Chapter 637 – Episode 637 – Concurrent Job Exam!
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After my conversation with High Priest Maren.
I thought Elsie would be too surprised to concentrate if I told her now, so I brought up the topic of her appointment as a High Priestess when we were having dinner after returning from the dungeon.
“H-High Priestess!? M-Me?”
“Yeah, High Priest Maren wants to appoint you personally.”
“T-That, that can’t be… M-Me, a High Priestess! That’s too much! S-Something must be wrong, Rent!”
“But when we talked about the abilities Elsie can use now, High Priest Maren said it was more than possible.”
“B-But, but… Haa…”
Elsie shook her head weakly, clutching her staff tightly.
It seems she can’t quite believe it.
“Wow~ Elsie’s a High Priestess too. Congratulations~!”
“N-Noah! But it’s strange for me to be a High Priestess! It hasn’t been long since I became a formal priestess…”
“Well, that’s because you were already beyond the level to be formal, but we were either going to the dungeon or… spending time with Rent, so we forgot.”
“B-But…”
Ninya smiled brightly at Elsie, who was still hesitant, and said,
“I also think Elsie is more than qualified. It’s just that you haven’t been showing it lately, but Elsie is strong enough, right? Last time, when we tested how well you learned the martial arts we taught you… you even took down an ogre on the 17th floor by yourself♪”
Elsie blushed and bowed her head deeply.
“T-That’s because you all taught me so well…”
This time, Gracia spoke to Elsie.
“No, even if we taught you well, it was only possible because Elsie has the skills. It’s also thanks to your increased physical abilities from leveling up multiple times, but it’s all the result of Elsie’s hard work.”
Lyfa also grinned and said from the side.
“That’s right, Elsie is strong enough. You even sent an ogre flying with a punch using the technique I taught you. Hahaha! It was really funny when Elsie sent the ogre flying.”
“I can send an ogre flying too!”
Tikia clenched her fist and stretched it upwards, asserting her claim.
“Ah, yeah, yeah. Tikia also sent one flying after Elsie. It was even funnier because Tikia is especially small.”
Noah put her hands behind her head and said.
“I was more surprised than amused. I knew it from the start, but leveling up is really amazing. Anyway, our opinion is that Elsie is more than capable of becoming a High Priestess.”
“Um… I have a question.”
Melissa, who had been quietly listening to the conversation, raised her hand slightly and said.
“How strong are ogres? I’ve never seen one, so I don’t really have a good sense of it.”
Gracia answered Melissa’s question.
“They’re bigger than my husband and can easily break the walls of this building with a single punch, Melissa. You need at least B-rank to catch one.”
“Really? B-rank is the minimum?”
Melissa had worked quite a bit at the Adventurer’s Guild, so even if she didn’t have a good sense of the strength of monsters, she knew the level of each rank of adventurer.
“Wow, Elsie and Tikia are both really strong.”
“Ugh…”
“Ahem!”
Elsie clenched her staff tightly, then looked up at me and asked.
“R-Rent, what do you think?”
“Me?”
“Yes, yes… Do you think I’m… s-suitable to become a High Priestess?”
Does she think I think she’s suitable to be a High Priestess?
My answer to that question is already decided.
I immediately said to Elsie.
“Of course, I actually think Elsie can go even higher.”
“M-Me, even higher?”
“Yeah. Because…”
I held Elsie’s hand tightly and said to her with a big smile.
“Elsie is my Saintess, right? It’s only natural for my Saintess to become a High Priestess.”
“A-Ah♡ Rent…♡♡”
Elsie’s face turned bright red.
“Whew, whew, Elsie~ You’re getting really hot~♪”
Noah giggled and whistled from the side, and Ninya smiled and said.
“Hehe, Rent’s Saintess position is only for Elsie, I’m jealous~♪”
“U-Ugh! N-Noah! Ninya…”
Elsie called out to Noah and Ninya, trying to raise her voice a little, but then her words trailed off and she bowed her head again.
Tikia shook her head at Noah and Ninya.
“Really, Noah and Ninya love teasing Elsie.”
“Hahaha, well, I understand that feeling a little bit. Elsie is cute when she’s embarrassed. Isn’t that right, Gracia?”
“I agree. But it’s pitiful if you tease her too much, so stop there, Noah, Ninya.”
“Okay~.”
Noah and Ninya said playfully.
Then Tina approached the two of them and put her hands on their shoulders.
“That’s right. I was listening too, and you shouldn’t tease Elsie too much. If you tease her too much~ I’ll ask Rent to fix you in place and give you a nice~ massage, okay?”
“Eek!”
“I-I’ll keep that in mind, Tina.”
Noah flinched and trembled, and Gracia, Lyfa, and Tikia reacted in kind, while Ninya said with a cold sweat.
And I personally felt a little sorry while watching the trembling figures of my lovely lovers.
Because I thought that trembling figure was too cute!
『That guy really has a lot of S in him.』
『He likes his lovers trembling, it’s a wide range of love.』
Lately, Bain has been saying that I have a lot of S in me more often.
Does he want me to play with a lot of S?
『T-That’s not it!』
Today, I’ll grab and pull his chest hard or spank his butt and make Bain cute!
『Hey! When did I say I wanted that! No, I-It’s not that I’m saying don’t do it…』
『That’s a classic tsundere. When did you get such a popular attribute, Number 2?』
『Who’s popular!』
“Oh, and I also got an appointment from High Priest Maren this time.”
“Rent, you’re getting an appointment too? What kind of appointment?”
“Yeah, I’m going to be a Paladin.”
“P-P-P-Paladin!?”
When I said I was going to be a Paladin, Elsie slammed the table and jumped up from her seat.
“I-Is that true, Rent! Is Rent really going to be a Paladin!”
Elsie asked me with sparkling eyes.
“Y-Yeah. High Priest Maren asked me if I wanted to be a Paladin this time. It’s not like I’m restricted to Solario, so I said yes.”
“A-Aaaah♡♡♡ Rent is a Paladin♡ A Paladin…♡♡♡”
Elsie is unusually happy.
Is it because Elsie is a follower of Sol, that she’s so happy that I’m becoming a Paladin?
“Elsie, are you that happy that I’m becoming a Paladin?”
“Yes! Of course!”
Elsie said, clasping her hands together as if in prayer.
“Paladins are the representatives of Sol, a position almost equal to the High Priest! They are heroes who carry out the teachings of Sol and protect people from the threat of Bain! Some of the past heroes were also Paladins!”
Ah, I see why Elsie is so happy.
Some of the past heroes were Paladins, and now I’m about to become a Paladin.
In other words, the fact that I’m almost a hero is making Elsie this happy.
“But Rent is going to be a Paladin…!!! That means Rent is practically a hero!”
As expected, my guess was right.
“I’m a High Priestess and Rent is a Paladin… He, hehet♡”
Elsie, who is happy as if she is a princess and I am a prince, puts her hands on her face.
She’s so~~ adorable.
“Rent!”
Elsie, who was so happy she didn’t know what to do, looked at me with an expectant expression.
“Yeah, Elsie.”
“I! I’ll definitely become a High Priestess! I’ll become a priestess worthy of Rent, who is becoming a Paladin!”
Even though she’s practically already one without trying, I gave Elsie a thumbs up and said.
“Yeah! Do your best! I’ll become a cool Paladin worthy of Elsie!”
“Rent is already cool enough, so it’s okay!”
The way she naturally expresses her love for me, I really love you, Elsie.
And that night, Elsie and I had a sticky time playing a Paladin and Saintess role-playing game.
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The next day.
It was also a day off, so I didn’t go to the dungeon and took Elsie with me to Solo, and we went straight to High Priest Maren’s room.
“Welcome, Rent, Elsie.”
“Ah, hello, High Priest Maren!”
“Hello.”
“Elsie, thank you so much for coming today.”
“A-Ah, no! R-Rather, it’s an honor for me to be appointed as a High Priestess.”
“No, it’s only natural to give a suitable position to someone with suitable skills.”
High Priest Maren said to Elsie with a kind smile.
“Elsie, I’ve already heard about your skills from Rent. However, I need to assess your skills, even if it’s just a formality. I hope you understand.”
“Yes! Y-Yes, I think that’s necessary.”
“Thank you. Then, we will move to the test site to take the test. Please follow me.”
High Priest Maren left the room, and Elsie and I followed High Priest Maren.
And the place we arrived at was the base of the 13th Knight Order.
“You’ve arrived, Dal… Ahem! Rent, Elsie, High Priest Maren.”
Since Elsie had her test today, I had a great time with Lelia at night and then released my clone.
“Lelia. Is everything ready?”
“Yes, of course. Please follow me.”
This time, we followed Lelia, and we arrived at the training ground of the 13th Knight Order.
There were Wendy and Diana at the training ground.
There were also other Holy Knights of the 13th Knight Order.
“Elsie, this is the test site.”
“I-Is this the test site for a High Priestess?”
“Yes. We moved here to test one subject.”
High Priest Maren said, turning to us.
“Then, Elsie, let’s start the test right away.”
“Yes, yes! P-Please take care of me!”
“Lelia, that.”
“Yes.”
As the test began, High Priest Maren held out her hand to Lelia, and Lelia immediately took out a folded handkerchief from her inventory and handed it to High Priest Maren.
And High Priest Maren unfolded the folded handkerchief.
Inside was a small needle.
High Priest Maren picked up the needle with one hand and then pricked the index finger of her other hand.
Poke
“Ouch.”
High Priest Maren made a slightly cute voice.
When the needle was removed from her index finger, a drop of blood formed on High Priest Maren’s index finger.
High Priest Maren put the needle back on the handkerchief, folded the handkerchief, and handed it to Lelia.
“Thank you, Lelia. Now then, Elsie.”
High Priest Maren held out her index finger with the drop of blood to Elsie.
“Please heal my finger.”
“Yes, yes! Heal!”
Elsie was flustered by High Priest Maren’s actions, but she immediately used heal on High Priest Maren’s index finger.
The High Priestess evaluation test began with High Priest Maren showing her cute side.
