077 Knight’s Honor and Middle Age Romance (1)
“You mean that the Duke and Princess Sarnez need a lot of ether?”
I pressed the blunt word to come out and raised the right question.
Sir Johann Haynes nodded.
“Since the princess has absorbed the divine, you will not be satisfied with the ether of any priest. Your Majesty the Duke…”
He made a small beckon to the air.
Then, once again, a transparent closed room was created in which only the four of us were confined.
Mint-colored eyes shone sharply.
“It is a very unusual case. The ether seems to be replenished with the ‘Martian Wisdom’, but I think there is a fundamental depletion.”
“·················ogue.”
For a moment, goosebumps arose at the sharp point.
He felt the air surrounding Prince Sedric grow heavy.
I tried to avoid Sir Haines’ gaze and looked at the fallen Sant.
He laid the young priest down on the mat that Benjamin quickly laid out, and opened a healing circle for ‘mental and physical stability’.
It is one of the basic circles that are easy to memorize, so I did not make a mistake.
But even as I used the healing powers on Sant, my mind was running in a complicated way.
In a way, it was natural for Kristel, the protagonist of ‘Toegye Gong’ and riding the Munchkin route, to feel hungry for the ether of a priest-level priest.
But the prince was different.
I don’t know the details, but when he lacks ether, he turns into a child.
Even after I got the Hye Gum, there were times when she came to me as a child.
I thought that the prince wanted the sickness to cure the symptoms, but it seems that it hasn’t been completely resolved yet.
‘Fundamental exhaustion’ might be the exact word for his physical condition.
“If the Duke’s new master and priest come, will things get better?”
I asked.
Strictly speaking, Sir Haines and Sant came as Christel’s teachers, not those who were also responsible for the prince’s education.
“The Vatican is currently minimizing personnel transfers. It is a time when the Pope is vacant, so we need to gather.”
As Sir Haynes said so, he ruffled the flowing hair.
“Perhaps no additional teachers will be sent. And the priest, well. You must see that there is no way to send a priest higher than a bishop level to an unapproved paladin.”
I bit my lip and let it go.
This meant that Lord Haines would continue to teach the two of them, and priests would come again, but there was a high probability that they would be priests like Sant.
That only increased the number of victims by one.
I raised my head and looked at the prince. His eyes were entangled as if he had been waiting.
The reason he, ‘Sady’, has not made a fuse partner so far was clear.
He was a prince and would later become emperor.
The depletion of ether, which cannot be cured even with divine substances, is such a great weakness that it must have been difficult to trust an outside priest.
Cardinal Boutier was already a religious companion of the emperor, so he could not hand him the ether.
There must have been a way to establish a relationship with a good archbishop and obtain a confidentiality covenant…
“Do you have anything to say?”
“·················ogue.”
With that personality, it didn’t seem like he would easily bring anyone by his side.
‘Don’t touch it.’
The day we first met at the Imperial Palace confessional, I remembered Sadie, who reacted sharply to me.
He was the type of person who struggled to buy because he couldn’t break his stubbornness. A small sigh escaped.
“You two are going to the annual prayer meeting this month.”
“yes.”
Christel calmly replied to my words.
The quick-witted woman seemed to feel my mood changed.
“On His Majesty’s orders, I decided to find a priestess partner there.”
“That’s right.”
She shook her head. Sir Haynes was looking at us with curious eyes.
I paused for a moment, then declared again and again.
“Until then, I will help spread the ether.”
“Heh, great.”
Kristel hurriedly covered her mouth with both hands.
Two eyes the size of a kingdrop seemed to fall at any moment.
The prince’s orange eyes also rarely grew slightly larger.
Seeing the two of them openly opposed to each other made me laugh out loud, but I held it in.
I opened my mouth as hard as possible.
“Instead, there are conditions.”
“Say it.”
The prince answered immediately. At that moment, I put up with the words I had been putting up with.
“I can’t stand the way you treat Priest Sant the way you are now. A paladin and a priest are an equal partnership, not a relationship in which one side sacrifices or serves the other unilaterally. The behavior of the two of you is clearly wrong. Priest is working hard for you, and no matter how hard you are, how can you not be so considerate of people? This way, no priest will be left with you.”
“that,”
Kristel pursed her lips. Seeing his troubled face, he seemed to know his sin.
“The ether stomach is not too full, so my nerves are sharpened……. sorry.”
“It’s not a matter for me to apologize. When Sant comes to his senses, then apologize properly to yourself.”
“Yep.”
She answered quickly. I turned my gaze to the prince.
“Give up little by little. Can you do it?”
His eyes narrowed.
“What else do you want?”
“… my safety.”
I replied calmly.
Suddenly, I looked to the side and saw Canael looking at my serious face and smiling.
Strangely, my heart softened a little at that expression that seemed to be on my side without knowing what they were talking about.
A conversation I had with the boy a few days ago flashed through my mind.
‘I think you want to believe it.’
‘Then why don’t you give it another chance?’
······If it is short term.
If it was to give the two of them a very small chance, there would be no harm to me. maybe.
“Promise me that I will not be threatened in any way or by anyone while I help them spread the Aether.”
“I promise.”
“There must be someone tormenting the prince……. No, I promise!”
Two men and women gave a quick answer. This time, I really laughed out loud.
This was a ‘deal’ in which my safety was guaranteed instead of helping the two of them.
For me, it was a step I took after deep contemplation, but the two main characters said they would do it without thinking, so I was a little disappointed.
“It’s fun. The story of the three people I read in ＜Biweekly Lister> was not very fictional.”
Sir Haynes, who was watching us silently, admired it.
I turned my gaze to him and frowned slightly.
“It’s presumptuous, but I think Lord Haines needs to reflect.”
“Gee, I was no exception.”
“The priest and the Holy See have come a long way together, but aren’t you neglecting your colleagues too much? You knew that the attitude of the Duke and Princess was not desirable.”
“I admit it. It was just to figure out how much ether to use and how much to need… Take a look.”
He smiled softly, curling the corners of his drooping eyes. I responded resolutely.
“Apologize to the priest. How much pain have you suffered alone?”
– Tok Tok
Then Canael gently touched the back of my hand.
The moment I turned my head to see what was going on, I suddenly felt the air from all directions open.
As Lord Haines’ secret room disappeared, a welcome voice rang in his ears.
“Prince Jesse…….”
“Priest, are you okay?”
A breath of relief escaped. I looked carefully at Sant’s round face.
Fortunately, there was no fever or cold sweat, and when I woke up right away, there was no dizziness left.
Healing circles of ether hovered around him in the form of blue particles.
Sant blinked his eyes a few times before speaking out with a bewildered look on his face.
“Did I faint again? sorry.”
“No, the priest has nothing to apologize for. It was the three of us who were at fault.”
I shed the ugly paladins as I comforted him. Sant had a puzzled expression on his face.
“For the time being, I will continue to observe the class. We will also help with the supply of ether.”
“Wow, you are a prince…….”
The young priest burst into tears as soon as he felt overwhelmed.
I smiled bitterly and tapped him on the shoulder a few times.
When I was a sergeant, a 20-year-old who came in as a recruit said he wanted to eat potato crackers, so he bought me a bag.
I asked him to eat comfortably in case another senior soldier noticed, but he stopped chewing the cookie and suddenly started to shed tears.
When I asked if it was because of me, the new recruit said, ‘I didn’t expect you to be this good,’ and cried profusely because he wanted to see his family.
Seeing Sant crying, somehow reminded me of that guy and made my heart ache.
It’s been over a year since I haven’t contacted you. I hope you’re doing well.
“First, Princess Sarnez has something to say to the priest.”
I said.
Sant pulled out the handkerchief he had borrowed from me, and looked up at her in surprise.
Kristel was approaching this way with a very sorry and humble expression.
It must have been my age, but perhaps because she possessed the body of a 19-year-old, she often showed an innocent face like a child.
“There you are, Priest. sorry. I’m sensitive…”
Kristel slowly opened her mouth. Still, it was nice to see him begging for forgiveness.
A refreshing northern breeze swept through her pink hair and the hem of everyone’s clothes once.
Benjamin smiled softly and poured a cup of licorice tea for Sant.
His tears dried slowly.
Summer in the detached palace was also very good.
*
Emperor Frederic, the cardinals, and the prince returned to the palace after their vacation.
The prince of the new kingdom who accompanied them was also there.
“Is it that good? it would have been nice It’s very mouth-watering. Anyone who sees it will know that I have a girlfriend.”
“·················ogue.”
The servants, who were busy walking down the corridors of the Imperial Palace, slowly raised their heads at Elizabeth’s words and glanced at the prince.
He was the same as usual.
The uniform without the slightest disturbance and the cool and unfeeling jade face were the same as the modifier of ‘a nobleman below the freezing point’.
I couldn’t tell where the hell the mouth was stuck in the ear.
It seemed that there was something that only childhood friends knew.
The lower ones made fun of their feet again, as if they had glanced at a precious person.
“You said you went down to the beach, huh? I heard it all from Canael. Did you go into the water?”
“I didn’t go in, so please do it in moderation.”
The prince answered bluntly. But Elizabeth continued to talk.
“It must have been fun. I also wanted to play with Princess Kristel, Prince Jesse, and our Canael. Alone, I get really scolded by my mom…”
Count Soh stretched out his arms and caressed his back.
‘Have you ever been hit in the back by the Sword Master? You thought I was flying to the zodiac.’ The murmur continued.
Cedric quietly ignored her complaints.
It was because she knew what she was worried about, who is talkative these days.
Thinking that the age of needing this kind of encouragement has passed, but not holding back any further, it may be because I have become accustomed to someone’s personality over the past few months.
In a strange mood, he frowned lightly.
As we turned the corner when we reached our destination, there was a commotion from the other side.
“Does this make sense? The prince is a pawn. Is there anyone in the world who believes that he entered the palace as a confessor? Passers-by will laugh at you.”
“Duke Blanquere, lower your voice. This is the Imperial Palace.”
“If you say the right thing, why do you have to pay attention?”
The prince stopped walking.
Then, not only Elizabeth, but David and his companions who were following them all stood at the same time.
The voice kept coming.
A young man was excited, and there seemed to be a couple of people to stop him.
The prince’s eyes sank like cold lava.
“Isn’t a prince said to be the one who drove all kinds of scandals even in the new kingdom? Your Majesty and His Majesty Boutier are being deceived.”
“Small work. I understand your concerns, but the prince is also in ‘The Great Subjugation of Beasts,'”
“It could be a ruse. They are trying to infiltrate the Lister imperial family by earning the Prince’s trust.”
There was no hesitation in the man’s words. Count Sou frowned. Another Blanquer Manna?
“Your Majesty’s etheric assistant is absurd. No matter how much a king gives birth, half of a prince is a commoner. Who dares to father a priest whose origin is unknown,”
“stop.”
A muffled low-pitched tone subsided.
The prince stepped forward without hesitation and appeared before them.
The three men and women who were trembling hurriedly bowed and bowed their heads.
The stuttering salutation voice trembled.
However, only two of the three were contemplative.
The prince looked down at Robert Blanquer, the son of the proud Duke of Blanquer, alone.
Then he took off one of his black gloves and threw it at his feet.