Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, another half month had gone by.
By the time you counted it up, Annie had been in the holy city of Rabona for almost a month, together with Elena, Clare, Miria, Flora, and the rest of their group of twenty-six former Claymore warriors—now Giant Sword warriors.
During that nearly month-long period, only two major events had taken place in the holy city of Rabona, and both had become widely talked about:
First, the former Bishop had voluntarily stepped down in favor of a successor. The Bishop had nominated Vincent, a priest, and half a month ago, he had been formally crowned as the Church's new Bishop.
Second, after taking office, the new Bishop, Vincent, had introduced a series of measures and reforms to get things moving. Ten days ago, the Church had officially announced the establishment of an armed organization called the Giant Sword Judgment Order of Knights, commonly known as the Giant Swords.
And from that very day onward, the female knights known as the Giant Swords had begun making their first public, solemn, and sacred appearance in the holy city of Rabona. They wore golden-red armor that looked as though it had been forged from molten iron, shining in the sunlight with a fierce, sacred radiance, like stars fallen to earth—brilliant and mysterious. Every piece of their armor had been carefully forged and engraved with runes, crafted with such meticulous skill that it was truly astonishing. These women in Judgment armor had become a frequent topic of conversation.
It was said that every member of the Giant Sword Judgment Order was a female knight. They belonged to the Church and served the Lord as His personal armed force, with the authority to defend the Church and Rabona, judge heretics,