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Priest Cardon.

Many people only know him as a priest who serves Bishop Haman, but if you investigate in detail, you will be surprised.

Because you can see that Father Cardon is a greater person than you thought.

‘I understand that Father Cardon is the one who refused the position of bishop and said he would continue to serve Bishop Haman.’

Father Cardon was famous not so much for his accomplishments as for his unusual history of refusing the position of bishop.

Other than that, I didn’t know much about Father Cardon, but after watching him work for a few days, I could tell he was much more amazing than I had expected.

‘The fact that he refused the position of bishop to serve Bishop Haman is not an ordinary history.’

It would take a certain amount of stubbornness and madness to turn down such an enormous position.

Priest Cardon, who had declined the honorable position, was still serving Bishop Haman and was living a quiet life without much fame compared to his abilities.

But anyone who has worked with him cannot help but feel that Father Cardon is in a position of humility that does not match his abilities.

‘If you think about it, weren’t all the accomplishments that Bishop Haman did together with Priest Cardon?’

In the end, it is true that all the achievements of Bishop Haman were also the work of Priest Cardon.

It’s just that he doesn’t get noticed because he doesn’t try to claim the honor himself.

“That’s amazing.”

“Yes?”

“You’ve already gotten used to it. What’s more, you’re even giving me advice.”

“Oh, I don’t know, I’ve just done it out of habit… .”

“To be honest, I want to follow Priest Kadon around and learn things without going into the labyrinth. I envy Priest Aman and Priest Chilan.”

I’m not saying the right thing to do to look good to Father Cardon.

Since I had to take charge of the temple for a month, I felt like I had a lot to teach him.

Shouldn’t I tell you how the Labyrinth Temple is running?

Of course, these thoughts were all useless worries.

Not only did Father Cardon get the job done without me having to tell him what to do, he also gave me advice and filled in any shortcomings I hadn’t even thought of.

‘I knew you were Bishop Haman’s assistant, but you are more capable than I could have imagined.’

As it turned out, it seemed that it was not Bishop Haman but Priest Cardon who was in charge of temple management and other matters.

To begin with, he was a person whose specialty was internal affairs.

“I feel embarrassed that I said I would teach you.”

If you tell them 10, can they figure out more than 10 pieces of information on their own and develop that information further?

How ridiculous would it have seemed to me to have offered to teach such a person?

“This is information obtained by checking the temple management plan submitted by Priest Arthur. Even I cannot adapt right away without any knowledge.”

I was both relieved and touched when I heard that the reason I was able to adapt to our temple quickly was because I read the report I had written myself.

“If this system is applied to other temples, it will be easier for the priests who are struggling. Things need to get done quickly… . I am getting impatient now that I know it is effective.”

The more Priest Kadon learned about the state of our temple, the more interested he became, and he was busy touching things here and there.

At some point, he began to take an active interest in managing the temple, even bringing along priests Ando and Chilan.

As soon as they met Priest Cardon, the two were overwhelmed by his gaze and ended up following him around and listening to his orders.

My plan to teach Priest Kadon about the temple management completely disappeared and time flew by. The temple will run just fine without me right now.

To that extent, Father Cardon was definitely filling my empty spot.

“I think I’ve learned everything I can learn. You must be busy, but you can relax and prepare without worrying about the temple work. Priest Chilan and Priest Ando are also helping me.”

“Yes, I understand. Thank you so much for your help. I think it will be very helpful when I enter the labyrinth.”

The advice that Father Cardon gave will become your blood and flesh.

“The terrain has changed, so what I say may be of no use.”

Information about the labyrinth is scarce.

“The information you have provided is not trivial. It will definitely be of great help.”

Let us not forget the kindness of Father Cardon.

While he was thinking like that, he hesitated for a moment and then said.

“… maybe.”

“Yes?”

“After your diplomatic work is over, would you like to learn from me for a while?”

“!!”

I froze for a moment at the unexpected suggestion.

You’ll teach me?

A person like Father Cardon would not accept just anyone as a disciple.

I always thought I wanted to learn from him, but I never imagined I would receive such a formal offer.

“Is this an official… proposal?”

“Of course. Who would say something like that as a joke?”

That’s a very good suggestion.

So much so that I want to grab it right away.

But unfortunately, I already had a teacher and I had other things to do.

“That’s a really great offer. But the task I’m assigned to isn’t something that will end in a month. It could be a year, or two years.”

Father Cardon quickly understood what I meant.

“I see. I didn’t realize it would take that long.”

“I would like to accept your suggestion right away and ask for your teachings… .”

This is something that must be rejected.

‘What a waste.’

But there’s nothing I can do.

I couldn’t guarantee when I would be able to fix Princess Canabi, and I wasn’t even sure if my Master would allow me to take on another Master.

‘It’s not fate.’

With my bitter heart calmed down, I decided to move on to what I really needed to do.

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“So I asked Father Cardon a favor.”

I came to see the princesses and explained what had happened.

The two felt bewildered when they heard that the bishop was coming but died on the way, and relieved when they heard that they asked Father Cardon for help.

The end result of my explanation was that everything could go as planned.

“Thank goodness. I thought I would have to keep wasting time without moving.”

Princess Rasiel liked it so much that she even clapped her hands.

Then suddenly he said something out of the blue.

“I should give him a big reward!”

Princess Rasiel gives a reward to Priest Kadon?

I suddenly started laughing when I imagined the two of them.

Because it was unimaginable that a little girl would be giving an award to the large-bodied priest Cardon.

At that moment, Princess Canabi spoke as if warning.

“Rasiel, Priest Cardon is a bishop-level person. You are not the one who can give awards or anything.”

“!!”

Princess Rasiel was startled by Princess Kanabi’s words, and then she became sullen.

“I didn’t know you were such a great person.”

“He’s not a famous person. But he’s not someone you can ignore.”

I didn’t know Princess Canabi knew so much about Priest Kadon.

“I met him before when I came to the Deltrak Empire as a diplomatic envoy. He came as a diplomatic envoy and took the souls of our nobles. I wondered who he was to be so flustered, so I looked into it. He was a man who could do that.”

“… I didn’t know you were such a talented person.”

I said this because I saw Princess Rasiel watching me.

“It’s okay because I made a mistake because I didn’t know.”

Although I said it was okay, it seems that Princess Canabi wanted to use this opportunity to correct Princess Rasiel’s wrong attitude.

She continued to nag.

“This is not the Deltrak Empire. You should not expect royal treatment from other nations. You should be humble. Other nations will respect you, but they will not respect you.”

“… … .”

It was advice that became flesh and blood to Princess Rasiel, who was still immature.

Of course, the person involved seemed to be listening to it as nagging.

She sighed softly as she saw her sister’s attitude and realized that her worries had not been answered.

“And it would be best to hide your identity inside the labyrinth.”

“Why?”

“There will be people who don’t fear the royal family, but rather see them for their money.”

“You dare to harm the royal family?”

Within the Deltrak Empire, the royal family may have been god-like, but the labyrinth was a lawless place.

“Once you experience it, you will realize how meaningless the status of royalty is. Arthur, please take care of Rasiel.”

“Sister! You have to trust me! Not the priest.”

“Yes, I will do my best.”

“See you.”

I don’t know how well Princess Rasiel will listen to what I say, but I’ll give it a try, I said, sending a blank check to Princess Kanabi.

Wouldn’t it be a good thing if Princess Canabi could feel a little bit more at ease with this?

“Aren’t you and your sister too close? Are you two meeting up without me knowing?”

“We meet separately. Several times a day.”

After leaving Princess Canabi’s hospital room, I answered Princess Rasiel’s words calmly.

“What?! How many times a day do you two meet?”

“Who am I? I am Princess Cannabi’s personal therapist. Of course, I have to meet you for treatment.”

Princess Rasiel’s mouth snapped shut like a clamshell, as if she was at a loss for words at my answer.

“There is only one week left until the next prayer meeting. In the meantime, please come visit often and watch over Princess Kanabi. It will be much more comforting to have the Princess, who is my family, there than me coming and going often.”

It would be scary to close your eyes and open them only to find that a year has passed.

So, I wanted Princess Rasiel to come by often and console Princess Kanabi, and surprisingly, the girl seemed to have noticed it too.

“…Did it seem to the priest that my sister was scared?”

“It’s not easy to make a decision. It’s also an unstable situation in many ways.”

As someone who has a lot of responsibilities, it wouldn’t have been easy to put it all down.

Wasn’t he a person who wrapped his whole body around a sense of responsibility?

He was a pitiful person who could not easily let go of his sense of responsibility even when he was given a limited time to live.