"C-Curtis!" (Fia)
After receiving Captain Cyril's sermon notice, I felt a chill run down my spine, and immediately asked my former escort knight for help.
"C-Captain Cyril said he wanted to have a leisurely talk with me!!" (Fia)
Of course, Captain Curtis was next to me and heard the whole story, but I wanted him to understand exactly how tragic the event was going to be, so he explained it to me one more time.
Captain Curtis nodded as if he understood.
"Cyril's hope is natural. He only saw Lady Fi in her saintly form for a short time, but even in that short time, he could tell how much the people were enamored with Lady Fi. He would like to ask you more details about your great achievements." (Curtis)
"Huh!?" (Fia)
Captain Curtis and I agreed.
We both agree that Captain Cyril wanted to know what I did with the sacred stone, and I expected he would interview me about it.
What we didn't agree on was that while I felt hopeless about the future, Captain Curtis saw it as a very good future.
Captain Cyril was extremely talented, but this time his effectiveness would come in the form of persistent interrogation.
In other words, why was Captain Curtis smiling happily and looking forward to the future, even though the situation was completely unwelcome?
While I was wondering about this, Captain Curtis happily continued speaking.
"It's unfortunate that all of Lady Fi's great power is due to the sacred stone, but even so, what you have done for the people will be properly conveyed to Cyril. At least, you... I'm sure Cyril will understand his precious heart that he wanted to save everyone." (Curtis)
"Uh..." (Fia)
I had a vague idea that Captain Curtis was working on a strategy to increase my favorability all by himself.
He knew that I wanted to hide the fact that I was a saint, and he was cooperating with me, but on the other hand, it seemed like he wanted me to be praised in some way.
However, I personally don't want to be praised, so it's better to say this clearly once!
"Curtis, I haven't done anything worthy of praise!" (Fia)
Then, as expected, he answered back immediately.
"You are the only one who thinks so." (Curtis)
"No, of course it's not just me." (Fia)
"So many times! So many times! I was saved by you! No one can understand the feelings of the person being saved unless they are the one who was saved!!" (Curtis)
"……Let’s leave it at that for today." (Fia)
I didn't even know what I had done to people in my saintly guise, but when I saw Captain Curtis flatly insisting that he even brought up my past events, I realized that this was no good. I raised the white flag immediately.
I'm a saint who can heal most things, but I don't think I can heal Captain Curtis.
But in the future, I might become a great saint and be able to cure Captain Curtis, so let's keep hope for the future.
With that in mind, I decided to give up trying to persuade him right now.
So, as Cerulean and Dory were walking along with the people who had dispersed as the King passed by, Dory let out a tired voice.
"Ah, I'm already tired. I don't think I can move any further without delicious food and alcohol, so let's go eat." (Dory)
Then, Cerulean tugged on the ears of his headgear tight.
"However, there are only a few restaurants where you can go dressed like this. Savis told me to treat Fia to make up for the interview, so if I don't take her to a proper place, Savis will get mad at me." (Cerulean)
"What, Cerulean is going to treat me? If so, don't worry! I'll eat a surprising amount, so I'll make up for it in quantity. And Curtis is here too, so he'll eat a lot!" (Fia)
While I was getting excited, I suddenly heard a voice from behind me.
"Hello, Lady Saint!"
"Yes?" (Fia)
When I turned to the direction of the voice, I saw a man wearing well-tailored clothes, holding a hat in his hand.
Behind him were two men who appear to be his attendants.
"I'm sorry for calling out to you so suddenly! I think this is a very rude request, but please, could you please save my daughter!!"
The man clutched his hat tightly and bowed his head deeply.
"Wha...t" (Fia)
When I was confused by the sudden conversation, Dory came close to my face and whispered to me.
"That's Count Peiz. And the Count's daughter is supposed to be a saint. So..." (Dory)
"Huh, saint!" (Fia)
If so, isn't she my friend?
"I understand! I'll help you." (Fia)
I replied immediately, but Dory immediately raised a voice of opposition.
"Wait, Fia! That isn't right!?" (Dory)
"That's right, Fia. I think we're going to eat now." (Cerulean)
As soon as I thought that not only Dory, but Cerulean was against me, each of them took my right and left arms.
"Eh, um, where are we going?" (Fia)
It looked like both of them were going to take me somewhere by force, so I hurriedly asked, and they answered in unison.
"That's why we're going out to eat!!" (Cerulean+Dory)
"What, what happened all of a sudden?" (Fia)
Being a king and a duke, both of them had always had a soft demeanor, and they'd never used their strength without asking, but now they're dragging me along... I thought so, but that kind of behavior didn't last long.
This was because two of the Count's attendants quickly turned around in the direction of the advance and stood in front of them.
However, this action seemed to irritate Cerulean, and he let out a scathing voice as he scolded the two of them.
"We're going to go out to dinner, so please don't disturb us. As you can see, we're just a bunch of clowns. Even the saints have their own tricks, so they can't heal real injuries or illnesses!" (Cerulean)
However, the two people who seemed to be close to the Count spoke calmly.
"The knight behind me is wearing a white knight's uniform with a sash, so he must be a knight captain. Isn't the fact that a knight captain is going out of his way to protect her mean that she is a real saint?"
"Today, His Majesty the King visited the Central Church as part of his inspection tour. Therefore, there are rumors that an announcement regarding the selection of a new First-class Saint will be made tomorrow. Isn't the woman the saint who came to the royal capital in time for the selection meeting? She is probably the most likely candidate for the First-class Saint."
"Huh, of course not! The reason I looked like a saint was because I had seeds and tricks." (Fia)
He said something plausible, so I tried to explain it again, even though I thought it was a repetition of Cerulean's words.
Then, the Count who had spoken first opened his mouth.
"I'm late in announcing my name, but my name is Peiz, and I've been given the title of earl. Although I may be presumptuous, I have contacts both in the royal castle and in the church, so I believe I can help you with the selection of the First-class Saint." (Peiz)
It was an obvious negotiation.
"In order to facilitate the selection of the First-class Saint, please heal the Count's daughter."
"Seriously, you don’t seem to know much about us, so you haven’t penetrated the royal castle at all!" (Dory)
Dory made a mocking noise and swept his long hair back.
"Besides, I don’t like how you act like a count and wants to do us a favor. The girl you want to help is probably a saint, so she should just heal it herself. If she can't do that, it seems like there are various ways to reach out, so why don't you just look for a fine saint instead of calling out to clowns?" (Dory)
Dory's attitude was the most harsh I'd ever seen, so I wondered if he had a feud with Count Peiz.
Or perhaps Dory hated saints and was annoyed by the situation of "Heal a saint."
In any case, Dory's attitude was too cruel.
It seemed I wasn't the only one who thought this, as the Count was silently distorting his face in displeasure, and two of his aides shouted warnings like, "You're such a disrespectful clown!" and "Watch your mouth!" were raised.
However, Dory was a court jester who continued to make fun of many people in the royal castle.
Being rude and acting like you're making fun of others was probably something he's good at.
As if to prove that, Dory didn't seem to care at all about the three people who looked uncomfortable, and he made a provocative look on his face.
"Please don't think that you can be saved easily just by asking a little bit. The all-powerful saint will not heal you anywhere." (Dory)
Author's Note
Thank you for always reading!
I apologize for the inconvenience, but I would like to introduce one.
On September 7th (Wednesday), the first volume of the comic "The villainess has entered the doting route!?" will be released.
〇 "The villainess has gone into the doting route!?"
Luciana was reborn as a "villainous lady" in the world of otome games. In order to avoid her condemnation, she tries to distance herself from her targets as much as possible, but... Wait, why is she being approached by such a tall and handsome man? And what does it mean that I'm the only wizard in the world??
I think reading it will make you feel brighter, so please read it (*ᴗˬᴗ)⁾⁾