episode_0108

“Uggg… .”

The first morning outside the dormitory near the church. I rolled around, stretching the muscles of my entire body, then raised my butt like a cat and stretched, barely able to raise my upper body.

I think I slept so soundly that I wouldn’t even notice if someone carried me. Is that because I changed my bed? My lower back felt slightly stiff.

anyway. I wish I could wake up and stare blankly straight ahead with half-closed eyes. The fine muscles that had not yet woken up began to move one by one, albeit belatedly.

“Huh? Why are my mouth so moist?”

I trace my lips with my arm due to the sudden feeling of strangeness. A long line of saliva comes out. I think I slept with my mouth closed because I was so tired after drinking yesterday, but I couldn’t bear to show it to others.

madam… . But since when did I sleep… .

My memory is vague. I remember playing the accompaniment, but my memories after that were blurry, like there was noise.

Originally, I couldn’t tolerate drinking this much, but as my body changed, it seemed like the limits to how much I could drink alcohol also changed.

AC, could it be that I made a mistake?

I wasn’t there alone. Sylvia was there too, so I guess I’ll have to ask her later.

As I roughly put on my top and go out, the chilly wind blows past me. I broadened my view slightly and looked around, and I saw people folding up their tents, as if they were getting ready to leave. They looked like nomads moving their belongings around in search of a warm place.

“Saint, are you awake?”

Let’s hug each other and tremble. I see Sylvia coming out with a folded tent strapped to her back. I was already about to ask her what happened yesterday, when she happened to pass in front of me.

“Ah, yes. I had a good night.”

I approach her with a friendly expression on my face. Without thinking about it for a long time, I just said that I was drunk yesterday and couldn’t remember anything, so I asked what happened. She avoids eye contact and looks like she’s having trouble with something.

“Aha… . that is… . It’s a bit hard to say, but… .”

I only asked because I was curious, but he looked at me carefully and smiled so awkwardly that anyone would feel that there was something there.

Something doesn’t feel right… . As I kept stuttering and avoiding answering, it seemed obvious that I had caused an accident.

Still, I couldn’t find out until I heard the answer, so I swallowed my saliva and waited. Sylvie was just about to open her mouth with a deeply distressed expression.

“Ah, saint! Are you awake?”

Suddenly, the lively voice of a blue-haired mercenary was heard from behind. With a single smile on her face, she was definitely a woman I didn’t remember.

“Ah, yes… . Ah, hello.”

First of all, I don’t know who it is, but when I say hello, they greet me back. Then he trudged over to me and continued speaking in a sweet voice, but the moment I heard what he said, I couldn’t believe my ears.

“The saint danced yesterday. I had some fun singing and singing. I’m planning to have a drink this evening as well. Would you like to join us again?”

“Yes?”

for a moment. I dance and sing? I look back on my memory to see what this means. As I held my head as if pulling out memories that had fallen into my unconscious mind, I slowly began to remember the misdeeds I committed yesterday.

I was left frozen in place by this inconvenient act that was not typical of a priest.

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Tap-dag-dag-dak-

Every time the horse kicks the ground and moves forward, the surrounding environment changes. Crossing downstream rivers, climbing hills, and traversing uneven, uneven paths.

Then, you see the idyllic rural scenes from time to time. People working in the fields stared at the long line of carriages like a train, as if they had seen something rare.

“Umm… . eww… .”

While I was looking out the window for just a moment, I heard Bishop Lisa’s voice that seemed to be deeply concerned. I slightly turned my head to look at her, and saw that she was seriously contemplating which of the two cards I was holding across from me.

“This is it.”

Sze-

He glares at two cards with the intention of breaking through them, and finally seems to have made up his mind and pulls out one. Then she frowned and checked the card, but her complexion quickly darkened, as if it wasn’t what she wanted.

“Now it’s my turn to vote, right?”

“Now, wait a minute.”

When it was my turn to pick. Bishop Lisa puts her hands behind her back and shuffles the cards. Then, he held two cards in front of me for me to choose from, but instead of picking them out right away, I put my hand on each card and watched Bishop Lisa’s expression change.

If you point it to the left, it will smile.

If you hold it to the right, it looks like it’s crying.

good.

Sze-

“Uh, it’s over.”

“Miss… .”

Turn the two cards you are holding upside down and let everyone see that they are the same card. An exclamation of regret comes from Bishop Lisa’s mouth.

It was nothing else but an absurd game of catching a thief played with trump cards in this world.

Of course, the owner of the card was Sylvia, and since I had nothing more to say, I was bored, so I started by suggesting that we do it together.

“Haha, unfortunately we lost again.”

When the game ends, Sylvia smiles and retrieves the card.

Maybe this was already their 10th consecutive loss? I knew it was Bishop Lisa’s first time playing a game like this, but I didn’t know she was this bad.

I think Isabelle had told me before I started that a poker face was important, but although I was usually good at acting like nothing was wrong even when I was angry, I was making mistakes that even a novice wouldn’t make when it comes to games.

“Silvia, let’s play one more round.”

“Ahaha… . Is that so?”

But it happens again. I might have quit after losing 10 times, but I never knew how to give up until I won.

It seemed like everyone was getting tired of it and wanted to stop, but with their willpower burning like that, I couldn’t even get a word out.

Before I knew it, Sylvia was shuffling the cards and giving me a wink. It seems like you’re asking me to stop and do something, but what power do I have?

It was obvious that even if I told him that I was being dragged around by Bishop Lisa on a fake day, he would hear it and hate me.

ha… .

I sigh deeply and take the card back. After discarding the same cards, there are five left. The four people took turns drawing cards one by one.

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“Kook! I won!”

Bishop Lisa achieves victory after twelve challenges. I thought it would be over quickly if I lost, but I kept picking things that didn’t work and not picking things that I should have, so when I came to my senses, I ended up doing two more rounds.

How can I win only if I lose outright? . This was difficult to do no matter who asked me to do it.

Anyway, let’s enjoy Bishop Lisa’s victory after a long struggle. A carriage comes to a shaky halt. After playing various games, it seemed like we had already reached our next destination.

“The warriors, I will unpack and get off here.”

Let’s say that the coachman pulling the carriage has arrived. The car door opens wide. The believers who came down first escorted us so that we could come down comfortably.

“How long do I have until the main temple?”

“Han… . It will arrive as soon as the day after tomorrow.”

I was curious, so I asked the believer next to me, and he said there were about two days left. I thought it would take four days at the fastest, but it moved faster than I expected.

Let’s get out of the stuffy carriage. Single-story stone buildings come into view. It’s not as big as the village I lived in before, but seeing that the roads and market have been somewhat improved, I feel fortunate that I won’t have to sleep in a tent today.

“The warriors can sleep at this inn. We paid the money in advance, so if anything happens, you can come to the square you saw earlier.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“Yes, see you again tomorrow.”

A believer takes him in front of an inn that looks the most expensive at first glance, and then suddenly leaves to see if he has something to do.

Since I had to come back in one day anyway, I lightly packed only what I needed and went into the inn.

“Wow… . This is an inn, right?”

Isabel looks around with an inward exclamation.

Should I say that it is too burdensome to call it an inn? Everything here, from the decorations that looked like they were decorated with all kinds of jewels to the marble floor that even reflected our faces, seemed like they were waiting for us to arrive.

As far as I know, inns usually double as bars, but for some reason I didn’t see a single person walking around other than the woman at the counter.

“The warriors, you are tired from the long journey. Welcome to Thabet Inn.”

“Ah, yes… . I came because they said I already had a reservation.”

“Yes, you can go right up and use all four rooms above.”

Did you already finish everything before you came? The formalities are quick. As I followed the woman’s instructions and went up the stairs next to me, I saw knights in heavy armor. When I looked closely to see why there were decorations like this, I realized that they were not decorations but real people.

“Why is there a place like this in a small town? .”

As if I wasn’t the only one who thought it was strange, Isabel spoke cautiously. When we arrived, we found four rooms just as the woman said. Let’s open the door and go in. An incredibly large room welcomed me.