The ship docked at the harbor.
"Except you, anyone else will be discovered wrong by Sister Rose. You go yourself."
"..."
Miss Elena got off the ship alone.
Her steps were unusually heavy; in the cabin could still numb the brain by working hard with hands.
But now must face reality.
She couldn't bring back any good news.
"Elena?!"
"It's you... you guy, where have you been for the past half month! Do you know how anxious I was?!"
"..."
But no scolding. Just hugged tightly.
"Money wasted can find way to earn back, but if you are gone... what should Sister do?"
No one complained because Elena wasted a lot of money.
But speaking of which.
If scolded, Miss Elena wouldn't be so sad. Precisely because Miss Rose is so gentle. She desperately wanted to make up.
Does Sister really only care about Brother-in-law as imagined? Completely no her in eyes?
"Leah, eat more."
"Look at how healthy Elena is? Breasts almost catching up with me. No... already caught up right?"
"..."
"Tch, I don't want to be as big as Sister, tired looking at it."
"Tired looking, but do you know when having someone liked... ah... anyway, watch this!"
"..."
Actually everything, never changed.
Still bathing together like when young.
Miss Rose would help wash hair, by the way pick their faults. Diet, sleep and so on.
Just when younger, could sit on Miss Rose's lap, now grown up. Can't sit.
"Elena should be very tired right? Psychological burden a bit heavy..."
"Sorry."
"You and Leah together, rest well. Next let Sister do temporarily, this is originally adult's matter too. In my opinion, you two go to academy to attend class."
"..."
"Sister, my age already over 20."
Leah retorted immediately.
"Even if you are 200, in front of me also a child."
"..."
Pope this thing, for Elena shackles not light. Too much to be responsible for.
And the more understanding that is the root of Miss Rose's efforts, the more afraid of failure.
Back to room.
In interval wiped hair by Miss Rose, Elena was thinking about one thing.
If, Brother-in-law is the Holy Knight appearing when protagonist needs help in book. Then will go to help other people later.
Then, not thinking about what 117th year of new calendar will become, just thinking what she can do after coming back alive from that kind of place.
"Sister."
"Mmh?"
"Do you believe in prophecy?"
"Hehe, you mean that stupid talk found before predicting everyone will die after 150 years? Guy spreading this rumor making a candle sell for 1 gold coin has been caught and executed by me. Really... I hate these supernatural things most."
"Prophecy I mean... is that kind of dream."
"Dreaming because pressure too big? Sister too lacking consideration, no matter what letting you be Pope also a bit... too forced. You and Leah's ideals, none realized. Just revolved around me."
"I dreamed of Brother-in-law."
"Eh?"
"..."
Elena felt Miss Rose holding her hair behind stunned.
"Very strange. I encountered waves on sea, felt almost dying... had this kind of dream, then miraculously returned to harbor alive."
"...Dream? What kind of dream?"
"Just like before, Brother-in-law did many things, I was saved. He told me... he is also trying hard to survive. He also wants to see Sister. Very real..."
"Alright, this is not like your style. Made up not like."
"Really! I also heard Brother-in-law say, he likes nail polish Sister painted very much."
"Elena..."
Feeling Miss Rose hugging herself from behind, Elena panicked a bit. Didn't know if messed up instead.
"Will he really like it? Sister just... saw some beautiful women do this, but among nuns no one paints this kind of thing."
"Definitely like very much. Wishing to hug and gnaw."
"What hug and gnaw... sorry, having me this kind of sister always living in memories, quite unseemly."
"But person like Sister, either never interested, or devoted wholeheartedly right?"
"Mmh... very excessive. Gave everything, but left just like that."
"..."
Elena was reflecting. She always advised Miss Rose to walk out of shadow, had to use 'revenge' words to give Rose new motivation.
But thinking in opposite direction.
She is the one, never affirmed Miss Rose's way. Never sincerely listened to Miss Rose confide either. Always thought avoiding talking about those things, is the best.
"Cloth ball isn't any good word..."
"Think about it, what is cloth? Just touched by people casually, ball... definitely saying my breasts big. Method touching casually. He definitely had lust for me at beginning. Mmh... premeditated for a long time."
"..."
So Elena even after adulthood, didn't get drunk with Miss Rose.
That was just very ordinary ale, not spicy to throat drinking, but very able to open chatterbox.
"Later."
"I said inside... this kind of body will give birth to monster."
"He insisted on inside, also said child with tentacles much more powerful..."
"..."
"But like that, I knew... he really likes me. Can do anything for me."
Miss Rose told a lot, things Elena originally never heard.
Already fell asleep.
Elena packed empty bottles, glanced at Leah sleeping soundly beside long ago.
Thinking, cloth ball, she also was.
Back here, just short two days. But occasionally doubt everything happened is fake, only reaching hand between legs... confirming that layer of membrane gone. Can know clearly, is real.
She wants to be a good Pope.
She feels this is meaning of being able to come back alive.
Elena has nothing unsatisfied, has sister doting on her, has close sisters. Also has farther hope.
Didn't pass few years either.
Elena became outstanding Pope, handled everything in perfect order.
Of course, such huge Church machine, relying on her alone impossible to make so perfect.
"Although you didn't throw trash emotions to me, but dirty work tired work all given to me what meaning? Still treat me as trash can?"
Miss Julie very angry.
"Alright, wait until 117th year of new calendar, seeing Brother-in-law... give you chance pretending to be me ten times."
"Stop drawing pie for me! Every time use this kind of pie to fool! Old lady quit! I want freedom!"
"If you don't do, plenty of people among them will do. Wait until Brother-in-law discovers, definitely no chance anymore."
"I hate you."
"..."
She used unique people management technique, drawing pie controlling other 'Elenas' performing respective duties, distributed all over the world.
Possessing hundreds of impossible to lie, also capable subordinates, impossible to do bad.
She never gave up investigating Roman Church.
Also therefore, discovered many things. For example, this Church planning to turn Holy City into living corpse colony matter. Elena always knew about 'Duke Silas' or 'Knight' killing a certain Acting Pope on street one step ahead, blocked news. Avoided Miss Rose feeling new pain because of this.
She more and more convinced, Silas lives in a corner she can't peek in advance. Will appear in 117th year of new calendar.
"Flores City has living corpses. Count there also a bit fence-sitter, walked very close to Royal Family people."
"I go personally, by the way visit monastery there..."
"..."
Why Sister Rose would be so coincidental, just happened to go to monastery?
This was after Elena confirmed, deliberate. She thought, Sister who stole Brother-in-law's statue that kind of thing to use day before, finding Brother-in-law still alive must be very happy.
Reunion takes ten days or a month?
How long does she have to endure this indescribable emotion?
Miss Elena found small head of statue always stolen from Sister's room.
"Pope position I help you sit first. Pretending for a short time still okay. You go."
Miss Julie confiscated small head in her hand.
"If you gone, we all gone. You are hope of whole village. Only you favored, we have chance to rise. Our relationship is so deformed."
"But I'm waiting for you to fulfill pie drawn for so many years. Not fulfilling, I rebel."
"..."
Miss Elena couldn't bear anymore.
Changed casual clothes, led horse left directly. She also no other thought, at least can look from afar, confirm news they transmitted... a groom looking exactly like Brother-in-law living in Count Flores territory really represents, important person came back.