I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 26

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“Monica had soft brown bob hair and vivid blue eyes. The lovely freckles scattered across her nose bridge and cheeks were her charm.

Idella, who fell for this very spirited and charming Monica, soon became her closest friend.”

Right, this description definitely appeared in the original work.

After glancing at the original text that the AI displayed, I turned my gaze to Monica.

She was truly an overflowing lovely girl, just as described in the novel.

“I’m sorry for visiting so late! I have something I really wanted to tell you, but you looked so busy during the day that I couldn’t possibly see you.”

Certainly, from this morning Gail appeared and caused a commotion, then Lute Sieri came, I got money extorted by the Sun God, switched the holy relic with a divine object, smashed the holy relic, and had a meat party too.

So many things happened indeed.

“It’s fine. Did Miss Hindel have dinner well?”

“Yes! Sir Ditrihi said that being able to have such a delicious meal today was all thanks to the Holy Maiden. Thank you.”

“It wasn’t something I did alone, but I’ll gladly accept the thanks.”

After always seeing people who avoided me, seeing someone express gratitude so purely made me feel good.

When I smiled brightly, Monica somehow blushed and bowed her head deeply.

But what is this? I have a feeling of déjà vu, as if I’ve seen this somewhere…

Is it because I’ve seen it so much in the novel that I feel an inner familiarity?

“Um, um, please just call me Monica…”

“Alright, Miss Monica.”

“Please drop the ‘Miss’ and just call me Monica…”

“I will, Monica.”

Even while trembling, she made all the requests she wanted to make, which was cute, so I nodded.

Just calling her by name, what’s the big deal, yet Monica blushed and acted shy.

Looking at her like this, she really looks young. How old is Monica now?

【’Monica Hindel’ is currently eighteen years old.】

That’s only half my previous life’s age. Cute, so cute.

“So what business brought you to see me?”

“Please make me the Holy Maiden’s personal maid!”

Pfft.

At Monica’s exclamation, Victoria spat out the tea she was drinking. It’s tea that helps digestion, but now it looks like she’ll get indigestion…

“My personal maid…?”

“Yes! You don’t have a personal maid yet, Holy Maiden. I’ll volunteer!”

Well, there’s no way anyone would want to serve Ordel, whose specialty is having a nasty temper and causing trouble.

Not only were there no volunteers, but Airic was also worried that if something went wrong, someone might end up dead, so he didn’t assign anyone.

In fact, in the original work, Ordel had neither a personal guard knight nor a dedicated maid until she died.

“I can really do well. Even though I look like this, I’m the most promising novice priestess among the trainees. I’ll absolutely never bring shame to the Holy Maiden’s name!”

The Holy Maiden’s maids aren’t ordinary servants but novice priestesses, and among them, those with the best skills take on the role.

Just serving the Holy Maiden and learning how to use divine power is a great help to them.

Monica is also a novice priestess with tremendous potential.

She doesn’t become friends with the real Holy Maiden Idella for nothing.

“I see. If Monica takes on the role, I’d be very pleased.”

If such a person helps me, I’d be grateful.

Of course, when it’s later revealed that I’m a fake Holy Maiden, both Victoria and Monica will feel betrayed…

By then I’ll be leaving the Grand Temple anyway, so even if I feel a little sorry, it can’t be helped.

“R-really? Are you really accepting me?”

Monica was greatly delighted, not expecting me to agree so readily.

“I’d prefer to work with a volunteer anyway. But my skills are quite lacking, so I won’t be of any help to Monica at all. Would that still be okay?”

Ordel’s original divine power was a measly 2%.

Now, thanks to the money I poured out with tears of blood, I’ve reached 10%, but it’s probably still less than Monica, who’s a promising talent.

Moreover, since I use skills to exert power, I can’t teach divine power usage methods even more.

“For the Holy Maiden to say her skills are lacking…! Please don’t say such things. It’s fine if you don’t teach me. I’d be happy just to stay by the Holy Maiden’s side and serve you.”

Even so, Monica clasped her hands together and begged to please make her a maid.

When she wants it this much, what choice do I have? I can leave the divine power usage methods to Idella as in the original work.

“Alright, Monica. Since it’s late today, I’ll ask for your help starting tomorrow.”

“Thank you, Holy Maiden! Then, since I’m now the Holy Maiden’s maid, could you speak more casually to me…? Right now it feels too distant…”

This girl really subtly makes all the requests she wants to make.

She was even skilled enough to ultimately get acceptance.

“If that’s what you want, I’ll do that.”

“Kyaa! Thank you!”

“Ahem. Then me too…”

At that moment, Victoria, who had been quietly listening, slyly raised her hand and interjected.

“We’ve been together for over a week now, isn’t it time to speak casually? Before, you used to speak informally to everyone regardless of age or gender, even to the High Priest and the Order leader…”

That’s because the person changed…

“I didn’t know you wanted that. Then from today, I’ll speak comfortably to both of you.”

Since they wanted it themselves, there was no reason to refuse, so I readily accepted.

A skilled knight and a skilled maid too.

It was a perfect ending to a day when I gained so much.

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“Yes!”

Monica, who came out of Holy Maiden Ordel’s bedroom, quietly clenched both fists.

She had come prepared to be kicked out, but received permission so gently that she was still dazed.

‘She’s even cooler up close.’

Monica had been at the Grand Temple for less than half a year.

She came here unexpectedly after awakening divine power.

All the people at the Grand Temple were kind and gentle, so there was nothing uncomfortable about staying there.

Except for one thing. Except for Holy Maiden Ordel.

With everyone’s warning that she must never catch the Holy Maiden’s eye, Monica diligently avoided her.

Every time she saw people who got beaten by her and were sniffling, she became even more determined to avoid her.

But a few days ago, suddenly the Holy Maiden, that fierce Ordel, apologized to everyone!

Naturally, people didn’t believe it. They whispered that they should continue to keep quiet since the fickle Holy Maiden might change again at any time.

Monica also didn’t do anything to catch her eye.

But then.

‘So, who are you again? What was your name?’

When she was crying from the injustice of being slapped for blocking the path of Count Kiris’s retainer.

The Holy Maiden who suddenly appeared embarrassed Baron Gail in front of everyone. Not only that?

‘Oh my, thank you for telling me. By the way, no matter how I look at it, that face looks like it was hit. Doesn’t it hurt? Someone please take this novice priestess to get treated.’

When she told her that guy’s name, she caringly worried about her.

She couldn’t take her eyes off that transformed appearance.

It was the first time the Holy Maiden, whom she had desperately avoided, looked so confident and beautiful.

Perhaps that’s why. The moment their eyes met with those honey-like beautiful golden pupils, she wanted to become her maid.

She wanted to be by the side of that person who seemed to receive God’s love with her whole body.

“From tomorrow I can keep seeing that person.”

People worried about her choice, but she doesn’t regret it.

It’s an impulsive decision, but choices made at times like this have never once brought her negative results.

So Monica planned to entrust everything to her intuition this time too.

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Monica came to attend to me as soon as 6 AM the next day.

It seemed she had also heard that I exercise at this time.

I felt sorry for making both Victoria and Monica wake up early every day because of me, so I said they could take turns coming from now on, but it was immediately rejected.

Something about knights and maids having different duties, and so on.

The two of them were already getting along well.

What was surprising was that Airic didn’t oppose Monica becoming my maid.

All I did was ask Monica if she would really be okay with it.

This was someone who never assigned a dedicated maid to Ordel in the original story.

I was very pleased since it meant I had done well with my image transformation.

And so Monica became my official maid.

“Holy Maiden. A letter has arrived from the House of Count Kiris.”

Thanks to Lute Sieri, I now had funds too, so while I was sitting at the table planning my next move, Monica brought me a letter.

I looked indifferently at the seal of two overlapping dahlias that only Count Kiris used, then tore open the envelope.

Why did Duke Rute Siery visit the Grand Temple?

To summarize the lengthy contents written in the letter, it was this:

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