Naples, also known as the city of Naples, is one of the few metropolises in Italy, as well as a port street and sightseeing spot.
The degree of beauty and elegance of this ancient capital even derives from the phrase "you can catch your eyes when you see Naples."
As one of the world's three major night scenes, the city of Naples is not only illuminated by various lights at night, but if you look to the east, you can also see a magnificent volcano ten kilometers away.
Naples, known as the birthplace of pizza, is actually a university town.
In 1224, the University of Naples, established in the era of the Syrian Kingdom, is still alive today.
Because of this environment, there are unexpectedly many second-hand bookstores in the city.
Especially in the area around Piazza Bellini in the Old City Street, where is a very famous old bookstore street.
In such a city, at the corner of Naples, there is an old street.
Near Garibaldi Square and the Great Sanctuary, there is a market-style corner in the center of the city.
There, there is an old bookstore called "Milide House".
The design of this shop is very neat.
Obviously it is a very small second-hand bookstore, but there are piles of old books of different sizes in the store, which are various and messy, exuding a unique atmosphere.
Noah, Erica and Liliana of Naples, who came directly to Italy by plane from London, England, are now in front of the gate of this old bookstore.
"Finally here..." Even Noah could not help but make a complaint at this time.
"It's the first time that I've been flying a few times so frequently. Even if there is no physical problem, I still feel a little tired mentally."
Erica and Liliana nodded in response.
If you take a closer look, whether it is Erica or Liliana, there is a trace of fatigue left by the toil in his eyes.
"Lily." Erica said to Liliana, struggling.
"Are the people who belong to the "Bronze Black Cross" like you here?"
"Yes." Liliana also cheered up and nodded to Noah and Erica.
"You wait here, I'll find her."
When the words were over, Liliana went straight into the second-hand bookstore, and after a while, she brought out the owner of the second-hand bookstore.
It was a woman with a baby face in a very soft and beautiful dress with a lot of lace edges on her body.
"Diana Millid greets the king." The baby-faced woman raised her skirt and saluted Noah solemnly.
"I also ask Wang to forgive me for my poor hospitality."
"Miss Dijana is a witch who lives in Naples, and belongs to the "Bronze Black Cross" just like me. She is also the wise mentor who granted me magic." Liliana also added an introduction on the side.
"To me, Miss Dijana is like a teacher."
"Teacher? How can I be so old?" Diana said to Liliana, her cheeks puffed out.
"I do teach you special witch arts for witches, but it's not your teacher."
"Yes... Really?" Liliana's eyes twitched obviously, and she laughed.
Upon seeing this, Noah and Erica also got together and started whispering.
"In other words, this lady named Dijana is actually much older than she looks on the surface?"
"At least as far as I know. You also know that Lily and I were childhood sweethearts. When I first met her, I was only seven years old. At that time, Miss Diana had her current appearance."
"Nine years have passed since you were seven years old, right? That's the appearance for such a long time?"
"It's not surprising. As long as you practice the curse power to the point of perfection, the witches will be able to maintain their youthful appearance and body. Even so, time will always pass. If you take a closer look, you can still find it. There are crow's feet at the corner of Miss Diana's eyes."
"Then how old is she?"
"...Sure enough, it's better not to think too much about this kind of thing..."
Having reached such a consensus, Noah and Erica decided to turn a blind eye to this matter.
Then Noah stepped forward.
"Sorry, Miss Dijana, the reason why we came to Napoli believe that you already know it from Lily, so, sorry, can you tell me if there is any strange thing happening here? Is there any "no What are the signs of the manifestation from the God of God?"
When talking about business affairs, Dijana also converged her smile and nodded to Noah.
"I understand. Please also ask Wang to go to the shop first. Let's go inside and talk."
Noah, Erica, and Liliana all nodded, and under Diana's leadership, they entered the old bookstore in front of them.
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On the second floor of the second-hand bookstore, there is a place like a living room and a library.
At the edge of a desk, Noah took the only seat. Erica and Liliana stood behind Noah like guards and entourages, while Diana stood in front of the desk. Face Noah as if he was preparing to report to his boss.
This arrangement allows the status of everyone present to be clearly expressed.
Noah is not the kind of person who likes to enjoy the feeling of being superior, but if he is treated this way, he won't have the feeling of being superior, so it doesn't matter.
In such a situation, Dijana took out a report and said to Noah while flipping it.
"Lily contacted me not long ago and asked me to pay attention to whether there is any abnormal phenomenon in Naples. From that time on, I have been investigating the signs of Naples's magic power, and finally detected it not long ago. A large amount of curse power gathered in a corner of Naples."
Erica and Liliana, who stood behind Noah, exchanged glances.
Even Noah squinted his eyes slightly.
In fact, there is a phenomenon of a large number of curse powers gathering in Naples, and Noah noticed it after coming to Naples.
Erica and Liliana do not have as excessive sensitivity as Noah, nor do Noah have a keen sense of curse power as a "God Killer", but the two girls are also very good knights, presumably, even if Noah is late, he must have noticed the same phenomenon more or less, right
This is not the most important.
The most important thing is that, according to Liliana, the place where there is a lot of curse power seems to be an underground ruin that only witches can enter under the management of "Bronze Black Cross".
Liliana had also entered the underground ruins.
Therefore, Liliana clearly remembered what was in the underground ruins.
So Liliana said directly.
"Is it the "Hera Pillar" that gathers a lot of curse power?"
-Hera.
In Greek mythology, the wife of the god-king Zeus is a god with the same fate as Metis, the bust of Athena.
Like Athena, who was born in North Africa and is worshipped throughout the Mediterranean, the goddess Hera was originally the mother goddess of the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Although not like Athena is the queen of the gods, it is also the highest of the same class. Goddess of the earth.
However, when the feminist society was denied, men began to monopolize the power, and after drastically revising the mythology, Hera and Athena fell to the same fate.
The original noble Supreme Godhead was deliberately degraded, Hera, like Metis, became the goddess subordinate to Zeus in Greek mythology.
The "Hera Pillar" is the seal of the "snake" symbolizing Hera.
Just as "Gorgon Stone" is the seal of Athena's "snake", "Hera Pillar" is the "snake" of Hera.
Today, this "Hera Pillar" is stored in the underground ruins of Naples managed by the "Bronze Black Cross".
After sensing that there was a large amount of curse power in Naples, Liliana used the witchcraft of the investigation to determine that these curse powers came from the underground ruins where the "Hera Pillar" was stored.
In this way, it is not difficult to guess the source of a large amount of curse power.
Dijana's answer also confirmed Liliana's guess.
"Since the "Gorgon Stone" was born a few months ago, the "Hera Pillar" has begun to gather curse power. The previous words were not obvious, so we thought it was just stored in the divine tool at the beginning. The power has only been leaked out, so I did not associate it with the "God of Incompatibility"."
"First, Athena, is it related to Hera now?" Noah frowned.
"But shouldn't it be "steel" that appears in Naples?"
"Let's take a look first!" Erica made a decisive decision.
"It's better to confirm it first!"
Noah nodded immediately and agreed.