episode_0091

91. Marry a saint? Of course you should.

The cure was absolutely necessary.

Plus, this was related to my safety.

‘The church might start a fight for no reason. They say you go around pretending to be a saint.’

The church now harbored hostility toward the Royal Academy. It was all because of the reversal of the hero’s expulsion.

And I was a student at the Academy. Maybe it could have been a spark for me for no reason.

Of course, I had some free time.

‘It’s different from the case of excommunicating a warrior. I’ll probably have a month or more.’

It was different from the warrior who was involved in a contract issue with the Pope.

‘At that time, the Pope acted quickly to cut off the warrior.’

This time was different. It will probably take some time to research.

Still, the sooner a cure could be created, the better.

I handed one of my pockets to Master. It was a bag containing 2,000 gold coins.

“Master. Although it is a small gift, the disciple has prepared a gift.”

“Hmm? What kind of gift suddenly… Oooh!!”

Soon Master saw a pocket full of gold coins, and his eyes widened.

“All of this…?”

“Yes. If you succeed, I will give you twice as much.”

“Two, double?! Everyone, let’s work all night starting tonight!”

“No, there is no need for that…”

“Uh-huh! Don’t stop me. No, I won’t go outside until the experiment is successful!”

Master’s eyes were burning with enthusiasm. It seemed like I heard it too well.

‘Well… I’m sure you can take care of it yourself.’

Still, he was an archmage-level being. I won’t do anything that will ruin my body.

‘Phew, anyway, I barely have any money anymore…’

If this continued, it was in danger of going bankrupt. The situation needed to calm down as quickly as possible.

That’s when I came up to the basement sighing.

“Hmm?”

As soon as I arrived on the ground, my eyes widened.

“Do you want to learn swordsmanship from me?”

“Swordsmanship?”

“Yes. You are talented.”

It wasn’t because the princess was teaching Anna something.

It was because I felt a presence outside that should not have been felt.

And immediately a loud sound began to echo throughout the house.

-Jace Allen, listen!

‘This…! Paladin…?!’

***

I looked slightly embarrassed.

It was worth it.

It was a sudden visit from church.

It was a much faster move than I expected.

‘The cure hasn’t been completed yet…’

My authority was not yet great. If the church started a fight over the issue of saints, it could get into quite a bit of trouble.

Anyway, this was not the time.

‘Phew, let’s go out first.’

I quickly headed to the front door. It wasn’t good to waste time for no reason.

And opened the door.

Squeak.

Then several groups began to appear.

Among them, there was one group that particularly stood out.

Perhaps because he was wearing flashy white clothes, I could recognize him right away.

It was the bishop and the paladin.

Of course, strangely enough, there were also many students.

“Oh…! Lord Gal!”

“Uh-huh! Now you are a saint!”

“Please give us your blessing!”

“Please save Dubalton!”

“My friend has a stroke! Please, please!”

Before we knew it, there were many students in front of our house. It seemed like the paladin and the bishop had come together.

‘Well, since they said the hero was excommunicated like this… it must be quite curious.’

Anyway, I looked at the bishop.

The author was the most important here.

‘It looks… quite sturdy.’

This was my first time seeing the Bishop of Trier. And he had quite stubborn eyes.

It didn’t seem easy to deal with.

Should I say that I am like a school teacher who strictly follows the rules?

Anyway, the bishop approached me.

He came near me with a stern look on his face and looked me up and down for a moment.

It was as if he was exploring.

‘Is it because of the saint title?’

I was being called a saint without the consent of the church. Perhaps, he might have thought it was a shame.

Soon his mouth opened.

“Are you Jace Allen, the so-called saint?”

First of all, the reaction was not as hostile as I thought.

That was fortunate.

I nodded and responded positively. However, I did not forget to show humility.

“Yes. I don’t know the saint, but it’s definitely Jace Allen.”

“Hmm, is that right? My name is Hans Walter.”

Fortunately, my false(?) humility seemed to work. The start wasn’t bad. It was much better than the warrior who read the excommunication all over the place.

However, I couldn’t help but feel like I was being interrogated.

“Have you ever said with your own mouth that you are a saint?”

“No. None.”

“Hmm, then when you were called a saint, did you ever deny it?”

“That… doesn’t seem to have happened.”

“Hmm… I see.”

I looked a little nervous.

The bishop here now had great power. The moment he judges me to be a heretic, I will be in great trouble.

‘Sweet, it came sooner than I expected. ‘I wish I had come after the cure was completed…’

At that time, not even the bishop could touch me. But not now.

For a moment, the bishop looked worried.

It was like an expression just before making a big decision. Maybe the church would officially deny me the title of saint.

‘Sseu-eup, should we hold a show here again?’

However, the light I used was not divine power. It was just light made of mana. A bishop would recognize it right away.

‘It doesn’t necessarily have to be divine power… but it’s still something.’

That was when I was making a worried face.

Soon the bishop’s mouth opened.

His face looked as if he had made a decision.

And then something unexpected came out of his mouth.

“Definitely… he is a saint.”

“……?”

I was a little embarrassed. I didn’t do anything in front of him. I didn’t even have any divine power.

But instead, he nodded and acknowledged me. It was something I didn’t quite understand.

Of course, the reactions of those around me were different.

“Oh!! As expected of a saint!!”

“You knew I would do that?!”

“Now you’ve even received recognition from the church?!”

Everyone responded that it was natural. It was thanks to my particularly high public sentiment.

Of course, I quickly managed my facial expressions. It would be foolish to look embarrassed here.

I just nodded and said thank you.

“Thank you. Bishop.”

“Haha, no. Saint.”

He himself called me a saint. This was pretty big.

First of all, no one in Trier could argue with my status as a saint.

However, I wasn’t relieved.

Rather, I quickly thought about it.

‘Suddenly they recognized me as a saint. That too for free. ‘It’s nonsense.’

The church here in Newpan was already quite corrupt. It was like a church in the medieval district of the past.

First of all, the Pope was openly coveting Trier. That’s why they tried to marry the warrior and the saint.

Of course, being a bishop could be considered quite corrupt. Or maybe they have considerable political power.

Of course, there was also a possibility that they had very deep religious beliefs.

But the last case somehow didn’t seem to be the case.

‘It’s not that there aren’t bishops with integrity, but… I don’t think so, right?’

I trusted my intuition.

Even though it looked clean, my intuition was just telling me so.

And in the end, my intuition was right.

Soon a clear voice reached my ears.

[There are conditions instead.]

It was sent to me with a voice filled with divine power.

I wasn’t embarrassed and answered right away.

[What conditions do you want?]

[Wow, it’s nice and refreshing.]

For some reason, I felt like this image I was hearing was the real bishop.

Soon the terms he spoke of reached my ears.

[Nothing special. In fact, it may be good for the saint.]

[Hmm, what is it?]

Maybe he wanted a huge bribe. Or maybe my power or magical knowledge was needed.

But he didn’t want that.

[Please marry the saint.]

[……!]

I opened my eyes wide for a moment. I didn’t even think of this.

[Oh, of course, I didn’t mean that you could just get married. After all, she is that saint. Of course, you can’t just get married.]

I realized now.

The bishop speaking here did not visit me based on his own judgment. It could be seen that he was speaking on behalf of the Pope.

[Achieve final top honors in the Special Department of the Royal Academy. So get a trier. That is the condition.]

Now, I have received the same conditions that the warrior received.

Perhaps, the value of being called a saint and my high ranking played a role.

‘Did you think that the title of saint would not be inferior to that of a saint?’

It seemed that the final decision rested with the bishop in front of me. And it seemed like he decided that I was okay.

Anyway, that wasn’t what mattered now.

It would have been nice to have a quick answer to something like this.

It wasn’t good to show concern for no reason.

I nodded right away.

[All right. If that is the condition… I will accept it.]

[Hoo…! As I said before, it’s so refreshing and nice.]

He looked very satisfied.

My prediction was correct. If I had shown concern for no reason, my score would have been greatly reduced.

Soon his voice was heard again.

“Haha! We had a very good conversation.”

“No. I was able to learn many things.”

His expression became brighter. Much of the kinky appearance that was first seen had disappeared.

I talked to him in person for some more time. It was just a final goodbye.

After that, I broke up with him.

Soon the bishop and paladin were seen moving away.

I looked at it closely.

‘Perhaps, if I had refused, I would have visited the duke or Constantine.’

And it was clear that he would have made the same suggestion as me.

Oh, and there was a high chance that recognition as a saint would be revoked. For some reason, I had a feeling that would be the case.

‘Rather, they would have accused him of heresy.’

So I immediately accepted his offer.

Anyway, I was glad. Difficult problems were solved easily.

‘Taking second place in the midterm exam helped me a lot.’

If I wasn’t useful, they wouldn’t have recognized me as a saint. It was a luckier situation than I thought.

Anyway, he suddenly became a married man.

But my expression was quite bright.

And there was a reason for this.

Anyway, I was going to return to Earth after winning the top prize. I didn’t even think about returning to the new edition.

Of course I couldn’t get married.

‘A saint… will meet a good man and live well… hmm?’

I stopped thinking for a moment.

It was strange.

Just the thought of the saintess meeting another man made me feel bad.

It felt like he was jealous.

‘I? ‘You’re jealous?’