"Da, da, da …"
In the spacious Holy Pilgrimage Hall, there was a series of footsteps.
Due to the structure of the hall and the echo, the footsteps were loud and clear.
Louise and the others, who were happily discussing the religious stories implied by the decorations and the various patterns in the hall, suddenly stopped.
In the darkness of the tunnel, two figures, one tall and one short, appeared.
The shorter figure was Julio, who had left not long ago.
"That, that person is …"
"Don't tell me …"
Louise was agitated as she half-knelt on the smooth marble floor. Sherlock followed closely behind.
Shasta, who was behind him, quickly knelt as well.
Tifania looked nervously at Louise, Sherlock, and Shasta. Then, she stole a glance at Eight-cloud Ink and Patrice. She hesitated for a while before half-kneeling like Louise and Shasta.
Patrice kept the book in her hand and glanced in the direction of the newcomer.
Eight-cloud Ink lifted her eyelids.
Pope.
Viktorio Saint- Barre.
He was a tall and thin man who was half a head taller than Eight-cloud Ink.
He had long golden hair that draped over his shoulders. His pupils were of the same color, and there was a kind smile in them.
His skin was smooth and fair. Though it wasn't as good as Eight-cloud Ink's, it was comparable to Louise and her companions'.
He wore a magnificent robe that represented the Pope's status and authority. He held a scepter that was as tall as his height.
He wore a tall Pope's crown on his head.
No matter from which angle, he was a handsome man who left a good first impression.
Seeing that Eight-cloud Ink and Patrice didn't kneel like Louise and her companions, Viktorio walked in front of them and smiled.
"Just like the rumors, you don't bother about trifles. Your Excellency Yakumo from the otherworld, Miss Norej."
"I'm Viktorio Saint- Barre, also known as the Pope of Romania, Saint Egis the 23rd."
Viktorio shifted his gaze to the kneeling ladies and nodded.
"Please take care of the user of Nothingness and her friends."
User of Nothingness?
"Are you talking about me?"
Louise looked up at Victorio, blushing.
"Your Holiness, how did you know?"
"The heroic deeds of Miss Valliere and Miss Yakumo on the battlefield of Albion have been spread all over the continent. Of course, the same goes for Miss Noreij."
Vittorio's voice had a unique charm that could calm one's agitated emotions.
"Miss Valliere, I know that you are a user of great power."
"Yes! What an honor! Your Holiness! "Louise lowered her head, her voice trembling slightly.
"And then …"
Vittorio turned to look at Tifania.
"Miss Westwood."
"What? Yes! "
Tiffany, who didn't expect Victoria to suddenly call her, answered in a panic.
"Perhaps you haven't noticed it yet, but you are also one of the users of the power of nothingness."
"That, that, actually, I know …"
"Oh?"
"Oh," Vittorio replied in surprise. Then, he looked at Eight-cloud Ink, who had been standing behind everyone with a smile.
"Is it because of Lady Yakumo?"
"Yes." Eight-cloud Ink nodded, "I am collecting Divine Seals, so I sensed that Tifania has the power of nothingness. Also, I am curious about one thing. How did you know that Tifania is a user of nothingness? "
Vittorio's expression was a bit strange.
Ever since he became the Pope, he had never seen anyone like Yakumo, who directly spoke to him as an equal.
"Her Highness the Princess of Toristine told me that Miss Westwood is a half-elf."
"Her Highness the Princess —!?"
"Don't you know? Miss Westwood and Her Highness the Princess of Toristine are cousins. We followed this clue and found evidence that Miss Westwood is a user of nothingness. "
"I see."
Eight-cloud Ink didn't expect that Tifania and Anrietta were cousins.
Relatives of the royal family?
Tifania looked at Vittorio in a daze. She didn't expect that she had relatives in this world.
"But, why didn't Her Highness tell me first …" Tifania asked in confusion.
"Don't blame the princess wrongly."
Vittorio shook his head.
"Actually, Princess Anrietta found evidence that Westwood is her cousin after you set foot on the road to Romania. Then, she wrote a letter to tell me about it."
Eight-cloud Ink narrowed his eyes slightly, "Because we walked slowly, we spent ten days on the road. In such a short time, you were able to complete the task from receiving Princess Anrietta's letter to finding evidence that Tifania is a user of nothingness. Not bad."
"I am very happy to be praised by Your Highness Yakumo. Also, Your Highness Yakumo must have guessed from Julio that I am also a user of nothingness, and Julio is my familiar. "
Eight-cloud Ink had already told Louise and the others about this beforehand, so the girls weren't surprised.
"That's right —"
Vittorio opened his arms slightly.
"— We have this legendary power in our bodies, and have been given the mission to guide the world to the right path."
Louise pursed her lips, her eyes flashing.
Louise of Zero, the Louise who was mocked by her classmates before.
She actually had the same power as Vittorio and shouldered the mission to save the world!
Louise was so happy that she felt like she was about to fly.
At the same time, Julio walked up and took off the white glove on his right hand.
"Let me formally introduce myself. I am Julio, the Right Hand of God, Wendaluf. My ability is to freely control phantom beasts. "
"Oh …"
Eight-cloud Ink looked at Julio, then at Vittorio.
"Hmm? Does Your Highness Yakumo have any questions? "
"I want to know … When you two signed the contract, where did you kiss?" Eight-cloud Ink revealed a strange smile.
…
The hall suddenly fell into a strange silence.
Louise and the others covered their mouths in surprise.
They only just realized that when a human-shaped familiar signed a contract, the master had to kiss the familiar.
Looking at the awkward Vittorio and Julio, Eight-cloud Ink crossed his arms and nodded. "I see. Are you also trying to revive philosophy here?"
Patrice raised the magic book in her hand and slapped Eight-cloud Ink's head, "Don't embarrass Utopia!"
"Too much …"
Eight-cloud Ink tidied up the jade hairpin that Patrice slapped and waved his hand with a smile.
"It's just a joke, Your Highness Saint Barre."
Calling his name directly.
Apart from Patrice, everyone was stunned by his actions.
But Vittorio smiled, "That's great. It's so easy to talk to Your Highness Yakumo. I haven't felt this way for many years."
Vittorio continued, "This way, we will have three users. I heard that Your Highness Yakumo has already collected three Divine Seals? This way, the power of the familiar will also be gathered. "
"Our power exists to save the world. In other words, we have this power because there is something that we need to do that will happen."
Vittorio looked at Eight-cloud Ink and slightly bent down.
This action made Louise and the others cry out in surprise.
"I don't know why Your Highness Yakumo wants to collect Divine Seals, but I hope that Your Highness Yakumo can use this power to help me, no, to help save the world that is about to fall into darkness."
"You're not the first person I've met who put saving the world on his shoulders."
Eight-cloud Ink said in a low voice.
"But it's also true that I took the power that belonged to your world from Blimer. So, if it's not too much, I'll agree."
"But after this matter is done, I hope that Julio can give me God's Right Hand."
"Of course."
Vittorio nodded with a smile.
And so, the deal was done.
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