I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 34

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“Zenrik? Are you okay?”

When I asked casually, Zenrik hurriedly got up from his seat.

“…No, I’m not okay. I think I need to go right now. It seems like my problem might be solved.”

Divine power, yes, it was divine power. If I use that…

After muttering something, he suddenly got up without even saying goodbye and started running. It was in the direction of the potion workshop.

“…It seems I gave him a big answer to solving his problem?”

“Rest really was the answer after all.”

Instead of pointing out his rudeness, we cheered him on for solving his problem.

Now all that’s left is my problem…

Wait a minute. Come to think of it, what did Zenrik say earlier?

A flower imbued with divine power… And he said he would ‘use’ it, right?

“That’s right, exactly. Why didn’t I think of that?”

If I helped solve Zenrik’s problem, then he just helped solve mine.

That’s right, there was that method!

A way to put blessings into potions and not let Airic discover my abilities!

* * *

The office of Duke Sieri’s mansion.

Lute Sieri had even dismissed his aide Yuri Polton and was alone.

Yuri had made a big fuss saying there were still many things to handle, but since there was something more urgent than that right now, he kicked his butt and sent him out.

“I wonder how it will be.”

Lute fiddled with the holy relic that he hadn’t taken off his neck even once during the entire month.

That’s right. Today was exactly one month since he received the holy relic from Holy Maiden Ordel, the day when the blessing’s duration would end.

Even though he knew he needed to receive the blessing again, he didn’t go to the Grand Temple.

There was something he wanted to check first.

‘Is it time?’

Lute waited without removing the holy relic.

Then a few minutes later. The moment he reached the exact time he had estimated.

“…Ha!”

A bitter laugh burst out. An emotion that could be either anger or ecstasy leaked from his clenched fists and gritted teeth.

The pain of his heart drying up roughly, this terrible pain like needles stabbing his lungs with every breath!

The familiar pain that had tormented him for 20 years began to grip him once again.

“…Damn it.”

Perhaps because he was still wearing the holy relic, only the blessing had disappeared and the pain itself was at a somewhat bearable level compared to before.

But now he knows.

A body without any pain, an ordinary daily life without suffering.

How could he go back to the way things were after knowing that sweet taste?

“At least she didn’t lie to me, that’s something.”

The pain that started from his heart seemed to pass through the back of his neck and strike his head.

Lute groaned and leaned back in his chair.

“…Ah.”

And then he felt it.

The warm sunlight pouring from the window right next to him.

Perhaps because he was wearing the Sun God’s holy relic, just basking in the sunlight somehow made him feel like the pain was subsiding a bit more than before.

Ordel, who didn’t really suit the position of the Sun God’s Holy Maiden.

Her words that the Holy Maiden’s blessing would be more effective than the holy relic were true.

This proved that there wasn’t a single lie among the things Ordel had said.

‘…Then does that mean I might be able to find a cure for this damn disease someday?’

He had thought he’d be grateful just for the pain to disappear.

But now that hope arose for the first time that he might be able to completely cure the disease, he became greedy.

It was something he had truly never thought about even once…

It was the first time in his life that he wanted to trust someone other than himself.

“I’m completely caught by my weakness.”

Not only did he have to receive blessings every month, but the person who held the key to completely curing his disease.

It wasn’t just a weakness – it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she was completely gripping his heart.

But this is strange.

If it were any other time, being completely controlled by someone else would have been extremely annoying and irritating…

Far from that, this moment wasn’t so bad.

He even seemed to think it was rather enjoyable.

To the point where he was curious about Ordel’s next unpredictable action.

So he should go right now.

He happened to have a reason to go anyway.

“Yuri!”

Having made up his mind, Lute shot up from his seat and raised his voice.

As if he hadn’t listened at all to the order to stay far away, Yuri quickly opened the door and entered as if he’d been waiting.

I knew he would do that.

“Get ready. We’re going to the Sun God’s Main Temple.”

“What? Again?”

Yuri, who had entered energetically carrying a pile of documents, widened his eyes at Lute’s command.

“You didn’t even send a letter saying you wanted to see the Holy Maiden this time, so why suddenly?”

“Why? Because I want to see her. The one who misses someone should go visit, shouldn’t they?”

Rustle rustle…

Shocked by Lute’s words, Yuri dropped all the documents he was holding.

The office floor was completely covered with white papers, but Lute didn’t care and put on his outer coat.

“Su, su, surely you’re not planning to go right now?!”

“If you don’t want to go, I’ll leave you behind. You’re not very useful anyway, so you don’t have to come. Stay and do the work instead.”

Lute roughly trampled the pile of documents scattered on the floor with his feet, pushed past the dazed Yuri, and left the office.

Yuri, who came to his senses belatedly, chased after him frantically.

“Huk, not useful?! I’ll come with you too!”

Whether he did or not, Lute told a passing servant to prepare a carriage immediately since he was going out.

Although it was a sudden command, the servant, accustomed to his master’s eccentric behavior, carried out the order without showing any particular surprise.

Thanks to that, the preparations for going out were finished in an instant.

Lute leaned back leisurely in a seat that had been modified to be much more cushioned than a regular carriage due to his illness, and hummed a tune happily.

The look in Yuri’s eyes, sitting across from him, was becoming increasingly bizarre, but he paid no attention.

How fascinating.

Just a little while ago, he had been disgusted by the pain that started again as soon as the blessing disappeared.

But now it actually wasn’t so bad.

No, to be precise, it was right to say that pleasure and excitement were offsetting the pain.

Lute smiled pleasantly and closed his eyes.

The soft sunlight pouring on his face felt good.

* * *

Since this was my second life, I didn’t think time would pass that quickly.

Rather, time in this life seemed to fly by even faster than in my previous life.

Seeing the man sitting in front of me again after a month had already passed made me feel this even more.

“You’re a bit late.”

Lute Sieri.

At his appearance, I lightly calculated the date.

The date itself was exactly one month since he received the holy relic, but the time was somewhat late.

Unlike last time when he came in the morning, it was now late afternoon when the sun was beginning to set.

“I guess you deliberately waited to confirm the effect of my blessing.”

It was obvious without even looking.

“Yes, that’s right.”

As expected, Rute readily admitted it.

“We should make sure about things like this, shouldn’t we? Above all, I had to confirm what happens when the blessing disappears.”

It was a valid point, but something felt a bit… strange.

Why has he been smiling so brightly like that since earlier…?

He did smile often in the original work too, but usually only when mocking others, dismissing them, looking down on them, or belittling them…

Right now there was nothing like that happening, yet he was smiling so cheerfully.

It was really unsettling.

“Are you feeling bad because it’s confirmed that you have to keep receiving blessings every month?”

No matter how I thought about it, he didn’t seem to be smiling from happiness, so I explained step by step.

“As I mentioned before, the longer my abilities improve, the longer the blessing duration becomes. Even if it’s impossible right now, I’ll definitely extend it for you soon, so don’t worry.”

It’s only because I delayed offerings to invest in the potion business, but once the business starts in earnest, my divine power will increase rapidly too.

So in about three months I can definitely solve this problem…

For some reason, far from Rute’s mood improving, his smile completely disappeared.

His smiling face wasn’t great either, but this serious expression wasn’t particularly good either.

“I really wanted to see the Holy Maiden, but it seems the Holy Maiden doesn’t feel the same way.”

“…”

What kind of nonsense is this now.

The statement was so absurd I almost let out a sound.

“Ah, right. The Holy Maiden only wants to see my money.”

“…”

“You’re not denying it… Am I really useless except for having a lot of money?”

Ahem. Was I found out?

Since Rute was our valued customer, I quickly shook my head before his mood got worse.

“How could that be? Absolutely not.”

Then Rute smiled brightly and said…

“Ah, that’s right, our Holy Maiden also really likes my face.”

-he said.

This is driving me crazy. This fickleness was absolutely impossible to handle.

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