The Master of Blades Does Not Hide His Hands-2

Returning to her room, Maria threw herself onto the bed without even changing her clothes.

The old bed creaked.

“………..”

Anyone else would have scolded her for being impolite, but she desperately needed rest.

She thought she was free from the scripture exam.

Of course, an Inquisitor who followed the Divine Doctor’s will shouldn’t have such a thought as ‘freedom.’

“…It is gracious, though.”

The time with the Saint was undoubtedly precious to her.

Not just because it was a time to be alone with the Saint, the representative of light,

but because the scripture exam deepened her faith and increased her understanding of the scriptures.

However, hardship was hardship.

She hadn’t been able to sleep properly lately. She had to read the scriptures to prepare for the next day’s exam.

Was it just reading?

It wasn’t just reading and transcribing the scriptures; she had to express her own interpretation, so the preparation time doubled.

After preparing for the exam and going to sleep, she would soon be awakened by the bell announcing dawn prayers.

She endured the dawn prayers with superhuman patience and then took a very short nap. After less than an hour of sleep, she would go to wake the Saint.

After that, she followed the Saint, fulfilling the schedule, and after the schedule, the scripture exam.

Such a repetitive daily life.

She thought she was being freed from that tiring daily life, but…

“Review… Could it be that the Saint is still concerned about that incident?”

Although resurrected, she was the woman who had cut off her head.

Could it be that he was tormenting her in a legitimate way?

Maria briefly entertained an impious thought, then shook her head and offered a prayer of repentance.

How dare she harbor such thoughts about the Saint, who was guiding her impure self, Maria muttered.

Seeing her collapsing to the floor, the Saint had sent her back to her room earlier than usual.

Therefore, she was planning to go to sleep early.

-Knock! Knock!

“Sister Maria.”

A voice called her from outside the door.

“………..”

Maria buried her face in the bed and pretended to be dead for a moment, but she got up at the sound of another knock.

A nun stood before her as she opened the door. The nun’s eyes widened at the sight of Maria opening the door with a haggard look.

“Ah… What is it?”

As Maria tidied her disheveled hair and clothes, the nun informed her that Inquisitor Lumen was looking for her.

“This is Maria.”

As Maria knocked, she had a premonition.

An ominous feeling that opening this door would lead to her being caught up in a major incident.

“Come in.”

At Lumen’s calm words, Maria took a deep breath and placed her hand on the doorknob.

“Sit down.”

Carefully opening the door and entering, Maria saw Lumen pointing to a chair placed in front of her.

Maria hesitantly sat down on the chair in front of her.

Even though Maria was sitting in front of her, Lumen’s gaze was fixed on the pile of documents stacked on the desk.

Wearing her square glasses, Lumen quickly scanned the contents of the documents and then left her signature on the lower right corner of the documents.

For a while, the sound of the pen running across the paper echoed in the room.

“How is your time with the Saint? Is it helpful to you, Sister?”

Maria, who had been dozing off in the warm room, opened her eyes wide at Lumen’s sudden question.

“Yes? Yes… It is very gracious. I have been able to greatly supplement my lacking knowledge of the scriptures.”

It wasn’t a lie.

“I see.”

Lumen responded appropriately to Maria’s words and then became engrossed in the documents again.

And just as Maria was about to doze off again, she spoke again.

“Sister Maria. Has the Saint mentioned the upcoming tournament during Holy Saniso Week?”

“Uh… He just mentioned that a tournament would be held. Is there… a problem?”

Maria tilted her head.

Only then did Lumen take her eyes off the documents and stare at Maria, who was sitting in front of her.

“Haa… Sister Maria. Today, Pope instructed me that Inquisitors should also attend the upcoming tournament.”

Lumen, taking off her glasses, massaged her eyes with her fingers and opened her mouth.

“But that tournament is only for Holy Knights…”

“I just told you, didn’t I? This time, Inquisitors are also to participate.”

“Why…”

No, more than that, why are you telling me this… Maria swallowed the thoughts that were about to pop out.

“His Holiness said so. The Saint wants it.”

“……”

Countless question marks floated above Maria’s head.

“Why do you think that is?”

“If I were to dare to guess the Saint’s thoughts, I think the Saint wants to see Sister Maria’s skills.”

“My skills?”

At Maria’s question, Lumen nodded strongly.

It was an expression of firm belief that there was no room for disagreement.

“Yes. Don’t you understand? The Saint’s will?”

Maria, unable to say, I don’t understand, maintained her silence.

“The Saint tested Sister Maria’s knowledge. And you passed that test. Is that correct?”

At Lumen’s question, Maria nodded.

Although there was a review left, she had superficially passed the test.

“I think the Saint is confirming Sister Maria’s qualifications.”

“Qualifications…”

“A Saint’s attendant must have deep knowledge of the scriptures. And they must be strong enough to protect the Saint.”

Lumen held up two fingers.

“The test of knowledge is over, so now a test of strength is coming. Sister Maria.”

Lumen approached Maria with an infinitely serious face.

“But Holy Knights and our Inquisitors…”

Maria spoke as if it were impossible.

“It is undeniable that there is a significant difference between Holy Knights and Inquisitors.”

Lumen cut her off.

“However, the Saint wants Sister Maria to meet the qualifications. He has already put Sister Maria’s name on the list of participants.”

“But Inquisitor Lumen…”

“From now on, you must practice with the sword during your personal time. You can’t betray the Saint’s expectations.”

“I did pass the scripture exam, but… the Saint told me to review the scriptures, so I don’t think I can practice with the sword during my personal time.”

Feeling that things were getting seriously tangled, Maria hurriedly spoke.

“Ah, you’re even reviewing.”

Lumen tapped the desk with her fingers as if she were troubled.

-Tap Tap Tap

Each time her tapping grew louder, Maria felt that some great hardship was coming.

“I will specially extend Sister Maria’s personal time by 2 hours. So, after you finish reviewing the scriptures, practice with the sword for 2 hours.”

And that feeling was not wrong.

“Oh, God.”

Maria was stunned while sitting in her chair, and

“Your attitude of seeking God in everything is truly admirable. Your faith seems to be deepening as you are with the Saint.”

Lumen looked at her with a satisfied expression.