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012 – The Countess Who Draws Lots #2

“Will the results of the preliminary round come out in the afternoon?”

1:00 pm.

He said that was the time to announce the results of the preliminary round.

Looking at the sundial, the current time is approximately 10 am.

There were 3 hours left.

What should I do during this busy time?

Of course, I had a place to go.

My life right now is standing on a steadily planned rail.

“You have to go to the church and chase out the thieves.”

The fact that Lady Psyche’s illness was a ‘faking illness’ was a fact that only the Count and the Count’s Lady knew.

And he said that we should continue to do so in the future.

Looking at it, even the countess had no idea that her daughter was faking it.

blast furnace.

Rumors were spreading that I, Monk Hyde, was ‘the man who cured the earl’s daughter’s illness with mystical techniques.’

What does this mean?

This meant that the Manaan priests and his associates who were occupying the church could be legally kicked out.

The church is mine now!

Even though it was nothing more than an old and crumbling piece of land, the fact that I was able to establish a new church made my heart so warm that I felt like crying.

“It took a really long time.”

I was moved and headed to church.

As soon as I opened the door and went in, the men who had been talking like rats fell silent.

When they saw me, they were very embarrassed and trembled and did not know what to do.

I told them.

“Manaan and his henchmen! As promised, we have cured your illness within a week, so please leave the church immediately.”

It was a very refreshing moment.

Was the Lord’s feelings similar to mine as he whipped the merchants and fraudsters who were occupying the chapel?

As I was thinking about how to decorate this place, Priest Manaan calmly walked in front of me.

Then he tilted his head and asked.

“Promise? I don’t know what you’re talking about. Did you and we make any promises?”

“Ha! Are you now going to pretend you don’t know? Didn’t he promise to hand over this church if Lady Psyche’s illness was cured within 7 days? Even though I notarized the name of God.”

“Huh, you must have misunderstood something. Would sinners like us dare to make a promise in the name of God? We’ve never done that. Isn’t everyone like that?”

In response to Priest Manaan’s question, the Iron Guard priests looked at each other’s faces.

And then he nodded vigorously and said “That’s right! We never made a promise!” He was babbling wildly.

I was curious to see how they would react, but it came out like this.

Actually, it wasn’t surprising.

According to the Bible, the race of humans was not trustworthy.

Faith is not used in the relationship between humans, but only in the relationship between God and humans.

“It’s not surprising that mean and incompetent people tell lies. great. But you’d better think carefully. If I become the count’s son-in-law, you will be severely punished. When that time comes, it won’t end with just being excommunicated, so is that okay?”

Even though Count Agarpe had lost his power, he was still a family with five hundred private soldiers and five knights. It wouldn’t be difficult to kick out a bronze priest from the church in Agarpe territory.

Soon Manaan frowned and pursed his lips.

“Hyde, I don’t know what kind of stupid trick you used to cure Lady Psyche, but coincidences don’t happen in succession. The probability of you becoming the son-in-law of a count is lower than the probability of the devil going to heaven.”

Manaan was extremely confident.

The fact that I was convinced that what I did was a ‘coincidence’ seemed like there was something behind it.

What on earth makes this liar so shameless?

A priest burying something he notarized in the name of God.

Anger began to boil over.

“Manaan, people like you are worse than heretics or cults. Sajajas who mention God’s name but don’t act like that.”

Why is it that pastors are criticized more than other professions even when they make the same mistakes?

This was because pastors usually talked about goodness and justice.

When people who say good things with their mouths act differently, people are greatly disappointed and sometimes even feel anger and disgust.

These people are also the cause of the church’s disgrace, and to me, these internal enemies were more dangerous than cults, heretics, and heretics.

Foot-.

Then Manaan laughed.

“No matter how much you curse and laugh at them. Master Oscar is already here. Master Oscar will marry Lady Psyche and realize Archbishop Archibald’s plan.”

“Archbishop’s plan? What is that?”

“It’s a story that strangers like you don’t need to know. Because Archbishop Archibald never talks about his plans to anyone.”

As he said that, Manaan seemed to be subtly showing off his close relationship with Archbishop Archibald. Indeed, the person this guy trusted was Archbishop Archibald.

It was so obvious that I thought there was other insurance, but I was rather disappointed.

“I guess I should meet Archbishop Archibald in person and ask him. I was planning to meet you soon too.”

“Why would the archbishop meet a bumbling fool like you? Hyde, the wooden monk. From the looks of it, you seem like a kid who hasn’t even realized your divine power. Someone like you is not even a priest.”

The story is that you are not a priest because you have not realized divine power.

It was a very funny story.

“Manaan, you said it with your own mouth. What is important to a priest is the Bible and faith. Are you saying that things like divine power are meaningless? Why did you change your words now?”

“… … .”

Priest Manaan was now silent.

I added a word to that guy.

“Are you denying the teachings of Archbishop Archibald, whom you so respected? I think the archbishop would be very disappointed if he heard what you said now.”

“… … !”

Manaan’s face turned red.

Although he was very angry, it was very annoying to see him keep his mouth shut as if he wouldn’t argue with me.

A very naughty bastard.

If I were Rust back then, I would have handed these guys over to Lass’s punching bag right away and made them worse than dead.

As an upright and pious priest, Hyde, I had too many restrictions to adhere to.

Startle-!

While thinking about the above, I was surprised.

Am I missing the cult days now?

no!

It never should have been like that!

In any case, it is the Lord’s role to punish those who commit sins.

Even if I left them alone, it was clear that people like Manaan would be punished.

However, like you did with Abbot Nomad of Emiris, wouldn’t it be okay to pass on at least one ‘pun’?

Sze-.

I extended my index finger.

When everyone’s eyes were focused on my index finger, I spoke with a wish for anger.

“Manaan and the turtles. If you continue to lie to God’s name like that, you will be punished. From now on, I hope that every time you tell a lie, your conscience will hurt like being pricked by a thick needle.”

With those words, I left the church.

# # #

It was lunchtime with the sun rising high.

1:00 pm.

In the Agarpe territory, large scrolls were hung in every alley where people could pass.

“Announcing the list of successful applicants from the preliminaries!”

「Knight Loras」

「Monk Hyde」

「Doctor of Theology Selim」

“We announce that the following three people have become prospective grooms for the Countess!”

“The final round will be held in the Count’s drawing room at 2 p.m. Candidates should take note that failure to attend on time will result in disqualification!”

It was a natural result that my name was included. What surprised me was that Loras’ name was written on it. How did the ignorant knight solve the problem?

“Actually, I think it’s okay. I’m going to win the finals anyway.”

I returned to the count’s house to participate in the finals.

I was wondering what would happen if Priest Manaan and his henchmen prevented me from arriving at the mansion within 2 o’clock to get rid of me.

At the count’s house, where I arrived in a hurry, I encountered a knight with tall blond hair.

He looked at me and clicked his tongue, saying “Tsk-.”.

I told him.

“Knight Loras, I don’t know how you solved the preliminaries, but it’s a shame that your proud arm looks broken.”

“My arm? Why?”

Knight Loras made a fool of himself.

It must have been difficult to ask for a conscience from an ignorant knight when even the priests who notarized it in front of God were lying.

I thought it would come out like this, but it was boring because there wasn’t even an inch of error.

“A servant brother passing by. Was your name Brocks? I’m sure he heard our story from the sidelines when I was making a bet with Knight Loras. Do you remember our bet?”

When I made a bet with Knight Loras, I had memorized the faces and names of everyone around me. When I spoke to him, the servant who smelled like horse manure was very embarrassed.

He looked at Knight Loras and my face and shook his head.

“… What kind of bet are you talking about? I don’t know anything.”

So, are all the people of Agarpe Estate like this?

No one keeps their promise.

They say it’s from the “Agarpe of the Covenant” family.

Since they are people who barely survived by betraying the royal family, isn’t that inevitable?

Surprised at the fact that ‘the ex-virgin Psyche’ was born into such a family, I shouted loudly to those around me.

“Do you really not remember everyone? What if I decided to break Loras’ arm if I passed the preliminaries on my own? Loras was going to break my arm if I didn’t pass? Are all Agarpe people liars?”

At my question, passers-by and servants looked at me with very perplexed expressions.

Loras looked quite embarrassed as he took a deep breath to shout again.

“Ah, I finally remember now. I made that bet. It was just a joke. Did you seriously believe that you could break someone’s arm? Even if I won, I wouldn’t have broken your arm, brother.”

This guy just doesn’t want to make a big fuss and looks like he’s trying to make a joke out of it. Since this lowly bastard is the best knight and stays in the mansion, the Agarpe family will fall.

Priest Manaan and Knight Loras.

In the end, there was only one way to punish these despicable liars.

All I have to do is become part of the count’s family.

It was then.

Psyche appeared before the people wearing shining silver armor.

Knight Loras waved his hand happily, saying “Psyche!”, and Psyche seemed to have seen us as well.

Soon Psyche approached us.

When Knight Loras said happily, “Psyche, are you here to see me?”, Psyche looked at me and frowned.

“Hyde, you must have already passed the preliminaries, so why did you write that answer? He is truly a self-indulgent person. I have a question for you first, so let’s go.”

Saying that, Psyche led me into the drawing room.

When I thought it was quite unexpected that Psyche would guide me directly, Psyche spoke in a voice so low that only I could hear.

“There are people in the mansion who do not like you. They might prevent you from arriving at the test site by 2 o’clock.”

What I expected and what Psyche guessed overlapped.

“Psyche, I can’t believe you think so well. It seems we are destined to be helpers to help each other. Lady Psyche, to be honest, I fell in love at first sight the moment I saw you.”

I confessed with all my heart.

A relationship that goes back in time to meet each other.

Truly fate!

I don’t know if my sincerity was conveyed well, but Psyche blushed terribly.

“What are you talking about? I will ask the questions. First of all, what is written on this answer sheet. Was it all what you thought? Is it true that the shape of this land is not flat but a ball?”

“It’s real. I can prove it. This land is shaped like a ball. To be precise, it will be slightly oval shaped.”

“But if you say it, doesn’t it directly contradict the religious teachings that say the world is shaped like a saucer? Hyde, are you disputing the teachings of the church while dreaming of becoming a priest?”

How should I say it?

I could feel Psyche’s gaze piercingly looking at me and realized that the ‘finals’ had already begun.