The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 88

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‘Where is the… prey?’

The curse, the Black Hand, wandered around the village.

No matter how much it roamed around, no ‘prey’ was visible.

Fresh and life-filled prey.

Humans.

‘I need to find prey.’

The Black Hand moved according to instinct to find prey. Its direction was toward the outskirts of the village.

Soon, when the Black Hand reached the village entrance.

“Stop.”

‘…?’

At the voice heard from behind, the Black Hand turned around.

The prey it had been searching for so desperately was there. Moreover, it was prey that looked very strong and appetizing.

If it devoured that, the Black Hand’s master would surely be pleased.

The Black Hand was swept by the urge to devour immediately and lunged at the human.

‘Prey. Prey. Prey. Prey. Prey. My prey!’

As the Black Hand lunged, the human, Lucian, jumped back with a hop. Then, taking advantage of the appropriate distance created, he began running toward the inside of the village.

‘According to the mages’ report, there are a total of twenty curse entities in the village.’

Even while running through the village, Lucian looked back and observed the number of curse entities.

Fortunately, the other curses also caught the scent of the only human remaining in the village and came flocking on their own.

Soon, when all the curses had gathered, Lucian began running toward the village square.

“Here, over here!”

Duke, who had come and was waiting in advance, waved his hand toward Lucian.

Lucian also spotted Duke and increased his speed.

“The magic?”

“It’s ready!”

Confirming that the curses had come close, Duke immediately activated the village protection device.

When he inserted the high-grade monster core that Ellia had given him and injected mana, a small hemispherical barrier spread across the village square.

It was a barrier modified by Duke according to Ellia’s plan, preventing attacks and escape from the inside.

The Black Hands, trapped in an instant, began to panic.

Taking advantage of that gap, Duke shouted to the surroundings.

“Now!”

At that moment, the mages who had been hiding while concealing their presence revealed themselves.

They poured attacks toward the Black Hands trapped inside the barrier with their respective magic.

“Die, damn curse!”

“I’ll take out my grudge against the Tower Master on you!”

The Black Hands under group attack began to stagger. Some entities flowed down like water and disappeared just like that.

At a glance, it looked like Lucian and the mages’ victory.

“What? This is easy?”

“These worthless things were acting up.”

The mages began chattering smugly.

Although their victory was almost certain, Lucian didn’t let go of his sword hilt. Because letting one’s guard down was forbidden until it was completely over.

And then.

An unexpected change occurred.

“Huh? Why are they acting like that?”

At one mage’s bewildered words, Lucian narrowed his eyes.

The Black Hands that seemed like they would disappear suddenly began convulsing as if having seizures. He thought it might be their final struggle before disappearing, but it wasn’t.

What confirmed that something was wrong was when a sinister aura burst forth from the Black Hands.

-Kieeeeek!

“…!”

“What the hell is this!”

The mages with hardened faces unconsciously hesitated.

Among them, Lucian, who alone maintained his composure, slowly drew his sword.

“Everyone prepare!”

“Y-yes?”

At one mage’s dumbfounded question, Lucian seriously warned.

“They’re coming.”

Clang!

At that moment, a Black Hand lunged at Lucian.

A curse that didn’t get cut and pushed back against the sword tensely.

At this different appearance from before, everyone present hardened their faces.

***

For my plan to succeed, there couldn’t be any other humans besides Lucian inside the village. Because the curses would chase after that person.

So Jacad and I left the rest of the work to Lucian and returned to where the priests and villagers were gathered.

I knew Lucian’s abilities were excellent, and I knew the Mage Tower’s mages would help him, but my heart kept feeling uneasy, so my gaze kept turning toward the inside of the village.

“It’s quiet. Everyone will be okay, right?”

“Seeing that the curses haven’t appeared again, things should be fine for now.”

Jacad answered. I felt somewhat reassured by his words and watched the inside of the village.

Then Robelina walked toward us.

With curses appearing in the village, the Temple’s campsite had turned into a shelter. Because of that, the Temple people were struggling to take care of the villagers.

Robelina was the same. Worried about the fatigue deeply evident on her face, I asked.

“Robelina, are you okay?”

“Huh? Yeah. I’m fine.”

“For saying that, you don’t look well…”

“I’m really fine. It’s for the villagers.”

‘Does that mean even if it’s hard, she’ll endure it for the villagers?’

But since the situation was what it was, I couldn’t add any comments.

Then Jacad, who was beside us, suddenly interjected.

“Don’t overdo it too much.”

“Your Highness?”

“You can only help people when you yourself are healthy. So what you should always be concerned about is your own well-being.”

“…I’ll keep that in mind.”

‘Ooh.’

I held back the laughter that was sneaking out and looked at Jacad.

Although he was gazing at the village, Jacad’s ears were completely red.

‘And Robelina too…’

When I glanced over, Robelina was also fidgeting with her hands with an awkward expression. She seemed quite concerned about Jacad too.

‘…So the protagonist is already decided, is that it.’

Seeing them attracted to each other like this.

With a strange feeling, I alternately looked at the two people.

“Holy Lady!”

Then I heard an urgent voice looking for me. It was Kail.

As soon as Kail arrived, he suddenly thrust the magic communication device he was holding in his hand in front of me.

“It’s a message from the Tower Master.”

“From Nein…?”

-Holy Lady.

Nein’s voice echoed from the communication device. At that sound, Jacad and Robelina approached to my left and right sides.

Nein erased his characteristic playfulness and continued speaking in a voice that felt tired.

-Things have gone wrong.

“What are you talking about? Did something happen to the Mage Tower?”

-The Mage Tower is safe. There were some issues with the barrier, but it’s at a recoverable level. However.

Nein paused for a moment. From the sigh that followed, I could tell he found the current situation quite troublesome.

-There were intruders. Among them was someone who cast a curse on His Majesty and the village.

“What…! So what did you do?”

-We tried to capture them alive if possible, but things went wrong. The bastard sacrificed himself to strengthen the curse.

“What?”

At Nein’s words, not only I but everyone around froze.

Sensing this, Nein added in a serious voice.

-It will definitely affect your side. Hasn’t anything happened?

“What kind of effect…”

Crash!

That’s when it happened. A loud sound came from inside the village.

I quickly turned my head in that direction and muttered with a hardened expression.

“…Count Lucian.”

-What’s that sound? What happened?

“Count Lucian went into the village to remove the curse. Together with the mages from the Mage Tower. It had been quiet, so I thought it was going well…”

-…Something must have gone wrong.

Nein muttered as if he had a headache. I was in a panic as well.

If, if something happened to Lucian…

“Saint, please calm down.”

Jacad grabbed my shoulder and said.

“The fact that loud sounds continue means they’re still alive. We need to find another way in the meantime.”

Those words snapped me back to my senses.

Jacad was right. This wasn’t the time to lose my composure here.

The only thing I could do for Lucian right now was to find another way and go help him.

The sure way to find that was…

‘The Sacred Relic’s advice.’

I hurriedly took out the tarot cards from my pocket and shuffled them. Everyone silently watched my actions.

Taking a deep breath, I drew a card as calmly as possible.

‘Please tell me a way to remove the curse and help Lucian.’

The hand holding the card trembled slightly.

Please, let it not be an answer saying it’s impossible.

When I finally flipped the card over, I felt relieved.

A card depicting a king on a throne floating steadily above turbulent waters, the King of Cups.

This was the way to overcome this situation.

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