Chapter 241 – Dark Society
After following Melissa, I was able to really meet the saintess. The saintess was slightly surprised to see me, and then asked how Maria was doing.
Regarding Maria’s recent situation, she gave a rough answer. Except she can still use the powers of the cult. Then she told her purpose for coming to her.
“A gift?”
The saintess narrowed her eyes and looked at me.
“Didn’t you come with me? Could it be… It’s not the wind?”
The joke about whether it is because of the same religion is the same.
It’s not fun, so I wish you wouldn’t.
Seeing my expression, the saintess cleared her throat as if she was embarrassed, and she refreshed the atmosphere.
“Hmm… More than that, it’s a gift… I spent my days memorizing catechisms and praying at church, so I don’t know what gifts an ordinary woman would like.”
She put her finger on her chin as the saintess made a mmm… Expression.
“It’s okay if you think you’re having a hard time. It’s just a one-sided request from me in the first place.”
I waved my hands.
He did not want to burden the saintess and plant her bad image.
Contrary to my expectations, however, the saintess clenched her fists and raised her resolve.
“No! Let’s try it!”
“Are you okay? Maybe I’m not bothering you too much…”
Seeing my troubled expression on her face, she smiled.
“No, I do it because I think it will be fun. Besides, even if you choose the wrong gift, isn’t it Brother Yuseong Han who gets resentment? I can just have fun without risking anything!”
“…But you have to choose the right one.”
“I will try my best!”
“I’m not confident either, but I’ll try!”
Quietly, Melissa intervened.
“…”
I went into the market with two women anxiously.
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“Phew, I think this will be enough. Isn’t it?”
The saintess wiped her forehead with her arm. Why would she make such a gesture if she wasn’t even sweating.
“…Yes.”
I’m actually sweating.
In my hands were the numerous gifts they had chosen.
Of course, I had no intention of living this long. I was thinking of quitting when I bought it according to the number of people. But the saintess said…
– Then it’s my turn to buy a present for you!
Then she started buying her stuff with her own money.
For a moment, I wondered why this person was like this, but when I saw the bright eyes, I understood.
A nobleman called a saint was enjoying shopping.
Because of their social status, they do not usually enjoy luxury, so they enjoy shopping even in the name of gifts.
The result is what I hold in my hands.
‘…I don’t mean to say this from the point of view of receiving a present.’
I hope you stop slowly.
Because I’m really tired
Not physically, but mentally.
Fortunately, Melissa tapped her saintess on the shoulder, probably guessing her heart from my expression.
“Saint? It’s time to go home soon.”
“Yes? Already? The sun hadn’t even set yet. Shall we go a little longer?”
“Saintess, please think about the position of the lower ones like us. I would like to ask you to think of the nuns and priests who are waiting impatiently for the saintess to return from their lodgings. I won’t worry about whether the saintess is wrong.”
The saintess’ mouth closed tightly at Melissa’s words.
She was like a child who wants to play more but has to go home for fear of being scolded by her parents.
She mumbled her mouth, then let out a deep sigh.
“All right. I’ll go. Brother Han Yuseong? This is my last present.”
What the saintess handed over were two heart-patterned pendants.
“This..?”
“It’s a tool to measure a lover’s love.”
“Yes? Is that possible?”
“Yurmia-nim is the goddess of the family. In order for a family to be peaceful, a couple must love each other, but even if they say they love each other, their inner feelings may be different, right? So, Yurmia-nim allowed the school to make such a divine object.”
“Huh…”
“Of course, it’s not something you can easily make that you can give it to just anyone. Giving this pendant is limited to the nobles who support our church.”
“…Can you give me something like that?”
The saintess grinned at him.
“Compared to the grace I received from you that day, is anything like this nothing? Now, here is the instruction manual.”
She handed me her finely folded parchment. I opened it and read it.
‘For the effect to occur, lovers must first hold each other’s pendants.’
Depending on the affection she has for the other person, the color of her partner’s pendant changes.
‘Red is the deepest affection, then orange, yellow… And finally purple. It’s like this.’
It was in rainbow order.
‘Will it get better if I give this to Celis?’
Her current condition is caused by anxiety, so if you get rid of that anxiety with this pendant, her condition may improve.
I expressed my sincere thanks to her saintess.
* * *
“…No matter how you look at it, I bought too many.”
In the carriage back to Kalita, Roxy muttered as she looked at the presents left in the corner of the carriage.
“Because I know. But there’s nothing wrong with having a lot of presents.”
“No no. You know one and you don’t know the other. Are you bringing all of this? You and I are both dead.”
“What do you mean?”
“Think about it. They know we’re going back and forth to the Empire for work. But look at the amount of this gift. Doesn’t it look like everyone was having fun?”
She listened to her and looked at the gifts piled in the corner.
…Uh?
Wait for a sec.
“…If you tell me the truth, they will listen.”
“You’ll think it’s an excuse.”
“I trust my girls.”
“Will you be angry enough to love you?”
“…”
Only then did I begin to see my situation objectively.
‘Ariel, Maria is fine.’
They’re not the ones who would say anything about me even if I came here after playing. In Ariel’s case, if the gift isn’t good enough, she’ll get annoyed.
‘The problem is Seris and Kara…’
I had a disgruntled expression on my face when I left. Do you think I was having fun with Roxy?
Like Roxy said, I really didn’t know if I was going to die.
Roxy is always dead.
…Should throw away some presents…
“Keep down!”
He grabbed Roxy’s head and pulled it down. An arrow pierced the wagon’s wall and passed over Roxy’s head.
‘Looks like he’s using a long bow.’
I peeked my head out of the carriage window and surveyed the situation outside. The place our wagon is passing now is a slightly sloping mountain road. In the woods on the right, archers were carrying new arrows.
At that moment, several thoughts passed through my mind.
What are those guys
Is an assassin
Who are you aiming for?
Maybe Roxy.
What are your skills?
They couldn’t even kill us with a surprise attack.
After thinking, I opened the carriage door.
“Roxy, go first. I will follow you soon.”
“…Okay.”
I jumped off the wagon. Shortly after I got off, the carriage picked up speed.
* * *
‘…What’s happening.’
Roxy sighed and looked at the hole in the wagon wall. Who are you? Who would go so far as to prey on her by doing this to her?
‘All I can think of right now is that woman.’
A woman named Eliza whom I saw at the headquarters of the Dark Society.
Other than her woman, she had no power to target her right now. Then why is Eliza aiming for Roxy?
There’s no way it’s just because we had a bit of a fight at headquarters…
‘Is this an organization from the same From Kingdom?’
Apparently, he noticed that she was Roxy of the thieves guild and set up a surprise attack on her.
Again, it was not enough to not reveal the name.
‘I’ll have to come up with a plan to prepare for the raid when I go back.’
I need to gather the gang members as quickly as possible and ask Maria to train them.
I also made some shelters.
Roxy, who was so troubled, did not worry about Han Yoo-seong.
Because she wasn’t someone to worry about in the first place.
And she was right.
She didn’t have to worry about him. Her only concern is whether she will survive.
– Pook
“Keep it off!”
An ominous sound came from outside. Roxy immediately opened the window and checked the situation. His coachman, who had been hit by an arrow in the shoulder, stumbled and fell to the ground.
‘Uh..?’
Roxy was dazed for a moment.
The coachman was awakened by the sound of rolling on the floor.
The carriage was running, and if the horses were not steered, the carriage would fall over.
‘Damn it!’
She got out of the carriage and sat in the cab.
The coachman’s seat was empty, with no walls to hide it.
The fear of not knowing when or where her arrows might come from came over her.
‘Wasn’t Han Yoo-sung going to take care of it? Or did he leave it on purpose?’
Roxy bit his lip hard.
It is extravagant to think about such a thing in the current situation.
It’s never too late to do this in a safe situation.
What I need to do right now is run like crazy to a safe place…
– Pook
-Hee hee!
The horse that had been hit by the arrow screamed and twisted.
The carriage overturns.
Feeling it in slow motion, Roxy murmured.
“Oh shit.”
Nothing really happens.
