1.
Golia transmigrates into a twisted Lovecraftian novel, becoming a cannon-fodder passerby, A, who is to be sacrificed.
Fortunately, the one she is to be sacrificed to isn't a monster, but Roland Yate, the Holy Spirit Knight.
Morning light falls through the church's stained-glass windows onto the Holy Spirit Knight in his spirit form.
His flawless, radiant face is more beautiful than any sight she has ever seen. His silver armor and holy demon-slaying sword shimmer brilliantly.
He truly is, just as the hymns say, the embodiment of all that is holy and beautiful in this world.
2.
The Holy Spirit Knight is without emotion or desire, and has no physical form. He is a merciful god, the empire's most powerful weapon, and treats all humans equally.
No one would believe that such a Holy Spirit Knight would secretly let his sacrifice escape.
Golia keeps her identity hidden. She only hears that, just as in the original story, the Holy Spirit sacrificed himself to seal away the monster.
Before long, all sorts of strange phenomena begin to appear around her...
She wakes one morning to find the window wide open, with a bunch of dewy flowers resting on its phosphorescent sill.
She constantly hears a heartbroken sigh in her ear, along with the unbearable creaking of muscles and bones.
Every night, she dreams of Roland Yate. In her dreams, he has become a bizarre monster, sorrowfully seeking her comfort.
One night, Roland Yate's face appears in the darkness.
He is still as beautiful as ever, but cowers like a child afraid of being abandoned, too timid to approach.
Only the indescribable limbs that have begun to fill the space, she knows not when, surge toward her, all scrambling to reach her first.
3.
The Holy Spirit Knight is without emotion or desire, and has no physical form.
He cannot have one.
Because his body will faithfully manifest the shape of his desire.
4.
From the moment he was summoned to this world, Roland Yate was instilled with a great deal of information...
He should be loyal to the Pope. He should fight for the empire. He should love every commoner in this country equally...
He should, he should, he should... There were far too many things he was supposed to do.
It wasn't until Golia appeared that he began to understand what it meant to want something for himself.
Theme: Embrace a beautiful life.
