The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 102

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“More importantly, Holy Lady, I have something to say.”

“If it’s about how to woo Robelina, I won’t tell you… mmph!”

Jacad hastily covered my mouth and glanced nervously at Robelina. Robelina tilted her head as if she hadn’t heard what I said.

Jacad let out a deep sigh of relief and whispered in a small voice.

“That’s not it! How do you even know about that…!”

“Hmph.”

“…Fine. Just keep your mouth shut.”

When I nodded, Jacad removed his hand. I shook my lips and purified the spot where his hand had touched.

Then I heard Nein’s chilling voice from behind.

“Your Highness.”

“Hm?”

“What exactly are you doing to another man’s woman right now?”

I flinched and turned around to see Nein glaring at Jacad with a smiling face.

‘Oh my, that crazy bastard even stands up to the Crown Prince.’

Unlike me who was moved, Jacad looked between me and Nein with an aggrieved and bewildered expression, then gritted his teeth and apologized.

“…Sorry. I’ll be careful from now on.”

Only then did Nein suppress his killing intent.

As Jacad let out deep sighs, I quietly went to his side and patted his shoulder.

“It’s okay. Just do better from now on.”

“You should keep your mouth shut.”

Jacad elegantly conveyed the message to shut up.

I stuck my tongue out at him and went back to Nein’s side, then Jacad spoke up with what must have been his umpteenth sigh.

“Arjes Evis has opened his mouth.”

At those words, the atmosphere around us completely changed.

Jacad looked at the priests passing by and spoke casually.

“We should move somewhere else first.”

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We moved to the Temple reception room.

But while I was bringing Nein and Jacad to the reception room, Robelina, who had said she would call Lucian, returned alone.

“Why did you come alone? Where’s Count Lucian?”

“He said he has a lot to think about, so we should talk among ourselves first.”

I tilted my head at Robelina’s words.

‘What could he be worrying about that would make Lucian skip such an important meeting…?’

Jacad also looked puzzled, but he glanced at his watch to see if he needed to return to the Imperial Palace and hurriedly spoke.

“Then we have no choice but to talk among ourselves. As I mentioned earlier, Arjes Evis has opened his mouth. He readily confessed that he’s a subordinate of the Seer.”

“That’s unexpected. I thought he would keep denying it.”

“Seeing how he turned the tables and trapped the Mage Tower Master who came to his manor, he probably did all that with the intention of getting caught from the beginning.”

Jacad, who had been speaking coldly, suddenly frowned.

“But that Arjes fellow doesn’t seem to know where Barion is either. Or maybe he knows but is pretending not to… I plan to continue the interrogation on this matter.”

“Hmm.”

“And I have something to ask the two people who last encountered Barion.”

Jacad looked at me and Nein as he spoke.

“Arjes said this: ‘The Seer will punish the wicked according to the divine task bestowed by God.’ Do you have any idea what this means?”

“Probably the ‘wicked’ he mentioned refers to people who possess magical power.”

“People who possess magical power?”

When Jacad asked back in confusion, I nodded seriously.

“Barion, that bastard told me so. He said God wants those with magical power to be eliminated. That’s probably the divine task they speak of.”

“What utter nonsense.”

Jacad grimaced and muttered. Then he turned his head to stare at Nein.

“If that’s true, then the Seer’s primary target would be the Mage Tower, the place you belong to.”

“That’s probably the case. In that bastard’s eyes, it must be a place crawling with magical power.”

Nein chuckled, then suddenly erased his smile and muttered.

“When I meet him again, I’ll beat him to a pulp.”

“Punishment will be carried out by the Imperial House. Keep him alive.”

‘Scary bastards.’

I was naturally intimidated by the murderous conversation coming from both sides. I gulped and tried to act nonchalant as I asked Jacad.

“So what should we do now?”

“First, we’ll have to wait. Until Barion shows his tail again. If his purpose is to eliminate those with magical power or those who don’t believe in God, he’ll definitely appear at related locations. Just like he did in Trivia Village.”

“Related locations…”

While I was lost in thought, Jacad’s muttering pierced my ears.

“I can’t let another victim like me appear again.”

At those words, I turned my head to look at Jacad.

Jacad with his hand over the mask on his right eye looked both heroic and bitter.

‘Come to think of it.’

A memory suddenly came to mind, and I carefully called out to Jacad.

“Your Highness. Speaking of Trivia Village reminds me – about your curse. Could it be that the person who cast the curse was Barion?”

“…What are you trying to say?”

“I’m saying that Isabel, your wet nurse, dying was just a cover-up, and the curse caster is someone else. As you know, curses are lifted when the caster dies. If Isabel was the caster, your curse couldn’t have lasted until now.”

“Sorry to the Holy Lady, but there’s also a method of cursing someone by using yourself as collateral. In this case, there’s no way to break the curse.”

Nein interjected with a cold voice.

At this, Jacad’s expression darkened. Not knowing this fact, I glanced at Jacad, thinking I had brought up something unnecessary.

“I see…”

“But how did that Isabel woman die?”

“She committed suicide by stabbing herself in the chest with a knife.”

The answer came from Jacad.

Nein raised his eyebrows and asked another question.

“What happened to the corpse?”

“She was a traitor who cursed the Crown Prince, so she couldn’t be buried properly. But why are you asking that?”

“Oh?”

Instead of answering, Nein smiled with an intrigued expression.

Seeing his look as if he knew something, I anxiously asked in a hurry.

“What is it? Why are you making that face?”

“Curses cast by sacrificing oneself are very high-grade curses, so the caster cannot leave a corpse behind. They literally have to use ‘themselves’ as collateral, so even their physical body is used for the curse.”

Jacad froze.

Nein stared at him, specifically at his right eye, and continued.

“That’s why everyone else sacrifices other people’s lives to cast curses. It’s much simpler, and above all, the caster can survive.”

“That means…”

“If a corpse was left behind, the caster who cursed Your Highness might still be alive.”

“…!”

Jacad clenched his fists tightly. His one golden eye that wasn’t covered by the mask shook violently.

“Your Highness.”

“Haha…”

Jacad let out a low laugh and muttered quietly.

“So there might be hope.”

“It’s thanks to me. You know that, right?”

Seeing his will come alive, I shrugged my shoulders and spoke.

Then Jacad, who had been looking at me in bewilderment, chuckled.

“That’s not wrong.”

“How unusually honest of you to admit it so readily?”

“Because I still have much help to receive from you.”

Jacad wore a serious expression. As he fell silent, Jacad continued speaking.

“Honestly, at first I didn’t believe in your abilities. But you used the Sacred Relic to save me, and helped others as well. I’m sorry for not trusting you, Holy Lady.”

I widened my eyes in surprise. Who would have thought an apology would come out of Jacad’s mouth.

But that wasn’t the end of it.

Jacad spoke with a respectful attitude.

“I hope you’ll continue to lend me your power. Both to remove my curse, and for the Empire as well.”

“….”

“Holy Lady?”

“Two more times left.”

Jacad sent me a puzzled look.

I held up two fingers toward him and smiled mischievously.

“You didn’t forget, did you? What I said when we first met.”

‘Next time you want to benefit from the Sacred Relic, come after shouting ‘I was wrong, Holy Lady’ three times.’

When I brought up that incident, Jacad’s fists trembled. I could feel Nein watching with great interest from the side.

I also wiggled one of my two extended fingers with an equally interested expression.

“Come on, say it quickly. Hurry, hurry!”

“…I’m, sorry for, not trusting you. I was, wrong….”

“One more time!”

“…Ah, I said I’m sorry!”

“Hahaha!”

Nein burst into loud laughter. I also smiled brightly and clapped my hands to show he did well.

Even Robelina covered her rising mouth corners with her hand, pretending to feel sorry for him.

Jacad, completely burned white with embarrassment, returned to the Imperial Palace with a dazed expression.

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