episode_0072

A frizzy morning.

I woke up in a daze and yawned.

Chirping, the sound of birds in the morning tickling my ears, I dazedly took the sound as an alarm, rubbed my eyes, and sat down on the bed.

Even if I couldn’t wash it anyway, I had Kylon’s cleanliness magic, so it was up to me to just tidy it up, so I touched my hair here and there, washed my face with dry hands, and I was ready for the morning.

Yesterday, I wore clothes that had a side slit for a moment, but today it was time to go back to where I had them repaired and pick up a saint’s dress that covers my entire body well.

After all, clothes are only clothes if they cover a person’s body.

As I stretched out with that thought in mind, Kylon’s knock announced that it was breakfast time.

“… Did you sleep well, saint?”

As I walked out the door, I heard Kylon’s soft voice.

I felt this in a subtle way, so I smiled, quelling the goosebumps that suddenly rose up in me.

“Yes, thank you for always caring.”

Has the expression or mood towards me changed a little? I had that feeling, but since I am not sociable, I would have no way of knowing the subtle changes in other people’s facial expressions.

As I kept my mouth shut, thinking that it might be a little uncomfortable if I made a pointless mistake, Kailon’s smile turned towards me for a while, and then he said hello to Flora, who was approaching.

Seeing that, I thought that maybe it was Flora work, so I nodded once and went out into the hallway.

I’ll have to go to the repair shop later and change my clothes.

Coldness seeps behind my trudging steps.

During meal time, I was the first to finish eating.

This is because it was a dish that did not involve lifting a spoon, cutting the food with a fork, or using a knife.

For me, who can’t really feel the taste, the only thing I care about is texture, so I didn’t really have a choice other than biscuits.

I could say that there is no need to feel the texture of food that you cannot taste, since you can smell it until you get sick of it depending on what you eat next to it.

The meat is chewy, and even if it is soft, it just disappears after chewing in vain.

The same goes for soup. You can feel the difference in consistency, but you can’t taste it, so it feels like you’re just drinking watery soup, so it’s better to drink water.

As I muttered like that, I felt Flora next to me quietly looking at me.

And as the dishes clattered, I could feel Linda and Agnes’ gaze on me as well.

Normally, I would have been busy flirting with Kailon, but I couldn’t understand why they were looking at me, so I just smiled at them.

Why are you looking at me so scared?

I smiled bitterly and put the biscuit in my mouth.

*

I headed to the repair shop to pick up the clothes that I had left with Kailon yesterday, and after that, I draped the white clothes on my body.

It was shaped like a one-piece dress with long sleeves, giving a sense of security that the entire body was covered, and stilettos were tied well on top of the stockings worn on the legs.

After putting on the garter belt, a cape wrapped around my shoulders, and the soft fabric, which seemed to be made of a very luxurious material, wrapped around my shoulders comfortably.

I fastened the buttons on the inside and fastened them to the buttons on the outside with a string.

Lastly, it could be said that everything would be over once the veil was worn on top of the head.

To cover all the hair that reached down to her waist, a long flowing veil wrapped her hair snugly.

It is said that the veil originally meant escaping from the secular world by covering one’s hair, but actually, I didn’t know much about that, and I only wore it because it made me look like a saint, so I didn’t care what it looked like.

You have to look like a saint to be able to attend this party.

“… I’m ready. Thank you, warrior, and sisters for waiting.”

As I carefully walked over to the hem of my skirt, Kailon gave me a soft smile, and Linda, Agnes, and finally Flora were looking at me with disapproving expressions.

As expected, I just thought that women’s hearts are still difficult to understand.

No, if Kylon’s inner thoughts are actually a woman, should we say that they are the feelings of women in love?

Well, I can understand that he is still wary of me, so I decided to just let it go and responded with a smile.

I’m not trying to take away the heroine’s place, so why should I be stabbed?

I knew very well that it wouldn’t be good for me to get involved with heroines like that anyway.

So I decided not to worry too much and waited for Kylon to leave.

But Kylon’s gaze doesn’t leave me.

Something was looking at me, and the emotion in that gaze seemed a little strange, so I narrowed my eyebrows.

“… … ?”

I tilted my head and looked at Kylon.

Actually, my eyebrows twitched, but who am I? Aren’t I a saint?

A saint who must always have a gentle smile and a benevolent expression.

Therefore, I didn’t want my expression to be distorted, so I stared blankly at that face.

I wanted to carefully ask why he was doing that, but the question never reached him.

“… Shall we go? Did everyone pack their bags well?”

Kailon looked at my face for a long time and then turned around, hurrying the footsteps of the heroines next to him.

I felt excited because I was already on my way to the third village. It feels like going to an unexplored place. It was a game I had never enjoyed before, but it felt really strange to step on the ground like this.

Even when I changed it to the real world, there didn’t seem to be anything strange, so I thought that the game itself must have been well made.

After walking like that for a while, Flora, who was walking right in front of me, glanced at me.

“… Holy woman. What did you do last night?”

Why is Flora suddenly talking to me? Embarrassed by this thought, I blinked for a moment.

And after that silence, he answered carefully.

“I think I just slept… ”

“… Then what are the marks on your neck?”

neck? What neck?

What was in your neck?

At Flora’s words, my hand naturally came up to my neck. Then Flora moaned and spoke to me again.

“It’s on the other side.”

“Other side… Are you talking about the left?”

“You know, but you’re pretending not to know? Or do you really not know?”

“I really don’t know… What kind of mark is it?”

“… no. That’s it.”

Flora snorted in awe and followed closely behind Kylon.

I slowed down for a moment, and in confusion, I looked at the group of people moving away and looked at the left side of my neck.

What is it that makes it like this? Could it be that this is the reason why I am not in a good mood today?

Unfortunately, people couldn’t see their own necks.

There had to be a mirror, but the funny thing was that the saint was not allowed to have a mirror.

Mirrors were allowed for those who valued beauty, but once they became priests, they had to follow the custom of breaking away from beauty and escaping from the secular world.

You could see it secretly, but the rule was not to carry it around in public.

Just like that reason, the veil that covers beautiful hair also plays a role.

I moaned and groped my neck, but I felt like I couldn’t see it well now that I was covered in the saint’s clothes.

Are there any marks that are bothersome just by their presence? There was a mark or something on his neck.

I’ll have to ask Kailon later.

With that in mind, I walked towards Kailon, who was walking towards his next destination.

I walked quickly because I thought it would be difficult to keep up if I fell further behind.

*

Camping again. Now camping has become a part of daily life.

However, even though it was a daily routine, there was no unpleasant news if you were told to use a sleeping bag the next day after enjoying the bed.

I like the feel of a soft bed and a blanket gently pressing down on my body.

After all, if you’re going on a journey to catch the devil, a tent and a sleeping bag can be said to be luxurious.

This is all thanks to Kylon, who has inventory abilities.

As the sun set and I left behind those who had finished eating, I looked around blankly.

After seeing what they were thinking, I tried to call Kailon aside and ask him about the marks on his neck, but I just couldn’t find the right time.

At this rate, there wouldn’t even be a chance to call him out, let alone ask him.

I am internally complaining, but what can I do? They are secretly attached to Kylon and are casting suspicious eyes at me. Isn’t it natural that I shouldn’t act more suspiciously here?

In the end, I sighed heavily, changed my clothes, entered the tent alone, prayed briefly, and settled into my sleeping bag.

It’s a mark on the neck.

I touched it, but there were no bulges and it didn’t itch like I had been bitten by a mosquito.

I was wondering what on earth was going on, so I made a confused expression and touched my neck here and there, and the tent opened.

“Saint. Let’s talk for a moment… ”

After that, Agnes’ stern voice called to me.