It was only half a day after Fernando had returned that Julia's whereabouts were discovered.
Near the border of outings. It was thanks to the knight who was checking the identities of Youngji people there, who recognized her face.
She fled because of the frantic crowd, but several knights who followed immediately succeeded in chasing the wagon she was riding in.
The news was immediately delivered to Fernan.
"Yeah, I mean, I ended up running away on my own feet."
Fernan murmured with a strangely calm face.
This made sure That Julia had run away on her own.
She whispered that she would be by his side and that she was waiting for him, but then she ran away on her own feet.
As always, with transparent and clear eyes, with an innocent expression as if he knew nothing.
So, I deceived him and left.
Fernanh stared into the air with an unfocused gaze, then quickly clenched his fists. He felt a burning sensation in his chest.
Between the feeling of betrayal and rage, my heart began to fluctuate.
After standing still for a while, he looked back at the sound of the door opening.
Lloyd entered the room and opened his mouth with a rather complicated face.
"Your Majesty, according to the maid… It is said that only a few clothes were lost from His Majesty's place."
Fernan's still gaze turned to Lloyd.
"No valuables or jewelry."
"It appears to have been left untouched."
Fernan twisted one corner of his mouth slightly.
I ordered the maid to check Julia's whereabouts, but only a few clothes were taken with me when I ran away.
Julia left his castle, leaving everything he had given away.
I knew intuitively what this meant.
She was trying to erase the time she had been living here as my wife. Dare to be forever forgotten from me.
Fernan's sullen gaze reached the wedding ring in his hand.
Fernando raised his turbulent gaze and stared at the window. Suddenly, it was snowing outside.
He looked out the window and thought for a while. Julia will be back soon.
His knights continued to pursue her, and she had no choice but to be caught as long as she could not escape the territory.
However, the impatience rising from the danjeon continued to scratch his nerves.
No matter how hard I tried to calm myself, I couldn't get over this feeling.
Julia should never have run away like this.
Since I became his wife, I had to stay by his side even if it hurts. Even though he was suffering, he had to suffer in his eyes.
Julia Caesar, even if he died, had to die in his realm.
"I, my lord!"
At that moment, a knight smashed into the office.
"Rain, His Majesty Rain… You are gone!"
"What nonsense is that?"
When Fernando asked in a sharp tone, the knight, who had been panting for a while, continued gibberish.
"That is, I checked over and over again that His Majesty the Bishop was inside the carriage, but when I checked again after the siege of the carriage, His Majesty was not there. We can't even figure out what kind of English this is... Ugh!"
Fernan, who approached in an instant, drew his sword from his waist. As if it would cut off his neck at any moment, his ferocious gaze fell down with the sword.
"Don't be bullshit, just tell me. Where have you disappeared?"
"We are continuing to search the area together with the police and the garrison, but there are no witnesses and the whereabouts are unclear… ."
"Damn bastards."
He casually threw the knife and ruffled his hair wildly.
"I will go by myself. Prepare to speak."
"Yes!"
he had to grind it. It wasn't from the beginning that I entrusted the work to those incompetent bastards.
"Your Highness, My Highness, may not your Highness have an assistant? It doesn't make sense to me that I've been able to get away with so many knights alone."
Lloyd, following him, cautiously opened his mouth. And at that moment, a scene suddenly flashed through his mind.
A few months ago, Illion's priest came to bless the Grand Siege. The priest seemed to have a pretty close relationship with Julia.
I don't know why he suddenly came to my mind at this moment, but before he could think any more deeply, Fernando immediately gave the order.
"Lloyd, you go to the Temple of Illion and find the priest who consecrated the castle. There is a possibility that it may be hiding, so search it thoroughly."
"Yes!"
If the priest had cooperated with Julia's escape, he would most likely have used holy power.
If you use your holy power, it won't be difficult to hide your presence or just avert your gaze for a while.
Blue veins spurted from the back of his hand holding the reins. Just the assumption that Julia might be with someone raised indescribable anger.
But underneath it was a hatred of self that had been harsh on her all the time.
'How, to the end... Are you just being harsh on me?'
The soft voice of her weeping passed by her ear. Fernan licked his lips.
Know. The fact that Julia left was ultimately my own fault.
* * *
Wearing a robe, Yulia walked quickly with her head bowed.
He barely escaped the knights, but it was still too early to be relieved.
"ha… ."
Yulia, who entered the sparsely populated alley, held her chest and took a deep breath.
Her appearance, which was slightly revealed under the hood, had now changed to look like a completely different person.
With Cedric's help, she temporarily changed her appearance, but it probably won't last long.
'You've already used a lot of your sexual energy, so if you use more energy here, your body will not be able to handle it.'
Inside the carriage surrounded by the knights, Cedric calmly tried to persuade her.
'It might be better to cooperate with them, and then plan for the future.'
'… no. If it isn't now, I'll never be able to run away.'
Despite Cedric's perseverance, Julia answered in a dignified tone.
'I can handle anything. It could be dangerous because I was prepared from the beginning... .'
Looking at her desperate face, Cedric remained silent for a long time. After a long silence, he finally nodded his head.
'Julia, if you cross the southern border of this place, the Elemion Spirit will appear. There is a place called Helios Monastery.'
Cedric held Julia's hand tightly and energized her, completely changing her appearance.
'If you get away from them, come over there. I'll be waiting for you.'
That was the last time with Cedric.
After clearing her breath, Yulia began to walk again. The pendant hanging from her neck rattled a little.
Perhaps because of consuming a significant amount of his sexual energy, his heart has been pounding and aching since before.
Since it was said that there is a price to be paid for using the Holy Power, it may have already started to go wrong.
Her face, which had turned pale more rapidly than before, made it possible to guess her condition.
Yulia, who went out to the street again and looked around, froze on the spot.
"Nonsense… ."
Far away, I could see Fernando's face like a lie.
He was running fast on his horse and stopped for a moment in the crowd. Julia lowered his head and hurriedly moved his steps.
My heart started beating fast. He said he was going on an expedition, so he'll come back so soon.
With her hood pressed down deeply, she walked through the crowd. He wouldn't recognize me anyway, but his uneasy steps got faster as if being chased.
First of all, we had to get out of the area by horse-drawn carriage.
"Yulia!"
At that moment, unbelievably, Fernan's voice was heard.
Surprised, Yulia stopped without realizing it, and then quickly moved forward.
He couldn't recognize himself. He's transformed into a completely different person, how the heck... .
Yulia calmly and at the same time quickly headed to the carriage station. But it didn't take long before she grabbed him by the shoulder.
"… … !"
Fernando turned her around and immediately pulled back the hood.
She had to stare at him motionlessly, unable to avert her gaze. Goosebumps ran all over her body.
Fernan, who had been staring at her as if she was about to eat her, whispered quietly.
"Shit… ."
Realizing that he had made a mistake, he crumpled his face and gently let go of her shoulder.
Taking advantage of that opportunity, Yulia hesitated and took a step back. It was as if her mind had gone blank.
For a moment, he certainly recognized himself. How... .
It was a moment to completely turn around with a face that did not go away in shock. Fernan suddenly grabbed her arm.
He glared at the pendant hanging from her neck with a twinkling gaze, and mercilessly cut the string.