I Was Chosen as the Saint’s Husband - Chapter 155
155 – Cardinal Selection
We didn’t do anything properly, but after finishing our work, we left the church headquarters and headed to a large butcher shop.
It was considered to be the largest butcher shop in Sabang Village.
Here, meat supplied by a livestock company run by the church is imported and sold at a low price.
Of course, they say it’s cheap, but it doesn’t feel like it’s very cheap.
Still, there is no place like here, so even at my house, we only buy meat here.
Usually, the maids would stop by, but today Seongho came by to buy all the parts he wanted to eat.
“Seongho, you can buy as much as you want. Other people can also choose the parts they want to eat and have it all served.”
“Wow! Elvin is the best!”
“best!”
Dave and Etheria shouted hurray and lifted a basket placed to one side.
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Although it is a butcher shop, it is a good place to look around for a long time because it is like a supermarket where you take what is on display and pay at the entrance.
“Really choose? Everything you want to eat?”
“Take your pick. I brought out ten gold coins today.”
He showed me ten gold coins from his pocket between his fingers.
Eri smiled bitterly when she saw that, but Dave and Etheria started drooling.
“Womme… After all, there is nothing like my husband, Mama!”
“Sheep!! Cow!! Pig!!”
Dave and Etheria rushed over, saying they had to quickly sweep up the expensive parts first.
Looking at that, I don’t know if it’s a helper priest or a glutton….now I don’t know.
It seems like you think eating is more important than me.
“I will properly scold Dave and Etheria later.”
“As expected, there is only Eri….”
Now, Eri is in charge of those two people.
I hope you work hard.
***
“…..wow….”
I put the purchased meat on a cart and returned home.
Seongho, who is visiting the mansion for the first time, is amazed as he looks inside from the entrance of the mansion.
It’s worth it.
I also received a lot of cheers when I came to look at the house.
“This is the house where Seongho will be living from today.”
“Huh? Here?”
“Yes. Do you not like it?”
“No, no! That can’t be possible! It’s just that the house back there is doing something.”
In the direction Seongho pointed, there was Dave and Eri’s house, and there was a dormitory for the knights that had recently been moved.
Of course, it was too luxurious to be called a dormitory.
“That on the left is Dave and Eri’s newlywed home.”
When told that it was a newlywed house, Dave and Eri’s faces turned red.
It’s already been more than 5 months since we got married, but is it really that good?
“That’s the dormitory for the knights who protect us.”
“….Is that a dormitory?”
“Hmmmm…this is a normal reaction.”
“I see… we weren’t strange after all.”
In the background, Aria and Ether are comforting each other while shedding tears.
Imagine your surprise when you return home after a long time and find a strange luxury mansion in the corner of your front yard.
Before Stella leaves on a long-distance trip, she makes sure to prepare something for those who stay behind.
It’s just that this time it was a very large and well-equipped dormitory.
“Now, follow me. I’ll show you to the room.”
For some reason, Seongho nods his head without hiding his expression of joy, even though he looks determined.
Did you think I would just leave it in a stable or something…?
*
“This…this is my room?”
“yes.”
“It’s not a place I share with other guardian priests… It’s my own…?”
“Is that so?”
The room set aside for Seongho is quite spacious in our mansion.
Of course, it is small compared to the spacious hall on the third floor where Etheria, Ether, and Aria live, but it is still a very large studio.
It can also be said to be a full option because it is equipped with all the necessary magic tools inside.
However, Seongho, who plans to live here, seems confused as to whether it is reality or a dream.
“Um…is it really okay for me to use this place?”
“What was the room I used before like?”
“I lived alone in a room that was about 1/10th the size of this room.”
“…It’s too small.”
No matter how spacious this room is, it is only about 1/10th as small as 1 pyeong.
It really seemed like the room would be full even if only the bed and desk were left alone.
“Please rest comfortably here. If you press the button here, the sound blocking magic will turn on.”
When I pressed the magic sound blocking button that I cherish and love so much, I started not being able to hear any sound from outside.
It’s as quiet as wearing noise-canceling headphones.
“But can’t you just turn this on and curse at me?”
“Ah…I don’t…”
Yeah, there’s no way this guy would do something like that.
There’s no reason for that.
“Then, come down later when the maids call you. Today is a meat party.”
Yes…meat party.
For the first time in a while, let’s eat meat without any glue!
***
A meeting of cardinals with a different atmosphere than usual.
At the round table in front, there was a true scenery that had not been seen even at the previous meeting.
That’s an empty seat.
Normally, it is a sight that cannot be seen at a cardinal’s meeting, so it is no different from a real sight.
This meeting was held to elect a new cardinal.
The method is voting, and those who have the right to vote are all who participated.
Senior priests, high priests, cardinals, saints, and even me, my husband.
Although they are not many, they are the ones who lead the denomination and its bureau.
“Then I will let you know the results of the vote.”
Since there are only a few votes, the voting results are announced on the spot.
Progress is also done by stamping a piece of paper, so in a way, it is similar to selecting class members.
However, the term of office of a cardinal is for life.
You can complete your term until you die, and if that doesn’t work, you can resign midway.
From that perspective, the church’s cardinal election is fascinating.
What would the Vatican on Earth do?
Still, the tension just before announcing the voting results is no different in any country.
This is because the high-ranking priests and high priests, including everyone who participated this time, closed their eyes and placed their hopes on the gods.
And finally.
As if all calculations had been completed, the intermediate priest in charge of hosting this event began to speak.
“High Priest Arif’s 6 votes, High Priest Kant’s 13 votes, and High Priest Esili’s 30 votes, High Priest Kant and High Priest Esili were selected as cardinals.”
As soon as the presentation was over, High Priest Arif stood up and began to congratulate High Priest Kant and High Priest Esili.
For reference, High Priest Esili is Stella’s older sister.
30 votes.
The number is such that it is clear that he is greatly envied by his colleagues.
Well, I also chose Esili because her arms are bent inwards.
By the way, you are now the cardinal’s sister, not the high priest’s sister.
Now, instead of calling her by her rank, I should call her by her name, Sister Esili.
Stella wants to sympathize with her, but since she has to remain neutral in this regard, she just applauds calmly.
Of course, my father-in-law, the Pope, was also the same.
but?
I’m neutral and I don’t have to keep that, right?
I quickly went down the stairs and headed in the direction where the round table was.
I slowly approached Esili, who was congratulating her, and extended my hand.
“Congratulations, sister.”
“Thank you, ma’am.”
The older sister smiled slightly bitterly, as if she couldn’t be just happy.
Well, because I caused that accident and two cardinals were removed, the cardinal election was held at such an early date.
The next cardinal election would have to wait at least several decades.
“still….”
“I know. Those people were not qualified to be cardinals.”
Oh right.
Come to think of it, Brother Asut was also this person’s older brother.
Of course, Sister Esili must have shed bloody tears as she could only watch Brother Asut calmly go to prison.
If you do more than me, you will do more, and you will never have any regrets.
“Rather, I’m happy? I was able to become a cardinal like this.”
“Still, I think it’s fortunate that you became a cardinal.”
“Is it because of your Majesty?”
“yes.”
During Brother Asut’s time, Stella was unable to exercise her authority properly even though she had it.
After all, didn’t he have the authority of mayor of a huge desert city in the neutral zone?
That is authority equivalent to that of a cardinal.
If my sister had had her way, Brother Asut wouldn’t have ended up in prison.
However, Stella is too kind.
So much so that it is impossible to even think of wielding power for one’s own selfish interests.
Therefore, it is a huge step forward for Sister Esili to become a cardinal.
Sister Esili always wanted to lead the church herself.
He’ll probably work hard with the intention of becoming his father-in-law’s successor.
Stella just needs to trust her older sister and give her strength.
A cardinal’s father is the Pope and his sister is a saint?
Is there anything you can’t do?
Now that she has become a cardinal, the council of cardinals has been accepted.
Stella also has no reason to think about nothing and take a step back.
“As expected, you are the one who cares most about your subordinates.”
“Of course. That’s my husband.”
A burst of laughter broke out.
Because I said the obvious out of my mouth, it was funny.