Little Priest's Cat Diary

"I climbed up from the outer wall."

Happily hugging Mia, whom he hadn't seen for several days, Sardis replied casually.

"........."

Mia, who was hugged and unable to move, subconsciously glanced outside the stone fence.

Looking down on the land from here, the view is excellent, and you can see the lights spreading out in the city.

But in addition to the excellent scenery, the height is also amazing.

It's a good thing this guy was able to climb up.

Simply not human.

"That guy Antiste always blocks me for various reasons, deliberately not letting me come to see you."

Finally, he hugged the person he hadn't seen for several days, and when Sardis was satisfied, he didn't forget to complain about a certain culprit who hindered their meeting.

Being hugged tightly, the boy with a face with only eyes above Sardis's shoulders blinked.

"The teacher didn't do it on purpose, did he?"

He helped Antiste explain.

"I'm really busy these days, so I don't have time to meet you."

Sardis pouted.

It's not intentional.

Thinking of Antiste's previous smile that made him tremble instinctively, he cursed in his heart.

But knowing that guy held a lot of weight in Mia's heart, and continuing to speak ill of that guy might make Mia angry, so he changed the subject.

"Are you that busy?"

"Well, the procedure for succeeding the high priest is already very trivial and troublesome, especially when the previous high priest is not around, it is even more complicated."

Saying so, Mia sighed.

To be honest, he did feel a little tired these days.

"........."

Sardis let go of Mia, stepped back a little, and looked at Mia.

"what happened?"

"It's nothing."

Sardis smiled at Mia, and reached out to caress the young man's temples that were messed up by him.

"Since you feel tired, why don't you take a good rest and come out and stand here in the middle of the night?"

"The starlight is good, so I want to come out and have a look, and relax a little."

Mia walked back to the stone railing, raised her head, and continued to look up at the starry sky.

The night wind blew, and the pale golden hair that had just been smoothed by Sardis was blown into chaos again.

"I was just thinking that according to legend, this galaxy that runs through the sky is a symbol of destiny, and every bit of starlight in it is a person's life."

He said softly, "Me, you, and the people around us, people we know, may all be among them."

Sardis stood beside him, looking at the boy who was looking up at the starry sky.

The starlight all over the sky fell on the young man's handsome cheeks like young leaves, and fell into the young man's clear eyes.

The edge of the iris of the eyes seems to be a little shimmering, like a blue streamer gem in the dark night.

Just like when I first saw it when I was young, looking at these eyes, I felt as if I saw the blue ocean reflecting the clear sky.

Withdrawing his gaze from Mia's face, Sardis also looked at the boundless starry sky.

"I don't like Pastor."

He says,

"That guy took advantage of my absence to sneak in and try to snatch you away."

Sardis's words were childish, making Mia dumbfounded.

What the hell is it to sneak in?

He turned to look at Sardis next to him, wanting to say something.But before he could speak, Sardis spoke again and interrupted him.

"I don't like King Davies either, I don't like that old guy Nart... I don't like many people in the king's city."

"After all, I have a bad temper, narrow-minded, and vengeful."

"........."

Mia would like to say that your perception of yourself is quite correct.

But after thinking about it, he still held back.

After all, it is very troublesome to smooth out the lion's fur that has been fried.

Not noticing the subtle look in Mia's eyes, Sardis continued.

"Even if they are all dead in battle now—as the soldiers of Portoyas, they are indeed admirable—but I still don't like them."

"But Mia, you are different from me. You have a delicate mind and a lot of emotions."

"That's why I'm always worried that someone is trying to take you away."

"You pay attention to too many people, and you care about too many people. Unlike me, you only care about you."

"It's like now, that fellow Pastor not only harmed me, but even almost caused you...but you will still be saddened by his death."

Sardis turned his head and stared at Mia.

His strange-colored eyes that seemed to be shimmering in the dark night stared at Mia.

"It's not so much that you're really busy, it's better to say that you're deliberately busy so that you can hide your depression from me and other people."

He whispered, "Isn't it, Mia?"

Mia didn't answer immediately.

He sighed softly.

"Sadi, after all, I have been with Pastor for several years. Just as your feelings for King David are complicated, my feelings for him are also complicated."

He said, "I..."

Ben wanted to say something, but Mia suddenly realized that something was wrong.

"Wait, what's the matter with you? It's so late, why are you dressed like this?"

In the middle of the night, Sardis was wearing light armor, which was wrong no matter how you looked at it.

Even if you want to climb his wall, you don't need to wear light armor.

It's impossible to come to see him and you have to fight someone first, right?

"Oh, this, because I'm going to take the cavalry out of town tonight and go to war."

Sardis put it lightly.

The tone was as if he was planning to take the cavalry out for a meal and then come back.

"what?"

Mia was a little confused.

"The Sea People, if you don't teach them a lesson, they really think that we Portoyas are easy to bully."

Facing Mia's wide-open eyes, Sardis scratched his ear with his little finger nonchalantly.

"But a bunch of people said that my safety is the most important thing, and they refused to let me go out of the city, so I planned to go without telling them."

If he insisted on breaking into the Sea God Temple to meet Mia, it was not impossible for him to do so. The reason why they rarely met during this time was actually because he was busy arranging this matter secretly.

He sneered, and said, "Those guys have knocked us down. If I don't pay them back, I won't be able to swallow that breath."

The blond crown prince's eyes were raised, and his brows were as sharp as swords.

He stood there with his chin slightly raised, with a proud expression of 'I have always bullied others, how can I allow others to bully me' and 'I can't stand this kind of grievance'.

This very familiar expression of Mia made Mia laugh out loud after recovering from the initial astonishment.

Well, this is indeed something Sardis would do.

It's been like this ever since.

It has been like this since childhood.

Seeing Mia laughing, Sardis looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"Aren't you going to stop me?"

"would not."

Mia shook her head.

He raised his hand and tapped his knuckles on Sardis's breastplate, making a soft knocking sound.

He said, "Go on, Sadie, and teach those guys a hard lesson, I hate those guys too, so remember to add my share."

Sardis looked at Mia with deep eyes.

"Don't you want to teach them a lesson yourself?"

"what?"

"I didn't come to see you tonight to say goodbye to you."

Sardis said,

"I've come to abduct you."

"and many more……"

"Come with me to the south."

Mia rubbed her forehead with a headache.

"Sadi, don't you forget, the ceremony for my succession as the high priest will be in ten days or so."

"Of course I remember."

Sardis looked at Mia meaningfully.

"But, Mia, are you really going to do what Itit said?"

"........."

"According to what your teacher said, hold a troublesome and complicated ceremony, and then become a high priest like Itit who can only pray like a stone statue besides praying."

Sardis continued, he stretched out his hand and gently pinched Mia's chin.

At the same time, he lowered his head and brought his face close to the other person.

"Is this really what you want?"

he asked softly.

"Or because it's your teacher's hope, you think you should take on this responsibility, so you force yourself to do what he said?"

Mia, whose chin was pinched, looked up at Sardis.

He didn't speak, but his blue eyes trembled slightly.

His lips pursed little by little.

The faces of the two were very close.

Sardis looked into Mia's eyes.

Above the blue eyes, the slender eyelashes carried dots of starlight, each of which was visible, and moved slightly, like the wings of a butterfly.

"Your teacher may seem bold, but he's actually a coward."

"He seems to be rebellious, but he has always followed the so-called traditions and rules."

"He couldn't break free from the shackles of the 'High Priest', and like everyone else, he believed that the 'High Priest' should be a sacred and noble existence with an untouched posture like a god, so there was the 'Antiste' ' appeared."

Mia parted her lips.

He wanted to argue a few words for his teacher.

But Sardis hit the nail on the head with every word, and every sentence was as sharp as a blade, making it impossible for him to refute.

If 'Antiste' is the nature of the teacher, doing what he really wants to do.

So the 'Itit High Priest' that everyone sees is just a false shell created by the teacher following the tradition for everyone to see, a 'perfect' High Priest like the tradition.

His teacher did not dare to break the high priest's 'perfect' and 'divinity', that's why 'Antiste' appeared.

A trace of confusion appeared in Miya's eyes.

What about him?

Does he also have to be like the teacher, concealing his true appearance and pretending to be a 'perfect' high priest?

"Stay here and become a 'high priest' like your teacher."

Sardis' deep voice echoed in the silent night.

He let go of Mia's jaw, took a step back, and retreated to the stone railing.

"Follow me and become the 'High Priest' you want to be."

The sunlight under the night was covered with moonlight like a silver veil, and a little bit of light danced and shimmered on the light brown skin.

Sardis stood in the night, with a bunch of long golden hair flying behind him.

Young and elegant, full of heroic spirit, and imposing manner.

Like the Yinshan cedar standing proudly in the snow.

Like a sharp sword bursting out of the ground.

Like a lion standing proudly on top of a mountain.

A full moon shines from behind him.

When he smiled, the scenery behind him seemed to lose its color.

In the night, Sardis stretched out his hand to Mia.

He smiled and said, "Tell me, Mia, what do you want to do?"

…………

........................

At dawn, the sun has just risen from the horizon, and the brilliance of the morning light sprinkles on the earth.

The morning breeze blew, lifting the thin screens beside the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The snow-white veil fluttered gently, allowing the bright sunlight to slant into the French windows that had been left open all night.

Located at the highest point of the Sea God Temple, it is also the most beautiful and exquisite room in the temple, which is filled with sunlight and is extremely bright.

However, the room was so quiet that there was no sound at all.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps sounded outside.

Someone came in a hurry.

The door of the bedroom knocked one after another, and after a long delay in getting a response, the door was pushed open with a snap.

Stepping into the bedroom, the young general glanced at him.

When he saw the deserted bed and the empty room, the corners of his mouth couldn't help twitching.

Early in the morning, Nadia rushed to the Sea God Temple to look for him, saying that in the middle of the night last night, a certain crown prince who was used to doing his own thing did not notify anyone, and took advantage of the night to directly lead thousands of elite cavalry to go out quietly. Leaving the city of Schulte.

Antiste suddenly had a very bad premonition while being surprised.

He hurried over to have a look.

as predicted.

The figure of the boy who was supposed to be still asleep was nowhere to be seen in the bedroom.

Looking at the balcony outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, there are not only traces of climbing, but even a climbing rope with a hook hanging outside at the moment, swinging in the wind.

Antiste: "..."

That--the one who can only kidnap people--the bastard--the crown prince!

No.

The succession ceremony of the high priest is about to be held, and he must immediately catch up and bring Mia back.

Angry, Antiste turned around and planned to catch up and bring back the abducted little apprentice.

But as soon as he turned his head, he suddenly saw a note pressed on the desk by a jade carving.

'Teacher, when we first met, you once said, why can't priests go to the battlefield? '

'Now, I want to be the first 'High Priest' to go to war. '

Looking at the familiar handwriting on the parchment, he fell silent.

He was silent for a long time.

The morning wind blew in from the window, passed over his hair, and also lifted the thin paper in his hand.

Holding the note tightly in his hand, the former high priest turned his head and looked out the window at the vast sky.

His eyes were a little confused at first.

After a long time, he sighed softly.

That's it.

The child is growing up.

I can't control it anymore.

He thought so, shook his head, turned and walked outside.

But when he turned around, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips.