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A small statue of a goddess holding an urn made of white stone.

Warm water poured endlessly from the urn held by the goddess statue, filling a large bath. In addition, things like red flower petals were scattered on the water, and the fragrance coming from these petals filled the air with a very clean and pleasant aroma.

A luxurious and beautiful grand bath that anyone can see is for nobles or royalty.

In the center of that place, a white-eyed girl with brown skin and brown hair, Leviyah, sat awkwardly.

“Ugh…”

As the place was what it was, Leviyah was naked, with nothing on her body, and around Leviyah were three nuns attending to her bath. For Leviyah, who was an ordinary country girl, this was a bath she couldn’t even imagine, so she flinched every time the nuns touched her, receiving their ministrations.

‘Oh, how did this happen… .’

How did this happen?

Leviyah recalled how she had come to this point.

When the Hero was suddenly captured, and everyone was in a state of panic, only Lucy calmly began to sort out the situation.

She called the people of the Holy Kingdom, guided Sister Baekryeon and Sister Seollin, and Sir Baekho to the ‘room for travelers’, and prepared a test for me to more accurately determine my qualifications as a Saintess.

Not only Lucy, but other nuns came to the test, and the result of the test…

“Re, really!…”

“A second Saintess!!…”

The nuns who looked at me in surprise.

After that, they took me and asked other nuns to give me a purification bath, which led to the current situation.

‘I’m uncomfortable… .’

I could just take a bath by myself….

More than anything, the nuns attending to her bath were quite beautiful. To be bathed by such beautiful people…it’s doubly awkward.

“U, um…”

So Leviyah mustered her courage and spoke.

“What is it? Lady Leviyah.”

“Is there anything that makes you uncomfortable? Lady Leviyah.”

“Is the water temperature too high? Lady Leviyah.”

Three nuns answered almost simultaneously to Leviyah’s one word.

Leviyah, overwhelmed by the nuns who answered almost in unison as if they had planned it, shook her head and closed her mouth.

“If you have any discomfort, please feel free to tell us. Lady Leviyah.”

“Ye, yes…”

When Leviyah closed her mouth again, the nuns began to wash Leviyah’s body again.

As if handling a fragile precious object, they poured water on Leviyah’s body several times, and wiped Leviyah’s body clean with a cloth soaked in fragrant oil.

They repeated the process several times, but the nuns continued as if it was nothing, without even a word of complaint.

“It’s all done.”

“We’ll step back for a moment, so please call us if you need anything.”

“Lady Leviyah, you can stay a little longer.”

“Ah, I understand.”

With those words, the nuns bowed politely and left.

Only then, left alone in this large bath, did Leviyah finally feel relieved and slowly immersed herself in the huge tub.

“Warm, it is…”

With no one watching her, she finally felt a little relaxed and felt the warmth of the water.

The warm warmth that calmly envelops her body, and the tranquility of being alone in the large bath.

Somehow, she felt a bit tranquil.

Frankly, when Leviyah decided to follow the Hero, she never thought she would enjoy such luxury.

But feeling this kind of luxury, she definitely felt it.

That she had become a Saintess.

That the duty and responsibility had been given to her.

“…Work hard….I’ll work hard…”

She raised her hand and scooped up a handful of water.

Then, as if washing her face, she sprinkled it on her face and got up.

As water dripped from her body and she walked out in that state, the nuns who had been waiting outside the bathhouse rushed over and began to slowly wipe the water off Leviyah’s body.

“Th, thank you…”

“You’re welcome.”

“We have prepared the clothes for you in advance.”

“Please change into those clothes.”

They wiped off the moisture from her body quickly and dried Leviyah’s long, thick hair at the same time.

The nuns, who seemed very familiar with this, skillfully wiped and dried her hair and soon took out the clothes.

She wondered if they would even try to dress her, but fortunately, they didn’t.

‘They are similar to Lucy’s nun clothes… .’

“When you have finished changing all your clothes, we will begin with basic education first.”

“After that, about how to use divine power.”

“After that, about basic etiquette.”

“After that…”

Leviyah’s mind went blank for a moment at the endless stories.

* * *

This is the Great Library within the Holy Kingdom.

I had an audience with the Pope, but we didn’t have a special conversation.

We only talked a few words about the ‘Witch’s Kiss’ on my forehead. The mark that indicates a witch contractor. After that, I just heard a light story about ‘Please be careful as a hero.’

After that, he told me to get some rest first and meet again tomorrow to talk, so I came out as I was and headed straight to the Great Library and now I have come to this.

Of course, I’m investigating the fragments of the Demon King here, and there’s more information than I thought.

The only problem is….

“There’s not as much useful information as I thought.”

“Well, no fool would tell you their weaknesses.”

“That’s true.”

Most of them were mostly rumors about the Demon King.

For example, according to the story about the Heavenly Demon I fought first, he was originally a martial artist of great skill.

However, due to ‘evil,’ the martial artist fell, and was reborn as a Heavenly Demon who only craved power and defied the heavens.

As a skilled martial artist, the Heavenly Demon was said to be one of the strongest among the fragments of the Demon King, and it could be said that there was no peace in this world unless the Heavenly Demon was defeated. But the sword of the goddess sent by the goddess to save the world.

In other words, after the 7-day battle between the first Hero and the Heavenly Demon, the Hero achieved the feat of killing the Heavenly Demon’s body.

“I see…. Is this what Tamiel said…”

“Ah, Hero. It’s best not to call her name here. It causes unnecessary misunderstandings.”

“Ah…”

At Lucy’s words, I looked around.

I am a hero, but at the same time, I am a witch contractor who received the witch’s kiss.

The Pope didn’t say anything special thanks to Lucy’s remarks and the achievements I had made in defeating the fragments of the Demon King, but it was definitely a situation to be careful about.

As soon as I called her name, a strange atmosphere flowed among some of the knights in white armor who seemed to be waiting around.

“Sorry, I’ll be careful.”

“Yes, yes, that’s enough.”

Smiling brightly, Lucy sat next to me.

I glanced at Lucy sitting next to me, and she was diligently reading a book in front of me.

“But surprisingly, Baekryeon and Seollin, both of you are good at reading?”

“Hmm? Ah… Even so, this person was from a family with a high reputation in my country…”

“The Tang family doesn’t pass on various secrets by word of mouth. Reading books is also one of the virtues of a martial artist.”

“Ah ha….”

I see, I didn’t know.

I don’t know what kind of books these guys are reading, but I need to find the information I need now.

‘Witch, Tamiel…. Is this it?’

Stories about her remain in the form of fairy tales.

The fairy tale is ‘The Hero and the Witch’.

The content is as follows.

Once upon a time, there was a witch. The witch lived quietly deep in the mountains.

However, the witch had a very outstanding appearance, and the rumor spread and spread, and reached the ears of the prince of the neighboring country.

The prince crossed rivers and mountains to see the beautiful witch and headed to the witch.

After many twists and turns, the prince arrived and said to the witch,

“Ah, you are so beautiful. Please be my little fiancee.”

But the witch refused the prince’s proposal.

She refused the prince’s proposal simply because she wanted to live quietly.

The prince was disappointed and returned to his country, but his grief was not healed and tormented the prince, eventually taking his own life.

The prince was a very popular prince in the country.

The death of such a prince saddened the entire country, and soon they became angry.

The king raised an army to catch the witch.

The people also resented the witch who drove the prince to his death and spared no support.

Of course, the witch was caught and executed in front of everyone.

But the witch did not die from that.

The witch, who died unfairly, held a grudge against it and went on a rampage, becoming a fragment of the Demon King who brought darkness to the world.

Later, the witch, who became a fragment of the Demon King, was sealed by the first Hero.

With this, the story is over.

“So, is she a victim who became a perpetrator?”

Come to think of it, she told me.

Could I really be her prince?

“Prince…”

What is the prince she was talking about?

A prince who will find her….

I’m trying to think about it, but it’s still just speculation. I can’t know for sure.

I put my thoughts about her in the corner of my mind and turned my gaze to Lucy.

“Hmm… Come to think of it, it’s funny to ask this now. If Leviyah starts receiving Saintess training, about how long will it take?”

“Well? About 3 years if it’s short?”

“Are you kidding me?…”

I can’t just stay in the Holy Kingdom for 3 years.

When I looked at Lucy in disbelief, Lucy smiled as if it was okay.

“It’s okay. I expect that they will only teach you some basics. I’ll have to lead the rest. I can’t keep the Hero tied up forever.”

“Really?… That’s a relief.”

“At most… about 7 days?”

A break for about 7 days….

“You’ll be a little bored if you stay in the Holy Kingdom for 7 days, right?”

“?”

Then Lucy whispered to me as if whispering in my ear.

What is this guy thinking again?

When I looked at Lucy while thinking, Lucy giggled and said.

“Meet me at night… in a place where no one can meet.”

“…?”

What are you talking about?….