The first thing Vera did when he realized his misfortune was to come up with a ‘solution’.
Thinking of a way out of this situation and a way to undo a new twisted pact that I didn’t know.
The idea of doing this because Vera was born as the most miserable hunter in the gutter and rose to the position of ruler with a single poison.
Vera continued his thoughts as he looked at Renee with sunken eyes.
‘I am alone.’
He didn’t feel any other pretense, that is, who possessed the divinity enough to threaten him.
This means that the situation is not as dangerous as you might think.
‘… All you have to do is run away.’
So, after changing his identity, he had to come up with a plan again.
While Vera had that thought in mind, he was drawing an escape route in his head.
“Oh, don’t even think about running away.”
Renee laughed and said that.
“If you want to live for me, stay by my side.”
“… What are you talking about?”
“You cannot run away. And you can’t make a fuss, move around or open your mouth without permission. I would be really sad if you did that.”
Vera’s expression distorted.
‘I’m serious.’
Because I felt that it wasn’t just what I was saying.
I don’t know what kind of harmony it was, but as the saint was listening, I could feel the oath continuing to respond.
‘… naughty year.’
It is impossible to run away immediately.
Vera cleared his shaky heart, struggled to calm his boiling stomach, and agreed ‘right now’.
“… I lost.”
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Of course, at the same time, he was still thinking about how to break this oath.
*
In the midst of an indescribable tension, the two of them moved and arrived at an outdoor class building with a ‘Relaxation through Meditation’ class.
Renee was sitting on a sunny spot with her buttocks on her hips and listening to the class, when she suddenly felt a sigh of relief.
Because he already knew Vera wouldn’t give up so easily.
why not Haven’t you listened to the remarks about this part to the point that it hurts your ears?
– He’s a mean bastard. Even if the saint shows a small gap, she will try to dig in it, so you should never show the gap.
– So far?
– He is a human being who has no hesitation in playing with people’s hearts.
– You’re talking about yourself, right?
-… Not anymore.
As Vera said, the Vera of the past was shattering whether he was thinking of escaping even at this moment.
‘Just because I’m blind doesn’t mean I can’t feel it.’
If you’re going to do it, do it secretly.
It seems to be precise, but somehow it is clumsy.
There is a hint of what should be called immaturity.
You could say this is cute, but… At least, that’s not how Renee felt right now.
‘I shouldn’t have had an accident.’
A bunch of accidents that you never know when an accident will happen.
A young child who was thrown into the water.
Rene, who does not feel any sense of crisis, was at the same level of concern.
[Come on, everyone take a deep breath and exhale.]
The professor’s voice, spread using voice amplification magic, tickled Renee’s ear.
Renee followed the instructions, muttering to Vera in a low voice.
“I follow. If you don’t, I’ll cry.”
It’s a fight that any child would do. He could have said so, but at least in terms of effectiveness, it was a sure word.
Vera frowned and began to take a deep breath.
‘What is this… .’
what are you doing
Doubts about Renee’s intentions arose inside him.
If she came here to capture her, she would probably leave because she had accomplished her purpose, but this woman just drags her around, pretending to be a non-funny student, which makes the purpose of this question suspicious.
I couldn’t figure out my thoughts.
What’s more, the words he said were soothing to a four or five-year-old kid, all of which simply didn’t appeal to the prideful Vera.
[You did very well~.]
Is it his misunderstanding that the professor’s quiet resounding words sound like sarcasm?
Vera gritted his teeth and stared at the innocent professor for nothing.
*
After that, there was a lot of uninteresting work going on.
I go to class, eat, and then sit back and pass the time.
As Vera watched René pass the day, a thought came to mind without realizing it.
‘Are you an idiot?’
It was a conjecture with its own credibility.
To be honest, there was nothing difficult about taking classes, and unless there is a meal or other movement, sitting in a sunny spot like this and closing your eyes blankly is the end, so I can’t help but think that way.
It was a sigh of relief.
In addition, it was a situation in which self-esteem was severely cracked.
It was just like my situation of not being able to do anything because I was caught by a woman like this, and I felt like I was being played on by something.
“What do you want to do?”
So Vera asked so.
Renee lifted her eyelids gently at the words she heard and tilted her head.
“It’s getting sunlight. Can’t you see?”
“Is it even a plant for a saint? It’s a nonsensical sound… .”
“How important is good sunlight to your health?”
Answer with a smile.
Again, this was an answer that left an impression on Vera’s face.
In the meantime, when Renee saw Vera shut his mouth without answering, the thought came to mind, ‘It was at this point that you kept your mouth shut if you were at a disadvantage.’
“You, too, close your eyes and be still.”
“Do you really have to?”
“I hate sunlight so much that my personality gets dirty.”
Vera’s brow narrowed.
‘Are you arguing?’
It was the thought that came to mind.
Renee added more words, making her smile more intense at the flinching look from her side.
“You need to be able to enjoy your leisure time, right?”
I want to share what I enjoy the most. The words you say because you have that kind of heart.
At that, Vera snorted and replied in denial.
“It is the deception of those who exist.”
“yes?”
“It sounds like that when you live a life rich enough to take care of things like leisure.”
Her attitude is not good. That happy smiling face is annoying.
So Vera continued his words in a sarcastic tone.
“Don’t you know that there are people who live a life of starvation if they don’t move right away? You are really young for a saint, and you have a short mind.”
Somewhere with a hint of anger.
Renee paused for a moment at those words, and immediately followed up with such an answer.
“So, if you don’t do anything right now, will you starve to death? Have you eaten before?”
It was a word that seemed to be insignificant.
Vera’s body trembled at that, and a smile grew on Renee’s lips.
“If that’s true, then you must be a huge eater.”
“To say that… .”
“It’s a dangerous idea. like that.”
Renee interrupted Vera’s moorish pleading and continued.
“Someone who lives somewhere is in danger of dying right now, so can I be in a place like this? Aren’t you supposed to feel remorse? What difference does it make to think that way? Only your mind is exhausted.”
Vera felt speechless.
Can a saint say something like that? It’s because I didn’t know what to think.
The words that came out took the most aggressive form.
It was because of the desire to deny her, and also because of the evil intention of wanting to see her face distorted.
“… Not a saint, but a prostitute is the perfect human being. you are.”
“It’s Renee.”
“What?”
“I am not a saint or a prostitute, I am Renee.”
Renee said so, and then added a playful word.
“Ah, but you still have to call me a saint.”
As she spoke, Renee once again reflected on what it meant to face the Vera of the past.
This was the past of a loved one.
It was to face the path that person had walked in the past.
So Renee told Vera what he was thinking. Although the words will all disappear after today, it was not very important to Renee.
These are words spoken out of the hope that the past of the loved one will not only be filled with anger and resentment.
“I’m not the kind of person who creates a utopia where everyone is happy.”
“You have the power to make everyone’s ideals come true.”
“Even that ability has its limits.”
“So are you going to turn away?”
“no.”
Renee spoke up and held her breath for a moment. Then he added:
“I do it for others as far as I can.”
“I think that’s what you do to benefit the world by giving your life.”
“What if that would eliminate all conflicts?”
“I’m pretty sure it won’t.”
“How is everyone happy? One person’s happiness can be another person’s unhappiness. You’re the only one complaining about a society where everyone gets a slice of bread right now, right? Because you are a person who needs ten loaves of bread alone to unlock your character.”
“… .”
“You have to be flexible. I think it’s right to share the leeway within the scope of what you can do, appropriately according to the situation.”
Renee knew herself.
Now, as that Vera said, he doesn’t know how to save all people because he’s not long thinking and he’s so immature.
“So humans need other people. We need to help each other in such a way that we fill in our own shortcomings and also fill in the other’s shortcomings ourselves.”
So he needed Vera.
You need an Vera who can do what you can’t do, and an Vera who supports you so that you don’t collapse.
“You too, right? The reason you came to this academy right now is that you are looking for someone to help you.”
“… That’s a pretty good sound.”
“That good-looking sound makes society.”
“The first question I asked was avoided. You are turning away from someone who is suffering even at this time under the name of a saint.”
“I did not turn away. I’m just saying it’s not my job to be sad all day about their work.”
How could people be so twisted?
Renee answered, feeling the laughter flowing from Vera’s face as he spoke back and forth.
“Because I am a person who protects against threats that cannot be sustained by their strength. Should we go to defeat the external threat?”
“You’re really good at making fun of your clothes.”
“sure. Shouldn’t a priest be not good at speaking?”
As soon as he spoke, Renee suddenly felt in his head the twins who would be guarding the gates of Seongguk and trembled.
‘… No, it’s okay because you two are knights.’
I got stabbed and stopped talking.
Renee quickly erased the thoughts that came to her mind and calmed her heart.
“Hmm, huh! Anyway, don’t talk back.”
“Huh, is that the conclusion in the end?”
“You caught a horse’s tail with something that didn’t even sound like a horse.”
“You have been a great tyrant.”
“I’ll just do that. None of the things I heard were unusual.”
“… .”
“what. If you twist it, try hitting it.”
An answer that is given by raising one corner of the mouth as if provoking.
It bulged a tendon over Vera’s fist.
‘Are you really going to hit it?’
Such a thought came to mind.
However, as Vera wanted to avoid the pain of his soul being torn apart, Vera had no choice but to tremble at the heart of the weak he had felt for a long time.
*
As the sun slowly sets, the whole world turns red.
Vera, walking along Renee towards the dormitory, narrowed his eyes at the small imprint he saw in front of him.
‘Suin?’
A yellow-haired cat, Suin, dressed in a loose-fitting priestly uniform. Judging by his age, In-young seems to be around twelve.
Vera said, frowned at the sight of the little beast looking at him with his blue pupils twinkling.
“What is it, kid?”
kid.
Aisha, a girl with a yellow haired cat, realized that the words of the apprentice priests that she had overheard in the morning were true.
“Five… .”
It was a word that he said with great excitement at the thought of making fun of Vera later.