I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 83

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【You have made contact with a body contaminated by ‘Evil’ energy. Current contamination level is 23%. Purification is possible with the skill ‘Blessing’. Would you like to purify now?】

Monsters are terrible creatures created by ‘Evil’.

So the poison they carry is essentially no different from that of ‘Evil’ itself.

There’s no reason to leave such filth in this world.

【Activating skill ‘Blessing’. Purifying ‘Evil’ energy.】

Golden light burst from my fingertips and enveloped the Knight Commander’s body.

【Current contamination level: 20%】

【Current contamination level: 15%】

【Current contamination level: 11%】

This is making me dizzy.

As the numbers gradually decreased, I began to feel dizzy.

Still, this much is nothing compared to when I stripped the Sea God’s divine power from Jeremy.

【Current contamination level: 5%】

【Purification will be completed soon.】

“The purification will be finished soon. Get ready.”

“Yes!”

“Yes!”

The two novice priestesses with me responded enthusiastically.

【Current contamination level: 0%】

【Purification complete!】

“Now!”

As soon as I removed my hands, the two novice priestesses began pouring divine power into the shoulder and side wounds respectively.

People squeezed their eyes shut at the brilliant golden light pouring out.

However, I kept both eyes wide open and watched the injured person’s condition.

The wounds that had been so severe that bone and muscle were clearly visible were slowly healing.

The torn muscles reconnected, new flesh filled in, and even the scars disappeared completely.

When only slightly reddish marks remained, the two novice priestesses sighed and withdrew their divine power.

The face of the injured person, who had seemed on the verge of death, was now clearly at ease.

“Treatment of shoulder and side wounds completed.”

“The other wounds can be treated slowly with potions.”

Everyone who had been watching with bated breath burst into exclamations at the two novice priestesses’ words.

The person who showed the most intense reaction was Rickasa.

“Thank you, thank you, everyone… Holy Maiden, truly thank you… I will definitely repay this kindness.”

I patted the shoulder of Rickasa, who kept bowing his head.

The people who had been crowded together dispersed to finish treating the other injured.

When the surroundings became quiet, I finally stood up from my spot.

And I staggered for a moment.

“Holy Maiden.”

Seth, who had been standing guard over me, quickly grabbed both my arms to support me.

“Thank you, Commander.”

“Holy Maiden, you don’t look well…”

At Seth’s worried question, I rubbed my cheeks. Even without looking in a mirror, I could feel how pale and stiff they had become.

“I’m fine. My body is healthy.”

Indeed, perhaps thanks to my divine power rising to 25%, aside from a brief moment of dizziness, I felt perfectly fine.

I had stiffened for a different reason.

“Victoria, please escort the Holy Maiden to her bedroom.”

However, Seth didn’t seem to believe my words and immediately handed me over to Victoria.

“Yes, understood.”

These Holy Knights and their perfect coordination, honestly.

Instead of resisting, I sighed and followed where Victoria led.

Anyway, I had finished everything I needed to do… and I needed time to organize my thoughts in a quiet place.

The reason I had stiffened when I first saw the Captain of the Fleu Family Knights.

It wasn’t because of the wounds. I had experienced too much by now to be shaken by such injuries.

Yet the reason my heart pounded enough to shock me was because…

Black stains were spread all over the injured Knight Commander’s body—black stains that were terribly, unmistakably familiar.

What disappeared due to my purification was too similar to the black stains that had been spread all over Rute Sieri’s body.

“What’s going on?”

Returning to my bedroom, I sent away both Monica and Victoria and sat alone at the table, holding my head.

The golden energy that Rute possessed and the pitch-black mold-like stains that were eating away at it.

Who would have thought I’d see that thing, which only Rute had carried, on the Knight Commander as well.

There was no strange golden energy, but it was shocking enough just to see those familiar black stains.

Moreover, according to the system, that was definitely ‘Evil’ energy.

But when I had contact with Rute, no message had appeared—could it be something different?

Even so, both the appearance and the way it continuously spread were too identical.

“…What if Rute’s illness is really connected to this?”

Rute, who had suffered from heart-wrenching pain without knowing the cause.

The cause of that illness was never revealed in the original story.

Since the original only explained that Rute fell to become a slave of ‘Evil’ because of it, I hadn’t been particularly curious.

It had just seemed like a plot device.

But what if it wasn’t?

What if that illness itself held secrets that absolutely had to be known?

What if it was connected to ‘Evil’?

…What if ‘Evil’ had been scheming from the beginning to get its hands on Rute? Then what should I do?

“This is driving me crazy.”

I couldn’t help but sigh at this unexpected situation.

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“Hah…”

Yuri, who entered Rute’s office, couldn’t help but lament.

After working her bones off, her superior was sprawled out on the sofa…

He even had documents that needed to be processed covering his eyes like a sleep mask.

“My lord! Get up!”

She strode over and snatched away the documents Rute had been covering his eyes with.

His hair, which had grown long enough to reach below his shoulders, was disheveled.

“Who gave you permission to barge in without asking?”

Rute frowned and turned over.

The wide sofa was more than spacious enough to accommodate his large frame.

It was called an office, but looking closely, it was scattered with elements optimized for lounging around.

“You asked me to select mine workers who had free time. Don’t you need them?”

When she waved the documents she was holding, Rute bolted upright.

“Ah, did you bring them?”

Yuri had never seen Rute’s eyes sparkle like that before.

“I selected mainly those with the best skills, but won’t you tell me why you’re looking for workers?”

She had done as instructed, but not knowing the reason was just frustrating.

Shouldn’t she at least know?

“I told you it’s not time yet. I said it’s a secret.”

However, whether she was burning up inside or not, Rute just hummed a tune, which only made her sigh.

“Ha, then just tell me this. When will you start the work?”

“I don’t know either.”

“…Pardon?”

“I said I don’t know.”

“You, you told me to secure the workers’ list immediately, but you don’t know when the work will start…?”

“Yep!”

Please don’t answer so cheerfully!

“Then why on earth did you already…!”

At Yuri’s scream, Rute cut her off sharply.

“You have to wait in advance and appear right when needed to look competent.”

“What kind of nonsense is that…?”

Is that bullshit?

Yuri barely swallowed the irreverent words that almost spilled out.

But it really did sound like bullshit.

“This should be enough to avoid disappointment. Keep that list safe. Make sure you can call them immediately when I give the word.”

Rute commanded with a bright smile.

Seeing that unusually radiant smile, there was a five hundred percent chance it was related to Holy Maiden Ordel…

‘What would the Sun God’s Main Temple need mining workers for?’

He wasn’t someone who lacked brains either, but the things Ordel and Rute did together were impossible to follow.

“Ah, I miss the Holy Maiden.”

Rute sprawled back on the sofa and muttered.

At that sight, Yuri swallowed a sigh.

What could she do? Either way, everything Ordel had done was nothing but helpful to Sieari, far from causing harm. She had no choice but to believe this time would be the same.

For now, she should prepare everything to coincide with when the Holy Maiden returns from the Southern Region.

For the sake of her own hard work, she could only hope the Holy Maiden would return safely.

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