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I hid my embarrassed expression and looked at him.
There are so many people, but they openly call me the lowly?
Did the church give any new orders? I have no idea what I want to do.
A completely unexpected move. Naturally, my body became tense.
“Alter-sama. I don’t know what you mean, but I have a lot of eyes. If you’re going to talk to me, would you like to move?”
Seeing them come out so confidently even though there are so many people, it must be that they prepared something great.
It was better to talk in a quiet place, at least to reduce the stir.
I thought I could tie it up and sell it for a while, but to come up with a way so quickly, it means that it has hidden potential.
“Why? Are you afraid that the lies you’ve been hiding will come out?”
In an instant, I felt my backbone tighten.
Did you notice all the lies I’ve been telling…? How the hell?
No… let’s calm down. There’s no evidence anyway.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Mr. Alter. It’s a lie.”
If you say you don’t know for now, it’s enough.
If it can be revealed that the image I’ve built up so far is a lie, it will definitely diminish my right to speak and serve as a clue for a counterattack, but there’s no way I can prove it.
But seeing how confident I am, what if I left behind an unexpected piece of evidence…?
“You’re lying again! You can’t fool me! Do you think such a shallow lie will work in front of me, who has been chosen by the true Orion-sama!”
It’s been a long time since my head has been hurting more than the back bone is pulling.
The true Orion’s choice…?
Can you believe this guy has become a saint?
That’s a really lethal move.
So far, the basis of my image has been made based on the ideal saint.
When there was no human saint, I, a human being, had stigmata, so naturally I could pretend to be an Orion saint even if my stigmata were strange, but what if a saint with Orion’s stigma actually appeared?
Naturally, questions about me with a strange stigma will increase.
That confident attitude and lies don’t work.
Maybe he really got the stigma of a saint and acquired abilities similar to mine.
Breaking into a cold sweat, I approached him.
“Alter-sama. I think you really have a misunderstanding. Did you receive a revelation from Orion-sama?”
First of all, it is urgent to check the stigma.
But what if there is a real stigma? Before the confrontation with the church, it was an opportunity to secure two saints by just bowing down once, so the church would have accepted it without saying anything. Now it’s too late.
If the cardinal’s grandson had become a saint, it was obvious how he would treat me when I was still in the middle of the day.
The timing is so bad… If things really go wrong, I might have to run away to the ends of the world.
As I approached to check his right hand, I began to feel something out of place.
…Why is his face like this?
Clear dark circles under the eyes, slightly slender cheeks. Lips covered in blood from how much they were bitten. As if they had stayed up all night, red, bloodshot eyes glared at me.
No matter how you look at it, it wasn’t normal.
I mean, he’s the grandson of a cardinal just because he became a saint.
“Wait, Saint Ronan. Back off. No matter how you look at it, it’s not normal.”
The princess next to me must have noticed the abnormality, and she started to take a vigilant posture, restraining me.
“Princess! You’re ignoring me like that again! How long are you going to come out without knowing me, a true saint!”
Eventually the word came out.
Exclamations that could not be hidden flowed from the students around them, who had already begun to form a crowd of people.
Even the princess looked at the guy who ran amok like a madman as if she was a little taken aback, then turned her gaze to me.
“What the hell is that?”
well…
There were so many things that I was stabbed, so I couldn’t deny that it could never happen.
“Idiots who don’t realize even if I tell them the truth! Look!”
While we were so flustered, the more arrogant fellow proudly raised his right hand.
I shifted my gaze nervously to his right hand…
?
There’s nothing, you son of a b*tch.
I looked around, unable to hide my absurdity.
Is there something that only I can’t see?
I thought it might be because I can see that my eye color is a bit unusual and that others don’t see it.
If it’s invisible only to my eyes, it’s rather that the church side used some trick to create a fake stigma, so I can’t see it…?
Is that exhausted look a side effect?
I made such useless predictions with all my hopes.
“…what the hell are you looking for?”
Fortunately, my imagination was just a fool.
It was because even the princesses, including the students around them, were staring at the empty right hand as if they were dumbfounded.
“How long are you going to keep that stern attitude! Can’t you see this Orion’s stigma? It’s not enough to kneel down and pay your respects right now…!”
Why is he really like that?
No matter what I ate wrong, I saw that I ate the wrong thing.
The guy who was starting to get angry, maybe because the atmosphere around him went differently than he thought, looked at me again and started to smile bizarrely.
At this point, I had some guesses.
Maybe he…
“You…yes. For a lowly citizen to do such a thing, he must have had a background comparable to that of the cult. Devil worshipers. That’s right. I understand now. Since he is a devil worshiper, he can’t curse and pretend to do it. There must have been!”
Are you really crazy…?
The tense body slowly began to relax.
It’s not something the church is aiming for. It’s not that Orion-sama really did anything troll. It’s just that a madman is messing around?
“Reveal your ugly true self in front of Orion-sama’s authority. What a disgusting thing!”
The crazy guy now stretched out both hands to face me and began shaking his body as if gathering strength.
Of course, nothing changed.
The princess was also shaking her head in bewilderment. She seemed to have noticed that her mind was not in a sound state.
How the hell did he get to that point?
“I can’t believe it… To be able to block Orion-sama’s power this far. It seems that he has some ability to bewitch everyone.”
I’m ashamed of all those things saying that I’m an Orion cult member… What the hell are you doing?
When there was no change even after exerting force for a long time, the panicked guy started to turn his neck to see if he remembered something again.
“But that’s it. Let’s see if we can remain calm even if we combine the power of Orion-sama with the power of the sacred object.”
Bring out the sacred tool that creates that debt?
“Die this guy!”
The next moment I couldn’t believe my eyes.
It was because a very familiar necklace appeared.
why did you come out there
Official name Xian’s blindness. A nickname given with hatred, the bomb necklace.
The necklace that I must have asked Celia to sleep soundly in my room was boasting a majestic appearance on the guy’s neck.
In the meantime, I am angry that there is a subtle scribe standing there, as if it is advertising that it is a real sacred object.
It quickly became complicated in my head.
It’s now clear why the guy who’s been making a fuss has suddenly turned around.
The problem is that the necklace stands out more than I thought.
“Saint Ronan… is that…?”
As soon as the princess saw it, she noticed that the necklace was the one I usually wore and was scanning my neck.
Naturally, there were no more necklaces around my neck.
It was a big deal. I started to guess the number of goals of the church.
Of course, that necklace is currently in effect. If the cult doesn’t stop the necklace in real time, there might be at least one person who notices that the necklace has driven them crazy.
If not, it’s enough for the cardinal to question it.
And inducing suspicion towards me, the original owner of the necklace, would be a move prepared by the church.
Even if I said that I received it from the church, what if I pretended that the church did not give it to me or that there was absolutely no such effect when I handed it over?
The fact that the cardinal’s grandson was driven mad by the necklace lends credence to the church’s statement.
How many would think that if the church had known, they would set a trap at the cost of their own grandchildren.
Even I still can’t believe the church’s reading comprehension is amazing.
Of course, you won’t be able to convince everyone with just that, but you’ll be able to get out of the current state of being tied up anyway.
Just bringing a small stain disguised as doubt to the value of my name, which has now risen above the church, will allow me to start a mud fight.
That’s what the church is aiming for.
I couldn’t imagine how far it would go if I started a mud fight with those who would even sacrifice their grandchildren for that small start.
I will use all sorts of dirty tricks I never thought of.
Right now, who would think that he would set a trap for me, considering that I would take off the necklace, and then use the necklace that I took off and even use his grandson as a throwaway card?
Did I think I was more easygoing than I thought? Couldn’t I have been too hasty to pretend that people who were old enough to anticipate this far and set up the board?
I inadvertently took a step closer to the guy who was installing the necklace.
Things have already happened and there is no going back.
It’s not too late to regret later, and you have to subdue him first.
In any case, the necklace should not be noticed by others.
Somewhere nearby, the Orion priests must be aiming for the timing to intervene, but we need to resolve it as noiselessly as possible.
“Alter-sama. You’re over-excited right now. I’ll help you, so calm down first.”
“Nohhhhh! Are you still trying to deceive me!”
As soon as he showed signs of starting a rampage, I also started raising my holy power.
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Let’s stun first.
The moment I thought so, he started to run towards me. In the meantime, I noticed that he was holding the necklace like a sword handle.
Ah, I’m an idiot for trying to predict a madman’s mindset. Did he even create a holy sword in his delusion?
Instead of the saint punch that was intended to be fed to the back of the head, there was a shadow that intervened the moment he tried to implement a barrier to block the rush.
“100 million!”
A guy who collapses with a dying horse.
Behind him, the princess, who had moved before she knew it, was looking at him with cold eyes.
“Saint Ronan…I’ll ask just in case.”
Saying that, the princess took out the necklace from the guy’s hand.
“Isn’t this necklace originally from a saint?”
That’s true… but in the end, I couldn’t calm down.
First of all, I decided to choose the most acceptable option.
“I think I lost it a few days ago.”
“Isn’t that the necklace you wore even when you were curing Lady Helena? Since then, you’ve never left the room. When did you lose the necklace you always wore around your neck?”
You remember that!!
It’s a real big deal. If it’s like this, it’s hard to use the excuse that you lost it.
“Then there is only one answer.”
The princess, who was looking at me, was filled with anger.
I seemed to have realized that what I said was a lie, so I avoided the princess’ gaze.
“Saint Ronan. Why are you lying?”
Ah, you really noticed. The biggest crisis since the previous life.
A red light flickered in my head incessantly.
“I…”
Having nothing to say, I began to shake my head, avoiding my gaze.
What am I supposed to say? How can I claim that the curse on that necklace wasn’t mine and that the cult took it? I don’t have time to talk to Celia. Whatever I say, I told Celia to put the necklace away If the church side says it, it’s a joke.
My mind became infinitely more complex.
“Isn’t that what Cardinal Monto took away?”
…uh…yes?
“What did you say and take the necklace? You said that a saint who speaks the truth against the church no longer deserves to wear it around his neck? Why did you not say anything? Why are you still protecting them?”
…I beg your pardon?
“The cardinal threatens the saint and steals things, and the cardinal’s grandson wears the thing as he pleases and even tries to inflict physical harm…! Do you still want to protect them?”
No…uh…I don’t mean to…
The princess, who started a grandiose misunderstanding, pressed my shoulders while controlling her boiling emotions.
“Please take care of yourself. Why do you try to cover up even those who want to hurt you? I am very uneasy about the saint’s attitude.”
“That’s not…”
Stopping talking, I pondered over the princess’s story.
The problem with these cardinals’ snares is that it’s not easy to refute the claim that I passed on a collar with a dog-like function to the cardinal’s grandson with spite.
Quite a few people know that I am the owner of the necklace.
But what if I could pretend that it was Cardinal Monto who gave me the necklace?
Even if the effect of the necklace was revealed, wouldn’t it lead to a factional fight within the church?
Of course, the cardinal may have obtained the necklace I hid through surveillance, but as the princess guesses, if he insists that it was stolen in a 1:1 situation with me, it will eventually become a personal battle of opinions between me and the cardinal.
At that point, my integrity has not yet been broken, so it becomes much easier to stick with my opinions.
The more I thought about it, the more plausible the scenario was. Shall we just do it like that?
It stings me a little to lie to the princess, but I can’t help it.
This time, it’s a trap that the church really decided to prepare, so getting out is the priority.
“I understand that the Church made that choice. How can all this be the fault of one side? If I could have been more moderate, it might not have happened…”
I circumferentially affirmed the princess’ words and disguised the laughter that burst out with a self-deprecating laugh.
The princess is also the best!
