What I didn't know, what I didn't want to know. When that's together, apparently people get very confused.

Even after returning to the commercial city of Tetra, I kept bothering somewhere in my mind.

Roxy and I broke up at the inn. I remember her looking worried then.

But I walked into the room for a little while without saying anything.

I walk down the boulevard looking up at the stars in the night sky. The Black Sword Grid sees me, he calls out.

"What's up? You decided to fight your father, and you look like you're not gonna float. '

"That's a decision, it's all right now."

"Then what do you think now?

"I didn't know anything about my father... All I know is he was a sweet father and always protected me. But that was it."

'That's because you were a child. You won't be able to tell young children what their parents are going through.'

"... but I think I should have asked you more then why my father was scratched. Roxy says the Temple Knight is very strong. Then what was Dad fighting against then? I was so close, I had no idea. Back then, it was natural for me to be protected, and that's all I could think about."

"You think it has something to do with your skills?

"I think it's possible"

Laplasty that it has been believed since ancient times. It seems that the Church of Laplace, founded by its followers, is older in history than in the kingdom.

Roxy said the literature said it was before the collapse of Gallia. Though it has a history of being faithful for thousands of years, it is now almost obsolete.

And it seems that the governing body called the Church of Laplace has also disappeared a thousand years ago. The reason is unknown.

With the absence of those who put it together, the Church, which now remains everywhere, only operates independently. Perhaps this is what caused Laplastia to fade.

The church in the King's Capital, for example, is in the slums. There was an elaborate activity of salvation for those whom the Sisters did not possess.

The Sisters were not bad people. He powdered himself, raised the orphans, and fed the floaters.

It's not something you can do in a semi-productive way.

They were respectable people.

Father is more of a temple knight of virtue than such people. What do you think...... my father as a child was kind and like the Sisters.

But my father, who stood in front of me with the black spear in his hand, was different.

Tattoos glowing bright red on the face. The kind of laughing face I was forced to make while distorting it.

That face wasn't the face of my father I knew. What was there was a face I didn't know.

Now I know. I don't think I wanted to know my father as a Temple Knight. I've been a hero to my father somewhere since I was a kid.

'You can be disappointed, but I'm traveling here tomorrow. You should look good by then. Shall we have a drink?

Turning up with Gried's voice, I saw the sign of the tavern hanging on the wall.

"Right. Sometimes you say good things."

'Sometimes it's extra. I always say what's best for you. "

"Ahaha. Then sweeten to your words"

When I opened the door to the tavern, it was still busy inside. Because there was a delightful voice leaking through the door before I entered.

Roxy also taught me. It is only when you feel dark that you should go to a bright place.

This will make you feel a little confused.

I'm going to look for an empty seat, but there was nowhere I could think of. When I was wondering if this was no good, a young man, who was only sitting at the round table, looked at me and laughed nicely.

So much so that I wondered if I was mistaken for someone because I was so loving.

But he was definitely waving at me.

The man was dressed in tailored clothes. It was religious somewhere.

"You should sit here. Those who were supposed to come, they all stopped coming because they needed to. So don't hesitate."

I didn't feel like coming this far either, looking for a new tavern. Besides, it's because I got interested in this silver-haired guy.

I looked familiar to the rosary on my chest.

"Will you not look so scared? I gave up my seat because of you. Faith Graphite...... No, now you're Faith Barbatos"

"Why my name? You..."

"Well, sit down."

The man says as the waitress receives the wine he brings. And of the thirteen glasses that were arranged in advance on the desk, I poured them into only two.

One to myself, the other to me.

"You should drink it. Superb. This is the only logistics hub in the South where you can get good stuff. I tried to give the others a drink, but this is how I waited."

I sit in my seat and ask the silver-haired man again.

"Before that, who are you and who are you?

"You're fast. No, you're similar. Can't we fight for blood? Well, fine. As you can see, I'm a Temple Knight. His name is Libra."

"What kind of relationship do you have with your father?

"A comrade. I felt him come back to life, and I've come this far. The timing is delayed, and it looks like I didn't see you. Too bad I was going to enjoy the world's liquor here with the others at last. It's not gonna work."

I hear Libra knows his father.

I opened my mouth to ask you more, but it was controlled by my hand.

"Let's make this about it. Tasty wines get worse. If you keep prying, you better think they know your ignorance."

"You'd be the one who invited me."

"Oh, yeah. I wanted to take a good look at my son's face, which Dean protected until he risked his life. Then I'll tell you one thing."

As he pointed to his face, a red tattoo appeared on his face. This... is different in shape but has a similar atmosphere to my father's tattoo.

"This is a revelation from God called the Holy Hour. This gives us incredible power. Enough to be comparable to a major crime skill. Well, it's also a force for that."

Libra's words mean fighting major crime skill holders. The moment I feel that way, I try to put my hand on the black sword,

"I'm not going to fight now. It could all be, though. Isn't that ironic, Temple Knight with the Holy Incense... I can't believe his son has the greatest sin skill. We... run away from the church."

"Escaped?

"Yes. Dean's wife was in possession at that time. And you know where you're going. [M] And Dean's wife died giving birth to you. My body must have been exhausted by a long escape."

The hand that tried to pull the black sword out of her sheath was down as she was made to ask why her mother died.

That's what Libra tells me to drink up wine.

"It's a precious life my parents protected me. Better not go further from here. Perhaps Dean wants it too"

"Is that... a warning?

"It's advice. He's the son of an important comrade. I don't want to see it scattered by the strain of bulimia skills. Not to mention the rumbling and becoming a monster. I don't even want to see you fight Dean. From what I've seen, it doesn't seem to be very long."

……

"Well, fine. See you soon, somewhere."

Libra rose from her seat and left the tavern. There was only one untouched glass left in front of me with the wine poured.

That's what Greed tells me via his Reading Mind skills.

'What's wrong, you don't drink?

"There's no way you can drink it. Grid knows, doesn't he? About the Temple Knight."

'Fair enough. Look at this empty glass. How many?'

"Thirteen"

"There are one or three Temple knights with holy moments. As Libra said, the Temple Knights are dealing with God for a covenant of absolute observance called the Book of Heaven '

"What contract was Dad talking about?

"I guess so."

"Why have you been in contact with me?"

'There was no hostility, so you would simply look at your face. The door to his land is about to open, and they're starting to move.'

"Is that the way to stop it? Or the other way around?

"Moved by the Book of God. Often we don't understand their principles of action so that we don't know what God really means."

My father also gave priority only to the fulfilment of his purpose. It did not take the lives of the soldiers and the Holy Knights that it had frozen in the meantime.

If what Gried says is true, it means that the Book didn't want that much.

But depending on the intentions of the heavens......

"Do you have to fight"

'That's what I'm talking about. There are thirteen of them. Faith, you probably can't do this alone.'

"Even though there are things about Sin...... Or the Temple Knight..."

"I miss when I was fighting one Tenryu."

"I'll tell you what, even then, it was pretty tough."

Perhaps the Temple Knight is in the same E realm as me or Ellis. If you do, it's pretty tight in terms of the number of people ratio.

If that looks like it, I'm going to see Livra again by Hausen.

Looking at the wine placed in front of me, the Grid tells me.

"Would you like a replacement?

"Right."

I haven't had the wine in front of me, but I'm re-drinking.

Speak to the waitress on the street and ask for a new wine.

"I haven't spoken at all. Are you sure you want to lower it?

"Oh, because these belong to those who were present"

"Yes, I did. I'll have it with you soon."

At least I found out that my father was a temple knight and tied to a covenant with God called heaven.

Even then, I talked to a man named Livra.

Has he, like his father, risen to the world under the influence of the door to his land?

And the same goes for the remaining eleven Temple knights?

I don't even know if this is how the strong of the past will show up. Any further confusion must be avoided.

Whatever happens, only the door to his land closes. That's all, it won't change.

Mr. Waitress reaches for the glass to drink the wine served.

Then there was something to take away from it. If you think of anyone, it was Ellis.

"Hey, that sounds like a tasty wine. Let's have it!

Gokugoku's drinking-up Ellis. I put an empty glass on the table in a good mood and laugh nicely.

"I felt weird signs, and I rushed over. Sounds like after he's gone."

"Oh......"

"It's too busy here. I feel like hitting the night breeze. Shall we go outside?"

"Okay, sweetheart."

In the end, I left the tavern without a drop of alcohol.

Walk down the slopes leading to the city's small high hills. Ellis seems to be completely out of daytime booze, and his footsteps are light.

"Across the street. Liquor is good. It's refreshing."

"That's a drinking word."

"Alcohol is good, right? You can forget your bad memories."

"What's going on? Doesn't sound like it."

She's more of an adult than usual. The feeling of a gouge coming lurks the ringing, and somehow it's soggy.

Ellis came beside me and hugged me.

"Oops."

"Eh heh. Fine, that's about it. I was careful during the day."

"Huh."

"No sighing! I am the queen of this country. Respect!

"What's really going on?

It was a beautiful place to walk away. It has a view of the city of Tetra.

Turn up and the starry sky. Turning down, the lights lit the city looked like another star.

"How beautiful is it?"

"That's a big deal. I didn't know there was a place like this."

"Ah, here's the thing! Ellis is prettier."

"Sorry, sorry"

"Light! Already... this is why Faith..."

We'll both look over for a while. These times aren't bad either.

I'd rather be distracted than drinking.

Ellis slowly opened her mouth.

"Looks like you've met the Temple Knight. Plus, to the libra."

"I think I've come looking for my resurrected father. He said he had other plans to meet here. I don't even know if it's true."

"Oh well... listen to Faith's father. The red tattoo that showed up on my face... from that story, I thought maybe."

She looked trembling.

He seemed to bite his lower lip just a little bit to catch something.

"Now it's up to me to send him to the afterlife. Faith, will you help me?

"Ellis......"

She shrugged to tell herself. From this look, I get it.

A temple knight named Libra I met today. He and Ellis have some cause in the past.

Living long and uninterrupted is not all good. Maybe that's all that creates a lot of smugness.