I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 145

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The dining room of Duke Sieri’s mansion also boasted the splendor befitting the estate.

A long, long dining table like those seen only in movies, golden candlesticks and a dazzling chandelier hanging from the ceiling.

The problem was that Lute had given me the seat at the very end of the table, naturally the head seat where the master of the house should sit.

It was truly burdensome, and I wondered why he would go to such lengths, but compared to Lute’s words that followed, it was nothing.

“You want me to make it seem like I voluntarily stepped down from the position of Holy Maiden rather than leaving the Grand Temple because I was a fake? What on earth does that mean?”

Who in the first place would arbitrarily abandon the position of Holy Maiden bestowed by a god?

“What if the Sun God’s Main Temple later condemns it as a lie? I don’t care what happens to me, but I don’t want your honor to be damaged too.”

“I told you to just call me Lute. There’s no one else here anyway.”

Was the reason for having everyone withdraw after only setting out the food because of how I address him?

Is his name important right now?

“Fine, Lute.”

Of course it would be important to Lute.

When I did as he wanted, Lute looked at me and smiled brightly.

“You’re finally calling me by name. It feels really nice calling each other by our names. It’s like we’ve become closer.”

What’s so special about just calling him by name that he’s smiling so happily?

This makes it hard to say I don’t want to call him that.

“What if the Sun God’s Main Temple reveals the truth? Well, do you think the people at the Grand Temple would be so petty, Ordel?”

“…”

I thought of High Priest Airic.

Gentle and kind, someone who did his best even when the past Ordel was causing trouble…

“He absolutely wouldn’t do that, right? Look how the current Grand Temple has been revived. If he has any shame, he should turn a blind eye to this kind of white lie.”

At Lute’s words, I mumbled hesitantly.

“Shame, you say. The old Grand Temple went through so much hardship because of me… I only restored everything as an apology.”

“In the end, Ordel has paid for all her sins. And quite abundantly too. So now you’re even with no grudges between you.”

That’s… true.

“Thanks to Ordel, they revived the potion business that was their long-cherished wish, so they’ll overlook this kind of white lie.”

Certainly, if it’s the Airic I know, he would do that.

Our Grand Temple people are fundamentally different from those shameless Sea God bastards.

“More importantly, if rumors spread that you’re a fake Holy Maiden, people will point fingers at me saying I’m an idiot who not only hastily made business deals after being fooled by a fake, but even became a believer. Would that be okay with you?”

Lute looked at me with a tearful expression.

What ridiculous nonsense.

What crazy bastard would call Lute Sieri an idiot?

Everyone knows he’s someone who could burn all those pointing fingers and more.

“Geez, fine.”

Still, I nodded obediently.

There wouldn’t be anyone insulting him, but it still wouldn’t be good for Lute.

“Thank you for everything.”

I’ve received too much from Lute.

The Grand Temple’s revival would have taken much longer without Lute’s help.

He even easily forgave me for deceiving him, and invited me to his mansion to treat me with utmost care.

And now he’s even taking the lead in spreading false rumors for my honor.

How can I ever repay all this kindness?

“I’m penniless so I can’t even repay you.”

“Come to think of it, you said you offered everything to the Sun God.”

Lute looked at me pitifully.

Right, that’s what makes me saddest too.

The Sun God really took everything so thoroughly.

【’Sun Risen from Death’ coughs awkwardly and quietly turns his head away.】

“Still, thanks to offering all that money, you were able to gain abilities different from others.”

“That’s fascinating. I’ve never heard that such a thing was possible.”

Of course not. This is only possible for me, someone who came from another world.

Honestly, I’m not proud of it at all.

“Anyway, there’s a reason I told this secret only to the Duke, ah, got it. Only to Lute.”

I hastily changed my words when he immediately drooped his eyebrows for not using his name.

Then he immediately smiled happily again.

“A secret just between us two. That feels nice. So what’s the reason you’re telling only me?”

“To repay my debt, I’ll make you a custom sacred artifact.”

Lute’s eyes widened.

“You can make sacred artifacts even though you’re not a Holy Maiden? Even a sacred artifact that can alleviate my pain… Honestly, I thought it would be impossible.”

“It’s possible. Originally, making sacred artifacts isn’t something only Holy Maidens can do.”

Priests with very strong divine power can make them too.

Of course, mine is an ability I gained by offering money to the Sun God.

I’m just glad the skill is worth the money I offered, because if I didn’t even have this, I would have given up long ago and told them to do their worst.

“By the way, the mace I used to kill the demon beast yesterday was also something I made myself.”

“Ah, come to think of it…”

Lute stroked his chin. His eyes swept over me as if observing.

“Even so, your abilities are too unique and precious. Ordel, are you really a fake Holy Maiden?”

“I told you I am.”

To be precise, the original Ordel was a fake Holy Maiden, and I became a contract Holy Maiden after possessing her body.

Of course, this too is over now that Idella has awakened.

“Anyway, making sacred artifacts is the only thing I can do for you right now, so let me do at least that first.”

“If it’s a gift for me, anything is fine.”

Lute, who had been quietly looking at me, soon nodded.

“Should I make it in the same form as a necklace?”

“Can I choose the form I want?”

“It depends on what it is… What do you want?”

“A ring.”

A ring?

I reflexively looked at Lute’s fingers.

His hands were quite large for a man, and on his straight fingers that would suit rings very well, there was only one ring.

It was the family head’s ring on his left index finger.

“Do you like rings?”

I don’t think he’s ever worn anything other than that family head’s ring.

“A ring might be uncomfortable when using a sword.”

“I’m right-handed, so wearing it on my left hand is fine. Won’t that work?”

I glanced at the air.

【’Sun Risen from Death’ bites his nails saying it’s possible, but he doesn’t want to allow it because that guy’s intentions are impure.】

【’Sun Risen from Death’ points accusingly at the innocent system, telling it to omit unnecessary comments on its own.】

I don’t know what he’s talking about, but anyway, it seems it’s possible.

“If you want it, I’ll make it as a ring. Then the size is…”

“My finger circumference is 6.2 centimeters.”

“…?”

Someone who rarely wears rings sure knows his size well.

“Got it. I’ll prepare it to fit.”

“Yes, I’ll wait obediently.”

At his uncharacteristically obedient words, I couldn’t help but burst into incredulous laughter.

Obedient? That’s a word that really doesn’t suit Lute, but maybe because of his face, he pulls it off.

Anyway, there was never a dull moment when I was with Lute.

* * *

Karnuss, the continent’s only empire that boasts tremendous military and financial power.

In the reception room of Empress Sophia Roan Carnuss, who had made her name leading the Empire’s golden age alongside the current Emperor, mother and son faced each other.

“It’s truly regrettable that you couldn’t personally resolve the Southern Region’s affairs.”

As soon as all the maids and guard knights were dismissed, the Empress scolded Feliks, her son and the Crown Prince.

“No matter how much you have no competitors, there’s a clear difference between simple loyalty and loyalty to a Crown Prince who has solved problems.”

Ever since the day she heard Feliks’s report upon his return from the Southern Region, the Empress would often let out sighs mixed with regret.

She felt this way even more because she knew her son’s abilities were outstanding.

“It couldn’t be helped. And even if I had resolved it, I wouldn’t have done it as perfectly as that Holy Maiden.”

Feliks burst into hearty laughter.

The Empress, who had been quietly observing her son who perfectly resembled her own beauty that was still renowned even now, nodded in acknowledgment.

“That’s right. The Annihilation God and the Temple of the Sea God are places that don’t easily move even in the name of the Imperial Palace.”

Though this was an era where Imperial authority was stronger than the Grand Temples, that didn’t mean all Grand Temples knelt before Imperial power.

For they knelt only before their gods.

Yet now, a Holy Maiden of the Sun God—so forgotten that even the Empress could barely recall the name—had moved both of them. How could this not be surprising?

“The Holy Maiden of the Sun God. What was her name again?”

The Empress asked Feliks.

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