episode_0078

Luke’s face darkened suddenly.

“Can’t you contact me?”

Victor asked, not knowing who the recipient was.

“… No. He’ll be here soon.”

“But why are you reacting like that?”

Victor tilted his head.

I heard you’re a person who could help.

If you just look at the reaction, it doesn’t seem like you dislike it.

“That kind of thing.”

“Good luck.”

“Cheer up, senior.”

Even Dean, Anne, and Tristin are comforting Luke.

Victor’s doubts deepened.

“Was your undergraduate years bad?”

The guess was plausible.

They may have outstanding abilities, but their character is lacking.

It was all too common to have some sort of character flaw.

“That’s not true. Rather, he may be the most compassionate person on the continent.”

Luke let out a deep sigh.

The content of the words and the tone of speech were too contradictory.

“The person I called is a saint.”

“… Then why is that attitude really like that?”

Victor tilted his head.

If she is a saint, isn’t she a great person from the holy country who has received the blessing of the goddess?

Even this great saint is known to be the youngest to have been chosen by the goddess.

It was surprising that he had such connections.

I couldn’t understand why Luke had such an uneasy expression on his face.

“Umm… The saintess followed Luke around for a bit.”

“Not a little. It was so pitiful that I felt sorry for him while watching it.”

Dien opened his mouth cautiously.

Anne shook her head.

“… You followed me?”

This question was not directed at Victor.

“Your Majesty?”

“Was there anyone following the teacher?”

Elin woke up before she knew it.

He sat up and looked at Luke quietly.

“I think it would be better to sleep a little more when you can.”

It was heartfelt advice.

The raw stone taken out of the cave has not yet been properly purified.

You never know when a variable might occur.

You’ll need to have enough energy reserves to stay awake at such times.

But Ellen shook her head.

“Do I really have to call that person?”

Elin’s stupid hair shook in discontent.

There was someone following Luke.

That’s because I suddenly lost sleep after hearing that part.

“Yes, I am someone who can definitely help you, Your Majesty.”

“In return, the senior will have to suffer a little.”

Luke glared at Tristin, who was meddling without notice.

“It won’t be a big price. It’ll just be a ‘conversation’. It’ll take a while though.”

“… … ?”

Elin’s stupid hair curled into the shape of a question mark.

Conversation is the price.

Even after hearing it, it was difficult to understand what was being said.

“I’m fine, don’t worry, my lady.”

Luke raises the corners of his mouth with a completely displeased expression.

“Tsk… Cheer up. This is for the princess.”

Anne pats Luke’s back loudly.

“… ??”

Leaving Elin behind, who was looking suspicious.

The day passed like that.

*****

The next day.

I wonder if it’s a side effect of the fatigue recovery agent.

Elin had trouble falling asleep.

Luke barely managed to put Elin to sleep by petting her all night.

The time has come for the sun to slowly rise.

“Luke, the Holy Land’s carriage is coming in.”

“Yes?”

I heard some unbelievable news.

“Is it today?”

“I was told you were climbing the mountain range.”

“… … ”

I definitely sent the long-distance communication paper yesterday.

But how did you come from the Holy Land already?

I was hoping it would come as soon as possible.

This was too fast, even if it was fast.

“Was it a carriage with a silver border?”

“Yes.”

“… That’s for sure.”

I was wondering if another person from Seongguk had come to visit.

If it’s a silver frame, then it’s the carriage the saint rides in.

It doesn’t make sense unless you’ve learned how to teleport.

Since I couldn’t help but welcome the saint, I got up from my seat.

“… Teacher?”

As soon as I stopped stroking her, Elin slowly opened her eyes.

The dark circles have reduced a little.

The sharp gaze remained the same.

“Princess. I have somewhere to go, so I’ll be back soon. Please get some more sleep.”

“… Where are you going?”

Ellen unconsciously grabbed Luke’s collar.

As I entered puberty, I was consciously pushing Luke away.

As my mind grew tired, I eventually turned to Luke.

“A guest has arrived to help the princess.”

“… … I want to go too.”

“There is no need to force yourself.”

“It’s okay.”

Ellen stood up, holding Luke’s hand tightly.

Luke has never been this cautious with anyone before.

Moreover, he is the one who came to help Elin.

I just thought I should see your face in person.

I definitely wasn’t following Luke around the Academy because I was curious about who it was.

“What are you doing? Didn’t you hear that the saint came?”

Anne appeared from behind, her hair tied up.

For some reason, his buttons were all buttoned up neatly.

Ellen’s anxiety grew worse.

Anne’s status was so high that she had to button up her clothes.

Elin, who had nothing to show for herself but her status (this was Elin’s only thought), became even more nervous at the appearance of a competitor.

“I was going to go now.”

Luke took Elin’s hand and led her out of the tent.

There isn’t enough time to put it to sleep right now.

I decided it would be better to just take it.

“Oh, the saint really came to visit?”

“Why all of a sudden… … .”

As soon as I went out, I heard soldiers chattering.

It must have been embarrassing from their perspective.

There is no reason for a busy saint to come to a barren land where she is attacked by mutated creatures every day.

“… Don’t we already have Dien?”

In addition, the fact that Dien was called the Saint of the North also played a part.

The title of saint is a very serious one that only those chosen by God can use.

Since it was the North where rumors did not spread easily, people half-jokingly and half-seriously called Dien the Saintess of the North.

In fact, it could be a problem when the people of the Holy Land hear Dien’s nickname.

“What are you talking about, everyone? I am Dien of the Pirandello family.”

This was also why Dien trembled and brought up the name of the family she hated.

The delicate relationship between the Empire and the Holy Land, which cannot be said to be absolutely good.

There is no need to become the main culprit who adds fuel to the fire by using trivial titles.

In this way, the ‘Saint Dien Theory’ was temporarily abolished among all soldiers.

“The carriage comes in.”

A carriage rolled over the snow that the soldiers had hastily swept away.

There is a large cross design engraved on the side.

A pure white carriage with silver trim.

The carriage, which was so low that it seemed to be glued to the ground, came to a smooth stop.

thud!

The soldiers stamped their feet and took the Northern salute.

chuck.

Victor, Diane, Luke and Tristin adopted the etiquette of the Imperial nobility.

It was the utmost courtesy that could be shown when welcoming a distinguished guest in the empire.

“… … ”

Elin shook her stupid hair slowly and looked at the door.

I was very curious as to what kind of person it was that bothered Luke.

Squeak-

The appearance that emerged was unexpected.

I thought she would be slim if she was a saint.

Black hair as dark as the deep sea.

Eyes as dark as the raw stone brought from the cave.

A sturdy build that suits armor better than priestly attire.

A woman got out of the carriage, a stark contrast to the whiteness of the castle.

“… Teacher. Is that the saint?”

Ellen lifted her brow and whispered to Luke.

On the surface, she gives off the impression that she would win even if she fought Anne naked.

If someone like that had continued to follow me around the academy.

I understand why everyone reacted with such regret.

“No.”

But Luke shook his head.

No?

While Elin tilted her head.

Swish.

The black-haired woman dragged something down.

A device that assists people with limited mobility.

It was a wheelchair.

“… Ah.”

Elin’s eyes widened.

White hair whiter than the piled up snow of the north.

White eyes that seem to have lost the concept of darkness.

A body so thin that it’s hard to tell who’s better than Elin.

The face is the same as the black-haired woman.

A woman with a completely different vibe.

“Thank you for welcoming me, everyone.”

The saint who seems to embody the word ‘compassion’.

“A priestess who was shamefully granted the name of saint by the goddess. My name is Aurora.”

He appeared in the North in a wheelchair.

* * * * *

“… … ”

Elin blankly looked at the saintess, Aurora.

“She is the saintess, and behind her is her twin sister, Zero. She is in charge of protecting the saintess.”

Luke whispered to Elin, who was frozen with her feet up.

“I see…so that’s it.”

Talk.

Elin, with her heels on the ground, answered blankly.

It’s not that the venomousness disappeared because I was impressed by the saint’s divinity.

I was shocked by the visual of the saint with a compassionate expression while sitting in a wheelchair.

No, rather, it may be that that expression suits him because his legs are uncomfortable.

“I apologize to those who were surprised by my sudden visit. I came here today at the request of a dear friend.”

When I listened to him, he seemed to be speaking normally.

Rather, the doubts were amplified.

They say that kind of person followed you around.

Why was Luke so upset?

Why did people around me feel sorry for me?

“Ah, Luke.”

A deep smile appears on the face of the saintess who has spotted Luke from afar.

If it were stuffed and made into a work of art, it would be so beautiful that it could not be purchased for an infinite amount of gold.

Everyone, including Elin, was lost in thought.

Swish… .

The saint approached Luke slowly with the help of her escort.

Even the sound of the wheels rolling over the snow sounded sacred.

Ellen glanced at Luke’s expression.

“… … ”

“?”

Luke was the only one with a frozen expression on his face.

Why are you doing that?

The question was immediately resolved.

“The magical family that is not afraid of change, Luke of Berklin, meets the benevolent saintess… .”

Snap!

Aurora grabs Luke’s hands before he can even finish his greeting.

Thanks to that, Elin lost the hand Luke was holding.

Although he’s not a substitute, he’s still holding onto Luke’s collar.

“Hoohoohoo… … .”

Flash-

“I’ve been waiting for this moment.”

Madness appeared in Aurora’s eyes.

“You don’t know how frustrating it was to have a spell put on you that prevented you from speaking first… …Luke.”

The loving demeanor that had been shown until just now was completely shattered.

When I see the corners of his lips turned up to the point of reaching the clown’s cheek, my hair stands on end.

“You finally have the heart to come to the Holy Land, right? That’s it?”

Eyes sparkling with genuine emotion.

“Hiphop.”

Ellen hiccuped without realizing it.

…the eyes were even more frightening because they were white.