After lunch, time came for the Lyells to return.

Gather in the backyard and drop them off so they don't get too noticed. It's not normal to have a pope among those mentes. No, given Maria's position, is that normal?

"Bye, Nicole. You're not going to be unscrupulous anymore?

"Yeah, I'm not alarmed"

"No, that's not what I meant..."

Apart from me being pushed so persistently by Lyell, Maria had an exchange of greetings with the Pope.

Maria's position became too strong for her to leave Berito, but they weren't originally close.

Pope Ashera also said that he thought that it was okay to let him inherit the traces if he were to become Maria, but that various thoughts, starting with the Cardinal, were involved and that his hopes were extinguished.

"Maria's careful with her body, too, right?

"Yeah, thanks. And Ashera."

"I think I'd be too well and depressed if I didn't break my body."

"Don't tell me that in a joke"

It seems that Maria would have to be called with honor because she would otherwise be more sublime, but this is rejected by Ashera herself.

She looks like her daughter, but far surpasses Maria at her real age. If it was her order, Maria and I couldn't seem to get down there.

"If you can use metastatic magic, you can show your face often, right?

"No, that's..."

"You can get it out, right? Let me baptize Fina."

"... Yes"

Even that Maria can't face her teeth, so should it still be called the Year's Kung Fu?

Not even I, who have a dim direct relationship, can get much of a teeth to her words and actions.

If you look closely, Finia and Michelle looked at this one with a face that looked like they saw something interesting.

"What, both of you?

"No, the..."

"When I saw Nicole and Maria preaching, she said she was like sisters!

"Oh, Michelle, you're going to say something nice."

She tells me she looks like me and my sisters, and Maria puts her hand on her cheek and makes her look happy.

"Maria, understand as much as you flatter me"

"What are you talking about, I'm still young, right?

"That's right. As strange as you are already over forty."

"Ugh!?

"Is there a reason? If you got an anti-aging method, you want me to tell you too?

"You don't need that for Ashela..."

Because Maria also speaks of that drug of the Disciplined God, her body is so full of vitality that it can be called rejuvenation.

From what I don't know about it, I can't help but think of it as unnatural.

But you couldn't have told the Pope that.

It is that 'God of Discipline' who gave it away, even though handling it is a rather delicate topic just because it is a drug of rejuvenation.

God who broke the world tree and Pope who worships the world tree. That's exactly what water has to do with oil.

I can't even imagine what would happen if I were known. Though unconscious, is it just right that you're poking Maria's weakness?

Even for me, this is a topic I don't want to be pursued, so I'll get off the record.

Plus I'm worried about Fina, who would be waiting in the village.

"Mother, if it's not time to leave, there's something about Fina..."

"Oh, yeah! We have to go home soon. Before that...... Cortina"

"Hey, what?

"You haven't been punished for this failure, have you?

"Ahhh."

Maria gave me a serious look sometime.

I do have to say that my role as guardian could not be fulfilled.

But that happened because I acted on my own initiative, and she shouldn't be responsible for it.

"Mother Maria, that's just..."

"Nicole shut up. Okay? You may not know, but if Cortina meant it, it wouldn't be like this. And this time, he's behind it."

"Well, I do need to reflect that there was a relaxation"

"So I will punish Cortina. Prohibited from approaching Reid for three months"

"Yes!?

"That's hideous!

Me and Cortina's voices overlap beautifully.

I'm looking forward to seeing Cortina, but I can't believe I can stop it.

"You, over here from Reid's resurrection, a little too loose. That's why I think I need time to cool my head off."

"So, but it has to do with Reid -"

"Remember the results. I got lucky this time, but if I was bad, Nicole might have died."

"Oh, that's... yeah"

"So... Cortina. I'll get you special training, too."

"Special training... I don't really have the talent to fight, do I?

"Still, there must be a lot of situations you could have done something about if you worked out. From now on, we need to be prepared for that. For Yourself."

"Ugh."

Cortina was showing the resistance, but the fall is at present?

Even for me, I know exactly what Maria claims. I don't have power at the heart of it. Both Cortina and I know with our own hands what the consequences will be.

That's why she couldn't be strong against it either.

In fact, the fact that Cortina was the first of us to be targeted was beyond counting.

Even in the sense of suppressing it, special training by Maria may be a thankful story.

The result was Cortina agreeing maybe and going north with Maria. In the meantime, Maxwell was to be contacted later and treated as a leave of absence.

"Bye, Tricia. Can you do me a favor about these kids?

"Leave it to me... but these kids are already more skilled"

"Right. So, Nicole, can you do me a favor about Tricia? Because if you drink too much, you can take down Shibaki."

"Terrible!?

While me and Cortina were saying goodbye, Maria was starting to prepare for the metastatic magic.

Draw out the magic formation. Even though that speed has become quite handy, it is still inferior to Maxwell.

"See you, Maria. I'm looking forward to Fina's baptism."

"What are you gonna do looking forward to it?"

"Fine, even looking forward to my lovely best friend's daughter number two"

"Yes, sir. I'll see you later."

The Pope was my pace to the end. But if you think about it for Fina, this isn't a bad story.

The fact that there is a Pope as a back shield shouldn't hurt Fina either.

At that gap, Maria activated the magic of the Transition Gate (Portal Gate) and returned to the northern village.

Cortina's, then tight smile, is hard to see. I felt like I saw something unusual.

"Dear Maria, you're home."

"Yeah. You're gonna miss me"

Such a voice comes from behind. When I saw it, Michelle and Finia looked soggy and waved.

The Marias, who looked after them more than they did at a young age, are special to them as well.

And they can't face each other as often as I do, I guess they seem like even more special goodbyes.

"It's all right, I'll remember the portal so I can go see you soon."

"Dear Nicole, actually, that's pretty awesome, isn't it?

The highest difficulty transfer gate (portal gate) alongside change (polymorph) in interferometric magic. If you can use it, it can be useful in a variety of ways.

If you are hired by a merchant like this one, you will also earn money that you just won't have trouble eating for the rest of your life.

It's not just trade. If you are also a guild messenger, you can expect considerable rewards. It would also be effective to be employed by the state.

That's a lot of difficulty, magic that's hard to get to. That's the portal gate.

Maria, who remembered this lightly, is just unusual, a magic that would otherwise be difficult to master if she did not continue drilling until she was old.

And I was a little over fifteen years old, and I could put my mastery into perspective, which was also unusual.

"Well, that's... hmm?

When I returned the answer to Finia's words, I heard a strange hustle and bustle.

Even when it comes to hustle and bustle, it's not a sword swallowing thing about a fight or a continuation of a riot, it's something like confusion or cheer.

"Something's busier on the front porch."

"Yeah, like when the Marias came?

"I lost my mind then."

I don't know what happened when Maria and the others arrived, but she said there was an atmosphere close to it.

So you're saying someone close to it came along?

That's what I thought and tried to say, and a tall man broke into the backyard.

It is Maxwell, who was contacted late.

"Nicole got hurt badly!?

"No, that's a story that's already over"

I calmly scream at Maxwell when he's about to rush into the backyard.

But Maxwell looked at me and gave me a surprised look.

"What are those eyelids? You didn't leave a scar?

"No, this is-"

Speaking of sequelae, I'd say sequelae. Because I have gained the power of powerful charm in vain.

Apparently, if you just look in the eye, your gaze is to the point of nailing it, but with the addition of my element of 'mouthing your aspirations' here, it was going to give direction to the power of that charm.

I mean, if I take my eyelids off, I can't say anything far-fetched.

"Well, with that divine power, it seems like there's still a 'force' a little too strong. This is a demonic prop to contain it."

"Oh, did I? No, I was worried when I heard you were badly injured in a gap you took your eyes off."

"I think that was bad. But you were worried about me?

"Of course not. Companion... No, you're not just an inside disciple."

"Because I'm one of you," Maxwell said dangerously, changing his words. There are other people here besides us.

Nevertheless, this grandfather and I didn't know it was a bad time to come and replace Lyell.

Not to mention now, there's even a pope.

The pope at the time had profoundly greeted him with a clear face and had decided to say a magnificent greeting.

"Nice to meet you, Maxwell Ong. My name is Ashela."

"This is polite. Ashera...... of World Tree?

"Yeah, I'm working for the Pope. The Cardinals seem to speak louder."

"That's a tricky thing to do."

Maxwell smiles when niggling and masterful. Pope with the same look.

Apparently, the accidental face-to-face meeting between Raum and Berito, the powerful on both sides, was going to be a hassle.