41 – Always watching

‘What’s important?’

At the accommodation where the warrior party stayed, the party members gathered and were waiting for the warrior’s mouth to open.

Terrible.

When the hero’s eyes met, he glared at me, and he hurriedly covered his eyes.

‘What did I do wrong…’

The warrior who said he would talk about it yesterday came back to me and talked to me, and he continued to nag me on the spot for three hours.

It must have been the Mesgaki-year-old who spoke in his favor.

And it took three hours to convince such a hero. Although I was able to clear my name over a total of 6 hours.

Despite my efforts, I still glance at me to see what I am so displeased with.

A warrior who takes his gaze away from me as if he should have a meeting, takes out a luxurious scroll and unfolds it in front of us.

“It’s a message from His Majesty.”

Somehow, the seal was magnificent. I wouldn’t use something like that unless I was the emperor.

“Starting tomorrow, we’ll head south.”

Eventually, this day came.

“It’s finally time to go. I can’t stay among humans any longer. I want to go back to the forest as soon as possible.”

Reina, who has been stuck in the dorm lately, was delighted.

“Me too. I can finally get rid of that villager.”

Talia, who growled every day because Sonia came to visit me every day, also seemed to like it.

And.

“I look forward to this trip as well, brother.”

Room room room room.

Polaris smiled at me as usual, but something is different this time. It’s like a warrior looking at me who has become a warrior party with the emperor’s certification mark.

Putting aside the awkward smile for a moment, I asked the hero.

“What did Your Majesty say?”

“The direction of the monsters was observed in the south, so he ordered subjugation and identification of the cause.”

So far, the story is going the way it should. I need to shed some info on this.

“Please pay attention for a moment as I will explain what will happen next.”

“Did you see the future again?”

“To some extent.”

As the eyes of the party members gathered on me, I talked about the biggest event in the South.

“What I saw was a future where the world tree would fall.”

“Is that true!”

Raina jumped up from her seat and shouted.

“As it is, it will be like that.”

“The cause! Have you figured out what causes it!”

Unfortunately, the game didn’t explain it in detail, and on the second visit, the world tree was corrupted, and it appeared as a boss in the village.

“I’m sorry, but I didn’t see it that far.”

“How did that happen…”

-Kyum….

Seeing Reina and Kywdori frustrated, I felt uncomfortable.

“Don’t worry. We can stop it.”

I can’t even run away now, so I’ll just have to keep an eye on the World Tree.

If we succeed in saving the World Tree, it will be much easier since the demon army will not become stronger.

“…Thank you for saying that.”

As Reina’s ear looked at the ground, she wondered if she had said it for nothing. I didn’t expect to be so shocked.

“There’s nothing you can do right now, so take a good rest. Tomorrow you won’t be able to enjoy this life for a while.”

As the hero said, after the meeting, we split up. I had my own business to do.

I should go buy some necessary items before I go.

The moment I was about to leave the door after getting ready to go out.

“Brother. May I join you?”

Polaris, who seems to be in a better mood today, has requested to accompany them.

“Yes? Can I skip the temple today?”

“The temple is very busy right now.”

Don’t you have to go even more when you’re busy?

Apparently, Polaris is also a person. Fall into indolence The future of the Goddess Church is bleak.

“Still, if I go with the saintess, I think I’ll draw attention in many ways…”

“If that’s the case, don’t worry.”

Let her go up the stairs and come down after a while.

“How are you? You won’t recognize me if I do this?”

I was at a loss for words when I saw her change from a nun’s outfit to a casual outfit with her hair braided in a moment.

“…Is it weird?”

“No. It suits me better than I thought, so I just stared at it.”

Polaris smiled once again at those words. This could be bad for your heart.

“Then there’s no problem now? Brother Gayo.”

“Wait a minute, no matter how…”

“Strength.”

As she applied and pulled the buff, her power balance was thrown off. My body had no choice but to be dragged helplessly.

It wasn’t long after the porter and Polaris left.

“Porter~!”

Talia’s voice resounded throughout the inn.

“Where the hell did you go? It’s time for the villagers to come soon, so I have to leave now…”

After looking for her for a long time, she couldn’t be found, so she decided to visit Raina, who had been confined to her house the whole time.

“Ghost. Where is the porter?”

“If you’re a porter, you went out with the saintess.”

“What?”

‘Is it a saint this time?’

I couldn’t help but be nervous when an unexpected strong enemy appeared.

“All of them said that only their breasts would grow…”

She was the one who never thought she was small since she exchanged her swear words with Sonia.

***

“They said the day I went was market day. I never thought it would be market day.”

I was walking through the market area with Polaris on the open market day.

“But what about going shopping?”

“I’m going to buy mainly spices and preserved foods.”

Thanks to seolleongtang last time, it’s a bit better now, but I couldn’t help but think of elf special whenever I see soup. Taste should be forgotten as taste.

“Can we expect good food again?”

“It may not be delicious, but it’s worth eating.”

“I had a good meal.”

Thanks to her smiling at me, I was energized.

A normally expressionless woman smiles at me? I can’t stand this.

After all, it’s a saintess nunna.

A mesgaki who always quarrels, a hero who constantly doubts, and an elf who is a minus in most situations.

Even thinking about it again, it’s the build-up that makes her breasts petty.

Among such party members, he is always on my side, and when I see his kind heart on the outside, I can’t really hate him.

While she was walking with that thought in mind, she heard whispers here and there.

– Hey, look at that. That black hair

-Last time I had two women fight, but this time it’s another woman.

-What do you like with such an unusual face?

If it were those two before, they would have corrected the misunderstanding right away, but now that I am a saint, I look after them.

“You look in a good mood anyway.”

“Whoops. A really good thing happened.”

Is it enough to keep it a secret from me? I’m a little embarrassed.

Of course, I’m in a position to hide from one to nine, so I decided to behave like a man here.

“Oh, come to think of it, I have something to tell you.”

“Yes. Please tell me.”

“About Seongsu. Could you make some more for me?”

Then the saintess glanced at me for the first time.

“Brother, it’s not easy to make holy water. You have to pray for days and days and infuse it with divine power to become holy water.”

Did it take that long?

In the game, just dipping your hand into the water midway through would give you a bottle of holy water.

“I just thought that if the saintess washed her hands, she would become holy water.”

“Whoops. It can’t be.”

You used that holy water like water on Perigitte. But since holy water is also water, wouldn’t that be a desirable way to use it?

But it’s still a bit early to say it’s halfway through, but it’s been taking so long.

‘I have a feeling of uneasiness….’

“Brother?”

The sound of her calling me brought her to her senses.

“It’s nothing. Can I look over there next time?”

“I was just following along. What? Brother is really kind.”

After wandering around for a long time, I bought all the necessary items and was on my way back.

As I was passing by the blacksmith shop, there was an object that caught my eye.

“I’m going to look around for a while.”

“Yes. Come home.”

I approached the smithy and looked for something that caught my eye.

“This is…”

A small pocket knife.

It may not be as versatile as a MacGyver knife, but it’s small, but the thick and sturdy blade seemed very useful.

If there was one, it looked like it would be useful, so I yawned and talked to the owner who was sitting there.

“Excuse me. Are you selling this?”

“I put it up because I sold it. If I’m not going to sell it, why would I put it up?”

He’s not even a dwarf, so why is he talking like that?

“How much is it?”

“50 Silver.”

A knife that must have been senile. That’s why he was trying to sell a pocket knife for 0.5 Gold.

“No, does 50 silver per bag make sense?”

“What do you care about me saying I’m selling it like that? If you’re not going to buy it, get out of here. Don’t interfere with the business. It’s weird looking…”

It’s a strange thing to look like.

My feelings sank when I heard those words engraved with discrimination.

Since I was among the party members recently, I must have forgotten for a moment how I was treated in this world.

I wanted to argue, but now that Polaris is nearby, I didn’t want to make a fuss so I had to turn around.

Let’s go back to the girl she’s been waiting for.

“Brother. I can give you the money…”

I thought you wouldn’t hear it, but it seems you heard everything.

She smiled and said to reassure her.

“No. Looking at it up close, it didn’t look very good. Let’s go. Tomorrow is the departure.”

“…Yes.”

Why does she seem weak in her voice?

***

“Could you wait here for a minute?”

“Yes?”

I was on my way back to her lodging, when suddenly she asked me for her favor.

“It looks like you dropped the cross right where it was.”

“Then I’ll join you…”

“You’re carrying your luggage. I can go alone.”

Leaving the porter behind, she went back the way she came, and her face returned to an expressionless expression unlike her previous one.

‘Goddess. Maybe I’ll be good.’

The first day after returning to the Empire and visiting the temple. While offering her prayers, she received a revelation from the goddess.

-Don’t worry, child. Isn’t someone from outside the world already by your side? He is the one who contains my wishes. Twist fate on my behalf to make the world more beneficial.-

An apostle bestowed by the goddess.

She knew it vaguely, but I was overjoyed that she gave her revelation so clearly.

‘But brother….’

Reaching the place where her forge was, she untied her braid and hung up her cross.

-You’re a saint, aren’t you?

-How can such a precious person in such a shabby place….

As people started recognizing her back as a saint, she opened her mouth in front of her smithy.

“This knife. Let me buy it.”

“Welcome… Holy Lady?!”

The owner of the smithy was startled by the visit of the distinguished guest, but she soon regained her senses.

“Originally, it’s 10 silver. If you’re a saint, just give me 5 silver.”

At those words, Polaris’ impression hardened coldly.

“…Very cheap.”

“Aren’t you a saint?”

‘I sang 10 times in front of my brother….’

She took her silver coin out of her purse with her cold voice.

“Take it.”

“No…! You don’t have to give me this much!”

The amount she showed her master was 50 silver.

“Didn’t you say 50 silver to the person who just came to buy it?”

“How can I do that… But since the saintess is completely different, how can she get the same price?”

It’s different.

That word came very unpleasantly.

What’s the difference? Brother is also favored by the Goddess. She was revered as a saint, and he was discriminated against just because she looked different.

As a servant of the Goddess, she learned not to hate people. Although she was taught that way….

Faced with her blatant discrimination, she developed her feelings of hatred towards her for the first time in her life.

“I am no different from him. So take it.”

With that, she put five 10-silver coins in place of her pocketknife.

“Seo… Holy Lady…”

“Never again.”

She warns with her back turned.

“I hope you never judge a person by the way she looks again. The Goddess is always watching.”

When Polaris left, people watching the scene whispered.

-I can’t believe that gentle saintess said that much….

-What did that person do wrong to be like that?

-The saintess’ anger is no different from the goddess’ anger. Tsk tsk. I feel sorry for that man too.

The owner, who had been listening to all of this, just looked at the silver coin and cried.

***

Not long after she saw her toddling.

“Brother!”

“You found the cross… It looks like me. I see you’re wearing it around your neck.”

But it caught her eyes that her appearance had changed from when she left.

“When did you cut your hair?”

“It must have been loosely braided, or it must have come undone while running.”

She responded casually and took something of her own from her arms.

“Take this. It’s a gift from me to your brother.”

What she handed me was the pocket knife I had just been eyeing.

“This must have been very expensive… Didn’t you reveal your identity and buy it cheaply?”

“You’re right about what you said, but they charged me the same price.”

‘What the hell is that human? To rip off the saintess equally….’

There’s no way she could lie. It made her feel better. It’s not discrimination, it just seems crazy.

“I don’t know if I can accept this.”

“Brother will work with us to make the world more beneficial in the future, so this is no big deal.”

Doing it more beneficially… That’s a very heartbreaking word.

“Thank you, Holy Lady.”

The porter began to examine the pocket knife he had been given.

Seeing him as pure as her child made her feel better, but she couldn’t help being stabbed in a corner of her heart.

‘Today I must go back and repent to the goddess.’

She is a saint who has to take the lead before anyone else to uphold her doctrine, although she broke two things today. She smiled quietly, thinking that even the Goddess would forgive her this time.

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