Lloyd, who was following Fernan, slowly opened his mouth.
As the temple was the only clue to finding Julia's whereabouts, they were now hiding near the temple.
However, he was not directly putting pressure on the temple.
It was to prevent them from noticing that they were under Fernan's supervision.
If the disappeared priest was really related to Julia, it was more certain to find out behind him secretly.
"So, please be a little more patient."
Lloyd continued as he looked at the back of his hand, which had bulging blood vessels.
Fernan was barely suppressing the desire to completely overthrow the temple now.
I got a clue about Julia after half a year. It was natural for her to want to find her right away.
However, if they went to the temple recklessly, there was no way they could utterly vomit about her.
"… Yes, I know."
There was a faint light in Fernan's empty eyes, who chanted lowly.
He had not been sane all the time, and now he is revealing a human face.
He squeezed his trembling hand even tighter.
The traces of Julia were getting closer. Julia must be alive.
* * *
Meanwhile, Cedric arrived safely at Ilion Temple.
It was the first time he had been away for such a long period of time while belonging to the temple.
'It's been a while since I've seen this.'
Before getting off the carriage, Cedric raised his powers and changed his appearance.
As the green light shone faintly, he quickly changed into the form of a boy about ten years old.
Until staying in the Holy Kingdom, Cedric would always be like this, unless there was something special going on.
This was because the most stable sexual performance was possible only by reducing the age of extroverts and minimizing physical functions.
'Cedric, aren't you turning into a child now?'
As he got out of the carriage and climbed the stairs, Cedric remembered what Julia had once asked.
The memory of the first time we met seemed to remain strong in her.
Yulia had been convinced on her own before he could even reply.
One glance at the children clinging to her, then another glance at him.
'Um, well... If I turn into a child here, it will be a little difficult.'
When Yulia's smiling face came to mind while muttering like that, a gentle smile spread across his face.
In fact, it wasn't because she was embarrassed or embarrassed, as she thought.
I just didn't want to live like a child in front of her.
Cedric crossed the garden with a subtle smile and entered the temple.
It was two days later that the high priest was supposed to come.
Before that, Cedric had planned to first visit the study on the top floor of the temple.
The library contained numerous historical books from ancient times to the present.
Starting from the origins of the sacred calendar, documents containing numerous information and examples of the existing sacred calendars.
If you search for them one by one, there may be a way to alleviate Julia's condition.
Cedric walked along the corridor leading to the central staircase.
In the meantime, I exchanged greetings briefly with some priests who recognized him and greeted him.
"Priest Cedric, you have arrived just in time."
"Yes, it is the day the High Priest is visiting, so I cannot attend."
After a brief chat with the priests he had not seen in a long time, Cedric took his steps again.
Perhaps because of the news that the High Priest was visiting, the temple had more visitors than usual.
Cedric climbed the stairs through the hustle and bustle of the crowd and eventually headed for the study.
And, a man who was mixed in the crowd was watching Cedric carefully.
Instead of Fernan, whose face is known, it was his lieutenant who infiltrated the inside of the temple.
The lieutenant who secretly pursued Cedric, pretending to be a visitor, observed him for a long time.
A young priest from outside. Conversation with the existing priests without hesitation. Above all, the name 'Cedric'.
Clearly, it was clear who the master was looking for.
* * *
"Yulia, when will Cedric be back?"
A small voice resounded in the front yard of the monastery.
Julia, who was putting flowers in the wisteria arch, bowed her head to Rosemary standing next to me.
"Well, I will be back soon. Do you want to see Cedric?"
When Yulia asked in a friendly voice, Rosemary shook her head and made a pouty face.
"The other priests are afraid. Cedric is nice to us... ."
The priests here were both old and dignified. It was a little difficult for the children.
Among them, Cedric was the only one who helped her and played with the children often.
Rosemary seemed to be completely empty without him who was friendly with him.
It has only been three weeks since he left the monastery. He knew that the day the High Priest would come had already passed.
But it took a long time to come and go, so she didn't know exactly when he would return.
Julia smiled and stroked Rosemary's hair.
"Rose, isn't it fun to play with me?"
At her playful question, Rosemary shook her head.
"no! I also like playing with Julia. fun."
Rosemary belatedly clung to her arm and rubbed her cheek. With a bright smile on her face, Yulia gently pulled the boy's cheek.
In the afternoon a wedding was to be held in the monastery.
So, Julia and her children were decorating the wedding arch with flowers.
The groomed wedding arch was meticulously decorated with white flowers to illuminate the yard.
When the noon sun went down in the afternoon, a wedding ceremony was held in the monastery.
Julia handed the bride a bouquet of pale pink roses that she had painstakingly made.
"Wow, how! I like it so much. thanks!"
Seeing the bride smiling brightly with joy filled Julia's heart with a little happiness.
The ceremony was held by the presiding priest of the monastery.
It was a simple wedding, but it was just as beautiful as any other glamorous wedding just with the young couple smiling while looking at each other.
Watching the bride and groom exchanging rings, Julia raised her lips faintly.
Then, suddenly, as if passing by, I remembered the day of my wedding.
That day was early spring.
The ceremony held at the Imperial Palace was as splendid as any other royal family.
The memories of signing an oath in front of the priest and exchanging rings came to mind.
Yulia, who had her eyes closed with an expressionless face, suddenly looked down at my hand.
And he remembered his long-forgotten wedding ring.
The only belongings he brought with him, thinking it was alimony.
'It's the first time I've seen a ring crafted with such a precious gem. Where did you get it?'
Shortly after staying in the monastery, Julia had visited a jeweler to sell the ring.
The merchant said the ring was worth it, but she returned it unsold.
I didn't need the money right away, but for some reason I didn't have the courage to sell it yet.
Maybe it was because it was the only thing that made me remember the past.
The past I want to forget, but my mind is still not in order to completely forget it.
After painstakingly erasing her thoughts, Yulia raised her gaze again.
As they smiled again as they looked at the bride and groom kissing each other, someone lightly placed a hand on her shoulder.
"Yulia."
At the familiar voice, Yulia looked back. Cedric stood behind her with a small smile.
Julia looked up at him with a happy face.
"Cedric, when are you here?"
I talked to Rosemary in the morning about him, but I didn't expect it to come back so soon.
"I just arrived a little while ago."
Cedric, who quietly approached her side without making a fuss, continued.
"How has your body been?"
Julia's complexion was better than before. Yulia replied with a smile.
"It has improved a lot."
I haven't vomited any more blood since the first time. The intermittent throbbing pain had subsided.
Julia shrugged her shoulders lightly as if it was true. Cedric then smiled softly.
However, the end of that smile settled somewhere intricately.
In the meantime, Cedric looked up all the old books in the temple. But he still hadn't figured out anything.
What disturbed him more than anything else was the words Matthew gave him.
'I can feel that Julia-sama's holy power is slowly coming back to me.'
'That word... .'
'okay… . If this continues, Julia-sama's health will be in jeopardy.'
Julia's holy power was originally Matthew's.
When the holy power within her disappeared, it was supposed to return to its original owner, Matthew.
It was assumed that the reason for Julia's bloodshed was also because her sexual power was disappearing.
However, he said that even Matthew could not guess why such symptoms started.