Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 854

◈ 854. Shocked Iira

“Who are you?”

[There’s something you need to know.]

“Yes, so who are you?”

[You’re being deceived.]

Rembrary was too sleepy. He might have told Redrin to talk later, but he didn’t want to talk to a voice he didn’t even recognize.

“If you’re not going to tell me who you are, please don’t talk to me.”

[……Don’t you want to know the truth?]

“I want to know sleep. You’re disturbing my sleep.”

Looking at the resolute child, Iira was perplexed.

Originally, Iira didn’t intend to reveal her identity, but when the child really went under the blanket and turned over, she had no choice but to confess.

[It’s Iira.]

But even telling her name didn’t help much.

“I don’t believe you.”

Other humans would be so moved that Iira spoke to them that they wouldn’t even breathe, but the child seemed very suspicious.

‘Like Redrin,’ Iira thought to herself and asked.

[What can I do to make you believe me?]

“I’ll believe you if Redrin introduces you.”

What? She called him to talk secretly without Redrin’s knowledge, but now he wants an introduction?

“Lumenas, I believed her right away because Redrin introduced her.”

Iira, who was dumbfounded by the child’s audacious request, was even more dumbfounded when she heard that Lumenas had done so.

[Redrin seems to cherish you very much.]

“Of course.”

[Then I should tell you more.]

Iira’s mood suddenly turned as cold as midwinter.

[Rembrary, how much do you know about your god?]

With a much colder heart, Iira went straight to the point instead of telling unnecessary stories.

“It hasn’t been long since we met, so I don’t know much yet.”

[Shall I tell you something important?]

“It’s okay. I have to figure that out myself.”

However, even when she tried to get to the point, the child was not cooperative at all.

Iira was getting angrier and angrier. She didn’t know there was another being besides Redrin who could make her this angry.

And the opponent is the human that Redrin is determined to make his high priest!

[Child. Don’t you want to know where your lost memories went, and why Redrin dotes on you so much?]

“My memories are in my brain. Redrin dotes on me because I’m actually cute.”

[!]

“What I’m curious about is whether High Priest of Iira is solely involved in the disappearance of Cheru, or whether Iira or the High Priest are also involved.”

Iira let out a hollow laugh. What, is that human brat trying to interrogate a god right now?

Just as Iira was about to say something in anger, Rembrary suddenly jumped up and ran outside.

‘What is he doing?’ Iira looked at the child, puzzled.

* * *

Along the corridor, beautiful conch-shaped lanterns were lined up along the wall.

Perhaps because the building hardly let in any wind, Mulu walked silently, but when Mulu passed by, the quietly swaying lights fluttered.

‘Did they do this on purpose to prevent intruders?’

This makes it easy to spot anyone coming and going from a distance. The structure, which looks like a decoration, was actually designed to identify intruders at a glance.

Mulu was impressed for the first time since coming to the Iira Temple.

But if she continued like this, she would surely be discovered by someone. She had to change her plan. What should she do?

‘Ah! That’s right, the prayer room.’

Mulu, who was deep in thought, recalled the high priest who couldn’t make eye contact with her and whose eyes kept shaking, and her colleagues who went to the prayer room whenever they felt guilty.

The Iira priests wouldn’t be any different. Mulu returned to the prayer room she had passed by without paying attention earlier.

Mulu stopped at the door of the prayer room. Her guess was correct. In front of it, the high priest she had been looking for was praying with a sad expression.

Mulu slowly walked towards him. There were no lights here that reacted as quickly to movement as in the corridor.

The high priest only slowly turned around when Mulu deliberately made noise, and his face turned pale when he saw Mulu’s hair.

“I came because I wanted to ask you something.”

Mulu said calmly and continued to walk.

The high priest’s expression no longer wavered.

“What do you want to ask?”

“About my sister.”

But the composure that the high priest had worked so hard to find did not last long. His eyes began to tremble wildly again.

Mulu was about to say something to him when, unexpectedly, the high priest turned around and ran out through a side door that she didn’t even know existed because it was in the dark.

Damn it! Mulu ran between the long stairs, chasing after the high priest. A chase between a priest and a paladin broke out in the middle of the night.

However, the high priest’s stamina was different from that of an ordinary priest. It was thanks to having been to rough terrain several times because of the seal.

Mulu ran at maximum speed, but it was more difficult than she thought to follow the high priest as he ran here and there through shortcuts that only he knew.

Still, the moment she managed to catch the high priest. The feel of cloth caught in her hand and she clenched her fist tightly, the sound of metal was heard from all directions.

Mulu didn’t move her head, but only rolled her eyes to the side. The Iira paladins were rushing towards them, having heard the commotion.

Sharp energy quickly surrounded them.

Mulu, still holding the high priest’s arm, looked around properly. The approaching paladins were holding spears and swords in their hands.

One of them warned coldly.

“Redrin Paladin, I don’t know why you attacked our priest, but we won’t just let this go. If you want to fix it now, go back to the guest quarters immediately.”

Mulu drew her dagger instead of retreating. Her appearance was threatening yet resolute.

The Iira paladins also raised their weapons as if they wouldn’t let her get away with it, and the situation became completely volatile.

‘Can I beat them all?’ Mulu thought to herself.

But then something strange happened. The paladins suddenly began to lower their weapons one by one.

“What’s wrong?”

“Hey? What’s wrong?”

It didn’t seem like they were doing it on purpose. Starting from the back, they began to lower their weapons, and the paladins in the front were more puzzled than Mulu and asked.

‘What are they doing?’ Mulu frowned.

As time passed, the paladins in the front row were also lowering their weapons one by one. Those who lowered their weapons also looked a little dazed.

Mulu looked around at the paladins surrounding her, standing like scarecrows.

It was strange that those who had raised their weapons as if they wouldn’t let her get away with it, even though she was young, suddenly lowered their weapons one by one and had dazed expressions.

Even though the enemies had lowered their weapons, Mulu couldn’t relax.

‘What are they up to?’

At that moment, those who had been lowering their weapons as if spreading, this time began to step aside.

‘Could it be that the Iira High Priest has come?’ Mulu thought as she gripped her weapon tightly.

But what appeared through the gap where people had stepped aside was…….

“Rembrary?”

It wasn’t the Iira High Priest, but Rembrary. Mulu opened her mouth in surprise.

Even if Rembrary came here, why were people making way for Rembrary? She was confused.

Because the situation was so absurd, Mulu belatedly discovered the faint halo shining above Rembrary’s head.

“Are you okay?”

Rembrary walked over to Mulu and asked.

As Rembrary approached, Mulu realized why the paladins had voluntarily lowered their weapons.

Rembrary’s halo. Seeing that faint halo, her will to fight quickly disappeared.

“Are you okay?”

Rembrary asked again. Mulu nodded. Even though she had been interrupted from questioning the high priest, she only felt that it was okay.

* * *

Seeing this, Iira realized that it wasn’t a matter of persuading that child or anything.

[Redrin will have a monstrous high priest.]

Iira’s angel, who had seen the whole situation, quietly nodded in agreement.

It was known that the main abilities of that child, who had just become a high priest, were healing and preventing the movement of monsters with his halo.

But it turned out that it wasn’t just monsters that could be blocked by the halo.

If such a child becomes a high priest, Redrin’s power will grow even faster. Maybe that child will really stop the summoning of the Demon King.

[I’ve hated that child since he was born.]

Iira muttered and instructed her high priest.

[We must stop Rembrary from joining the Redrin Temple. Disguise it as an accident and get rid of that human child.]

* * *

“What was that just now?”

Mulu whispered to Rembrary as they returned to their room.

The Iira paladins could only watch Rembrary and Mulu pass by them, holding their weapons properly.

Rembrary didn’t answer until they arrived near the accommodation where they were staying, and told her when they entered the room.

“It’s the halo of God.”

“Is that also an ability?”

“Yes.”

“But I thought it could only be used on monsters…….”

“I think the effect is a little different, but it works on people too. I don’t think it worked before. I guess my abilities are gradually developing.”

Mulu was stunned by Rembrary’s easy story.

If other priests had heard what Rembrary was saying now, they might have been frustrated. Usually, one ability continues to go on and on.

There are cases where abilities grow, but they don’t grow to the point where they become ‘better at handling’ them, and the range of attack doesn’t widen this much, right?

“Rembrary-nim is truly amazing.”

Mulu was sincerely impressed. Everyone already thought so, but today that feeling was even stronger.

“Rembrary-nim will become a great high priest.”

When Mulu whispered, Rembrary nodded with a pleased expression.

“Right?”

It was almost 30 minutes after Rembrary returned to his room that Mulu was able to think about the high priest again.

She had safely escaped from the Iira paladins, but she still couldn’t question the high priest. Mulu was disappointed and curled up on the bed.

* * *

The next day.

Rembrary, who had been sleeping in later due to the commotion in the middle of the night, woke up slowly.

Rembrary thought about Iira and Iira’s high priest throughout the wash.

She thought Cheru’s disappearance was a mistake made by the high priest. Could it be that even higher-ups are involved? If that’s the case, can she join forces with the Iira Temple?

She knew it was a very dangerous thought, but she kept having doubts.

But when she washed up and went out into the hallway, the area near the guest quarters was very noisy.

‘What’s going on?’ As Rembrary approached, puzzled, an Iira paladin who was talking to a Redrin paladin glanced at Rembrary, and then his expression hardened and he said.

“I thought we were going to talk without that child.”

“What are you talking about?”

Rembrary became curious and moved closer to them. ‘Talk without me?’

“I was sleeping until just now. I woke up because you guys were making a fuss here.”

The Redrin paladin reached out to Rembrary and said firmly.

Rembrary stood next to the Redrin paladin and asked.

“What are you talking about that you’re leaving me out of?”

The Iira paladin deliberately looked away from Rembrary and said sullenly.

“Last night, a paladin here recklessly chased and tried to attack our high priest. That green-haired one. There are dozens of witnesses. We can’t have someone like that here.”

Rembrary listened to the story and said easily.

“Then we can just leave here, right?”

The Iira paladin frowned and continued to speak alone in a subdued voice.

“But our high priest said that he is still a child and may make mistakes. Besides, we asked for help, so we can’t just kick out our guests.”

“Then what’s the problem?”

When Rembrary asked, the Iira paladin frowned. The Redrin paladin answered instead.

“There is a place where they gather those who show strange symptoms due to the curse of the demons. They are asking Rembrary-nim to go in there and heal them, which is dangerous.”