The Villain Carries the Holy Sword – Chapter 39.1

Chapter 39.1: The Train Heading Towards Spring (1)

Saintess Caterina Fiorelli.

She had taken off the holy garments she wore in the Holy See and was dressed in modest clothes. However, her dignified presence was still evident.

Moreover, the twelve heresy inquisitors following her exuded a fierce aura, creating a stark contrast.

She turned her head and looked up at the clock tower.

“That’s the Delft clock tower, said to be the most accurate in the world, isn’t it?”

Cardinal Mauro, who stood at the head of the twelve inquisitors, answered, taking off his red cape.

“Indeed. It is said that the clock tower of a merchant city is the most accurate, as no one values time more than merchants. Ah, there they are.”

Their gazes slowly lowered, and there were the heresy inquisitors who had already settled in Delft.

As Caterina and her party approached, they drew the sign of the cross with their hands and bowed their heads.

“All things are in light.”

The Saintess also lightly made the sign of the cross.

“Light be with us. Is the ship to Ethelred ready?”

“That……”

His face was not visible under his cape, but his embarrassment was evident.

Cardinal Mauro stepped forward and snapped,

“I told you to prepare it long ago, why are you hesitating now!”

“We have secured a train to Kerk Harbor. However, the ship owners are afraid to go to the Ethelred territory, so the ship is not yet…… ready.”

“You call yourselves inquisitors and you can’t even secure a single ship?”

As Cardinal Mauro Senoch, who oversaw the heresy inquisitors, raised his voice, the man hurriedly added,

“The thing is, there’s a rumor among the ship owners that the sea of Ethelred is always turbulent and dark, and that it swallows people whole.”

Cardinal Mauro paused at the unexpected answer.

Airian was a kingdom that actively interacted with the continent, even though it was located in the northwest.

Looking at the map, Ethelred was the closest Airian territory to the continent, and he now understood why there was so little interaction with them.

However, seeing the heresy inquisitor, who fought on the front lines against the mysteries wielded by witches, cower in front of the Saintess, angered him.

As he was about to reprimand them further, Caterina cut him off appropriately.

“Do they travel well to other territories of Airian?”

As if waiting for those words, he quickly replied,

“Yes!”

Caterina frowned.

Such an expression on the Saintess, with her skin whiter than jade, flowing silver hair, and sparkling blue eyes, filled them with an unwarranted sense of guilt.

She pressed her temples as if something was bothering her.

At that moment…

Wooooong—

The sacred relic ‘Autumn’ in her arms whispered something, and she raised her head.

“I remember now. There is a 7-star dungeon on the coast of Ethelred, so everyone avoids it.”

“A 7-star dungeon!?”

Mauro and the Delft heresy inquisitors exclaimed in surprise.

Even on the continent, 7-star dungeons were rare, and their difficulty was often considered higher depending on their location.

Among them, dungeons located on the coast, which were not easily accessible, were the worst.

Caterina, receiving more of the future memories conveyed by ‘Autumn’, said,

“There was such a thing during this time. It disappears after a while, but the ship owners wouldn’t know it’s a dungeon, so they just avoid it.”

The Saintess’s eyes momentarily gleamed with the power of ‘Autumn’ penetrating through them.

Cardinal Mauro and the other heresy inquisitors quietly made the sign of the cross upon seeing that light.

After detecting the irregular witch and confirming Primundi’s death last time, the Saintess began to accept the power of the sacred relic better.

For the people of the Holy See, Caterina’s awakening was a sign that the hero who would wield the holy sword ‘Summer’ would soon appear, the most sacred event.

Caterina’s blue eyes twinkled once again with the autumn light, and her head turned west.

“The hero and the demon king are both still weak, so we must hurry. If you can’t find one, buy a ship, regardless of the cost. You can use my name.”

TL: It translates as ‘demon king’. We’re not sure of the context; we might change the term when it’s used more often to avoid confusion.

“In the name of Light—!”

“And we must go to Ethelred. That’s where we will meet a great helper from the dungeon.”

Was it a prophecy, a prediction, or neither, but a pledge?

Caterina strode forward, speaking of an unknown future.

Wooooong—

And one more thing.

The holy and majestic sword that vibrated in time with the beating of the holy crown ‘Autumn’.

The holy sword ‘Summer’, wrapped in 72 layers of seals and carried by the hands of the heresy inquisitors, also cried out.

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