The Villain Carries the Holy Sword – Chapter 51.1

Chapter 51.1: The Green Queen, Twilight Sword (2)

As befitting an old sea dog who was born in the sea and wished to die in the sea, the ship anchored itself amidst fierce storms at the Æðelwealh Reef.

Upon the ominous purple reef.

As if being chased by something, Caterina disembarked first and looked up at the highest point of the reef.

Woooooooooooong━.

A massive storm of mana whirled.

It was the entrance to Eire, completely sealed as if to block all entry.

Mauro, who disembarked after her, spoke to the old captain in a haughty tone.

“Can you wait?”

Investigating a closed dungeon took quite a while, and if they were to enter as Caterina said, it would take a considerable amount of time.

He was hoping to ride the ship they came in on all the way to the end.

As if he had been waiting for it, the old captain bowed deeply.

“Yes, of course.”

“No. Go back to Kerk.”

Caterina intervened.

The heresy inquisitors and sailors looked back at her.

She pointed to the white cliffs of Ethelred, which seemed close enough to reach.

“Leave a small boat, and I’ll find my own way in.”

The old captain politely clasped his hands and opened his mouth.

“Saintess, no matter how close it may seem, it is impossible to break through the storm of Æðelwealh in a small boat━.”

“That is the price I will pay for coming all this way.”

She drew a sign of the cross, cutting off the old captain’s words. With the Saintess drawing such a firm line, even Mauro, a Cardinal, couldn’t argue.

The same went for the old captain.

He immediately loaded some essential supplies onto the small boat and turned back towards the continent.

Caterina stood tall on the reef, watching the large ship disappear into the distance. Mauro approached her cautiously and asked,

“Is there something I’m missing?”

Caterina pondered for a moment.

She wondered if she was being too sensitive.

But she trusted the Holy Crown ‘Autumn’ that had warned her about the old captain.

In this age where faith is built solely on human words, the Holy Crown ‘Autumn’ proves the existence of God, and the holy sword ‘Summer’ symbolizes God’s power, so she had to trust their choices.

If they did not even believe in the saintess, then the meaning of the Holy See would be lost.

But it was different for others.

No matter how esteemed a Cardinal Mauro was, he didn’t possess the same level of faith as her.

“It is a revelation.”

Therefore, the words Caterina chose were like a magical incantation she always used.

“Oh━!”

‘God’s revelation,’ which precedes any explanation or logic, and the ‘Saintess’ who conveys it.

“May all things be in the light.”

Mauro bowed his head, drawing a sign of the cross. Other heresy inquisitors who had scattered and investigated the reef followed suit.

Caterina swallowed the bitterness on her tongue and faced the closed entrance of Eire.

Woooo━.

A song could be heard from afar.

A song filled with sorrow.

A melody crafted from all the sadness in the world.

It seemed only Caterina could hear it; Mauro didn’t seem to notice.

Drip.

Transparent tears began to flow down her white cheeks.

At the same time, her hand gripped the Holy Crown ‘Autumn’ and pointed it towards the closed gate of Eire.

Woooooooooooooooooo━!

Caterina was certain.

This song, it was ‘Autumn’ singing!

A brilliant and desolate brown light began to spread like fireworks, and at the sight, the others prostrated themselves on the ground, reciting prayers.

The light of ‘Autumn’ gathered into a single point and headed towards the gate of Eire.

Screeeech!

The sound of thousands of birds chirping and tens of thousands of broken shards of glass clashing erupted from the door.

At the sight of the closed dungeon truly opening, everyone began to pray even more fervently, and Caterina endured, clenching her teeth and drawing upon her holy power.

Clang━.

After a while, a clear sound of something breaking rang out, and the deafening noise ceased.

Mauro gasped in astonishment, his mouth agape.

“The… The gate!”

The gate of Eire, which had been closed for nearly a year since Edmund entered, began to open.

It was a miracle, an unexpected event.

Caterina, who had used up a large amount of holy power in an instant, exhaled roughly.

She was soon able to calm down thanks to the power given to her by ‘Autumn’. It was as if it desperately wanted to take her inside.

Caterina glanced down at the Holy Crown for a moment before looking up at the open gate of Eire.

“May all things be in the light, and may the light be ours.”

Then, she was the first to walk in.

The other inquisitors hurriedly followed behind her.

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