I Won’t Pick Up The T*ash I Threw Away Again - Chapter 127

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#127

 

According to the report, the place where Sisly fell was a high cliff with rough rapids flowing below.

 

Moreover, that day it was raining so heavily that you couldn’t see an inch ahead, and the river had swollen considerably.

 

As a result, they still haven’t found Sisly’s body after she fell off the cliff.

 

However, the soldiers who were chasing the escaped Sisly directly witnessed her falling off the cliff.

 

The report stated that the probability of Sisly surviving such a fall was slim, so she was presumed dead.

 

‘So That Woman is dead.’

 

I felt a sense of emptiness first.

 

I had hoped she would suffer for life doing hard labor in the mines, but she had escaped so easily through death.

 

It felt hollow, and at the same time, I wondered if That Woman was really dead.

 

She was a woman who could deceive everyone without batting an eye.

 

I couldn’t believe that she, who was skilled enough in scheming to easily drive me out of the Williot Duchy, had died so easily.

 

‘They said they’ll continue searching until they find the body, so I’ll know if I wait.’

 

Whether That Woman was really dead or not.

 

While I was having these various thoughts, the carriage stopped. We had arrived at our destination, the temple.

 

I should set aside the matter concerning Sisly for now and solve this first.

 

As I was taking deep breaths while reviewing the plan I had made in my head, the carriage door opened.

 

“Welcome, Baron Aster.”

 

I thought it would be Hans, but it was Baron Delrond.

 

“Come, this way.”

 

I took Baron Delrond’s hand and got out of the carriage.

 

“Did you wait long?”

 

“No. I just arrived as well.”

 

“That’s a relief.”

 

We chatted as we passed through the arched main gate made of marble.

 

Perhaps because it was the weekend, the temple was bustling with people. The line of people waiting to enter the temple stretched all the way to the main gate.

 

All the waiting people were commoners. Nobles could enter immediately without waiting.

 

“What should we do? Should we wait?”

 

“No. We’ll be found out anyway when we write our names in the visitor registry, so let’s just go in.”

 

“Then the temple authorities will immediately recognize our identities.”

 

“We have no choice.”

 

As long as we had to write in the visitor registry, the fact that we were nobles couldn’t be hidden even if we wanted to.

 

We walked past the long line and approached the front.

 

The priest guarding the entrance held out a quill pen and politely requested us to write our names in the registry.

 

Baron Delrond took the quill pen and wrote both his name and mine.

 

“…!”

 

The priest who saw the names Baron Delrond had written was startled and looked at us.

 

Another priest hurriedly went inside the temple.

 

“Could you please sit here and wait for a moment, both of you?”

 

The lower-ranking priest who had been startled by us smiled awkwardly and offered us seats.

 

“A priest who will guide you both will come out soon.”

 

“We won’t have to wait long, will we?”

 

When Baron Delrond asked solemnly, the lower-ranking priest waved his hands and vehemently denied it.

 

“Of course not. Someone will come out within 10 minutes, so please wait just a little.”

 

“I understand.”

 

Baron Delrond and I sat in the seats the lower-ranking priest had offered.

 

“As expected, they recognized us immediately.”

 

As soon as Baron Delrond sat down, he spoke in a voice low enough for only me to hear.

 

“Well, it seems we won’t be able to look around quietly.”

 

“Indeed.”

 

When I answered calmly, Baron Delrond looked at me strangely. His eyes seemed to ask how I could be so composed.

 

The reason I could be composed was simple.

 

It was because I had anticipated this would happen and made plans accordingly.

 

Rather, I would have been flustered if the temple authorities hadn’t recognized us.

 

After a while, a priest came running so urgently that his robes were fluttering.

 

His pure white priest robes had blue trim embroidered on them. This meant he was a high-ranking priest.

 

For a high-ranking priest to appear to guide two barons, who were nobles but of the lowest rank!

 

I could tell how closely the temple authorities were watching us.

 

The high-ranking priest placed one hand on his chest and bowed respectfully.

 

“I am Milron, a faithful servant who serves God. It is a great honor to be able to serve you both today.”

 

“Nice to meet you, Milron Priest.”

 

“Nice to meet you.”

 

“Then I will guide you through the temple.”

 

Milron Priest walked ahead of us.

 

I slowly followed behind Milron Priest while scanning the entire Open Hall.

 

The structure of the Open Hall wasn’t much different from what I had seen in books.

 

Then the Secret Hall would probably be the same.

 

“Baron Aster.”

 

While I was continuing to look around to find the way to the Secret Hall, Milron Priest called me.

 

When I turned my head, Milron Priest smiled kindly.

 

However, I could see deep wariness in his eyes as he looked at me.

 

“Is there something you’re looking for?”

 

He was pointing out that I kept looking around.

 

I noticed Milron Priest’s intention but pretended not to know and asked back.

 

“Why do you think that?”

 

“I asked because you keep looking around.”

 

“Ah, I see.”

 

I nodded as if I finally understood and added an explanation.

 

“I’m not looking for anything. It’s just my first time coming to the temple in the capital, so I was looking around out of curiosity. If it bothered you, I won’t do it anymore.”

 

“No, I didn’t mean it was bothersome….”

 

Milron Priest was slightly flustered and quickly changed the subject.

 

“If this is your first time at the temple, then you’ve never seen the Blue Dragon Statue, which is the symbol of the Empire. It’s a very splendid statue made entirely of crystal.”

 

I could clearly see his intention to probe, but I pretended not to notice and let it pass.

 

If things got more complicated unnecessarily, it would be troublesome for both him and me.

 

“A statue made of crystal. I’d like to see it.”

 

“Haha, I thought you would. I’ll show it to you right away. Please come this way.”

 

As I was following Milron Priest again, Baron Delrond, who had been walking ahead, slowed his pace to close the gap and asked in a low voice.

 

“Do you plan to keep following the priest around? At this rate, we won’t be able to get the information we want.”

 

“It’s fine.”

 

I have it all planned out.

 

I swallowed the rest of my words and walked ahead of Baron Delrond.

 

I could feel Baron Delrond’s intense gaze on the back of my head, but I ignored it.

 

This plan was something I couldn’t tell even Baron Delrond about.

 

It wasn’t that I didn’t trust Baron Delrond. It was just that if he knew about this plan, he would definitely try to stop me, so I couldn’t tell him.

 

He would probably be very surprised when I executed the plan.

 

‘I’m sorry, Baron Delrond.’

 

I’ll apologize for everything later.

 

It was when we had almost reached the place where the Blue Dragon statue was located, following Milron Priest.

 

“Please, I beg you!”

 

Someone’s desperate pleading voice pierced my ears.

 

Though it wasn’t that loud, drowned out by other sounds, it rang particularly clear in my ears.

 

When I turned toward where the voice was coming from, I saw a woman with short red hair clinging to a man.

 

Both were wearing priest robes, so they appeared to be priests.

 

The woman had purple trim—an intermediate priest, while the man had blue trim—a high priest.

 

“If things continue like this, everyone could be in serious trouble! Please show mercy!”

 

“How can you ask for more mercy than this?”

 

The man shouted harshly and shook off the woman’s hands.

 

The woman, losing her balance, collapsed helplessly to the floor.

 

“Don’t keep bothering me with such useless matters! If you do this one more time, I’ll have no choice but to report this to the Archbishop!”

 

The man spat out his cold words and left.

 

“Sob, sob…”

 

The woman remained sitting there, tears streaming down her face. Her frail shoulders trembled.

 

“Wait a moment.”

 

I couldn’t just leave the woman like that.

 

I asked the others for their understanding and approached the crying woman.

 

“Here.”

 

I took out a handkerchief from my bag and offered it to the woman.

 

The woman looked up at me with her tear-stained face.

 

“Please wipe your tears.”

 

“…Thank you.”

 

The woman awkwardly got up from her spot and took the handkerchief.

 

In that moment, I caught a glimpse of the woman’s hands—they were a complete mess, with cracked nails and all.

 

Becoming an intermediate priest at such a young age meant she had been studying to be a priest at the temple since she was very young.

 

But why were her hands in such a terrible state?

 

Just looking at her hands, she seemed like someone who did hard labor rather than a priest.

 

“I’ve shown you an unsightly appearance. If you could tell me the name of such a kind person, I would surely repay you next time.”

 

I shook my head at the woman’s words.

 

“It’s nothing. It’s fine, so please finish wiping your tears.”

 

The woman hesitated, then briefly said thank you and continued wiping her tears.

 

“Adrina Priest?”

 

Milron Priest, who had approached behind me, called out to the woman.

 

Milron Priest’s gaze toward the woman was unkind. It was full of irritation.

 

“What are you doing here?”

 

“Well…”

 

The woman, Adrina Priest, started to say something but stopped and glanced at me.

 

She bit her pretty lips so hard they seemed ready to break, thought for a moment, then shook her head.

 

“It’s nothing.”

 

“Then stop doing this here and go do your assigned work. I know you have quite a lot to do.”

 

His voice was full of thorns.

 

At Milron Priest’s words, Adrina Priest nodded weakly and looked at me.

 

“This handkerchief…”

 

“It’s fine. You can keep it.”

 

“Thank you. May God’s grace always be with such a kind person.”

 

Adrina Priest bowed politely and quickly withdrew with quiet steps.

 

Milron Priest, who had been snorting while watching her, looked at me.

 

“May I ask if you had any conversation with Adrina Priest?”

 

“I only gave her a handkerchief, we didn’t have any conversation.”

 

“I see.”

 

Milron Priest was visibly relieved.

 

“Shall we go then? There’s a Blue Dragon Statue up ahead.”

 

“Alright.”

 

Before following Milron Priest as he turned around, I looked in the direction where Adrina Priest had disappeared.

 

If my memory was correct, and if this temple was designed as written in the book, that way led to the Secret Hall.

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