Genius Prismatic Mage Chapter 250

#250. Meeting (1)

Ray was momentarily surprised.

Because the saint who took off her veil had blazing red hair.

“veronica?”

“Veronica? Are you talking about your friend you mentioned earlier?”

Pieta reacted to Ray’s words that he muttered without realizing it.

“I think I know. You mean the kid standing next to you at the entrance of the cathedral? He had a very warm mana flowing through his body, I remember.”

“… … .”

Ray, who had been staring at the red hair, soon shook his head inwardly.

‘No, it’s completely different.’

Being caught red-handed was as rare as having gray hair.

So I was momentarily surprised by the color that filled my field of vision, but upon closer inspection, it was completely different from Veronica’s red flag.

‘Pieta’s hair color is lighter.’

Although they were practically the same color, the difference was clear to Ray’s eyes, who was extremely sensitive to color and had been with Veronica for a long time.

I glanced over at the Pieta’s face, focused my mind, and recognized it.

Pieta had her eyes closed.

Smart nose, white skin, long eyelashes.

It was an appearance that could be said to be outstanding by general aesthetic standards.

But still.

‘No, not Veronica.’

Although I wasn’t aware of it, it was a judgment based on my personal feelings.

*

Boooo …

Beyond the windshield of the car, a small silhouette of the outskirts of Sector 28 was visible.

Ray, who was staring at the gradually growing scenery, turned his gaze out the side window.

─────!

At the center of dozens of vehicles was a black limousine, guarded by an ironclad escort.

There was a saint on board.

‘Pieta.’

The girl from the orphanage was clearly aware of her situation.

Not only did she sense that she was a false saint, but she also sensed the uneasy air among the bishops and priests.

Well, with that level of intelligence and intuition, he could have survived even though he was at the bottom of the sector.

Despite possessing such fatal physical weaknesses.

However, Pieta quickly grasped the reality and immediately complied.

“I know. The people of the church didn’t bring me here for good reasons. What will happen to me if I go to the main office? Will I continue to be subjected to strange experiments? Will I be locked up somewhere for the rest of my life?”

Despite the serious content, Pieta’s voice was calm.

The emotion Ray read from the bowl in Pieta was resignation.

“I don’t feel good about it, but there’s nothing I can do. What can a blind girl do on her own? I’m just satisfied. That our director’s situation has improved.”

“It’s a bit of a shame. After feeling the mana picture you drew, I felt a desire to see the world for the first time. The picture you drew is so pretty, so I wonder how beautiful the real world is.”

Pieta then burst into laughter as if she was so happy about something.

At the corner of the eye, there was a teardrop so small that you wouldn’t notice it unless you looked closely.

The transparent drops flow down her white cheeks.

Bam!

“… … .”

Ray was awakened from his reverie by small raindrops hitting the window.

Solitaire’s voice came from the driver’s seat.

“I think it looks like it’s going to rain. Maybe it’s my mood, but it seems like it’s been raining black rain more often lately.”

The sky was overcast and gloomy, covered with black clouds.

Ray suddenly felt as if it had been a very long time since he had looked up at the cloudless sky from Sky Island.

‘The sky I saw back then didn’t feel blue at all because the sunlight was so weak.’

The only blue sky Ray saw was the sky in Blue’s primordial memories.

Memories of the moment when a rainbow came down from the sky and painted the world with color.

‘If the disappeared rainbow comes back.’

Can’t the sky regain its lost blue?

I had a feeling that would definitely happen.

And to prepare for that time, you had to be able to recognize the returning rainbow.

‘If you return, will you be in the form of light as in your memories? Or in the form of another species? It’s also possible that you’ll return in the form of a plant or an animal.’

The method of identifying the returning rainbow was stored in the memories of the lake that had been absorbed by the island.

However, the amount of memory was so vast that it was difficult to easily deal with it.

It was like the whole bookshelf was going to collapse the moment I tried to find a book.

Ddddddddd──

The transport vehicle that entered the sector slowed down and moved slowly.

The streets were wide open and free of cars, controlled by those who appeared to be priests from the main office.

─The saint has arrived!

─The sun in our sky!

Huge crowds of people were crowding on both sides of the road, waving and cheering.

“I’ve never seen so many people gathered here before. Aren’t all the people in Sector 28 here…?”

Veronica said in a bewildered voice, looking out the window at the crowd.

Ray was also surprised.

excitement, hope, thrill, joy,

Gratitude, anticipation, emotion, satisfaction, and more… … .

An indescribable amount of emotions were raging like flames wherever I turned.

The sum total of those emotions was greater than anything I had ever experienced since I was born.

Solitaire said.

“Launching an artificial sun is a historic event. If we can secure good quality light, human life will advance beyond comparison. This is also the reason why many large businesses have supported the church for a long time.”

Indeed, banners and flags with various corporate logos could be seen among the crowd.

Humans who have gained light will be able to expand their territory beyond the fences of the sector.

It was obvious that opportunities for business expansion would also increase.

The headquarters vehicles appeared at the front of the road and guided the convoy.

The route was deliberately chosen to circle the entire sector in order to show the public the procession carrying the artificial sun.

Because of this, it took the transport team an hour to arrive at the headquarters of the church.

“It’s so big…!”

Veronica was impressed.

The headquarters site was truly vast.

The religious buildings scattered throughout the area resembled a small village.

At its center was a cathedral several tens of meters high, shining in the sunlight.

“That’s the training center. It looks just like it used to. And that’s the storage room where all the Bibles used in the main office are stored. And that’s… .”

Solitaire introduced the place with eyes full of emotion.

The headquarters is where all of the religious beliefs of the church are born and grow, and it is said that the resident population, including all attendants and employees, amounts to about a thousand people.

Solitaire whispered to Ray, who was staring at the training center.

“How is it?”

“… Most of them are 1st circle wizards, but I don’t see anyone with mixed rings.”

“Thank goodness. It seems that the Dawn Society has not yet reached the training center. However, the problem is the official priests.”

A formal priest who can be appointed only after rising to the 2nd circle and passing several tests.

In fact, they are the most powerful force in the church, and their daily work is said to be mostly done inside the cathedral unless they have a special mission.

“As far as I know, the number of regular priests in the headquarters is around 200. That’s a similar number to the transport unit, which is already 90 percent made up of apostates. The question is how many of the priests in the headquarters are apostates.”

At that moment, priests were seen coming out of the cathedral entrance and approaching.

“Two stripes on the shoulders of the priest’s vestments, these are formal priests.”

“Four out of eight.”

“Half the number of people, so it’s not the worst ratio. We’ll have to go inside to find out.”

Afterwards, the saint got out of the limousine and entered the cathedral under the strict escort of priests from the main office.

Bishops and priests belonging to the convoy also followed to see the Pope.

Before leaving, Solitaire whispered.

“The artificial sun’s inauguration ceremony is in two weeks, so the Dawn Society probably won’t do anything today. For now, I’ll just check out the internal atmosphere and come back.”

Ray nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, I was able to unpack my luggage in the outsider’s accommodations with the guidance of the main office staff.

“Veronica, could you take a look around the main office grounds and check out the atmosphere? Since you’re an outsider, don’t stand out too much.”

“okay!”

Ray, who broke up with Veronica in front of the inn, used stealth magic.

I walked as if I was running with the wind wrapped around my feet.

In an instant, the cathedral came closer.

Thump─!

I just passed it by.

‘There’s something I have to take care of first. Infiltrating the main cathedral comes next.’

Ray recalled the contents of a letter in his arms.

“Your receipt of this invitation is proof enough that you are worthy of becoming a member of the Dawn Society. I sincerely congratulate you on your participation in the great mission of facilitating His resurrection and dyeing the world in blue light.”

Originally, it was an invitation that Binjin should have received from an envoy of the Nambit Dawn Society.

Ray recalled the following words from the invitation:

“There will be an inaugural meeting for new members on the date given below. It will be a meaningful occasion to get to know each other and receive the great directives of the Dawning Society for the first time, so please do not miss out on anything by not attending.”

A meeting for new members.

And, the date and place.

‘Today, a designated building on the southern outskirts of Sector 28.’

The meeting begins promptly at 2:00 p.m.

Exactly 30 minutes from now.

Fortunately, the transport arrived at Sector 28 on the scheduled date, so it seemed like we could make it just in time.

There is no surer way to find out the enemy’s plans than to infiltrate enemy lines.

Knock knock knock!

Ray, who quickly escaped the main office premises, used transformation magic to change his hair and eyes to black.

After dispelling the stealth spell, I caught a taxi and got in.

The driver, who saw Ray in the rearview mirror, turned on the wipers and said.

“It’s starting to rain a little bit. But when the new sun rises, there will never be another day with such black rain. It’s truly a joyful time. So, where are you headed, Master?”

“82-3 Street, south outskirts of the sector.”

“You mean 82-3? Well, if I remember correctly, it’s an abandoned factory complex with nothing there.”

A ten thousand shilling silver coin fell into the coin change bowl located at the front.

Well done!

The knight who saw the amount opened his mouth in surprise, then came to his senses and immediately pulled the gear.

“Ahem, a model taxi driver would take the customer wherever he or she wants to go without any complaints.”

Ten thousand shillings.

That’s the amount of money you could earn by driving all day.

The taxi made its way through the city.

But because there were so many people, I couldn’t move at a proper speed.

“Can’t you go faster?”

“I guess it’s because the parade of the church has just ended. People are so excited that they don’t want to leave easily. But since it’s a good time, I think you should take your time… .”

Clang!

“Consideration for pedestrians….”

Clang!

“consideration….”

Clang! Clang! Clang!

“… … .”

The taxi driver, who was staring at the many silver coins in the bowl, honked his horn.

Paaaa …

He opened the window and shouted with a devil-like face.

“What are you doing─! Everyone, get out of the way─! I want to die─! If the march is over, why don’t you just go home instead of staying here and doing something─!”

After that, the taxi started to race furiously along the empty road.

In the distance, an abandoned factory complex came into view.