The next day, a letter from the Holy Land arrived at the castle in the Land of Serpents. The letter had been magically delivered to the castle. Upon reading it, Lakshmi was astonished and immediately called for Yuri. Yuri quickly came to the king's chamber. "Your Majesty, what’s the matter?" "Yuri, the priest who came yesterday will be visiting here once a month starting next month to give you advice." "Oh," Yuri responded indifferently. "He’s coming to see you." "What?" "He wants to give you advice." "Why?" "Who knows?" "I don’t want that. I’m too embarrassed to ever show my face to him again." Yuri was genuinely reluctant. "I don’t want to make you meet him either, but it would be strange to refuse such a generous offer. Since I’ve been asked what day works best, I need to respond. What day should I choose?" "Ugh, no way." "Shall I choose the first?" "Then, the fifteenth?" "Alright, the fifteenth it is. Yuri, make sure to read up on mythology so you can answer any questions." "No way!" For Yuri, it seemed this was going to be quite a headache. "Do you think the priest took a liking to the queen since he’ll be coming once a month?" Michael asked Lakshmi after hearing about the situation. "There's no way anyone could like that harp. There can’t be two people in the world with such odd tastes like Hazaak." Lakshmi declared firmly. "Then why is he coming?" "I have no idea." Lakshmi was just as clueless. In Yuri's room, there was a pile of mythology books that had been brought from Ragi's room. Just looking at the stack of books made Yuri feel overwhelmed. "Mother, can we be there when the priest visits?" Ragi and Sis asked excitedly. For them, the thought of receiving advice from a Holy Land priest was like a dream come true. "Of course. Actually, please don’t leave me alone with him." "I'm really looking forward to it. Good luck, Mother." "I can’t do this—" "Mother learns mythology through her own experiences, after all," Sis said with a laugh. "That’s true. But your knowledge is unbalanced, so you really should read these books." "Just summarize it for me." Yuri eventually asked Ragi for help. "I guess I have no choice. Since Priest Couga serves Ashlan, I'll read you stories about Ashlan." Ragi began reading the mythology books to Yuri, but before long, she had fallen asleep listening. "This is hopeless," Ragi said, giving up on his mother.
