We Live in Dragon's Peak

Niemia scratches the door.

Then the cleric, who had refrained by both sides of the door, opened the door with respect.

Yeah...

When the door opens, Niemia puts her foot in the back without hesitation.

Me, Mistral and Lyla followed Niemia through the hallway into the building, even as she caught her face.

The building we set foot in is a painting on the Royal Castle property. One of several buildings surrounding the castle, only here were the priests and witches guarding, not the guards.

The exterior is unified with other buildings and the style doesn't feel special, but if you go in, it's a different world.

This building was a small temple on royal castle grounds.

Come in. The first space is the chapel. The spacious spaces have no partitions, such as walls, and are tolerable to accommodate some people.

The columns and floors are made of stone and have fine sculptures. Part of the royal castle, even when it comes to the small temple. Modest but beautiful decorations and sculptures were applied everywhere. And the ceiling was blown out, and an altar was set in the back.

I wonder if this is a temple used by those who work in the royal castle. What a relaxing occasion to observe a building.

Three witches refrained from entering the temple before us.

"Please come this way"

Led by the witch, we proceed to the back of the chapel.

For some reason, Niemia leads the way, followed by three witches. We follow behind it in confusion.

Yeah, what is this?

In an unexpected situation, we looked at each other's faces and tilted our necks.

After rendezvous with Lila. Next he asked Mistral if he would go to the twin princess's place or to the Louiseine's place.

"First of all, Louiseine."

I'll give you an immediate answer.

"Oh, surprise. I thought you were gonna go to Uffi and Nina and use their power."

I see. Mistral quickly took in the twin princesses and figured out a way to use the position of two Armored Kingdoms princesses to cut through.

But too bad. It's not.

"Certainly the power of the twin princesses is fascinating, but there's actually a better way"

"A good way? Is that why you and Louiseine rendezvous first?

Mistral tilted his neck.

The Mistral of the Dragon Nation is a little unimaginable. Mistral also teaches a lot of people customs and stuff from Luiseine, but you can't think the same way about people. I can't help it. And that's why I didn't think of it.

"Luiseine is a witch."

I'm a war witch to be exact, but in this case, generally both war witches and ordinary witches flip and say witches.

"Sometimes a man's faith is more influential than power."

To my smile, Mistral tilted his neck and glanced at me like asking a question, even though I didn't know.

"I have something to learn first at school. That means if you get into any trouble, rely on the temple."

Keeli, Inea and Luiseine, the witches who were taking classes together, laughed bitterly, but our students snorted loudly at the teacher's words.

Big problem, small problem. I would face a lot of problems if I were alive. In some cases, they may be threatened, wielded power, or involved in unreasonable problems.

Like one in the courtyard.

And when you get caught up in a problem that's out of your control. It was the temples and the priests who depended.

Religion, witches, or clerics. This has a stronger influence on people than other races think.

That's far stronger than time and in some cases a king or something.

The priests are noble beings who serve the goddess of creation. And our people revere the priests as much as the goddess.

It is often said by analogy that no matter how horrible the murderer, he will never have a priest in his hands. No clever con man, however devious, does anything to deceive the temple. That's how it's described.

And if something goes wrong. If we pinch between priests who are so greatly revered, they will also have to deal with it properly. So if you need anything, go to the temple. It was taught that.

By the way, they don't have a department on the Temple side that deals with those issues, so it's only a treat of favor on the Temple side.

"But in the courtyard, Louiseine's words were taken lightly."

"Right. On the contrary, the words of the twin princesses had no influence."

I don't think I can help that situation.

Both Prince Grave and the Chancellor seemed adamant about catching us. There were many wild horses, but everyone was drunk by the atmosphere on the field and there was no way to listen to the words on this side. It was an atmosphere for them to believe and not doubt that the words of the prince or the prime minister were more correct than those of us who could not do anything about it. In a situation where neither the word of a witch nor the word of a princess reaches, nothing can make sense anymore. In that situation, I decided that it was impossible to discuss it on that occasion, so I decided to see how it went once I got caught.

Of course, when I got caught, I was thinking about everyone's safety, and the only thing I was anxious about was insuring Lyla that she was named Neemia.

Well, I didn't interrogate you if you got caught, and I figured out later that you were just being captured for no reason, so I came out.

"You certainly didn't have Louiseine's influence in the courtyard. But I don't think so."

"Saying?

"Again, Louiseine is a witch. Witches, priests can't neglect even kings, and they can never judge."

The state cannot judge priests. If something goes wrong with the clergy, only the same clergy can judge it.

It seems unlikely, but it is a recognized special position and right because it is clean and white from day to day and is respected by people.

"So we just got caught, but Louiseine was a witch, so she didn't go to jail."

Then where? answered Mistral's question that

"The witch Luiseine cannot be captured by the guards. Then they must be caught or protected by the same priesthood."

The priest comes to the priest. And if this is the royal castle, it should be packed by clergy in quite a position. Louiseine must be there.

Louiseine's words silenced in the vortex of disturbance in the courtyard, but once the noise has subsided, and combined with the priesthood of that position in this country, you must also listen to the just great.

Luiseine and I chose to rendezvous next, which was because of my thoughts about taking in the temple as an intermediary.

Have the suspicion and nomination arrangements for the twin princesses withdrawn under the arbitration of the Temple. And it was a plan to offer to see the king in a clear state of suspicion, etc.

"Well, then we'll have to get the Temple people on our side somehow."

"Yeah. You think that's my job, I'll do my best."

So I came to the small temple under the leadership of Niemia.

Why not? While I was here, I erased the signs and said I had come to deceive the eyes of those who patrol guards and work for the royal castle with the art of Neemiah.

Getting to the little temple. No, Neemia scratches the door with dignity, and the security clerics and the chapel witches recognize and guide us.

What do you mean?

Could Neemiah's technique not work for the priesthood? But then, without being guided amicably, it seems to be making a scene.

Fished by Niemia, who leads the way too dignified, we go on. And he dived into the door beside the prayer magnificent, and was guided in front of a rigorous double-open door.

Kakari.

Niemia scratches the door as usual.

Then the three witches who were accompanying me opened the door to the outside.

in a room filled with a gentle floral scent.

It feels closed with all sides surrounded by stone walls, but brightly colored fresh flowers adorned with shelves, fireplaces, and desks, etc. make the inorganic room feel the beauty of life.

And behind the room. Luiseine and one woman sat on a bench placed along the wall.

"Mm-hmm. Welcome back."

Just after diving the door and entering the room. Priscia jumped at me. Or it flew in a spatial leap.

Hmm!?

She jumped into my chest. Priscia's mouth was dirty with sweets, and she buried her face in my chest like she rubbed it. My clothes get dirty. The worry is trivial.

How delightful, Priscia moves her dripping long ears in a flickering motion to lovingly represent joy.

What the hell!?

Mistral and Lyla as well as I breathed into Priscia's movements and appearance.

It's supposed to be a secret that Priscia is the Ear Long Clan!

"Welcome home, isn't it? Elnea, I've been waiting for you to come here."

Louiseine stood up from her bench and smiled at our upset entering the room.

"Luiseine, what does this mean?

Mistral looks at Priscia and says in a slightly enquiring tone.

But Luiseine smiles and gives it back.

"At the time you were moving Niemia, Elnea, I was wondering if you would come here any time soon. If you hadn't come, I'd have asked."

"Louiseine, that's not the answer."

"Oh well, sorry"

Hehe, and Luiseine smiling.

"Elnea, why did you come here?

"Of course it's to rendezvous with Louiseine."

"Are we just going to rendezvous?

"Yeah, we'll rendezvous, we'll be together, to take the priests of this country to our side"

"Hehe, I knew it. You learned that at school, if you get into any trouble, you have to rely on the temple."

"Yeah. You also remembered Louiseine."

"Yes, of course"

As Louiseine and I were having a conversation, the woman sitting beside her stood up.

Young. That said, I guess older than me. Above Mistral, but below the twin princess, I guess.

Long, beautiful hair like black silk. The neat face has a strange and seductive atmosphere as the girl's childhood falls out and she is changing into a mature woman. Height is a little lower than Louiseine standing next door. I'm a beauty.

He glanced at the woman who stood up.

"Elnea, I was sure that you would honestly do what you learned at school."

"You know very well"

"So, Elnea, I thought I'd move faster than I'd wait for you."

Tell me, Louiseine introduced me to a woman who stood up.

"This is the witch head of the Great Temple of the Kingdom of Yortenitos."

"I'm Madeleine, the witch-head. Dear Elnea the Dragon King, Mistral the Dragon Princess. And Lady Lyla, I'll be the first to see you."

"Yeahhh!

I was greatly surprised by Madeleine, who bowed in her witchy courtesy.

"Nah, why is the witch-head here!?

Speaking of witch heads, you're the greatest witch in that country!

Why is the witch-head here? And why do you know the title as well as the name of me and Mistral?

Stunning me, Louiseine continues the conversation.

"Ernea, you wanted the temple on your side. Then it's not a problem for me to represent it, is it? And if you're going to pull me into your side, I've decided it's better not to hide it."

"Rather, the same clergy asked me to, because as for this one, I can interfere fully. Oh ho ho."

... Is it my fault, like I heard a statement that I don't think is witch-headed.

Sure, I was looking to pinch the temple in the arbitration of the issue I'm having right now.

For its part, the Temple tries to remain only neutral if it interferes with issues in the form of arbitration or presence.

But the smile of a motivated witch's head caught my face this time.

"So you taught us who we are and also told us about Priscia and Niemia in order to draw us to our full allies"

"Yes, could it not have been"

To Mistral's question, Luiseine finally looks anxious here.

"Yeah, I'd rather appreciate it. Thank you, Louiseine"

"Hehe, you're welcome"

Apparently, Luiseine already had the Temple on her side completely before we arrived. That's why clerics and witches let us through without hesitation.

Mm-hmm. Wait.

At the time of his arrival, Neemia had solved the technique, and we were recognized. I've got eyes on the lookout priests and witches.

So you knew that Neemia had already taken in Luiseine's side of the temple before she came here!

"Heh."

Niemia was tongue-in-cheek at the treats on her desk for all the rewards.