The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 46

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The Fortune Teller Saint

 

Chapter 46

 

‘Of all the places we could be, why does it have to be somewhere like this…’

 

Kail glanced down below. At the dizzying height, he couldn’t help but gulp.

 

Right now, they were perched high up in a tree far from the Hunting Competition Camp Area. It was high like an observation deck, offering a clear view of the surroundings.

 

That was probably why they had climbed up this tree in the first place, but it was so high that his body couldn’t help but stiffen with tension.

 

One wrong move and he’d fall from the tree, and his superior would definitely not save him.

 

‘Why did I even follow him here?’

 

Of course, it was his superior’s order, so he couldn’t have refused anyway.

 

Kail glanced to the side with tears welling up in his eyes.

 

His superior and Tower Master, Nein, was staring intently at something.

 

Following Nein’s gaze, he turned his head and saw Ellia and others conducting the hunting competition ceremony in the distance.

 

It was obvious without looking closely that Nein’s gaze was fixed on Ellia at the center of it all.

 

‘This is suspicious.’

 

Getting close to the Temple, which wasn’t friendly with the Mage Tower, and especially with the Holy Lady, and being unable to take his eyes off her like that.

 

‘It’s just like how I act around Unice.’

 

Of course, unlike Nein, Kail himself was a very sweet and well-mannered man.

 

Kail smiled contentedly and wiped under his nose. Then a sudden thought made him look at Nein.

 

‘Could it be that the Tower Master also likes the Holy Lady?’

 

“Hey.”

 

“Y-yes?”

 

At Nein’s sudden call, Kail tensed up.

 

Nein turned to look at Kail with a sly smile.

 

“Stop staring at me, it’s damaging my face.”

 

“…I’m sorry.”

 

He almost grimaced for a moment, but Kail fortunately held it in.

 

Then Nein asked casually.

 

“So, what is it?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“You must have something to say since you were staring at me.”

 

“Uh…”

 

The opportunity to resolve his question had come, but Kail couldn’t rashly ask.

 

‘Is it okay to ask this?’

 

What if I end up hanging upside down from the tree?

 

“Never mind if you don’t have anything.”

 

“D-do you like the Holy Lady, Tower Master?”

 

He’d done it.

 

‘Setting a time limit like that made me blurt it out without thinking.’

 

“Ha. This guy’s really something else.”

 

Nein muttered quietly.

 

Not knowing what he meant, Kail was making a puzzled expression when suddenly his body was lifted into the air.

 

“Whoa! T-Tower Master?”

 

“The Holy Lady and everyone else seems to have strange misunderstandings.”

 

Nein, wiping the smile from his face, continued speaking while shaking Kail up and down.

 

“I don’t like the Holy Lady.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“I have my reasons for being near the Holy Lady.”

 

“What… reasons?”

 

“Why should I tell you that?”

 

“Whoa! S-sorry!”

 

Nein played around with Kail using magic for a while. Of course, for Kail who was on the receiving end, it was torture.

 

Nein, who had been giggling while toying with Kail, suddenly stopped laughing and stared intently at something.

 

“What’s that about now?”

 

“Huh? What’s… Aaah!”

 

Nein spread Kail out on a tree branch like hanging laundry, then used spatial movement magic to disappear somewhere.

 

Kail, who had been dry heaving from motion sickness, found himself suddenly alone and shouted with tears in his eyes.

 

“This damn Tower Master! I’m going to quit! I’m going to quiiiiit!”

 

Of course, no one was there to listen.

 

***

 

After the ceremony ended, the hunting competition began in earnest.

 

The nobles participating in the hunting competition, including Jacad, all took their weapons and entered the forest. They wouldn’t come out of the forest until the sky darkened.

 

Having finished the ceremony, I changed clothes and stood outside the encampment, quietly gazing at the forest.

 

Then Robelina approached and asked me.

 

“Are you worried about His Highness the Crown Prince?”

 

“…Well, a little.”

 

Having seen Jacad quite seriously injured in my dream, I couldn’t help but worry.

 

Disliking him was one thing, but getting hurt was a separate matter.

 

Robelina looked at me quietly, then lowered her gaze and said.

 

“If you’re that worried, why don’t you ask the Sacred Relic?”

 

“Mm.”

 

At those words, my hand went to the tarot cards hanging at my waist.

 

It wasn’t that I hadn’t thought of it. But there was something Robelina didn’t know.

 

This Sacred Relic wouldn’t tell me the future of events it had already reacted to.

 

‘Still, it’s better than not trying at all.’

 

I went into the encampment with Robelina and spread the cards on the table.

 

Then I drew cards along with my question.

 

“Will His Highness the Crown Prince be able to remain safe and unharmed in this hunting competition?”

 

As expected, the answer was blank cards. It meant it couldn’t tell me.

 

Robelina seemed surprised that all three cards came out blank, blinking her eyes in confusion.

 

“Why are the cards like this?”

 

“That’s what I’d like to know.”

 

I shrugged with a small sigh.

 

Just as I was about to put the cards away, I paused at a sudden thought.

 

‘Come to think of it, even if these tarot cards don’t tell me the future accurately, they have given me advice before, right?’

 

After thinking for a moment, I casually asked one more question.

 

“Is there any advice you can give me so that His Highness the Crown Prince can return safely?”

 

I asked that and picked a card to flip over.

 

It was ‘THE MOON’ card.

 

Two dogs captivated by the moon’s gaze, and a scorpion secretly targeting those dogs from behind.

 

It meant danger was nearby, so don’t let your guard down.

 

‘I knew there was something more.’

 

Feeling urgent, I hurriedly drew another card.

 

“What exactly is that danger? Where and how might we encounter it?”

 

The card that came out this time was the ‘7 of Swords’ card, depicting a man running away with an armful of swords.

 

I carefully examined the card’s illustration. Especially the background drawn behind the man.

 

‘An encampment? Or… does it mean a village?’

 

“H-Holy Lady!”

 

Just then, Kail appeared from thin air with an urgent cry.

 

Startled, I immediately signaled to Robelina with my eyes.

 

Understanding my meaning, Robelina stood blocking the tent entrance. It was to prevent anyone from entering.

 

Only then, feeling a bit relieved, I looked at Kail with reproachful eyes and said.

 

“Kail! How could you come so suddenly? You startled me.”

 

“Well, it’s something a bit urgent.”

 

“Urgent? …Wait, where is Nein?”

 

I couldn’t see Nein, who should have been with Kail. He’s the most worrying person when he’s out of sight.

 

At my question, Kail’s face turned pale.

 

“That’s exactly why I came looking for you. Holy Lady, please stop the Tower Master!”

 

“What do you mean….”

 

Kail began explaining the whole story to me.

 

After hearing the story, I hurried toward the nearby village with a face no different from Kail’s.

 

***

 

Thanks to Kail’s magic, Robelina and I were able to move to the nearby village in an instant.

 

It was the same village we had stayed in before the Hunting Competition was held.

 

When we headed to the village tavern where the problem had occurred, we could immediately spot Nein.

 

“Nein!”

 

Nein smoothly turned his head to look at me.

 

I slightly pulled back the hood covering my face and hurriedly assessed the situation.

 

“What on earth is this… Huh?”

 

As I blinked in bewilderment, the other person also blinked while staring at me.

 

“Huh?”

 

“You’re….”

 

Recognizing him, I raised my voice in disbelief.

 

“That Swindler who tried to scam us back then!”

 

“Ugh…!”

 

When I pointed my finger at him, the Swindler shrank back.

 

That sight was both infuriating and somewhat pitiful.

 

And for good reason….

 

“But how did you end up like that?”

 

Because the Swindler and his group were tied up with rope and hanging upside down from the tavern ceiling.

 

At my question, the Swindler turned his already red face even redder and glanced at Nein.

 

From that glance alone, I could tell this was all Nein’s doing.

 

‘Well, I roughly expected as much.’

 

I let out a deep sigh and approached Nein.

 

“Nein, why did you do this? Even if that bastard is so rotten that you never want to deal with him again.”

 

“What, what?”

 

“…Still, you can’t just hang people up like this.”

 

Nein turned his gaze away from the Swindler and looked at me intently.

 

“Even if those bastards are connected to the ones targeting the Crown Prince?”

 

“…What do you mean by that?”

 

At Nein’s words, I unconsciously hardened my expression.

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