I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 166

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“Waaaaah!”

“Wow, amazing! Well done!”

“More, more!”

Everyone cheered at the sight of them violently throwing tomatoes at each other.

They have no idea.

That those two people are the former Duke and current Duke of Siery…

It’s better that they don’t know.

“They get along so well, don’t they?”

Mikhail, who had orchestrated all of this, was watching his wife and son with a pleased expression.

If you look closely, Mikhail is the most abnormal one of all.

“Are you done laughing now?”

“Haha, please understand. It’s the first time I’ve seen my son like that.”

Mikhail looked warmly at the mother and son throwing tomatoes at each other like daggers.

“I never imagined I’d enjoy such a lively festival together with Rute.”

Mikhail took a sip of beer.

He blended into this street remarkably well.

Unlike Rute and Trisha, who stood out like they’d been cut with a knife.

“I was a commoner.”

Mikhail began telling his story.

“Though my family was poor, fortunately I had exceptional talent with the sword, so I could make a living as a mercenary from the age of fifteen.”

Fifteen years old.

That was far too young to call it fortunate.

“I met Shasha when I was seventeen. It was during a monster subjugation.”

Trisha saw Mikhail’s exceptional talent and demanded he become a knight of the Duke’s house.

“I was grateful. That you recognized my talent. Thanks to that, I was able to become a Sword Master by the time I reached adulthood, with the Duke’s house supporting me.”

Mikhail continued with a shy expression.

“And at the celebration for becoming a Sword Master, Shasha proposed to me. She said she had waited until I became an adult.”

“…”

“It was such a bold proposal. I was already smitten by Shasha’s commanding presence, so I was so happy that I burst into tears.”

Mikhail’s cheeks turned red.

I thought he was going to tell me something important.

Did he just want to brag about their love story?

“I see…”

“I cried when Rute was born too. I felt sorry that Shasha had suffered so much, but our son was just so adorable.”

A happy smile appeared on Mikhail’s face.

Newborn Rute. I can’t really imagine it.

“My beloved wife and my son who sometimes makes me angry but whom I love nonetheless. Until then, I was truly the happiest person in the world…”

Mikhail looked at Rute with a bitter smile.

To make such a melancholy expression even while watching his son get hit by a tomato that Trisha had just thrown.

“One day, Rute’s condition began so suddenly.”

“…”

“That’s why Shasha and I are so grateful to Miss Ordel.”

Mikhail looked directly at me.

“Thank you sincerely for freeing our son from pain. Siery will never forget this debt.”

He clasped his hands together and bowed respectfully to me.

“We will serve you as our lifelong benefactor.”

“…Please raise your head. I only used a holy relic to alleviate the pain, I didn’t completely cure the disease. I’m embarrassed to receive such excessive words.”

“Just removing the pain is more than enough to be grateful for. Even that was something we couldn’t do for him.”

Mikhail raised his head and smiled brightly.

“So please think of this place as Miss Ordel’s home and feel comfortable here. We will always welcome Miss Ordel.”

“Yes, I will. Thank you.”

I didn’t bother refusing.

They were the type of people who would somehow force it into my hands even if I refused anyway.

“Come to think of it, I’m curious about something.”

“If it’s something I know, I’ll tell you anything.”

“I heard that Rute’s condition started when he was seven. Was there anyone special he encountered around that time?”

“Someone special…”

“Members of the Imperial Family. His Majesty the Emperor, Her Majesty the Empress, His Highness the Crown Prince, or Her Highness the Princess.”

Even though my question must have sounded somewhat strange, Mikhail didn’t ask why and seriously thought about it.

After thinking for a while, he slowly continued.

“We definitely met the first three. Rute complained about why he had to go greet those three when it was pointless and bothersome.”

Merciless even toward the Imperial Family, our Rute.

“But we never met Her Highness the Princess. She was still in a situation where she couldn’t appear in the Imperial Palace.”

“…”

At Mikhail’s words, I widened my eyes.

That was, that period?

Princess Bizra lost both her parents in a carriage accident when she was three.

The current Emperor, feeling sorry for his niece who barely survived alone from that tragedy, arranged for her to live as a princess until marriage instead of being sent to her maternal family as originally planned.

However, she had no succession rights, and to prevent her maternal family from wielding power through the princess, he had her completely removed from the Marquis house’s family register.

“It took two years for the state funeral and everything to be settled. Her Highness the Princess could only participate in Imperial events again after she turned five.”

“When Rute’s condition started…”

“She was still four years old, so we couldn’t meet her at that time.”

I unconsciously clenched my fist tightly.

I recalled when I first met her at the clothing shop a few days ago.

Her face that showed surprise when she saw us together.

And now Mikhail’s words.

Since Bizra was a follower of ‘Evil’ in the past, I naturally assumed she was the one who planted the stain in Rute’s body.

Did someone else plant the stain of ‘Evil’ in Rute?

…Or what’s the probability that Bizra isn’t a subordinate of ‘Evil’?

【’Sun Risen from Death’ says that as mentioned before, they cannot tell you about individual human fates.】

Not even whether someone is a subordinate of ‘Evil’ or not?

【That’s exactly why they cannot speak of it. If careless, ‘Evil’ might notice that the User is communicating with the deity.】

If information about subordinates with ‘Evil’s’ power leaks through the god, ‘Evil’ could notice too?

【’Sun Risen from Death’ confirms this.】

So even though the revelation of heavenly secrets is unlocked and I can learn the world’s secrets, I have to move personally to discover ‘Evil’s’ secrets.

【’Sun Risen from Death’ apologizes.】

It’s not like they’re deliberately withholding information. It can’t be helped.

I’ll definitely need to prepare thoroughly when going to the Imperial Capital.

“May I ask you something too?”

Mikhail asked me.

“Yes, anything.”

“I heard from Rute that you said you might be able to cure his disease… Is that really true?”

Mikhail asked hesitantly.

With a face that said he knew it was shameless but desperately hoped it was true.

Looking into those eyes filled with earnest hope, I confidently nodded.

“Yes, I will definitely make it happen.”

Of course, I’m not confident I can cure it perfectly.

But what does that matter?

If I just kill ‘Evil’, the stain tormenting Rute will disappear too.

“Thank you. Really, truly thank you.”

Mikhail bowed his head repeatedly with an overwhelmed expression.

“Still, Miss Ordel. If it’s something that would strain your body, you don’t need to push yourself too hard.”

Even though healing his son’s illness must be his lifelong wish, he was still worried about my well-being.

“Rute would want that too.”

This family was so alike in how they thought of me even when they barely had enough to take care of themselves.

How could I not want to help them somehow?

“Yes, I will.”

Instead of saying I was fine, I nodded my head.

Only then did Mikhail feel relieved.

“Why is the atmosphere so harmonious here?”

Just then, Rute appeared with a very strong tomato scent.

Wow, he was completely covered in tomatoes from head to toe.

“Did you lose? As expected, even you are no match for Lady Trisha.”

“It was a draw, okay?”

Rute frowned deeply and looked to the side.

However, unlike him, Trisha didn’t have a single drop of tomato juice on her.

“Tsk tsk. How dare you walk around looking so filthy?”

Trisha snorted at Rute and boldly stepped over the railing to sit right next to Mikhail.

“You definitely lost.”

“Ha. She really has quick hands, I tell you.”

Rute clicked his tongue and snapped his fingers. In an instant, all the tomato juice disappeared from his body.

This round was Trisha’s victory by decision.

* * *

The haxen that Mikhail ordered was truly the best.

Crispy on the outside and moist on the inside.

The tender pork flavor beneath the golden-brown roasted skin was amazing.

Drinking cold beer with it made it feel like heaven.

After filling our stomachs heartily, we once again melted into the festival grounds.

We looked at accessories sold at stalls and participated in dart games.

Of course, excluding the Sieri family. I couldn’t stand watching capable rich people take advantage of commoners.

So only I participated, and I achieved a quite satisfactory ranking of third place.

I met a familiar face after the dart game ended.

“Saint— no, Lady Ordel!”

“Jeremy?”

With that familiar voice, I saw Jeremy running toward me with both arms spread wide.

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