episode_0022

The vibe I get from the man is not ordinary.

“Do you have anything else to say?”

“Priest.”

The man’s low voice is eerie.

“How about thinking about it again?”

I could tell just by looking at your eyes.

This guy is trying to kill me right now.

‘Are you crazy?’

It is madness to touch a priest in a temple.

If he gets caught, the government won’t let that man’s country be left alone.

‘The question is, how would anyone else know that that man killed me?’

If things continue like this, a perfect crime is possible.

How do you know that guy is the culprit?

‘You shouldn’t go out and meet people in places where there’s no one.’

I didn’t know, but I think I’ve been insensitive to safety all this time.

Even though I was sweating profusely, I controlled my expression and pretended like nothing happened.

Even if you panic here, it will only benefit that guy.

“You can keep asking me, but I won’t change my mind.”

“Even if your own safety is at risk?”

Swish-

The man’s gaze fell on the nape of my neck.

Is this a threat to strangle me to death?

It was almost the first time I had ever received such a threat.

I have heard patients threaten to kill me, but they mean they are sick and dying, not that they want to kill me.

In the first place, how could there be anyone who would do something so shameless as kill a priest?

Of course, that shameless guy is in front of me right now.

“No way. My life will not be in danger inside the temple. He will protect me.”

“In my opinion, the priest is in a very dangerous state. He is the only one denying it.”

“… … .”

“If you kill the priest right here, no one will know. Even the sun god you believe in so much won’t know that you’re going to die.”

He said he believed in the sun god, but he is extremely irreverent.

“No matter how much you threaten me, my will will not be broken.”

According to my thinking, that man can’t kill me.

You must know that if you kill the priest, the situation will become bigger than you can handle.

But all these thoughts were just guesses, and if he was really crazy, he might be able to kill me.

“Then, I guess I should kill the priest and silence him. If this gets to Princess Kanabi, it will be a problem.”

“!!”

In an instant, the man’s hand grabs my neck.

I can’t breathe.

‘Am I really going to die?’

I suddenly got scared.

Even if you pretend not to care, who wouldn’t tremble in fear at the prospect of death?

Kwaaang-!!!

As soon as I closed my eyes, there was a very loud noise.

I was so shocked that I almost fell to the floor.

As my ears start to ring, I start to regret not speaking so loudly.

‘But why doesn’t it hurt?’

I took a deep breath to calm my fear, opened my closed eyes, and saw people and their backs in front of me.

“?”

I rubbed my eyes to see what was going on, and when I looked ahead, the man who had been threatening me was passed out on the floor, unable to make a sound.

It seemed like it was done by someone who had their back turned to me.

“Who are you?”

“We apologize for the trouble you’ve had because of us.”

“Sir?”

It’s a familiar voice.

It was the voice of the knight who always guarded Princess Canabi’s side.

“I’ll take care of this. Don’t worry.”

“Uh…um…yeah.”

I don’t know what to say.

Relief that you’re alive?

A resentment that makes you wonder why you have to go through such hardships?

The knight spoke, glaring at the unconscious man with a murderous look in his eyes.

“From now on, it will be a difficult sight for the priest to see.”

He meant that he was thinking of doing something serious(?), so I should go now.

“… I’m hungry, so I should go eat lunch. Sir, don’t skip lunch and eat a big meal.”

“Yes, sir.”

As soon as I closed the door and took a step, I collapsed on the floor.

It’s because my legs have lost strength.

‘If it weren’t for you, sir, I would have died.’

It’s so absurdly absurd.

How much effort did it take to become a senior healer?

But all those efforts almost went down the drain because of that man’s simple actions.

‘Did the government look funny to you?’

I’m angry.

No matter how much chaos there is at home.

Even though it was a bean flour family!

“You dare touch the priest?”

Anger is rising.

After a long time, I felt like I knew what it meant to be angry.

◎ ◎ ◎

I informed Bishop Haman and Sir Raphel of the situation.

Everyone was shocked that someone had dared to threaten a priest in the temple.

Sir Raphel said that he should have increased the number of knights to protect the temple long ago and that he would assign more knights.

Bishop Haman was indignant and said he would report this to the church.

After meeting each of them once and returning, the knight came looking for me.

I lost more time than I thought for lunch, so I went straight to Princess Kanabi’s hospital room without even eating.

Princess Canabi seemed unaware of the situation, perhaps because she had not yet received word from the knight.

‘I don’t think I need to speak first.’

After finishing the treatment and leaving, the knight was waiting in front of the door.

“Thank you for saving me. I thought I should say hello.”

Actually, I didn’t think about it at the time, but there were more than one or two suspicious things about the situation at the time.

Still, I couldn’t help but say hello because I was grateful that he saved me.

“I just did what I had to do. I asked for your time because I felt like I should apologize instead. I’m sorry for making you suffer.”

He apologized spontaneously even though I hadn’t even told him about the suspicious things I had felt.

I got the feeling that the apology wasn’t just for making me go through this.

“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t flustered. But thanks to you coming right on time, I was safe without any injuries. I was amazed at how you showed up so accurately and saved me.”

“… … .”

“Sir.”

“Yes.”

“How did you know? No one knows that I’m meeting that person. I didn’t tell them separately.”

The knight who protects Princess Canabee appears at an incredible moment and protects me?

It was absurd to hope for coincidence.

The knight replied indifferently with an expression that said, “I was going to come.”

“The princess has given orders to protect Priest Arthur, saying that something like this might happen. There will be times when a suspicious person will approach.”

“Then you already knew that I went to meet a suspicious person. You didn’t show up and save me earlier, I guess because you were suspicious of whether the man was accepting or rejecting the offer.”

“… That’s.”

In a situation like this, whatever you say is nothing more than an excuse.

I just stood there and watched until that guy threatened my life and almost killed me.

“You should apologize for making me experience this, but you also need to apologize for doubting me. I have never neglected my treatment of the princess.”

I did nothing wrong, so it’s okay to be angry about being overly suspicious.

I was worried that he wouldn’t admit his mistake, but surprisingly, he accepted it calmly.

“I don’t think my apology will be a proper compensation. I will report this incident to the princess without hiding anything.”

“Does reporting without hiding mean that the princess will punish you for this incident? Even though you protected me safely?”

“What I did was not protection, but a test. The princess hates it when you disobey her orders. Since you disobeyed her orders, she will punish you severely. The priest will receive sufficient compensation for the damage you suffered.”

It makes me feel a little less angry to see you admit it honestly rather than deny it.

The knight seemed to think that he would prefer compensation rather than an apology.

I feel like I need to correct this misunderstanding.

“I have no intention of ending this matter with the princess.”

“Yes?”

“The Church will officially publicize this matter to the Deltrak Empire. I have already informed the higher-ups.”

“!!”

The knight’s unchanging complexion turned pale.

“That won’t do!”

“I, a priest, was threatened in the temple. If it was just me, I could let it go, but if I let it go, another priest might get caught up in something like this and die.”

“Priest!”

“So, the only thing you need to do is apologize to me for suspecting me. You don’t have to tell the princess and be punished.”

“If this becomes public, the princess will be in trouble!”

It’s unfortunate for Princess Canabee, but shouldn’t she pay the price for messing with a priest?

“This is not something that will end with me alone. The Deltrak Empire tried to silence me by killing me, a priest of the Holy Empire. And they did it in the temple.”

“… … .”

The knight bit his lip with a pale expression, finally realizing that this was not something that could be resolved by Princess Canabee.

“The mastermind behind this incident must pay the price for touching the Holy Empire.”

I can stand people taking me for granted.

But he could not stand to ignore the sun god and the divine empire.

They deserve to be paid.

I hope this incident will be a good example to show the countries that if you mess with a small priest, you will be screwed.

◎ ◎ ◎

“A priest almost died because of the fight for the throne? And that too in the temple?”

“Yes. A member of the Deltrak Empire’s royal family was secretly hospitalized, and it seems that they threatened the priest in charge of treating him to tell them where the hospital room was. At first, they tried to persuade him with money, but when that didn’t work, they changed their minds.”

“Oh, you dare to bribe a priest with money?”

The news, relayed by urgent notice from the Temple of the Labyrinth, quickly spread upward and finally reached the ears of the Pope in the Vatican.

That meant they were taking this incident seriously.