Chapter 95: Things that never change (11)

I knew that the inquisitors, including Maleus, weren’t bad people, but I couldn’t help but feel heavy as I headed towards the Holy Kingdom.

When you think about it, it’s all my fault that Su-hyeon is being treated like a bad person.

In fact, I considered running away with Su-hyeon several times, but I didn’t think that would solve the problem.

Thanks to this, the hero party is currently on its way to the Holy Kingdom in a carriage.

Kaellia said she was so excited she couldn’t sleep, as if she was looking forward to a picnic, and she was curled up and fast asleep, perhaps because of that.

Of course, I have no intention of finding fault with that.

There’s nothing to do on the way, and it’s just noisy when Kaellia is awake.

However, I couldn’t forgive her for sleeping with her head on Su-hyeon’s lap.

Just looking at her sleeping face, she seems innocent, but she deliberately pretends to be innocent to seduce Su-hyeon…

When I think about it, Kaellia started with a fairly high favorability because she was a s*ave in the game, but if you think about it differently, she’s a sly fox.

“Are you having a hard time?”

“My legs hurt a little, but I think I’ll be okay for a while.”

I smiled slightly and asked, hoping to give Su-hyeon a hint.

Then Su-hyeon answered, tidying up Kaellia’s messy hair.

Laura and Natalia are watching, so I can’t openly give her a hint, and I can’t get angry.

I wish Laura would step in and separate Kaellia and Su-hyeon…

When I looked to the right for a moment, Laura was looking down as if she wasn’t interested.

“Haa…”

What a mood on a pleasant spring day.

On the way to the Holy Kingdom, Su-hyeon was busy taking care of Kaellia, who was riding in a carriage for the first time, and the other heroines, including me, were treated like outcasts.

Thanks to this, I couldn’t help but sigh.

What’s even more absurd is that I seem to be the only one who’s dissatisfied with this situation.

The damned brat and the onahole knight, who would have seduced the hero first in the old days, are so quiet.

It makes it look like I like Su-hyeon.

“Sera, are you feeling okay?”

“Yes? Ah, I’m fine.”

Natalia must have thought I looked anxious.

In the end, I stammered and denied it.

It was true that I was still uncomfortable, but I was much better than before.

“Don’t overdo it.”

“Oh, where are you looking…”

Then, Su-hyeon spoke to me first.

For some reason, his gaze was on my chest, and I felt embarrassed and my face turned red.

“S-sorry… I thought it was a nun’s habit I’ve never seen before…”

“We’re going to the Holy Kingdom… I can’t help it.”

The nun’s habit I’m currently wearing is in the form of showing off my thighs and cleavage.

The clothes I had been wearing until now were the clothes that ordinary nuns wear, but as I was officially visiting the Holy Kingdom, I had no choice but to wear clothes that were prepared separately.

Of course, it’s better than the sacrificial clothes that look like a prostitute seducing a man, but it’s true that the nun’s habit for the saintess is also embarrassing.

Feeling the sensation of the wind touching my chest, I couldn’t help but think, ‘This world is a smut game.’

Because in this world, my name is Sera.

I’m the saintess and the main heroine for the hero.

Even if Su-hyeon is the second hero, that fact doesn’t change, and I can’t help it that most of the clothes are made for sexual appeal.

“…I’m glad you look healthy.”

“Laura! J-just in case, but I didn’t want to wear this…”

I was worried that she would misunderstand that I was pregnant again.

I always want to avoid the baby ending.

I desperately made excuses in case she misunderstood me as a perverted woman, and fortunately, Laura nodded before I could finish.

Was the serious conversation that day effective after all?

Laura, who would have given me her usual arrogant smile and asked if I wanted to f*ck Su-hyeon together, has become so docile.

I felt a little happy that we had become friends.

“Anyway, get up right now! We’re almost there!”

“Whoa!!”

My happy feelings were short-lived.

In the distance, I could see white walls.

Finally, the destination is visible.

I immediately started waking up Kaellia, who was still looking around as if she didn’t know what was going on.

“I’m sorry for making you all suffer because of my stubbornness.

But I have to clear up the misunderstanding…”

“T-that’s right… We need to introduce him formally…”

“..Actually, I still don’t like it.

But, if Sera asks…”

“Huh? What are you all talking about?”

There’s only one reason why the hero party is going to the Holy Kingdom.

To formally introduce Su-hyeon, who is being misunderstood by the inquisitors, and to explain that it’s all because of my foolishness.

Of course, I told Laura, Natalia, and Kaellia that I wanted to formally introduce the hero to them.

Well, Kaellia seemed to have forgotten again.

A journey of half fear and half joy.

It’s a bit nerve-wracking to introduce Su-hyeon to the damn old men and Maleus after a long time, but on the other hand, I feel proud.

When I was in the capital, I felt a little inferior to Natalia and Laura, who were doing their best in their respective roles.

But in the Holy Kingdom, I’m a princess!

Although it’s an honorary position, I’m the agent of God, who is equal to the Pope.

Here, I can provide most of the support myself, and I can show off in front of the holy people who treat me with respect.

Someone would criticize me for having such a worldly reason, right?

But what can I do?

Even if I’m a shut-in, I need to fill my self-esteem sometimes.

I was so excited that I passed through the checkpoint and entered the Holy Kingdom without any worries, cosplaying as a saintess that I had been practicing.

The Holy Kingdom, the center of continental faith, the name of which is also brilliant.

Its area is the smallest of the five countries, but its influence in this world where people believe in one God is arguably the greatest.

In particular, the Holy City was lined with buildings made of white bricks and stained glass, and the cathedral towering in the center had a tremendous presence, making me think that it was indeed a religious city.

How long has it been since I saw my hometown?

I really liked the familiar scenery.

Ah, when I think about it, should I say my hometown is Earth?

I felt like I was losing my attachment to the original world, but I decided to smile and wave to the people around me first.

Most of the holy people visited the church every week on their days off to pray to God, and there were fewer people who didn’t know the Pope or the saintess.

In fact, when I leaned out of the carriage, some people started to recognize me.

[Hey, you haven’t forgotten our situation, have you?]

‘Our situation?

We came to introduce Su-hyeon.’

Then, Lina suddenly took over my body and put my head back into the carriage.

What’s wrong this time?

[…You and the hero, you’re made to burn at the stake.]

‘Ah, that’s right…’

I had completely forgotten.

I thought I just had to tell Maleus that I couldn’t live without Su-hyeon, and that Su-hyeon wasn’t a bad guy…

If the fire of holiness ignites, there’s really nothing I can say.

[Well, even if they’re fanatics, they won’t just set you on fire…

But they have a pretty good sense when it comes to magic, right?]

That’s true.

Even when I was in the Holy Kingdom, Maleus caught all the merchants who were distributing black magic books, but I don’t know how he found out.

They say that if you do this for a long time, you’ll develop a strange sense, so wouldn’t that mean they could burn me as soon as they see me, saying I’m a demon king?

What should I do?

Should I have run away with Su-hyeon?

As I was thinking that, Lina spoke in a serious voice, saying that she had been thinking about it for a long time.

[You, learn black magic.]

… What the hell are you talking about?

Why would I, a saintess, learn black magic, especially in the Holy Kingdom?

I think Lina might be crazy.

[Black mages who have reached the pinnacle can’t be distinguished from ordinary people.

That b*tch Diana could rampage in the Holy Kingdom if she wanted to, right?

So you should learn black magic too.]

‘B-but I’m a saintess?’

[That’s bullsh*t.

If the purpose is healing or blessing, it would be cheaper to take another old priest than you.

You have no talent in this area.

You don’t have a heart for others in the first place, do you?

So you’re more suited to black magic.]

R-really?

When I think about it, I’ve become a body that can’t even use the fire of holiness properly…

I needed to become stronger to help Su-hyeon.

But I’m honestly not confident in healing or blessing, which haven’t improved in seven years.

Maybe it would be better to learn black magic like Lina said…?

[Meet with priests mainly for the time being and avoid the inquisitors.

In the meantime, you’ll learn black magic.

It’s a bit risky, but I have experience dealing with your magic…

I’ll somehow be able to make it in time, right?]

‘Wouldn’t the priests be suspicious if I avoided the uncles?’

[Rather, they’ll be happy that you’ve finally come to your senses, right?

And if it’s just the priests, I can somehow persuade them with your body.

You don’t need to think.]

The more I talked to Lina, the more plausible it seemed.

Honestly, I’m a little worried about meeting the inquisitors, and Lina said she’ll take care of those damn old men.

So I can just watch TV in the mental world, right?

“Okay, let’s do that!”

Lina and I are a community of fate.

She wouldn’t try to stab me in the back, right?

I nodded, forgetting that my inner voice was coming out of my mouth.