The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 44

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The Fortune Teller Saint

 

Chapter 44

 

“Why is it so big?”

 

“That one’s just a baby.”

 

“That big and it’s still a baby?”

 

“Adults are bigger than the trees in this forest.”

 

At those words, I unconsciously gulped. This is why powerful monsters are said to be no different from disasters.

 

Fortunately, if I could call it that, the monster before us didn’t seem to pose much of a threat to Nein.

 

“Holy Knight Captain, how about whoever kills that monster wins the bet?”

 

Judging by how he could make such a proposal even in this situation.

 

Unfortunately for Nein, however, Lucian was a level-headed person.

 

Lucian looked at Nein with contemptuous eyes and spoke firmly.

 

“The bet isn’t what’s important right now. We need to protect the Holy Lady and the Cardinal…”

 

“Are you scared?”

 

“…”

 

Lucian’s eyebrow twitched.

 

I looked up at Lucian with disbelieving eyes.

 

“Holy Lady, please step back with the Cardinal.”

 

Lucian had once again fallen for Nein’s provocation.

 

Unfortunately for us, Lucian seemed to be weak against provocations.

 

“You two, the bet isn’t what’s important right now!”

 

Robelina, who belonged to the sane group along with me, shouted in frustration.

 

I gave Robelina a thumbs up.

 

‘Well said!’

 

But there was one problem.

 

In this group, there were more insane people than sane ones.

 

“I can easily take down something like that.”

 

“That’s right. Leave the monster to us and step back to safety.”

 

“No…”

 

Under the combined attack from Nein and Lucian, Robelina’s eyes wavered.

 

Robelina eventually turned her arrow toward Kail, who had been quiet this whole time.

 

“Kail, please try to stop Lord Nein!”

 

“Huh?”

 

Kail, suddenly singled out, asked back in a bewildered voice.

 

“Do you think I could stop the Tower Master?”

 

“…”

 

At his confident response, Robelina seemed to lose her words and closed her mouth.

 

Kail tilted his head and continued in a calm voice.

 

“Don’t worry. A monster of that level poses no threat to the Tower Master.”

 

“But it looks quite strong…”

 

“Just watch for now. Look.”

 

I followed Kail’s pointing finger and widened my eyes.

 

Bang!

 

“Grooooar!”

 

Nein’s magic struck the monster’s back hide hard. And through the crack in the split hide, Lucian swung his sword.

 

Under their combined attack, the monster let out a pained groan. Anyone could see we had the upper hand.

 

“See?”

 

“…They are both strong indeed.”

 

I nodded vigorously in agreement with Robelina’s words. It was truly power befitting male lead candidates.

 

As their offensive continued, the monster fell before long. It was an anticlimactic end that made our worries seem pointless.

 

Nein and Lucian began bickering in front of the fallen monster.

 

“I’m the one who finished it off.”

 

“I dealt the fatal blow. I’m the one who stabbed its vital spot through the crack in its hide.”

 

“And who created that crack?”

 

Crackle-

 

As sparks began flying between the two, I finally sighed and stepped forward.

 

“Both of you stop! The bet is a draw.”

 

“How can that be?”

 

“That’s right, Holy Lady. We need to determine the winner clearly…”

 

“If you keep being stubborn, I’ll give you both a kiss.”

 

When I said this while pouting my lips, both Nein and Lucian shut their mouths simultaneously. Wait, these guys?

 

Wounded only in pride, I cleared my throat and approached the monster, asking Nein.

 

“By the way, could this monster be what they prepared to eliminate His Highness?”

 

“It’s not impossible. It’s definitely a troublesome creature to deal with. However.”

 

“However?”

 

When I turned to look at him, Nein shrugged and continued.

 

“I just thought they brought the wrong one. The Crown Prince isn’t weak enough to fall to something like this.”

 

“…Really?”

 

I fell into thought at Nein’s words.

 

The original Jacad I had seen in my recent dream flashed through my mind.

 

‘Then why was Jacad injured?’

 

“Holy Lady!”

 

Just then, Lucian shouted urgently.

 

I quickly raised my head and immediately understood what had happened.

 

The monster’s closed eyes were now looking directly at me.

 

Bang!

 

The monster’s tail struck hard where I had been standing. The ground was deeply gouged, and simultaneously, Lucian definitively cut off the monster’s breath.

 

And I was.

 

“N-Nein?”

 

Held in Nein’s arms, having moved right next to where the ground had been gouged.

 

‘I almost died.’

 

My heart, belatedly sensing the danger, began beating rapidly. As a result, my breathing gradually quickened.

 

Sensing this, Nein looked down at me and asked.

 

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

 

“N-no, I’m not.”

 

“…Then that’s good.”

 

Was I imagining it? Nein’s gaze looking down at me seemed to soften for a moment.

 

Seeing that gaze, my rapidly beating heart gradually calmed down.

 

“Tower Master!”

 

“Ellia!”

 

Apparently quite shocked, Kail and Robelina rushed over urgently.

 

Especially Kail, who looked at Nein with a pale face.

 

“Tower Master, your arm, your arm…”

 

“Arm?”

 

I quickly turned my head to look at Nein.

 

Now I noticed that Nein was hiding one arm behind his back. Sensing something was wrong, I grabbed Nein’s arm.

 

“Let me see your arm.”

 

“I don’t want to.”

 

“Hurry up!”

 

Nein clicked his tongue and brought forward the arm he had been hiding.

 

Blood was dripping steadily from a long gash across his white arm.

 

“…You got hurt like this trying to protect me?”

 

Nein said nothing. His silence only made my emotions surge even more.

 

“Holy Lady…?”

 

“Ria.”

 

I could feel Nein and Robelina looking at me with bewildered eyes.

 

I rubbed my eyes roughly with my sleeve, then grabbed Nein’s hand and stood up.

 

“Let’s go to my room. I’ll treat your wound.”

 

“This much is…”

 

“No excuses, hurry up!”

 

Perhaps overwhelmed by my intensity, Nein unusually said nothing at all.

 

I quickly took advantage of that moment to bring Nein to my room at the inn.

 

***

 

I got medicine from Dale and went up to my room. When I opened the door, I saw Nein stopping the bleeding on his arm.

 

I pulled a chair over in front of Nein, sat down, and opened the medicine bottle.

 

“Give me your arm.”

 

“…”

 

Nein unusually extended his arm obediently.

 

That sight was so unexpected that I wanted to tease him, but given the situation, I let it pass.

 

Ah, but I did say this much.

 

“Thank you, Nein. For saving me.”

 

Nein quickly raised his head to look at me.

 

I glanced at Nein, then lowered my head again and focused on wrapping the bandage. After tying the knot, I smiled with a satisfied expression.

 

“All done. I’ll give you this medicine, so apply it regularly. So the wound doesn’t get infected.”

 

“…Holy Lady.”

 

Nein called out to me.

 

When I looked at him with a puzzled expression, Nein asked with complicated eyes.

 

“Why were you crying earlier?”

 

“Well, because you got hurt because of me, so I felt sorry.”

 

“Don’t cry over something like that.”

 

“Something like that! Don’t speak so lightly about it…”

 

“Because the Holy Lady is crying.”

 

Nein cut off my words.

 

I waited quietly for his next words, but as the silence dragged on, I tilted my head and looked at him.

 

“Nein?”

 

“…Never mind.”

 

Nein turned his head away sharply. I could glimpse some confused emotion in his profile.

 

I stared intently at that sight, then slowly opened my mouth.

 

“Do you hate it when I cry?”

 

“Yeah. I hate it.”

 

“Why?”

 

At my question, Nein turned his head to look at me. His staring gaze was somewhat burdensome, but I didn’t avoid his eyes.

 

“…I don’t know either.”

 

“How bland.”

 

I said with a small laugh.

 

But why was that? Somehow, a disappointed feeling rose up at Nein’s answer.

 

‘Really, why?’

 

Knock knock-

 

Just then, a knocking sound rang out. At the same time, Robelina’s worried voice could be heard.

 

“Ria, it’s me. Can I come in?”

 

“Yeah. Come in.”

 

Robelina, Lucian, and Kail entered one after another. They were all looking at me with worried eyes.

 

Especially Robelina, who looked back and forth between me and Nein, then asked carefully.

 

“You’re okay, right…?”

 

“Yeah. I stopped the bleeding and applied medicine, so it should be fine now.”

 

“No. Not Nein.”

 

“Huh?”

 

When I tilted my head, Robelina sighed.

 

“It’s nothing. More importantly, Ria, a reply came from His Highness the Crown Prince.”

 

“That was fast.”

 

I said with some admiration as I received the note containing the reply from Robelina.

 

After leaving the forest, I had asked Robelina to send a letter to Jacad. It contained information about defeating 66 low-grade monsters and mid-grade monsters in the forest.

 

The note contained a concise reply to that.

 

[Good work. Stand by until I arrive.]

 

“Am I his subordinate or what?”

 

I growled and tore the paper to shreds.

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