I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 15

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“….”

But I never expected something like this to happen.

The one who visited the Grand Temple was a retainer of Count Kiris.

Since he was a titled noble, I naturally thought he would be guided straight to my reception room.

But he was still at the entrance of the Grand Temple, so I wondered what was going on….

“Sob, sniff, I’m, I’m sorry….”

A novice priestess kneeling on the floor, tears streaming down as she apologized, and several Holy Knights surrounding her protectively.

In front of them stood a man dressed impeccably from head to toe.

His blue eyes behind a monocle were filled with contempt.

Looking at the novice priestess who clearly appeared to have been slapped, it seemed the maid who informed me wasn’t just frightened because of me.

“What is all this about?”

As I approached them and asked, the gathered people flinched in surprise and stepped back.

The man who had been grumbling angrily saw me and greatly contorted his face.

“You’ve finally come, Miss Kiris.”

Miss Kiris?

At this title I was hearing for the first time since possessing this body, the corner of my mouth twitched upward.

“It seems the Temple doesn’t properly educate its underlings, so I took it upon myself to provide some education.”

“Education?”

“They couldn’t even recognize the greatness of Count Kiris and kept me standing here. How dare they, in this Grand Temple that would have collapsed long ago if not for the Count.”

A cold silence fell over the gathering at his rude remarks.

No matter how much this place barely survived on the Count’s donations, this was the Grand Temple that served the Sun God closer than anyone.

That statement was definitely going too far.

“Miss Kiris, what do you think the Count would say if he knew about this? Tell them to educate properly starting today.”

The man lifted his chin and shouted confidently.

The faces of Airic and Seth, who came running late, also hardened.

However, the man wasn’t flustered at all even seeing the two.

Rather, he looked straight at me as if asking what the likes of them could do and demanded.

“Then please guide me inside quickly. My legs are getting sore from standing here continuously.”

“That bastard….”

At his brazen behavior of ordering around me, the Holy Maiden, Victoria behind me gripped her sword. Her menacing aura suggested she would cut him down with one stroke if I gave the order.

Instead of giving her permission to cut off that bastard’s head, I stepped forward.

“You’re saying interesting things. So….”

“….”

“So… who are you again?”

Damn it. I wanted to say something cool, but I stumbled because I didn’t know his name.

I can recognize protagonists like Airic and Seth just by their appearance, but how am I supposed to remember every one of Kiris’s lackeys?

“What was your name again?”

Well, what can I do. As I asked, swallowing my embarrassment, I heard what sounded like someone stifling laughter with a “Pffft!” from somewhere.

Airic was grabbing Seth’s shoulder next to him, covering his face with his hands and trembling.

I could see Seth was also biting down hard on his teeth.

The man’s face turned red and blue at the two protagonists’ behavior.

Yeah, even I think that was a bit much.

“How could you not know the name of someone so close to the Count…!”

“How am I supposed to remember every little thing like that?”

“Such a thing!”

“Geez, how expensive is your name that you keep making a fuss without even saying it? Who are you exactly?”

“He, he said he’s Baron William Gail!”

It was the novice priestess still kneeling who told me his name instead of the man.

“Oh my, thank you for telling me. But looking at you, you definitely seem to have been hit. Doesn’t it hurt? Someone please take the novice priestess to get treated.”

At my words, a female priestess hurriedly ran over and helped the novice priestess to her feet.

But her tearful face looks quite young, doesn’t it? This son of a bitch hit such a young child? Is he in his right mind?

“To beat a young child so severely in the Grand Temple. I wonder who should be receiving education. So, was it Baron Grail?”

“It’s Gail! That thing’s problem was not recognizing me, who came on the Count’s orders, and blocking my way saying I needed permission and whatnot!”

“I wondered why you hit someone, but you hit them for doing something natural? Baron Gorail’s character, what’s wrong with it?”

“It’s Gail! How is that a natural thing…!”

“If it’s an uninvited guest barging in without invitation, of course they should be stopped.”

Gail flinched and trembled. He seemed unable to believe I would say such things, his disbelief evident.

It was truly ridiculous.

“Whoever you are, whoever’s orders you came on. If you want to enter this place, you must absolutely get permission from me, the High Priest, or the Order Commander. That’s your position in this Grand Temple.”

“….”

“Understand, Baron Gain?”

Gail bristled again, but didn’t try to correct his name like before.

Right, by now he should start to realize.

That I have no intention of properly saying the name of some nobody who dared cause trouble in the Grand Temple.

“I’d like to throw you out if I could… But since you seem to have something to say, I’ll give you a chance. Either go back now, or come in quietly. I won’t hold you back, so choose for yourself.”

I strode inside without even listening to his answer.

Airic and Seth didn’t follow me but stood there, staring intently at Gail.

By now, not a trace of laughter could be found on either of their faces.

I left them behind and headed to my room with Victoria.

Anyway, Gail’s choice was already decided.

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As I expected, Gail didn’t leave but remained in the Temple, barely swallowing his humiliation.

Victoria informed me that Airic and Seth were with him.

So what am I doing now, you ask?

“Ah, I feel refreshed after washing! As expected, a bath after sweating is the best.”

I worked up a sweat with morning exercise, so naturally I had to wash!

Thanks to the underground water, I can use as much water as I want without worrying about money, which is such a relief.

“Usually I’d give you a massage too to completely relieve fatigue. It’s a shame I can’t because of the uninvited guest.”

Victoria, who was drying my wet hair, let out a sigh.

Has it been about three days? Since Victoria opened her heart to me, she started giving me massages after I finished bathing following exercise.

Thanks to her excellent massage skills befitting a knight, I was pampered every day.

“I’m quite disappointed too. But since the High Priest and Order Commander who have to stay with the Baron are pitiful, let’s go now.”

Having changed into my Holy Maiden robes, I entered the reception room connected to the bedroom.

And I couldn’t help but smile.

The confident appearance Gail had when he first came to the Grand Temple was nowhere to be found.

What a sight, completely overwhelmed by the presence of Airic and Seth sitting across from him.

“The High Priest and Order Commander kept you company, so you weren’t lonely.”

At my words, Gail sent me a look of injustice, but I ignored it and sat in the head seat.

“You two may leave if you’d like.”

I casually mentioned to the two as I had told them in advance a few days ago.

Now the two just need to refuse a bit and then leave….

“That won’t do. We don’t know what that rude bastard might do to harm the Holy Maiden.”

“I think the same. How could we leave you alone with someone who resorts to violence so carelessly? Absolutely not.”

…Well, that’s a more intense reaction than I expected.

Though it wasn’t bad seeing Gail’s face turn bright red.

The two continued to say a few more words that got on Gail’s nerves before finally sighing as if unable to overcome my will and going outside.

Airic aside, I didn’t know even the rather upright Seth could act so well.

“Ortel Kiris. Have you lost your mind?”

The moment only Gail and I remained. He threw out words that didn’t deviate even an inch from my expectations.

Even throwing away the title ‘Lady Kiris’ and calling my name roughly.

Airic and Seth, who have the most powerful divine power in the Grand Temple, are scary, but I’m nothing special, is that it?

“What would Count Kiris say if he knew about your current behavior!”

“He’d be angry.”

“What, what?”

“But the one who’ll have to bear that anger is you, who’ll go back and report, not me. I have no intention of taking even one step out of here.”

I openly mocked him.

“Did you think that if you brought up the Count, I’d immediately kneel down and beg for forgiveness? Wake up. That will absolutely never happen.”

“Ortel Kiris!”

“Come to think of it, I’ve been acting too much like a pushover all this time. Actually, there’s no reason for that at all. That’s because I’m the Holy Maiden now.”

At my words, Gail struck the table with his fist.

Even so, the sound was so small it wasn’t scary at all.

“How dare a fake Holy Maiden who barely managed to secure a position thanks to the Count’s grace!”

“That’s right, I am fake. But that’s a secret, isn’t it.”

Fake Holy Maiden.

When this gets exposed, I wonder who between Count Kiris and me will suffer greater damage?

“If it’s revealed that I’m a fake Holy Maiden, I’ll just be a bit embarrassed, but will Count Kiris, who made his adopted daughter a fake Holy Maiden out of greed for power, get off with just shame?”

I firmly drilled their situation into him, who still couldn’t grasp the reality.

“Baron Gail. Right now, the person caught with the weakness of being a fake Holy Maiden isn’t me, but Count Kiris. You’re the ones who should be trembling with anxiety trying to hide this fact.”

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