The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 13

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The Fortune Teller Saint

Chapter 13

I smiled brightly and spoke to the child’s father.

“Hello, Annie’s father. I’m Ellia, the Holy Lady of the Temple.”

“A-are you really the Holy Lady? How did the Holy Lady come to be here…?”

“Well, you see.”

Throughout my explanation of how we came to be here, the child’s father’s expression changed constantly.

Sometimes surprised, sometimes understanding, and finally he shed tears with a moved expression.

“Thank you so much, Holy Lady. How can I ever repay this kindness…?”

“Please don’t say that. I just did what needed to be done. But Annie’s father, how did you end up here? And injured like this?”

“I was carrying firewood home when I fell down a cliff. Fortunately, the people of this village found me and saved my life, but as you can see, I’m not in a condition to move right away…”

The child’s father’s face darkened. It seemed he was feeling guilt about leaving his child alone at home all this time.

Seeing this, I clenched my fist and said,

“Don’t worry. I’ll get you back to Periden Village.”

“And you’re going to ask me for another favor?”

I heard Nine grumbling behind me, but I ignored it and continued.

“Also, there’s currently a Temple missionary event happening in Periden Village. When you return, the priests will help both of you.”

“Really? Oh my, dear God.”

The child’s father clasped his hands together as if praying and murmured.

Tears streamed down from his eyes.

“Holy Lady!”

Just then, Robelina and Lucian arrived as well.

The two looked back and forth between me and the father and daughter beside me, then showed relieved expressions.

“You found the child’s father.”

“It wasn’t me who found him, but Annie here.”

When I subtly deflected the credit, the child shook her head vigorously.

“If it weren’t for the Holy Lady, I wouldn’t have been able to find him. Thank you so much, Holy Lady!”

“That’s right. It’s all thanks to the Holy Lady.”

When the child’s father said the same after the child, I felt embarrassed for no reason.

“No, it’s not like I did anything that amazing…”

“Holy Lady, your mouth is going to tear from smiling.”

Nine said with a chuckle from beside me.

Lucian couldn’t just let it pass and glared at Nine.

I calmed Lucian down and then spoke to everyone.

“Now that we’ve found the child’s father…”

Feeling everyone’s gazes on me, I smiled broadly.

“Shall we return to Periden Village?”

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“Your Eminence, what about the Holy Lady?”

“Your Eminence, the villagers are asking where the Holy Lady has gone.”

“Your Eminence, it seems we’ll be short on food to distribute to the villagers, what should we do about this…?”

Dale’s lips, which had been curved in a smile, were trembling at the barrage of questions.

‘Just when I thought I could finally escape from the missionary event, I’m doing this again.’

This was all because Holy Lady Ellia had left her post. Ellia, who had disappeared early in the morning, still hadn’t returned even though it was now evening.

For the Holy Lady, who should be directing the missionary event, to be absent. This had never happened before, so he couldn’t help but sigh.

‘When she returns, I’ll give her a stern lecture…’

That’s when it happened.

“Oh? It’s the Holy Lady!”

At a villager’s shout, Dale quickly looked up.

Indeed, Ellia was walking from the village entrance. Cardinal Robelina and Holy Knight Lucian were standing on either side of her.

No, it wasn’t just them. The village child who had requested consultation from Ellia and a middle-aged man with splints on his arms and legs were also with them.

The villagers who recognized the man whispered in confused voices.

“Isn’t that person Bezet?”

“I thought he abandoned his child and ran away, but that wasn’t it?”

Dale, who had been listening to the villagers’ whispers, hurriedly approached Ellia.

“Holy Lady Ellia, this person is…?”

“The child’s father. I found him in the nearby village.”

“What? But how…?”

“The Holy Lady found our dad using a sacred relic!”

The child, who was supporting her father, shouted with a bright smile.

Hearing this, the villagers began to murmur.

“She found him using a sacred relic?”

“With… cards?”

“I thought she could only see the future?”

Dale was equally bewildered.

This was only the second time Ellia had performed a miracle through the sacred relic.

‘I never thought the child’s father would really be in the nearby village.’

“Your Eminence, would it be alright to move the child’s father to the infirmary first?”

At Ellia’s question, Dale quickly came to his senses and moved hurriedly, forgetting about the lecture he had planned to give.

“Of course. Let’s go right away.”

“Thank you. Thank you…”

The child’s father walked to the infirmary while shedding tears.

Watching his retreating figure, the villagers’ eyes lit up.

‘Didn’t the Holy Lady say she would provide personal consultations?’

‘Then maybe…?’

‘Me too?’

At this point, Ellia had no idea.

What kind of ripple effect this act, done with light goodwill, would bring.

***

“Ugh, gah, gaek…”

I stretched my arms out and yawned loudly. This was my morning routine.

As I stretched my body to loosen the muscles that had stiffened overnight, I heard a knock from outside my room.

“Holy Lady, this is Robelina. May I come in?”

“Yes!”

I answered cheerfully at my dear friend’s visit.

Soon the door opened, and Robelina, who entered the room, immediately asked a question as soon as she closed the door.

“Did you sleep well?”

“Yeah. Completely.”

Indeed, I was in the best condition. Maybe I slept so well because I was quite busy running around yesterday.

Robelina also seemed to have slept well, as her expression looked comfortable. Robelina smiled and took out the Holy Lady’s robes from her luggage and approached me.

“Then let’s get ready. We have to go out for missionary work today too.”

“…I want to skip just one day.”

“You skipped yesterday too.”

“Skipping! Yesterday was skipping with a good reason!”

“So it was still skipping.”

“Tch.”

This is why having a perceptive female lead is…

While grumbling quietly, I changed into the Holy Lady’s robes that Robelina handed me. Robelina helped me from the side.

I felt sorry for having my friend serve me and declined saying it was fine, but Robelina was stubborn.

“If I don’t even do this, there’s no reason for me to have become a Cardinal. So don’t worry about it.”

“Even if you say that, I can’t help but worry.”

“Then you shouldn’t have chosen me as Cardinal.”

“That won’t do. Please take care of me, Cardinal Robelina.”

“Really now.”

Robelina let out a small laugh. Even while doing so, her eyes were checking my appearance.

I stared at Robelina like that and casually asked.

“Hey, Lina. Did anything happen yesterday by any chance?”

“Anything?”

“In Ecle Village, I mean. You were going around with Sir Lucian.”

“We were, weren’t we?”

“Something like… you know… didn’t anything like that happen?”

Perhaps my impure intentions showed, as Robelina narrowed her eyes and stared at me.

“Ria, don’t tell me you paired me with Sir Lucian for that reason?”

“N-no? That’s not it?”

Even I could tell it was an obviously transparent lie.

But when I stubbornly maintained my shamelessness, Robelina answered with a sigh.

“Nothing happened. We went to find the child’s father in the first place. Where would we have had time to pay attention to anything else besides that?”

“That’s… true.”

I tried not to, but even I could notice the disappointment seeping into my voice.

When I pouted my lips, Robelina burst into laughter and personally pushed my protruding lips back in.

“Why are you so desperate to send me off to another man?”

“Because I want you to be happy.”

Of course, I also had the desire to see the original story’s happy ending with my own eyes.

But that feeling had to be premised on Robelina’s happiness above all.

The only person who had comforted me after falling into this strange world was Robelina.

Robelina’s eyes widened as she stared at me quietly. When I looked back at her with puzzled eyes, Robelina murmured.

“…Yeah. I hope so too.”

“Right?”

As expected, Robelina wanted to have a romance too!

A bright smile burst out of me without realizing it.

Then Robelina linked arms with me and smiled sweetly.

“Yeah. I hope you’ll be happy too, Ria.”

“Huh?”

Oh, was that what she meant.

Feeling awkward for no reason, I scratched my cheek.

Meanwhile, Robelina unlinked our arms and hardened her expression, speaking to me with a serious face.

“Ria, if you ever get a boyfriend, you have to introduce him to me first. Got it?”

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