Volume 6, Chapter 38 – A Noisy Morning

Just as the sun had reached the seven o’clock position in the morning, Evelyn, who had been tossing and turning all night without sleep, hurriedly left the central temple and went straight to the inn where Yisi was staying. Thanks to Julius hiding himself away in the Tower of Ymir, Evelyn had recently gained a great deal of freedom. Even the cardinals, who usually liked to make critical remarks, seemed to have reached a tacit agreement and no longer restrained her.

Evelyn was naturally happy about this.

Bang, bang, bang.

After using her status as the Pope’s successor to coerce the innkeeper into giving her Yisi’s address, Evelyn knocked on the wooden door without any courtesy.

Click.

The sound of a door being opened.

However, it was not the door Evelyn was knocking on that opened, but the one next to it, belonging to Camilla.

Camilla, in her pajamas with messy golden hair, looked suspicious. When she saw Evelyn knocking on Yisi’s room door, her drowsy eyes gradually regained their clarity. Like a kitten that had discovered strange prey, her ruby eyes were filled with vigilance.

“And you are?”

“Evelyn Anna Ymir Shalu, the next Pope of the church. And you?”

Hearing the name of the next Pope, the vigilance in Camilla’s eyes lessened slightly. Although she still looked like she had just woken up and hadn’t had time to get ready, she still gave Evelyn an impeccable noble’s curtsy.

“Camilla Yahn.”

“Yahn… Yisi’s younger sister?”

“Yes.”

“I see.”

After speaking, Evelyn continued to bang on the door. Camilla would naturally not let Evelyn disturb Yisi’s sleep and stood between Evelyn and the wooden door.

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“It is time for Onee-sama to sleep. If you have something to discuss, please wait until she wakes up.”

“My business is of no ordinary matter.”

“That is still no reason to wake Onee-sama.”

Ignoring her, Evelyn prepared to continue knocking, and then.

“Tsk.”

Clicking her tongue forcefully, Evelyn narrowly avoided a thumb-sized ice ball. If she had continued to knock just now, the ice ball would have definitely hit her on the nose.

The one who had used the magic was, of course, Camilla.

“No matter who you are, that was a warning.”

Instead of getting angry, Evelyn laughed. She took a step back, her voice filled with hostility. Since she had become the next Pope of the church, she had never met anyone who dared to threaten her in the city of Mitters Bayer.

“Hehehe… To dare to make a move against me in the church’s territory, the bond between you sisters is truly deep.”

As she spoke, Evelyn raised the Staff of Divine Retribution. Sensing that the other party was no ordinary enemy—especially with the surging magic power from the staff—Camilla also took out the Twilight of Eternal Frost, a defiant smile on her face.

“Thank you for the compliment.”

Magic power gathered on both the divine staff and the magic staff.

Immediately after.

Bang.

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The divine staff and the magic staff slammed into each other. As the words literally meant, the two of them used their magic-chanting items as melee weapons.

Magic casters who had to chant spells were never suitable for close combat. So at extremely close range, directly attacking the opponent with a staff was obviously more effective. But both of them understood this point, which was why the current scene had occurred.

The magic power condensed on the staff and divine staff exploded upon impact, and a loud bang, like a tire exploding, instantly resounded through the inn.

Boom!

Smoke, dust, and wood chips scattered with the shockwave. A half-meter-wide hole was blasted into the floor and walls, centered on the area where the two had clashed. And this was the result of the two of them retracting their magic power in time.

“Eek!”

“What happened!?”

“An att-attack?”

The screams from the diners downstairs made both Evelyn and Camilla frown.

At this point, even the soundest sleeper would have noticed the abnormality in the inn. The awakened Yisi hurriedly opened the door, which now only had its upper half remaining. When she saw the confronting Camilla and Evelyn, she subconsciously tilted her head.

“Camilla? Evelyn? What are you two doing?”

“This woman was trying to murder Onee-sama.”

Even though she was the one who had been attacked, Evelyn’s eyebrows shot up.

“Murder? Wasn’t it you who attacked me without saying a word?”

“You were warned. If you disturb Onee-sama’s sleep again, you will bear the consequences.”

“Still want to fight?”

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Evelyn raised the Staff of Divine Retribution, and Camilla, without any fear, also channeled magic power into the Twilight of Eternal Frost.

“Ah…”

Yisi could roughly guess what had happened—Evelyn had knocked on the door very impolitely and was then stopped by Camilla, who had noticed. And because Camilla becomes uncompromising when it comes to her, the explosion just now was triggered.

Her head throbbed.

So the woodpecker from my dream was Evelyn.

Letting out a long sigh, the fully awakened Yisi stood between the two.

“Alright, alright, it was just a misunderstanding. Evelyn must have something very important to see me about, and Camilla stopped you because she knows I have a habit of sleeping in. Neither of you is at fault.”

“For Yisi’s sake, I won’t hold what happened just now against you.”

“Remember to pay for the repairs to the inn.”

As if she would erupt again at any moment, Evelyn’s eyebrows twitched uncontrollably. Yisi quickly clapped her hands, drawing the attention of the two to herself—if she were to attract Pepe as well, things would really become a mess. That one had a temper when she woke up.

“Can you go into the room and wait for me and Camilla for a while, Evelyn? Although I know you have something very important, Camilla and I need to tidy up our appearance first.”

Since she was the one asking for a favor, Evelyn couldn’t pursue the matter any further. She pursed her lips in slight dissatisfaction.

“Mmm… try to be quick.”

…

“Have you ladies finished your business? If you haven’t, it’s fine to settle it now! You ladies are always welcome here!”

After giving the innkeeper ten gold coins for the repair costs, the bald owner, who had been looking bitter, rubbed his hands together with great enthusiasm.

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Forcibly suppressing the urge to complain, Yisi, who had moved to the large room, waved her hand.

“No need. It was just an accident.”

“Is that so…” the bald owner’s face showed regret, “What a pity… oh no, I mean, it’s great that you ladies have reconciled. I promise not to say a word about what happened today.”

Evelyn gestured with her hand as if to urge him on.

“As long as you know. Go down now, you’re not needed here.”

“Yes, Lady Evelyn. Please continue to—I mean, I hope you will frequent our humble shop more often. We will definitely provide you with the best rooms.”

And blow them up to get more compensation, right?

Of course, Yisi did not say her inner thoughts out loud, but just watched the innkeeper go downstairs.

Because they had things to discuss, only Yisi, Evelyn, and Camilla, who was responsible for supervising Evelyn, were in the room. Although Mary was also in the room at first, she sensed that the atmosphere was not right and tactfully found an excuse to slip out.

Yisi and Evelyn sat facing each other, while Camilla stood behind Yisi. The early morning room was exceptionally quiet, with only the sound of Camilla making tea.

Picking up the hot tea Camilla had prepared—it was worth noting that Camilla had deliberately not prepared any for Evelyn—Yisi spoke first.

“To look for me so early, do you have something urgent, Evelyn? I’ve already asked about the magic medicine for you. She is willing to see you in the afternoon.”

Camilla’s rude gesture made Evelyn frown, but the latter did not deliberately bring it up.

“Is that so? Thank you. But I’m not here for the magic medicine, but to ask about another, more important matter.” At this point, Evelyn leaned her upper body forward mysteriously, covered her mouth with her hand, first checked if the door was properly closed, and then said in a low voice, as if afraid of being overheard, “Where have you hidden Andrea?”

“Huh?”