I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 81

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“Welcome to the Fleu Family.”

The moment we passed through the main gate, Rosetta Flur, who had been riding in the carriage with me, offered a welcoming greeting.

“The estate is…”

I let out an exclamation of admiration at the sight of the estate visible through the carriage window.

A sand-colored building standing tall under the dry, scorching sunlight.

Particularly striking was the first floor, which was refreshingly open with a two-story height.

If the buildings in the western region where the Grand Temple is located resembled Western European architectural styles, this place reminded me of Western Asia.

“It’s beautiful.”

When I spoke with sincerity, Rosetta’s face softened gently.

“Oh, my husband is out there.”

I turned my head toward where Rosetta was pointing.

A man with a somewhat stern face was standing in front of the estate’s entrance… Uh…

“…That’s your husband?”

“Yes!”

So that man is Rosetta’s husband?

Height that rivaled Seth’s, a build that seemed twice the size of petite and delicate Rosetta, and a large scar carved into his face.

His considerable build was already intimidating, but with the scar added, he looked incredibly fierce.

Of course, one shouldn’t judge people by their appearance, but I really couldn’t deny that he didn’t match Rosetta.

“Honey, I’m back. Was everything alright while I was gone?”

When the carriage stopped, Rosetta was the first to get out and ran pattering to her husband. Her small hands worriedly caressed her husband’s cheek.

“What about you? Are you hurt anywhere?”

Then the face that had only looked fierce immediately melted away.

The man examining various parts of Rosetta’s body looked incredibly caring.

Indeed, one shouldn’t judge people just by their appearance. Let me reflect on this.

“I’m fine. The Holy Maiden took good care of me.”

Rosetta smiled brightly, took her husband’s hand, and approached me.

“Holy Maiden, let me introduce you. This is my husband and the one who leads the Fleu Family, Baron Rickasa Fleu. Honey, this is the Holy Maiden of the Sun God’s Main Temple.”

“Thank you for coming such a long way. I am Rickasa Fleu. It’s an honor to meet you.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Ordel, the Holy Maiden of the Sun God’s Main Temple.”

Through his unkempt, rough sand-colored hair, fierce black eyes were visible.

I understand that his gaze is different from when he looks at his wife, but…

Why does he look so fierce? As if he’s looking at an enemy?

Is he reproaching me for bringing his wife back late…?

Just as I was wondering what could be the reason.

Thud!

Surprisingly, Rickasa suddenly knelt down in front of me!

“Please! Help us, Holy Maiden!”

When I opened my eyes wide, Rickasa shouted loudly.

I looked at Rosetta with a bewildered face. She too seemed surprised, her eyes wide open.

“H-honey. Please get up. You’ve startled the Holy Maiden.”

When Rosetta patted his back, Rickasa immediately stood up. Then he bowed his head to me.

“I apologize. In my desperation, I committed a breach of etiquette.”

His fierce face was filled with grave concern.

“Let’s go inside first. We’ve kept our guest standing outside for too long.”

“Ah, that’s right. I apologize. I’ll escort you right away. Please come this way.”

At Rosetta’s gentle coaxing, Rickasa guided us inside.

Something felt ominous from the very first day… I was very worried about what lay ahead.

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As soon as Seth and I were guided to the reception room by the couple, we heard about the situation.

“So…”

I looked at the Fleu couple sitting across from me.

“While your wife was away in the western region, you went on another expedition to the desert, and the damage was severe that time.”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Rickasa answered with a face that was not just grave but utterly gloomy.

“So I was in despair, but when I heard the news that my wife was coming to the southern region with the Holy Maiden, I can’t tell you how relieved I was. Thank you so much.”

Rickasa kept bowing his head repeatedly.

So the intense gaze directed at me wasn’t hostility, but desperation asking for help.

If someone is desperate twice, they’ll be completely worn through…

“Was the damage very severe?”

“Half of the knight order that went on the expedition was injured. There are minor injuries, but quite a few serious ones as well.”

“W-we’ve gone on many expeditions before, but this is the first time the damage has been this severe.”

Rosetta’s face, who only learned of this fact after coming here, was pale with shock.

At least I should be thankful that even Rickasa wasn’t injured.

“This isn’t the time to be leisurely enjoying tea.”

I looked up at Seth, who had stubbornly chosen to stand behind me despite my suggestion to sit beside me.

He nodded, affirming my words.

“Let’s examine the injured first.”

“…Pardon?”

Rosetta, who had been sobbing while comforting her distressed husband, suddenly looked up.

Rickasa was the same.

“Those people need treatment. The Sun God’s priests who specialize in healing power are here, so we’re not going to just leave them alone, are we?”

“Y-you’ll treat them right now?”

What an obvious thing to say.

“If we leave them alone, the seriously injured might die, and even the minor injuries could worsen.”

“Ah…”

“So guide us quickly. Before it gets any later.”

At my words, Rosetta covered her mouth with both hands.

Tears began to form in her eyes.

“Th-thank you. Thank you, Holy Maiden. I’ll guide you right away!”

I stood up abruptly and flung open the reception room door. Then I commanded Monica and Victoria, who were waiting outside.

“There are injured people here. We need to treat them urgently, so call the priests.”

“Yes, understood.”

While the two of them ran off, I headed to the infirmary with the couple.

“Since we go on expeditions so frequently, we built an infirmary within the estate specifically for treating the injured.”

“That’s an excellent decision. Then are there many doctors as well?”

“There probably isn’t another region with as many skilled doctors as the southern region.”

Well, since battles with monsters are frequent, there would be many injured, so that makes sense.

“But one alchemist is better than ten doctors, and one priest is better than ten alchemists.”

Rosetta added an explanation with a bitter expression.

“And while the southern region has many doctors, the number of alchemists and priests is woefully insufficient. Alchemists don’t want to be in dangerous places, and priests…”

“The Shrine of the Annihilation God doesn’t move.”

At my words, Rosetta nodded bitterly.

The southern region has the Shrine of the Annihilation God.

Nevertheless, the reason Rosetta ran all the way to the distant western region, begging to sell potions, was simple.

The Shrine of the Annihilation God had no interest in worldly affairs whatsoever.

The priests there simply honed their divine power within the temple, and only occasionally came outside when asked to comfort the souls of the dead.

In other words, they were no different from hermits practicing in the mountains.

“If only they would step forward, the situation would be much better…”

At Rosetta’s muttering, the original story suddenly came to mind.

Even though it was the Shrine of the Annihilation God, they didn’t stay holed up in the temple until the end of the original story.

When the monsters began running rampant in earnest and the situation in the southern region rapidly deteriorated, they burst out of the grand temple to fight the monsters.

True to their name ‘Annihilation,’ they fought without regard for their own bodies, and despite being the last to join the battle, they suffered extreme damage.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say they were almost completely devastated.

Moreover, the Temple of the Sea God also self-destructed by fighting alone without cooperating with others, so by the end of the original story, only the Sun God’s Main Temple remained.

As for the Sea God’s side, it’s no different from them making their own bed, so I don’t feel sorry for them…

But the Annihilation God’s side is different. It seems like we could get along well with them, so since I’m in the southern region anyway, should I visit them once?

“Here it is.”

The infirmary was a single-story building prepared on one side of the estate. However, there was no time to look around the building.

“The smell of blood…”

Seth, who was with me, frowned.

A thick scent of blood lingered in my nose too, but for Seth, whose senses are incomparably superior to mine, it must feel even more terrible.

We immediately went inside.

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