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This is the scheduled chapter of the week. Iâll post the bonus chapter in 6-9 hours later. Donât forget to come back and check it out!\n\n
âThe person you thought was already dead, now is returning alive, but isnât your reaction too dry?â\n\n(T/N: someoneâs reaction is too dry means unwelcoming attitude, being indifferent)\n
While our adjutant never expressed his emotion beyond a certain degree in the first place, this damn brat here, let alone feeling happy to see me, but he also nitpicking me instead. At my funeral procession I saw that his face looked like heâs about to cry and it hasnât been that long since then. Hearing my question, Vatein just scratched the back of his head.\n\nâIf you returned half a month earlier, I think I might have welcomed you in tears.â\n\nâIt hasnât been that long since I was dead!â\n\nâCaptain, you said it yourself to get over the grief as soon as possible and let them go peacefully for the sake of the dead and also the people that was left behind.â\n\nWell, thatâs right, but still⊠Come to think of it, I think this brat wasnât that sad at the funeral procession. I only caught a glimpse but Iâm certain of it. Compared to other guys, it wasnât a sad face! Should I hit him once?\n\nâBut still, you should at least be a little more welcoming. It feels meaningless that I got engaged to come here.â\n\nVateinâs jaw dropped and his mouth was wide open in disbelief.\n\nâYouâre engaged?!â\n\nâYeah.â\n\nâWhat kind of woman is she?â\n\nâItâs a man.â\n\nâIndeed, your current appearance is more suitable to be paired with a man.â\n\nâIn the past I was also a woman, you know?â\n\nâEi, but frankly speaking, your previous appearance is unbefitting to be engaged to a man.â\n\nI became more irritated because heâs right. I kicked this bastard Vateinâs shinbone under the table.\n\nâArghh!â\n\nâDonât make a fuss. Quick, welcome me in tears.â\n\nâThough I canât squeeze out any tears, but Iâm really happy that youâre safe.â\n
âNo sincerity at all.â\n\nâCaptain! Youâre still alive! Whooaaa, Iâm very surprised and glad!â\n\nHahaha, this bastard. The violence temper that was asleep within me started to awake, but I think it will be hard to hit this bastard with my current body so I become hesitated. In the end, the High Priest interrupted us.\n\nâDonât blame him too much, Sir Roel. Actually Sir Vatein already knew that Sir Roelâs death was unusual.â\n\nââŠ, what?â\n\nâIâve told you that even though I asked the Goddess to grant my wish so I could meet you one last time, she didnât fulfill it, right? The Goddess didnât give specific answer, but She would never refuse a wish when itâs not that hard to fulfill without any reason.â\n\nWell, for ordinary person, it wasnât a simple wish at all.\n\nâHence we suspected that Sir Roel didnât die normally. Either lived inside a different body, the soul was obliterated, or the soul was captured. We thought the answer should be one of these three possibilities, so all this time weâre very distressed over it.â\n\nVatein also nodded along to the High Priestâs explaination.\n\nâIf your soul is gone then thereâs nothing we could do, but if itâs the other two, then we must quickly find a way to save you. Thatâs why adjutant Sig was investigating in secret. If your soul came into a different body or the soul got captured, then it must be the demon clanâs doings, meanwhile thereâs no significant result because itâs difficult to involve ourselves to cross over the Black Desert.â\n\nâThatâs right. Because of it, we intended to contact the Demon King if our attempts failed.â\n\nWhat? I was taken aback and looked at the High Priest.\n\nâYou canât do that inside the church.â\n\nâThatâs why we hid this fact so we could do it secretly. Itâs okay, the Goddess will allow it if itâs just to the extent of exchanging hostage.â\n\nThe High Priest was all smiles but, actually it wasnât something you could said nonchalantly. If the fact that the High Priest made a deal with the demon clan from within the Holy Church was discovered, then the consequences would be dire. It sent chills down my spine when I thought of it.\n\nââŠ, if something similar happens again, please donât ever do that. I wonât thank you for coming to save me.â\n\nBoth of them didnât reply. They just smiled instead. Damn it, fine, Iâll be more careful next time.\n\nAt that time, the door opened and adjutant Sieg and Vice-captain Testa came in. Vice-captainâs eyes instantly widened as soon as he saw me. Itâs the exact same reaction as that damn Vatein.\n\nâWait, are you saying that this young lady is Captain?â\n\nâYes. Itâs me.â\n\nâCaptain, you became a woman?!â\n\nThis again.\n\nâIâm originally a woman.â\n\nVice captain Tess had an enlightened look on his face.\n\nâOhââ\n\nOh, what oh? The High Priest picked up the bowl of kelps and approached the vice captain then said.\n\nâNo matter what, Sir Roel has always been a beautiful and wonderful woman. Both of you are too much.â\n\nâIâm sorry.â\n\nâPlease have a taste.â\n\nâTh, thatâsâŠâ\n
Vice captain Tess consecutively looked at dried kelps bowl, the High Priest with his sparkling eyes, adjutant Sieg whom unknowingly had stayed further away from the High Priest, then his gaze landed on me and Vatein where we shot him a glance urging him to immediately eat the dried kelp. In the end he took a handful of dried kelps.\n\n***\n\nâAnd thus today I came here to meet the High Priest.â\n\nI briefly explained what had happened while I was away to these four people. The happenings like the bastard Demon King who was triggered to make a last-ditch effort by having my soul entered Silla Epheriaâs body, Countess Epheria who made a contract with the Demon King was murdered, and me getting engaged to Captain Jullius so I could meet the High Priest.\n\nâIn the end we didnât find out the main perperator behind this.â\n\nAdjutant Sieg pensively said.\n\nâThe reason being the Countess had been silenced. By any chance, canât the High Priest call for the Count or Countessâ soul and ask them?â\n\nHe said it wasnât a difficult request. In response to my question, the High Priest lightly shook his head.\n\nâNot every souls stay by the Goddessâ side. Usually they lost their memories of life and blended altogether in reincarnation cycle.â\n\nSo itâs like that. It would be difficult for the Count and Countess Epheria to be allowed to stay by the Goddessâ side. Especially the Countess. Since she had made a contract with the demon clan so she wouldnât be able to stay by the Goddessâ side in the first place.\n\nâActually thereâs one related person whoâs still alive.â\n\nTo adjutant Siegâs words, the four of us, including me, had our gazes landed on him. Whoâs he referring to?\n\nâThe Demon King.â\n\nâThe Demon King?â\n\nâYes. The Demon King who accepted Miss Silla Epheria as a sacrifice then inflicted a curse on the Crown Prince.â\n\nAh⊠Come to think of it. Currently heâs probably the most reliable informant that had enough understanding on this matter. The problem is heâs a Demon King so he must be staying at the demon realm. Vice captain Tess had the same thoughts as me, then he opened his mouth.\n\nâEven though the Demon King has the information, thereâs no way to go there. Based on what the Captain has said, he would have lost his mana so he wouldnât want to come out of the Black Desert.â\n\nâNo, we can incite him to come out. Captain, you said the Demon King likes showing off a lot, right?â\n\nâYeah. He acted like demons that often appeared in old tales. He also seemed somewhat stupid.â\n\nâThen we will send him a letter. Saying that Captain is having a hard time after her soul went inside a fragile womanâs body. If we write him a letter asking him whether if thereâs a way to free the soul from the body, heâll probably want to meet us. At the very least, he will send a reply.â\n\nââŠ, do you have to write it that way?â\n\nâIâll write the letter for you.â\n\nBut still, I disliked we had to use this kind of method. Even if itâs just a lie, I canât believe I have to pretend to be pitiful and cling to that stupid bastard.\n\nâBut, can the letter pass through the Black Desert?â\n\nâOf course it can. Though itâs illegal, itâs not like there isnât any exchange at all. Thereâre always humans out there who want the demonâs items and vice versa.â\n\nHmm, so itâs like that. The way I saw it, it seemed like only Vatein and me who didnât know of it. It seemed like for Vice-captain Tess and the High Priest, this wasnât the first time they heard of it.\n\nâEven if we call him out, the Demon King still wonât come too close so we have to go near the vicinity of the Black Desert. Though he has lost his mana, he might not come alone, so for precautions, weâll need a troop to capture him.â\n\nâBut we canât mobilize the Holy Knight Squad troop for this matter, can we?â\n\nTo capture the Demon King who knew of my identity, itâs unlikely to involve the whole holy knights, except these two fellows here, as long as we wanted to hide the fact that Iâm Roel.\n
âTherefore, Iâm thinking of getting help from the Special Task Squad.â\n\nâOh.â\n\nThe reason being Captain Jullius has already learned about the truth. Even if the Demon Kingâs in a good shape and came with his companions, just bringing Captain Jullius, our Vice captain, and Vatein would be enough to capture him. To be honest, with my current self⊠itâs beyond my capability. Though I can protect myself, but I wonât be of much help.\n\nâTheyâre also after the same enemy anyway, so we should be able to cooperate together.â\n\nâThen letâs get this done at once.â\n\nI rose from my seat. I wanted to return quickly because I was worried about Captain Jullius. Actually, why did he just leave like that? He hasnât been blessed yet.\n\nâIâm coming with you.â\n\nAdjutant Sieg stood up and followed by the other two.\n\nâWeâll make a reasonable excuse.â\n\nâWe can just request for dispatch or field training exercise.â\n\nTess and Vatein left the room first and then the High Priest came closer to me and he took my hands and held them.\n\nâSir Roel, please come to play often.â\n\nThe High Priest was aware that I wouldnât be coming back to become a clergy. Although the after taste of the dried kelp has long gone, but I felt bitter from inside my mouth.\n\nâOkay.â\n\nIâm sure my heart will waver if the High Priest hold me back. But to my concern, the High Priest let me go first. I donât know why. I just felt thankful and sorry. Even without needing me to say it out loud, he understood me, and then he opened the door while asking those who left to come visit him often.\n