Chapter 82

Since it was something that had to be done, I'd brought Melody along, but now that I actually stood before Ernst, worry got the better of me.

Will she be all right...? Melody's afraid of priests.

The child poked her head out from behind me, then quickly hid again.

A stark contrast to her usual, cheerfully sociable self.

It seemed she'd noticed the bracelet-shaped prayer beads around Ernst's wrist.

This is a problem.

Before bringing her to see Ernst, I'd done my best to explain things in a way I hoped the child could understand.

"Melody. We're going to go meet a Holy Knight now, but he's not a bad person."

"Uu..."

"You know how Melody has that special power called holy power? You've been keeping it hidden so far, but there might come a day you need to use it. He's going to help you train for that day."…