I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 141

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I explained simply.

Count Kiris had pushed me, with my pitiful divine power, as a fake Holy Maiden due to his greed, and the Sun God’s Main Temple tearfully accepted the proposal because they needed donations.

“The High Priest is the only person in the Grand Temple who knows I’m fake.”

“No, wait…”

“But now everyone will know. Since the real Holy Maiden has appeared.”

By now they’re probably throwing a party celebrating the arrival of a new Holy Maiden worthy of the Sun God’s Main Temple.

Phew, what would have happened if I’d stayed there?

They would have just glared at me, asking what a fake was doing butting in.

“Wait, wait a minute. I can’t process this properly right now… The Holy Maiden is fake? Fake, you say? And the real one appeared? When? Today? Right now?”

It must have been shocking, as Rute couldn’t get his bearings.

Of course he’d be angry since I hid something this big.

“Since I’m not the Holy Maiden, please just call me Ordel. I’m really sorry for not telling you all this time.”

I apologized first, then satisfied Rute’s curiosity.

“The real Holy Maiden appeared this morning. The business succeeded and I made a lot of money, and the real one appeared too. Since a fake like me is no longer needed, I left the Grand Temple.”

“You left? The Grand Temple? Did the others, no, did the High Priest and Holy Knight Captain readily accept that?”

“It’s only natural, so there’s no reason to ask permission. Well, I didn’t tell them directly but left a letter.”

It would probably be difficult for them to ask me to leave anyway.

This way it’s not uncomfortable for anyone.

“You just left with only a letter…”

“Since a burdensome person left, everyone will forget about me and live well. They also have a real Holy Maiden to comfort them now.”

“…”

Rute stared at me intently. His face looked like he had a lot to say.

“I’m truly sorry for deceiving Your Grace.”

I apologized once more and bowed my waist.

If he told me to kneel and apologize, I was prepared to do that too.

“I understand if you’re angry with me. But if I may make one excuse, my efforts to alleviate Your Grace’s condition were sincere.”

His pain actually disappeared, after all.

More than that, I should also tell him that what he has isn’t a Holy Relic of Light but a divine artifact…

I should tell him that after making a relic exclusive to Rute, right?

I also need to return the divine artifact to the Grand Temple.

The reason I came to see Rute as soon as I left the Grand Temple was precisely because of the divine artifact.

“That’s all I wanted to say. Please handle my punishment as Your Grace wishes.”

“…”

I thought I’d become quite familiar with Rute.

But facing his hardened eyes directly was a bit scary.

I know well how frightening he can be when angry.

How long had that heavy silence continued?

He suddenly raised his hand.

He’s going to hit me!

I instinctively squeezed my eyes shut.

Since Rute can freely use magic and sword energy, it would really hurt if he hit me, right?

I’m really glad I can self-heal.

“…?”

But no matter how long I waited, I didn’t feel any pain.

I cautiously opened my eyes.

Rute was frozen with his hand extended toward me.

No matter how I looked at it, it wasn’t a pose for hitting.

“…What? Did you really think I was going to hit you?”

It seems he really didn’t intend to do that.

I smiled awkwardly.

“It was no different from deception, after all…”

“So you’d just take it if I hit you?”

“If I did wrong, I should pay the price.”

Ha. Rute let out a hollow laugh and roughly ran his hand through his hair.

Wow, he’s really angry.

“I didn’t know you liked being hit.”

“I didn’t say I liked it. I said I’d endure it.”

“For someone who did wrong, you sure talk back a lot.”

“Yes, I’m sorry.”

I put my hands together again and bowed at a right angle.

In front of Rute, whose moods change like boiling porridge, it’s best to just shut up and bow.

“Tsk.”

Then Rute clicked his tongue and snapped his fingers. His magic swept over my body once.

All the dust that had accumulated on my body from riding a horse for a long time and even fighting monsters completely disappeared.

My skin and hair also became much softer.

A cleansing spell. So he really wasn’t trying to hit me.

“…Let me ask one thing.”

“Yes, please go ahead.”

Feeling even more sorry, I kept bowing repeatedly.

“If you’re a fake Holy Maiden, how did you diagnose my condition that even the High Priest couldn’t figure out, and even ease my pain with blessings?”

“…”

“It would be better not to lie this time.”

It would be a bit much to lie again when I came to confess lies, right?

Besides, I already expected this question.

“It’s thanks to the Sun God granting me several abilities despite being a fake Holy Maiden.”

It’s such an absurd story that he might not readily believe it, but Rute was the one who told me not to lie.

Whether he believed it or not was up to Rute.

“To be precise, I made a deal. In exchange for reviving the failing Grand Temple, I agreed to receive divine power from the Sun God. I told you before, right? That my divine power gets stronger over time.”

“Don’t tell me that was…”

“Yes. Thanks to this deal. A fake Holy Maiden making a deal with a god might be hard to believe, but this is the truth. I can swear on the Sun God’s name.”

【’Sun Risen from Death’ nods vigorously.】

It would have been nice if Rute could see this message too. What a shame.

“Then the reason you collected money so desperately all this time was?”

“To grow the Grand Temple and make offerings to the Sun God. That’s why I’m broke now…”

I offered nearly 4 billion to the Sun God, and all I have left now is 60 million won.

It’s so sad even thinking about it again.

“Since it was an important matter, I haven’t told anyone until now. Your Grace is the first. So could Your Grace please keep this secret too?”

“What happens if I don’t?”

“I’ll die.”

If it reaches Evil’s ears, they’ll come to kill me right away.

“If you want me to die, please just kill me with your own hands, Your Grace.”

If I fall into Evil’s hands, I’ll surely be tortured horribly before dying.

I absolutely hate that. I’d rather be cleanly cut down by Rute’s sword.

“You’re telling me to kill you?”

“Of course, it would be best if you neither kill me nor reveal the secret.”

Joo Hyun-jin gave up her own life to save me, so if I die this quickly, I won’t have the face to meet her.

Living until I die of old age is my goal for this life.

“…”

Rute squeezed his eyes shut and began breathing heavily.

Ah, he seems even angrier than before.

I was so intimidated that I couldn’t even speak and just kept glancing at him nervously.

“…I’ll think about what to do with Holy Maiden, no, Miss Ordel, so don’t go anywhere until I make up my mind and stay here.”

“Here?”

“Yes. I don’t think I’ll be able to sleep tonight. So don’t think about going anywhere else and stay put right here.”

Rute, who spoke while grumbling, roughly threw open the tent flap covering the entrance and strode out.

It was the first time I’d seen him look so angry.

“This is bad.”

Well, he has every right to be angry after being deceived for so long.

I let out a deep sigh.

I need to give him Rute’s exclusive sacred relic before leaving, but I’m not sure if he’ll accept it willingly.

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Rute strode away after leaving the tent.

The Duke’s knights, who had been wondering what was going on, quickly turned their heads and pretended not to see him after noticing his particularly grim expression.

Especially Yuri, who ran away faster than anyone else as soon as she confirmed Rute’s expression.

Having left the encampment far behind, Rute couldn’t overcome his surging anger and punched the tree in front of him.

Bang! Crack!

The tree, unable to withstand the power of a demon swordsman who had reached Sword Master level, broke in half with a loud noise.

Even after breaking one poor tree, Rute’s anger hadn’t subsided as he breathed heavily for a long time.

The image of Ordel closing her eyes tightly, knowing he was going to hit her, wouldn’t leave his mind.

Not only was she willing to be hit obediently, but what?

Kill her if he wanted to kill her?

“How could you say something like that?”

Honestly, he didn’t really care whether Ordel was a fake Holy Maiden or not.

He was just a bit surprised.

But saying it was okay to hit her if he was angry. Even saying she’d understand if he killed her!

Does she really think I would actually do that?

Me?

…How could I kill you.

“I’m careful even about touching you with a finger, let alone hitting you.”

Damn it.

Rute covered his face with his hands and slumped down.

It seemed like he really wouldn’t get a single wink of sleep tonight.

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