I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 74

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Count and Countess Hindel had taken their revenge quite thoroughly.

The first attack came about half a day after Count Kiris’s carriage had left the Grand Temple.

But what that attack was…

“Ugh, uweeeeek! What is, this, uweeeeek!”

Assassins skilled in stealth arts poured excrement over Baron Gail’s head…

‘Ugh, ptui ptui! What are these bugs in the food, ahhh!’

Or sprinkled mud filled with insects into his food…

“Ahhhhh! It hurts! Ahhh! My leg!”

Making him fall into secretly dug traps and breaking his legs.

They relentlessly poured out attacks that could be called petty if one wanted to call them petty.

‘Wow, how creative.’

Jeremy, who thanks to his divine power could observe all these events up close without being detected by the assassins tormenting Gail, was genuinely impressed.

When he heard it was revenge, he naturally thought of cutting off heads or severing limbs.

But harassment that dealt such a blow to one’s pride had effects beyond even killing.

It felt like his eyes had been opened to a new world.

After such incidents repeated several times, the Count’s party began to gradually distance themselves from Baron Gail.

Since such things kept happening only to the Baron, they began to suspect it might be his own fault.

When one leg was broken and the other cracked, making movement difficult and delaying their schedule, the Count abandoned him.

‘The Baron would be given a separate carriage to return to his estate on his own.’

The Baron, already terrified by the constant misfortunes, was thrown into panic by the Count’s order.

He knelt with his broken leg, grabbed the Count’s pants, and begged to be taken along, but the Count coldly rejected him.

Thus the Baron was left behind with one knight and three soldiers.

‘I’m curious what happened after that.’

With fewer people to be wary of, the Hindel couple would surely have tormented them with even more varied and creative methods.

Though he was extremely curious, Jeremy didn’t follow them.

He had a mission that Holy Maiden Ordel had entrusted to him.

No matter how curious he was, it wasn’t enough to ignore Ordel’s request.

‘I’d love to try the new revenge methods I learned on the Count…’

Jeremy quietly gazed at the Count’s manor before him.

Count Kiris, who treated Ordel worse than a roadside pebble and constantly humiliated her.

His anger toward the man surged to a level second only to those Sea God bastards.

But Jeremy suppressed his anger.

For someone who had been suppressing his killing intent toward the Sea God, controlling emotions to this degree wasn’t difficult.

Right now, carrying out the mission Ordel had given him came first.

Unleashing his anger could wait until after Ordel had her revenge.

Jeremy kicked off from the thick tree branch he’d been sitting on.

There were guards, but he crossed the main gate without being detected at all, and at that very moment.

“…!”

Jeremy’s entire body froze. Unable to step further into the estate, he quickly hid himself in a tree in one corner.

Thump thump thump thump thump thump.

His heart pounded frantically. Cold sweat flowed, and his fingertips turned pale.

Even when Ordel had hit him on the head with a sacred object, he hadn’t been this flustered.

‘What is this?’

An alien energy that enveloped his entire body the moment he crossed the gate.

How should he describe this?

Dirty, sticky, like it had gathered every unpleasant sensation that existed in the world.

Even when the Sea God forcibly controlled both his mind and body, he had never felt such a filthy energy.

‘Are they completely unaffected?’

The people walking around nearby seemed unable to sense this energy, walking about with peaceful faces.

Even though his back was soaked enough to dampen his clothes.

Jeremy’s expression grew even more serious.

Could it be that the Sea God’s divine power still half-remaining in his body was giving him a warning?

Was that why he alone could sense an energy others couldn’t feel?

If that was correct, this was an extremely serious matter.

Jeremy gritted his teeth.

He wanted to fulfill Ordel’s request somehow, but going further into the estate was impossible.

He didn’t know what might happen if he ignored this energy stabbing at his entire body and went inside.

He didn’t want to break Ordel’s request not to do anything dangerous and to return safely without getting hurt.

“…Just what is this bastard up to.”

Jeremy glared at the Count’s manor, then turned around without regret and left the estate.

Still, it wasn’t completely without gain. Just learning that the Count’s manor was suspicious was enough.

Jeremy began running quickly toward the Grand Temple where Ordel would be waiting.

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“This place is…”

The woman who got off the carriage looked straight ahead.

The first things she saw were the old, paint-peeling gate and the guards standing before it.

But she was soon captivated by the structure beyond them.

The pure white Grand Temple receiving the brilliant sunlight from the sky with its entire body.

It was completely different from the Sea God’s Grand Temple with its bluish tinge and the black Shrine of the Annihilation God.

Just looking at it was dazzling, and it exuded holiness.

Thanks to this, her heart that had been racing with tension calmed down slightly.

She wasn’t sure if she had found the right place, but at least she didn’t regret the appearance.

“Who are you?”

While she was staring blankly at the Grand Temple, a Holy Knight guarding the gate asked her.

The startled woman hurriedly came to her senses.

“I, I’m Rosetta Flur from the Southern Region. I’ve come because I need the healing power of the Sun God’s Main Temple.”

Rosetta spoke earnestly.

For healing power, that one thing, Rosetta had come all the way here from the distant south.

“Please come inside.”

Fortunately, the guard immediately guided her in, and Rosetta followed with relief.

The Sun God’s Main Temple seen up close was much more magnificent than when viewed from outside.

The flowers filling the garden were bursting with vitality, and the marble reflecting the sunlight sparkled beautifully.

The people passing by all had bright faces overflowing with leisure.

Rosetta was inwardly surprised by this sight.

‘They said it was ruined, but it’s better than I thought?’

Rosetta had learned about the Sun God’s Main Temple thanks to potions sold by the Lumen Trading Guild.

If not for that, she would have lived without even knowing of the Sun God’s existence.

She had been worried the entire journey after hearing it was on the verge of ruin…

But seeing it in person, contrary to her thoughts, it was extremely clean and people’s faces were full of smiles, putting her at ease.

She had really done well to trust Lumen and come.

“Ah, Novice Priestess Ditrihi.”

Not long after entering the Grand Temple, the Holy Knight guiding Rosetta greeted Ditrihi who was passing by.

From his very respectful attitude, Rosetta instinctively guessed that the priestess before her was no ordinary person.

“This person is…”

“Ah, hello!”

Rosetta quickly stepped forward and bowed her head to him who was looking at her with curiosity.

“I’m Rosetta Flur from the distant Southern Region. I’ve come to seek the healing power of the Sun God’s Main Temple!”

Rosetta cried out desperately.

For the sake of the Flur clan and the Southern Region, she had to somehow receive help from the Sun God’s Main Temple.

She waited for Ditrihi’s answer with an anxious face.

And Ditrihi was….

“Healing power?”

He was shocked in a completely different way.

What did I just hear?

Healing power? Heal…ing power? Healing power, she said?

She didn’t come to the Grand Temple to extort money, or to commit fraud, or to perform rituals for our downfall….

She came because she needs healing power?!

“Um, Novice Priest?”

Ditrihi, who had been standing there dazed for a while, snapped back to reality like lightning at Rosetta’s cautious voice calling him.

“Th-this way please! This way! I’ll guide you to the High Priest!”

“Y-yes!”

Ditrihi immediately turned around and headed toward Airic’s office.

However, his mind was completely focused on Rosetta, who was following him with quick steps.

He had been on his way to find Monica because of the unfinished renovation work, but now such things didn’t matter at all!

That was because it had been far too long since a guest came seeking healing power!

Ditrihi’s heart pounded with anticipation and joy as he went to meet Airic.

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