I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 150

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“The Imperial Palace, which has shown no interest in us until now, sends an invitation at a time like this.”

Ditrihi, who had checked the invitation’s contents together, let out a sigh.

Seth, who was also present, didn’t look well either.

No, he hadn’t looked well even once since the day Ordel left the Grand Temple.

“All of this is thanks to the Holy Maiden’s efforts….”

Of course, Airic was the same.

He rubbed his face, which had turned deathly pale.

“To think that the Holy Maiden, who accomplished all of this, has left us.”

Immediately after Ordel’s departure, they searched the surroundings thoroughly, but not a trace of her was found.

Even though they sent people to nearby villages, not a single person had seen Ordel.

Despite her rare pink hair and striking beauty that would catch anyone’s eye.

How could there be not even one witness?

They had no idea how far someone unfamiliar with horseback riding could have gone.

“The Shrine of the Annihilation God and Duke Sieri also said they don’t know, right?”

At Ditrihi’s question, Airic nodded.

As soon as Ordel went missing, Airic immediately sent letters to the Shrine of the Annihilation God and Duke Sieri’s Mansion.

Asking if Ordel was there by any chance.

However, both places replied that they had never heard of such a thing.

At least it was fortunate that the Lumen Trading Guild said they would continue the business together without stopping despite Ordel’s absence.

Since Ordel was the one who had secured this business deal, it was embarrassing and shameful.

“So what should we do about this?”

Ditrihi looked at the imperial invitation as if it were a burden.

“…We’ll have to go for now.”

No matter how much the Grand Temple and the Imperial Palace were separate entities, it would be difficult for the Sun God’s Main Temple, which had just been revived, to refuse the Imperial Palace’s invitation.

What if they offended them and it came back to harm the Grand Temple?

Ordel had worked so hard to build it up; they couldn’t let it crumble meaninglessly.

“We’ll have to think about what excuses to make when we get there.”

“…I miss the Holy Maiden.”

Even Ditrihi, who had once disliked Ordel, said that.

If only he had told her before Ordel silently left the Grand Temple that he no longer disliked her, that he was truly grateful instead.

Why does regret always come after losing everything?

“The Holy Maiden will definitely return. So until then, we must grow and protect the Grand Temple even more.”

At Airic’s words, Ditrihi nodded with a resolute expression.

“Holy Knight Captain. It will be difficult, but please continue searching for the Holy Maiden until the day we depart for the capital.”

“Of course. I will never give up.”

Seth said with wide eyes.

His bloodshot blue eyes burned hotter than ever before.

“And for this trip to the capital, we’ll take Idella with us, so tell her to prepare.”

“Idella?”

At Airic’s words, Ditrihi was startled.

Idella, who had newly awakened the Sun God’s divine power.

She should have become an official priestess long ago, but it had been postponed due to Ordel’s absence.

Above all, the power Idella had awakened was too significant to be dismissed as that of a simple priestess….

“Yes. Along with Novice Priestess Monica.”

When Monica’s name, who had been officially appointed as a priestess a few days ago, was also mentioned, Ditrihi finally nodded.

Now there was one person left.

“Th-then what should we do about Jeremy?”

Jeremy had always been uncontrollable, but after Ordel left, he became even more impossible to control.

“Tell him to do as he pleases. He’ll do whatever he wants anyway.”

Airic spoke curtly as if he had no expectations.

Since that was for the best, Ditrihi nodded.

Airic cast his gaze out the window.

With just one person, Ordel, gone, it felt as if thick, dark clouds had descended over the Sun God’s Main Temple.

* * *

As soon as the trip to the capital was decided, I became incredibly busy.

Lute would handle the preparations, so why did I become busy?

“Lady Ordel, this is a catalog of fashionable clothing in the capital.”

Well, I didn’t even have proper outdoor clothes, let alone dresses.

All I had was the shirt, pants, and robe I wore when leaving the Grand Temple.

At least Lute had provided basic clothing like nightwear, but it was nowhere near enough for wearing in the capital.

So we had to call a tailor to prepare things urgently.

“The fashion trends for women’s clothing in the capital are led by Her Majesty the Empress and Holy Maiden Carmen Aria.”

Olga Heriott, the tailor who was exclusively in charge of Lute’s clothes, pointed to the spread-out catalog.

“Two years ago, Her Majesty the Empress popularized delicate embroidery.”

The dark green dress that the Empress had worn was beautifully embroidered with golden thread.

The embroidery of flowers and butterflies was so vivid it looked real.

“And last year, Holy Maiden Aria popularized off-shoulder styles.”

On the next page was a drawing of a dress that Carmen Aria had worn.

The blue dress with subtle embroidery had the straight shoulders fully exposed.

It certainly stood out more than just having embroidery alone.

“No one knows yet what will be fashionable this time. But it doesn’t matter.”

Olga Heriott smiled triumphantly.

“Because Lady Ordel will become the trendsetter!”

“…?”

Excuse me, what about my opinion?

“Ah, how much I’ve wanted to make beautiful dresses all this time!”

Olga exclaimed dramatically.

“Unfortunately, because His Grace designated me as his exclusive tailor, I’ve been making boring men’s clothing for five whole years!”

Despite many eyes watching, Olga boldly spoke ill of Lute.

I was starting to like Olga.

“As if to apologize to me, he introduces such a beautiful partner!”

Olga snorted. Her olive-colored eyes flashed frighteningly.

“Soft pink hair, beautiful features! Tall height with a well-toned body! Ah, inspiration is coming to me!”

Olga began frantically scribbling drawings in her sketchbook.

Was this what an artisan’s inspiration looked like?

Seeing it up close was a bit scary.

‘Come to think of it, I don’t know about this year, but I know what will be trendy next year.’

After all, the person who led the trend at next year’s harvest festival was none other than Idella.

She even developed it beyond a simple trend into a business.

I remembered clearly because there was a scene where the original Ordel was severely jealous of this.

I felt a bit sorry for Idella for stealing her idea….

But forgive me since I saved you from almost becoming Evil’s puppet.

“Olga, how about something like this?”

I whispered quietly in Olga’s ear.

She widened her eyes and quickly scanned my entire body as if examining something.

“…That’s really good? It would suit Lady Ordel perfectly.”

Olga gave a thumbs up.

Contrary to my worry about what to do if she said it was bad, she was very pleased.

“Since Lady Ordel has a mature image, this should go like this, and this should go here…. It would be better not to do this part.”

Olga immediately began modifying the sketch.

Her skills are truly excellent. Well, that’s probably why that picky Lute chose her as his exclusive tailor.

“Lu— I mean, Your Grace is also involved in the clothing industry, right?”

Leaving Olga absorbed in the design world, I asked Karen.

“Yes, that’s correct. Miss Olga Heriott over there is helping with it.”

Oh, really? I thought her skills seemed exceptional.

Perfect. I felt bad just lounging around here without working, so I should repay some favors with this.

‘And I’ll also fulfill my dream of leading fashion trends.’

To be precise, it wasn’t my dream but the original Ordel’s dream.

Ordel, who already hated Idella, was jealous of her for even leading the Empire’s fashion trends.

When I read it as a novel, I didn’t think much of it, but now that she’s supposedly my friend, I felt sorry for her.

Since I got to live a new life thanks to her, I should at least fulfill that dream in her place.

* * *

However, despite my enthusiasm, I suffered a glorious defeat before even a full day had passed.

“…Is making clothes originally this difficult?”

Completely burned out, I collapsed face-down on the bed.

Lute, who had come to visit my room, burst into laughter.

“It’s not usually like this. But you need everything custom-made from scratch, so it can’t be helped.”

“Ugh, and I can’t just do this half-heartedly either…”

I need to make our Ordel the queen of the Harvest Festival.

What choice do I have? I’ll have to grit my teeth and work this body to the bone.

“Still, Heriott’s skills aren’t bad, right?”

“That’s true. I’m looking forward to the finished product.”

Olga, who had briefly designed the clothes I would wear, said she needed to know what colors suited me and went back after testing various fabrics against me one by one.

The sketches she drew looked quite impressive even to an amateur like me.

“I’m looking forward to it too. Just thinking about wearing matching outfits with Ordel at the party is already making me excited.”

“That’s not particularly exciting to me.”

Even at my retort, Lute smiled brightly without backing down.

One of the dresses Olga makes will inevitably be a matching outfit with Lute.

There’s no point in refusing since he won’t listen anyway, so I’ll just accept it.

I groaned as I got up from my seat.

Though I was tired, there was something I absolutely had to do before going to the capital.

“I should start making your custom sacred artifact now.”

It’s time to take care of the task I’ve been putting off.

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