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Saint Irene stared at the place where the departed being had been for a long time.

That was because the lingering feeling was so strong.

‘What on earth was it…? ‘

Pure yet upright eyes.

A genuine smile without any trace of pretense was something she had never seen before.

‘There was such a pure person…’

All the looks and smiles she had seen so far were full of desire and pretense.

She was especially sensitive to the gaze of others, so every time she felt the sticky, lustful gaze scanning her body, it was painful and she felt an unbearable nausea.

Of course, not everyone looks at her that way, but most people do.

In particular, due to the prominent white hair, the attention became stronger when it attracted attention, so it was covered with a robe.

‘but… ‘

The person just saw him and didn’t react much.

No, exactly, there was one.

However, the gaze that came from such a reaction was completely different from the gaze she had ever felt.

Not sexual desire, not a sticky film, just beauty.

As if looking at the innocent side of young children, he gave her a look that only gave her an appreciation of beauty.

If you look at it simply for its meaning, it doesn’t have much meaning.

Because not everyone is looking at her with sexual desire.

However, as a saint, Irene was born sensitive to the gaze of others.

Even if the other person just gave me a look of pure admiration and respect, I could feel the gaze of sexual desire hidden in my subconscious.

Just like when you see a beautiful flower, you want to pick it.

When you see a beautiful woman, you tend to harbor lustful feelings subconsciously.

However, as her sensitive senses picked up on such dark feelings, her daily life became virtually no different from hell.

Since my development was stunted when I was young, I lived without such worries.

No, rather, she felt those gazes as a blessing.

This is because you can understand other people’s emotions and deal with them accordingly.

But that thought didn’t last long.

As I gradually grew and developed the body of a full-fledged woman, naturally, I began to feel gazes filled with desire every day.

The ability I thought was a blessing turned into a curse.

I felt the sexual desire that I didn’t necessarily want to feel in the other person’s pure gaze.

Every day was painful.

In particular, those who did not hide their desires felt so disgusting that it made them feel nauseous.

From then on, she began to distance herself from the creature called man.

Of course, she did not distance herself from the children she was caring for at the orphanage.

Because the children’s gaze was pure and clear, there was no need to struggle with their gaze.

Because of that, I thought I would never feel those gazes again, except from children.

‘… There was.’

The eye color seems to be full of abyss.

Contradictorily, she had just seen a being with eyes that were so bright, clear, and pure.

‘Can we meet again…? ‘

I keep thinking about his smile and eyes.

Irene hoped that she would meet him again someday.

***

When I arrived at the church, I headed to the prayer room under the guidance of the nun.

Entering the prayer room, I knelt down and prayed.

“Goddess.”

[Yucheon… Are you already doing that?]

The sharp voice of a goddess echoing in my head.

I asked her why on earth she wanted to do this.

“What’s going on?”

[The job is not mine, but Yucheon’s.]

“Are you talking about meeting a saint?”

That was the only thing that came to mind that happened, so I just said it out loud.

Fortunately, I was able to hear a positive answer from the goddess.

[that’s right.]

“You definitely resemble a goddess.”

[Right? I told you. This kid looks a lot like me. Oh no, not this one. Are you going to keep acting like that?]

“Even if you say that, I really don’t know why you’re saying that.”

Normally, I would have noticed and adjusted the rhythm.

This time I really had no idea what was happening.

‘It would never be right to meet a saint and say something.’

She is a woman who cares about saints and warriors.

So, it didn’t make sense for me to get so upset over the fact that I met a saint.

Then what on earth is it that you’re upset about?

‘I don’t know.’

If you know what the cause is, it won’t be unfair.

Because I couldn’t figure it out, I felt truly unfair.

[It’s okay, Yoochun is an idiot.]

“I will apologize separately later, so please give me a little help.”

[I’ll just look at it this time.]

Although I don’t think this is the only time.

I knew that pointing this out would cause quite a bit of trouble, so I asked without hesitation.

“How long does it take for the Demon King to be fully revived?”

[maybe… It will be revived within at least 2-3 years.]

“How long should the hero originally have advanced to the Demonic Realm?”

[We already have to leave. Because we have to grow once again in Magyeong. But it has already been delayed for a year… ]

I didn’t have as much time as I thought.

It’s an urgent situation right now.

‘Did I entrust the request to the Information Guild for no reason?’

At least in order to join the hero’s party, you have to know the true situation there, and rather than receiving help from the goddess, I left it up to you to make the move yourself.

If I had known I wouldn’t have time like this, I wouldn’t have left it to you.

‘anyway.’

First off, I thought it wasn’t that important in the current situation, so I put it off for later.

“Do you know where the party is?”

[The party including the hero and the hero are lucky to be here.]

“I thought they would be separate.”

When I saw the saint here, I wondered if she had been away for a while, but that didn’t seem to be the case.

[The current hero party is lacking in warrior strength, so they are strengthening their strength by solving quests. So, there are times when I come here and stop by the mercenary guild to look for quests to solve.]

“I see.”

If the goddess said so, she would probably leave soon.

Because they are in a position to become stronger as quickly as possible and move towards the devil.

“Can you tell me what request you are making?”

[Perhaps this is a request that Yucheon will also do?]

“Do you mean me?”

[You tried to hand over your sword in exchange for information from the Intelligence Guild. But the guild refused and asked me to replace it with a request. The request is probably the same as the request made by the warrior party.]

“It’s actually better.”

I never would have thought that trying to get information from the information guild would end up like this.

It was an amazing coincidence.

[By the way, Yucheon.]

“Yes.”

[It’s funny to say this now, but… Please help the hero. I’m quite distracted right now.]

I nodded slightly at the words of the goddess, who were full of worry and concern.

“This is why I came here, so of course I will help the hero. So you don’t have to worry.”

[thank you. As expected, there is only Yucheon.]

“I really appreciate it. I will quickly help them and then return to heaven.”

[I’ll be waiting.]

“Yes.”

After those words, the goddess’s voice could no longer be heard.

I got up from my knees, bowed my head slightly, and left the prayer room.

A nun was waiting outside.

The nun smiled and asked me.

“Did you pray to the goddess well?”

“Thanks to you, I think my prayers have reached the sky.”

“Then I’m glad.”

After a light conversation, I left the church and looked at the sky.

‘I’ll finish it soon and leave.’

After speaking once again to the goddess in the sky, I walked away and left.

***

It was the afternoon of the next day.

I headed to the information guild.

When I entered the information guild, what greeted me was the employee who offered me compensation in exchange for my request yesterday.

I walked up to him and asked.

“What is the request?”

“This is it.”

I looked at the paper the employee handed me.

It was written in unknown words, but strangely enough, it was easy to read.

‘It’s because of the goddess’ blessing.’

It seems like he was given a blessing related to interpreting the text when he came down here.

I thanked the goddess in my heart and then read the request form.

[Subdue 100 wyverns that appeared on the stone mountain. Joint request.]

“Wyverns are worth 100 gold each. I think you only need to catch 10 of them. And this time, many parties are participating in the joint request, and it seems that the hero party is also participating.”

“Time?”

“It is expected to start tomorrow at 12pm sharp. The map is here.”

I took the map the staff gave me and immediately opened it to check the location.

‘It’s not that far.’

Requests will begin in earnest tomorrow as well.

There is a little free time left.

‘Then, let’s go see the saint.’

There is quite a bit of time left.

Since I was planning on joining a hero’s party, it wouldn’t be a bad idea to get to know her in advance, so I decided to head to the orphanage to meet the saint, so I left the information guild and headed straight to the orphanage.