Published at 18th of November 2020 07:38:47 PM
Chapter 40: 40
“You can’t just go anywhere all alone . You don’t know how worried I was . ”
Lea while looking pale with worry, grabbed me by my shoulders and warned me several times .
I didn’t mean to, it was a bit unfair, but I nodded and replied obediently,
“I’m sowwy . ”
“Never, never, be alone in the church, alright?”
“Yes!”
“Okay, then let’s go in . ”
Lea opened the door of the carriage .
People with hooded robes lined up in front of the church to greet us . A young man with the same robe came up to me .
“Nice to meet you, little miss . My name is Urso, I’m responsible for the third church in the northwest . ”
“Hello . ”
“You must have had a hard time riding the carriage until sunset . You can rest today, and tomorrow when the person from the central church arrives, we will check your divine power . ”
“Yes . ”
Fortunately, I don’t think I’m going to check it today .
‘Before that, I have to be prepared to make some kind of mistake in the test . ’
In view of what happened in the castle not long ago, my divine power is at least similar to that of a priest under the direct control of the Pope .
‘If this gets known, they’ll try to take me away . ’
But it’s already known to many people because of the incident, and I can’t pretend to be a beggar like before .
So I had to look as normal as possible . It’s a good thing that my divine power has increased .
‘The question is how to make errors in the test . ’
Suddenly, Urso said,
“Let’s go . We have prepared a meal . ”
Urso walked ahead and guided me .
The rest of the people from Dubbled, who were accompanying me, looked around the inside of the church with a small exclamation . For a first-timer, it really was a wonder .
Ordinary people could enter the chapel built outside but the access for people to come and see the church inside was strictly limited . It was because those who did not have any divine power were not allowed to enter .
‘Oh, it’s been a long time since I last came to this church . ’
It felt very familiar as I had almost came to live here in my second life .
The people from Dubbled were excited and whispered to each other .
“What do you eat in the church?”
“I don’t know, but we’ll have something great . ”
“We can eat, right?”
“I’m sure because the teaching of the church is not to discriminate by rank . ”
I looked at them with a pitiful look .
‘I don’t think so…’
As expected, their expectations broke down as soon as they entered the dining room .
The meat and fish were full of bad smell .
‘I knew it . ’
The church avoids killing .
’Do not eat what is bought, but eat what is naturally dead’ was the way they ate .
Therefore, one shouldn’t expect delicious food because the quality of the ingredients are the lowest .
“Come, have a seat . ”
Urso sat in the chair as I sat next to him .
“Before we began eating, let us all give a short thanks to God for allowing us to eat . ”
Soon, all of us started to eat .
“Urgh…”
The faces of the Dubbled’s servants, who tasted the food, turned pale .
‘I know, it’s not tasty . ’
The reason why the servants felt so disgusted by the food provided by the church was that the duke was full of money and was generous with his employee’s meals .
I had become so comfortable with the meals provided there that I wondered if I could even eat the meals here after such a long time .
With a worried face, I scooped up the fish soup with a spoon and delivered it to my mouth .
‘Huh?’
It’s surprisingly good enough .
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I was hungry and the food was pretty decent, so I finished a whole bowl of soup .
“You seem to like it . I’m glad . ”
Urso grinned .
***
On a particularly dark night .
Lea, who saw me asleep, left the room with an empty glass of water .
As soon as I heard the sound of the door close, I opened my eyes .
[Are you going out? Didn’t you promise not to be alone?]
‘Now is the only time I can get the goddess’s tears for you . ’
If Boone didn’t grant me a wish, then he won’t go away . He would continue to suck out my divine power, and eventually I’ll become a lunatic .
[Child…]
Boone called me sadly .
‘I’m sure there are a lot of people who want your power!’
[Yes! Those who miss their dead parents, lovers, friends, and children try so hard to awake me!]
‘But, I don’t miss anyone from the grave . ’
Rather it was that there was no one who I could miss in the first place .
[If I emerge, I can protect you . ]
‘Really? Will you look like a human if you emerge?’
[Yes, and my power will stay the same, but when I am assuming my true form, I can exude more power . ]
‘Why are you using your human form then?’
[Most of the humans are so weak that they go crazy just by looking at a devil’s true form . Usually the bodies of other devils are too terrible for human eyes . But I look beautiful even in human eyes . ]
He said with a huff .
Those words aroused my curiosity .
‘Then show me . ’
[Sure, but I’ll need to pull your divine power by 9 percent…]
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I quickly corrected my words .
‘Come to think of it, I don’t think I have to look at it . ’
9% .
Large amounts of my divine power was required to maintain his current form if it got to nine percent, it would drive me crazy in less than half a day .
Carefully leaving the church grounds, I headed for the chapel .
During the meal earlier, I heard people say that the Goddess’s Tears, was on display . But the chapel was guarded by many knights .
‘Boone, please make sure they won’t see me . ’
Soon, I set up a barrier .
I was thinking, if I get caught, I should pretend to be sleepwalking . But the knights didn’t notice me .
‘Okay, it’s a success . ’
I saw a glass tube on the platform and ran . It was much taller than me, so I grabbed the corners and raised my head .
As I stuck out my head, I caught a glimpse of the beautiful sapphire under the moonlight .
‘This is it?’
[Yes! This is it!]
Boone exclaimed with great joy .
I rummaged through my pockets and pulled out the wire I had packed in advance . When I was a beggar, there was no place I could not get through with this thing .
‘I must unlock it first, and remove the protection . ’
It was then .
I heard the door open . I was so startled that I quickly lowered myself in an attempt to hide myself . I could see red wine-colored loafers worn which were usually worn by high-ranking priests .
‘I’m in big trouble . ’
Just because I set up a barrier didn’t mean that everyone couldn’t see me . Those with strong divine power could see the existence within the barrier . In other words, if they were a high-ranking person in the church, it was likely that they could catch me red-handed .
‘Boone!’
[Yes, child . ]
‘Emerge as a human . ’
[Huh?]
‘Please attract his attention so that he doesn’t notice me!’
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A gust of wind blew through the window . I felt the cold blow over my shoulders as the curtains fluttered wildly . Boone emerged with a human body .
‘Go out now!’
If I get caught entering the chapel at this hour, I’ll be locked up in prison .
If Boone gets caught, I’ll have to bring him back . As I got up, the other person’s feet came to a standstill .
But…
“Are you from Dorie Farm?”
Far from being surprised, he said strange things .
‘Isn’t that Urso’s voice?’
He strode up and stopped in front of Boone .
“You’re a girl worth seeing as I have heard . ”
It seemed that Boone was mistaken as a very delicate and beautiful-looking woman .
That misunderstanding was very much possible in such a dark place .
I would have mistaken him for a woman too if I hadn’t seen that pillar of fire the other day .
“I have brought the money . If you make me disappointed this time, your father’s farm will be cut off today . ”
What?
‘You extorted money from the residents, and you enjoy a luxurious life . ’
If so, it was understandable how the church food was unusually delicious . Although they prepared it in a similar fashion to other churches’ food to show it to the people of Dubbled, it may have been mixed with Urso’s food because it usually used good ingredients . I glanced up and peeped at Urso as he approached Boone and squeezed his hands . Then,
‘Gasp!’
Suddenly, he grabbed Boone’s ass and squeezed it .
“Your father must have been in dire need of money seeing that he sent you in a hurry when he said he couldn’t do so before . ”
There was a grin on his face .
Boone stared at Urso, who was rubbing a devil’s ass .
Could one consider Urso unlucky or lucky to be able to touch a devil’s butt?
I was so dumbfounded .
One thing was for sure, that madman was a pervert . Boone’s gaze fell down on Urso’s hand that was grasping his ass, and then a smile bloomed on his face .
“Why? Are you already excited?”