The Exorcist Boy: The Book of Conviction

Chapter 106 Marshal Ilka

Marshal Ilka is not necessarily an absolute top fighter, but he is definitely an excellent leader.

He is recognized as having no talent in the church, but he is also the hardest working person, and he is also the most respected person by everyone.

Ever since Marshal Ilka became an exorcist, he has never slacked off for decades.

The originally handsome middle-aged blond handsome man has now become a gray-haired old man.

The time he spent fighting on the front line of the exorcist was longer than Snow's two lifetimes combined.

Marshal Ilka wanted to see what kind of child he might be his successor, so he made this request to his superiors.

Fortunately, the locations of the two parties were not far away, and it would take Snow less than a day to get there by boarding the train.

Because the marshal has been active outside the church all year round, the church has made many modifications to his carriage, which seems to be quite careful.

This is a more advanced version that is different from the general marshal's high-end carriage.

Even if its size is placed on the other side of the world, it is still equivalent to a high-end RV.

There are a total of six tall horses for traction, and the huge carriage is enough for three people to live in it normally.

"Oh!"

When Snow saw the carriage for the first time, he smelled a strong smell of money. Is this the treatment given by the Marshal?
But when he came in front of Marshal Ilka, he still straightened his attitude honestly.

After all, he is an elder, and among the other marshals, Marshal Ilka is the one he has the least contact with, but the other party is also the one who is most respected by this generation of exorcists in the entire sect.

"Do you like this carriage, hahaha, maybe it will become yours after a while."

Unlike the rumors, Marshal Ilka is actually a very kind person.

However, there are always rumors in the church that the other party used to be a teacher, so he pays great attention to some details of appearance.

"No way, no marshal, you are too famous, the boy is just a candidate for nomination.

There is still a long way to go before you reach this step. "

Seeing Snow being so honest, the old marshal couldn't help but smile dumbly. The other party was completely different from what he had heard.

"There's no need to be so restrained. You became a borderline person at a young age, and you're still a child of the religious group... I heard that your adoptive mother is the Generalissimo. No wonder the higher-ups trust you so much."

No matter what era it is in, origin is always a very important point.

Although Marshal Ilka didn't know Snow very well, he still knew a little about the little girl Sarah.

Before he became a marshal, the other party was already active in the church, and later the Pope of the Vatican directly signed an order to become the grand marshal by airborne.

And now the child in front of him is her adopted son, which not only makes Marshal Ilka feel a little more looking forward to it.

Foster mother!
Snow rolled his eyes, it seemed that Marshal Ilka only understood some superficial things about the opponent.

He must not know that on the current adoption certificate, the column on the relationship between Sarah and him has been changed to the owner without authorization by the other party.

"Oh! I almost forgot, it's already so late, and the one who obviously prepared dinner said, I'm really old, no wonder so many people want me to retire."

Marshal Ilka suddenly remembered that dinner seemed to be still on the table.

"Marshal, you misunderstood. The above is only out of good intentions. You have dedicated so many years to the church, and many people hope that you can take a rest."

Snow hurriedly explained that he didn't want himself to be seen as a tool used by the higher authorities to seize power.

"Hahaha, I've already mentioned Snow, there's no need to be so restrained, I can still see this clearly, I'm just feeling emotional, time is not forgiving.

If I'm not mistaken, there may be people I've brought along who strongly advocated this point. "

Seeing that the other party was not pretending, Snow breathed a sigh of relief.

The rumors are completely wrong, the other party doesn't look that dignified at all.

I remember that in Rhine's "Dawn Hunting Plan", it was the three marshals headed by Ilka who tried to behead the Millennium Earl.

Although he failed in the end, the battle between the marshal and the earl did leave a deep impression on him.

Snow, who was led to the dining room, found that the food on the table was unexpectedly rich. It could be seen that the Black Order really spared no effort in providing logistical support to the marshal.

You must know that he has already made preparations to eat dry food every day.

"The ingredients can only be said to be very ordinary, but I am quite confident in my craftsmanship. Come and taste it."

A steak with excellent appearance was placed on Snow's plate, and there were vegetable salads and bread on other plates... It looked like an ordinary home-cooked dinner, but the taste was surprisingly good.

However, a photo hanging on the wall in the carriage caught Snow's attention. It seemed to be a rather old photo.

Inside were a dozen children standing in a row, and in the middle was a blond middle-aged man who looked a bit like Marshal Ilka.

Could it be when the Marshal was young?
"That's me when I was young, I look pretty handsome."

Marshal Ilka noticed his gaze and guessed what he was thinking.

"Hmm! It's really very temperamental, but those children behind are..."

"That belonged to my students, but I've never seen it again!"

"Uh... sorry."

Snow understood what the other party meant in the blink of an eye.

"It's nothing, that period of history has long been put down...it should be! Many people in the church have heard my story.

It would be better to say that I became an exorcist for this reason, in order not to let the tragedy of the past happen to other people.

me!I have worked very hard. "

Marshal Ilka looked very calm, that was the most painful and unbearable history he had ever had.

But he also resolutely faced up to it, so as to alert himself.

But sometimes he also wondered, if he had been more sensitive on that day, would the tragedy not have happened?

Or maybe on that day he had the power...

"Did you become an exorcist for your own students? You are such an amazing teacher."

After hearing the other party's words, Marshal Ilka's body suddenly froze. After a long time, he shook his head with difficulty.

"No... I was never a good teacher, I... never fulfilled my obligations."

Ilka Jaeger was just a teacher in a small village more than forty years ago.

The school in the village is very small, and there are only more than [-] children in total.

But Ilka is not married and has no children, so he pours all his love into the group of students.

Rather, they were his children.

Under his teaching, everyone is very close, as if they are real family members.

But it was precisely because of this feeling that it led to that tragic tragedy.

In his school, there were two girls who had a very good relationship, they were really like sisters, but one day, one of them suddenly died of a serious illness.

Everyone in the class was so sad that Marshal Ilka accidentally ignored her.

The Earl of the Millennium wanders in every corner of the world, and he will be summoned by people's sorrow, so the next thing happened so logically.

The student who turned into a demon started killing in the school, and the group of students whom Ilka regarded as her own children... not even one left.

In the end, he could only kneel powerlessly on the ground, watching a passing exorcist wipe out the last child who turned into a demon.

It was a tragedy, a tragedy that made Ilka's heart ache all his life, but he never hated the student he regarded as his daughter.

Even if she turns into a demon, she's still just a victim.

It would be better to say that in that accident, everyone was a victim.

Later, he learned that it was the Earl of the Millennium who caused this tragedy. He took advantage of people's sorrow and kept making tragedies like his students.

That's why he became an exorcist, and eliminating demons is precisely to avoid the tragic reincarnation.

The search for [INNOCENCE], the qualified ones, is also to strengthen the strength of the exorcist, defeat the earl in the holy war, and completely eliminate the root causes of these tragedies.

"Maybe it's because I felt my heart. [INNOCENCE] accepted me and gave me this opportunity."

That's why Ilka has been on the front line for decades, and he will firmly grasp this opportunity.

Now that you've been through it, try not to let it happen again.

It's just that he is still old after all, but he still hopes to do a little more for this world in his lifetime, and do a little more...

"Let's just assume... this is my atonement for them. Everyone trusts me, but at the most critical moment, I can't do anything.

He couldn't even make up for it, and just watched them die. "

The old marshal stared at the black-and-white photo on the wall, with faint tears in his eyes.

The time in the school was really the happiest memory in his life!And what happened later was also the most unbearable pain in his life.

"Although the marshal said that he had let go of that period of history...but it was just talking. He has never been freed from that period of pain."

Snow sighed softly, and said silently in his heart.

"Ah! Sorry, I remembered some past events, so I digressed. I called you here, but I just hoped to share a little bit more experience of my old man with you, a young man.

But it seems a bit late now!I believe you must be tired too. "

Snow blinked, then nodded understandingly, he also realized that this conversation should end
The old Marshal Ilka seems to have been brought back some sad memories, so let's put the matter at hand until tomorrow.

"Everything is under the command of the marshal."

"Hahaha, I've said it all, be natural, just treat me as a nagging old man.

Tyerry, take Snow to find a place to have a good rest. "

This sentence was said to the driver who was driving outside, but the other party was also a search team member.

"Understood, Marshal, Mr. Snow, please follow me."

Snow got out of the carriage after the other party, but before leaving, he glanced back, only to find that Marshal Ilka was still sitting there, staring blankly at the photo on the wall.

As the pillar of the Black Order, it is impossible for the marshal to travel with only a carriage and a coachman. Of course, there will be a certain number of search troops behind them as support.

Of course, in most cases, the convoy will wander back and forth among various strongholds.

The same is true for Marshal Ilka's carriage. Unless there are special accidents, they will not leave the fixed route.

Because this can strengthen the connection between each other more closely, the black church has built a series of security walls between the key cities.

After all, if the demons are allowed to infiltrate at certain key nodes casually, then they are obviously too incompetent.

Judging from the current situation, the earl of the millennium, who does not know his full strength, indeed has a black sect that is suppressing.

But this does not mean that the human side has no way to build a safe zone outside the headquarters and branches far away from their own home.

With the marshal as the flow node, the grid coverage and cleaning of some areas are formed.

This is one of the effective means to dig out the demons lurking in the crowd, and at the same time, it can also deal with abnormal events around in a timely manner.

This is the most normal working mode of the marshal, usually patrolling and fighting fires in special occasions.

But it's a pity that there are two marshals who are different, and the most typical one is that Kloss Marian.

Until now, the church has not grasped his exact location.

"Mr. Snow, for today, please sleep here. Don't worry about the night watch work. This is the task of other search team members."

The search team known as Tyerry led Snow to the convoy tens of meters away from the marshal's carriage, where there were carriages that could provide rest.

The team under the command of the marshal is often relatively capable, because the marshal himself is one of the highest combat effectiveness of the exorcist.

The carriage Snow was in was now a logistics support force specially prepared for Marshal Ilka.

Communications, supplies, and investigations are all available.

It seems that I can sleep well tonight, and Marshal Ilka is much easier to get along with than imagined.

Snow stretched, and then lay down on the not-so-soft bed.

Every old man of the Black Order has his own story, and this Marshal Ilka seems to be the same, and he is also a very easy-going person.

Hope to have a good progress tomorrow!I don't know what the old marshal will teach him.

While thinking wildly, Snow fell asleep so slowly.

(End of this chapter)