episode_0186

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Morning worship held as usual.

The eyes of those attending worship frequently turn somewhere.

Attention is drawn not to the lecture hall, but to the seats in the middle.

Moreover, the Holy Knights sitting in the front even looked back from time to time.

It was right that the bishop in charge of the service should have shouted in a chaotic atmosphere.

However, even the elderly bishop on the podium kept looking somewhere as he read the sermon he had prepared.

The place that attracts attention is where the saint is sitting.

“So, the faith Rob showed at this time was…”

The bishop’s words could be heard faintly.

The bishop read a paragraph of the sermon, looked at the saint, read a passage again and looked at the saint.

– Sigh

The saint’s head, which had been looking at the bishop’s face with an upright posture, moved slightly.

It was his first movement as he remained motionless like a statue during the two-hour worship service.

Everyone was shocked and turned their gaze to the lecture hall.

This is because it seemed that the saint would be greatly astonished if he found out that their interest was focused on something other than worship.

The bishop, who had been reading the manuscript he had prepared, cleared his throat again when he saw that the chaotic atmosphere had calmed down.

‘As expected of a saint…’

Maria was secretly impressed as she watched In-ho focus on worship without any distraction.

And at the same time, I felt embarrassed.

‘I also need to focus on worship….’

I was so ashamed of myself for not being able to concentrate on worship just because there was a saint.

Maria took her eyes off Inho and turned her gaze to the bishop.

‘I am hungry. When does the service end?’

Of course, Mary’s object of reverence was far from the image she had in mind.

***

After the morning service, Inho and Maria headed to the restaurant.

There was still some time left until the meal, but it was because In-ho was subtly encouraging her.

“There are 5 minutes left until the meal is served, but you may want to bring it in advance.”

Maria said after confirming that the food distribution preparations had already been completed.

She sat Inho down at the table and headed to the food service table.

Soon, Maria, who had received the food on two trays, placed them on the table.

The food was very similar to yesterday.

It was bread, meat, and soup.

“It smells good.”

Inho sniffed and spoke kindly.

With the food in front of him, Inho put his hands together.

Maria, who was sitting in front of Inho, also closed her eyes.

There was a moment of silence, and Maria opened her eyes to the sound of clinking dishes.

Before I knew it, Inho was holding a fork and knife and cutting the meat on his plate.

Maria, who thought she would be able to hear the ‘Saint’s Prayer’ that she had heard about in the news, looked a little disappointed.

“Ah, Sister Maria. How was the sermon today?”

Inho, who was cutting meat, looked up and asked Maria.

“Yes?”

Maria asked back with a dumbfounded look on her face.

Sermon words? I remember it was definitely about Rob.

However, perhaps because I was distracted by Inho throughout the service, I couldn’t remember exactly what it was about.

“Ah… that…”

“I was greatly blessed. Did Sister Maria do the same?”

Inho put a piece of meat cut to an appropriate size into his mouth and muttered.

Maria felt like Inho’s blue eyes were looking right into her.

And I was sure. He already knew that he had not been able to concentrate in worship.

“Sorry.”

Maria’s apology was quick.

“Yes? What is it?”

In response to Maria’s words, Inho took a bite of bread and spoke with incorrect pronunciation.

“Yes, I couldn’t concentrate on worship.”

Her face turned red from the humiliation of confessing her sin with her mouth.

“It’s okay.”

As she tried to suppress her fluttering heart, the saint replied that it was no big deal.

“Because it is difficult to concentrate at every moment. So don’t worry too much. You’ll definitely be able to concentrate next time.”

The saint said as he put another piece of meat into his mouth.

Only then was Maria able to eat the food in front of her with peace of mind.

***

After lunch, the saint’s next plan was to observe a Bible interpretation class taught by an apprentice priest.

The class was taught by a priest who had devoted his entire life to establishing the Bible and doctrine.

In the middle of class, Maria cautiously opened the door.

Through the open door, she and the saint entered.

In the classroom, all the trainee priests were engrossed in class with good posture.

It was a class created by priests who already had good grades to show off to the saint.

The saint stood at the back of the classroom with Mary and listened to the class.

The class ended after another 30 minutes, and the older priest politely pointed to the back and spoke to the trainee priests.

“Saint observed the class.”

Then the apprentice priests made the sign of the cross with their hands.

It was like watching an actor faithful to the given script.

‘Well… since I am a high-ranking person, it is right for me to prepare thoroughly.’

Inho smiled bitterly as he remembered the Holy Knight sweating profusely in his polished armor the day before.

“This is Kang In-ho. It was truly gracious to see your passion for the Bible.”

Inho greeted them with a nod and praised their hard work in preparing for class.

Inho, who was about to finish his class observation schedule with a business-like speech, turned his head when he heard a voice calling him.

“Seo, saint.”

The young boy said while looking at himself.

Inho looked at the boy.

The boy, feeling his gaze, cowered like a rabbit in front of a wild beast.

” In the Book of Emelius, there is a verse that says, ‘Those who follow the path of light must guard themselves.’ I don’t quite understand this part.”

The priest looked embarrassed, and the other apprentice priests looked anxious.

It was clearly an unplanned question.