episode_0188

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After finishing his meal with the Pope, In-ho’s face was as pale as if he had seen moving corpses.

He didn’t say anything for about 20 minutes as he returned to his room.

He, who had been talking about various things throughout the schedule, suddenly shut his mouth, so it was Maria next to him who became nervous.

She followed In-ho about half a step behind and spoke to him out of concern.

“Have you had any problems with your meals?”

When Maria asked, Inho shook his head.

However, even that appearance seemed powerless.

“Then….”

A saint should not feel uncomfortable. Maria asked him again.

“Really, it’s okay.”

Seeing the saint smiling and saying it was okay, Maria couldn’t think of saying anything more.

In the hallway where the sun had set, the lanterns lit by the apprentice priests and the moonlight from outside were coming in.

The bluish moonlight and orange lanterns mixed together to illuminate the hallway eerily.

They soon arrived in front of the room.

I didn’t know if it was someone’s consideration or an order, but the room the saint stayed in was located in a very quiet place.

They were greeted by a room that hadn’t been cleaned up properly because they were in a hurry to leave in the morning.

While Inho sat at the table and thought about something, Maria quickly cleaned up the messy room.

“The schedule is tomorrow.”

Maria took out a piece of paper from her arms and held it out to Inho.

Inho took a quick look at the paper she handed him, pushed it slightly with his hand, and said.

“Because I couldn’t read the article. Sister Maria, please read it.”

“Ah…! Sorry.”

Maria scolded herself for her carelessness and picked up the paper.

“After the morning service, we plan to have lunch and observe the training of the Holy Knights at Solar QSea.”

“Did you watch the training yesterday?”

“I remember that it was training for apprentice knights. Tomorrow is the training of the Holy Knights.”

Maria said, answering Inho’s question.

“Dinner… do you eat it with the Pope every day?”

“No. Since there is nothing specifically written down, I think you can eat it at the restaurant.”

“I see.”

Inho leaned back.

Perhaps because his expression had become more relaxed than before, Maria, who was looking at him, also let out a small sigh of relief.

There was silence like that.

Maria had a hard time deciding whether to leave the room or not, so she fidgeted with her hands and looked at Inho’s notice.

Inho looked outside through the window of his room.

Even though the sun had gone down at night, there were many people walking around carrying lanterns.

“Are there any events at night?”

Inho asked, looking at the scenery outside.

“I think they are going to the library.”

Maria said after seeing the direction the group was heading.

“Standing?”

“Yes, after work is over, I go to study separately before bedtime.”

“It’s not mandatory.”

“Yes, more people usually end their day by reading the Bible in their rooms. When I go to the library, I go to look at records other than the Bible or to read someone else’s interpretation of the Bible.”

“Everyone is so enthusiastic.”

As Inho muttered, Maria nodded with a proud face.

The thought was that this sight of people focusing on the Bible would certainly be pleasing to the saint.

“So how does Sister Maria spend her time?”

“Recently, I have been copying the Bible in my room.”

“I see.”

Inho looked at Maria’s face for a moment, wondering what she was thinking.

Looking at that gaze, Maria wondered if there was something she had done wrong, so she cautiously asked In-ho.

“Um… Saint? Maybe for some reason…”

“Ah, it’s not a big deal… Ah, is it a big deal? Could you please stay in my room for a while until bedtime?”

A saint who makes a bold request without changing his complexion.

Maria’s face slowly heated up.

“Yes? No, why…”

Inho spoke to Maria, who was hesitant and muttering.

“…Ah.”

Inho, who was tilting his head at Maria’s reaction, only then realized that what he had said had been misunderstood and opened his mouth slightly.

“I would like you to do the Bible study you do in your room in my room.”

“Ho, may I ask the reason?”

It is difficult to understand the saint’s will, said Mary.

In response to Mary’s question, the saint curled his lips inward and lightly applied saliva to her dry lips.

“Because I want to check how much Sister Maria, who will be acting with me, understands the Bible.”

Unlike Inho, who smiled brightly, Maria’s face became dull.

“Ah… ha….”

Maria answered soullessly.

Inho smiled even brighter and spoke to Maria again.

“Please bring your Bible starting tomorrow.”

“……”

“It’s late at night. Sister Maria, thank you for today. Please take care of me tomorrow as well.”

Inho stood up and opened the door with his own hands. It meant to leave now.

Maria slowly walked out of the room, and the two looked at each other with the door as a barrier.

“Well, see you tomorrow.”

“Seo, saint.”

Maria’s voice was heard from outside the half-closed door.

Inho opened the door again and looked at her.

I could see Maria’s stiff face, clearly tense.

“Uh, may I ask what part you are checking?”

She swallowed several times and asked In-ho.

Like a student asking about the scope of an exam that was suddenly decided, Maria seemed to have as little confidence as a bird’s feathers.

“You don’t have to be that nervous.”

In-ho smiled kindly and spoke to her while hiding his regret.

“The scope is the entire Bible.”

– fluff

After Inho finished speaking, Maria sat down in her seat, as if her legs had given out.

‘I’m sorry about this, so what should I do?’

In-ho, who was trying to understand the Bible under the pretext of ‘testing’ Maria, laughed bitterly when he saw Maria’s visibly despairing state.