The saint hates the grand duke-1
“Robert.”
After Theresia died, she tried to live her life as if nothing had happened.
Actually, nothing much has changed.
It was just a relationship that only I remembered, and only I knew.
If I suddenly changed, that side would look more awkward.
It is true that it is complex.
It is also true that I tried to escape from such thoughts.
It’s because I’ve already experienced many times that it’s not good to be swayed by these things.
Theresia is dead. It’s just that the person you loved before died.
A person who no longer had any meaning to me just died.
…in my hands.
“Robert?”
No matter how many times he called me, when I looked up, Adrian was staring at me.
This happened often these days.
I bruise myself and get caught by Adrian.
It’s something I don’t want to show very much when we’re together, but this doesn’t always flow like a person’s heart.
“I’m sorry. Thinking about something else for a second.”
“Now we have to move from here tomorrow. Do you remember what I said I wanted to do last time?”
“You mean to instill divine power?”
Planting divine power is not a light thing.
They say they have a fairly close relationship, but the fact that divine power is planted in a human body means that it connects with the target.
What will happen if there is a spiritual sympathy?
I had been thinking about it since Theresia recalled my memories of the previous episode, but this episode was also unusual.
I didn’t care if anyone knew about my memories,
I just wonder how they will view me through those memories.
I didn’t want to be sympathized with, but I didn’t want to be pitied.
That said, if there was no benefit to me, that wasn’t it either.
If you receive divine power and use your mana in a different way, or if the absolute amount increases… I honestly think it’s a tough offer to refuse.
“You may need to think a little more carefully. Wouldn’t it be okay to do it on the way back?”
So it is better to postpone it.
After answering with a small smile, Adrian nodded as if he couldn’t help it.
It’s already been a week since I stayed at the Temple of the Moon.
Now that he had to move his base and move deep into the south, he wouldn’t have as much time as he did today.
“It is. I will stop by the temple on the way back anyway.”
“Then it would be better to wake up soon. Shouldn’t we go see Lord Berod?”
“…Ah, has it already been that time?”
As they headed deeper, the risk of being exposed to Adrian was considerable.
Of course, Paladin, Berod, and I had to be there after arriving.
Isn’t protecting Adrian the number one goal of this group?
No matter how many times I paid attention, there was no shortage.
When I reached out my hand, Adrian felt the presence and carefully grabbed it.
Now this level of contact seemed to be fine.
At first, my face blushed just by touching it, so in many ways I was more embarrassed.
Still, when we walked, we tended to hug each other’s arms rather than hold hands.
The Paladins’ gazes were also better than before, and now we only occasionally met the strange gazes of the priests looking at us.
“I feel much refreshed while I am here. I feel like my body has become lighter.”
“Isn’t it natural to be affected? This is the Temple of the Moon.”
If you ask me if I don’t have that kind of influence, I could answer emphatically no.
I don’t know what the relationship between Moonseok and this temple is.
It was uncertain how it would continue even after the power of a single artifact was used, but I definitely felt something here.
I think that’s why Theresia regained her memory.
If this power had no scope, wouldn’t it have had some effect on Adele?
The sudden thought of Adele made me wonder about her well-being.
How are you, how will you react when you read my letter.
Due to her personality, she would try to get an answer right away from me, but I still had no idea if she would come all the way to the South.
The New Year had just passed, and there must have been a lot of administrative problems, but did it really come from the north across the center to the south?
Still, he seemed a little more willing to come.
I have something to check, and seeing Adele makes me feel a little more at ease.
While she was out, there was no need to go to the imperial family.
I thought it would be better to come.
After walking for a long time with Adrian, we arrived at the conference room where the high priest and Berod were.
I don’t need to go inside, so I tried to send Adrian away, but soon the door burst open and Verod appeared.
“I came out feeling a presence, but as expected, you were with me.”
“Now I will go. then-“
“no. I think it’s better to talk together today. It’s also about the depths of the South anyway, and more than anything… it’s related.”
It was a completely different attitude than before, but my intention to attend the meeting was clearly communicated.
what the hell are you talking about
Slightly puzzled, I went inside and felt that everyone inside was looking at me.
If there’s one thing I realized at the moment, maybe today’s topic is about me rather than the South.
“…Did something happen?”
When asked about the serious atmosphere, a priest sighed and shook his head.
The slightly hesitant attitude showed that I hadn’t done anything wrong.
It would just be a little bit difficult.
However, what this stiff atmosphere was, the answer to the question was Berod’s words.
“I heard that you are acquainted with the Grand Duke who protects the North.”
“It is.”
He tilted his head for a while at the word grand duke, but when he realized that he was talking about Adele, he answered quietly.
I wondered why Adele’s story came out all of a sudden.
However, that question, before I knew it, started to change into a thought that I couldn’t believe it.
Even that, combined with Berod’s continued words, was becoming certain.
“Are we going to be close friends? Like, for example, a close friend like the saintess.”
“There is a leap forward to say that we are close friends, but I don’t think we are far apart.”
“It’s not close. You seem to be saying that. If so, I think I need an explanation for this letter.”
I look at the letter that Berod gave me.
It was a scrawled handwriting, but I soon realized that it was Adele’s handwriting.
It was her habit to write sloppily like this.
A laugh leaked from my mouth as I checked what was written in it.
[Goes to see Robert. It’s okay to leave the rest first, so I’ll leave Robert behind.]
A letter neatly stamped with the seal of the Grand Duke.
Seeing that, I involuntarily let out a sigh, and slowly wiped my face with dry hands.
I didn’t like the straightforward nature. On the contrary, didn’t you like that aspect and get close to it?
It was true, however, that his personality troubled me.
The eyes of Berod, who was still attached to Adrian, grew sharper,
Eventually, the mana he radiated became cool enough that it wouldn’t be strange even if it froze.
Of course. It was enough to misunderstand if you sent a letter like this.
Since he couldn’t think of how to explain this, he smiled bitterly at Adrian, who was curious about the contents of the letter.
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“Robert is not a thing.”
Upon hearing the contents of the letter, Adrian muttered angrily.
It’s worth thinking about when you first hear Adrian’s words.
She probably didn’t say this because she treats me as an object, but isn’t it enough to say that others think of me as being pretty insignificant?
Uncharacteristic of her, Adrian, who was holding his arm tighter, looked at Verod.
“What time did the Grand Duke say he would arrive?”
“You said you would probably arrive at night, so I think you can join us before we set off.”
“…What the hell do you think of Robert? I thought I was in the same situation before, but I guess I wasn’t.”
I don’t know what ‘same situation’ she refers to, but it seems that her thoughts about Adele have changed negatively.
I wasn’t too happy about it at first.
Strangely, as much as I was uncomfortable with Adele, I was also thinking negatively about Adele and Adrian meeting.
In fact, his personality was almost the exact opposite.
If Adele was rough and cold, Adria could be described as soft and idealistic.
If such opposite women meet, and if I get stuck in between them.
Well, I think it’s probably not going to look good.
“Since you said you would meet Robert, should Robert meet you?”
“Still, you say you’re coming to see me, shouldn’t you go? It’s not polite.”
It is none other than the grand duke.
No matter how much the religious group focused on religious aspects rather than social status, they could not ignore Adele, who had the status of a grand duke.
And since she does not bow down to Berod even in her powerless aspect, it would be absolutely reassuring if she were with the church from the point of view.
However, what puzzled them was Adele’s usual attitude.
She was such a free-spirited woman that even the imperial family couldn’t properly control her, let alone the church.
I needed to be clear about this.
“Even if the Grand Duke comes, just act as usual. As it was written in the letter, it is probably because he is interested in me.”
“…the problem is that it’s not clear. If the saintess is here, it’ll be a little bit better, though.”
They still looked uneasy, but they seemed to be comforted by the fact that the saintess was here.
No matter how much Adele was, she would be respectful to the saintess.
The odds of acting unruly in this situation are probably very low.
When Adele moves like that, she must have her own reasons for moving that way.
And if you do, that’s what I’m going to say.
In the past, if I thought Adele would cause trouble, I stepped in and stopped her.
As he was accustomed to such things, even if she joined, there would be no unexpected situation.
Let’s fully convey that position to the priests and paladins,
The time was approaching the night of Adele’s arrival.
Since you said you would meet me, it’s time to see you off.
As I was about to leave, Adrian grabbed my arm again and asked if I’d like to go with him.
“It would be better for me to go with you. That gives me peace of mind.”
“I bet you won’t do me any harm. Are you okay?”
“let’s go together. Thinking of Robert like a thing is like that, and I’d rather say something.”
I don’t know what would change if Adrian spoke, but it looked better than going alone, so I readily accepted.
Berod’s gaze was serious, but he didn’t care.
I was just a little excited that Adele was coming soon.
If it was to the extent that she would go this far, she would read the letter I left and tell her what she was thinking.
If not, it might have been a memory from the previous episode.
After leaving the conference room with Adrian, I walked along the only path leading to the Temple of the Moon.
It was a bit embarrassing to see her holding my arm tightly, but since she was thinking of me in her own way, I didn’t say much.
Still, the more I walked, the clearer the presence I felt from far away.
The sound of a wolf stepping on the ground, the breath of a woman running towards you while holding the reins.
It was coming to me more clearly than ever.
“I guess we’ll see each other soon.”
“Is that so?”
The time it would take to get there would be only an instant.
Hearing my words, Adrian hugged my arm with a stern expression.
I came close enough that it was unnecessary to simply walk, and now I stopped at the sound that was loud enough for ordinary people to hear.
I look into the dark like that
The white wolf appears from the darkness and faces the woman holding the reins.
Maybe it was because her blue eyes, paler than the moonlight, were still the same, but when our eyes met hers, a smile leaked out for no reason.
I guess that was the case with Adele too. Adele looked at me and smiled quietly.
“It’s been a while, Robert.”
Unlike before, it was just a soft voice, and it was clear that something had changed in her.
Perhaps, in a good way.