3. Dragon’s Eye, Human Mind (63)
Recently, the saintess was having a bustling day.
It was because there were so many injured people in the temple. The raid, which involved hundreds of monsters, resulted in numerous disasters, and even some priests were frustrated by the self-destructing monsters.
There are many patients and there are not enough priests.
So, it was an inevitable result that the saintess, who could be said to be the best in terms of divine power within the academy, was busy. In particular, the saintess these days was even more distracted.
The day to treat Ian was coming soon.
The preparations for the sacrifice were over. Ian’s injury would have been completely healed if he had used the gift and formally started the proposal.
As much as that, the ‘sinmul’ was a precious thing.
Enough to cure a man who has been brought to death several times in recent years.
If it was the skill of a saintess, it wasn’t that difficult. Even so, the reason why the saintess was preparing for Ian’s treatment with all her heart was roughly twofold.
First, the saintess loved Ian.
I’m a little reluctant to admit it to myself, but it was. Everyone is equal under the Heavenly God, but there was no one who believed that word straight away.
It was human nature to want to take care of someone a little more if you had a relationship with them. Not to mention, if the person he loved was a man he loved.
And secondly, the saintess had a strange conviction that Ian would come back injured again.
Never before has Ian come back unscathed. Even now, clouds of war were hanging over the academy.
In the trajectory from the hunting festival to the orphanage and the homecoming festival, the background of the ‘Dark Church’ appeared.
The incident won’t end like this.
If so, Ian, who was always at the center of it, would not be able to avoid the conflict. It was necessary to put in as much effort as possible and save the sacred object.
Because Ian had to write again if he got hurt.
Besides that, there were many issues to discuss.
First of all, there were too many people who claimed to be Ian’s guardians.
As more and more patients were being discharged from the hospital, only the seriously injured were allowed to visit their guardians, and each time the hospital room became a sea of tears.
This was especially true of Ian’s hospital room.
The saintess still remembered Seria’s face as she looked down at Ian, who had a pale complexion.
His complexion turned pale, and he was about to drop the fruit package he was holding in his hand. Soon, with a trembling voice, Seria continued to ask Ian’s well-being.
Every time that happened, the saintess repeatedly told her to be relieved, but Seria showed no sign of calming down.
In the end, it ended only after Delphine let out a sigh.
“… … Stop it, Seria. The imperial family has also given off things, so it won’t be a big deal if your life is at stake.”
Only then did Seria hesitate and turn her gaze back to Ian.
It was because I couldn’t bear to disobey the order of the older sister I respected next to Ian. Delphine, who looked at this with a bitter look, soon bowed politely to the saintess.
“Then, please take good care of Ian.”
The words, “Who are you?” almost jumped up her throat, but the saintess managed to hold it in.
Yes, it was something I could say to my dearest junior.
Even so, the saintess had no choice but to answer with a slightly stumped feeling.
“Yes, Brother Ian is someone I have a deep connection with.”
As the saintess smiled and bowed her head, Delphine stared blankly at the saintess.
But the silence was short.
Soon after, Delphine smiled strangely and whispered in the saintess’s ear.
The coquettish voice was sweet enough to melt the saintess’ eardrums.
“It’s a coincidence, I am too… Have you ever been slapped on the butt by Ian?”
“… … Wh-what!”
As soon as the saintess heard that, she immediately jumped up. It was more than I could have imagined, to the point where I wondered if I had hallucinations.
The saintess immediately drew the sign of the cross on her chest and started talking nonsense.
“That, such an unscrupulous! a little envious… Oh no! It’s blasphemy! I will refer you to the Inquisition!”
Cuck-cuck, looking at that scene, Delphine only let out a bored laugh.
“It’s a joke.”
The saintess looked at Delphine suspiciously until the end, but even the saintess could not ask the heir of the Yurdina family such a secret truth.
Only Seria sensed the awkward atmosphere between the two and only tilted her head.
Even that, as soon as her sister left the hospital room, she looked at Ian as if it was a pity and followed her.
Other than that, Celine and Leto came to visit.
Celine wept for a long time while holding Ian’s hand, then begged the saintess in an earnest tone.
“Ooh, my brother Ian… can you survive? Holy Maiden, please… … .”
“Don’t worry, Sister Celine.”
The saintess felt that if she didn’t laugh, the curse would fly away, so she had to smile.
It was a truly dishonorable woman to touch the hand of a man who had lost his mind.
“If the ceremony begins tomorrow, I think Brother Ian will regain consciousness within three days at the most. This is also the grace of the heavenly beings, Emmanuel.”
Celine sighed and blew her nose on a tissue in the corner of the hospital room. It meant crying a lot.
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen each other, so it was understandable. However, I could only see that there was some intention in that exaggerated gesture.
Since I filmed this man, it was an implicit signal not to touch him.
Of course, not even the seeds were eaten by the saintess. Instead, I just laughed inwardly.
Leto, who couldn’t see that, kicked Celine around the waist.
“Ouch ouch! Hey Leto… Are you really crazy?! Right now I’m asking the saintess for a favor!”
“Okay, let’s get out, get out. Wouldn’t the saintess need time to prepare too?”
I was grateful to hear that.
The saintess slightly bowed her head and thanked Celine and Leto as they left the hospital room grumbling. Leto spoke in a small voice as he passed the saintess.
“… … Please take good care of Ian.”
The saintess’ hand crossed the sign of the cross.
“Immanuel.”
I thought so even if I didn’t say it, but I had no choice but to sincerely respond to the sincere words.
After that, Elsie and Lupine siblings came to visit.
Surprisingly, Elsie didn’t even shed a tear. He just looked down at Ian with gloomy eyes, and then asked in a whisper.
“If I had followed Master, would it have been different?”
It was an assumption no one knew.
The only answer that could be returned was a formal consolation. Naturally, Elsie was not satisfied with that answer.
A faint determination lingered in Elsie’s blue sapphire eyes as she left the hospital room.
It was not yet known where that decision would lead.
However, all the saintess could do was pray. She hoped that her heart would only help Ian.
Instead, don’t get too close to Ian.
By praying with such selfishness, the saintess finished preparations for the next day’s ceremony.
It was then that the last guest visited the saintess.
She was a beautiful woman with dark blue hair and light gray eyes. Unlike the past when he was proud and upright, his face exuded a gloomy atmosphere.
Realizing the identity of the saint at once, the hand of the saintess was placed on her forehead.
And a chilly voice escaped through those lips.
“… … Didn’t I tell you not to come?”
“I want to see Sir Ian.”
However, Cien’s voice against him was also very resolute.
The saintess glared at her with cold eyes.
“See you later. After Ian wakes up, you’re not that close to Ian in the first place. Yeah? Meeting you and Ian only interferes with the treatment, but why… … .”
“I will do anything.”
Standing tall, the saintess stopped talking.
Light pink eyes looked at Xian with doubt. Like it or not, Shien just chanted in a gloomy tone.
“As long as I can see Sir Ian, I will do anything… Please, do something.”
However, the saintess immediately had no choice but to snort.
do you want me to do anything?
Healing was not such an easy task. Even more so, if it was a matter of treating injuries at a level that required a proposal, there was no room for non-professional personnel who had not even properly completed education to be put in.
The saintess continued as if mocking.
“What can you do? Just fetching water like a maid and doing some mopping? After becoming a member of the royal family, what kind of chores… … .”
“… … I will.”
I was speechless again.
The round eyes of the saintess were proving how absurd that statement was.
The royal family of the empire is noble.
Right now, even high-ranking nobles had a strong sense of reluctance to do chores. Even at the orphanage, Delphine refused to run errands for a while.
By the way, the royal family carries water and mops?
It was bullsh*t. It was only possible when the imperial family crushed their pride to the bottom.
Where is the human being who pours water and waits on the pigs he is raising?
It was such a shock.
The saintess’ lips caught off guard repeated opening and closing in vain.
“I will. whether the maid Whether it’s a maid… So please, just let me see Sir Ian… … .”
Dew was forming in Shien’s eyes as she begged.
In the end, as if she couldn’t hold back her tears, Shien whimpered and wiped her eyes with her sleeve several times. The emotional ups and downs were considerable.
It meant that the mind was pushed to its limits.
And in the midst of that, the only way to heal is to meet Ian.
He wondered why he was so obsessed with Ian and why Shien’s mind was so cornered, but it wasn’t a problem that he needed to delve into right away.
However, after hesitating for a long time, the saintess chewed her lips and spat out a word.
“… … Do whatever you want.”
It was the moment when Shien’s rank was determined among the group.
Shien, the 5th Princess of the Empire, is at the bottom of the hierarchy.
was a maid
**
Ian gasped and opened his eyes.
My whole body was covered in a cold sweat. The air filling his lungs, mixed with the faint smell of herbs, made him immediately realize where he was.
It was the intensive care unit of the temple.
Ian had to moan for a while from the throbbing headache.
He immediately raised his upper body.
He still had a tingling feeling, but his body seemed fine. I was worried about the aftereffects, but it seemed that I was cured somehow.
Ian was breathing a sigh of relief when the door to the hospital room opened.
The saintess who opened the door and entered with a tired expression froze on the spot as soon as Ian’s eyes met.
And then he cried and cried.
“… … Ian!”
Seeing this, Ian smiled bitterly.
It seemed that he had caused a lot of concern again. The clouded mind gradually became clearer, and memories of the past began to flood in.
The first question uttered by Ian, who had been in a daze for a moment, was as follows.
“… … What about the princess?”
“yes?”
The saintess, who hurriedly approached Ian, tilted her head at the sudden question.
It was only then that Ian realized that the title was a bit wrong and quickly tried to correct it.
“Your Highness, are you all right?”
“Oh, that woman… … .”
As the saintess blurted out her words, Ian’s golden eyes grew suspicious. Even so, the saintess showed a moment of hesitation, then sighed as if she couldn’t help it.
Still, I needed to know what the woman he saved was going through.
The saintess roughly explained the princess’ current condition.
She is treated as a public figure within the academy, and she is a rare villain based only on rumors, and she often sheds tears due to her unstable mental state.
At least, it was said that he was regaining some stability only when he looked at Ian.
She didn’t know why, but as soon as Ian heard that, there was a story that immediately came to mind.
The past of the princess and the ‘dragon’s eyes’.
Ian looked away without saying anything for a moment. Then he stumbled and tried to get himself up.
The saintess was taken aback by the sight and screamed.
“Why, why! I’m still your patient! Lie down again, now!”
However, despite the saintess’ urgent dissuade, Ian managed to get up. Then, among the piles of luggage arranged by my bedside, I found a hatchet and took it in my hand.
The armament he hadn’t worn in a long time conveyed a heavy feeling.
The hatchet floated in the air with a whoosh, and was caught in his hand again. Fortunately, it didn’t seem that the persimmon had died.
The saintess, who had been watching Ian’s sheep carefully, asked in a voice that she still did not understand.
“… … What are you doing?”
“practice.”
Ian sighed and said.
“… … Please call Neris-senpai.”
I think that it seems that there is still post-processing left.
**
That day, Shien received an unfamiliar envelope.
It was a letter from Ian’s sister.
Ian: wakes up
Princess: Oh your awake. sorry i messed up (tehepero)!