19 – Thief
Maybe it’s because it’s lunch on the first day off.
It was lunch at a restaurant that was not much different from usual, but it seemed to taste even more delicious.
Or, because you kissed Stella in the morning?
Maybe the touch that still lingers on your lips has become the spice.
“By the way, this potato salad is really good.”
I’ve never been to a fine dining restaurant, but
Maybe the quality will be that level?
For me, who used to eat convenience store lunch boxes and ramen,
It is such a delicious food that you will almost cry.
By the way, Dave looked at me with a sullen face.
She is poking potato salad with a fork.
Do you hate it?
Then why did you spread it?
“Alvin, do you think potatoes are that good?”
“So delicious? You hate it?”
“I’m fed up with potatoes… Because potatoes are served as a meal every day.”
“That…That’s right…”
I almost made another mistake.
In this world, the Church of the Hellenes supports orphanages and low-income families.
So no one died of starvation.
However, no matter how wide the granary and wide grass are,
You can’t give bread and meat indefinitely.
That’s why it is said that potatoes are included in meals whenever possible.
“I like this sausage.”
“It’s so delicious to eat with sausage and potatoes.”
“You eat potatoes.”
Dave pokes a sausage with a fork
Juice flowed out.
As the senior priest in the cooking team says,
It seems to be a sausage that is made of 98% pork and is called an expensive sausage.
“The sausage that is distributed is a mixture of chicken and pork, isn’t it?
It’s delicious, too, but it still doesn’t compare to this one.”
Doesn’t you hate it even if you say it like that?
I put the sausage and potatoes in my mouth at once, chewed them up, and swallowed them in one gulp.
Yes, no matter how buffet-style
You can’t leave it.
*
“By the way, since the announcement was made, you’re getting married soon, right?”
“Don’t you know? It’s me. I haven’t heard anything.”
It’s not a marriage right away, once you’re engaged
I understand that they get married after they have settled down to a certain extent.
Well, the marriage was registered at the time of the engagement by swearing to the goddess Hellenes.
It seems to be in a state of common-law marriage.
It seems that marriage is only after the wedding ceremony.
“There are many people who live only after marriage, but since it is the marriage of a saintess, there is no way we will not have a wedding.”
“Are you going to have a wedding?”
“Yes, priests can hold weddings without money in the small prayer room at the headquarters of the church.”
As expected, the Church of Hellenes…
Welfare for priests, who can be called temples, is the best in the world.
They hold weddings for free.
“Do you want me to do it there too?”
“Since it’s the saint’s wedding, shouldn’t it be held in the cathedral?”
“Oh… That’s too big…”
The cathedral is the highest point on the grounds of the large denomination’s headquarters.
It’s right at the bottom of the mountain, so you have to walk up a bit.
It is used for group prayer meetings, sermons, and group ordinances.
It is said to be large enough to accommodate more than 40,000 people.
Isn’t 40,000 people equivalent to Tokyo Dome…?
“I’m getting married to a saintess, so I have to arrange that. Do your best.”
Dave, who patted me on the shoulder, gave me comfort, not consolation.
I got up with a plate.
Seeing that, I sighed and got up.
***
“Hey…?”
“Welcome, Mrs.”
The first people I’ve seen since being chosen as the saint’s husband
They call me Mrs.
Should I say it’s an uncomfortable yet good feeling?
“Yes..I did come…But who are you?”
After I finished eating, I went up to the dormitory.
Someone was standing in front of my door blocking the way.
Because my room was at the end of the hallway
It’s not that this person is blocking my visits for other reasons.
I knew at once that I was standing here for reasons related to me.
The gorgeous full plate armor decorated with gold and silver
It looks like something I’ve seen somewhere.
“My name is Gawain, one of the commanders of the Holy Knights.”
Then he took an object out of his arms and handed it to me.
It was an insignia used by people of high status to show or prove their status.
Anyway, Gawain.
Your name is one of the Knights of the Round Table.
That’s really cool…
Wait, didn’t you just say you were the knight commander?
I must have met the knight commander already?!
“Ki…Are you the Commander of the Knights? As far as I know, the Commander of the Knights is Mikhail-sama…”
Could it be that Mikhail is an impersonator of the knight commander?!
“There is one Knight Commander for each unit. In the case of Mikhail, he is the commander of the unit escorting the Pope.
In my case, I am the leader of the religious headquarters guard unit.”
Ah…
The knights are divided into units and each has its own leader.
A soul master or a striker…
It’s more systematic than I thought.
“That…I see, that’s the first time I’ve heard of it.”
“It’s common misunderstanding, each knight has a leader, and above that there is a general leader.”
Somehow, I came to study the structure of the Holy Knights, but
What I want to ask now is, why is the knight commander here?
“So…? Can I ask what happened to you? Is it related to the saintess…”
“No, other priests and priests are also headed by the Knights.”
Anyway, it’s not like there’s something personal about me.
It seems that a person has been sent to all the priests and priests at the church headquarters.
It seems that it was just a coincidence that the knight commander came to me.
“It’s really embarrassing, but there was a theft in the headquarters building.”
“If it’s stolen… You’re saying there was a thief?”
“I don’t know yet, whether it was an insider or an outsider…”
A thief in the headquarters building managed and protected by star magic…
Is that even possible?
“But what about the theft, why did all the knights mobilize?”
“Yes, the Pope’s personal items were stolen and we are currently investigating.”
“Then, are you here to prove your alibi or search?”
“Boo…I’m really sorry if you were offended.”
I’m really sorry to have to say this
Gawain let out a sigh and bowed his head.
I really felt like a middle manager.
I was told to do it from above, but should I say it feels like I don’t want to do it?
From the perspective of this person
My current status is a low-ranking priest, but I am the saintess’s husband.
From the first impression on such a person, about being stigmatized as a person who wanders around the room
I am very sorry.
From the point of view of these people, I am the saintess’s husband.
“If you won’t be rude, may I check your room?”
With a face that is really hard to say, I politely say it with a requesting attitude
How can I say no?
I have no intention of rejecting it in the first place.
“You can look at it as much as you like.”
With a nonchalant face
I took the key out of my pocket and opened the door.
“Priests and priests all receive it, right?”
“That…Yeah yes.”
“Then you don’t even have to apologize to me.”
And what can I do to follow the orders of the superiors?
No matter how much he becomes the saintess’s husband, he must not receive preferential treatment.
Everyone should be treated fairly.
*
I dragged out a chair and sat down in the hallway, yawning.
Gawain came out.
“Are you finished?”
“Yes, thank you for granting the search request.”
I want you to bow your head and thank me
I also bowed my head and said hello.
Your status as a warrior hasn’t been revealed yet, so is there a need to act so drastically?
It’s not me, a low-ranking priest, who’s proud, but Stella, a saintess.
“Is there only proof of an alibi now?”
“Your alibi has already been confirmed.
It is confirmed that at the time of the incident, she was eating at a restaurant with Junior Priest Dave.”
Oh…
I don’t know how they investigated it, but it was detailed.
She said she needed to know an alibi, so she didn’t know how to prove it.
I was sitting in the chair thinking about it, but it seems that another unit has already confirmed my alibi.
“The information power of the Holy Knights is excellent.”
“As expected, elites are different.”
“It would be embarrassing to compare it to the priests.”
At that word, we started laughing together.
Usually, having two factions in an organization is bad enough.
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Praise each other while lifting each other up
Because they seemed really good.
On Earth, isn’t it bad between religions with the same roots?
“The saintess has chosen a really good person as her husband.”
“It’s up to me to fall short.”
“Being too humble may be a bit of a problem, since she is the saint’s husband
Humility and modesty are virtues, but they are poisonous if taken too far.”
“Ahahahaha…Thanks for the advice.”
When I think about it, I’m a nobody
It doesn’t seem like it to others.
After that, there are still many priests to visit.
I went upstairs to excuse myself first.
Are you overestimating me?
Am I underestimating myself…
“Oh, it’s already time to go see Stella.”
Because it was much more important to have a conversation with Stella than to think about such things.
I put the chair I had taken out in the hallway into the room and meticulously locked the window.
I thought there might be thieves for no reason
I got the feeling that the window cracking should be done properly.
And, after meticulously locking the door
I came out of the dormitory.