The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 79

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The Fortune Teller Saint

Chapter 79

When I cried out in shock, he said it was a joke. He really was someone I couldn’t let my guard down around.

Nein chuckled and muttered with a sly smile.

“Still, well, since it’s close, it should be fine.”

“Huh? Close?”

“There’s something like that. Anyway, Holy Lady.”

Nein stood up from his seat and placed his hand on top of my head as he spoke.

“Let’s meet in Trivia Village.”

“Huh? What do you mean by that…?”

There was no time to ask questions. Nein had disappeared from the room.

I clicked my tongue at his mysterious behavior of suddenly appearing and suddenly disappearing.

“He’s still the same, saying only what he wants and then disappearing.”

“But what could he mean? Saying let’s meet in Trivia Village. Is Nein planning to come there too?”

“That’s probably what he meant to say.”

“…Will it be okay? The journey is already going to be challenging enough.”

“Hmm.”

I understood Robelina’s concern.

Going on a missionary event to a village that doesn’t believe in God would already make for a difficult schedule, and on top of that, we had to find the sculptor Moriel, and that crazy guy… no, Nein was planning to visit too.

‘It does seem like it’ll be tough.’

But what could I do? If I couldn’t avoid it, I had no choice but to handle it.

I shrugged my shoulders and said.

“It’s not like we can back down because of that.”

“Mm, that’s true.”

Robelina nodded and made a determined expression.

I patted Robelina’s shoulder and took out the tarot cards from my pocket.

“If you’re really worried, let’s ask the sacred relic. What will happen in Trivia Village. If we know in advance, we can at least prepare.”

At my words, Robelina moved closer to my side.

Feeling Robelina’s gaze, I shuffled the cards and spread them in the air. Then I asked the question.

“What will happen during this missionary event in Trivia Village?”

I drew three cards.

When the first two cards revealed the ‘Knight of Cups’ and ‘4 of Cups’ respectively, I thought it was as expected. Because I had roughly anticipated it.

But when I flipped the last card.

“…!”

I couldn’t help but stiffen my expression.

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“Ria, you don’t look well. Are you okay?”

I had been staring outside the carriage when I turned my head at Robelina’s question. Robelina’s face was clearly filled with concern for me.

I waved my hand to indicate I was fine and said.

“Yeah. I’m okay.”

“Okay my foot. You’ve been spacing out since before we departed.”

Robelina, who had been grumbling sullenly, suddenly asked with a serious face.

“It’s because of the card results, isn’t it? Is the future really that bad?”

I smiled awkwardly and took out the cards from my pocket.

The result cards for the most recent question I had asked, about this missionary event in Trivia Village, were in my hand.

‘Knight of Cups’, ‘4 of Cups’, and ‘THE TOWER’.

The reason I was anxious was because of this last card, ‘THE TOWER’.

As you can see from the picture of a tower collapsing due to a natural disaster, ‘THE TOWER’ card usually represents bad outcomes.

‘And there are many cards that represent bad meanings, so why did it have to be the ‘Tower’?’

It might be a coincidence, but there was something that came to mind as soon as I saw this card.

It was the sacred relic’s warning.

‘You must not let the Mage Tower fall.’

When I recalled that warning, the tower picture on the last card didn’t look like an ordinary tower.

‘Could the picture on the card really mean the Mage Tower? No way, surely not. What relationship could Trivia Village have with the Mage Tower?’

“…Ah.”

‘Wait! Come to think of it, Nein said let’s meet in Trivia Village. Could the collapse of the tower mean the downfall of Mage Tower Master Nein?’

“Ria.”

‘If that’s true, what will happen to Nein? Ugh. Should I contact him now and tell him not to come?’

“Ellia!”

“Huh?”

When I came to my senses and looked up, Robelina let out a deep sigh with a frustrated face.

“We’ve arrived at Trivia Village.”

“Already?!”

This was bad. I hadn’t finished interpreting the cards yet.

Thinking it was a disaster was only momentary, as I composed my expression and got off the carriage.

No matter what, as a Holy Lady, I couldn’t spread worry even to the Temple people.

But that was an unnecessary concern.

The Temple people who came with us were busy avoiding me as soon as they saw me.

“…Even so, isn’t avoiding me so openly a bit much?”

“I know, right.”

Robelina agreed with a bitter voice.

As I was letting out a deep sigh, someone happened to approach.

It was Cardinal Dale, who helped me whenever missionary events were held.

“Holy Lady Ellia, as expected, the people of Trivia Village are not welcoming us. It seems entering the village will be difficult, so we’ll probably have to camp near the entrance.”

“I see.”

I responded to Dale’s words while glancing around.

Perhaps noticing that my gaze was directed toward the surrounding priests, Dale spoke with a bitter voice.

“Please understand, Holy Lady Ellia. There are still many in the Temple who cannot accept mages.”

“Come to think of it, Your Eminence seems completely unbothered?”

When I spoke as if surprised, Dale smiled gently.

“Honestly, I was shocked at first too… but when I thought about it, there’s nothing wrong with it. God does not discriminate against those who possess magical power.”

‘Oh.’

This was a bit unexpected. I had expected Dale, who held the position of Cardinal, to be the most conservative among the people here.

‘The fact that he’s not means there’s hope.’

Hope that the Temple people could change.

Thinking that made me feel a bit better.

I smiled and said to Dale.

“I’ll help with the work too. What should I do?”

“Nothing.”

“Pardon?”

“You don’t need to do anything, Holy Lady Ellia. Just stay quietly in the carriage. Haha.”

I looked at Dale, who was wiping cold sweat, with suspicious eyes.

‘Gratitude aside…’

This person seems to have no trust in me, doesn’t he? Is it just my imagination?

Due to Dale’s strong dissuasion, I ended up sitting with Robelina in the shade of a tree, just watching the priests work.

Dale watched me contentedly, monitoring… no, observing me, but from my perspective, it was extremely uncomfortable.

“Do I really not need to help?”

“Mm. Let’s do as His Eminence says, Ria.”

“Even you, Robelina? Why? I’m good at working too!”

“Being good at work is one thing…”

Robelina looked at me with a strange expression and let out a slight sigh.

“Because who knows what kind of incidents and accidents will happen when you move around.”

“How did I become a totem of misfortune that brings trouble wherever I go?”

It was unfair. How many people had saved their lives or received help thanks to me!

“Holy Lady.”

“…This is all because of you!”

“What are you suddenly talking about?”

Nein, who had suddenly appeared, tilted his head at my words.

I suppressed my surging emotions and let out a deep sigh.

“It’s nothing. More importantly, Nein, have you decided not to hide our relationship at all anymore? Everyone’s staring at us.”

I could see the nearby Priests stopping their work and whispering while looking at us. I couldn’t hear their voices, but I could guess what they were saying.

Nein himself glanced over there and shrugged his shoulders.

“Let them look. They’ll be seeing this often from now on, so it’s better they get used to it early.”

‘Does that mean you’re going to keep visiting like this from now on?’

Just imagining it was exhausting.

I was cheering on my future self when suddenly Nein extended his hand to me.

“Take it.”

“Why? Where are we going?”

Instead of taking his hand, I looked at him with suspicious eyes, and Nein smiled broadly.

“There’s a place I want to go with the Holy Lady.”

“Ugh.”

I unconsciously let out a groan and squeezed my eyes shut. To say such things with that face.

If Nein hadn’t been a Mage, I might have believed he was an angel sent by God with that beauty.

‘Though it’s too late to think of him as an angel now that I know his true nature too well.’

“Holy Lady Ellia.”

Just then, Dale, who had been watching us from afar, approached.

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