The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 109

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“…Cardinal Hamel, what on earth is all this about?”

“Hehe.”

Hamel, who had been letting out a troubled laugh, soon opened his mouth to explain the situation.

“As you can see, everyone seems to have been moved by how you saved people from that madman last time.”

“Even so, isn’t this too many people crowding in?”

“It’s probably because of the Sacred Relic.”

“The Sacred Relic?”

When I asked back in confusion, Hamel glanced at the pocket containing my tarot cards and continued.

“Didn’t light pour out from the Sacred Relic that day? To other people’s eyes, it must have looked like a divine revelation. The situation also looked exactly like punishing an evildoer, didn’t it?”

“A divine revelation….”

It wasn’t wrong. In fact, after that I met the Sacred Relic in my dreams and learned about the future that was to come.

But I didn’t tell Hamel about this part.

“Anyway, thanks to that, many people are visiting the Temple. Donations have increased even more than before they decreased. I think you can put your worries to rest now.”

Whatever the reason, Hamel looked at the crowd of people with an excited face, happy that people were starting to visit the Temple again.

I also smiled and waved at the people.

“I’m the one who dealt with the bomb. I guess performance really is important after all.”

I paused when I heard muttering from beside me. When I turned my head, I saw Nein alternately looking at me and the people with a slight smile.

He didn’t seem upset that his achievements had been overshadowed, but that made me feel even more sorry.

“The Mage Tower Master is there too! Thank you for protecting the Holy Lady!”

“He’s really handsome!”

Then I heard voices shouting toward Nein from among the crowd.

Nein blinked his eyes, as if he hadn’t expected them to call out to him too.

I nudged his side with my elbow and said playfully.

“Fortunately, your achievements weren’t completely overshadowed.”

“…That’s right.”

As if that wasn’t so bad, Nein let out a slight laugh.

“You two look so good together!”

Just then, someone shouted, and my face turned bright red.

Then Nein grinned and leaned his face closer.

“They say we do, don’t they?”

“Ahem!”

Embarrassed, I let out an awkward cough.

‘I’m not going to end up in a public relationship at this rate, am I?’

I put the anxious thought in a corner of my mind and headed toward the Grand Cathedral. It was to give thanks to the people who would be praying there by now.

Nein stopped me as I was doing so.

“Oh, Holy Lady. I have something to tell you.”

“Something to tell me?”

“Before you fainted, Holy Lady.”

“Holy Lady.”

Nein’s words couldn’t continue. A third party had interrupted the conversation.

When I turned my head, I saw the Cardinal faction that had pressured me last time approaching with stern faces. I tensed up a little too.

‘What are they going to say this time….’

But the words that came from their mouths were different from what I expected.

“We’re sorry, Holy Lady.”

“Huh?”

A flustered sound escaped me without realizing it. When I glanced to the side, Robelina and Hamel also looked surprised.

The Cardinal faction opened their mouths heavily with faces that seemed to deeply regret something.

“We failed to believe in you, Holy Lady. But because of what happened last time, we realized that we were the ones thinking wrongly. We’re truly sorry for daring to doubt you, Holy Lady.”

…It seemed they too had been affected by the Sacred Relic that day.

‘What would have happened by now if the Sacred Relic hadn’t intervened then?’

It was a terrible thought, but I erased it from my mind. It was a future that wouldn’t come anymore anyway.

Instead, as I was wondering whether I should accept this apology or not, Nein stepped forward with a scoffing sound.

“An apology isn’t everything, is it? You’re the ones who brought that madman.”

“What? Is that true?”

I asked the Cardinals with a stern face.

Then they nodded without a word of excuse.

“…That’s right. Although Cardinal Kettel led it, it’s true that we didn’t stop him either.”

“And that Kettel fellow seems to be a follower of the Seer. Right?”

At Nein’s sarcastic question, the Cardinals hung their heads low. They looked like they were regretting their mistakes.

“Where is Cardinal Kettel now?”

“He ran away. I put a tracking spell on him, so the others should be chasing him by now.”

The answer came from Nein. Fortunately, it seemed he had taken proper measures.

I nodded and quietly stared at the Cardinal faction before me. They stood there like people waiting for judgment for their sins.

I opened my mouth with a small sigh.

“Cardinal Kettel is excommunicated from the Temple as of this moment.”

The Cardinals flinched at my firm declaration.

I looked at them and continued.

“And I’ll assign you all a task. Go to various parts of the Empire with the Mages and help villages in need.”

“Pardon…?”

The Cardinals raised their heads with surprised eyes.

I maintained a solemn expression and looked at them.

“We need to row when believers are trying to return. But the Temple is short on manpower right now. Especially those who need to give orders. So you’ll need to step up.”

“But… would it be alright for us to do that?”

“What do you mean?”

I frowned and said bluntly.

“I’m giving you a punishment.”

“….”

“Help people in need and show that the Temple is still strong. If you can’t do that… you know what happens, right?”

“Of course. We’ll do our best, Holy Lady.”

“Good. Get detailed instructions from Cardinal Dale, who’s currently overseeing that work, and go now.”

I waved my hands telling them to hurry and go, but the Cardinals actually withdrew with faint smiles.

Nein, who had been watching what I was doing, asked as if he’d been waiting.

“Why did you just let them go?”

“I told you. We’re short on manpower. And….”

I added while looking at the retreating figures of the Cardinals walking away.

“Seeing how they came to apologize to me instead of running away like Kettel, at least none of them are the Seer’s subordinates. Even if there are any, if I send them to other regions, they won’t be able to cause trouble.”

“Hmm, is that really the only reason?”

“What else should there be?”

When I responded somewhat curtly, Nein chuckled.

“No. There doesn’t need to be. Either way, I like you, Holy Lady.”

“Wh-what are you saying when other people are around!”

I covered Nein’s mouth while looking at Robelina and Hamel, who were smiling warmly. Though I couldn’t take back the words that had already been spoken.

I let out a deep sigh and asked Nein.

“Let me know when you catch Kettel. He might know Barion’s location.”

“As you command.”

Nein answered with a grin.

And I was only able to hear news about Kettel two days later.

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“So Kettle is indeed the Seer’s subordinate, but this incident was something That Person planned alone, and he doesn’t know the Seer’s current location?”

“Yeah.”

Nein gave a short affirmation.

I furrowed my brow and clicked my tongue inwardly. I had hoped I could use Kettle to find Cardinal Barion’s location.

Still, I was able to learn one fact from this incident.

“There might be more of Cardinal Barion’s subordinates within the Temple.”

At my words, Nein and Robelina looked at me.

Feeling their gazes, I muttered quietly.

“I should have looked into this earlier. I was too complacent because Temple affairs were urgent.”

“But thanks to that, the Temple is regaining its prestige. Let’s think positively.”

Robelina placed her hand on my shoulder to comfort me. I smiled softly at her in response.

Nein, who had been watching us, slowly stood up from his seat and spoke casually.

“I’ll find out if there are other spies in the Temple through that Kettle guy.”

“Using that mental magic from before?”

“Well, that’s one method.”

Nein grinned wickedly and muttered ominously.

“There are many other methods too.”

“Uh, y-yeah. Right.”

I didn’t particularly want to know more, so I just nodded.

Nein said he had work to do and disappeared through spatial teleportation magic. Left alone with Robelina, I looked over the Temple’s task list to do what I could right now.

As I was concentrating on work, I heard a knocking sound from outside.

Knock knock-

“Who is it?”

I asked toward the outside, but no answer came back.

Just as Robelina and I exchanged puzzled glances, an unexpected voice was heard.

“…It’s me.”

“This voice is…”

My face stiffened slightly as I moved directly to open the door.

When I opened the door, a woman who seemed terrified came into view. I stared at her intently and called her name.

“…Sierra Seongseogwan.”

Arjes’s daughter, Sierra, bit her lips as she looked at me.

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