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‘driving me crazy. How long do we have to do it?’
Ethan was screaming inwardly.
Ethan was on the verge of fainting due to the use of his divine power from noon until now.
It felt like his whole body was drooping like cotton soaked in water.
Meanwhile, there was good news.
Consuming divine power as a treatment was effective.
Holy power and magical power have been restored to balance very gradually.
‘As long as you stay in Central, it’s only going to earn you time.’
If you lose your balance again, you could use this method again.
‘It’s done!’
Suddenly, Ethan’s eyes lit up.
After caring for dozens of patients, the balance of divine power and magical power in the body was barely matched.
It wasn’t wrong to say that when the Knicks saw Ethan, it felt like he was risking his life to cure him.
Seriously, Ethan was treating me for my life.
That was then.
“Excuse me.”
A voice came from behind Ethan’s back.
“I waited outside because he was taking care of a patient, but he didn’t come out very often, so he came to see me despite my disrespect.”
Ethan looked back.
There stood a well-dressed aristocratic young man.
“who are you?”
At Nick’s question, the man gave a nice smile.
“I greeted Priest Nyx the other day with the invitation of Graben’s Dawn.”
“Oh, you are the Eastern Prince of the Crawfords. nice to see you.”
“You also remembered. I wondered if you didn’t recognize me. ha ha ha.”
He spoke politely, but the content had bones.
Recognizing that, Ethan’s brow furrowed.
But again, the Knicks were the Knicks.
“Actually, I almost didn’t recognize it at first. But when I saw that gorgeous outfit, I immediately thought of it. Even then, I was impressed with the way the Eastern Duke was dressed.”
Ethan grinned at Nyx’s remarks as he smiled and ate shit.
This was the first time I liked the Knicks not paying attention.
Easton’s face hardened slightly.
However, like the son of an aristocrat who played in the social world, he immediately returned with a smile.
“Hmmm. Then, this must be Priest Ethan, who is the most talked about on the continent right now. It is an honor to meet you.”
It was a polite and polite greeting.
But behind the scenes, the arrogance characteristic of aristocrats was oozing.
‘Even if you pretend to be polite, in the end a nobleman is a nobleman.’
We had only exchanged a few words.
But Ethan immediately understood the nature of Easton.
It was only natural that he had worked with all kinds of nobles in his previous life.
Easton looked Ethan and Knicks up and down.
‘I’ve been in therapy all day, so it must have been true.’
Ethan and Nyx, who had consumed their divine power, were exhausted and sweaty.
“At first I couldn’t believe that the priests were helping with treatment as soon as they arrived in Central, but it’s amazing to see them now. I was moved to see how even commoners worked so hard to save lives. He is a true priest.”
Eastern Tane was a compliment.
But the prejudice he had unconsciously seemed unavoidable.
To say goodbye to commoners in front of a priest from commoners.
To Ethan, the praise sounded different.
‘Who is this bastard taunting now?’
Ethan grinded his teeth.
Anyway, I was exhausted from treatment all day today.
But Easton was holding him, and the commoners mourned him.
So I had no choice but to say no.
‘Are you trying hard to save the lives of commoners? okay. It’s a precious life.’
Because Ethan valued his life more noble than anyone else.
At least until he achieved revenge, he had to protect his life more than anything else.
Easton reached out to Ethan.
“It’s late, but I’ll introduce myself properly. I am the Crawford Easton.”
Ethan asked, shaking hands with a frown on his face.
“So what’s the dragon?”
At Ethan’s harsh reaction, Easton wanted to miss it.
“Ugh… … .”
Behind Ethan, there were still patients groaning in pain.
“this. I don’t know if the patients are still there, and they came in on their own. sorry. Now is not the time, so I’ll give you a call and see you later.”
“Yes? Aren’t you here for a purpose?”
Easton shook his head at Knicks’ question.
“no. Today, I am satisfied just to say hello to both of you. Then come on.”
Ethan asked Nyx, seeing his back face getting farther and farther away.
“What is that guy?”
“yes? Didn’t you tell me before? From Miles Kingdom… … .”
“Not that. They said they met by invitation.”
“Ah yes. The dawn of Graben? Some of the nobles from all over the continent said they had regular meetings. The Prince of Easton had invited me before, but I turned it down because it was not suitable for me.”
“Hmm, it’s the dawn of Graben… … .”
It was a pretty decent name.
The firm belief that they would soon rule the continent was felt.
‘There is no other way for young children to play.’
Ethan snorted.
‘Anyway, now that the divine power and magical power are stable, shall we go back to the dorm?’
That was then.
Nyx sat down next to the patient again.
Ethan looked at it and narrowed his brow.
“What are you doing?”
“Isn’t the reason you didn’t welcome the Eastern Ball earlier because of the patient? Easton has gone too, so now I have to start treatment again.”
Ethan’s mind was dizzy at Nyx’s answer.
I wanted to undo the fact that I liked the Knicks banging Eastern.
‘You crazy! It’s like a cultist caught his ankle while trying to deal with a troublesome guy!’
Nick had a nice smile on his face.
But to Ethan, the color of his eyes seemed to have faded.
“Now, shall we start treatment again?”
* * *
Meanwhile, Easton, who came out of the temple, disappeared in a carriage.
And there were eyes looking at it from afar.
The man in the wagon opened his mouth.
“Let’s go now.”
At Matilda’s words, the coachman moved the carriage.
Seeing the temple getting farther away, Matilda fell into thoughts.
‘Eastern, just in case you came here after all.’
Apparently, Easton would invite Ethan or Knicks to Graben’s Dawn.
Matilda burst out laughing.
‘The first thing you did when you came to Central was to treat people?’
It was unbelievable information for Matilda, who had seen Ethan’s nature.
But seeing Easton came and went, it seemed to be true.
To Matilda, Ethan was an unknown entity.
I thought he was a good man, but it was strange that he had no hesitation in killing people.
I wondered if he was a villain again, but the actions I heard were not.
He was a human being who could not be cut apart.
Matilda had a complicated face.
It was because he remembered what Ethan had left at the end.
– Let me trust you.
-Originally, the lower ones prove my worth.
Matilda grinded her teeth.
The humiliation of that time is still vividly remembered.
“After all, we will meet sometime anyway.”
* * *
All the way!
A colorful carriage slowly entered the main street of Central.
There was an old man inside the carriage.
“Um, it’s not that much of a headache.”
The old man sighed and put his hand on his forehead.
The report of the Aurum Kingdom Investigation Team was shocking.
It was because the Dark Followers had never moved as earnestly as this after the end of the Anti-Magic War.
“Are you very tired? I will go straight to the temple.”
At that moment, the coachman in the front seat of the carriage spoke.
It was very welcome to the old man.
“Please.”
“The sun is already rising. I’ll take care of all the miscellaneous things, so you can rest as soon as you get to the temple.”
“Can I do that?”
“Of course not. High Priest Homelance can sleep comfortably.”
The old man, Homelance, was a high priest who had only one in Central.
The Pars Church had a high priest in every key city on the continent.
That’s why Homelance was staying in Central.
Suddenly, the carriage arrived in front of the temple.
“High Priest, we have all come to the temple.”
“already? That’s fast.”
Homelance, who had been sleeping, opened his eyes.
He got off the wagon, supported by the coachman.
“It’s strange. Why are the lights still on in the temple, and people are queuing?”
Homelance looked at the temple with bewildered eyes.
Even though it was dawn, the temple was shining with the lights that had been turned on in the evening.
If it is normal, even the temple lights out late at night, and prepares for the next day reverently.
Rarely have the lights ever been turned on like this.
Above all, an unusual crowd was lining up in front of the temple.
“I’ll take a look and come back.”
The coachman said with wide eyes.
However, Homelance stopped the driver.
“It’s okay. After all, I am on the way to the temple. Come in together.”
“Then I will take the lead.”
The coachman and homelance entered the temple.
Meanwhile, the driver turned on the lights to prevent any possible danger.
That was then.
I saw a priest sitting on a chair in the hallway where the treatment room was located, dozing off.
“Ugh.”
“Priest Maverick?”
“Huh? Oh, high priest, are you here?”
Maverick, who had been sleeping, hurriedly got up from his seat.
He wiped the saliva from his mouth with the back of his hand.
“Did something happen to the temple?”
“That is… Priest Ethan and Priest Nyx, who came with the investigation team from Aurum Kingdom, came directly here to take care of the patient in the treatment room.”
“The saint candidates?”
“yes. It happened because people flocked to see if the rumor had already spread all over Central.”
“I heard that the investigation team arrived at noon yesterday, right? Does that mean you have been taking care of patients since then?”
Homelance asked in disbelief.
It meant that he was completely devoted to treatment for at least close to a day.
It was unimaginable for a normal priest.
There was a limit to the divine power a priest had.
Exceeding that, using divine magic was an ascetic that felt extreme pain both mentally and physically.
“They have treated well over a hundred patients so far. So we were surprised.”
“… That’s great. What is the status of the saint candidates? I’m worried about my condition as I’ve been receiving treatment since then.”
Maverick said as he glanced around the treatment room.
“I was worried about it too, so I stopped it over and over again. However, Priest Nyx said that Priest Ethan had no choice but to proceed with the treatment.”
“Heh heh, how did this ever happen?”
Homelance burst out laughing.
Until now, many priests have come and gone to Central.
But none of the priests were so devoted.
To take care of a patient before the poison is gone.
“I think I happened to see a patient while I was praying to Pars.”
Homelance nodded questioningly.
I understood.
Because he once took care of people with such a warm heart.
It was evident that the two priests, who were candidates for saints, did the same.
Homelance looked back.
There were long lines of people lining up at the temple.
In the original case, it would have been right to dry it here.
But there were only happy smiles.
“It’s time to be young. Heh heh heh.”
Leaving a word that would be terrifying if Ethan had heard it, Homelance headed to the dorm.