The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 35
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The Fortune Teller Saint
Chapter 35
We immediately went to find Jacad.
Jacad, who had been dealing with nobles, saw us coming and dismissed them.
“You’re late.”
Then he greeted us by casually throwing out those indifferent words.
Rather than getting angry at his insincere greeting, I felt surprised.
‘So Nein didn’t use Jacad as an excuse to get me out of there.’
Of course, I had questions.
I didn’t hold back and immediately voiced them.
“Both when you sent the banquet invitation through Nein last time, and this time too. How exactly did you know that Nein and I are close?”
At my question, Jacad glanced at Nein and let out a deep sigh.
“I found out through the drug incident that former Marquis Berno orchestrated.”
“What… That case was solved single-handedly by the Master of Truth Tower here, wasn’t it?”
“Holy Lady.”
When I brought up the nickname ‘Master of Truth Tower,’ Nein called me with a chilling smile.
I flinched and quietly avoided his gaze.
Meanwhile, Jacad spoke calmly.
“On the surface, yes. But I found it strange. As far as I know, it’s impossible to find someone you don’t even know using magic. Especially someone who’s determined to hide.”
“…Hiccup.”
“So I guessed. There must be a hidden collaborator in this matter. And currently, the person capable of such a thing would be…”
Jacad’s sharp gaze turned precisely toward me.
“You, Holy Lady.”
“Well, I need to clear up the misunderstanding first. Even with my Sacred Relic, it’s impossible to track down a specific person. What happened last time was through grinding, I mean, repetitive use of my ability…”
“Either way, you managed to do it.”
“…Yes. I did it! Happy now?”
“Why are you getting angry?”
Jacad frowned as if he couldn’t understand.
I let out a deep sigh and asked him in a serious voice.
“But if Your Highness noticed it, is there a possibility that other people might also figure out the relationship between Nein and me through that incident?”
“Probably difficult. I was the person in charge of that case, and I only found out by cross-referencing the reports that came in.”
“I can trust that you’ll keep it secret, right?”
At my question, Jacad stared at me intently.
“I’d like to receive an apology for your previous rudeness as payment.”
His gaze briefly turned toward Nein.
When I also turned my gaze, Nein was looking at Jacad with a beaming smile.
“…Considering you solved the case and for the Tower Master’s sake, I’ll let it slide.”
‘Wow, even the Crown Prince avoids crazy people.’
As I newly felt Nein’s presence, a shiver ran through my entire body. I’m with an incredible guy.
“More importantly, Holy Lady, there’s something I need to tell you.”
‘Come to think of it, there’s still the reason why he called me.’
When I took a posture to listen quietly, Jacad opened his mouth.
“The hunting competition date has been set. It’ll be in three weeks.”
“Oh.”
A gasp unconsciously escaped me at the spoiler for the original story’s next episode that came from his mouth.
The hunting competition. As the name suggests, it was a competition to see who could catch the strongest prey.
At first glance, it seemed unrelated to the Temple, but the Temple always participated in this hunting competition.
This was because they held a ceremony for the participants’ safety and to mourn the hunted animals before the hunting competition began.
In the original story, Robelina also participated in this hunting competition ceremony. And this episode was important because it’s when Jacad falls for her…
‘Huh? Wait. Come to think of it, in the hunting competition episode, Jacad…’
“Now that the hunting competition schedule is set, discuss with the Cardinal and prepare for the ceremony… Are you listening to me?”
Jacad, who had ghostly noticed that I was lost in other thoughts, asked bluntly.
I snapped back to attention and quickly nodded.
“Of course I’m listening. Do you have so little trust in me?”
“Isn’t that mutual?”
“Ah, you caught me.”
“…Just prepare the ceremony properly.”
Jacad spoke in a voice that seemed to suppress a sigh.
“I’ll do it perfectly, so don’t worry.”
“I’ll trust you. Then I’ll see you next at the hunting competition.”
“Why do you already look tired? Don’t you want to see me?”
“If you know that, could you please be a bit quieter?”
I looked at him with sulky eyes.
Jacad didn’t care and glanced somewhere before asking me.
“By the way, you were talking with Yuriel. Have you decided to side with him?”
“What kind of nonsense is that?!”
When I asked back in shock, Jacad added, “Never mind then.”
I looked at him with bewildered eyes, then suddenly remembered something and grabbed his arm.
Then I quietly asked the puzzled Jacad. Being careful not to let Nein, who was staring at us intently, hear.
“I was actually wanting to ask, but why did you send Nein of all people? It was lucky nothing happened, but with Nein’s personality, it wouldn’t have been strange if he had turned the banquet hall upside down!”
At my words, Jacad stared at me intently. Somehow that gaze felt strange.
When I wiggled my eyebrows and looked at him as if asking what was wrong, Jacad spoke in an uncomfortable voice.
“Well. I think differently.”
“About what?”
“I meant it might have been more dangerous if I hadn’t sent the Tower Master.”
“What?”
“Since we’re talking about it, what’s your relationship with the Tower Master?”
At the sudden question, my thought process briefly stopped.
Stammering, I blurted out what came to mind.
“Playmate?”
“…”
Jacad cast a contemptuous look at me.
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“I tell the truth and he still complains. It’s really ridiculous.”
“…Even I wouldn’t have let that answer slide, Ria.”
At my grumbling, Robelina spoke in a voice mixed with sighs.
Betrayed by my trusted friend, I looked at Robelina with shaking eyes.
“Lina, how could even you!”
“More importantly Ria, how much longer are you planning to stay here? Shouldn’t we head back to the Temple soon?”
Robelina, who cut off the conversation, looked around and spoke.
I pouted and grumbled, then answered Robelina’s words.
“We should head back soon. Nein, what are you going to do?”
“If the Holy Lady leaves, I don’t need to stay here either. I’ll also return to the Mage Tower.”
“Then let’s head back soon…”
That’s when it happened.
Wooong-
“Huh?”
“What’s wrong, Ria?”
Robelina and Nein cast puzzled looks.
Instead of answering, I quickly moved to a corner of the banquet hall. Then I took out my Sacred Relic tarot cards from the pouch at my waist.
As expected, the Tarot Cards were reacting to something.
Just like when I picked up the bottle containing Opina flower powder that Kail had dropped.
“Sacred Relic? Why is it acting like this?”
Nein, who had followed me, looked at the Tarot Cards and raised an eyebrow.
Robelina also seemed surprised as she looked back and forth between me and the Tarot Cards and asked.
“Is this perhaps your power, Ria?”
“No. It does this sometimes, but I don’t know the reason either… Ah!”
Just then, one card popped out from the pile of Tarot Cards.
THE CHARIOT card was floating quietly in front of my eyes.
“Why is it doing this?”
“Is this the first time this has happened?”
“Should I say it’s the first time? It has reacted to something like this before, but it’s the first time it’s moved… Ah, wait!”
Before I could finish speaking, the card flew off somewhere.
Since nothing like this had ever happened before, I stood there dazed for a moment.
Then I belatedly came to my senses and said to the other two.
“I’m going to chase after the card. You two stay here!”
“Wait, Ria!”
I heard Robelina calling out, but my heart was racing so I ignored her and chased after the card.
Following the card out of the Banquet Hall, I found myself in a dark Corridor.
But with the thought that I had to retrieve the card, I overcame my fear and hurried my steps.
And finally, the card stopped in mid-air.
I quickly grabbed the card before it could fly off somewhere else again.
“Got it! You little thing, what exactly are you scheming…?”
“…is it?”
“Huh?”
Just then, I heard someone’s voice nearby.
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