Leona's Poor Condition
A bit later, Daniel arrived with the soldiers.
Daniel, who had just returned from the tiger's den, had a bright smile on his face...
He must have had a good time in the tiger's den.
"Daniel. Must have been fun?!"
"Yes. The wildcats were so cute."
"You've been to heaven?"
"I almost went."
Seeing him joking around, it seemed there were no injuries.
Then, following, Lucifer Leona came with the soldiers.
She still had the gag and blindfold on.
"Quickly, remove the gag and blindfold!"
"Yes!"
When the Gatnesar king shouted, the soldiers quickly removed the gag and blindfold.
And the handcuffs as well.
When Leona removed the blindfold, she couldn't open her eyes right away.
"Miss Leona. Are you alright?"
Unable to use her legs, she plopped down.
Daniel rushed over to support her.
"Priest. It's my fault. I made the mages take the drugs, and after that, they did strange things, so I locked them up."
"What strange things did you lock them up for?"
"It was... running naked through the palace, shouting, and acting weird. It's embarrassing to say."
"Hmm... For now, I'll take the princess. We'll take her."
"Yes. Are you going right away?"
"For now, we'll return to Jerusalem."
"Stay a little longer."
"It's fine. This is also the will of God."
"Ah! Amen!"
They found the invincible word.
The will of God.
No one would disagree with that word.
I asked Daniel to support Leona and prepare the carriage.
While moving to the carriage, I watched Leona closely.
She was trembling, probably from cold.
Her body was so cold it was like an ice field.
"Daniel. You ride a horse."
After sitting Leona next to me, I said.
Her seat was mine.
I couldn't stand seeing Daniel awkwardly in between.
"Yes! Priest! Don't do anything weird."
"What do you think I am."
I suppressed Daniel with my gaze and received the farewell from the Gatnesar king and his subordinates.
Lucas's kid.
Even though he's the Gatnesar king, he looks too much like Lucas, giving me the creeps.
Just looking at him makes me feel like it's a scam.
"Lucas. Wasn't he the Gatnesar king in his previous life?"
I had reasonable doubts.
No way.
It couldn't be.
After the carriage started, I spoke lightly to Leona.
"Leona?"
I tried speaking, but she didn't look at me at all.
Maybe she didn't hear, so I tapped her shoulder.
Even then, no movement, like a doll.
The feeling of someone who's dead.
"I know Serina."
When I said this, she quickly turned her head and stared at me.
"Seri..."
"Yes?"
"Seri..."
"Yes. Serina."
"Seri..."
Unfortunately, Leona only repeated 'Seri'.
Maybe because too much time in prison.
Everything was clumsy.
Sitting, she kept tilting towards me clumsily.
How can a witch be this weak...
I never imagined witches could be this powerless.
Serina had terrifying power, but Leona was the opposite.
She was incredibly fragile.
Rather, she needed protection.
"Leona. It will take some time to get there. If you want to sleep, go ahead."
Even though she wouldn't understand, I still spoke.
When Leona heard the words, her ears perked up.
And she leaned slightly on my shoulder.
As if she understood, she held my arm tightly with both hands.
To confirm if she understood, I said again.
"Leona. If you're uncomfortable, you can lie on my lap."
Was she understanding?
Curious, she lowered her body.
She moved her hips a bit and placed her head gently on my lap.
She understood.
She couldn't speak well, but she could understand.
It seemed she wasn't completely insane.
"Well done. The carriage might shake, so please bear with it."
And like I did with Serina, I stroked Leona's hair.
I wanted to check if she was a witch's characteristic,
And if she didn't have strange horns like Serina.
While stroking her hair for a while, Leona raised her hand.
She grabbed my right hand and stroked it.
Her hand stopped at the place with Serina's mark.
"Ring..."
"Yes?"
"Ring...ji..."
She barely managed to say it.
It was about the ring.
"Ah.. It was left by Serina."
When I said this, something stuck in my throat.
I didn't want to say in front of Leona that I had a relationship with Serina.
"Seri..."
"Yes. Serina."
"Uh.."
"Eh?"
"Uh...."
I listened with my ear to hear the small voice.
It wasn't answering "Eh".
"Uh..ni"
"Ehni? Sister?"
Leona nodded without saying anything.
Her head barely shook up and down.
She definitely remembered Serina.
"Leona. First, straighten your body. Sleep a little."
I stopped talking and stroked Leona's hair.
After stroking a few times, Leona fell asleep quickly.
It felt pitiful because she was breathing.
"Pu...puu.."
Leona barely breathing out.
It seemed breathing was too much for her.
I couldn't breathe for her, and it was frustrating.
"Still sleeping well.."
I said while stroking the stray hairs on Leona's forehead.
*
Because it was the king's word, we could arrive in Jerusalem early.
When I saw the carriage with the king's emblem, Daniel's friends came out from afar to see us off.
The Samaritan woman was with them.
"Daniel-nim..!"
The woman hugged Daniel tightly the moment she saw him.
Daniel was embarrassed but didn't refuse.
"Eh? Who is that..?"
When Daniel's friends saw Leona, they were amazed.
Despite her ugly appearance, they recognized her immediately.
"Miss Leona, why do you look so rough? Those bastards who will kill you..!"
"It's fine. Move aside. I'll prepare a separate place for Miss Leona."
"What are you going to do. We don't have materials to build a house right now."
"I'm the priest. I can do anything."
"Are you trying to use magic? I heard there are mages in Babylon."
Observing my actions with a curious expression.
"Zagan-nim."
-Why.
"Build just one mansion for me."
-The mansion is difficult..
"It's the mansion Miss Lucifer will use."
-Lu, Lucifer?! I got it! I'll build it right away.
Suddenly the sun was covered, and my eyes went dark.
Of course, not me, but the humans around me.
Zagan's magic blinded their eyes.
After the mansion was built,
Their eyes opened.
"Eh?"
"Eh? Eh? Eh eh eh!"
"Ghost... ghost!"
"Ghost's house..!"
When Daniel's friends saw the mansion, they were shocked and fell.
They expressed confusion at the suddenly appeared mansion.
Moreover, this mansion was built with patterns and architecture not seen in the Kingdom of Judah.
A mansion built with architecture that developed for centuries.
Everything would be unfamiliar.
"Is this the work of God?"
"Yes. Everything is according to the law."
"Ah, amen.. Hallelujah!"
All words should start from the law and end with the law.
It's much more comfortable than the place I lived before.
"And soon the Gatnesar king will build a castle here. Prisoners from the Kingdom of Judah will come here too."
"Really? Have our Judah people been liberated?!"
"Yes. The Gatnesar king received the God's response, swore to live by the law and faith."
"Don't lie."
"Are you denying God?"
"No."
"Then amen."
"Amen!"
I got a taste for pretending to be a priest here.
It felt like I was really becoming a priest.
Confusion started about my identity.
What was I supposed to do here?
I forgot.
No. This place's life is more abundant than before.
*
A month had passed.
The Gatnesar king mobilized many people to build the Judah castle.
Every day, carrying stones, the Judah people and Babylonians worked together to build the castle.
In the meantime, the Samaritan woman and Daniel got married, and she got pregnant.
Lucifer Leona also recovered somewhat.
But she still couldn't speak properly.
Her mind was not intact.
She only recovered her body.
Even then, no one thought she was a witch.
She wasn't as solid as Serina, rather closer to a human body.
Her nails didn't grow,
Her personality wasn't weird like Serina.
She always smiled brightly.
How can they be so different..
They are twins, right?
After her body recovered, she looked exactly like Serina that I wanted to believe.
Sometimes when she hugged my arm, it felt like being with Serina.
It seemed okay to live like this.
Is this heaven?
Change in thoughts.
It might be the past or Asmodeus's virtual space.
The only thing clear is that my happiness level is the highest here.
If happiness is the best, then it's fine?
The life of Priest Allen.
It doesn't matter what it is.
Why fight with Hezekiah or something again?
Beelzebub, whatever, doesn't matter.
Let's live quietly.
Like a pheasant instead of a chicken.
Instead of Serina, Leona.
I will live with this woman.
Let's live a second life.
That's how my mind became lazy.
From this time, it seems Baal-nim didn't talk to me.