The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire - The Half-Puny Priest Hopes To Retire chapter 242

242 – A Song for the Burned Ashes (13)

As the morning sun, which I once thought I would never see again, rose, the realization that everything was over began to slowly rise from my toes.

In terms of date alone, approximately two days.

No, if you add in the fact that I was unconscious for three full days from the day the incident ended, it took a long five days for me to get my mind under control.

As soon as the dungeon was over, the friends who had gone to help rebuild the village felt distant.

I guess I could say that I once again realized the difference between criminals and superhumans.

I tasted it until I was sick of it, but the feeling of helplessness that I could never get used to left a bitter aftertaste on the tip of my tongue.

I folded the newspaper I was holding and gently put it down on the desk.

‘Warrior’s Party!’ Was printed in large letters on the front page of the newspaper. Subdue the Demon King!’ I was so embarrassed by the phrase that I scratched my cheek.

”Phew…”

My gaze followed the chill in the early morning and immediately went out the window.

Under the gracious sunlight, brilliant dust flutters like sleep.

It was especially nice to hear the bustle of the city faintly coming from the other side.

When I opened the window wide and looked around the city, I saw workers sweating profusely moving large pieces of wood.

”Thank you for your hard work today…”

After briefly praying for their hard work, I shook my head to shake off any remaining sleepiness.

Currently, the institution is in the midst of restoration work on the half-destroyed city.

Miraculously, there were no deaths thanks to the efforts of the colleagues, but the number of buildings destroyed in the process was uncountable.

Apis tried to laugh it off, saying that this was a cheap deal, but the warrior said he would pay for trampling on the citizens’ homes, and went out of his way to restore the city.

While I was once again moved by the warrior’s upright character, I also felt an unknown fear at his physical strength that knew no limits.

I don’t know anything else, but I think I will have to train my physical strength thoroughly from now on.

Thinking of Senior Haren, who had increased his physical activity significantly after marrying his wife, she strengthened her resolve for a moment.

Grumble! Bang!

”Are you awake! Priest Raiges! All preparations are complete!”

”Oh, yes. Thanks for your efforts. Priest Lovell…”

At that moment, the Lanovelle priest loudly slammed the door, breaking the silence of the room.

When I first heard the news of this author’s return, I was shocked and even glad.

By the time I had seen the face for about the third time, the annoyance had already outweighed the joy.

Wouldn’t it be great if a fresh-faced girl like a warrior or a saint were to stick around?

The reason why the hoarse-smelling man approached me with his eyes flashing was because I found it hard to accept it.

Of course, thanks to this person’s struggle, I was able to know in advance the danger facing the system, and thanks to that, I was able to respond quickly.

No matter how much I hated it, I hated it.

”Okay then! This way!”

”Ah, yes…”

I couldn’t be more uncomfortable with the Lanovelle priest who treated me with deference, like a servant serving his lord.

I’m watching the street I’m walking on being wiped clean with a mop that I don’t know where it came from.

It felt like I had suddenly become a curling stone in a curling match, and I was distraught in many ways.

It got to the point where I thought it would have been better to find fault with every single thing I did.

”Oh! Ruler! Here! Here’s the list!”

”Ah yes. Thank you. Priest Lovell…”

”Nothing to say!”

What the Lanovelle priest gave me with a burdensome smile was a list of island citizens I had to meet today.

Although I said earlier that there was not a single death, that did not mean that there was no harm to citizens.

Because the candidates for sainthood tried to turn all humans in this world into the same situation as them, the majority of the citizens of the current system were fully exposed to the extraordinary holy power they had spread.

A haggard appearance, as if a body that has lost its soul is wandering the nine heavens.

He was exactly the same as the priest from Lanovelle who tried to manipulate the saint and was defeated.

Therefore, it was inevitable that I, who could maintain my sanity even after absorbing a vast amount of holy power, would step forward to help them.

”How many people are scheduled for today?”

”Yes. As you said, there are exactly 63 people on standby, regardless of identity, age, or gender. However, several noble families have sent huge donations asking for healing for their families, but what should we do?”

”Tell them that treatment is on a first-come, first-served basis, even if they die soon, and that donations will be used to rebuild the city. Please also say thank you very much.”

”Haha, yes! Got it!”

He wrapped his outer garment around his body and spoke briefly.

I was already so busy, but the noble family’s persistence in following made me shiver.

There’s nothing I can’t understand about how they value their family, but I couldn’t help but feel that their attitude of not caring about others and only caring about their own children was very unpleasant.

”And I don’t mind adding about 10 more people in the future.”

”Yes? Ha, but if you overdid it… Just like yesterday again…”

”It’s okay. At best, I feel dizzy and have a couple of nosebleeds. Now, let’s go.”

”Yes, ah, I understand!”

The light novel priest’s opinion was somewhat harshly cut.

In fact, it wasn’t just the Light Novel priest who said this to me.

My colleagues tried to stop me from doing this several times, but they were never able to break my stubbornness.

”Please keep it a secret from the warrior and Apis. And to the nun. If you get caught, it’s another fight─”

”What again?”

”─!”

As he was walking down the hallway and giving repeated warnings to the priest of Lanovelle, his entire body became stiff as a cold sound tickled the back of his neck.

”Beh, Sister Beltane!?”

On behalf of me who was in a panic, the priest of Light Novel loudly informed me of the identity of the voice.

I didn’t even dare to look back.

It was because the face of the nun who had cried for five hours after seeing us return safely after successfully defeating the Demon King was vivid in her mind.

I had no choice but to ask for forgiveness as he threatened to spread the rumor all over the world that I had slept with him if he worried me like this one more time.

”Soo, Sister. That’s not it.”

”No, it’s nothing. Priest Lovell. Please keep the number of visitors today as planned. If the number of people increases even by one person…”

”Hee, hee!”

Since the nun ignored her words, I couldn’t tell what she said to the Lanovelle priest.

Looking at the light blue priest’s pale face, I had an inkling.

”Priest Lovell, please leave now. I will take care of the rest of Priest Raiges’ duties.”

”Yes, yes! Excuse me!”

”Ro, Priest Lovell!?”

A light novel priest who ran away from the nun’s chill.

My gaze at her, which had been staring at her as if fascinated by something, slowly moved towards the nun next to her.

‘ Haha. Good morning·····. Sister…”

”·····”

Sky blue eyes staring silently in this direction.

Beyond that, there was a strong pressure that felt like it could crush my body at any moment.

”Hey, what I just said…”

”I’ll fix your clothes. Just stay still.”

”Ah, yes…”

The words I spoke with all my courage were split in two by that indifferent recitation.

The urge to ask for forgiveness welled up in my throat, but with the nun holding her neck so tightly, it was impossible.

”No matter how uneasy it may be, what is the name of the saint’s guardian priest in this morning? Anyway, without me…”

”Ha, haha…”

Just yesterday, when I looked at the nun who was neatening my clothes, she said that she looked like a wife picking up her husband, and she got hit.

Today, I only let out a shy laugh.

”How are you, saint? Are you awake?”

”No. You are still sleeping. Rather, the perfume I gave you. Did you forget to spray it again? Anyway…”

Pilsa’s change of topic also ended in failure.

After conquering the dungeon, the nun’s attitude was sharp from start to finish.

It seemed like he was quite upset that he couldn’t stop the saintess from jumping into her dungeon disaster.

She had nothing left to say about that matter, so all that came out was her whining.

If this person quits being a nun and becomes a mother in the future, won’t she catch her husband like a rat even though her child won’t go hungry?

Suddenly, such random thoughts passed through my mind.

Sigh.

At that very moment, the nun tugged on my jacket.

For a moment, I thought that the thoughts I had just pondered in my mind had leaked out, so my lips trembled for a moment, but I quickly realized that that was not the case through the words that followed.

”It’s tonight.”

A low whisper reminiscent of dirt grains falling from an hourglass.

If I make a mistake, the shabby melody tightens my heart to the point where I wonder if it will be blown away by the wind.