167 – 33. Cloel Martina
I immediately canceled my plan to talk with the saint and ran away.
I asked if we could talk alone just in case, but Cloel, who was not involved, was glaring at me while gritting her teeth while holding the mace so tightly that it shook. What should I do?
The saint was in a position where he couldn’t be too strong towards Cloel, so he stood out a bit.
Actually, I’m talking to a saint. There’s no problem even after the exchange meeting is over……
“The problem is that nun.”
“Nam Goong Min, I know someone among the nuns at the church. Should I ask them a question?”
“Oh, no. I know who it is.”
Chloel Martina.
Rafael Martina’s step-sister, and she is the only person who knows the ‘real Raphael’.
Rafael Martina was an orphan who lived on the streets before being chosen by the Pope, and she was a girl who considered him like her younger brother.
It was somewhat inconvenient for the few who knew the truth for her to enter the church with her desperate determination and go all the way to the Heresy Inquisitor, where her saint was.
If we were not careful, we could have found out the truth that the real Raphael was pushed to death by his profession as a saint.
Because of that, the Pope and cardinals who knew the truth about her tried to get rid of her, but because her saint expressed her strong opposition, she was able to survive.
But instead, Cloel Martina can never become an Inquisitor.
If she becomes an inquisitor and gets close to the saint, she might really discover the truth.
Although she took measures such as keeping contact to a minimum even at church and never allowing him to go to the Romance Academy where saints were present.
‘Nevertheless, Clo El Martina is sent to the academy during her exchange meeting.’
Why? I do not know either. Really.
It was much later that I learned that Cloel Martina, who can only be met at her exchange meetings, serves as the key to unlocking her saint’s character event.
Is this roughly the 28th play? I also learned that because Jisoo once tipped me off.
However, at that time, I was tired of games and was only aiming to clear all jobs through speedrunning, so even after learning about strategies I didn’t know about, I never tried them.
Because of that, I have never played the saint’s character event before coming to this world, so I am completely unknown.
‘All I know is the conditions for Cloel Martina’s appearance, its settings, and that you can start the saint’s character event through Cloel Martina.’
It was not for nothing that the saint was considered a hidden strategy character or a hidden ending.
In fact, if you don’t know the conditions for Cloel Martina’s appearance, you won’t be able to start the character event no matter how much you increase the saint’s favorability.
‘But we met sooner than expected.’
Is this the butterfly effect? The player’s job is , So they approach me first to break my head?
This…… Should I like it?
‘How do I approach this…’ ….’
It’s so damned even with Saint or Eileen in between, but if they meet alone, they could really die.
I may be exaggerating, but I can still vividly remember the fear I felt when he chased me with the mace.
First of all, we have to meet under someone’s mediation.
‘…… Tomorrow is the problem.’
The promise I made in advance was to go with Liu, Lane, Eunha, and Eileen on the fifth day of the exchange meeting.
It was originally a condition for Cloel Martina to appear, but will it still be effective now that we have already met her once?
‘First of all…… Let’s do it.’
I wanted to enjoy the exchange anyway, so I’ll go first and if he doesn’t show up, I’ll hide behind the saint and try to meet him.
If you miss this exchange meeting, you won’t be able to even dream of the Saint’s character event for a year.
…… My head hurts more than I thought.
“Namgoong Min…Oppa?”
“……Ah, Eileen. I’m sorry. I was thinking about something else for a moment.”
“Oppa, what are you worried about?”
“It’s nothing special.”
“Even if you pretend to smile, you can see it. Even the saintess says that.”
…… Really? Did my smile falter?
I put my hand to my mouth without thinking, but my smile was perfect.
Eileen just looked at me, grinning as if she was caught.
“You’re worried, right?”
“…I got hit.”
“And that worry is about the crazy girl I met earlier…No, it’s about the nun sister?”
That…… Crazy b*tch comes out naturally?
No. If the b*tch who tried to crack the head of the first person she saw with a mace because he was a fortune teller wasn’t crazy, what would that be?
The saint and her stepbrother and sister are both evil.
“…That’s right.”
“Don’t worry, brother. I’ll help you.”
“Aileen…?”
Well, I definitely don’t mean to ignore you, but how can I help you?
I couldn’t find the answer on my own anyway, so I was thinking of asking other friends for help.
“All we have to do is make that nun sister ‘behave’ and bring her in front of her brother, right?”
“Huh? Uh… Technically? Right?”
As long as normal conversation is possible…… Yes?
I don’t know how to start the saint’s character event through Chloël Martina, but it would be absolutely impossible in the current situation where they are trying to kill me as soon as they see me.
“Are you going to have a conversation in a quiet place?”
“Hmm… It’s better if there’s no one nearby. Oh, of course you guys are fine.”
“What time is it?”
“Roughly, um, one day at the latest?”
“I see, yes, I understand.”
Eileen’s eyes were grim as she looked at me, nodding her head in confusion.
“Don’t worry, brother.”
──It won’t take long.
*
There are many difficult things in the world. Things that simply seem impossible to think about.
Is it possible to make the Heretic Questioner, who absolutely hates fortune tellers, talk calmly?
It is a daunting and difficult task just to think about it.
Most things can be solved more easily than you think.
If only I had money and power.
“Oh my, it’s been a while. Archbishop Carlella.”
“The president of the famous Chinese airline wants to see me, so I must be able to wait. It’s been a while, Mr. Wu Jianhao.”
“hahahaha, I’m worried that I may be wasting Archbishop Carlella’s time, who is always busy with projects.”
“You’re good at telling jokes.”
“No, no. I’ve already heard about the archbishop many times. The good deeds from all over the world were so loud that it hurt my ears. So, what about the next cardinal election…?”
“Hmm, hmm. I don’t think I have enough skills to discuss cardinals yet.”
“What do you mean? If Archbishop Carlella, who is faithful and considerate of the weak, knows, who can become a cardinal?”
“I am grateful that you have painted my face with gold like this. But don’t you know that the election of a cardinal is not simply a place to prove one’s faithfulness?”
“I know very well. For example…Something like this?”
“…Wow, you’re offering this much! Mr. Wu Jianhao, aren’t you being overreasonable…?”
“Don’t worry. This is my sincerity…And also our chairman’s sincerity.”
“Seo, it could not be a great fortune!”
“The Chairman has always said that a person like Archbishop Carlella is a person worthy of becoming a Cardinal. You probably know that the Chairman is a supporter of Cardinal McLaren, right?”
“…That’s what you said.”
“If Archbishop Carlella wishes, I will create a position for Cardinal McLaren during the next cardinal election.”
“Woah, what do you want? If anything is possible for me, whatever the great rich man wants!”
“hahahaha, that’s why our president said he wanted to see Archbishop Carlella’s abilities. That’s why the president, along with his group, spent a little time with the priests who came to this exchange meeting…”
“I’ll make it for you right away. Can you do it tomorrow? I’ll cancel all of our priests’ schedule for tomorrow!”
“As expected, this is Archbishop Carlella. Or, would it be better to call him Cardinal Carlella…?”
“Heh, heh heh! Ah, I’m not even a cardinal yet, so I can’t be called that…! hahahaha, when I become a cardinal, please tell me that I will never forget the great wealth, by all means!”
“Are you concerned?”
*
“Welcome! Praise to the infinite glory of the Korean Empire! We wish Her Majesty the Princess a long and healthy life!”
“Manager, please raise your head. Not only am I not Her Highness the princess, I am just one of her limbs.”
“Thanks to His Majesty the Emperor’s favor, our hotel was able to establish itself at the Romance Academy. But how could we not show respect to Her Majesty’s close associates?”
“Don’t worry, it won’t be that difficult.”
“What are you saying…?”
“Tomorrow, except for the church priests, please allow all other guests to leave the hotel. Her Royal Highness will come in person with her close friends.”
“Hey…! I will follow your orders!”
“…You have a worried look in your eyes. Don’t worry, the guests who leave will be guided to another hotel by our imperial family. The priests have booked most of the hotel anyway, so there won’t be any major complaints.”
“Well, as far as I know, the priests will be holding a joint service at the church tomorrow.”
“We will solve that on our own.”
“My lord, I’m sorry for going off topic! I will obey Her Majesty’s orders!”
“Thank you. Then, guard captain?”
“Praise to the infinite glory of the Korean Empire! Woo Jin-yeol, commander of the guards at the New Romance Academy, accepts the princess’s orders!”
“As I told the manager earlier, we plan to not let even a rat enter the hotel. Do you know what I mean?”
“We will place security guards on the roads and buildings around the hotel.”
“The atmosphere of the exchange meeting must not be ruined.”
“Don’t worry, we’ll explain that it’s not a dangerous accident but a safety inspection. If we bring in actual technicians, there won’t be any suspicion.”
“It’s good. It’s only a day anyway, and the hotel is not located in a central area, so there won’t be any problems… But please make an effort to secure your room.”
“”I will obey your orders!””
*
“hehehehe, Bishop Antonio! It’s been a while.”
“Bishop Bellick! You make a great impression. You are the leader of the priests dispatched to the Romance Academy, so you have achieved success.”
“hahahaha! What do you mean? The head of this priesthood is Archbishop Carlella.”
“Isn’t he going to be busy with the upcoming cardinal election? I know that you are the actual leader of the priesthood.”
“…The Antonio I know is not interested in these political issues. Is this the insight of some high-ranking person?”
“The Arthur family.”
“Huh…! I heard that you have become the exclusive priest of Arthur’s main family… But what kind of person are you?”
“It’s Rain Arthur.”
“The family won the duel with the family head and took power together with the family head…!”
“I’m going to ask you this very politely. Bellic, isn’t there Sister Cloel Martina among the priests?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Reine Arthur wants to meet with Sister Cloel. Along with his companions.”
“…Excluding other priests, only Sister Cloel Martina?”
“That’s right. You take the other priests except Sister Cloel and go to another hotel.”
“B-but that’s…”
“……I heard that the Arthur family is building a cathedral recently.”
“Great…Cathedral?”
“I heard that Hector Arthur has been visiting the church often since he lost his arm in a duel. It looks like he is building a cathedral this time.”
“Yeah, I see. So…?”
“You still don’t know? If we build a cathedral, a new archbishop will have to be appointed. Who do you think that will be?”
“Seo, no way.”
“Think carefully. Bishop Bellick…No, Archbishop Bellick.”
“Umm…!”
“And Reine Arthur said he wanted to meet the ‘well-mannered’ Sister Cloël Martina.”
“Woe, definitely. Her temper is temper.”
“Is it difficult?”
“No way! When he comes tomorrow, you will be able to see Sister Cloel Martina, who is calmer than anyone else. There are several Inquisitors in this group of priests.”
“I’ll definitely tell him.”
“Don’t worry!”
*
“…Uh, I…Was very rude…! I did something bad…!!”
“……Yes?”
“Anything, anything, anything! Say… Oh…!”
The day after I ran away from Chloe Martina.
When I arrived at a hotel after meeting Liu, Lane, Eunha, and Eileen, who seemed to be smiling brightly.
Unlike yesterday, I was able to face Cloel Martina, who had her posture as neat as possible even though her body was shaking.
…… What is this?