Legendary Visitor

"We're here. This is the place." Zoe pointed to the room beside them. "This is Lord Theus's office. We can go in now—"

"Wait!" Beatrice suddenly spoke up, startling the other two.

"Do I... do I look terribly disheveled right now?" Beatrice was visibly flustered, as though she had only just realized that her appearance was far from presentable.

Generally speaking, it was hard for anyone to maintain a neat appearance after getting off an airship, speeding all the way here, launching themselves into the air, flying across more than half of Castel, falling into the sea, and then taking part in a chase.

Only because Beatrice was a Transcendent did she still look remotely decent. If she had been an ordinary person, climbing out of the sea without changing clothes would probably have given her a cold.

Zoe and Gaia had planned to bring her to see Theus first, then get her settled in afterward.

Mainly because her journey after arriving in Castel had left them with a constant sense of urgency, as though they would never get the chance to see her again if they did not hurry.

There was no helping it. Beatrice absolutely qualified as a legendary visitor now.

And the young Pope had been startled and frightened all the way here. Only upon reaching the door did she remember that she was about to see Theus.

Her feelings toward Theus were complicated.

When they first met, it had merely been admiration. Later, after they had spent some time together and talked quite a bit, she had always felt that he had countless strange and wonderful ideas. She would sit quietly beside him and listen. She did not understand much, but she was happy nonetheless.

Later, after returning to Rhine, she went through so many things