I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 57

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“Holy Maiden, your lips are twitching.”

I was holding back the urge to shout at them to go fight at the training grounds instead of wrecking my room, when Zenrik whispered to me subtly from the side.

This guy, he’s quite perceptive, isn’t he?

Actually, I wasn’t feeling bad about it on one hand.

That’s because I didn’t know Lana would get so angry for my sake like that.

Since she still couldn’t look at me properly, I thought she was still afraid of me.

I had been feeling sad because people were avoiding me even more after the attack incident, so Lana’s sincerity made me very happy.

“Lana Priestess, thank you for worrying about me.”

Lana, who had been pulling at Jeremy, was startled by my words and loosened her grip.

Jeremy’s clothes were wrinkled terribly – if she had let go just a little later, the new clothes I got him would have been completely torn.

“I, I’m sorry for causing a commotion…”

Lana timidly fidgeted with her fingers as if she had never made someone’s clothes look raggedy.

Why are you apologizing when I’m thanking you? It makes me feel more sorry.

“…Are you, feeling alright?”

Wow… But this is really surprising.

Lana speaking to me about something other than greetings. I’m touched.

“I’m fine. The High Priest said I just need to rest for a while.”

“Th, that’s a relief. And, and um, th, this…”

Lana handed me something with trembling hands.

It was a bottle containing liquid the color of tender grass blades that had just sprouted from the ground.

“It’s a nutritional supplement. While doing research, I, I ended up making one…”

At this level, the emotion is reaching lethal doses, isn’t it?

“Thank you. This is too precious, how can I drink it?”

“You have to drink it all! You have to drink every last drop for it to have great effect!”

I was just joking a little, but Lana shouted loudly.

I really must have no talent for jokes.

“I, I’m sorry for raising my voice…”

When I looked at her in surprise, she must have misunderstood in a different way because Lana quickly lowered her eyes and apologized.

It seemed like a change of atmosphere was needed, so I immediately opened the cap and drank the nutritional supplement.

A rich, refreshing taste like the vitamin supplements I used to take in the modern world wrapped around my tongue.

“Oh, it’s delicious.”

“Lana Priestess researched that bit by bit for you, Holy Maiden, even while making potions.”

When Zenrik subtly whispered this from the side, Lana hit his forearm, asking why he had to say such things.

It wasn’t a slap but a thud! sound that echoed through the air.

I looked pitifully at Zenrik, whose face had turned pale white.

“Thank you. Thanks to this, I’ll be able to spend today refreshingly.”

When I smiled brightly at Lana, her cheeks flushed red.

It was quite funny how it contrasted with Zenrik, who was clutching his arm and being supported by Wolfgang.

The three people, having finished their business, soon left my room.

I took the opportunity to send Victoria, Monica, and Jeremy away too.

Since I had to use blessing on a thousand bottles of potions.

I had coughed up blood even when blessing five hundred bottles, and this time it’s double that plus my physical condition isn’t very good, so I’ll probably cough up much more, right?

But I can’t not use the blessing, so I have no choice but to push myself just until today.

【Activating skill ‘Blessing’.】

A reddish aura began to mix with the brilliant crimson liquid.

The sight of a full thousand bottles all being dyed sunset colors at once was truly spectacular, but…

“Cough! Kugh!”

I had no time to appreciate that enchanting scene.

I quickly covered my mouth with a cloth I had prepared in advance.

Definitely twice as much blood poured out compared to last time.

“Gasp. Damn, but why won’t it stop, cough! Ah, stop coming out!”

Being careful not to get it on the Holy Maiden robes with their flowing sleeves was even harder.

Only after nearly a minute passed did the coughing finally stop.

The cloth was dyed bright red – it’s a bit horrifying.

At this level, it would be hard to wash out, what should I do? It’s still autumn so the fireplace isn’t being used, so I can’t burn it either.

A way to dispose of it without anyone knowing…

Click.

“Holy Maiden dead?”

But at that moment, suddenly something pitch black dropped down from the ceiling!

“What!”

I was so startled that I unconsciously wielded my divine power.

“Ah, ow. Ahhh.”

The thing that got hit by my divine power let out a single scream and fell to the floor with a thud.

The thing rolling on the floor while holding its face was none other than Jeremy.

Ah, seriously! I thought I was going to faint!

“What are you? Why are you coming out of there?”

“Holy Maiden said to protect Holy Maiden.”

Jeremy answered nonchalantly, his pale face bearing reddish marks.

I pressed my forehead.

“So you didn’t leave and were hiding in the ceiling? How did you crawl in there?”

“This was the only place where I could quietly protect Holy Maiden without being detected.”

I sighed and rubbed Jeremy’s cheek.

I wanted to heal him, but I had just used a lot of blessing so my physical condition was at its worst and I couldn’t do it.

“Still, in such a dirty place…”

“No. It’s much more comfortable than the place I stayed at in the Temple of the Sea God.”

“A dirty ceiling…?”

What kind of place did he stay in there?

“A narrow room where I couldn’t even lie down comfortably. And the walls were covered with divine words that restrained my entire body.”

“…”

My hand that was rubbing his cheek stopped involuntarily.

I had no idea about such detailed circumstances since they weren’t mentioned in the original work.

“So I’m really grateful that Holy Maiden accepted me.”

Now I understand why Jeremy said it was okay to put him in prison.

Because a prison spacious enough to stretch his legs comfortably and without divine words restraining him was much better than the room he had lived in.

Those bastards at the Temple of the Sea God were truly trash.

“…Stay as long as you want. If you want to live freely after the curse is lifted, you can leave. Do whatever you want.”

“I like it here for now.”

I nodded at Jeremy’s words.

If he likes it here, I’ll let him stay even if it means fighting the Temple of the Sea God.

Anyway, things had already gone sour with those bastards, so it couldn’t get any worse.

“But if you want to stay here, you have to follow a few rules.”

“What are they?”

“Don’t tell others about things concerning me.”

“For example, like that?”

Jeremy glanced at the blood-stained cloth I was holding. I nodded.

“Yes, things like this. All the things I do when people aren’t watching. Even if you happen to see them, you must absolutely keep them secret.”

Until I reveal them myself with my own mouth.

“Understood.”

Jeremy agreed without even asking why. He probably thinks I’ll kick him out if he doesn’t keep his promise.

I have no such intention, but I didn’t bother to clear up that misunderstanding.

I had to protect my secret at all costs.

“Then please take care of this without anyone knowing.”

It was an unexpected situation, but since things had turned out this way, I decided to make good use of my newly acquired ally.

After Jeremy disappeared back into the ceiling with the bloodstained cloth, I washed my hands and opened the window to ventilate the room.

I kept it open a bit longer, remembering how I almost got caught last time.

Thanks to that, Victoria didn’t suspect anything at all this time.

After seeing off Victoria and Monica as they left pushing the trolley, I secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Ah, now I can really rest a bit. I’m dying here.

* * *

The nutritional supplement Lana gave me was incredibly effective.

I had been tired every day since half-removing the curse, but today my condition was decent considering I had even coughed up blood.

Even when I used to live on Bac*us during my detective days, my condition never recovered this much.

“This could make quite a profit if sold.”

Haven’t modern people proven with their whole bodies the necessity of fatigue recovery supplements?

Moreover, since this doesn’t contain divine power or alchemy, it could be sold at a much cheaper price.

Whether noble or commoner, it means anyone could enjoy it without being constrained by money.

I should seriously propose this to Lana.

For now, let me deal with the immediate matters first.

“So you’re saying all those people were sent by the Count and Countess?”

Entrance of the Temple of the Goddess.

Having come outside from rolling around in bed due to Monica’s fuss, I exclaimed in admiration at the scene unfolding before my eyes.

“Yes! These are workers who will help with the renovation of the Temple of the Goddess. And these are the cooks, who also brought ingredients to use in the kitchen.”

It was the grace of Count and Countess Hindel, who had recognized at a glance what was most urgently needed at the impoverished Temple of the Goddess and sent it.

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