118 – Good
“Whoa…”
The sound of delicate breathing is heard, and the refreshing scent of fruit reaches the tip of my nose. My eyes naturally open.
“···.”
A ceiling that seems unfamiliar yet secretly familiar.
I think this is the temple’s treatment room.
“Oh, Mr. Caramel.”
Sure enough. A sweet voice sounds in my ear.
When I turn my lying head toward the source, I see Lily with a devastated complexion, biting down on a piece of tobacco like candy.
“···Why am I here?”
“Why? “It’s probably because Mr. Damn Caramel didn’t listen to me again and used his power.”
“···I’m sorry. But I can’t help it…”
“I heard something vaguely from Professor Dian, so the apology is enough, so please give me your hand. “Thanks to you, my head hurts like it’s going to explode.”
After saying that, Lily grabbed my hand with both hands and quickly buried her head in my hand.
A subtle tremor runs through her skin. When I look down, I see light purple hair trembling.
‘I didn’t mean to do this…’
Looking at Lily’s delicate appearance, which must have been difficult because of me, I felt very sorry for her.
It was a natural feeling. Even so, Lily is overcome with pain every time she uses her divine power, and because of her special constitution, I need a lot more divine power to heal her.
Furthermore, since the scales were deceived as much as possible this time, the pain Lily would have suffered would have been more, if not worse, than usual.
“I’m sorry. Even if you save your sacred power, it probably won’t be enough, but it’s because of me…”
“If you know, please be more careful starting tomorrow. “I think it’s going to be a little difficult for a while.”
“···Yes.”
Did I ever have something called shame? A voice came out of nowhere.
It was worth it. Because Lily was planning to go on a ‘pilgrimage’ starting tomorrow.
As it is known to the world, a pilgrimage is a journey in which a saint, the most beloved virgin of the Heavenly Gods, walks throughout the continent, preaching the doctrines of the Heavenly Gods and the loving kindness of the Heavenly Gods.
The intention is good. The essential goal of this journey was to help the poor, treat the disadvantaged, and instill hope in the unfortunate.
‘They’re like those damn Seongguk bastards…’
The problem is that the purpose has been greatly altered. And that too for quite some time.
As far as I know, the high-ranking priests of the Holy Kingdom, who are already corrupted or corrupted, regard the existence of a saint as a commodity.
What this means is that they are the type of people who make profits by selling miracles created by divine power.
For them, ‘pilgrimage’ was just an annual event that allowed them to maximize their profits in a short period of time.
In the meantime, we do not know how much strength Lily, a saint, is struggling with, and what kind of pain she is being overcome.
‘That too will end soon. ‘You bastards.’
Remembering how ugly they were, I gritted my teeth and made a promise.
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Not only will I use this opportunity to free Lily from her pain, but I will also slaughter all the rotten religious believers.
“Lily. However···.”
While I was making that promise, I suddenly became curious and looked at Lily and asked.
“The ‘pilgrimage’ period starts tomorrow, so why did you come out in person? Don’t other priests usually take on Lily’s role during this period?”
When I thought about it, it was like that.
No matter how distorted it may be, ‘pilgrimage’ is one of the most important events in the Holy Kingdom, and isn’t the saint the most important person in that pilgrimage?
At such a critical time, Lily herself, not another priest, cured me?
It was something that could not be understood through common sense. It is also true that Seongguk, which must save products before selling them, allowed this.
“So…Hand….”
When I asked, looking at me curiously, Lily answered by holding my hand tighter.
As she felt the soft texture of those delicate hands, a question suddenly occurred to her.
Hey, you probably didn’t come out in person because you wanted to hold my hand, right?
“We didn’t have enough hands…! Didn’t something unpleasant happen at the academy today? I heard that there were a lot of injured people, so I came out in person. “At that exact moment, Mr. Caramel was carried by Professor Dian.”
I don’t know why you’re speaking so hastily.
The persuasive power was sufficient, so I understood right away.
Well, it was still an attack by ghouls created by the Seven Deadly Sins, so of course there would have been a lot of injuries.
Thinking like that, I felt sorry for Lily again, let go of her hand, and immediately stood up.
“Why, why are you getting up?”
“I’m okay, so I should go. “Before you leave, you have to say hello to the people around you.”
“Ah…”
“So, Lily, please go back in now and get some rest. “You have to think about tomorrow.”
After saying that, I tried to go out.
“That…”
Then, she started to feel a soft touch again in her right palm. My head naturally turns.
Was it very difficult to treat me? Lily’s face was bright red, like a blush, as if she had a fever.
“Well, that… Starting tomorrow.”
“···?”
“Mr. Caramel will be following me around with Duran. “Many people recommended Mr. Caramel as my guard cadet…”
“Oh, really? “Isn’t she another senior?”
I asked back with a smile, and Lily, who looked like she was about to collapse at any moment, nodded her head with difficulty.
‘Good.’
In fact, it was customary for 3rd graders to be assigned as escort cadets during the ‘pilgrimage’ journey.
So, I wasn’t even expecting much from this part, and I was just wondering how I could keep an eye on Lily, and then I got this exciting news.
“It went really well. Then I will be able to keep looking at Lily.”
I was so happy about that fact that I held Lily’s hands in both of my hands and smiled brightly.
“Uh…”
Lily looked at my face blankly for a moment, then soon lowered her head and answered in her raspy voice.
“Yes, that’s good. “I’ll be able to hold a cow’s hand every day.”
It was a cute answer.
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Is it because I received careful treatment from Lily?
I was able to leave the temple with a much lighter body and went straight to the log cabin where Malik was.
The reason I came here instead of heading to the dormitory was because I wanted to talk to Malik before leaving.
I wanted to hear how cleaning up was done while I was unconscious.
While I was leaving Adenia, I thought I would leave a few instructions to prevent anything from happening.
It was like that, it was definitely like that.
There was something I hadn’t thought about.
“Carmel, why didn’t you tell me you were going along on the ‘pilgrimage’ journey? “Are you afraid that I might ask you to come with me?”
Rose was waiting for me.
“What did you give us this communication tool for? “You won’t even hear from me.”
Sage was also waiting for me.
“Camel. Tell me the truth. “When you said you trusted me, you just wanted to use me, right?”
Daisy was the same.
Embarrassed, I glared at Malik with resentment and asked with my eyes.
-Hey, why didn’t you go home?
Then Malik responded with a more resentful look in his eyes than mine.
-You f*cking bastard. That’s what I want to ask.
When I saw Malik’s unexpectedly angry expression, I tilted my head, and it was only after talking with them for a while that I learned the reason.
How was the attack resolved?
How Professor Kalmia was safely rescued,
What happened to me today and why I was able to come here only now?
And even excuses for the sharp questions asked by each person.
“So…”
After talking for a while, I heard a strange story and had to ask the children while tilting my head.
“So you’re planning on staying here for a while?”
When I asked, the three very pretty women nodded their heads at the same time.
I don’t really know the reason.
It was something I was willing to do, as I had already wanted to ask Malik to watch over them.
But, maybe I didn’t like that?
Malik suddenly foamed at the mouth and started screaming something.
“No, this is my house, why are you deciding that?! Junior, please talk to these guys. “This is definitely my home, and I have the right as a human being to spend time alone and comfortably!”
“Senior, you are not a person, but a skeleton.”
Although I felt sorry for Malik, who was glowing, I wanted the four to stay together, so I decided to ignore Malik’s human rights.
Have I decided that things can’t go on like this?
Malik jumped out of his chair and stood up, grinning and trying to rattle the bones around his mouth.
“No, I’m just like this on the outside, but on the inside…!”
“Master, do you really hate me?”
“No, it’s not like that…”
“Skeleton, does that mean you don’t like me?”
“That’s not even it…”
“Then I’ll use that bed!”
“No, I bought that with my emergency fund!”
“Give me some cheese jerky. “You f*cking skull!”
“Hey, profit…!”
All he could do was clutch his skull and howl at the spectacular lineup of Rose and Sage, followed by Daisy and Tweet.
‘Immanuel.’
I thought to myself as I prayed for Malik to rest in peace.
I’m glad it’s Malik’s fault, not mine.
I couldn’t help but smile.
“Dad! Dad!”
While I was feeling so happy, I suddenly heard the sound of birds chirping and the delicate feel of the pants dancing.
“Uh, huh?”
I lowered my head, and when I came face to face with Tweet’s bright eyes, I tilted my head, feeling an unidentifiable sense of anxiety.
“I want to follow Dad too!”
With clear eyes like a madman, Tweet started chirping birds out of nowhere.