I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 32

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“….”

“….”

“….”

I shut my mouth.

Wolfgang and Zenrik, who had been fighting like they had motors attached to their mouths, did the same.

Crack, crack crack.

Was I the only one who thought the sound of the floor splitting somehow sounded like screams for help?

“…Uh.”

Zenrik and Wolfgang looked down at their feet with faces pale as sheets.

The marble was shattered to within just a few centimeters of their toes.

If they had made one wrong move, their feet would have ended up like the marble.

Somehow even I got goosebumps and my body trembled.

“Sacred….”

Then I heard an ominous voice that was hard to believe belonged to Lana.

“In this sacred Daesinjeon, who told you to use such harsh words…?”

Lana raised her head that had been deeply bowed.

Through her long flowing silver hair, her vivid green eyes gleamed and flickered….

Really scary….

“Fighting with raised voices in the Daesinjeon that should be quiet and pure…?”

Who was it that called Lana timid?

She was overflowing with such intimidating presence that she instantly silenced two men with formidable personalities.

“Opinions are something you coordinate by putting your heads together, not by raising your voices claiming you’re better than each other. Do I need to teach you that?”

“….”

“….”

“Aren’t you both adults? Even if I brought the young servants who work in the temple to teach them, they’d understand better than you two.”

“…That.”

“Geniuses? What kind of geniuses are adults who can’t even reach an agreement? I’m worried our servants might think geniuses are really the most insufferable people in the world after seeing you two.”

…Wow, she’s fierce.

Even though those words would hurt the pride of two people who had lived as geniuses, they couldn’t say anything.

Well, looking at the completely destroyed marble floor would make any complaints disappear….

“As expected of Lana. I brought the Holy Maiden because I thought things were about to explode, and I’m glad I did.”

Then Monica whispered to me.

What does that mean?

“Oh, didn’t you know that Lana is one of our temple’s heads of discipline?”

Head of discipline? That timid person is what, a head of discipline?

“Well, it doesn’t show much since there are only gentle people in the Daesinjeon. But she’s merciless with outsiders.”

So according to Monica, this is how it is.

Since Lana uses divine power very efficiently, she shows excellent talent not only in healing but also in physical enhancement.

For example, before I became the Holy Maiden, an outsider tried to scam the Daesinjeon and got caught by Lana, who beat him until dust flew even on a rainy day.

“It’s only because Lana showed more interest in researching potion formulas, otherwise the Order leader would have scouted her as a Holy Knight long ago.”

“….”

She has that much spirit?

What, that’s scary.

So this was why Airic trusted Lana so firmly.

I stared blankly at Lana who seemed to have a demon on her back.

“Now then, what should you two say?”

Lana pressed the two of them like a kindergarten teacher.

Zenrik and Wolfgang, who had been clasping their hands and silently staring at the floor, timidly opened their mouths.

“…We were wrong.”

“We’re sorry.”

The kindergarten teacher smiled happily at their very appropriate answers.

“It’s really nice to see you admit your mistakes! Now you finally seem like proper adults!”

I couldn’t hold it in anymore.

“Pfft….”

“Ah, H-Holy Maiden!”

When I finally burst out laughing, the three people who only now noticed my presence looked this way.

Lana’s face turned bright red.

“S-sorry. Um, I mean, I broke the floor…. I-I’ll pay for damages!”

“No. The repairs should naturally be paid for with temple funds.”

What damages.

Thanks to this, Lana had brought the two individualistic alchemists under control, so it was actually beneficial.

Plus the 3,000 gold Rute gave as contract money was still intact.

I hadn’t donated it.

Because I had to do the potion business, and above all, I was thinking of renovating the entire Daesinjeon.

“I came because I was curious if things were going well….”

I carefully observed Lana, Zenrik, and Wolfgang.

“Yeah, I don’t need to worry.”

Now that I knew Lana’s combat power, they’d manage on their own.

Zenrik and Wolfgang, who understood what I meant, made sad expressions.

If they had behaved properly from the start, they wouldn’t have had to see such a harsh sight. It was all their own doing.

As expected, after that day, loud noises from the potion workshop decreased.

They still bickered, but that was just natural disagreements that come from working together.

Thanks to that, two weeks after Lana’s destructive power was revealed to the team.

Finally, a new potion sample combining divine power and alchemy was produced.

“Oh, that came out quickly.”

I looked at the sample the potion production team brought with tense faces.

Clear orange liquid swirled inside the bottle.

“Hehehe. I told you I’m a recognized genius. I worked hard.”

Zenrik grinned with dark circles extending down to his chin.

“…Did you pull an all-nighter? Why does your face look like that?”

When I asked, having become comfortable with them over the past two weeks, Zenrik gave a thumbs up and shouted energetically.

“You said you’d give overtime pay, so there was no reason to refuse! I worked hard!”

I didn’t mean work overtime if you want money….

What was absurd was that Wolfgang looked the same way.

“…Wolfgang, you too?”

“The longer we work, the faster samples come out. Why would I refuse?”

It was a textbook answer, but seeing Zenrik smirking beside him, money must have been his top priority too.

I turned to look at Lana, who was relatively fine. She, who still couldn’t make eye contact with me, bowed her head deeply.

“At least Lana Priestess seems to have slept well.”

“…Actually, I also, stayed up all night with them.”

Really? For someone who did that, her complexion isn’t bad.

“Th-thanks to divine power….”

So she meant she worked all night while casting self-heal.

Is everyone short on money? I didn’t want them to work this hard….

“…Health is important, so get some sleep while working. Don’t skip meals either.”

“We ate meals on time since they’re free anyway!”

How proud.

At Zenrik’s shout, I shook my head.

After the light greetings ended, Wolfgang explained about the potion.

“First, as a result of our research, the compatibility between divine power and alchemy was much better than expected.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Since it was something we’d never attempted before, there were no related research materials, so we worked through trial and error step by step. It was quite enjoyable.”

When Wolfgang smiled with satisfaction, Zenrik also nodded in agreement.

“How thrilling it was each time we corrected errors through research.”

At the same time, he smiled eerily, looking genuinely pleased.

They say all alchemists are crazy about research, and it’s really true… Even with polar opposite personalities, they’re equally obsessed with research.

“However, it’s not quite at a satisfactory level yet, so it would be difficult to sell immediately. It wouldn’t even cover the cost of materials.”

“It can only heal minor cuts from a knife.”

At that level, there probably wouldn’t be anyone willing to buy it.

“Still, we brought it to show you that there’s potential. I’m confident that with more effort, we can create results far superior to alchemy potions.”

“Good. All three of you have worked hard.”

Indeed, achieving results this quickly on the first attempt was truly remarkable.

“Phew, thank you!”

But for some reason, rather than being happy about my sincere praise, the three of them seemed relieved.

It was written all over their faces that they’d been worried I might scold them for creating useless garbage with no effect.

Did those two alchemists also hear about my bad reputation…

Even if I told them I wasn’t that kind of person, they probably wouldn’t believe me, so I just left it alone.

“I’ll have the kitchen prepare a special meal, so everyone eat something delicious and rest well today. You’ve worked hard, and please continue your efforts going forward.”

“Y-yes!”

Lana bowed deeply and staggered out of the reception room.

Zenrik patted her back cheerfully, while Wolfgang pinched his side, telling him not to be rude.

After nearly 20 days of sharing hardships together, they seemed to have become quite close.

Well, now that we have a sample, shall I execute the plan?

I took the potion and went into the bathroom. It was to avoid Victoria and Monica’s eyes.

Standing in front of the sink with a paper knife in hand, I really… looked like a crazy person.

But since there was something I absolutely had to do, I cut my fingertip with the knife. Blood slowly trickled down.

After checking the wound, I took a sip of the potion.

“The taste is decent. Is this Zenrik’s idea?”

I heard some potions taste like crap, but our acknowledged genius of application, Zenrik, must have paid attention to this as well.

“Oh, it’s really healing.”

Before long, the wound began to close.

However, despite being a shallow cut, the healing was slow and didn’t completely heal.

Now shall I try the real experiment?

After checking the condition of the knife blade, I made a large cut across my forearm.

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