I Became a Fake Priest the Saintess Is Obsessed With

88 – Under the Sea

“Ah.”

A refreshing and cool wind passed by my cheek.

An unpleasant but addictive smell that is unique to the nose and smells of sodium and chlorine.

So, it smells like salt.

Saaagh…

A wave comes in and sweeps the sandy beach.

Oh, you drifting grains of sand, you have lost your free will and are swept away by the waves.

… What am I thinking?

Anyway, here is it.

“The sea is such a wide place… ?”

South of the empire, the Crystal Sea.

***

I took the magic train early in the morning and arrived at Riye, the territory of the southern mermaids.

Couclet came to the sea with his guards and companions to go straight to the Dragon Palace.

Kuklet explains that beyond that vast blue horizon, the Dragon Palace will be sunk beneath it.

“Wow~ The sea, the sea! Amelia! Do you see that? “The waves are coming!”

“Yes… “

While I was looking at the sea in ecstasy, Tina dragged her saintess and pointed towards the sea.

Those two had nothing to do with the request, but they followed me.

Tina followed her for the first time in a long time because she wanted to drink alcohol made only at the Dragon Palace, and her saintess showed that she was mentally unstable, so Tina brought her in for the purpose of treating her mentally.

Well, Sister Selena said she had permission, and I don’t know how she did it, but Tina got permission to enter the Dragon Palace, so she decided to just accompany her until she met her priest.

“Mr. Kuklet. So how do you get to Yonggung? “I’m curious because I only know that it goes down to the bottom of the sea using special magic, but I don’t know the details.”

Before going to the Dragon Palace, I asked Kuclet next to me.

Yonggung is as important as the cathedral in the Sea God Church, so it has many secrets.

I was curious about how to enter the Dragon Palace because there were few people and the book was vague and did not give clear information.

“It’s simpler than you think. Do you see the Beopjin engraved on the entrance ticket to the Dragon Palace here?”

Kuklet took out a piece of paper with an illegible yellow letter written on a bright red color.

It was an invitation to the Dragon Palace that Kuclet received before coming here.

“Beopjin?”

“Yes, the bizarre arrangement of letters scrawled here is the beopjin. It’s a type of witchcraft used in the south… “

“Oh, I know. “I didn’t know because it was my first time seeing the real thing.”

If you look closely, you can feel a subtle magical power in the invitation.

It is known that Beopjin is the basis of magic that was independently developed in southern countries.

Unlike the magic circle that is generally used with pentagrams and letters engraved on it, only letters were engraved on it, so no one noticed that it was a special item.

“If you tear up the invitation, the Beopjin will activate and guide you on the way to the Dragon Palace. “I heard that lanterns light the way.”

“They say lanterns light the way… ?”

“Yes.”

I couldn’t understand what he was saying, but this is roughly it.

Just like the goddess used a blue line to guide me when I was lost in the past, it seems that friends called Chorong will guide us.

“It’s 2 hours before the appointment time. “Let’s go to the Dragon Palace soon, priest.”

“Really? I don’t think it would be a bad idea to go ahead and check out the Dragon Palace… There you two! We’re going to the Dragon Palace, so come here!”

After speaking with Cuclet, I called Tina and the saint at the beach.

Tina, who was enjoying playing in the water with her feet in the shallow waves, looked at me with a dissatisfied expression.

“Already? “It’s been less than 5 minutes since I looked at the sea!”

“Even if I come back later, I have plenty of time to see the sights. “We’re here to work, so let’s go quickly.”

“We came to have fun… “

Tina muttered quietly, but she quit playing in the water and trudged on, dragging her saintess with her.

How pathetic that sight is… I won’t stop you when you play later.

“Then I will use it.”

When the group gathered together, Kuclet tore the invitation in half.

Then, magical energy burst out from the texture of the torn paper, and fluorescent green magical energy slowly began to flow and draw a line.

“If you follow this line, you will come to Yonggung. Please tear up the other invitations right here as they cannot be stolen.”

“Yes, yes~”

As Couclet and the mercenaries hired to guard her walked ahead on the green line, Tina tore up her invitation into small pieces, put it in her pocket, and followed them.

The saintess was being dragged by Tina by her wrist, and I followed them after admiring the blue beach and majestic sandy beach for a moment.

“But how do we get under the sea?”

I followed the fluorescent green line until I was completely submerged in the sea up to my knees and asked in fear.

If you go into this state, you will have to hold your breath and dive. Are you really going to go in like this?

I looked at Kuclet with a gaze that conveyed that meaning.

“Don’t worry, priest. “Through the power of witchcraft, we would be able to breathe under the sea.”

“Umm… is that so… “

I’m a little worried because it’s just words, but let’s just believe that Riye’s magic is effective.

“Whoa…” “

I am nervous because it is my first time submerging myself in such deep water.

I took a breath as I watched the body being gradually sucked under the sea.

If you’re scared, close your eyes.

Covering the eyes, which bring the most information to the brain, will reduce psychological anxiety in fearful situations.

Don’t get lost, so hold the hand of the mercenary next to you.

As I close my eyes and move forward, my body is sucked into something deep down there.

It doesn’t feel wet because it uses waterproofing magic, but it must have come under the sea.

It’s an amazing feeling.

I feel the water pressure lightly pressing down on my whole body, and it feels like I’m floating in the air because nothing is touching my feet.

That feeling disappeared after walking for a while.

“We have arrived.”

I heard Kuclet’s voice and opened my eyes. However, the surroundings are completely white and it is difficult to see in front.

Because I had closed my eyes for quite a long time, I was unable to adjust to the sudden light.

As I rubbed my eyes and waited for my vision to recover, I gradually began to see the Dragon Palace in front of me.

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“Oh my… “

Traditional patterns and dynamic lines engraved on wooden buildings, and a land of tens of thousands of pyeong (approximately 10,000 pyeong) contain breathtaking views that are hard to believe out of this world.

I think I understand why the mermaids didn’t react much when they saw the imperial palace.

With such a splendid place as your base, is the Imperial Palace a great place?

At least during religious talks, the arrogance of the mermaid people is easily accepted.

“You’re here… The subject, Kuclet and everyone else…”

As we opened our mouths and were amazed at the splendor of the Dragon Palace, a small mermaid greeted us.

The mermaid, who appeared to be an old man, had a bent back and seemed to be carrying a huge shield on her back.

So that’s… It looks very similar to the shell of a turtle or turtle.

“Thank you for coming to meet me. “Dear Tetrion.”

“Hol hole… Why are you thankful that the old man came to meet you? Follow me… The priest is waiting… ”

A man named Turtlion slowly enters the Dragon Palace, holding a cane.

As I watched him walking away, I looked at Kuclet.

“That person…” “What do you do?”

“This is Duke Tetrion, the secretary of the Dragon Palace. “He is usually the one who records the Dragon King’s actions in detail, but today he came out to greet us.”

“I see… “

“Master Turtlion will lead us to the priest. The mercenaries will wait here, and the priest’s companions… “

“We are okay! I have a reserved accommodation, so I just have to go there! Let’s go, Amelia!”

Tina dragged the saint and ran out to her somewhere.

I was wondering how I could find a place to stay near Yonggung Palace, but I realized during my last trip that Tina was more talented than I thought, so I thought I would take care of it.

“Are you ready to meet the priest?”

“What are you ready for?” “Let’s go.”

I lightly shrugged my shoulders in response to Cuclet’s question and followed Sir Tetrion.

The inside of Yonggung is as gorgeous as the outside.

Just as the interior of the imperial palace is decorated with various works of art and precious metals, the Dragon Palace is decorated with unique artistic and cultural items of mermaids, such as oriental paintings and calligraphy with impressive white drawing techniques.

There are so many beautiful decorations that there is no time to admire them one by one.

After finishing looking around the hallway for a while, Tetrion stopped in front of the paper door.

“The priest is waiting here…” Let’s go in first… “

According to his words, Kuclet opened the door and entered first.

Then what catches your eye is…

“Ah, you’re here. Everyone? Thank you for your hard work in coming this far.”

A man with impressive blue hair and blue eyes as dark as the sea.

A mermaid with clawed ears and gills on her cheeks.

Potermine Sayden bowed to the small statue and greeted us.

“Please sit here. Oh, is it uncomfortable to sit on the floor? Should I at least bring a chair?”

“No, priest. “I will sit on the floor.”

“Is that so? Then I guess I’ll have to make some tea. Old man, please make me some tea!”

“Hol hole… Okay, priest… “

Tetrion, who was nearby, went outside, dragging his staff.

I wonder if it’s okay to be rude to the elderly like that… I didn’t say anything because I thought this was normal because there are cultural differences.

“Then, since it’s bothersome to talk about such things, shall we talk about business right away?”

“Let’s do that.”

Let’s get to the point and the two begin a serious conversation.

I picked up the stories that were passing by and stayed there for the sake of achievement.