The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 47

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The Fortune Teller Saint

 

Chapter 47

 

“Hey, you tell them.”

 

When Nein nudged him, the swindler desperately avoided eye contact and hesitated.

 

“Wh-what do you mean…?”

 

“Ah, you’re really getting on my nerves.”

 

When Nein smoothly swept up his bangs, an irritated smile was revealed.

 

“Do that thing from earlier one more time?”

 

“I’ll talk! I said I’ll talk!”

 

“Hey! What are you doing not talking quickly!”

 

At Nein’s warning, the swindler’s accomplices screamed in terror.

 

‘What on earth did he do?’

 

Regardless of how serious the situation was, seeing the accomplices shouting for him to confess quickly made me a little curious.

 

The swindler himself seemed terrified as he sniffled and opened his mouth.

 

“We were just following orders from our superiors.”

 

“What were those orders?”

 

At my question, the swindler glanced at his accomplices.

 

Though Nein immediately blocked it.

 

“Not going to talk?”

 

“Eek! Mo-monster! The order was to awaken the high-level monster in the forest!”

 

“What did you say?”

 

I couldn’t help but ask back in shock.

 

‘There was a high-level monster remaining in the forest? But we didn’t see it when we entered the forest?’

 

I quickly looked at Nein with eyes that demanded an explanation.

 

Sensing my gaze, Nein slightly narrowed his brow and answered.

 

“Remember the mid-level monster we defeated in the forest?”

 

“Yeah. The one you and Count Lucian defeated at the end.”

 

“It seems that creature’s adult form was sleeping somewhere in the forest.”

 

For a moment, I was left speechless and kept my mouth tightly shut.

 

“…Didn’t they say that monster’s adult form is larger than the forest trees?”

 

“They did.”

 

Nein drew an irritated smile and muttered quietly.

 

“No wonder the young one was wandering around.”

 

“Th-then what do we do now? If they awakened the high-level monster, shouldn’t we hurry and stop the hunting competition?”

 

Robelina asked frantically.

 

Then Nein looked at Robelina and asked bluntly.

 

“How?”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“The hunting competition has already started, and the nobles are scattered throughout the forest. Even if we stop the competition, it’s practically impossible for all those people to return safely without encountering the high-level monster.”

 

At those words, Robelina’s face turned pale.

 

“Then what should we do…?”

 

“There’s one way.”

 

When I spoke up, everyone present turned their gaze to me.

 

“Ria? What’s that method?”

 

“We defeat that monster before other people encounter it.”

 

“What?”

 

“Of course, to do that…”

 

I turned my head with a serious expression and looked at Nein.

 

“I need Nein’s help.”

 

“…”

 

“Can you help me, Nein?”

 

Even as I asked, I was a little nervous. The fact that Nein had helped this far was already a miracle.

 

Would he really say he’d help this time too…?

 

“Holy Lady.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

I gulped and nodded.

 

Nein watched me quietly, then suddenly chuckled.

 

“You’re not thinking of abandoning me after coming this far, are you?”

 

“That means…”

 

“I’ll help you.”

 

“…! Really?”

 

“It wouldn’t be bad to build up some debt with the Crown Prince while I’m at it. I’ll be able to receive plenty of research funding.”

 

‘So that was your goal.’

 

Anyway, it was fortunate. Nein’s power was certain.

 

Seeing the possibility of resolving the situation, I became impatient. I hurriedly took out my tarot cards and said to Robelina.

 

“Robelina, you go to Count Lucian and tell him what happened in the forest.”

 

“Got it. But what about you, Ria?”

 

“I’m going to the forest.”

 

“What?”

 

Robelina screamed in shock. Nein was also staring at me intently.

 

But there was no choice.

 

‘I need to find Jacad in the forest.’

 

The original story content I saw in my dream was bothering me. In case Jacad encountered the monster like in the original.

 

I planned to find Jacad before that happened.

 

“If worst comes to worst, Nein and Kail will protect me, right?”

 

At my words, Nein chuckled and said in a firm voice.

 

“Sorry to disappoint you, but that Kail guy won’t be coming along.”

 

“Huh? Why? Because it’s dangerous?”

 

“Dangerous my foot. That guy would manage to escape just fine even if left alone.”

 

“Tower Master…”

 

Kail drooped his shoulders with a dejected expression.

 

Nein looked at him and chuckled, then narrowed his eyes and said.

 

“That guy has something to do here.”

 

“Really? Well then…”

 

I was curious about what that task was, but there was no time for that.

 

“Doesn’t it look like something’s moving in that forest?”

 

“Huh? You’re right?”

 

Because we could feel an ominous murmuring from outside.

 

I made eye contact with Robelina and then hurriedly left the tavern.

 

Praying inwardly.

 

‘After going this far, please be safe, you blockhead!’

 

“The monster seems to be moving. Geez, what trouble this all is because of those old men?”

 

Kail, left alone, grumbled while looking out the window.

 

The swindler took that opportunity to exchange glances with his accomplices. When his accomplice nodded, the swindler wiggled his hands.

 

He began cutting the rope with a small knife he had barely managed to hold onto.

 

‘Hmph! No matter how much of a mage he is, a young guy like that is just a pushover.’

 

He didn’t know how a mage had gained the backing of the Holy Lady, but that wasn’t his concern.

 

What mattered was successfully carrying out the orders their superiors had given them.

 

‘If we knock down that young guy and escape, even that crazy mage won’t be able to find us.’

 

Snap-

 

Just then, the sound of a rope strand snapping could be heard.

 

A gleam appeared in the swindler’s eyes as he began to wriggle his body.

 

And finally, all the ropes broke.

 

Thud!

 

Having been hanging upside down, his body crashed straight to the floor. But the swindler quickly got up from his position without even feeling the pain.

 

‘First, that mage!’

 

“Oh? That won’t do.”

 

“Guk…?!”

 

At that moment, the rope he had cut began moving and wrapped around his neck. Not stopping there, it also bound his wrists and ankles before transforming into iron.

 

As the swindler raised his dazed gaze, Kail approached him with a grin and said.

 

“Why? Did you underestimate me because I’m young?”

 

“Th-that’s…”

 

“Seems like it.”

 

Kail let out a deep sigh.

 

“Sorry, but I can’t let you go like this. I have something to do.”

 

“Something to do…?”

 

“Here.”

 

Kail pulled out a bundle of papers from thin air and made it float in front of the swindler.

 

“It’s a contract stating that if you spout nonsense outside, that crazy mage you saw earlier will come after you. Of course, you can’t refuse the contract.”

 

“…”

 

“By nonsense, I mean anything about us being acquainted with the Holy Lady, what we did here, or anything related to the Mage Tower. If you violate this, what will happen… I don’t need to explain, right?”

 

When Kail asked meaningfully, the faces of the swindler’s group turned pale.

 

At their reaction, Kail smiled brightly and pulled something out from his chest.

 

It was a needle.

 

“Then I’ll draw some blood to proceed with the contract. It’ll sting a bit. Prick!”

 

“Kyaaaah!”

 

A scream filled with terror echoed throughout the entire tavern.

 

Thanks to the sound-blocking magic that had been cast, the sound didn’t leak out though.

 

***

 

‘How peaceful.’

 

Jacad thought quietly as he looked around the forest.

 

The forest was so quiet it was eerily silent. Not only was there no prey, but even wild animals like rabbits or deer were nowhere to be seen.

 

It wasn’t just him who felt this strangeness, as a noble following behind muttered as if finding it odd.

 

“Somehow we can’t see any prey at all. The forest is quiet too.”

 

“Indeed. When we held a hunting competition here a few years ago, there was abundant prey that made it worth hunting.”

 

Hearing the conversation behind him, Jacad felt inexplicably guilty and gripped his horse’s reins tightly.

 

‘Is it because of the Holy Lady’s party?’

 

According to Holy Lady Ellia’s report, the Mage Tower Master and Holy Knight Captain had killed numerous monsters in the forest.

 

Saying they killed them was putting it mildly – 66 low-grade monsters and one mid-grade monster was practically extermination level.

 

‘So the forest has no choice but to be this quiet.’

 

Jacad let out a small sigh.

 

It was regrettable that the hunting competition had become boring, but it wasn’t bad for him.

 

There were those targeting him in this hunting competition.

 

Perhaps.

 

‘They might be behind me right now.’

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