I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 61

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“I really wanted to show this to Your Grace. It’s thanks to Your Grace that I can enjoy this scenery.”

“….”

“Thank you so much. I’ve been wanting to tell you this at least once.”

I smiled brightly at Lute. Warm sunlight fell across my cheek.

As if the Sun God was also expressing agreement.

“…I’m embarrassed to hear such words since I didn’t give unilaterally. I’m the one who was saved thanks to you.”

I shook my head firmly.

“I only saved Your Grace’s life, but Your Grace saved everyone at the Sun God’s Main Temple.”

So naturally we should be more grateful.

“Thank you for coming to us. Your Grace will remain a precious person to us for life.”

Lute, who had been dazed for a while, soon burst into laughter.

It was the kind of smile that naturally brought joy, like the one I saw on the day he was freed from pain.

“I’ve often heard that people would curse me for life, but this is the first time I’ve heard that someone would cherish me. It feels quite good, doesn’t it?”

“Your Grace certainly isn’t someone who would hear such words anywhere else.”

“Weren’t we having a good atmosphere just now?”

But what can I do when that’s the truth?

“I’d like to keep chatting here like this, but since someone disgusting came early without any sense, I should get going.”

“Should I eliminate them?”

Don’t give such a serious answer to a joke.

The way he smiled coldly as if his good mood had vanished, it seemed like he’d stage a massacre show in the temple right away if given permission.

“It’s fine. I think I’ll feel better handling it myself.”

The one who was abused was Ordel, the owner of this body.

They say revenge isn’t something others do for you, but since I’ve taken over this body, only I have the right to take revenge.

I have no intention of leaving this matter to anyone else.

“However, there is something I’d like to ask Your Grace for help with regarding this.”

“What is it?”

“First, let me talk with the Count. So please rest. I’ll give you the blessing charge after everything is finished.”

After saying goodbye to the disappointed Lute, I left the room.

Victoria was standing in front of the reception room door.

“Count Kiris and the Count’s family knight commander are waiting inside. Baron Gail isn’t there.”

Ah, so the knight who was with him was the commander? Well, since the Count himself came, it’s natural for him to follow.

“The Count said only the Holy Maiden should come in, but if you wish, I’ll go in with you.”

Victoria’s attitude of not caring about the Count’s words was that of a true escort knight.

But I declined.

“It’s fine. Strictly speaking, I won’t be alone.”

When I gestured toward the air, something black dropped from the ceiling with a thud.

It was Jeremy, who had become much fluffier thanks to sleeping well, eating well, and getting plenty of sunlight in a comfortable room for the past few days.

“If anything happens, he’ll block it for me.”

No matter how skilled the Kiris family knight commander is, he could never beat Jeremy.

I looked at Jeremy proudly. But unlike me, Victoria glared fiercely at Jeremy.

“…Guard competitor.”

Ah, that was the look toward a predator eyeing her position.

“What are you talking about? No matter what, Gyeong is my number one guard, so don’t worry.”

When I patted her shoulder, the tension immediately left Victoria’s eyes.

Actually, Jeremy is only a temporary guard since I plan to assign him to Idella when she appears later.

“Then Jeremy, please.”

Jeremy nodded and disappeared back up to the ceiling.

I immediately opened the reception room door wide and entered. There’s no reason for the house owner to knock, right?

“…Ordel.”

The Count, who had been talking with the knight commander, looked at me with surprised eyes. Perhaps because Lute wasn’t there, he no longer hid the anger in his eyes.

“Hello, Count. It’s been a while. It’s already been well over two months since we last met.”

Remembering my first and last meeting with Count Kiris made me laugh naturally.

Not only did he lock me in the attic and starve me, but he also kicked me out at dawn while I was still hungry.

Remembering that day when I suffered from motion sickness made my anger rise naturally!

“You look very healthy, so I hope you’ve been well.”

Did you sleep soundly after kicking me out like that?

“Stop the nonsense. Do you think I came all the way here to hear pleasantries from you?”

Oh, he heard my words as pleasantries. He’s the one with serious delusions.

“Why didn’t you inform me that you started selling potions?”

As soon as I sat on the opposite sofa, the question that flew at me almost made me frown.

What’s with this tone?

It didn’t sound like he was questioning why I didn’t inform him about something good so we could monopolize it together, but rather like he was angry that I had done something foolish.

The former would be understandable given that bastard’s character, but the latter is hard to understand.

“Isn’t it natural for the Sun God’s Main Temple to make potions? The High Priest said so, so I thought there was no need to mention it.”

“Why did you decide that on your own!”

To find out whether I was mistaken or not, I tested the waters slightly, and the Count pointed at me as if to stab me with his index finger.

“Do you think you’re some great Holy Maiden just because I put you in that position? Don’t be mistaken. Know your place!”

Well, look at this?

If he had just stopped at insulting me, I would have thought it was just trash acting like trash again.

He made Ordel the fake Holy Maiden of the Sun God’s Main Temple to gain glory as a family that produced a Holy Maiden.

In fact, after Ordel became the Holy Maiden, the Kiris family grew wings and successfully settled among the central nobility.

So I thought he’d be happy since the better our temple did, the higher my status would rise….

But now it seems like he’s wary of exactly that?

“Since Duke Sieri has come, I’ll allow you to hold the dedication ceremony.”

Who does he think he is, some Holy Sage of the Sun God? What gives him the right to allow or disallow anything?

“But stop the potion business immediately. Whether you persuade the High Priest or throw a tantrum, somehow quit it right now!”

“What should I tell Duke Sieri? He’s invested quite a lot in the business, so if we suddenly quit, he’ll be angry. Is it okay if we fall out with him like this?”

“No.”

The Count said firmly with a stern face.

He probably thought he was making a scary expression, but it wasn’t scary at all.

“Stop the business, but continue the relationship with the Duke. Even if you have to cling to his ankles or kneel and beg! If you fail, I won’t let you off easy.”

After threatening me, the Count stood up abruptly as if he had nothing more to say and left the reception room.

The knight commander, who had been standing silently the whole time, openly clicked his tongue at me before following after him.

I couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.

What kind of storm just passed through here?

“Holy Maiden.”

As soon as I was left alone, Jeremy dropped from the ceiling with a thud.

He lowered the mask covering his face and asked.

“Should I kill him?”

Yes! …I barely managed to hold back from answering that.

“You can’t kill him. Not yet.”

“Why?”

“There are some things I need to find out while keeping him alive.”

The reason I invited Count Kiris to the dedication ceremony was actually to completely sever ties with him using this opportunity.

I had planned to subtly mention to Lute that the Count mistreated and even abused me, then get his help to legally escape from the Count’s family.

Since he’s a Duke representing the nobility and has close ties with the Imperial Palace.

But an unexpected situation occurred.

Who would have thought that Count Kiris, who I thought only had a lust for power, wouldn’t welcome the Sun God’s Main Temple’s glorious comeback.

And he even showed signs of strange obsession with Lute Sieri.

It seems making Ordel the fake Holy Maiden of the Sun God’s Main Temple wasn’t simply for the family’s sake.

Unlike the original story’s content.

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