I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 124

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“Ugh, cough, urgh…”

Rute’s eyes shook greatly as he hurriedly embraced Ordel.

Since entering the Count’s manor, Ordel’s complexion had been continuously poor, but now it was incomparably more serious.

Her face was not just pale but blue with terror, spotted with blood.

Even the hand that had been covering her mouth, as well as her previously clean and uninjured arm, were now a mess from the blood she had coughed up.

What should I do? How should I handle this?

I dismissed the Holy Knights because it seemed Ordel wouldn’t want anyone to see her current state, but should I call for the Order leader even now?

But what would change even if I called him?

Those two are Holy Knights, so their healing power would be weaker than the Holy Maiden’s.

“Holy Maiden, Holy Maiden…”

For now, Rute started with emergency treatment.

He raised her upper body so the blood still flowing from her mouth wouldn’t block her airway, and helped her expel the blood properly.

In the process, his entire body also became soaked in blood, but he didn’t care in the slightest.

“D-Duke…”

Then Ordel called to him with difficulty. Rute immediately grasped her hand with his face contorted in anguish.

“Holy Maiden, are you alright? Should I give you a potion?”

“No, it’s useless…”

Rute, who had been about to open a bottle immediately, sighed at the labored response.

Then what on earth can I do for her?

Despite having power, force, and wealth all at once, the most I could do for Ordel right now was merely wipe away her blood.

Ordel had saved him from terrible suffering, yet he could do nothing for her in return.

That fact was utterly shocking.

“C-closer…”

Then Ordel, trembling, reached out with her other hand that wasn’t being held.

Rute immediately pulled her into a tighter embrace.

With her cheek resting against his shoulder, she was staring intently at the area around his neck.

“Ah.”

Right. He had something that would be more helpful than a potion right now.

Clink.

Rute immediately lowered his head and placed the sacred relic he wore around his neck into Ordel’s hand.

“Hah!”

At the same moment, Ordel squeezed her eyes shut. Very gradually, her complexion slowly began to return.

The blood she had been continuously coughing up also stopped at some point.

Damn it, Sun God. Thank you.

For the first time in his life, Rute gave thanks to a god. He was even grateful for the lifelong resentment of having been afflicted with that disease.

Thanks to that, he possessed a sacred relic imbued with healing power at this very moment.

Seeing Ordel’s clearly improved condition, Rute squeezed his eyes shut and held her even tighter.

It was truly fortunate.

“…”

Therefore, he couldn’t see.

That Ordel’s eyes, buried deep in Rute’s large embrace, were shaking as if struck by an earthquake.

* * *

Sh-shit. What the hell is going on here?

I rolled my eyes frantically while held in Rute’s arms.

How did the situation end up like this?

I had simply tried to use blessing on a potion normally.

However, the moment the divine power that burst from my fingertips dissolved into the potion.

Along with a warning sound resembling tinnitus, my vision was flooded with system windows.

【Warning! Warning! Warning!】

【You have used a Holy Maiden exclusive skill in a space dominated by powerful darkness!】

【The dark energy dwelling in this space is colliding with the user’s body!】

【Current user’s divine power is insufficient to offset the collision. Prepare your heart for the coming impact!】

Not just prepare, but prepare your heart.

The moment I was startled by this message I’d never seen before, I could soon feel throughout my entire body why the system had given such a warning.

“Urgh! Ugh, cough!”

Along with pain as if my insides were being pulverized, incomparably more blood than usual began bursting out.

Even when I removed the Sea God’s curse from Jeremy, no, this is worse than that time?

This is driving me crazy. Should I call Victoria?

No, if I do that, everyone will watch every time I use blessing on potions from now on!

Then what should I do?

‘Holy Maiden?’

While I was frantically coughing up blood and racking my brain.

The door opened on its own and I heard Rute’s familiar voice.

Ah, the relief I felt then.

I relaxed my body with relief at the only person who would protect my secret to the end.

How much time had passed since I stabilized myself borrowing the power of the sacred relic around his neck?

【The user’s condition has stabilized due to the efficacy of the sacred relic Aurora.】

【Please be cautious as consciousness may be forcibly shut down to protect the user if you move excessively.】

Finally able to breathe comfortably, I looked at Rute.

“…”

Hmm, his face is too, severely contorted.

Even if I said my physical condition isn’t that serious, his face doesn’t look like it would listen.

Really, why didn’t the Sun God warn me about this beforehand to prevent this situation?

【’Sun Who Crawled Out of Death’ says even he didn’t expect this and is very flustered.】

【Communication and inventory are user-exclusive skills so they’re fine, but blessing is a Holy Maiden’s skill so it seems it shouldn’t be used.】

【He says this is the first time such a thing happened so he couldn’t predict it, and bows his head in apology to the user.】

Make your apology with money.

【’Sun Who Crawled Out of Death’ avoids the user’s gaze with the purpose of evading responsibility.】

【’Sun Who Crawled Out of Death’ says it’s absolutely not evading responsibility and points accusingly at the poor system’s word choice.】

Is now the time to fight with the system?

What about Rute who’s frozen and doesn’t know what to do?

“W-well, for now…”

“If you’re going to say it’s not as bad as it looks and that you’re fine, just stay quiet.”

“…”

I closed my mouth again, having tried to calm him down.

How does he know me so well?

But I really am fine right now. The system also acknowledged…

Throb.

“Urgh.”

What’s this? Suddenly there’s pain in my lower abdomen like muscles tearing… It’s worse than menstrual cramps?

Wasn’t the collision all finished?

【’Sun Who Crawled Out of Death’ comes running back in a hurry.】

【He sighs, saying you’ve improved a little thanks to the sacred relic, but the energy of ‘Evil’ is still attacking the user.】

【’Sun Who Crawled Out of Death’ strongly recommends that his chosen Holy Maiden leave this estate immediately.】

【He informs that otherwise, you won’t be able to overcome the continued collision and consciousness will be forcibly terminated.】

I think that would be good too. If I’m not careful, I might be exposed to ‘Evil’.

“Duke.”

I immediately grabbed Rute and spoke.

“We need to leave here right now. Tell everyone to pack. As soon as preparations are finished, we depart immediately for the Grand Temple.”

“I quite like the sound of that.”

Rute’s face, which had been hardened with worry, softened just slightly.

Thanks to that, my relief was only momentary.

“Then let the Holy Maiden hold this while I prepare.”

I was horrified at the sight of him trying to remove the sacred artifact hanging around his neck.

“What are you doing! Don’t take it off!”

“Keep it. I’ll be fine with potions. And I’ll pay for the potion, so this isn’t embezzlement.”

Rute reached for the potion infused with my blessing.

If I left him alone, he’d just slip off the necklace and drink the potion, so I instinctively slapped his hand away to stop him.

Smack!

“…”

At the sharp sound of friction from the back of his hand, Rute opened his mouth and stared at me.

“You hit me…?”

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do that. I was just too urgent.”

Flustered by Rute’s hurt expression, I grabbed his hand with both of mine and rubbed it.

“Anyway, it’s not a good idea for Your Grace to remove the sac—I mean, sacred artifact right now.”

The only reason Rute could stay in the Count’s Manor, which was full of ‘Evil’ energy, without any problems was thanks to this sacred artifact. What would happen if it disappeared?

The stains would rampage again as if they’d been waiting, and perhaps he’d instantly fall to become a slave of ‘Evil’.

That would be worse than me collapsing while coughing up blood again!

“I’ve calmed down to some extent, and it won’t worsen as long as I don’t move violently, so don’t even think for a hair’s breadth about removing that. Nothing good will come of it.”

“…”

When I pressed firmly to prevent him from removing the sacred artifact, Rute looked down at me with an unreadable gaze.

Just when I thought it might be dissatisfaction that he couldn’t accept my words, he asked.

“This is strange. You’re being too forceful for this to simply be stopping me out of concern for my body.”

“…”

“Why? Is there some reason I absolutely must not remove this sacred artifact here?”

What a perceptive bastard.

At Rute’s sharp observation, I gave a bitter smile.

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