This is Iris Crystal's morgue. Don't think to touch it by mistake. The guard knights, including myself, are authorized to kill at their own discretion.

　The knight gave his advice with a serious expression and tone of voice, and then pushed open the large door.

　-- Behind the door was a structure that was built like a greenhouse, with sunlight streaming in from the outside.

　Dazzling sunlight poured in from the ceiling and walls, and they passed through a well-calculated path, illuminating the large crystal sitting in the center of the room.

'That's--'

　I gasped at the beauty of it, which was beyond my imagination.

　The transparent crystal, large enough to look up, is bathed in sunlight and emits a rainbow-colored glow like a veil.

　Although it is called a crystal, it is not clear whether or not it is composed of crystal.

　Even if it is said to be an unknown mineral that doesn't exist on earth, it is easy to accept that it is a crystal.

...... wow.

　Garnet let out a murmur of honest admiration.

　A huge crystal body that shines in rainbow colors as it plays in the sunlight.
　It's not just that it's beautiful enough to be called a "supreme treasure," but it's even more strikingly crafted.

　--It's not just a matter of time before you find yourself in a situation where you can't get your hands on something.

　Inside the Iris crystal was carved the design of a woman with her eyelids closed as if she were asleep.

'(I've seen that face ...... somewhere?)

　I feel a corner of my memory being stimulated while I'm transfixed by the beauty.

　I try to focus on remembering, but I soon find myself distracted by the glow of the Iris crystals, distracted by the distraction.

　How long have I been gazing at the beauty in front of me?

　Suddenly an unfamiliar voice threw me and Garnett back to reality at once.

'The sculpture is said to be a representation of the goddess Iris.
......?

　They both turned toward the entrance at the same time.

　A young man with a calm atmosphere, dressed in the white robes worn by high ranking priests, was standing in front of the door before I knew it.

''Hence Iris Crystal. The means by which it was carved is unknown, but since the goddess Iris is considered to be the goddess of the rainbow and transmission, it's only natural that she used crystals that emit a rainbow glow.

　Before we could ask who he was, the knight on guard spoke up with an answer.

I'm not sure what to expect. How can I help you?
'I heard that you have a visitor here who was introduced to the Duke of Kingswell. I thought I would be happy to show you around.

　As he said this, the young man who was called the Priest-in-Chief smiled without any venom.

''As I recall, the chief priestess is called .......''
'He's the organizer of the priests working in the temple. He's the second most important guy after the temple chief.

　Garnett is quick to reply to my mutterings.

　Garnett is right, the chief priest is the second position from the top in many temples.

　In the event that you're in a position to do this, you can be sure that you'll be able to get the most out of it.

　In smaller temples, it is not uncommon for a priest to serve as both, but in any case, he or she has a high position in the temple.

　To be honest, it was quite a surprise to me that the chief priest (number two) of the King's Capital Temple, the pinnacle of temples in the kingdom, is such a young man.

　He seems to be a little older than me, but still.
　There is a strong image that the executives of the famous Great Temple are old men full of gray hair, and even if they were forty or fifty, they still look too young.

''Do our guests know the peculiarities of the Goddess Iris?''
'Well ...... not as much as people. She's the goddess of rainbows and transmissions, and the rainbow in the sky is the trajectory of this goddess flying through the sky for transmissions ...... or some such myth.

　Whether or not I believe in the existence and benefits of the gods, I think I have a fair amount of knowledge about the myths and lore surrounding the gods as well.

''Yes. But the peculiarities of that goddess lie elsewhere.

　The young Priestess Chief came to the front of Iris Crystal and looked up at the goddess sculpture with divine eyes.

''Different regions worship various gods, but only the legend of the goddess Iris is present in every region. Of course, there are cases where the legend is just a legacy and not an object of worship.

　I've never heard of this before.
　I'm not an expert in this kind of knowledge, so I'm frankly amazed.

Furthermore, there is some very interesting lore left behind in some areas.
What do you mean?
Legend has it that belief in the gods gave them strength ...... or skills that taught mankind the existence of skills. There are countless gods, but no other god has the same mythology.

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　After admiring the Iris Crystal to my heart's content, I left the vault, led by the chief priest.

''I would have liked you to see more of our collection, but the chief priest is very picky.
No, I have enjoyed myself thoroughly.

　As I walked down the corridor towards the connecting corridor, I saw two men coming from the other side.

　One was an elderly figure wearing similar clothing as the Priestess. And the other--.

Hey, White Wolf. I think you know that guy, right?
Hmm?　...... Really, it's Roy, isn't it?

　Walking with the old man who seemed to be the head of the temple was undoubtedly Roy from the Hundred Beast Plain.

　They seemed to have noticed us too and stopped a bit before us.

''Huh?　Isn't that Mr. Luke?

　Contrary to Roy's unexpected smile, the man who looked like the head of the temple twisted his face in displeasure.

''Chief Priest. I haven't heard about your plans for guests, what do you mean?
The Duke of Kingswell presents you, High Temple Master.
"It's that man again, ......, the one who thinks we're something he can use to help us with, like the storage of the body, isn't it?
As for the body, the Silverwing Knights requested it. It can't be helped.

　Roy and I have a quick conversation while the bigwigs stand around talking to each other.

'Are you working, by any chance?'
Yeah, I can't go into detail.
Yeah, you're right. Good luck with that.

　The exchange in the hallway soon ended, and we walked to our respective destinations with each other.

　As we moved from the north wing to the main building and left the Royal Capital Ten Thousand Temple, I finally asked Garnett what I was wondering about.

''Do you know what 'corpse storage' you were talking about earlier?　He said something about silver wings being involved or something.
'What?　...... Yeah, that's probably it. I'm not in charge of it, so I don't know the details, but I heard they have the body of the first victim of the Night Ripper preserved in the Temple of the Ten Thousand.
Oh, that's just the first one.
We don't know who he is, so we'll have to wait until the case is over before we can go back to ...... for the white wolf.

　Suddenly, Garnett came around in front of me and stared up at me, staring up at me, staring into my face.

'Don't even think about poking your head in by mistake,'
No need to tell me. I know exactly what I'm doing.

　I wouldn't very much want to stick my neck out if I were to get rid of the fire that was falling on me, but I wouldn't very much want to stick my neck out.

　Garnett nodded as if he was satisfied with my response and lightly turned on his heel.

'Alright then!　There's still some time before dinner, and we'll have to look around King's Landing a bit more!