The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 80

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The Fortune Teller Saint

Chapter 80

Dale glanced at Nein and carefully spoke.

“So this is him. That rumored mage.”

“I am Nein Opert, Your Eminence Cardinal.”

Nein struck an elegant pose and greeted Dale.

At Nein’s greeting, Dale smiled bitterly and extended his hand first.

“I am Cardinal Dale Alexon. It’s an honor to meet the Mage Tower Master.”

Nein stared down at Dale’s extended hand, then glanced at me.

I spoke sternly to him with my eyes.

‘Don’t be rude and shake it quickly!’

Whether he read my telepathy or not, Nein chuckled and grasped Dale’s hand.

“The honor is mine.”

Dale, who was shaking hands with Nein, tilted his head with a surprised expression.

“More than I thought… no, you’re quite different from the rumors.”

“Well, rumors tend to be exaggerated.”

‘Reduced, not exaggerated?’

I wanted to retort like that, but held back since Dale was nearby.

Then Dale glanced at me and asked Nein.

“Did you come to see Holy Lady Ellia?”

“Yes. I wanted to go somewhere with the Holy Lady. She seemed to have some free time.”

“Please do so. But I’d appreciate it if you could bring her back not too late.”

“I’ll do that.”

Surprised by Dale’s agreeable attitude, I looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Sensing my gaze, Dale glanced sideways at the surrounding priests and said to me.

“It would be better to go somewhere rather than staying here quietly.”

‘Ah.’

He was being considerate of me, who had become the object of other priests’ attention.

I felt newly grateful to Dale. Nein also seemed pleased with Dale’s attitude of readily letting me go, as he smiled brightly.

“Then, Holy Lady.”

Nein extended his hand again.

I sent Dale a grateful look and grasped Nein’s hand.

Flash-

When I felt the air change, I slowly opened my eyes.

The place Nein had brought me to was an ordinary forest. Far away, down the hill, I could see Trivia Village where we had just been.

“Here… there doesn’t seem to be anything special?”

Robelina, who had been looking around like me, spoke with a puzzled tone.

I was curious too, so I looked at Nein with interested eyes.

Nein met my eyes and pulled up the corners of his mouth in a grin.

“That’s how it looks on the surface.”

“What do you…?”

Then Nein reached out his hand. Into empty air where there was nothing.

But something strange happened. Like touching a calm lake, ripples spread from Nein’s fingertips.

When I looked in surprise, Nein looked at us with a relaxed smile and said.

“Follow me.”

“What? Where to…?”

Instead of answering, Nein stepped forward and disappeared beyond the invisible space.

Robelina and I looked at each other blankly, then carefully walked toward where Nein had disappeared.

After passing through what seemed like an invisible barrier, Robelina and I soon faced an incredible sight.

“This is…”

“A tower?”

A tower so high that its end couldn’t be seen. It stood right before us.

As we stared up at it blankly, Nein, who had entered first, smiled brightly and said.

“Welcome to the Mage Tower.”

“…What?”

It took quite a while to understand those words.

Finally accepting the situation, I shouted at Nein with a shocked face.

“This is the Mage Tower? Nein, are you crazy?!”

“What’s wrong?”

“Even so, bringing a Holy Lady and a priest into the Mage Tower is a bit…!”

“Why can’t we?”

“Huh?”

At Nein’s question, I unconsciously hesitated.

Nein tilted his head to the side as if he really didn’t understand the reason.

‘There’s no real reason why we can’t…’

It’s not like there’s a law saying we can’t intrude on each other’s territories.

Besides, Nein was already coming and going to the temple like it was his own home.

After thinking it over and being convinced, I nodded and said.

“Now that I think about it, you’re right. There’s no reason we can’t.”

“R-Ria?”

Robelina, who had been frozen in confusion as well, was startled when she heard my words.

When I explained the process of how I came to understand, Robelina’s expression also relaxed a bit.

Though she still looked a little uncomfortable.

“Still… is this really okay?”

“Then you can stay out, Holy Prelate.”

Nein, who had approached at some point, wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me close, then raised one corner of his mouth toward Robelina.

“I only need the Holy Lady anyway.”

‘Wow, I almost got charmed there.’

Looking up at Nein’s face from close range, my heart naturally beat faster.

Then Robelina, who had been silently watching us both, spoke with a determined voice.

“I’ll go too.”

“Robelina?”

“As Ellia’s Holy Prelate, I can’t leave the Holy Lady and go.”

Robelina said this while grasping my hand. As my body leaned toward Robelina, this time Nein tightened his grip on my shoulder.

Suddenly finding myself being pulled from both sides, I had no choice but to step in.

“Both of you, stop it! Nein, what’s your reason for bringing us to the Mage Tower?”

“Ah.”

Only then did Nein end the tug-of-war and glance up at the Mage Tower, speaking indifferently.

“There are some guys curious about the Holy Lady.”

“Huh? About me? The mages of the Mage Tower? Why?”

“How would I know.”

“…???”

It became even more incomprehensible. Why would the mages of the Mage Tower be curious about me, a Holy Lady?

As I was looking up at the Mage Tower with my head tilted, Nein, who had been silent for a moment, slowly spoke.

“And I wanted to bring the Holy Lady here at least once.”

“Huh? Why?”

“Who knows.”

Nein chuckled and suddenly muttered self-deprecatingly.

“Bringing not just anyone, but a Holy Lady into my space. I must be completely insane.”

Blinking and staring at Nein, I spoke seriously.

“What’s so surprising? Nein, you were always a crazy bastard.”

“So, want to suffer under this crazy bastard for once?”

I quickly shook my head at Nein’s grinning words. The problem was this guy’s mouth that couldn’t hold back what he wanted to say.

“Well, whatever. Come in. I, the master of the tower, will personally guide you through the tower.”

Nein said that and entered the tower. Robelina and I stood there blankly looking at each other before belatedly following behind him.

The interior of the tower was even more magnificent than it appeared from the outside.

A ceiling with no visible end and spiral stairs that continued endlessly. Moreover, stairs floating in mid-air served as bridges between the walls on both sides.

Truly a mage’s tower. The surreal sight was enough to make one’s eyes spin.

“Huh?”

“Hmm?”

Then someone discovered us and let out an exclamation. It was clearly a mage worn down by fatigue.

The mage’s eyes widened when he spotted Nein. At the appearance of a figure that made him forget even his exhaustion, he shouted at the top of his lungs.

“Emergency! The Tower Master has appeared!”

“What?!”

“Damn! Why at a time like this!”

I stared intently at Nein.

What on earth does this guy usually do that his mere appearance provokes such a reaction?

However, Nein himself was indifferent. He silenced the shouting mage with a single gesture and spoke in an annoyed voice.

“Hey, you’re loud.”

“S-sorry. I couldn’t help myself.”

The mage pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat flowing down his temples. Then our eyes met directly.

The mage looked back and forth between Robelina and me with wide eyes, then asked Nein in a confused voice.

“Um, Tower Master. Who are these people? Are they perhaps new mages…?”

“My guests.”

“What? The Tower Master’s guests? You’ve never brought guests before, have you?”

“Because I didn’t bring any.”

“Aha?”

‘Are mages naturally a bit lacking?’

While I was looking at the mage in bewilderment, his gaze turned toward me again. Perhaps because I was his superior’s guest, I could see he was trying to treat me kindly.

“Greetings. I am Crowell, a mage of the Mage Tower. What is your affiliation and name?”

“Ah, we are…”

I hesitated in my answer and glanced at Nein.

Then Nein answered for me.

“Saint.”

“Pardon?”

“She’s a Saint. Oh, and that one’s a Holy Prelate.”

At that moment, heavy silence flowed between us.

The mage just blinked blankly. I felt a little relieved that he wasn’t as surprised as expected.

At that moment, the mage suddenly turned around and shouted loud enough to echo throughout the entire Mage Tower.

“The Tower Master has kidnapped the Saint!”

“What?!”

“Damn! I knew this would happen someday!”

The Mage Tower became incomparably more chaotic than before.

Feeling the magical power emanating from nearby, I took Robelina and moved far away.

And I thought.

‘The Mage Tower is a place where crazy people gather.’

It was a moment when I began to understand why the Temple was wary of the Mage Tower.

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