Rumors of the return of Lady Sheria Babyloa spread throughout the empire. She returned holding the hand of Duke Lennox Hesmann, and not many people welcomed the affair couple's political drama. No one invited them to salons or balls. Of course, since Sheria and Lennox's status was their status, people were kind and polite in front of them. But that was all.
"What? It's really shameless."
"Who would have thought that you would pretend to be so quiet on the outside and do it behind the scenes?"
"That's right. I would have been embarrassed and left."
The chatter of people was almost like it was about to break through the ceiling.
"I thought Sheria would definitely not be able to stand her gaze, but it's surprising."
Sheria I knew was typically the type of person who enjoyed an atmosphere of praising herself.
But there is a reason for being silent.
I didn't have any solid physical evidence, but I had a deep suspicion. A pair of "cockroaches" must be waiting to make a big announcement on their engagement day. And to be honest, what they were going to do…
We are preparing to announce the Holy Water, the Holy Relic, and the Divine Power. Ugh, it's obvious.
If Sheria wasn't a fool, she wouldn't just have an engagement ceremony. Besides, if the Duke of Babyloa hadn't been an idiot, he wouldn't have just allowed their engagement ceremony at this point. It was obvious that when Sheria manifested her divine power, people would forget all about the past and talk about it endlessly.
Sheria treated everyone fairly. To a sick empress and a beggar on the street who is not in good health.
As a result, people came to praise Sheria.
I don't have the same healing power as Sheria.
All I have is a hero, a demon trapped in a sword, and the power of the Mage. I touched my lips and pondered in thought.
I can't really guess what kind of power the divine power is. It must be a healing power, but how can it be so powerful? Something is wrong…
A strange power of unknown origin that makes a sitting man walk and opens his eyes to the blind.
I was troubled by the countless letters people sent to stationery stores. It was a letter from some cunning lower nobles to flatter me and participate in the coronation.
Lady Meldenik.Congratulations on receiving the title of Marquis of Kinnoa. I also want to participate in the coronation ceremony as a guest.If possible, I would like to rent a mansion temporarily, what do you think?And may I ask what you plan to do at the coronation?- [Sender's Name]
The problem is that these low-ranking nobles once chewed me from behind.
How can you change your attitude like the palm of your hand?
How many letters have already arrived at the stationery store! Everyone was curious about my abilities. It seemed that there was a lot of speculation that it was illusion or alchemy.
"Think as you please."
I casually brought the letter to the table and began to read another letter. There were also letters that were not so worldly but also healing. It was a letter from Sufia Academy's Hailey Young-ae, who often arrived like a love letter every morning. She claimed to be my eyes and ears at the academy, where many aristocratic young people attended. Seven-year-old Young-ae was more direct than I thought and was asking for a lot of good information.
How are you, Lady Meldenik? This is Hailey, a student at Sufia Academy.I'm having a happy day thanks to my diary. So I wanted to give you something in return.There is a bad movement happening in the academy.Some noble young people participated in a ball held by Sheria Young Love, and after that, they shared juice and drank things like that.Not long ago, I even heard people say, 'After all, it's holy water'. Mainly among aristocratic young people, there is a secret rumor that Sheria has divine power.And from what I heard, Sheria Young-ae will soon have dinner with Her Majesty the Empress.I secretly hid my body and listened to it.Her Majesty the Empress has been suffering greatly from the phenomenon of mana reflux for ten years. But I think Sheria Young-ae can cure Her Majesty's illness.What if the person who did something ugly was even loved by Her Majesty the Empress?Is there any sharp countermeasure?- Hailey, who is as small as a hamster but very smart
As expected.
From Hailey's letter, I had a hunch that Sheria would not be far off becoming the Empress's healer as she did in the original story. I spread my palm and looked down.
I must make an effort to counter him as soon as possible.
While cultivating mana.
When you think of mana training, there are people who inevitably come to mind. Isaac Reinhold. I looked at the pure white wooden bird on the table and pondered in thought.
Are you still doing research on holy water?
I tapped the beak of the model white wooden bird and lost myself in thought. In the original work, it was clearly written that Sheria created holy water and performed miracles. The Pope testified that she had the great power to make a sitting man walk and to make the blind see, and Sheria, who became a saint, was revered as a divine being by all.
"Are you curious too, are you a bird?" I muttered to myself in a low voice at the woodcarved bird.
At that moment, the bird's protruding beak suddenly clung to my fingertips. Then, with a crackling sound, the lights in the entire stationery store flickered, turned off, and then turned back on.
Obviously, I was asking the bird a question, but it's strange.
"Yes, I'm curious."
Why did I hear a familiar man's voice? I stared at the tall man entering the stationery store door and opened my mouth.
"…Isaac?"
This man is very strange. How can I appear right at this moment when I think about it? I raised my hand to greet him as if welcoming him.
"How are you?"
I hadn't seen him for about two days, but I felt like I hadn't seen him in a long time. I felt like someone was beating on my heart.
Isaac suggested that I take a short walk. I accepted his words. It's better to have a conversation with a cool breeze than on a table. Isaac and I closed the door of the stationery store and stood side by side. I didn't know much because I was only in the stationery store, but it was already night. We walked side by side on a path that looked like a promenade.
Unable to bear the silence that continued to fall, I called out his name briefly.
"Isaac."
"Yes."
"What are you here for?"
I stopped in my tracks and looked up at Isaac. Is it because the night air is cold, or because the atmosphere is strangely romantic? Isaac's face in the moonlight felt overly enchanting.
Isaac whispered, fastening the shawl I was wearing. "It's a night when the moon rises but you can't see the stars."
At the sudden words, I narrowed my brows with a puzzled face. He ruffled my hair a few times and then laughed lowly.
"Yes?"
"So."
"…?"
"I came here because I remembered it."
You thought of me because you couldn't see the stars? It's a ridiculous and trivial reason. I stared at his face to guess his intentions. But he was clearly looking at me with a harmless face. I squinted to notice the suspicious look on his face.
Your expression is the same as usual. I think my ears are strangely red.
I turned my gaze away from his face. Then, he pressed his lips with the tip of his tongue and leisurely picked out his words. I didn't think I should be able to twist it even a little.
Isaac seemed to have noticed all the thoughts in my head. He looked down at me and smiled lowly. He carefully closed my shawl, which was about to be blown away by the wind, and called out my name.
"Mel."
He has a loving face. It warmly wrapped my ears, which were cold from the wind. My half-cold ears melted warmly. He and I made eye contact in the middle. Isaac's long, black eyelashes cast shadows around his eyes.
I didn't fall in love with this man. However, it was true that his face, which came close to him, was too dizzying.
It's true that I've had a crush on him for a while…
"It's a good night, we're very close…" He said emphatically and let go of his hand around his ear. "If you're intimate, you might want to see me."
That's why I came here because I wanted to see you now. In my head, the red light turned on and off for a while. If his heart was pounding when he opened the door of the stationery store and came in earlier, now it was pounding. I felt like something was strangely thudding and fell to my feet, and I couldn't manage my expression well.