The Blind Saint Who Can See - Chapter 23
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#23. Open the Prince’s Head (4)
“Izumi-kun, sit here.”
Izumi, left alone in the audience room, moved to a more private place with the king and queen.
How often is it common to be treated to tea by the king of a country? Izumi accepted the teacup with nervous hands.
“Don’t be so nervous. I’m just curious about what kind of warrior the Lord has chosen.”
“yes.”
Izumi answered briefly.
He had little knowledge of the royal etiquette and manners to be polite like other nobles. This was because the Baron couple did not bother to educate their youngest son, who lived like a bum.
Fortunately, the king did not point out Izumi’s attitude, which clearly had vulnerabilities. Instead, he seemed more interested in other things.
“Yes. So far, you’ve only lived in Baron Polly’s territory?”
“This is the first time I’ve been away from home since I was seven.”
“I see. He is Baron Polly’s son.”
The king muttered.
“Your second older brother is currently working as a royal official. I thought your younger brother was weak because he never leaves home, but I guess that wasn’t the case.”
Izumi smiled awkwardly.
He was too physically fit to be considered weak. Furthermore, his physical abilities, which were already outstanding to the point where people would say he was a monster, had recently improved to a surprising degree.
There is a point to be made.
‘I wonder if the Holy Sword has a protagonist correction effect.’
After I got the Holy Spirit, my senses became more and more sensitive as the days passed.
Well, there was no need to list all those facts in front of the king. Edwin didn’t ask too much about Izumi’s smile either.
“Are you on good terms with your family?”
“I am always grateful.”
“Oh my. What a harmonious family you are.”
The queen added, seeming a little envious of Izumi’s answer.
“Well, it makes sense, since all three sons grew up so smart and great.”
My son is a complete idiot.
Edwin, who had read Louise’s intentions, made a pensive expression. His red eyes, filled with frustration, looked at Izumi, who looked healthy from any angle.
“??”
Izumi, who had little insight compared to her studying skills, blinked.
Thanks to his kind eyes, even his appearance still looked like the innocence of a young man. His clear green eyes shone.
Louise sighed deeply and smiled as she thought of her son walking around with the eyes of a dead fish.
“Anyway, congratulations on being chosen by the Lord. I will bless your future as the queen of the land.”
“I am the same. If Ether-nim’s will is directed toward our branch, then I would be truly happy.”
Izumi blushed at the pouring praise.
‘I didn’t do much.’
To be praised like this.
Izumi, unaware that she had been upgraded by the Diold effect, simply expressed her gratitude awkwardly.
“I am truly honored.”
***
My clothes are always simple.
Unlike the Pope who has many gold decorations, his robes are simply white.
Even the rosary around her neck is not made of precious metal but brass. The cross that Mars had given her ten years ago is now so worn and worn that it is shiny.
On the other hand, the palace banquet is splendid.
Women wearing puffy lace, vividly colored fabrics, and jewels all over their bodies shone brilliantly under the chandelier.
Even men of comparatively lesser means wore jeweled brooches on their chests and wore the badges and medals awarded by the king, puffing out their chests.
The interior of the room is decorated with gold in abundance, and the long tables on either side are filled with exquisite food arranged in a stunningly beautiful manner.
Nevertheless, I was the one who stood out the most in this banquet hall.
“I see you, saint.”
“Do you remember me? You did me a great favor when my son was suffering from tuberculosis.”
“We are so honored that you have come to our branch!”
Most of the nobles of Terra are those who owe me silver.
Even the queen of a country could not escape the Black Death, so what good could a noble family do?
Children with weak immune systems were a particular problem. While I was saving the people of the kingdom, I also provided generous treatment to the nobles, and from then on, I bestowed miracles of healing and blessings on those who came to Aegis.
Thanks to this, the saint was a priestess who was respected even by the king within the branch.
In that situation, I.
[Advance points +1]
[Advance points +1]
[Advance points +1]
‘It’s a Nodaji field!’
I was very excited.
The good deed points soared along with the respectful gazes of the people.
Having tasted capital, I smiled even more kindly and peacefully.
“Yes, hello.”
“Of course I remember. Is your son still doing well?”
“The Lord has chosen the child of Terra as a warrior, so I simply visited as his representative.”
Everyone showed an impressed attitude when they answered honestly one by one. The points increased proportionally.
‘I’m really addicted to this taste.’
I’ve been doing concept work for 10 years to earn points. I’m pretty good at it.
While I was being welcomed like this, the gazes at Izumi were mixed.
“Are you the warrior chosen by the saint?”
“A warrior. What a strange position.”
Half of the people are curious.
“What can a mere Baron Youngsik do…?”
“If he’s the youngest son of Baron Polly, isn’t he a notorious scoundrel? I don’t doubt the saint, but… I’m not sure.”
Half of the people doubt their qualifications.
‘If they had brought even a commoner, it would have been more chaotic.’
Anyway, this medieval-style class discrimination is completely incomprehensible from the perspective of a 21st century modern person.
It seemed like the same thing happened to Izumi.
“The party food is delicious!”
Whether he was cursing or not, he just seemed happy because there was so much food. Izumi, who was holding a lot of meat in both hands, was eating hard and then put a small snack in my hand.
“You too, Saint!”
“Thank you, Izumi.”
I answered kindly and looked down at the snack in my hand.
It was about the size of half the palm of my hand. It was pretty, though.
‘…Is this kid kidding me?’
You eat meat like that, but you give me this?
I’m hungry too!
Because of the concept, I hadn’t seen meat for 10 years, so my eyes turned to Izumi’s plate.
‘Be patient… for the sake of the goal… ‘
What does eating meat have to do with goals?
A saint should be a vegetarian. That’s common sense.
It’s bizarre that a saint cries out for the Lord’s love while tearing at raw chicken.
“Your Majesty, I would like to go to the market. Please eat something.”
In the end, I gratefully accepted the bundle of grass that Cedric had given me.
Yeah… I’ll eat this too… .
‘If you go on an adventure, you have to eat meat… .’
I was almost done with that tearful meal.
“Princess Liliana Louise Terrario enters!”
The door to the banquet hall opened.
It was a very slow appearance, even as the king and prince were still holding their positions.
My gaze was drawn there on its own.
‘… Liliana!’
Shining blonde hair. Ruby eyes.
A woman in gorgeous colors calmly entered the banquet hall. The diamond powder sprinkled on her dress sparkled as she moved.
“You are beautiful.”
Izumi, who was watching from the side, muttered in admiration.
I sympathized with that in my heart.
‘Liliana is pretty.’
As expected from the original work’s main heroine, Liliana was a woman who shined perfectly from head to toe.
She grew up as the only princess in the palace and has a somewhat elitism, but even that makes her a charming character.
Will that woman remember me?
The answer to the question is,
‘Of course you remember.’
It was.
Liliana is a possessor of perfect memory. Furthermore, even if you take into account the ten-year gap, Justinas is a very remarkable person.
‘Unless you’re blind, there’s no way you wouldn’t recognize such a beauty.’
White hair and blue eyes. Blind. A saint.
If you can’t figure it out with these keywords, then the brainy heroine’s seat is a mess.
‘Well, still… … .’
It must have changed quite a bit compared to the original.
Because I saved the queen.
I was curious to see what she would look like after she changed. As I was looking at her with curious eyes, Liliana parted the crowd and approached me.
I turned my head into the vague air, pretending not to notice. Through my eyes, I was observing her every move closely.
The first thing she said to me when she approached me like that was…
“It’s been a while.”
It was really unexpected.
“Who are you?”
“Don’t you remember? If you look at my head, you’ll see-”
She, who was fussing as if she was displeased, stopped when she saw my eyes.
Liliana has perfect memory. There’s no way she wouldn’t know that the saint is blind (or not), but if she realized it so late, the reason is…
……what?
No matter how much I think about it, I can’t figure it out.
“I, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be rude. It’s just that, I…”
“stop.”
Cedric stopped Liliana, who was waving her hand in confusion.
“Don’t come any closer.”
“…Who are you guys?”
“Does it matter?”
Phagectic.
The momentum of the two people collided.
Unlike Izumi, who had been playfully bickering, this time the mood was fierce.
That was when.
“Black hair and black eyes. It’s not a common color… … Could he be the illegitimate son of the Duke of Villa?”
Liliana blew a padlip!
“The princess of this country seems to be deaf. If you listen to my accent, you’ll be able to tell where I’m from.”
Then Cedric responded with a personal attack.
“Well, maybe that was too much to expect from an uncivilized person from the Eastern Continent.”
Even racism…!
“what?”
The two people who had been exchanging friendly insults and personal attacks glared at each other fiercely.
In the meantime, Izumi with clear eyes intervened.
“Ah! This is the person who protects the saintess. I heard that he is like an assassin.”
“Assassin? An assassin like you could enter the royal palace of a branch country without permission.”
“This is a matter approved by the King. If you have any complaints, why don’t you go inside your father’s skirt and whine, Princess?”
“What, … it looks like you want to be executed for insulting the royal family.”
It’s getting more and more serious.
My expression also became serious.
‘Is this… the original warrior party?’
…Can I save the world?