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I dressed simply in a plain light grey dress sent by Ortzen, and then let out a deep breath. As I lowered my eyes, a ring on my left ring finger could be seen. Hmm.\n\nāDonāt be nervous. Would there be anything special just because itās the Holy Church?ā\n\nSofia asked while combing my hair.\n\nāYou couldnāt care less when you attended Her Highnessā banquet back then as if itās not a big deal, this is unexpected.ā\n\nāItās not that I didnāt care.ā\n\nāBut still, you werenāt as nervous as you are now.ā\n\nāā¦, well.ā\n\nThe Holy Church was basically the same as my home, so thereās nothing to be nervous about just by going thereā¦ I didnāt have to be nervous, but when I thought that I would return with my current appearance, it made me slightly nervous.\n\nI wasnāt that worried whether if the High Priest would be able to recognize me or not. The High Priest could see the soul of the dead, so naturally he could see the soul of the living too. The problem right now is I look like this and, uh, even got engagedā¦\n\nāā¦, itās the same as suddenly appeared while saying, āThe person you thought has already died is still alive and fine although with different body, and was also even got engaged, ahaha~āā\n\nThe High Priest would likely to generously let it pass, but it didnāt seem to be the case for other people. Especially my guardian, Lord Prime Minister, not only he would hold the back of my neck, he would even bite, chew and eat me alive. Then again, the Prime Minister always interfered by asking me to pay attention to my conduct because Iām a woman before I was the leader of a knight squad and there would be a big fight and conflict if I were to suddenly appeared after got engaged with a man without informing him, hmmā¦\n\nāNo matter what, I think I have to hide Captain Jullius in a secluded place for a few days, no, maybe around a month at best.ā\n\nOr maybe I should keep it a secret about the fact that Iām still alive from Prime Minister Mord. Thatās right, itās better this way. As long as I didnāt get caught. Previously my position as the captain of the Holy Knight Squad could save me, but right now Iām just an ordinary noble lady so I donāt know what will happen to me if I get caught. At the very least, I bet there would be lots of private tutors assigned to teach me. Itās horrifying just by thinking about it, I should never get caught.\n\nāNow itās done.ā\n\nSofia said so as she let go of my head. When I looked at the reflection on the dressing table mirror, my eyes caught the sight of a woman whose reddish brown hair was neatly coiled into a bun. Only the High Priest and the Saintess were allowed to let their hair loose inside the church, thatās why my hair was coiled into a bun like this. Other than those two, it would be considered as an offense for carelessly imitating the Goddessā appearance, thus all the clergymen, as well as the visitors, must lifted their hair up above the nape of the neck or at least neatly braid it.\n\nāThe bun feels a little too tight.ā\n\nāIt canāt be help. If I didnāt make it tight, your fine hair would easily scattered soon. Nonetheless, be careful not to run lest get it disheveled.ā\n\nāI think itāll be more convenient if you just braid it.ā\n\nāIām not sure to make it half-braided and then pinned it with hair accessories, but whole braided hairstyle is for young girls.ā\n\nI didnāt know itās like that. Anyway, the preparation to meet the High Priest is complete. Now weāre ready to go, Iām a bit nervous.\n\nA horse-carriage has been waiting at the entrance of Special Task Squadās headquarters. Captain Jullius who was standing there, came to me then reached out his hand to escort me. It seemed like his body has gotten used to the etiquette manners on how to escort a lady after went through a simple lesson. Not only that, but I have also gotten quite used to it. I couldnāt even imagine myself being escorted as a lady until a while ago. Well, itās not that bad anymore.\n
āCaptain Jullius.ā\n\nI opened my mouth as the sound of the spinning horse-carriage wheels could be heard.\n\nāSo, you know, actually thereās one thing I havenāt told you beforeā¦ā\n\nāSomething you havenāt told me?ā\n\nCaptain Jullius who was sitting next to me titled his head and looked at me.\n\nāIāve a very shocking story to be told. I wonāt tell you now, but later after we return from the Holy Church, I hope you wonāt be too surprised.ā\n\nEven if I tell you now, itāll be hard to believe it. Even if Captain Jullius is someone who easily nodded his head to what otherās saying, it would still be hard for him to immediately accept the fact that Iām actually Roel, the leader of Holy Knight Squad and that my soul got trapped inside another personās body. However he would believe it if the High Priest confirmed it. But of course itās only limited to Captain Jullius, Iām still suspicious of Ortzen. And for Sofiaā¦ Iām not sure what to do. Should I tell her the truthā¦\n\nāA shocking story, is it?ā\n\nāWell, but itās not something that will cause a serious problem.ā\n\nI donāt have to speak it out loud to reveal that Iām Roel so Iāll just leave it at that. But Captain Jullius had to accompany me when I met with the High Priest so itās inevitable that he would learn about the truth by then. If itās not because of that, I wouldnāt have said that to Captain Jullius.\n\nāā¦, actually I donāt really have to meet with the High Priest though.ā\n\nThe reason being the concern about the contract with the Demon King might got revealed was no longer there. No, no matter what, for precautions, perhaps itās still better to meet the High Priest although I have to avoid my colleagues. The Epheria household has been sorted out but the perperator still remained out there. If I kept digging over it, it might be exposed that me, Silla, was a sacrifice for the Demon King. Although the chance was low, it would be better to make preparation ahead of time, in case I encountered a helpless situation.\n\nāMiss Epheria.ā\n\nāā¦, yes?ā\n\nWhen I replied one second longer because I was lost in thought, I turned my head and looked up to meet a pair of pale grey eyes filled with concerns.\n\nāIf itās difficult, you donāt have to say it.ā\n\nāWhat?ā\n\nāWhatever it might be, itās okay if you donāt say it.ā\n\nThe gentle voice that suddenly whispered to me, left me somewhat at a loss. Emmā¦ I think he misunderstood the reason I was nervous, duhā¦\n\nāAlrightā¦,eh, uh, emm. Okay.ā\n
For some reason I couldnāt bring myself to say āitās not like thatā. But instead I was stuttering incoherently and then shut my mouth. Emm, well. It shouldnāt be a problem if he misunderstood me.\n\nDespite the awkward silence, the horse-carriage kept moving steadily and finally arrived at the Holy Church. To be exact, itās solely just me who felt that itās an awkward silence. Captain Jullius is the same as usual, but I donāt know why it suddenly felt awkward.\n\nāHuh?ā\n\nAfter we got off from the carriage and walked to the main gate, I saw a familiar face waiting for our arrival at the entrance. Actually I was unsure whether if itās right that she came out to pick us up or not.\n\nThe white-haired girl who was standing there, wasnāt in charge of greeting a leader of a knight squad at the main entrance. I tried hard to hide my puzzlement and looked at the deadpan face of the Saintess.\n\nSucceeded Her Majesty the Empress position as the Saintess, was a young woman who kept her youthful appearance, Inertia. We clearly knew each other very well but now I have to pretend I donāt know her. From the look of it, Inertia didnāt seem to recognize me.\n\nāAre you Jullius Rizar and the fiancee?ā\n\nāRiāā\n\nāYes, thatās correct!ā\n\nI quickly cut Captain Julliusā word and replied in his stead. Captain, sheās not just an ordinary blessed of the Goddess. You canāt use informal speech when you speak with her. Besides, she just looks pretty but her personality is bad.