This time, I won't be the devil.

"I'm about to become a formal nun, and Captain Reynard has also written a letter of recommendation. I should be able to take this opportunity to send Xiao Sanmao and the others to school in the capital."

"Is this the reason you rushed down the maze to exorcise the ghost?"

"That's one reason, and another reason..."

"Because I really want to give you the first maze experience." Shiloh said meaningfully.

"Then when will you come back?"

"Not sure, it should take more than a month, maybe even longer."

After hesitating for a while, Hiro said with determination:

"I hope you can wait for me to come back."

"Why wait? I won't run away."

"makes sense."

"If it were you, you wouldn't put yourself in danger."

Hiro once again showed his usual gentle smile and suggested to Frey:

"In April, on the anniversary of the victory of the Holy War, I plan to visit the grave of the brave hero. Would you like to come with me?"

In order to maintain his image as someone who was saved by a brave man, Frey couldn't refuse the invitation outright, so he said:

"I would consider it if I had the time, but there are no guarantees."

Shiloh didn't care about Frey's social etiquette. She said to herself:

"Whether you come or not, I will be waiting for you at the place where we first met that day..."

After bidding farewell to Hiro, Frey arrives at the Judgment Hall and states that Izanami can be delivered on time.

He also learned a new piece of information from Leonard.

"After the Festival of Lights, the Church will organize an expedition to the 70th floor of the labyrinth."

"The 70th floor, isn't that where the corpse dragon is sealed?"

"Yes, the purpose of this expedition is to strengthen the seal left by the hero Green 500 years ago to ensure the stability of the maze."

"Is the seal loosened?" Frey asked warily.

"There are no signs of loosening at the moment, but now that we have finally defeated the demons, His Majesty Oscar intends to take precautions while the continent is still at peace."

"The ceremony to reinforce the seal will be presided over by Her Majesty the Saint, and the elite of the Holy Light Knights will be responsible for escorting us. I will also participate."

At this point, Leonard stated his purpose:

"The main path only reaches the 50th floor. To reach the sealing array on the 70th floor, you need to start from the 51st floor and pass through a full 20 floors of the deep maze."

"Therefore, in addition to the Knights, the Holy See also plans to recruit a group of adventurers to assist. What do you think?"

"I reject."

"If you are willing to join, I can recommend you to serve as the Saint Lady's personal guard, and your safety will be guaranteed."

"This is a great opportunity to make a name for yourself."

"Not interested in."

Seeing Frey's refusal, Leonard felt relieved.

"I knew you would say that."

"The invitation I just gave was actually conveyed on behalf of the new director. He will arrive in Labyrinth City the day before Hanukkah."

"This new director probably intends to completely take over the power of the Labyrinth City while you are on the expedition," Frey said.

"Maybe, but this is an internal matter of the Holy See, so you don't have to worry about it."

Leonard stretched and lit a cigarette.

"Smoking is not allowed in the courtroom."

"This place wasn't meant for me to be in the first place, but now I'm finally free."

Frey understood that Leonard had no attachment to power.

"I've caused you a lot of trouble in the past few months."

“Have a happy Hanukkah.”

Chapter 79 Brother, you smell so good

According to legend, Jabbawok was destroyed by King Aiden during the Dragonverse War 1000 years ago, but it survived by relying on its immortality.

After accumulating power for 500 years, Jabbawork revived during the chaotic period following the death of King Aiden, but was eventually defeated by the dragon-slaying hero Grimm and sealed in the labyrinth.

Now, another 500 years have passed, and the Holy See has decided to strengthen the seal again. In addition to taking precautions, there should also be political considerations.

This year, the Labyrinth City will officially return to the Church. With this action, the Church can further demonstrate its authority and legitimacy.

After leaving the courtroom, Frey began to think.

The main story of the game "Dark Souls" begins in the year 1008 of the Aiden calendar.

Since the maze was still functioning normally in 1008, it means that the seal reinforcement operation should have been successful.

But through the various experiences he had over the past six months, Frey realized that what the game could show was only the tip of the iceberg, and there were still many secrets hidden in this world.

Coupled with the huge plot change of the hero and the demon king dying together, history will not necessarily develop along the established trajectory.

Therefore, even with the escort of powerful figures from the Holy See, Frey did not intend to get involved in this expedition.

And now it seems that Noelle's previous abnormal behavior, in addition to the magic dizziness, may also be related to the loosening of the seal on the corpse dragon.

According to Leonard, the Vatican will officially announce the news after Hanukkah on the 27th, and the expedition is expected to take more than a month.

To be on the safe side, Noelle should try not to enter the maze again after the expeditionary force sets off.

To convince Noelle, who is aiming for the deepest part of the maze, to temporarily give up exploring the maze, obviously requires a suitable reason and timing.

To this day, Noelle is still unaware of her identity as a dragon, and Frey has never specifically discussed this topic with her.

Since Noelle had asked me to spend Hanukkah with him, I might as well take this opportunity to make things clear.

On the way back to Sakurasou, Frey met the tavern owner Van Dam and learned something from him.

According to tradition, on Hanukkah, the Church and the Adventurer's Guild would jointly organize a large-scale party with various stage performances.

In addition to professional performers, some shops or adventurer guilds in the city will also spontaneously sign up to participate and promote themselves.

Considering the vast territory of the Theocracy, different regions have very different cultural customs, and each place has its own unique way of celebrating Hanukkah.

In the labyrinth city of Grimgar, there is a fixed finale show at the annual party - "Heroes of Dragon Quest".

As the name suggests, it is a stage play based on the legend of the hero Grimm's conquest of Jabberwock.

In order to give all residents the opportunity to participate, the show will be organized and performed in turn by the city's four districts: east, south, west and north.

This year marks the fourth Festival of Lights that the Labyrinth City has experienced since returning to the Church, and this time it is the turn of the western New Nippori district where Frey is located to put on a show.

After discussions within the Adventurer's Association, this task was assigned to Dark Knight Van Dam, the former King Kong-class adventurer with the greatest prestige in the New Nippori District.

In order to prevent Shin-Himitsu from losing face, Van Dam took on the task. However, this is an area where down-and-out adventurers gather, and everyone's life is not easy. Naturally, no one is willing to spend time acting.

If money is used as a reward, it will only attract a group of snobs, which goes against the original intention of performing stage plays.

After learning of Van Dam's distress, Frey said he could help.

On the one hand, this was to repay Van Damme for his help so far, and on the other hand, he could use the stage play to promote Fulda.

This is equivalent to a free advertising opportunity on the Spring Festival Gala.

It just so happened that he also had a novelist who could write scripts, as well as the employees of the Black Knights.

After gathering everyone for discussion, it was finally decided that the burly Van Damme would wear a leather suit to play the dragon, Frey would play the dragon-slaying hero who fought with him, and Noelle would be the princess who was captured by the dragon.

In the following days, Frey was so busy exploring the maze and handling the sales of Fulda that he also had to find time to attend rehearsals.

During this period, Noelle's behavior patterns also changed.

Every morning, Noelle would come to Frey's room and wake him up.

When Frey returns to Sakurasou at night, Noelle will help him clean up his room.

Noelle even tried to help him cook, but due to her inexperience, she nearly blew up the kitchen.

Under the influence of this series of actions, Frey became increasingly aware of the fact that he was living with Noelle.

In this way, time quickly came to the evening of the 26th, and Frey brought the bottles of Izanami he had produced to the Courtroom for delivery.

There, he met the new director who had just arrived in the Labyrinth City and was about to be announced as the new director tomorrow.

【Name: Ulakiri Mono】

[Level: 27, Soul Strength: 2.9]

Mono looks to be in his early 30s. He is a young man with a height of 1 meters, long silver hair, handsome face and good temperament.

Unlike Qisi who failed to advance to become a priest, Mono was transferred to the Labyrinth City from the position of priest, so people around him still call him a priest.

As a priest at this age, it seems that he is indeed, as Leonard said, a young confidant promoted by Pope Oscar.

And unlike Qis, Father Mono shook hands with Frey enthusiastically as soon as they met.

"Mr. Frey, I've long heard of you."

"I've read Captain Lei's report. Thank you for your contribution in bringing down the corrupt official Qi Si..."

After the greetings, Mono extended another invitation to Frey:

"Are you really not planning to participate in this expedition to reinforce the seal?"

Having said this, Monod added suggestively:

"The Saint must also wish to meet a young and promising adventurer like you. As you know, our Church has abolished the rule that clergy cannot marry..."

Seeing that Frey remained unmoved, Mono had no choice but to give up.

"Since you don't want to, I won't force you. I hope you won't regret your choice."

Before parting, Mono said to Frey: