Apostle of the Gods

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After breaking up with Will, Alty headed to the deepest part of the main College building of the Brave.

That footprint is considerably faster than when you're with Will.

Will is young. That's why Alty was slowing his pace to fit.

Alti stops in front of the door at the back of the main building. Then the door opened automatically as soon as possible.

The person inside had noticed that Alti was approaching.

Alty enters as he is and goes ten steps further into an upright immobilized position.

"Master. Artie, I'm home now."

"Thank you for your hard work. So, how was Will Volms?

"I don't think I'm eight. It's a standing behavior. I saw it as quite intelligent and bold."

"Right. Hmmm...... Again..."

Alti's master, Sword Saint Zenobia Edel Barrink, rises from his chair with a serious face.

Zenobia is one of Will's previous life's direct disciples of Edelfas, or the Sage's Council.

Zenobia slowly started walking around the room. That's the habit when you think about it.

Zenobia is an elf known for its long life among people. One hundred and twenty, but not old.

Same as a hundred years ago, the exterior remains a beautiful girl.

Alti says pale to Zenobia, who has become thoughtless and silent.

"But the only patron saint of Will Volms is the God of Man"

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"Yes."

Zenobia is astonished, stopping her legs and looking open to heaven.

"Again, is it not"

"What do you mean, no?

"... no, what. About this one."

"Yes."

Zenobia thought again and started walking.

Alti watched silently the master walking around herself.

"... Artie, anything strange going on?

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Alty thinks for a while.

What does the master want to ask himself?

Artie takes seriously what the sincerity of the Master's inquiry is.

Seeing such alti, Zenobia sighed.

"You know. Alty. I'm not trying to (...) Alty now"

"Yes."

"I just want to know if there was anything unusual or unnatural. Whatever."

"... Speaking of which, I was asked if there were any examples of consciousness flying when using a favor value measuring device"

Zenobia solidifies for a moment.

"... oh? Hmm? I mean, what does that mean?"

Alty waits in silence.

This is a master's question to himself. Because that's what I decided.

We have to find out what Milt did.

Milt is Milt Edel-Valyrus, the beloved son of the demon god, a little sage.

One of Edelfuss's direct disciples, the Sage's Council, is the creator of the Favor Value Measuring Device.

"Shall I serve as a preaching order to you, little wise man?

"You don't have to."

"Yes."

After a while, Zenobia smiles at Alti.

I must have got my thoughts together. Yes, Alty decided.

"Alty. What did you think of Will Volms?

How'd it go? Not really. What did you think? The question changed to.

In other words, no objective opinion is required.

My master is asked for my subjective thoughts.

That's what I thought. Alty chooses words carefully.

Artie tends to do everything in her power to accurately read the true meaning of the teacher's words.

"... very,... I thought Will Volms was a very kind man"

"Hmm? Anything else?

Zenobia seemed interested and stopped at the front of Alti.

"I'm a hard worker. I thought I was a sister, calm, sensible,... positive"

"Hmm. Looks like Alty made a good impression about Will."

"... may be so"

Zenobia starts walking again. Walk around Alti's perimeter.

"Alti. I meant only the patron saint is the god of man..."

"Yes."

"What do you think about Will's talent?

"... I think it's only natural to assume that God alone has no special talent"

"Right. So, what do Altie think about Will's talent?

What do you think? What do you think from The question changed to.

A more subjective opinion is requested.

Judging by that, Alty strives to leave out the patron saint and calmly judge Will's qualities.

Although Alti is also an apprentice, he is a member of the Salvation Organization.

And powerful enough to be expected to be talented and chosen as a direct disciple of Kensei.

By general standards, he is already a first-class samurai.

Naturally, I have a keen eye for talent.

"… an extraordinary talent"

"Hmm?"

"I've never seen that much talent in my life before"

Walking subtly, Alty was observing about Will.

The way you walk, the way you are. How to suppress magic.

None of that belongs to an eight-year-old.

No, not even some of the salvation agencies would have that much talent.

Perhaps talent lines up for the Wise Men's Conference people?

I even thought so.

Alty was secretly stunned when he found out that Will's patron saint was the only one.

"Right. Alti, then. Continue with Will."

"Yes, sir."

Upon giving instructions to Alti, Zenobia began to swing barely with a sword for bareback.

Alty looks at it.

Great mould, as always. I learn just by watching my bare hands.

When Alti is seen, Zenobia says without resting her bare hands.

"Alty. Do you have any questions?

"Master. Why did you tell me to bring Will Volms?

"Hmm? I already explained that, didn't I? To anticipate obstruction."

Alty is not convinced by the answer.

Even though apprenticeship is not a reason for Artie, who is part of a salvation agency, to go directly.

So Alti sees his master Xenobia silently.

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"... well, I'm not convinced"

"I'm sorry"

"No, fine. It's important to think like that."

"Thank you"

And after a while, Alty asks his master.

"Is the Beast of Disaster Taynebris related?

"Well, I can't even think about it."

So Zenobia smiled.

The beast of calamity, the Demon King, has many names. One of them is Taynebris.

"Alty, what else are you thinking?

I guess Zenobia wants to hear how his disciples think.

Yes, Alty judges.

"Does obstruction mean being alert to things from the Taynebris denomination?

The Taynebris denomination is a secret denomination that fanatically adheres to the beast of calamity.

Although not publicly known, the Salvation Agency was originally an organization created to counter the Taynebris Church.

In fact, it was not created to counter the beast of calamity.

The Congregation of the Wise Men, or the disciples of Edelfas, thought they had completely destroyed the beast of calamity.

So it was impossible to create an organization for the beast of calamity.

In the process of fighting the Taynebris congregation, we learned that the beast of calamity had not perished.

It is now the task of the Salvation Agency to combat the beast of calamity and to fight against the Order.

And Alti is named for the last seat of the Salvation Agency.

Zenobia of the Congregation of Wise Men moved the alti.

In other words, it would be natural to consider Will's protection to be Tenebris denominational related.

"Does Alty think that Will Volms' mission is theinebris-related?

"Yes."

"Hmm. Right..."

Xenovia stops her bare hands and thinks a little. And I walk up to Alti.

"Well, good job."

Zenobia smiled gently, and stroked Alti's head with mine.

"There's a reason I can't tell you right now. We'll talk again when we can."

"Yes."

"You can back off."

And Alty bowed his head deeply and left the room.