176 – 35. Faith and Money
On the last day of the exchange meeting, the martial arts competition finals, which had been held for three days, finally came to an end.
After a bloody final match between Ito Sasaki and Lucas Arthur, Lucas emerged victorious and stood tall as the winner.
“It’s only half a water rocket.”
“Mr. Liu.”
“Well, that’s actually true, isn’t it? There was no violent princess, evil b*tch, saint, or legion…”
To be precise, I participated and advanced to the finals.
However, due to Cloel Martina and Kim Woo-sung’s problems in the middle, everyone either withdrew or lost moderately, saying they would focus on helping me instead of the finals.
No matter how many times I bowed my head, it wasn’t enough, but everyone didn’t mind, saying it was just a way to kill time.
Personally, I was hoping to win the martial arts competition, and only Lucas, who entrusted Lane to help me, continued the martial arts competition and eventually won.
“Anyway, I’m sure Lucas will be annoyed with this for a while. Ah, I think he’ll get a little annoyed if you laugh in front of him.”
“I see… Right?”
“Huh? Don’t worry. You should just smile your eyes. Of course, if you tell another b*tch, they might hit you with a leg club, so be careful. The prince told you what I said, right?”
“…Yes.”
The exchange meeting is over, but the second semester is not over.
Now that the biggest event has passed, all that’s left is the final exam, and there’s still some time left.
I officially applied for a sleepover and received permission from the academy.
I don’t know how long it will take to go to church. In that part, Rio, Lane, Eunha, Seongil Kim, Lucas, and Hero decided to put in some effort.
There was nothing worth preparing for anyway, so I just braced myself.
“Anyway, I feel sorry for Mr. Liu. I asked you an unreasonable favor…”
“I’m so sorry. The money was meant to be used anyway. Why would I have been supporting the church? It was meant to be used for times like this.”
“Thank you.”
“What kind of gratitude is this? Sell my name as much as you can. That way, you won’t be able to leave Liu Yan’s side. Oh, it’s too much before 1 trillion won anyway, right?”
Giggle.
Liu, who was smiling as if he was truly happy, gradually erased his smile as if he remembered something.
“…Hey, fortune teller.”
“Mr. Liu?”
“f*ck…Be careful. Did you hear the news about the principal?”
“……Yes.”
The principal left for a brief outing at church.
This was the news I heard from Charles Teddy Bear. Originally, it wasn’t something worth worrying about as the principal spent less time at the academy, but the timing was unfortunate.
It’s not like you’re just quietly touring the church, and since you’re going to get into quite a bit of trouble, it may be inevitable that you’ll run into one.
‘It’s suicidal to deal with the principal head-on.’
Tricks and fraud are done by watching the opponent, and it is impossible to deal with a crazy girl who comes out with magic when she gets angry.
It is best not to meet as much as possible and to avoid it even if you do meet.
“And that b*tch is a saint.”
“I plan to keep it as secret as possible.”
“Tsk, you probably know that part better. You damn…You fortune teller, remember.”
“Yes?”
“If you come here with even a single finger injured, you will die by my hands. Of course, not you, but the church.”
“…I understand.”
Hearing Liu’s direct speaking style makes me smile.
Liu, who was quietly looking at me smiling, blushed for a moment, but then shook his head to shake it off.
“Anyway!! Just try to use your body carelessly, understand!?”
“I’ll keep that in mind, Mr. Liu.”
“Ssi…….”
While talking happily, I suddenly looked at the clock and realized that it was the appointed time.
Liu, who looked at my face and seemed to realize that time was up, clicked his tongue and got up and followed me.
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“……Mr. Liu.”
“You marked it, you bastard. If you roll around with that b*tch, I’ll not only tear off her legs but also her arms and carry them around in my carrier, so figure it out, okay?”
“Yes.”
“And I’ll give you a maid. Use it well.”
“…? I understand.”
A maid?
Who?
*
“This is the end of the exchange meeting…”
“There are many places in the floating city I haven’t been to yet… I wonder if I can be included in the priesthood next year.”
“You know that, unless they are top priests like Archbishop Carlella or Bishop Bellic, we send people who have never been to the Floating City as much as possible.”
“I know, I know.”
The hotel where the priests were staying was bustling.
A few days ago, I had to vacate the hotel for a while, but I managed to keep up with the priests’ schedule and enjoyed sightseeing in the floating city and the exchange meeting.
Although there were some complaints, mainly from the young priests, the speed of packing was not slow.
“Oh, by the way, what about Chloe?”
“You know, at the church where the saint stays…”
“…That’s okay, right? I was told to keep Cloel away from the saint.”
“Archbishop Carlella and Bishop Bellick gave permission. Why should we care?”
“Oh, by the way, did you hear that the saint is also going to church this time? It was a shame that he stayed at the academy during vacation, but it turned out well.”
“It’s been a while since we’ve had a communion meeting. Do you think the Inquisitors will really like it?”
The priests who were flirting and chatting gathered in the hotel lobby with their perfectly organized luggage.
Everyone headed to the airport under the control of Archbishop Carlella and Bishop Bellick, who had already completed preparations.
While waiting for a flight at the airport, a nun who was looking around approached Bishop Bellick.
“Um, Bishop Bellick?”
“Hmm? Sister Florel. What’s going on?”
“Well, I can’t see Chloe. Aren’t you joining us here?”
“Ah… Now that I think about it, you were roommates with Cloel.”
“Yes, yes.”
“Don’t worry, Chloe and I are planning to go back to church separately. He made an unexpected contribution.”
“The ball…?”
What is there to do at Romance Academy that deserves recognition?
Other priests quickly gathered around Bishop Bellick’s words. Bellick, who burst out laughing for a moment when he saw the curious priests, continued.
“You caught a heretic.”
“……Yes?”
“Don’t worry, I’m not talking about other religions. From what I heard, they caught a vicious guy who was trying to commit a terrorist attack while taking advantage of an exchange meeting.”
“Oh my…!”
“It is definitely true, since the saint himself sent an official letter. Cloel is planning to return to the church on a separate convoy plane with that heretic.”
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“Wow…Chloel caught that?”
“One persimmon was amazing. If I made a mistake, the entire exchange meeting could have been ruined. Isn’t that a really big ball?”
“Maybe I can escape being a Heretic Questioner candidate?”
“Is that possible? At this level, I might be able to become a candidate for bishop rather than just an inquisitor!”
“The bishop candidate is also a candidate, but the reward will be generous, right? I’ll have to rely on Cloel for this for a while.”
“Wine? If you drink enough, it’ll be gone in one day.”
“This bastard?”
“Big…Huh? Isn’t that Chloe?”
“Huh? Really? Cloel!”
In an instant, the priests who were chatting about Chloe’s story rushed in.
Chloel couldn’t pretend not to notice them running towards her with congratulatory smiles and joy.
“Flonel! Everyone!!”
“Chloel! Is it true that you caught the heretic? Where is it?”
“I put him on the convoy plane in advance.”
“Congratulations Chloe! How about the reward?”
“Ah…Ah, I’m not sure yet. Wouldn’t it be nice to give it to you?”
“Top quality wine!”
“Is that bastard a priest?”
“So you’re not going to drink it?”
“…The finest wine!”
“aaah…!”
Cloel, who was dealing with priests armed with congratulations, questions, and wine glasses, rolled his eyes.
Everyone knows that he is a good person, but Cloel was not used to being in a position like this.
‘Well, let’s do our best though.’
If a lie is discovered, it would be a disaster. I had to answer as naturally as possible.
And Cloel faithfully followed the advice of a fortune teller.
“How did you catch that heretic?”
“I told you not to reveal it yet, so I’ll tell you later!”
“Chloel, can’t you do that to me, your roommate?”
“I’m sorry, this is a matter ordered directly by Cardinal McLaren…”
“Ah…Really? Then there’s nothing we can do.”
The effect of selling to the High One was amazing!
Although he is not evaluated very well within the church, McLaren is a cardinal, a rank just below the Pope. She was not someone that priests who were not even bishops could talk about without permission.
While the priests were silent for a moment, a solemn voice was heard from behind them.
“Everyone, we need to get out of the way now. Cloel has to leave too.”
“Ka, Archbishop Carlella!”
“Archbishop…!”
“Chloel, I will also be riding on the convoy plane in case of an unexpected situation. Can you guide me?”
“Of course!”
Archbishop Carlella.
Her success story, like Chloe’s, from being an orphan on the streets to becoming a respected archbishop, was such that no nun in the church would know her.
Even after ascending to her position as Archbishop, she remains clean and innocent and continues her service around the world. Above all, she is a
Fighter herself and is a heroine who takes on the challenge of doing her best. .
Normally, this is not someone you can see in front of your eyes like this. Cloel urgently lowered her head and couldn’t hide her excitement.
Carleya smiled kindly and gestured to Bellick, and Bellick nodded and controlled the priests.
Chloel waved to them as they left with regret and turned to face Archbishop Carlella.
“Ji, can I go right now?”
“So, the convoy plane boarding area was at the end, right?”
“Yes!”
Unlike Chloe, who was an ordinary person, Archbishop Carlella, a
Fighter, gave off an aura that could not be ignored.
Cloel, who was walking while being greeted by several people who recognized her, stopped in front of a huge warehouse.
“This is inside.”
“I see…Chloel, there must be heretics in there, right?”
“Ah, yes!”
Okay, I thought you would ask.
But no matter how much you respected someone, you had to lie.
This is a matter that involves his stepbrother Raphael and the mysterious saint ──
“Hmm, I understand.”
“──Yes?”
“If Cardinal McLaren had told me to keep quiet, the answer would be the same if I asked him. Still, I’d like to see the heretic once, so it’s okay to talk to him alone, right?”
“Huh? Oh, of course!”
Unlike Cloel, who is not used to lies like this, the fortuneteller must be much more accustomed to giving advice to Cloel right away. So it should be okay.
Chloel, who thought for a moment of the fortune teller, Nam Goong Min, lowered her head in shame.
‘I’m crazy too, really…… ….’
You propose marriage because you want to take advantage of the other person’s personal connections.
Even Namgoong Min’s point wasn’t wrong. Cloel secretly thought that he was ‘getting married’ to her.
I can’t help but feel ashamed because the other person politely destroyed such an unsightly excess of self-consciousness.
After taking a deep breath for a moment to calm down her emotions, Cloel looked at Carlella again.
“Chu, departure is in 30 minutes, so please come back before then!”
“I understand. It must have been hard to catch the heretic, so go in and get some rest.”
“Yes!”
Cloel nodded his head at Archbishop Carleja’s kind words.
Yes, that fortune teller will be fine.
More than that, I am worried about the saint who secretly accompanied me. Cloel, who was watching Carleja’s back as she walked to the convict convoy compartment, also moved her steps.
Taking the fortune teller and the saint to church.
Because that was Cloel’s job.
*
Cheolkeong.
The prisoner convoy of the convoy plane.
A place made of a rough, dark alloy, filled with all kinds of torture tools and shackles to oppress heretics.
“Are you experiencing any inconvenience?”
“I’m fine, Archbishop Carlella.”
Archbishop Karlea, the embodiment of integrity and innocence, bowed his head with his hands folded respectfully.
The opponent was a heretic and fortune teller who had been caught by Cloel on suspicion of terrorism, but he was sitting in a comfortable chair without any shackles or handcuffs.
“We will do our best to accommodate you, but as the Great Rich said, the number of people who know the secret must be small…”
“Just being able to be alone in the convict transport compartment is a privilege. Normally, wouldn’t a torturer or an inquisitor be on board with you?”
“Boarding has been denied by the authority of the archbishop.”
“Well done. I’m sure the rich man will be pleased, Archbishop Carlella…No, Cardinal.”
It was an exchange meeting held every year at the Romance Academy, but Carlella considered this meeting to be a God-given opportunity.
She had built up her network by meeting many high-ranking people and VIPs, but the person she met this time was someone who could not even be compared to others.
‘Great wealth…… A very wealthy person……… !!’
Why was McLaren, who had a bad reputation, able to be appointed cardinal? Wasn’t it because she single-handedly raised 20% of her church’s total annual donations?
The fact that there was a wealthy person behind McLaren was an open secret to her high-ranking priests.
She supports Archbishop Carlella? Will she do that until she becomes a cardinal?
‘This is an opportunity…… !!’
The great rich man spoke clearly. If she faithfully follows this fortuneteller’s words, the position of the next cardinal will be hers.
Cardinal. Cardinal. Cardinal.
Isn’t this a position you can’t rise to simply by being honest, innocent, good, and faithful?
She was able to realize this only after becoming the archbishop she had longed for. To make Carleja’s dream come true, being an archbishop is not enough.
Cardinal, must become a cardinal. Even in a church with hundreds of millions of believers, only three people can rise to this position.
Carleya is for him.
‘Definitely!’
…… I could do anything.