Chapter 81: Snowman Yarolk
[space_man][space_man]It was around noon on the day predicted to be the last heavy snowfall when Yarolk, breathless, arrived at Eld’s place. No one felt like taking on requests on a snowy day like this, so everyone was spending their time in the dining hall in their own way.
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[space_man][space_man]Jaylot, hearing a noise at the entrance, opened the door to find Yarolk standing there, completely covered in snow.
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[space_man][space_man]”Wh-who is it……?”
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[space_man][space_man]Jaylot bravely addressed Yarolk, who had transformed into a snowman. Yarolk was so frozen that he couldn’t speak properly.
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[space_man][space_man]Worried that Jaylot hadn’t returned from the entrance for a while, Eld peeked out to see a rather fancy sight of his younger brother talking to a snowman. Thinking that someone had placed a snowman there as a prank, he headed towards the entrance and realized that it was Yarolk, frozen and turned into a snowman.
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[space_man][space_man]Eld hurriedly brushed off the snow from Yarolk’s body and brought him inside. Everyone in the dining hall began working to warm Yarolk up.
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[space_man][space_man]After about an hour, Yarolk’s body finally warmed up enough for him to speak normally.
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[space_man][space_man]”Haa…… Thank you……”
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[space_man][space_man]Yarolk took a breath while drinking the soup Mary had given him.
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[space_man][space_man]”Why were you in front of our house in this snow? Weren’t you supposed to have gone to the Central Capital? Did something happen?”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld rapidly fired questions at him.
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[space_man][space_man]”To explain in order, the Central Temple is insistent on bringing Moira back. Following Orpha’s instructions, everyone else returned to the Afdedi Church, but Orpha said he had something to investigate and stayed at the Central Temple.
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[space_man][space_man]I didn’t understand why he would do that, so I came back like this, but I happened to run into the heavy snow and barely made it to the house, but I was frozen.”
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[space_man][space_man]Yarolk said with a wry smile.
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[space_man][space_man]”Geez, don’t push yourself.”
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[space_man][space_man]Moira said to Yarolk with her hands on her hips. She looked like she was worried about her brother who was overdoing it.
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[space_man][space_man]”Ahaha, I thought I had to hurry.”
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[space_man][space_man]Yarolk said, scratching his head.
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[space_man][space_man]”What’s the specific reason the Central Temple wants to bring Moira back?”
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[space_man][space_man]Mary asked. Yarolk recounted what had happened at the Central Temple.
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s the High Priest’s order. It’s troublesome that we don’t know the reason because Yarolk didn’t hear it directly.”
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s also concerning that Orpha is gaining power. I don’t think he can beat Eld no matter how much he trains.”
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[space_man][space_man]Both Eld and Mary tilted their heads.
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[space_man][space_man]”They might bring the Central Temple’s elites. Haa…… I thought it would be a little easier……”
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[space_man][space_man]Moira said with a sigh.
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s predictable that the High Priest is suspicious…… Well……”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld crossed his arms and looked up at the ceiling.
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[space_man][space_man]”It can’t be helped. Let’s try it.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld stood up and took out a cloth from subspace, spreading it on the floor.
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[space_man][space_man]”What are you doing?”
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[space_man][space_man]Mary asked as she moved the chairs out of the way of the spreading cloth.
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[space_man][space_man]”The High Priest thinks that Moira took advantage of being separated by the avalanche to cause this incident, right? Well, that’s actually the case.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld said as he took off his shoes and knelt on the cloth.
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[space_man][space_man]”So, if we were engaged before that, he might give up.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Well, that’s true, but you and Moira aren’t engaged yet. You have to get engaged first to even fake it.”
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[space_man][space_man]Actually, as of now, Eld and Moira are not engaged. This was a measure to prevent a situation where they would be helpless if they were told that they couldn’t do it if they were already engaged beforehand. He had been deceiving Moira, saying that they could get engaged anytime and to wait until things calmed down.
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[space_man][space_man]”I can create a superficial disguise, but if it gets brought up to the royal family, the disguise will be easily seen through. That’s why we have no choice but to try the possibility of creating a disguise that even the royal family can’t see through. Um…… I think this is it……”
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[space_man][space_man]Saying that, Eld clasped his hands in a prayer pose. Then he placed both hands on the ground and pressed his forehead to the floor.
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh my……”
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[space_man][space_man]Moira was impressed by Eld’s actions.
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[space_man][space_man]After Eld remained motionless for a few minutes, light poured down from the heavens. Eld lifted his face, stood up, and beckoned Mary and Moira onto the cloth he had spread. Then, the three of them were enveloped in light and disappeared from the spot.
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[space_man][space_man]”Th-they disappeared……”
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[space_man][space_man]”That light, could it be……”
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[space_man][space_man]Jaylot remembered the light he had experienced before. He felt a sense of nostalgia, remembering the stories he had heard about the person who was beyond the light, who surprised everyone with various things.