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In a different sense from Lily, she had an unpleasant aura and an appearance that was more beautiful than anything I had ever seen before… .

Hmm, is this woman the saint that Anonymous spoke of?

I wasn’t sure, but… no, it would be a saint.

If that’s the case, then it would explain why I feel an inexplicable sense of discomfort, and the clothes the woman is wearing are also white, like the common habit of a nun that religious people would wear.

Especially when you see the ornate rosary hanging around her neck, it seems strange that she is not a saint.

Then, is it not the case that she is hiding the fact that she is a saint?

“Uh… Excuse me… ?”

When I and the anonymous woman did not respond, the woman tilted her head with a somewhat awkward expression.

Hmm, honestly I don’t really want to get involved… but if she really is a saint, I can’t just ignore her.

Look at that now, isn’t the coachman standing there with his mouth wide open in confusion?

He let out a small sigh and passed the nameless man to stand in front of the woman who was presumed to be a saint.

“Are you the rumored saint?”

“…! How can you do that!”

The saint opened her already large eyes even wider and reached out to cover my mouth with her hand.

It feels uncomfortable when it touches my body.

He took a step, moving slowly to the side.

“Hey!”

Perhaps not expecting me to avoid her hand, the saintess began to fall forward with her hand still outstretched.

Should I hold it? No, but I don’t want to touch that body… .

After tilting her head here and there and thinking for a while, the saintess fell to the floor.

-Kudang

Uhm, it’s late.

“Ayaaya… .”

He groaned softly and squirmed as he sat down.

The red eyes make this situation look very embarrassing.

The sight was a little funny and the corners of my mouth trembled, but I thought it was too mean to laugh at someone who had fallen, so I held back as much as I could and asked how they were doing.

“Are you okay?”

“… Yes.”

Of course, I didn’t extend a hand to support her.

Well, I don’t want to touch him…

Myeong-mu, who had been watching me and the saintess without saying anything, let out a small sigh, then approached the saintess, bowed, and held out his arm.

“… I will support you.”

“Ah! Thank you.”

Only then did the saint smile brightly and stand up, holding the nameless man’s hand.

I frowned for no reason at the sight… .

Well, that could be possible.

Since the nameless person was good-natured, he would not have been able to bear seeing such a sight.

Hmm, that’s right.

The saint, who had successfully raised her body completely, brushed away the dust on her knees with her hand and smiled at the anonymous person.

The space between his eyebrows twitched.

“Are you the person I saw before?”

“If you mean the mountain range… Yes, that’s right.”

What, did those two already become acquainted without me knowing?

The eyebrows began to twitch more violently.

There was something I didn’t like.

To demand an explanation from the anonymous, I glared at him and he awkwardly scratched his head and came over to me, whispering something in my ear.

“When the Master first set out for the village… .”

“Um… .”

The anonymous explanation was as follows.

When we first left the cabin and headed to the village, I had run ahead on the pretext of taking a test, and the nameless saint who was left behind and a man who was presumed to be her knight escort came to the mountain range where we lived.

After that, we just had a quick chat, like asking for directions.

Although I felt better seeing the nameless man explaining himself while sweating profusely…

There’s still something I don’t like.

You’re creating new relationships without me even knowing? And you didn’t tell me about it?

I think I need to give him a big scolding sometime.

He snorted at the nameless man and turned his head to look up at the saintess.

I didn’t notice it before, but this saintess… is quite tall, unlike me.

Of course, even though he was quite tall, by women’s standards, he was still small compared to Moo-myeong.

Still… isn’t that the ideal height difference between a man and a woman that people often talk about?

I felt a suffocating feeling in my chest, so I shook my head vigorously to shake off my distracting thoughts.

Later… Let’s think about this later.

More importantly, ‘Why did the saint speak to us?’

“Ugh!”

He poked the nameless man in the ribs once and then approached the saintess.

“So what brings you here?”

The saint glanced at the nameless man and nodded as if she had realized something.

Then she smiled at me and opened her mouth.

“It seems like you’re having some trouble finding a carriage.”

“… So?”

“My companion and I have rented a whole carriage. Would you like to join us?”

Hmm, since it’s a joint meeting… Actually, I guess I should just accept it without thinking too much about it.

Because there are no bad conditions for us.

But aren’t there really any bad conditions for us?

I squinted my eyes at the saintess to try to figure out her intentions, but she was still smiling brightly, so it didn’t seem like she had any particular ulterior motives.

Hmm, what should I do?

I glanced back at Anonymous to ask for his opinion… .

“I think it’s up to the teacher to decide.”

He just said some rather unhelpful things and took a step back.

“ha… .”

It only doesn’t help in this case.

He put his hand on his forehead, let out a small sigh, and looked back at the saintess who was waiting for an answer with sparkling eyes.

I bit my lip and let out a small sigh, thinking about giving an answer I didn’t like.

“… Well, I guess there’s no reason to refuse.”

“Then are you going together?”

“Yeah, well, thanks.”

The saintess, who heard my answer, jumped up and down for some reason, but then, perhaps sensing the gazes of those around her, she awkwardly coughed repeatedly and straightened her posture.

I looked at it for a moment with cold eyes, then turned around and approached the nameless man.

I guess my business is done, I can go back.

My head hurts because of the sudden situation that has arisen recently.

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To be honest, I don’t really want to ride in a carriage with a saint.

Isn’t that right?

He keeps giving off such unpleasant vibes, why would I want to go down that path with a guy like that?

Still… the reason why I had no choice but to accept despite my discomfort was also clear.

A saint visits our destination?

There is no coincidence like this.

There would be no reason for a saint to visit such a distant place without a reason, and since what we are looking for is the scabbard of a sword originally used by the Demon King, wouldn’t it be possible that the saint is visiting for the purpose of sealing or recovering it?

I need to check this out sometime.

And there… .

I turned my head and looked at Nameless, who was looking at me with worried eyes for some reason.

“Teacher, if it makes you uncomfortable, you don’t have to join us.”

Hmm, I don’t know.

Couldn’t it be that in the original story of this world, where I didn’t intervene, the nameless and the saintly woman were connected?

It may be a simple leap, but as someone who doesn’t know the original information, I can’t be sure of anything.

Somewhat gloomy thoughts began to linger for a long time.

No matter how much I dislike the saint, the fact that she is beautiful remains unchangeable.

Besides, the nameless man is no less attractive than the saint, so aren’t they a truly suitable pair?

If things had been as they were, the two might have met through some incident and continued their happy life.

Suddenly, my chest felt stuffy.

It wasn’t the frustration that came from the thought that the saint had taken away the nameless thing I had worked so hard to raise.

Rather, my heart aches when I think that I have destroyed that future, that is, that that future has disappeared because of my intervention.

As expected, it seems like I came down from the cabin for nothing.

No, maybe it was something that shouldn’t have been made anonymous in the first place.

I began to feel a pang of pain as the gloomy thoughts continued to surge forward like waves, so I raised my hand and placed it on my forehead.

“That’s why I lived in the mountains… .”

But you shouldn’t think like this.

It was all my choice.

It was neither accepting anonymity as a disciple nor coming down from the hut.

I glanced back at the anonymous person.

The anonymous man seemed to feel uneasy about my attitude, and he kept biting his lips and breaking out in a cold sweat.

That sight made me laugh because it looked just like a dog looking at its owner after having an accident.

Um, actually I’m the one who should apologize… .

Still, Moo-myeong wouldn’t know that, so he just roughly brushed his head.

“Whenever I’m feeling down, I feel better when I see your face.”

“… Yes? Is that a good idea?”

“Well, that’s a good idea.”

“… Yes.”

Leaving behind the nameless, somewhat subtle expression, I approached the saintess to continue the conversation I had left behind.

“Can I call you a saint?”

“Well, it’s a secret for now… If it’s okay, can you call me Elia?”

“Hmm, okay.”

I asked her name just in case, but it was Elia… As expected, it was a name I didn’t remember.

He nodded and continued speaking.

“Where is your group?”

“Oh, by the way, I forgot to introduce you, I’m sorry.”

“What, don’t worry about it.”

Elia looked around for someone, then finally reached out and started waving her arms towards a man.

“Lucius! Come here for a moment!”

Hmm, the name of the group is Lucius.

I turned my head and looked intently at the man the saint had called.

…bigger than anonymous?