Posts from ☀️ Arselia and Akonia Auto-translated

Show me the picture.

[spoiler=The horns are like fake ones][/spoiler]

I didn't know that Akonia was his mistress.

that makes sense

- In that case, you already know almost everything you need to know. Yes, the Apostles... It's a certain form of curse that has existed in Anush for quite some time. It's several thousand years old. Its victim-recipient can be a specific lineage, or in other cases, even a completely random person. Because dispelling this curse is very difficult, and if the previous target is lost, it passes on to another. That maniac guard was one of those victims. Although, if you're interested in my opinion on his case, it still doesn't excuse his actions. Either way... This curse has different forms, and Hime denke did manage to locate one of these so-called Apostles. Fortunately, or unfortunately, we don't need to look for him," she sighed as she approached Guyosh, placing a hand on his shoulder with concern and empathy (it was good that he was here without Biba) and looking him seriously in the eyes. - It's you, Guyon-dono. I'm sorry... I'm very, very sorry.

 Guyon laughed nervously.
 - Me? An Apostle? What nonsense... Apostles are machines of death; even one Apostle can cause a lot of trouble, and I... What am I... Just a normal person. If I were an Apostle, they wouldn't have... - he wanted to say, "kept me in slavery for a year and a half, subjecting me to all sorts of torture and humiliation," but he stopped himself in time, as Aiyano didn't need this information. - ...there haven't been any things in my life that would make me think I'm an Apostle. Well, except for my idiotic luck.
He looks intently into Aiyano's eyes and realizes that she isn't lying. At the very least, she believes Narii. And Narii... Why would she lie? After all, it's in her best interest to eliminate the real Apostle, right? Not to come up with some nonsense just because she doesn't like his face or for some other reason she's been demonstratively ignoring his existence all this time.
 - Is that true? - he continued in a quiet, defeated voice. - Why me again... Why is my damn luck... Beata doesn't know anything, right? What... What should I do? I don't want to... I don't know what will happen to her if she finds out... When she finds out... I'll have to be killed, right? I'm afraid she won't be able to handle it... she'll make a lot of stupid things. Maybe I should say goodbye to her... Or maybe I shouldn't, otherwise she'll go into hyper-care mode," he smiled sadly, imagining Beata, who would definitely make a terrible scene with cries of "Even if he were Akonia herself, I don't care, I won't let anyone hurt my Guyosh!"

Before embarking on a mission, when entering the headquarters, Erefir also takes a moment to continue studying OD in books, up to volume 8.

V - Hateya es Diesra Arual
-1 OD, -4 hours.
Effect for men: agility or perception (randomly).
Effect for women: beauty or charisma (randomly).

"I respect her as a warrior and ruler, but the romantic in this queen turned out to be a failure. Although, who would have thought, she herself... But it's not like I have the power to approach any guy I like and say to him: "Okay, you're the most worthy here, come to church tomorrow at nine in the morning, or I'll demote you to a janitor." That would certainly simplify things... It would simplify things a lot." To become an even more heroic figure in the eyes of others, Erefir tries to learn charismatic tricks from the queen, how she won people over. But who knows, maybe the girl will get distracted in her thoughts and end up being drawn to romance...

VI - Floris es Diesra Arual
-1 OD, -4 hours.
+5 to intelligence or +5 to spirit.

"If I were to look for analogies, then Lauria is perhaps the closest culturally to my homeland, and now about where she came from as part of the empire. Okay. But, of course, we are not close morally, Lauria was not permeated by a destructive religion that distorted their military traditions."

VII - Saikam es Diesra Arual
-1 OD, -4 hours.
+10% to health or +5 to luck.

"Hmm, once again, where is the portrait of my third cousin? Who should I take inspiration from? From a textual description? I don't believe it, hmm."

VIII - Sillion es Diesra Arual
-1 OD, -4 hours.
+100% to SM or +5 HP.

"Sillion, the name sounds familiar... Oh, right, the staff. It was a good artifact, oh, that club. Well, if I ever buy those magic watches in Chronos, I'll thank this book for the accurate description of the magical techniques of this king. Even if not, learning something new is always useful in the context of invention."

Late in the evening, someone knocked on the window of Erephir’s room.

Amamius brought cosmic ore!

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But it's not like I have the power to approach any guy I like and say to him: "Okay, you're the most worthy here, come to church tomorrow at nine in the morning, or I'll demote you to a janitor." It would certainly simplify things... It would certainly simplify things.

Alaria tried it once, in a less exaggerated form. Doesn't recommend repeating it.

Late in the evening, someone knocked on the window of Erephir's room.

"Who's supposed to be on patrol now?" the redhead thought, immediately realizing that the knock wasn't from a patrol guard. "Oh, hold on tight, guys, I'll give you a piece of my mind in the morning."
She dims the lights to better see in the street darkness and throws open the window. Her hand was on the hammer, just in case.

Maybe we should finish the Gion storyline about exiling the apostle from Gion first, and then we can move on. I'm afraid that side effects and contraindications might emerge later.

Dionysus found out where Sonata is.

- Right now, only three people know about this – you and me, and Chime Denka. I couldn't believe it myself when I heard, but this information comes from a reliable source. If I may put it that way in this situation... The reasons why it happened to you are also unknown to me, but I'm afraid this is the situation we're in. Ultimately, its presence will inevitably lead to your unnatural death, one way or another," she didn't specify whether it would be at the hands of the princess or through the curse itself, as even she didn't fully understand the mechanism. "...However, as you can see, I'm here alone, without a squad of executioners. In her infinite... albeit very well-hidden from the untrained eye... kindness, Chime Denka allowed us to try a different way to solve the problem. Back in June, unexpectedly for me, and as it turned out, for everyone who is even aware of the concept of "apostleship," I managed to perform a ritual on the guard that cleansed his body of the curse. Essentially, it was a very ordinary ritual for my land, a ritual of cleansing/exorcising the demonic entity that had taken over the mind of its victim – in such a case, the possessed person is freed from the evil influence, returns to his senses, and continues his normal life. In the case of this curse... it manifests physically in the person's body in the form of a crystal," she tapped on Guillon's breastplate, under which all this was supposedly hidden. "In this case, the ritual physically expels the crystal from the body of the curse's victim. It may be... slightly painful, I won't lie. However, with immediate medical assistance, the person can survive. And moreover – Chime Denka now has a way to get rid of this fragment of the curse. So, perhaps fate has brought you and me together? If we're lucky, we can save you, Guillon-dono. You say you're not very lucky, and maybe that's true. But in my culture, luck is considered not just a linguistic construct, but a real property of a person, which tends to change – like a certain amount of divine good allotted to a person, if you will. It is quite possible that all your previous misfortunes were precisely for this day. Perhaps the amount of luck that you managed not to waste on trivial things will play its decisive role today, and we will succeed.
It was painful to see the despair of this unfortunate man, so as much as possible, she looks at him with an encouraging gaze.
- Well, and if – just for the sake of argument – the information turns out to be incorrect, and it turns out that you are not affected by this curse, then nothing will happen to you, except that this ritual will cleanse your karma and ease your troubled thoughts.
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She gives him time to think and carefully consider everything.

It turns out that this isn't Dionysus, as we all thought, and we'll have to say goodbye.

"Who should be patrolling now?" the redhead thought, immediately realizing that the knocking wasn't from a patrol. "Oh, hold on, guys, I'll give you a surprise in the morning."
She dims the lights to see better in the street darkness and throws open the window. Her hand was on the hammer, just in case.

She looks at Erephir.

Erephir closes the window and goes back to sleep.