Well... I think I shouldn't die.

After leaving the cathedral, Hayler dusted off his coat, looked up at the crimson sky, and visited a nearby market.

'I've finished the saintly affair, and now that I've come to the holy country, I have to make the most of my capital!'

As we entered the market to fill our hungry stomachs, Hayler saw a lot of delicious-looking food, smiled brightly, and looked around happily, wondering what to eat.

'The bread looks delicious too.., there's something similar to a scone..'

"How much is this one?"

Hayler picked out a few of the nicer loaves and placed them on the counter, asking the waiter.

"It's a 6-leaf philnep."

[1 leaf of Philnep = 1,000 won]

'It's cheap... I was worried I'd be scammed by tourists from other countries.'

Hayler took a leaf-shaped coin out of his pocket, handed it to the employee, put the bread in a paper bag, took one out, put it in his mouth, and walked away.

Thud... thud...

"Um..."

"yes?"

At the sound of someone pointing at him, Hayler took the bread he was eating from his mouth and turned around to see a woman in priestly attire.

"Do you...do you have a lover..?"

"Ah.., I'm sorry, but I———." Chin

"Why do you want to touch other people's things?"

Just as Hayler, who had roughly understood the meaning, was about to spit out a refusal, Echidna appeared, placed her hand on Hayler's shoulder, and glared at the priestess in front of her.

"Ah.., ah.. s,sorry.."

The life is stretched out, as if something black is wrapped around the neck and strangling it.

I finally feel what hyperventilation is.

Even though I'm out of breath, I try to open my mouth to force myself to breathe.

If a human can't breathe, he dies, so he has to breathe a little to survive.

The priestess's pupils dilated, as if she were about to collapse at any moment.

"Let's stop there, Youngae Echidna."

Hwaak———...

"okay."

"Ugh... uh..."

As the murderous intent that had been sown in Hayler's words vanished in an instant as if by magic, the priestess finally let out a ragged breath and hurried out of our location.

"It was a bit harsh earlier."

"....I was hoping you would say something complimentary."

"You have to do something praiseworthy to get praised, right?"

After a few years, Echidna's personality has become a bit more docile than before. Well, it hasn't completely changed, so there are still situations where she could die. It's just that it's less common than before.

'Should I consider this a blessing...'

Swish...

Echidna took off her military cap and bowed her head before Hayler.

'You're really being selfish.'

Hayler had no choice but to place his hand on Echidna's head and move it a few times.

"You're still so selfish after all these years."

"Should I stab you in the thigh with a sword like when we first met?"

Echidna raised her head again after being petted by Hayler and spoke. Hayler sighed and turned his head quickly towards the market, and Echidna followed in the same direction as Hayler.

Thud. Thud..

"Kerrigan said that many travelers are heading to the Holy Land to see the newly inaugurated saintess."

"I see. I came to see the New Year's baptism and the food of the Holy Land."

He puts the bread he bought earlier in his mouth back into the paper bag and hands a piece of bread to Echidna.

Echidna accepted the bread and put a small piece of it in her mouth.

"The bread here is pretty cheap."

"Do you like bread?"

"Suddenly? Um... I eat it occasionally."

"okay."

As soon as I answered the question that was suddenly asked, the questioning ended.

Echidna's recent behavior is incomprehensible.

'I feel like you're always trying to figure something out from me...'

Stop.

"Oh, there are chicken skewers?"

At that moment, the chicken skewer shop that Hayler saw caught his eye.

Even though he'd been eating meat recently, he'd been eating mostly steak, so he'd grown tired of it, and sometimes he felt like he needed more of this cheap taste.

'Should I eat some chicken skewers after a long time?'

"Shall we go there?"

"Hmm... not bad."

"Wait here, I'll go buy some."

Hayler left Echidna sitting on the bench and went into a specialty store to buy chicken skewers. Echidna sighed and waited for Hayler to come out.

Knock—. Knock—...

'By the way, that priestess earlier... I should have just strangled her to death...'

Seongguk is a handsome man who is very popular, and there is talk that he is promoting a related business.

That's why it is said that there are strange cases where a man with outstanding beauty takes his position.

'But what if that man's opponent was someone with the second-highest power after the Emperor...'

Just like the priestess before, she'll immediately put her tail between her legs.

'That priestess seems to have quite a high status... That's why I hate Seongguk.'

.....

'Just let it go..? You can't beat me with Halo's power anyway.'

For a moment, a dangerous thought crossed Echidna's mind, but since she had made a promise three years ago, she held onto her trembling body and tried her best not to lose her wits———.

"Do you have a lover?"

"Yes, I have to go quickly——.."

"I'll give you good conditions. Just come this way and I'll take care of the procedures!"

Uduk———.....

"Haha..., that's funny...?"