The plain and unnoticed me is no more

Return to the inn.

Sin suddenly stops and exhales as he enters a loose alley and becomes invisible to the church.

Running at Sin's pace, I was breathing lightly.

"Ha, ha... wait, Sin, you're walking fast."

"Oh, I'm sorry. Are you okay?"

"Yes, but it would be helpful if you could slow down a little."

Perhaps Singh was just walking normally, but given my stride and speed, it was a rush level.

There is a reason why he didn't keep pace with me, as usual.

Even though he told me he didn't want to see us off, the priest put his hand on our chest until we couldn't see him.

He didn't bother to bow with his eyes around him, but the posing on his heart meant "swear loyalty" in addition to showing gratitude to the other person. The meaning of the priest's deeds is probably "swear allegiance."

Decades have passed since the priest was born and raised, spending many times as much time in this country as he lived in Artemis.

Nevertheless, his thoughts on his country remained unchanged, and he had tears in his eyes that he wanted to see the wonderful scenery again before he died.

Sin, who had disappeared, cut off the conversation because of his work and left the church.

"I didn't expect you to cry...."

"Sin, aren't you angry that you revealed yourself?

"I was surprised, but the priest won't have a problem. I also heard valuable stories."

The story I heard from the priest was very interesting.

Artemis, which means "paradise of God" in the ancient language of the western kingdom, seems to be home to many plants that have never been seen in Willingham. They also say that planting vegetables and fruits in countries with different climates is a strange place to grow.

The fruit was harvested in a few days, so the people did not know that they would starve until they left the country.

It must be a mysterious land protected by the Goddess.

It goes without saying that the feeling of wanting to go became stronger after hearing about it.

King Artemi at the time was a very carefree person to talk to ordinary people, and he also attended the funeral when the priest lost his parents to illness. Even though it is a small country, it is not always possible.

Even in disaster-prone lands, we could see that it was a very rich and peaceful country without even looters from other countries.

When the border was turned into a battlefield by raids from other countries targeting princess witches, the people were able to escape the catastrophe because royalties and nobles with strong magic prevented the enemy from invading and evacuated the weak people with soldiers.

The news of the royals, nobles and priests who were fighting on the front lines and defending the temple is still unknown. Since no one saw them when they evacuated, it seems that the princess and witch also stayed in the temple and lost their lives. That is why the priest knew the presence of his offspring and wept.

That night, as usual, I finished dinner in my room and reported back to Taki and Chiyo when I was calm. He stayed at the church longer than planned, so he couldn't afford to talk to the two of us when he left.

"I see... Maybe the self-proclaimed princess who helped her came looking for Lana's pendant."

"But what can pendants do to help rebuild the country? Sell at a high price and spend it on reconstruction?

Chiyo makes a cup of hot tea with a face that doesn't fall into her heart.

"Chiyo, this is certainly worth it, but I don't think that's why I'm here."

"Ahahah, right? Travel costs and travel hazards don't make sense. Then what do you use it for?

"Amplify the magic with this stone and proceed with the reconstruction with magic....? Hmm... I can't imagine. Few people can use earth magic."

When Chiyo and Pendant were talking about how to use it, Sin, who had been silent until then, opened his mouth.

"Hey, the start of the reconstruction means that the water has drained..."

"Yes, if that's what the bounty hunters were saying."

I can't say anything because I don't have clear information, but I don't think we can start reconstruction from scratch. Most of the land was sunk in the water, and we expect it to be like a natural dam lake.

Sin shut up for a moment, thought something and cut out the story.

"... owner, why don't you ask Weiss to check in tomorrow morning?

"Tomorrow? Anything bothering you?

"I told you before. It's like a passport to the temple."

"Ah...!

Speaking of which, yes. So, maybe the bounty hunter's client is looking for this to get into the temple?