After the bleeding, Yulia immediately lost consciousness.
It's been several months since I've stayed here, but I've never seen Julia fall down like this before.
He used to say that he sometimes felt a throbbing or pain in his heart, but it was the first time he had vomited blood with such intense pain.
After not waking up for a whole day, Julia did not wake up until the next day.
"… Julia, are you okay?"
Julia's dazed gaze turned to Cedric sitting next to her.
Cedric, who had been by her side all night, had a face covered in guilt.
Julia, who opened her eyes slowly, shook her head slightly instead of answering.
"Sorry. I should have been a little more careful... I didn't even realize it had gotten so serious... ."
Cedric looked down with an expressionless expression. At his self-blaming words, Julia struggled to open her mouth.
"… Don't do that. I'm fine... ."
But as soon as he spoke, his heart started pounding again and he started beating loudly.
In the field, Yulia exhaled, biting her lip and trembling her hands.
'It's been really bearable, but why all of a sudden... .'
In Julia's head, who was enduring the bitter pain, the words that Matteus had asked a long time ago came to mind.
A saying that the body would not be able to withstand the random use of holy power.
Of course, I knew it well, but I thought it would be fine as there have been no major problems in the meantime.
While he was so relieved, his body was starting to break down little by little.
"… I will try to find a cure somehow."
"… … ."
"If you go to the temple and search all the old documents, you will surely find out about Julia's condition."
Cedric opened his mouth resolutely, as if trying to reassure her. But she couldn't be sure she didn't have a good look.
Yulia didn't have the energy to answer, so she just nodded her head. Her Cedric looked worriedly at her, who looked struggling.
"Julia, get some sleep. I will always be by your side."
With the words that quietly descended, Julia slowly closed her eyes.
Her whole body was heavy as if she had drunk water, and she quickly fell into the water.
* * *
Cedric left the monastery as planned.
In the meantime, Julia's body improved to some extent, but it was still difficult to return to her daily life.
So, her routine at the monastery was looser than before.
I moved in a line that didn't put any strain on my body, and after that, I had a long break.
One such sunny morning, Julia opened the window and sat in front of the woodworking table.
On the table lay colorful flower branches and a half-finished wreath.
A few days later, the wedding was going to take place in the monastery, so she was making a wreath and a bouquet for the bride.
"Yulia, eat some snacks and do it while resting."
Gabriel found her room and said as she set the tray down on the table.
"Ah, thank you."
After putting down the wreath for a moment, Julia raised her head.
With her hair tied loosely and smiling brightly, she had the most comfortable face in recent times, but she was a little leaner than before.
Gabriel pushed the plate of Madeleine with a worried face.
"If it's hard, don't overdo it. Then I always worry that I will fall again."
"it's okay. It's something I do while sitting still."
After giving a courageous answer, Julia stopped what she was doing and started to mutter Madeleine.
Gabriel looked at her with pity.
Yulia, the party involved, is calm, but on the contrary, other people were more anxious about her condition.
Leaving Gabriel's worries behind, Julia, who returned to her appetite after a long time, ate more than half of the Madeleine.
The sweet and soft texture melted in your mouth, making you feel better.
"Still, if you take good care of it, your heart will be relieved."
Gabriel let out a small sigh. Julia looked at Gabriel like that and smiled brightly.
"It's because Gabriel is so good at cooking."
"He's really. I'll bring you more, so eat slowly."
Eventually Gabriel laughed after her. So it was about time for her to chat happily for a while.
Suddenly, a cute voice pierced through the conversation.
"Yulia."
Julia rolled her eyes and turned her head. Through the gap in the slightly opened door, I saw a small Inyeong standing there.
"Oh, it's Rose."
Rosemary with her hair braided into two ponytails rolled her big eyes.
Julia hurriedly approached and opened the door. Theo was also seen hiding behind Rosemary.
"Hey, Theo came here because he wanted to see Julia. And me too!"
Rosemary spoke loudly, and Theo, who was standing behind him, shook his head.
"Oh, no! I just followed rosemary... ."
Theo, who was blushing and moaning, bowed his head.
Yulia, who was cute and smiled a little, bent her knees and made eye level with the children.
She had not seen the children on purpose for the past few days.
It was because I was afraid that it would suddenly fall again and shock the children.
Seeing the children running so fast that they had not been able to play for only a few days, Julia could not hide her smile.
While Julia held the children's hands and sat them in front of the wooden table, Gabriel left the room to bring more snacks.
"Yulia, aren't you sick anymore?"
Theo, who was hesitantly looking at Julia, pursed her lips.
Julia gently stroked the child's hair.
"Yeah, it doesn't hurt anymore. Everything was fine."
Whenever I was with my children, my mind would be at peace.
In a way, it was thanks to the children that she was able to quickly fall in love with this small town.
The children asked her for affection, and they were the ones who gave her that much affection.
Here, exchanging unconditional affection, Julia was able to heal her wounds.
"Come on, guys. Come on, eat."
After a while, Gabriel came in with a tray full of snacks.
While spending time with loved ones, the worries that filled Julia's heart gradually disappeared.
* * *
Fernando was still clinging to the search like a madman.
He searched all over the continent incessantly, but still couldn't find any traces of Julia.
His figure looked like a corpse. Because he was acting like a man who had lost all his feelings and thoughts.
There was only despair lurking in his empty gaze.
When time was passing by like that, surprisingly, he was able to find a clue about Julia.
[An eyewitness account of seeing a woman with a face similar to that of His Majesty has appeared in the Elemion Territory.]
It was the knight who sent the messenger to search other areas. The Elemion Territory was a small territory in the south bordering the Grand Duchy.
Ironically, even with a clue in the immediate vicinity, he only traveled to foreign countries that he loved.
[About half a year ago, a young woman I had never seen in the village was lying on the outskirts of the village. She took care of the woman who lost her consciousness for about a month at a nearby clinic.]
And it is said that the woman, as soon as she woke up, asked to take her to a monastery.
Fernando went straight to the monastery in question.
As a result of interrogating all the priests there, it was revealed that they had a woman who was believed to be Julia for a while.
The impression and timing coincided with the time when Julia disappeared.
The priests did not open their mouths any more, but it was not difficult to force them to vomit.
As a result, Fernando even found out that someone had now taken the woman to another country.
Matthew, who gave the pendant to Julia, was not affected.
Because there was a circumstance that he was staying in the Imperial Palace at the time she disappeared.
In the end, it meant that a third person existed.
When he estimated that far, something suddenly popped into Fernan's mind.
It was a report from a knight who returned after monitoring Julia, who had gone to the Imperial Palace one day.
'It doesn't seem like a big deal, but His Majesty the Bishop accompanied the priest twice on the promenade. One was a young priest, and the other was a young priest.'
All the priests who visited the Imperial Palace that day belonged to the Temple of Illion. Fernan immediately sorted out the list of priests in the temple.
The young priests were not alone. However, there was no priest who could be said to be young.
As a result of questioning that point and digging deeper, I was able to find out that there is a priest who can take on the form of a 'child'.
It was not a list of priests that could be confirmed externally, but information obtained from military data.
Military data was a document that recorded the number and utilization of priests who could be used in war.
He found a priest who could change his 'appearance' with his holy powers.
In other words, the age group can also be freely changed.
And, in the Temple of Ilion, there was only one priest with such powers.
It was a priest named 'Cedric Lapheod'.
He said that he had been away from the Temple of Illion since last winter.
All the circumstances were correct.
"Your Majesty, in a week. On the day the High Priest travels, the priest will surely appear."