I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 5

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A blue satin dress draped with white lace.

Airik knows very well what this is.

This dress was what Count Kiris had bought for Ordel on the day she first came to the Sun God’s Main Temple as a saint.

It was a precious dress she received from her father, and she was so careful every time she wore it, getting furious like fire if a maid even touched it wrongly—Ordel loved it that much.

She would sell even this without leaving it behind.

Even lying that she bought it with her own allowance.

‘Wasn’t this planned with Count Kiris? Does she really intend to leave the Grand Temple?’

Come to think of it, she had willingly agreed to deceive the Kiris household together.

Perhaps she had a big fight with the Count.

Ordel was loyal to Count Kiris, but the Count himself didn’t cherish her that much.

She might have realized this fact this time and turned her back on him.

‘This way, everything fits together.’

Her suddenly changed appearance, wanting to quit being a saint and leave the temple, and that expression filled with terrible emptiness she showed when saying those words.

Now everything made sense.

“I think selling them would be good… We’re increasingly running short on operating funds.”

As Airik stared seriously at only the list, Dietrich spoke carefully.

He didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

In reality, the Grand Temple’s finances were in terrible shape because of the saint’s extravagance.

“…Alright. Let’s do as the Saint wishes. Start right away from tomorrow. You’ll oversee everything.”

“Yes! Understood!”

Fortunately, when a positive answer came back, Dietrich nodded with a brightened face.

He needed to quickly get this done before both Ordel and Airik changed their minds.

“…”

However, unlike Dietrich, Airik couldn’t smile.

Ordel’s change was honestly welcome, but…

Her saying she would sell even that blue dress she had cherished so much kept bothering him.

Even saying she would keep the money from selling that particular item for herself.

It meant that despite being angry, she still couldn’t let go of her attachment to the Kiris household.

Airik sighed, recalling Ordel’s empty expression he had seen during the day.

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“Ah, this feels refreshing.”

The night before, after handing over the list to Dietrich, I greeted the morning with a very refreshed face.

A weekday morning without going to work—how truly blissful.

“Should I just stay here?”

If I go outside, I’ll have to work again to make a living, but…

Here, the saint is the highest person, so I don’t have to work.

When it’s time, they give me food and clean for me.

Isn’t this a completely sweet job?

Should I rather stay at the Grand Temple, steadily saving money, then leave when Idella appears after a year?

It’s a bit embarrassing to tell Airik now that I can’t leave, but he already opposed it anyway.

However, this brilliant plan of mine crumbled completely in less than 10 minutes.

“S-s-s-sorry, Saint…!”

I stared blankly at the woman kneeling and prostrating before me.

The maid who brought my breakfast had been terrified from the start.

Until then, I hadn’t thought much of it.

She must be someone who experienced Ordel’s tyranny.

Then, starting with this person, should I slowly begin apologizing?

That’s all I was thinking.

Until the woman, trembling so much, accidentally bumped into me while setting the tray down on the table.

“I was wrong. I’m sorry. Please, pl-please forgive me…!”

“…”

Wow, I’m really speechless.

She just lightly touched me, yet she’s prostrating like this…?

What on earth was Ordel doing here?

“…I’m fine, so please go ahead and leave.”

What could I say to someone trembling in fear of being hit?

Apologizing now would clearly not be properly received, so I just sent her away.

“…Huh?”

“I’m not angry at all, so you can go ahead and leave.”

Thinking she’d be more startled if I pressed her, I stopped paying attention to her and started eating.

Soon she hesitated, then bowed deeply and hurriedly left.

Absurdly, even while leaving so hastily, not even the sound of her footsteps could be heard.

Actually, it’s not funny at all.

“I should just leave the Grand Temple.”

Forget about changing my image—for people’s mental health, I should just leave.

I finished eating with a sorrowful face.

After the meal, another problem arose.

Yesterday, Airik and Dietrich had cleared away the empty dishes, but today, since I sent the maid away first, there was no one to take them.

Rather than watch another frightened person come and tremble while cleaning up, I should just take them myself.

“But where’s the kitchen?”

From what I remember, the dining room and kitchen should be connected… Then where’s the dining room again?

Besides, I don’t even know where this bedroom is located.

Yesterday, when I arrived at the temple, I was half-unconscious from hunger and motion sickness, so Airik carried me here.

What should I do? Should I call the maid again?

Then she might think I’m really angry this time and faint…?

It was while I was seriously pondering over the empty tray.

【According to user request, we will guide you through the ‘Map’ system.】

A System Message appeared before my eyes.

“You were there?”

Maybe because it’s so unhelpful.

I completely forgot about it in just one day.

Then, as if asking how I could forget it, the system screen suddenly enlarged.

In the upper left corner of the screen, it read 【Sun God’s Main Temple Map】.

Right. If it’s a possession story system, it should at least have a map function.

“Please find me a route from where I am now to the kitchen.”

The path to the kitchen was marked with red dots on the map.

I should take back what I said about it being unhelpful.

I immediately followed the red dots.

I thought about going directly to the kitchen, but that area was only connected by passages used by employees, so I decided to just cross through the dining room.

Hmm, I hope the people in the dining room don’t have seizures just from seeing me…

However, my wish was spectacularly dashed.

“Ah.”

As soon as I entered the dining room, dozens of gazes from people eating were fixed on me all at once.

I see. It was everyone’s meal time.

The faces of those who made eye contact with me instantly turned pale blue.

I’m sorry. I didn’t intentionally try to disturb your peaceful meal time…

“Saint?”

Airik, who spotted me, quickly stood up and approached.

“What brings you here…”

“I wanted to take the empty dishes to the kitchen. But I got the timing wrong.”

I’m sorry for coming here while everyone was eating and making things uncomfortable.

When I offered a roundabout apology, Airik took the tray I was holding as if snatching it away.

“I’ll take care of putting this away.”

“Oh, if you would do that…”

“And there is nowhere in this Grand Temple that the Saint cannot go. Anytime, anywhere – you may set foot in any place you desire.”

Huh? No, why is he speaking so grandly about just coming to one restaurant…?

“Ah, yes. I’ll keep that in mind…”

I’ll be leaving soon anyway… Still, I nodded for now.

And just as I was about to quickly disappear from the restaurant for everyone’s sake.

“…Huh?”

I saw something strange.

“Saint?”

Ignoring Airik who called out questioningly, I strode purposefully toward what I had just seen.

I felt sorry that the children’s faces at the end of my gaze had turned deathly pale, but I couldn’t see that right now.

“What is… this?”

At the very end of the long dining table, I stood before the young children huddled together and widened my eyes.

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