I’m Hunting My Enemy - Chapter 71

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71. Saintess (5)

‘I was planning to heal her secretly and leave.’

When Ryuie opened her eyes the moment Agasa healed her, there wasn’t a trace of resentment.

“Stay and sleep.”

Until that moment, Agasa had only felt fear and dread toward this unfamiliar Duke’s daughter.

She was utterly confused as to why someone would go this far for someone as insignificant as herself.

Even Ryuie casually lifting the blanket while lying in bed and acting affectionate made her body tremble.

“If you have no feelings for me, it’s safest when I’m sleeping.”

“…”

“Though you’d know the vow better than I would.”

The blanket looked cozy, and a storm was raging outside.

She had only been able to sneak out of the temple in the first place because of the terribly cold weather.

Her body was still damp from when she escaped.

Ryuie added playfully.

“Watch me fall asleep and then decide. Because I’m still dangerous while I’m awake.”

Ryuie gently closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

Agasa was surprised that Ryuie fell asleep much faster than she expected, and was doubly surprised that she had waited for her to fall asleep.

There was something about Ryuie that satisfied the heart just by looking at her.

When the wind blew once, Agasa suddenly felt cold and approached the bed.

Instead of lifting the blanket and getting in, Agasa lightly touched Ryuie’s fingers.

No black lightning appeared.

‘See. It’s fine.’

Agasa was relieved.

‘I have no feelings for Ryuie, so it’s okay. Then I can just sleep in the same bed.’

If she went back to the temple now and got scolded, she’d have to kneel on the floor and chant sutras for a day and a half. That would be too cold, so let me just warm my body a little and then leave.

With that resolve, Agasa lay down next to Ryuie and dozed off. She had the best sleep of her entire life.

She felt so comfortable and good that she unconsciously embraced the person next to her.

The moment Agasa, who woke up first, realized this, the vow suddenly activated and lightning struck fiercely.

When Ryuie woke up screaming from the sudden attack, Agasa frantically cast a healing prayer and fled in panic.

That was probably the fastest she had ever recited a prayer in her life.

Everything was so embarrassing.

It was completely unbecoming of a saintess.

After that, Ryuie, who understood the situation, continued sending teasing letters for almost two years.

[How cute. It’s not too late, Agasa.]

[How could you run away like that?]

[You’re kind of funny.]

Each time, Agasa’s face turned bright red as she pretended not to see anything.

She only found the courage to reply when Ryuie’s letters became less frequent.

When she belatedly heard about Ryuie turning her attention to a new lover, Agasa picked up her pen with a strangely restless heart.

[Even if I had feelings for you, I wouldn’t have been able to break the vow.]

[I see. That’s unfortunate.]

Ryuie kindly replied, but Agasa realized.

That Ryuie’s interest had already left her.

‘It would have been nice if I hadn’t regretted it.’

Still, after that, the two continued to exchange letters often like friends.

Agasa learned from Ryuie how to appear dignified to the nobles.

Once she memorized all the prayers and mastered the scriptures, the priests could no longer intimidate the young saintess.

She only felt heartache whenever Ryuie returned after being hurt by a lover.

It took considerable time to realize that jealousy was mixed in with that feeling.

‘I won’t deny it now.’

Splash splash.

Agasa finished her reminiscing along with washing her face and prepared to go out.

Though she had cried and denied it so much yesterday, she had to admit that Glem’s persuasion was quite plausible.

The betrothal vow was considered to begin only after the wedding ceremony was held.

So it was better to set conditions that made fulfilling the vow impossible from the start.

If things went well, Yosua would be able to live with Ryuie in Glem’s body.

“Sigh.”

A troubled sigh escaped naturally.

It wasn’t easy to tell Ryuie to kill Yosua’s body, and worries came first.

For instance, the part where Glem was naturally confident that Ryuie no longer loved Yosua.

‘How can he be so certain?’

From her perspective, there had always been a place for Yosua in Ryuie’s heart, both before and now.

Could it be that now that he’s receiving love as Glem, he’s become completely confident?

Even if it was a misunderstanding, Agasa’s lips pursed.

‘Anyway, I need to handle this like a saintess.’

What the Empress requested wasn’t just the Yosua problem, but also this swamp problem.

Agasa had never heard of a curse that turned people into monsters.

Considering the enormous amount of books in the temple library she had to read after becoming a saintess, it was truly hard to believe.

When Agasa tried to meet the priests of this temple, she was told she needed Ryuie’s permission to see them.

‘Why is Ryuie managing the priests?’

She wondered briefly, but Agasa soon accepted it.

Because it was Ryuie.

Agasa, who had tightly bundled up her scattered feelings, armed herself with an official attitude again.

“I’ve come to see Yeongae.”

Agasa greeted Catsy, who was guarding the front of Ryuie’s room.

Catsy was also one of the people who knew what had happened between Agasa and Ryuie.

She was a guard then and now.

Though it was long ago and she tried not to mind it, somehow Catsy’s expression when looking at her was strange.

‘Hmm?’

Could it be that Catsy still misunderstood that she liked Ryuie?

If not that, then why was she looking at her with that face?

Agasa tried hard to make a composed expression.

She shouldn’t let it show.

Besides, there would never be another time when she couldn’t let Ryuie discover her feelings.

Soon a response came from inside the room.

“Let her in.”

Catsy quickly opened the door as if she had never glared at Agasa.

Agasa slowly entered Ryuie’s room while observing her surroundings.

Everything looked fine.

Ryuie, who had been hugging one of her knees, tilted her head welcomingly.

“What brings you to see me so early in the morning, Agasa?”

“I heard that Yeongae is keeping the priests of the swamp temple.”

Even while answering calmly, she felt a sense of unease. Though it wasn’t much different from the usual Ryuie.

‘Is she in a good mood from the morning?’

A deeply drawn smile never left Ryuie’s lips.

Even when she spoke, the position of her mouth corners didn’t change at all.

It was as if she had taken a crescent moon from the sky and hung it there to stay forever.

Suddenly, Agasa realized that Ryuie had completely healed all her burn scars.

Even her hair, which had been half burned away by Glem’s hands, was artfully tied so that the missing parts weren’t visible at all.

Just like the usual Ryuie.

“Why those guys?”

“They want to confirm the swamp’s curse.”

Ryuie rolled her chin over her knees that she was still hugging.

“Bring them.”

A moment later. The knights grabbed Ohen and the other priests by their arms and threw them to the ground.

Ohen flinched with his unseeing eyes, then bowed precisely toward where Agasa was.

“This humble one beholds your exalted glory.”

Ohen knelt and prostrated himself as if he was too afraid to even dare touch the hem of the Saintess’s robes.

Ryuie was dumbfounded.

“Ohen. Are you kidding me right now? You’ve never once used honorifics with me, yet your faith is so amazing.”

“Please don’t, Ryuie.”

Ryuie blatantly shrugged both shoulders.

Agasa became troubled by the situation that she still couldn’t properly grasp.

“Are you the leader of this place?”

“It is an undeserved position.”

Agasa watched Ohen’s trembling white eyebrows, then glanced at Ryuie briefly before carefully choosing her words.

“Why did you sink the holy relic into the swamp?”

“It was to prevent foolish ones from coming to find it.”

“But that alone wouldn’t have been enough to avoid the curse, would it?”

“…What?”

“I just remembered reading a letter that came long ago. Originally this place was a large lake, but it gradually turned into a muddy swamp, so they used the holy relic and ended up cursed.”

“Wait, stop.”

Suddenly Ryuie’s voice cut down like frost.

Ryuie raised one finger and pointed precisely at Ohen.

“You blamed Yosua.”

“…”

“You blamed Yosua, you people. You said it was because Yosua made some pointless vow that brought the curse. The villagers were saying the same thing.”

Ryuie’s two legs walked step by step and stopped in front of Ohen.

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