World in the Painting Ishruna: The Road Back to the Church

After Sakura's series of "tortures," Gale had begun trembling whenever he faced her. Flapping his newly repaired pages, he shrank timidly to the side.

—Weak, pitiful, and helpless.

Sorry!

"There are still so many mysteries."

Olga Marie let out a soft sigh and could not help reaching out to idly wind a lock of her hanging hair around her finger.

The biggest problem now was the lack of information. It was not merely insufficient, either—some of the information they already knew was even completely contradictory, making it difficult for them to reach a judgment.

Still, there was no use continuing to dwell on it. The road to gathering information was long and arduous.

The next day, according to the itinerary, Sakura and Aya were supposed to return to the Church. Naturally, Gray and Olga Marie came with them.

In any case, so long as they did not expose their identities as Flame Transmitters, they would be safe in the Church. Besides, they also wanted to visit Sister Gurwig and obtain more intelligence from her.

The road back to the Church was the Pilgrim's Road first opened by the faithful. However, after the Primal Fire was extinguished, this road had gradually fallen into disuse. Now, no devout believers set foot upon this Pilgrim's Road any longer.

Gray nodded. If that was the case, then she understood.

With shields in one hand and war hammers in the other, they barged heedlessly into the trap laid by the Church knights.

"I read in ancient texts that those devout pilgrims would receive the Primal Fire's blessing."

Gray's delicate brows furrowed faintly. Those Ishruna Phantoms emitted an aura of death. They should have long since rested, yet they still wandered the land. They were also the thing she hated most.

Looking out through the window,