I squinted at the same indigo eyes as Roa.
“There are many things I need to apologize to you for… And there are also things I wanted to thank you for. First of all, I would like to apologize for involving you in such an incident, which was beyond the power of the church.”
“What? Oh, don’t worry about that…”
The missing person case was something I jumped in to get involved in.
“And I’m grateful for your help in resolving the case. Of all the spirit princesses of, you were the most who had that abrupt and good action.”
“Oh, no.”
“Humility is good. I’ve heard that you also saved the life of the man who did it,…, and I want to thank you for that as well. As you may know, he was the brother of our friend Lili-Mar, who unfortunately died by a horrible death. Lili used to talk in church about how proud she was about his brother. She was…. wise, kind, and the only family member she loved.”
“Lily said …”
“I don’t mean to be personal, but I’m very glad I could help. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
The appearance of his shaking grey hair and his head bowing deeply would be forever sincere.
… Actually, until I met the Apostle Chief, I couldn’t read his true intention when I handed the spirit crystal to Reiss, and I’m rather rude, probably I’m trying to do something bad with Reiss possessed by the devil. I was thinking about the possibility.
But I’m glad to hear that it was not going to happen.
The Chief Apostle was a man of integrity.
If that was the case,—-, what kind of situation was really going on between him and the Reiss?
“Now, I gave priority to what I wanted to talk about, but do you have something to ask me? It seems that the role of the spirit princess is mostly heard from Roa, and do you need something aside from that? ”
“It’s … about my guard knight and childhood friend from my hometown, Reiss.”
“…..How?”
Suddenly, the air had changed.
The atmosphere was calm and just favourable, the apostle slowly turned to me with a groping look.
From here onwards, it was all about momentum. I threw away my hesitation and cut straight to the point.
“Through the incident, I learned about the existence of the devil, and from that, there were twists and turns that I realized.”
What was that?
“There’s a demon inside Reiss. … Without a doubt, he was possessed by a demon.”
To put it clearly, I had the illusion that the weight of that fact shook my foothold.
“You knew that Reiss was possessed by a demon, didn’t you?” I continued.
“You knew that Wraith was possessed by a demon, but you chose him to be the escort knight of the Spirit Princess. I couldn’t predict why, though. Surely, there was some reason why it should be like that. And therein lies the factor why I was chosen to be the genie princess. …Yes, I guessed.”
“… Hmm.”
“Tell me the information the Apostle has about Reiss. If you know what kind of contract he has with the devil, I think it was best to ask you. I’m here because I wanted to learn about Reiss. “
I’m not going to be able to face him without knowing —-.
I said it all at once, and this time I hung down. The toes of my shoes came into view. My feet weren’t trembling.
No matter what the truth was, I will not reject it, I will not leak it, I will listen to it, accept it, and let my thoughts unfold.
I don’t want to go back to the domain of Arleveil without being informed about anything, and just completing my role as a spirit princess.
A moment of silence fell.
I could somehow sense through the air that the Chief Apostle was troubled.
A tuft of my golden-brown hair fell over my cheek, and finally, the Chief Apostle said in a soft voice, “Look up.
“Originally, the Lord was supposed to have him fulfill the role of a normal spirit princess knight, regardless of the devil, etc., give him a reward, and have him return safely. … It was a promise with Reiss. ”
“!”
“But you know the devil, and you’ve come to terms with what he has. If it weren’t for the incident …, I’d feel like I was doomed. You have come this far, and you will not retreat. You have such strong eyes. It is true that —- Reisss were possessed by a demon.”
“It’s still…”
“That’s why I made him an escort knight, just as you read. I knew all about his contract with the devil.”
Then …! I looked up and took a step forward.
I looked up and stepped forward, as if demanding that he should give me the answer quickly.
But the Chief Apostle shook his head gently.
“But I can’t tell you everything. There is only so much I can tell you.”
“Why …?”
“I’ll start with what I can tell you about … and go from there.”
With that said, the Apostle stroked Riou’s back and stared straight at me with his indigo eyes.