Riley was not fond of the place.
'It seems the atmosphere is the same as back then.'
Riley was remembering the temples he saw in his previous life.
For those who were new to temples and had never heard of them before, it would not matter to visit them… But for Riley who had all the memories of his previous life, temples reminded him more of bad than good memories.
'Does this temple have a gathering of those who serve and follow god, to the point of being zealous enough that they wouldn't hesitate in burning themselves as well?'
Although the names of the gods they served were different, what Riley was thinking was about correct.
This temple contained the priests and paladins who strived to fulfil their god's wishes.
It was also the place the priestess received god's words.
"…Huuh, it seems the sickness has gotten much better than before? This isn't such an easy sickness to recover from."
"Is that so?"
"Well it's a good thing anyway. Congratulations Lady Iris. It seems Irenetsa has given you her blessings.
"Thank you, Archbishop Libesura. By the way, is there anything that concerns you?"
""Well, the only concern is that our priestess has just reached puberty."
"Oh dear…"
"Hahaha… Well, your son was just a baby when I saw him last, but he has grown into a fine man it seems."
The Archbishop had once traveled to the Iphelleta mansion to treat Iris before.
As the eyes of Libesura met with Riley, Riley slowly turned and walked away.
"Young Master, where are you going?"
"It seems their talk is going to take a while. I just wanna have a look around."
As Riley began to walk, Ian made gestures to tell Sera that he was leaving, and followed Riley closely.
"It seems to be built well."
"There are countless priests who travel far and wide to visit the Solia temple. It's no wonder you would think so."
Ian agreed with Riley as he stroked his beard.
Within the Solia temple, from the floor to the pillars and the ceiling, there were beautiful decorations made by master artisans such that everything they looked at deserved great compliments and praise.
"Hm?" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
How long had they walked within the temple?
When Riley found the large statue within the inner gardens of the temple, he stopped and looked around the area.
"…"
The statue…
It seemed to be modeled around the Goddess Irenetsa, a statue of a woman with her eyes closed.
Riley looked deeply at the statue then averted his eyes downward.
"Who is that…"
Ian tilted his head when he found someone who was wearing a gown which resembled a white dress.
She seemed rather special compared to others, kneeling and praying unlike the other priests who simply milled around her.
"Ah?"
It seemed she noticed them.
The person stopped her prayers and turned to look at Riley.
"Hello?"
She stopped kneeling on both knees, stood up and sent her greetings with a slight bow.
She was a girl with a veil covering her face.
"…Ah, hello?"
Ian who was so absorbed by the aura she had stared blankly until he could quickly reply.
"…"
But Riley would simply glare at the girl as if he wasn't fond of her.
"Young Master? Where is your response?"
"Why?"
"W-well…"
Ian looked between the veiled girl and Riley nervously.
The atmosphere appeared tense.
The priests and the paladins who were around were eyeing Ian and Riley, finding fault with their manners.