About the time I was picked up and adopted by Tallulah

“The Promise of…the End”

Orson frowned and repeated these two words. For no reason, Orson felt extremely disgusted and averse to the meaning of these two words.

"But... um, sorry, these are the only fragments I can see. If I can find and kill the other two bishops, perhaps I can resonate and perceive all the information."

After the recollection ended, Ghost Shark breathed a sigh of relief, and then said apologetically.

"No, we'll talk about the information later. That's not our purpose this time. Just treat it as an unexpected surprise. Our purpose is to witness your 'rebirth' as you awaken from the nightmare of the past."

Orson looked at the ghost shark and gave a pure smile to the girl who had been sleeping in the nightmare of reincarnation since long ago.

"You can now say goodbye to your hellish memories, Laurentina. Although there are still two bishops who have not been dealt with, you have already proved with your own strength that you have freed yourself from the madness of the past, correct?"

"……Um"

——It’s really unfair to make such an expression.

Ghost Shark looked at the young man beside him and thought so happily in his heart.

"Ahem—we should get out of here."

Skadi, who had been silent from the beginning, suddenly came up to the two of them, almost directly, trying to separate Orson and Ghost Shark.

"Ha, you can't even figure out something like kidnapping people, Orca~?"

Ghost Shark stuck close to Orson and gave Skadi an expression that could be described as mocking.

“—I, I also…”

Skadi, who was stimulated by the ghost shark, simply plucked up the courage this time and moved to the other side of Orson with a little toughness.

The two deep-sea hunters launched an offensive and defensive battle for the ownership of a chimera in the core underground hub of the Parral city.

As for Orson himself—

“It hurts, it hurts—please stop it… Even though I can’t see it from the outside, my whole body hurts when I move even a little!?”

Orson complained loudly, hoping to stop the two people's increasingly intense "arms race".

However, the opposite happened——

"Can't move... Then, then, I'll carry you... Orson."

Skadi spoke intermittently, bending down slightly.

"Haha, you're acting like a child... Please come into my arms, Orson. I'll give you a princess carry and announce you're the winner to the others."

The ghost shark stretched out its two palms forward, one on the left and one on the right, making a gesture to Orson that gave the feeling of "Please jump in~".

"Stop it!"

The war continues

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Some time later, Langdon Abbey.

"Dear Miss Joan of Arc, in view of your outstanding performance in the Parral Incident and your calm judgment that saved countless lives, I hope to find time to meet with you in the Lateran Basilica. With divine witness, I will grant you the highest citizenship of the Lateran. However, the most important thing at the moment is that I hope you can recover quickly. Our meeting can be held at any time, as long as you let me know in advance. - Pope"

In the deserted monastery without any guests, Kong Xian held the letter in his hand and read out the contents word by word.

After the sender's signature was read out, the originally quiet monastery instantly became dead silent.

A few seconds later——

“Ehhhhhhh!!? The Pope!?”

Kong Xian's scream of disbelief pierced through the monastery.

"Um—I'm sorry, I was a little too surprised... Um, um, Mr. Orson—what on earth did your sister do in Pallar to be personally received by the Pope and treated as a citizen of the highest order!?"

Kong Xian's eyes were shining with stars, and he asked Orson about the experience of his "sister Joan of Arc" with admiration and curiosity.

"Ah... well, I heard that they solved the local Originium bio-infection problem. It was quite serious this time, so they got recognition from the higher-ups, right? - I guess?"

Unlike Kong Xian who was full of envy and even a little fanatical, the person involved, "Miss Joan of Arc", was embarrassed at this time and didn't know how to explain so as not to arouse Kong Xian's vigilance.

"It's nothing serious, actually. Jeanne d'Arc just operated the revolver by herself, repelled the deep-sea monsters that emerged from the ground, and saved the people of an entire monastery. Finally, she and Skadi and Ghost Shark dealt with the octopus-faced monster that wanted to destroy the Pallar area - that's all~"

The Archangel on the side said carelessly.

"Ohhh, I see—this sounds so cool, right? Damn it…why did so many things happen during my mere mission?"

After listening to the whole story told by the Angel of Power, Kong Xian nodded, and then let out a cry of grief as an outsider who missed everything.

"So... Orson, what are you going to do next? With the highest citizenship rights, you can easily live in a luxurious villa in the capital of Lateran and have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life, right?"

Exia looked at Orson beside him and asked with a smile what he was going to do next.

"It's impossible for me to actually go and see the Pope..."

Don't even think about dressing up as a woman to meet the highest authority in Lateran!

"Besides, now is not the time to be happy and idle."

Orson looked up at the second floor of the monastery. Skadi and Ghost Shark were resting and sleeping in the room.

"Something... is gradually emerging on this continent. Perhaps the incident at Parral will no longer be an isolated case."

Orson looked at the scar on his palm, the scar he had cut himself to control the sea monster.

"I found some clues, some clues that might be able to change certain things, so next - I'm going to track down that existence."

What does [The End of the World] represent? What role do you play?

I've always followed in the Doctor's footsteps, but from now on, I'm the only one left...

"Well, come on, Orson~"

The smile and energetic voice of the Archangel made Orson suddenly come back to his senses.

"Well, I will."

Really, what does it mean to be 'alone'... Obviously, there are so many companions around me, right?

Orson smiled back, then lay back on the bench, the ceiling like waves on the sea.

01. Casimir

The territory of Casimir, the underground core hub of a certain city-state.

"We have to rush over here as soon as possible. Although the thing called the Bishop may not be stationed here, if it absorbs the Originium solution in the core of the mobile city-state, it will be a tough battle! So-"

"So let's hurry up, right, little knight~~?"

"Keep your hands still, woodchuck."

"Haha... You really want to fight me, right? For the Platinum Throne of the Former Wuzhou Alliance?"

"Don't start a fight in the enemy's lair!? Ms. Senomi, Platinum—Ah, wow, wow!?"

"I thought we were going out on a date or something... Ugh, you're all sticky..."

The scene is a bit confusing, so let me briefly explain the current situation.

At this time, there were a total of four people in the small, damp and stuffy underground hub.

Orson, the honorary knight of Casimir who came here to clean up the sea monsters, was desperately trying to pull apart two knights beside him who looked like they were about to fight. As a result, his butt was accidentally bumped by the funny egg in the corner, making an embarrassing sound.

As for the two knights who were sandwiched between Orson and were at loggerheads with each other, they each had completely different identities.

The girl with pink hair, using dual daggers, not tall but looking very "active" is named Senomi, a knight. She was originally planning to hug Orson and tease him, but was blocked by a crossbow arrow.

The person who fired the crossbow had long snow-white hair and light golden pupils. She was named 'Platinum' and belonged to the Helmetless Alliance. She was a reliable archer who had now been awarded the title of Knight.

Over here, Platinum and Senomi were clashing fiercely in the enemy's lair over ownership of the Chimera. Meanwhile, not far away, a girl with blond hair as bright as the sun had a 'what's going on?' 'where am I?' expression on her face, sighing and trying to wipe the slime off her head.

Maria Linguang, the legitimate heir to the ancient knightly family of Casimir, had once teetered on the brink of extinction. With the arrival of the "Little Knight," Maria successfully navigated this most difficult period. Now, with the return of her sister, Margaret, this innocent, sun-kissed apprentice knight has returned to her normal pace.

"You perpetually spitting O's, you groundhog...! Last time, because of your inexplicable comments, I was slammed online for a long time—"

"Hehe, you're not much better, are you? You're the self-righteous little white horse, but you were the one who used your trumpet to lead the rhythm and belittle my poor dancing rhythm, weren't you?"

"We're still in the enemy's lair... Haha."

The quarrels between Platinum and Gravel are getting more and more intense. Now the two of them are mainly engaged in high-intensity laning, with the focus on pulling Orson.

Orson tried to tell the two men without any courage that now was not the time to quarrel, but he was immediately frightened by their terrifying eyes that said, "I'll strip you if you dare to get in the way!" and he shrank his head.

"Hiss-"

However, those non-intelligent sea monsters didn't care about anything. These monsters, who only had the most basic life instincts, noticed that the enemies who came to hunt them seemed to have an internal conflict, so they surrounded them all at once, wanting to take this opportunity to kill this group of people together.

Swish! !

One of the javelin-like monsters attacked directly from a blind spot and rushed directly towards Platinum.

According to common sense, Platinum would not be able to see the monster at all, and she would just be pierced through directly.

however--

Click! !

The dagger flew from behind Platinum and directly pierced the monster's brain. Li, who was arguing with Platinum the previous second, threw the weapon in his hand away the next moment.

"brake!"

Almost at the same location of the wound, Bai Jin immediately turned around, tightened the bowstring, and shot the metal arrow directly through the wound into the monster's body.

Then there was a dull loud "bang!". The monster that was waiting for an opportunity to attack from the ceiling was falling. Its sharp blade was about to touch the seemingly defenseless Senomi, but the next moment, it was knocked away by the shield in mid-air.

The three people who were arguing, pulling each other, and wandering around in the OB before, turned into a team with no blind spots and extremely tacit cooperation the moment the battle officially started.

That's right, although the three of them have very different personalities and experiences, as the popular champion combination of the recent emerging event Pretty Debry in Casimir, the level of tacit understanding between the three of them is still completely unmatched by others.

"Uh... Looks like I don't have to worry."

Orson was also stunned for a moment by the tacit fighting style of the three people, and then he smiled with relief. At the same time, he raised the knight's sword in his hand and led Casimir and several new generation knights to launch an unstoppable attack on the sea monster.

after a while--

"Ugh... why am I the only one who gets sticky all over... and what on earth is this white liquid..."

Maria didn't know why she got herself covered in white sticky liquid again, and she looked like she was about to cry. Perhaps this was her fate as an orthodox female knight.

"Were you just... controlling those things, Orson?"

Bai Jin looked at Orson with some curiosity. During the previous battle, Orson suddenly cut his palm and spilled the blood. Then the monsters immediately stopped moving as if they were possessed, and even started to rebel and kill each other.

"Hmm, it's quite complicated to explain. Or rather, I haven't figured out why I can control these things myself... Anyway, my blood is more attractive to things closer to the deep sea. I can even control these mindless beings. It's actually very clearly targeted—Pfft!?"

Orson was halfway through his explanation when he was suddenly pounced upon by a pink groundhog.

"There's no point in explaining all that stuff. Compared to this boring lecture, now that we've dealt with this mess, let's quickly get a room. Get a room~~!"

Senomi had no intention of knowing where Orson's newfound dominance came from. This groundhog directly expressed his most primitive desire for Orson.

"Hey, you... take care of yourself! Also... if, uh, if... then count me in too."

Bai Jin complained loudly to Senomi, then his voice became softer and softer, and in the end, with a slightly flushed face, he said, "Give me one too."

"Hey! Girls, don't say things like that... Senomi, Platinum."

Orson was a little overwhelmed by these two people. Although Baijin was a paper tiger that would break at the slightest touch, Senomi was a real carnivore. Considering the situation when Xuetu led Chen Huijie astray, Orson couldn't tell whether Baijin's words were from the heart.

"I skipped the afternoon club activities because I heard Orson was coming to Casimir... I thought it would be something fun and exciting, but it turned out to be dealing with these sticky things... Ugh, I guess I'll be punished by being made to stand tomorrow by my seniors..."

Maria did not get involved in the fight between Senomi and Platinum. After all, she was not yet an adult. Although Maria heard some meaningless rumors from other people about Orson "actually, he would fall down with a push, and it was easy to get him", she still could not join the battlefield. After all, if she really mustered up the courage to push Orson, he would probably be arrested and put in jail for two hundred days the next day.

"I'm sorry, Maria, but I remember telling you that this time we have some potentially dangerous matters to deal with."

Orson quietly apologized to Maria, although objectively speaking, it was Maria who ran out of school without saying a word after hearing that Orson had returned to Casimir, and insisted on following Orson.

Originally, Orson expected Margaret to persuade Maria, but Margaret, the straight woman, directly said, "You and Maria have such a good relationship, it would be nice to hang out occasionally."

"Anyway—thank you all for your help. This operation went smoothly. Although we found no trace of the bishop, we were able to contain the sea monster's nest, which could have spread and proliferated."

Orson took out a sealed container made of metal and glass. He walked to the deepest part of the nest, took out some tissues from the corpse of the sea monster that looked like an elite monster, put them into the container, and at the same time announced the end of this mission.

After packing up a bit, everyone left the underground core hub. However, as soon as they walked out of the gate, they were met with an even more terrifying enemy—

"Little Knight! The Little Knight is back!" "Great! I thought the Little Knight had made a lot of money somewhere else and had forgotten about Casimir!"