The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 60

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The Fortune Teller Saint

 

Chapter 60

 

We all headed together to Airi’s room where she lay ill.

 

Camuen examined Airi’s body and soon frowned.

 

“…Holy Lady, you called me here on purpose.”

 

“Huh?”

 

I feigned ignorance as I asked back.

 

Then Camuen sighed and spoke reproachfully.

 

“Don’t pretend you don’t know.”

 

He glanced at Airi and then turned his gaze to me as he spoke.

 

“This child’s illness is identical to the one I’m suffering from, so you called me here on purpose, didn’t you.”

 

At those words, surprised gazes from everyone around turned toward me all at once.

 

Actually, Camuen was right. I didn’t know what Airi’s exact illness was, but I knew it was the same as Camuen’s disease.

 

That was because in the original story, it was none other than Camuen who had cured Airi’s illness.

 

That’s how the original Robelina had also obtained the sacred relic using the same method as me.

 

‘I just followed the original story.’

 

As I scratched my cheek with an awkward expression, Camuen stared at me intently and then turned his head away sharply.

 

“Well, it doesn’t matter. Then I’ll administer the medicine.”

 

Camuen said as he brought the syringe needle to Airi’s arm.

 

Hamel, who had been watching, asked Camuen with an anxious face.

 

“Will she really get better after receiving the medicine?”

 

“Well, we’ll have to watch the progress, but there’s a high probability she’ll get better. I tested it on myself earlier and my coughing decreased significantly.”

 

Come to think of it, Camuen hadn’t been coughing at some point. So that’s because he tested it on his own body first.

 

If that was the case, there was a high possibility this medicine would be effective for Airi, who suffered from the same illness.

 

Hamel seemed to have the same thought as he stepped back with a slightly relieved expression.

 

And finally, the medicine was administered to Airi’s body.

 

We remained in the room to observe the progress.

 

After a while, Airi’s breathing, which had been labored, became stable. Not only that, but her expression also relaxed comfortably.

 

And the child’s closed eyes gradually opened.

 

“Priest Hamel…?”

 

“Airi! How do you feel?”

 

“Oh, I think I’m okay. Come to think of it, breathing has become easier.”

 

At those words, Hamel’s eyes welled up with tears as he exclaimed with joy.

 

“The medicine seems to be working!”

 

“I told you it would.”

 

Camuen replied curtly.

 

Hamel was so happy that he didn’t mind Camuen’s reaction and just stroked Airi’s head.

 

Watching that scene, I too found a smile spreading across my lips.

 

“Congratulations. Now you can take the sacred relic as the Holy Lady planned.”

 

Nein, who was beside me, said bluntly.

 

I nodded at him and deliberately let out a playful sigh.

 

“Right. Phew, if only someone hadn’t bought out all the herbs, things would have been finished much faster.”

 

“Ha!”

 

Nein burst out laughing as if he found it absurd. But he didn’t look upset.

 

After thinking about something for a moment, Nein suddenly asked me in a serious voice.

 

“But Holy Lady, why did you help that little kid?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“No one would have said anything if the Holy Lady had just taken the sacred relic, so why did you bother helping?”

 

“Ah.”

 

At those words, I turned my gaze to look at Airi and Hamel.

 

Hamel shedding tears of joy and little Airi wiping away those tears. It was such a heartwarming sight, like a grandfather and granddaughter.

 

I smiled and answered.

 

“It’s good to help with things I can help with. Everyone’s so happy like this too.”

 

“…Looking at you, you really waste energy on strange things.”

 

“What about you?”

 

“What about me.”

 

I stared at Nein intently and grinned with a meaningful expression.

 

“You also bought up all the herbs to help Priest Hamel and Airi.”

 

“Holy Lady, your expression is somehow annoying?”

 

“Oh my, changing the subject… Hehe.”

 

My counterattack didn’t last long. It was because Nein smiled slyly and grabbed both my cheeks.

 

Fortunately, thanks to Lucian drawing his sword to stop him(?), my cheeks were freed from Nein’s hands.

 

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Camuen said he was busy and returned to the Imperial Palace that very day. After making plenty of medicine for Airi.

 

He even left a means of contact, telling us to reach out if we needed more. Despite pretending otherwise, he seemed to be quite the tsundere.

 

And we spent the night at the orphanage and departed for the capital first thing the next morning.

 

Proudly carrying the sacred relic!

 

“Uhihit.”

 

“Ria, you look happy.”

 

“Yeah. The big problem of the sacred relic has been solved. Sierra must have almost finished preparing for the consecration ceremony too. My burden has been greatly reduced!”

 

When I answered cheerfully, Robelina stared at me and then suddenly poked my cheek.

 

When I looked at her in surprise, Robelina smiled with her eyes and said.

 

“I just wanted to poke it.”

 

“…Looking at you, you’re really quite quirky too.”

 

“As much as our Ria?”

 

“What does that mean!”

 

Robelina laughed softly and avoided answering. How unfair to use the heroine’s exclusive beauty skill so cowardly.

 

When I puffed up my cheeks, someone poked my other cheek.

 

When I turned around in surprise, Lucian was frozen in place with an expression as surprised as mine.

 

“I’m, I’m sorry. I did it without thinking.”

 

…I never thought Lucian would learn such strange things.

 

It was shocking, like my always innocent friend had been corrupted.

 

Then I heard a scoffing sound from across the carriage.

 

When I turned my gaze, Nein was looking this way with a displeased expression.

 

“Holy Lady, come here.”

 

“Huh? Why?”

 

“Stop talking and come over.”

 

With the attitude that he’d come get me himself if I didn’t listen, I eventually moved to sit next to Nein.

 

Then Nein took out a handkerchief from his pocket and vigorously rubbed my cheek.

 

“Eh? Why? Did something get on it?”

 

“Yeah. Something very unpleasant.”

 

“Huh?”

 

But that was where Lucian’s hand had touched, wasn’t it?

 

When Nein’s hand moved away and I sneakily took out a hand mirror to look, one cheek was red.

 

Well, at least it was clean now.

 

“But Nein, why are you riding in this carriage? You could go directly using magic.”

 

For reference, I had declined Nein’s offer to transport us using spatial movement magic.

 

The distance between the Temple and Lebri Village wasn’t close either, so if we moved there instantly with magic, we might be suspected of how we arrived so quickly.

 

So we chose the carriage for the return trip too, but Nein had squeezed himself in.

 

At my question, Nein glanced at me and asked in a sullen voice.

 

“Why? Can’t I come with you?”

 

“It’s not that… I’m just wondering why you’d bother coming along?”

 

“Because of that bastard.”

 

Nein stretched out his long finger and pointed at Lucian, who was standing next to Robelina.

 

Lucian, suddenly singled out, gave him a puzzled look.

 

Nein lifted one corner of his mouth and glared at Lucian as he spoke.

 

“He’s not very trustworthy as a guard.”

 

“….”

 

Lucian showed no particular reaction.

 

But I saw it.

 

Lucian’s eyebrow twitching slightly.

 

‘You held back well, Count Lucian.’

 

I secretly gave Lucian a thumbs up behind Nein’s back. Then I could see Lucian’s expression soften.

 

After that, I asked a question to change the subject.

 

“So you came here yourself? To guard us?”

 

“Well, something like that.”

 

Nein shrugged his shoulders and grinned as he added meaningfully.

 

“You never know when they might show up again.”

 

“What do you mean? Who are ‘they’?”

 

“Did you forget already? Those bastards who attacked the Holy Lady’s party and the Crown Prince at the Hunting Competition.”

 

As I recalled the memory I had momentarily forgotten, my expression naturally hardened. Robelina and Lucian were the same.

 

After a moment of silence, I asked cautiously.

 

“You mean they’ll target us?”

 

“The probability is low. For some reason, it seems those bastards can’t attack the Holy Lady.”

 

Nein answered nonchalantly, then suddenly his eyes gleamed coldly as he continued.

 

“But you never know, right? Now that they know the Holy Lady is connected to the Crown Prince, who knows how they’ll act.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

As my head began to ache, I let out a groan. Then something suddenly came to mind and I asked Nein.

 

“Come to think of it, what happened to those guys you put the tracking spell on back then? Did you find them?”

 

“Ah, those bastards.”

 

Nein made an indifferent expression and spoke bluntly.

 

“They’re dead.”

 

“…What?”

 

“Dead, I said. All of them.”

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