There was a man in front of the door to the room.
The man, about twenty years old, dressed like a monk, has his neat face pointed towards me.
"... oh, you don't have to be surprised. I'm not here to get in your way."
That's what the man said to me, and he came into the room.
Look at that. I get more alert and drop my hips so I can get away with it at any time.
I am not wearing armor, but I am equipped with collars and boots for once.
Therefore, it is possible to release the damage heel as a restraint.
But I want to make it as peaceful as possible here.
It would normally be best to escape.
"That's why I'm telling you I'm not here to interrupt. Don't worry about me."
Once again, I said that a man has no hostility when I think like that in his head.
But there is no way to de-alert people from saying that.
"That said..."
"My purpose is this, not you."
The man approached one of the stone boxes placed in the four corners of the room and removed the lid.
"The artifact 'Aria'. That's the name of this book."
And then he took the white book out of the box, and he made me flirt with it.
The artifact 'Aria'?
Sure, that's one of the artifacts here.
I knew because I heard about it from Cross, but how the hell does this guy know?
Besides, he showed up in this room in good time, which should remain closed for a thousand years.
How could you do that?
"Do you care about me?
"... I'd like to know who you are for once"
Hi. This man is not just an ordinary person.
I didn't loosen my guard and cleared my ears to listen to the man.
"My name is Mikhail D. Carlisle. Haven't you heard of him?
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I've heard that name before.
Although I've heard of it, that's not funny to joke about.
Mikhail D. Carlisle.
That would be the name of a man called 'The Young Pope' if I remember correctly......
When it comes to the Pope, it should be the trump card of a man who stands shoulder to shoulder with the Sword King, counted as one of the eight kings, and who has equal or greater power than the present King in Midgard, the kingdom of the people.
Moreover, the Pope is also in the position of the current head of the Cross Church, the Pope.
Did a man like that happen to come to a room like this?
It won't be possible.
"Is it strange that people like me are here? I'm part of a devout cross."
"... that's why you can't come to this room by chance"
"Right. But isn't that the same thing you can say?
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I wandered a little after a guy cut me back.
As a matter of fact, it is unnatural for me to be here more dressed as a mere ordinary man than this man who seems to be a priest.
"Ask the other way around. Why are you here? How did you unseal this room?
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I will not answer the Pope's question.
It could seem like a joke to be honestly God's announcement here, and it would seem like a lot of mendows in case you believe it because I opened the room.
I didn't really care, but this is the home of the Cross faithful.
That's God's message here. I don't have the guts to say what it is.
"Don't answer, huh? That would be nice, too."
You received my silence as an answer, that's what the man said.
And the man put his hand on the box behind the room, and took a sword out of it.
"I'll leave this with you. Give it to whoever you feel worthy of."
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The man approached me and handed me that sword that fit in his sheath.
Why would I do this?
I don't know why.
"But we'll take the remaining two artifacts. Do you mind?
"... oh, that would be nice"
Rather than that, I only thought that weapons other than 'cross' would follow things.
I wanted to collect it if I could, but if I can't, I'll honestly give it up.
It doesn't extend to defeating a man here and forcing him to take it all, or anything barbaric like that.
I am a thief in this place now, and as long as I can collect the "cross" that is the purpose of my presence here, I should make it my priority not to have to go home after that.
So I turn my back on the man and walk towards the exit of the room.
"But you were lucky. Sure, at this hour, all believers are praying to God, but today there happen to be those who fall asleep and lag behind. If I hadn't visited here, you would have bowled with him by now."
Along the way I heard a man from behind.
I stop when I hear the story.
"Tell the Sword King to say hello."
When the man says so, he returns to the task of opening the stone box, which he has not yet opened.
I checked it sideways, and I didn't tell the man anything, and he left the room quietly.
"Heh, did that happen"
"Yes, it is."
I told Kengo what happened that morning.
Kengo will listen to me seriously.
This time and again, he listened properly without teasing me that the story of Cross and the story of the man who calls himself Pope was a joke.
"So, what sword did you bring from that room?
"Oh, or"
After Kengo asked me, I took a sword out of the item box.
The name of the sword is Ragnarok, the artifact.
This is also equipped with the ability to break breaches as well as' crosses'.
A man named Pope told me to give it to someone I felt worthy of...
"Kengo, do you want to use this?
"Oh, is that all right?"
"You wanted this sword anyway and you just shook the subject, didn't you?
"Is it broken"
There is no one else but Kengo who is good at handling swords in my knowledge.
Kengo would be able to use it without being wielded by the ability of the sword.
So I gave Kengo the artifact Ragnarok.
"Thankyou.... hehe, cool?
"That's kind of a chig hug"
I told Kengo to be honest.
Kengo in a kimono with a western-style white sword on his waist doesn't look subtle.
"Oh, well..."
Then Kengo looked a little pungent.
Don't be overjoyed with such a trivial word.
"Crush it. Are you sure you want to use this? Don't they treat you like a thief or something?
"Isn't that a problem? Crucify it, sword it, because there hasn't been a clear owner in the last 1,000 years."
If I may insist, these weapons are the property of the Cross Church.
But I hear that the Pope is also the head of the Cross Church, and he won't have any particular problems because he got approval from such a man.
If that man was really the Pope, it would be a proviso.
"Well, if you don't use a certain weapon, it's a loss."
Apparently Kengo decided in my explanation that there was no problem.
Well, surely it's better than being left all the way in that room.
"You can use whatever mon you want that Sin can also use. It doesn't seem strange in this world whenever you get stuck."
"Oh, oh, okay"
And Kengo skipped my advice.
I agreed to it in a one-tempered fashion.
"... do you really understand?"
Kengo whines when he sees me like that.
Is it possible that I am worried?
"I know. Well, I don't think they usually use it to sharpen player skills."
"I hope so, but if you think it's dangerous, don't spare it, gear it up, make it alien,"
... Inability, too.
Well, once I felt like I was in danger on the road so far, I tried to use my powers at all costs, even if I had some hesitation.
That's why I don't think Kengo's attention needs to be told.
But I haven't blown my mind yet.
There is still a subtle resistance to the use of alien powers.
Maybe Kengo is spotting that.
"... Whoa, it's a comm from Margnan."
"What?"
They got a comm in there, and Kengo put his hand on his ear and started talking.
Looks like they're dealing with Margnan.
"Whoa, okay, let's meet at the entrance to the city then... looks like Margnan's coming to town in a little while"
"Heh. I heard it's gonna take a couple more days, but you were quick to show off."
"Well, let's pick him up for now."
"Okay."
That's how me and Kengo decided to take Ceres and Phil and pick up Margnan.