101 – I don’t want to see it either
Dark night.
I was heading to Lily’s room to ask her about the future of the girls staying at Dian’s mansion.
‘The security has become tighter.’
The number of paladins and priests patrolling the temple seems to be double the usual number.
Well, that doesn’t mean my secret movements will be discovered by them.
I feel puzzled by the atmosphere being different from usual.
“You know what? “I’m talking about Lily’s ‘pilgrimage.'”
In the meantime, the voice of a patrolman is heard. At the word ‘pilgrimage,’ my steps stop and my ears perk up.
“I heard the schedule may be changed during the semester.”
“Huh? Didn’t winter vacation change to summer vacation? But who does that?”
“An acquaintance of mine said that. “That friend is currently working directly under the Pope, and I heard that his friends thought it was already confirmed and were preparing to leave in advance.”
What does this sound like all of a sudden?
I struggled to resist the urge to ask the paladin leading the conversation directly, approached them closer, and strained my hearing.
“Well, it’s better to travel in spring than in the middle of summer when you’re sweating profusely. That’s good. But why are we changing the schedule?”
“This is just a rumor, but it is said that the Pope is displeased with the saint who is living like a mere student at the academy.”
“No, what is that… Well, that old man might be able to do that. Well, unlike us who come here to play, eat, and have fun, the saint went without food or drink for over a month every time her ‘pilgrimage’ ended… Anyway, what on earth was she doing at that spring, and she returned so exhausted and sick? “Are you coming?”
“I guess only high-ranking people know that. That’s not the point I brought up. “You have to prepare in advance to play.”
“I see. Thank you! I need to save money in advance. By the way, I guess you won’t be taking the academy cadets on this ‘pilgrimage’? “It’s during the semester, right?”
“No, they said they would take me in the same way. It’s a good thing for both of us. “The cadets can legally skip classes and go on trips, and we can be with the lively cadets on the trip.”
“Good. I guess I’ll have to pray to Heavenly God tomorrow. Please allow me to meet a pretty female cadet during this trip.”
Chuckling, the Paladins tapped each other’s shoulders and laughed, then slowly disappeared from my sight.
If you wanted to hear what was going on behind the scenes of the conversation, you could easily follow them and eavesdrop.
But it didn’t happen. It was obvious that the topic of the conversation would be men’s obscene desires.
Anyway, I tilted my head and thought after hearing useful information that I hadn’t planned.
‘Is it better that it worked out better?’
Yes, in the sense that we can help Lily escape from that damned ‘pilgrimage’ and pain as soon as possible.
Nevertheless, the reason I tilted my head was because there was one problem.
‘Envy.’
She is still in Adenia.
As far as I know, she will never appear until she has completely prepared her stage.
Of course, before the stage is ready, I also plan to make an effort to find Envy first.
Unfortunately, my chances of finding Envy first were slim.
This is because Envy has the ability to hide itself. This was true even when he was a human, and it is still true now as one of the Seven Deadly Sins.
That’s not the only thing that’s tricky. I have no idea what kind of stage Envy will prepare.
It was the same in games. Envy was a woman who was notorious for spoiling gamers by preparing completely unexpected stages every time she played a game.
Of course you have to prepare, but you never know when, where, and what will happen.
In such a situation, what if the ‘pilgrimage’ schedule suddenly starts?
‘There may come a situation where I have to vacate the academy.’
For your information, ‘pilgrimage’ is an important schedule that should never be given up.
Because, at this time when Fran, the main character of the original work, had almost no contact with Lily, it was very obvious that Lily would degenerate if I did not go along on the ‘pilgrimage’.
That was the fate of Lily in the game who was not chosen as the heroine.
She only suffers because of her damn abilities, and eventually becomes corrupted.
I’m trying to follow along on the journey of ‘pilgrimage’ because it sucks.
‘But… If Envy moves when I’m not at the academy…’
This was also difficult.
Dian may become corrupted. If Envy cannot be stopped, there may be many victims.
Also, Envy, who finds out that I am not at the academy, may follow me on a ‘pilgrimage’ to capture me alive.
If that happens, I may face a situation where I have to deal with Envy at the same time in addition to the people I had to deal with before.
“···.”
I think I need to think about it a little more.
****
When I opened Lily’s door and went in, Lily, who was leaning on her rocking chair and blowing out a lot of white smoke from her mouth, opened her eyes wide and asked me.
“Oh, Mr. Caramel. But… Why is your face like that?”
“hahahaha, something trivial happened today.”
I smiled awkwardly, touching my swollen face from getting hit several times.
‘Maybe I shouldn’t have just welcomed you.’
A little while ago, in order to calm Dian down, I had no choice but to slap Dian on the cheek with my palm.
Were you angry at the fact that you were beaten by your student?
Or did I just need someone to relieve my frustration?
I don’t know exactly, but in any case, Dian rushed at me swinging his fist.
Of course, I had the option of ‘avoiding it and suffering more,’ but I didn’t do that.
I hoped as a human being. I hope that Dian’s anger will be alleviated a little by me welcoming him.
In fact, the main thing was that Dian was complacent because he was a wizard.
The problem was that Dian’s fist, who was from the warrior party, was much spicier than I expected.
“If you hit someone, you hit them. Seeing a person like this who would never get hit, you saw them as part of it.”
As I was recalling memories from before, I suddenly felt a warm and soft touch on her face.
Looking ahead, I saw Lily cupping my cheeks with both her hands imbued with her divine power.
“···.”
The deer-like eyes of a woman with mysterious light purple hair are clearly visible.
As Lily exhales, her sweet fruity scent and subtle body scent reach the tip of her nose.
In the dizzying scenery, the once strong strings of reason begin to flutter.
“Why are you turning your head?”
“I think you’re too close.”
“If you turn your head, you will need more divine power, so stay still. “It’s a waste of divine power.”
So I turned her head, but Lily put on her unusually stern expression and powerfully turned her face towards me.
“Anyway, what brought you here? “I’m not the kind of person who will come to you to fix her bloated face.”
“Oh, I have something to ask you.”
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Holding her face, I began to explain to Lily what had happened during the day.
“Was it the Seven Deadly Sins again…? “But, you’re in better shape than I thought?”
When I said I killed Gluttony, Lily moved one of her hands from her cheek to her chest and then asked.
“I am your fiancé… It is truly a shame. By the way, Mr. Caramel, you did something right. “It looks good.”
“Ugh…”
When I told the story of Dean and Envy, Lily pinched both my cheeks, stretched them out, and scolded me.
“···I heard that many children disappear silently every year from temples on the outskirts, so I was personally looking into it. “I hoped my concerns were wrong…”
When she said that the girls she had rescued earlier were all orphans who were in the Holy Kingdom’s temple, and that she was afraid of returning to the Holy Kingdom, Lily told her what she had researched.
“It seems that there are unholy people in the Holy Kingdom who are stealing poor children and young girls. “The ones I guessed were…”
The names that came out of Lily’s lips were all major figures of the Holy Kingdom.
“We will take steps to ensure that the girls can stay at the Aderit Temple.”
After hearing the girls’ circumstances, Lily decided to provide them with a safe home.
“I want to ask you something.”
After finishing my explanation, I asked Lily, who was already away from me, leaning on her rocking chair and holding a cigarette in her mouth.
“I heard the pilgrimage schedule is changing… When exactly?”
When I asked, Lily answered in a slightly sharp voice.
“Why are you curious about that, Mr. Caramel?”
“I also want to take classes legally.”
“···Aren’t you a member of ‘Fruit of Love’ anyway? Sister Necia will make an announcement soon.”
Phew, Lily replied, taking a deep drag on her tobacco, before exhaling a thick cloud of smoke from between her dainty lips.
“Are you going to follow me?”
“Yes.”
“I hope not.”
When I tilted her head, Lily spoke in a subdued voice.
“If Mr. Caramel, who is very clumsy, follows me, I think we will be in a very difficult situation. “I don’t want that situation.”
Lily suddenly stood up from her seat, looked at her window, and pursed her lips.
And then, after seeing that, I approached Lily’s side and looked at the window in the same way and asked her.
“Do you remember what Lily said before?”
“···?”
“‘I hate pilgrimage! It hurts and I’m scared! Ten bastards of Heavenly Religion! He said, ‘Puuu!’
“When will I…”
When I realistically mentioned something that actually happened in the past, Lily, whose face turned as red as a blush, tried to deny the fact and lowered her head.
I was looking at that scene with joy, but then I changed my mind in a serious tone.
“I’ll say it bluntly. “I don’t like it either.”
“···What are you talking about?”
“I don’t want to see Lily hurt and scared.”
“···.”
“So, don’t say anything you don’t mean, and when I fill out the application form, please stamp it. “If possible, please assign us to the closest seat.”
I turned her head and looked at Lily.
“That, that….”
Lily, who made eye contact with me, avoided my gaze, which was rare.
-Ratly.
“Come on, let’s go without talking nonsense.”
The windows on the 7th floor were opened wide and an order was given to welcome guests.
****
The day after I jumped from the 7th floor.
Darren, who had called me to his carriage, narrowed his eyes and asked me bluntly.
“Look, son-in-law. “I heard that every night you go out in the mountains with a woman with red hair and do various beastly things. Is that really true?”
I was dizzy from the start.