The Nature of Possession chapter 191

191 – EP.9 The blade does not cover the hand of the holder-2

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Returning to her room, Maria threw herself on the bed without changing her clothes.

There was a squeaking noise from the old bed.

“…….”

Someone might have scolded her for being rude, but she was desperate for a break now.

I thought it was liberation from the Bible test.

Of course, if you were a heretic judge who followed God’s will, you shouldn’t have thought of ‘liberation’.

“…that’s gracious.”

It was clear that time with the saint was very valuable to her.

It’s not because it’s time to have a private meeting with a saint who is a simple agent of light,

This is because through the Bible test, her faith has deepened and her understanding of the Bible has also increased.

However, hard is hard.

I haven’t been able to sleep the whole night. It was because I had to read the Bible in preparation for the exam the next day.

Is it just reading?

The preparation time is doubled because you had to tell your own interpretation, which is different from just reading the Bible and transcribing it.

If you prepare for the test like that and go to bed, sooner or later you will be awakened by the sound of a bell announcing morning prayer.

After enduring the early morning prayer with superhuman patience, I slept very briefly. After sleeping for less than an hour, I go to wake the saint.

After that, chasing the saint, digesting a schedule, and testing the Bible after the schedule is over.

Such a repetitive daily life.

I thought it would be liberation from that tiring daily life…

“Reviewing… I wonder if the saint still cares about that?”

She is said to have been revived, but she is the woman who blew her own head.

Isn’t that why it’s harassing in a legal way?

Maria thought for a moment the profane thought, then shook her head and prayed for repentance.

Maria murmured, “How dare you think such a thing to the holy saint who guides you in your uncleanness.”

Seeing her collapsing on the floor, the saint sent her back to her room earlier than usual.

So, she intended to go to bed early.

– Knock! Knock!

“Sister Maria.”

I heard a voice calling to me from outside the door.

“…….”

Maria, who buried her face in the bed, pretended to be dead for a moment, but the knocking sounded again and she woke up.

A nun stood in front of her when she opened the door. She opened her eyes wide at the haggard-looking Maria who opened the door.

“Ah… what are you doing?”

When Maria asked, tidying up her messy hair and clothes, the nun announced that the chief judge was looking for her.

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“This is Maria.”

As Maria knocked, she had a hunch.

An ominous feeling that if you open this door and enter, you will be involved in a big incident.

“Come on in.”

At Lumen’s calm words, Maria took a deep breath and put her hand on the handle.

“Sit.”

Carefully opening the door and entering, Lumen pointed to a chair in front of her.

Maria hesitated and sat down on the chair in front of her.

Even though Maria sat in front of her, Lumen’s eyes were fixed on the pile of papers on the desk.

Wearing square glasses, Lumen scanned the contents of the document at high speed and left his signature on the bottom right corner of the document.

For a while, the sound of the pen running across the paper echoed through the room.

“How is your time with the Holy Son? Are you helping the sister?”

Maria, who had been dozing for a while in the temperature of the warm room, suddenly opened her eyes at Lumen’s question.

“Yes? Yes…. It was very gracious. I was able to supplement my lack of knowledge about the Bible a lot.”

It wasn’t a lie.

“okay.”

Lumen gave an appropriate answer to Maria’s words and then went back to working on the papers.

And again, when Maria was about to doze off, she threw the words again.

“Sister Maria, by any chance… did you tell the saint about the convention that will be held on Saint Sanissou’s Week?”

“Uh… I just told you there was a competition. Is there any… problem?”

Maria tilted her head.

Only then did Lumen take his eyes off the papers and stare at Maria, who was sitting in front of him.

“Hu… Sister Maria. Today, the Holy Father instructed me. He told me that the Inquisitors for Heresy also attend the upcoming conference.”

Lumen took off his glasses and opened his mouth while gently massaging his eyes with his fingers.

“But that tournament is only for the Paladins…”

“Didn’t I just tell you. This time, the heretic judges were also asked to participate.”

“why….”

No, more than that, why did you tell me that story…

“His Holiness says so. The Holy Son wants it.”

“……”

Countless question marks floated over Maria’s head.

“Why do you think it is?”

“If I dare to think of the Holy Son, it seems that the Holy Son wants to see Sister Maria’s skills.”

“My skills?”

At Maria’s question, Lumen strongly nodded.

It was an expression of firm belief that there was no room for disagreement.

“Yes. Don’t you know? The saint’s will?”

damn, i don’t know Unable to say anything, Maria kept her silence.

“The Holy Son tested Sister Mary’s knowledge. And you passed the test. Is that right?”

Maria nodded at Lumen’s question.

There was still a review left, but on the surface, the test had passed.

“I think the Holy Son is confirming Sister Maria’s qualifications.”

“Qualification….”

“If you are the Holy Son’s attendant, you must have a deep knowledge of the Bible. And you must be strong enough to protect the Holy Son.”

Lumen spread two fingers.

“The test of knowledge is over, now comes the test of force. Sister Maria.”

Lumen approached Maria with an infinitely serious face.

“But the paladin and our heretic judge…”

Maria said it was impossible.

“It is an undeniable fact that there is a stark difference between a paladin and an inquisitor.”

Lumen cut her off.

“However, the Holy Son wants Sister Maria to meet the qualifications. We have already listed Sister Maria in the number of participants.”

“But, Chief Judge…”

“From now on, you will have to practice your sword during personal maintenance time. You cannot betray the saint’s expectations.”

“It’s true that I passed the Bible test… but my holy son asked me to review the Bible, so I don’t think I can practice my sword in my private time.”

Feeling that things were twisted tightly, Maria hurriedly spoke out.

“Ah, even reviewing it.”

Lumen tapped the desk with his fingers as if in trouble.

– Tuk tok tok

Each time her knocking got louder, Maria got the feeling that something big was about to happen.

“Sister Maria’s personal time will be extended by 2 hours. So, after the Bible review, practice your sword for 2 hours.”

And the feeling didn’t go away.

“Oh, my God.”

Maria was stunned in her chair,

“Your attitude of seeking God in everything is wonderful. As expected, I think my faith deepens as I am with the Holy Son.”

Lumen looked at her happily.