chapter 22
22 – 5. How to differentiate between divination and fraud
<Notice: The class date of Romance Academy will be postponed by 3 days!
After the entrance ceremony, there are many broken buildings and walls, so it will take about 3 days to restore.
Therefore, you can come to the first class schedule on time after 3 days.
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“…I did break a lot.”
Namgoong-min muttered as he removed the official document attached to the base.
At that time, I didn’t have enough time, so I ran amok, but… … It seems to take some time to get it back to normal.
At least there will be <architects> exclusive to Romance Academy, so it will be over in 3 days. Everyone must work overtime.
Feeling my own guilt(?), I took out a letter and listened.
A neat letter that was placed along with this official document.
‘I’m going to watch it the evening before my first class at the academy. -Charles Teddy Bear-‘
“……That’s right.”
Seeing that he wrote just one line summarizing everything in the letter, it was Charles Teddy Bear’s own letter.
Apparently, just like the <architects>, the academy instructors seem to focus on repairs.
If it is the day before the first class, the next two days.
“It will be finished in two days.”
It will all be over in 2 days, whether it goes well or gets messed up.
I sought cooperation from Lane, and prepared other things that I could do on my own.
I did my best, now.
“Comrade Sinner.”
<Saint> Rafael Martina.
Just fight the fanaticism.
*
‘Saint, remember.’
‘You are the only saint chosen by God in this world.’
‘Always be clear.’
“…it’s not like that, it’s right that it should be.”
“Saint?”
“I’m talking to myself. Let’s go.”
The saint, who had been leading the priests and nuns and was walking in a fluttering white robe, hurried his steps again.
Dozens of people follow the words of a boy who is not yet 20 years old.
God’s representative and judge who punishes God instead.
Instead of reigning above the pope as a saint, the saint who chose to exterminate heretics with that authority looked around.
“It may take quite a while.”
“According to the official document, it will take three days.”
“hahahaha, over a hundred collapsed buildings alone, three days… that’s amazing.”
The academy, with its immature buildings standing here and there, was running noisily.
The labyrinth at the entrance ceremony is made by randomly moving the remaining buildings in the romance academy. It was information given in advance by the church.
The week given to students after the entrance exam is a preparation period for going to the academy in the future, but it is also a period to create a maze from the perspective of the romance academy.
“…it’s almost ruined.”
“I heard that the Holy Son was not there.”
“I was on the opposite side, so I couldn’t help it.”
The amazing story that Namgoong-min, a criminal comrade, escaped by breaking the wall of the maze, was spreading all over the academy.
A student who does not believe, a student who says he is lying, a student who strongly insists that it is true, and a student who talks about Namgoong-min, the main figure.
After the entrance ceremony, the academy was in an uproar both inside and out.
“Oh, I see the instructors over there too.”
The academy instructors assume the commanding role, other faculty members move accordingly, and the academy’s exclusive <architects> are running around busily.
Among them, an architect who caught the eye of the saint put his hand on a half-collapsed building.
“<architecture>.”
It may seem like a useless thing to do, just touching a building, but—
coo gu gu gu gg —-
As soon as the architect’s words are finished, the remains and fragments of the building rise and gather in the air.
The broken remains are put together in their original shape, and the pieces settle into the building, filling in the gaps.
As time went back, as the building began to return to its original form, the saint spoke to the priest standing behind him.
“How many architects are there in Romance Academy?”
“I understand there are 10 of them.”
“It should take three days.”
<Architect> is as valuable as <Blacksmith>, which makes artifacts, and <Explorer>, which is essential for gate exploration.
They can build or repair any building they want with just a touch of their hands.
It’s about the Romance Academy, which has 10 such architects on standby at all times, so it must be restored in three days.
The saint, who had been watching the building return to its original state, turned his head when he saw the priest running towards him.
“Ah, Father Nikolai. Did you get the answer?”
“Yes! But, my saint, that’s not a very good answer.”
“…just listen.”
Not a good answer.
I didn’t expect much from the beginning, but I sent someone just in case, but it was useless.
While the saint was lost in his thoughts, a priest named Nicholas spoke.
“‘The saint’s words are glorious, but I can’t meet you because I’m busy with the academy right now.’ said.”
“…it must be difficult to meet.”
Yesterday the saint made a promise to the fortune teller that he would be punished like that. He would tell Charles Teddy Bear himself.
Yes, I can’t tell the truth about Eileen and the church’s shame, but I can’t.
‘still… … I was going to apologize.’
The saint did not fail to examine Eileen.
Even though he knew everything from examining Eileen, he was silent.
Because that was the way for Eileen Teddy Bear and Charles Teddy Bear.
‘Nevertheless, my actions were hypocritical. It is never justified.’
For Eileen and Charles Teddy Bear, who have suffered so far, the saint’s silence is nothing but hypocrisy.
So I tried to apologize. I tried to say that I knew the reason Eileen was suffering, and that I had been looking for the answer until now.
However, Charles Teddy Bear deliberately did not meet the saint.
“No matter how busy you are, it’s not like you don’t have time to meet the saint.”
“I know Instructor Charles Teddy Bear is a great man, but this is an insult to the saint.”
“I have to send a formal complaint to the academy…”
“No, that’s all right. It was a problem because it came suddenly in the first place. Wouldn’t the restoration of the academy be the most important thing?”
“If the saint is like that…”
“According to the Holy Son’s will.”
‘… … Instructor Charles, you believe in your fellow sinners.’
As the priests and nuns said, no matter how busy you are, you don’t even have time to meet a saint. This means that Charles Teddy Bear is deliberately avoiding the Saint.
There must be several reasons. The saint had already failed to examine Eileen, and since even the saint, whom he had the greatest hope for, had failed, his trust in the church would have fallen significantly.
Above all.
There is hope now for Charles Teddy Bear.
The hope of being punished like that——Namgoong Min.
‘You seem to be thinking of getting points from Namgoong Min as soon as possible by working hard to restore even the short time you meet me.’
In a way, it’s a stupid idea. How quickly would it be over if we spent more time on recovery, not talking for an hour, not even a few minutes?
But Charles Teddy Bear is such an honest and sincere person, and the saint knew that well.
The saint nodded in agreement.
“Let’s go back.”
“”””yes.””””
You just have to wait 3 days. Of course, I had to stop that fellow sinner from meeting Eileen.
It wasn’t that difficult, so the saint stopped thinking about fortune tellers.
“Priest Robert, take the others and go back to church first.”
“Ah… is this your usual pilgrimage?”
“That’s right. It’s going to be a bit late today, so don’t worry.”
“All right.”
Pilgrimage is an excuse, camouflage. It’s just a lie to secretly visit Eileen every day and reduce her pain.
When I said that I had received a religious order from the pope to go on a pilgrimage alone, everything was astonishing.
Just in case, not only Aileen, but also other houses are going to have baptisms, so there is no room for trouble even if they are caught going to the girl’s house.
After confirming that Priest Robert, the most senior member, was leaving first with the others, the saint muttered and started walking.
“……We’re just using each other.”
Just as the pope uses the saint, so the saint uses the pope.
It was a promise we made to each other.
There will come a time when that promise will be broken.
“God is perfect and loves everyone, but…”
The church is filthy and corrupt and only loves rich people.
“The Pope is a faithful servant of God…”
He is the one with power over everyone.
“Criminals will surely be judged…”
The saint who killed countless people is walking the road like this.
The saint, who had been walking while talking as if singing while swallowing back talk, eventually stopped in his tracks.
The house of the teddy bear family, which is now familiar to me because I always stopped by.
In it, there is someone.
“………….”
While concentrating on the human figure seen through the window, the saint approached the door, stroking the mace attached to his waist.
If, however, there is a sinner comrade in it——
Sigh.
“Stop, saint?”
“——Ah, Sister Louisa.”
Should I say I’m lucky?
Even if it wasn’t killing him, the saint who didn’t want to break the limbs of his fellow criminals let out a sigh of relief.
The tall blond nun who was surprised to see him was a familiar face, so the saint stopped Ruina from bowing and stood in front of her.
“Sister Louisa, what’s going on here?”
“Ah, Instructor Charles Teddy Bear asked the academy for a guardian… so I came from the church.”
“Um, that’s right.”
If you’re an academy instructor, you usually live with your family in this floating city, but if something happens that you can’t go home for a long time, the academy cooperates with the church and dispatches a guardian.
Perhaps, since Instructor Charles Teddy Bear seems to be working hard on recovery until late at night, he must have asked for a guardian because he was worried about Eileen.
The saint smiled at Louisa.
“By the way, isn’t Sister Louisa the guardian? You’ll have to prepare dinner tonight…”
“Well, Sister Jenna, who was in charge, was sick with stomachache today. I volunteered because I was free at the same time.”
Sister Jenna has a stomach ache.
“Oops. I need to go see Sister Jenna. Sister Louisa has worked hard too. Have you been taking care of Eileen all this time?”
“Yes, I was taking care of him. But what did the Holy Son name this child…?”
“Because I remember all the names of the children in the house I go on pilgrimage to.”
Even if it’s a false pilgrimage started because of Aileen, it’s absolutely not something you don’t do sincerely.
As a saint, his important job is to punish heresy, but taking care of children was a natural duty.
He looks at Sister Louisa, who even asks questions she wouldn’t normally ask.
“I’ll take care of Instructor Charles’ daughter, so please go back first.”
“Yes? No, how could the saint…”
“I’m on pilgrimage. Today’s pilgrimage ended quickly, but it just went well. Go in and rest.”
“ah……….”
Sister Louisa looked sideways at Eileen, who was lying on the bed for a while.
Soon, I looked at the saint with a joyful smile.
“Then I’ll leave it to the saint.”
“I suffered.”
“No, it was something I had to do.”
Sigh.
“………….”
After Sister Louisa left.
The saint looked down at Eileen, who was sleeping peacefully.
… … Sweat drenched the whole body, clothes soaked in sweat and clinging to the body, an empty water jug and a water cup.
And even the wet towel on his forehead, which seemed to have been lukewarm for quite some time.
──’Yes, I was nursing.’
“It’s difficult.”
The saint laughed.
… … The mace in his hand sparkled.