Idle Life of a Saintess - Chapter 15

“W, what in the……”

“Ah, I think I’m going to make a contribution in this Urvas subjugation. Since my qualities as a Paladin are not bad.”

It was natural. Lan was so outstanding that he could not be said to have been given preferential treatment as a Paladin just because he was a prince, even if it was empty words.

“The high-ranking priests will control the demon dragon, but it is the paladin’s job to cut off its neck. There’s a good chance I’m going to hit it.”

Lan looked at Juliet and continued.

“If the rumor that I have captured the demon dragon enters Aranta, I will be firmly positioned as the next emperor.”

That was also true. So Juliet intended to take this good opportunity to marry Kyria and Lan. To consolidate Lan’s imperial position.

“In other words, it means that there will be many enemies who will keep me in check because I am not interested in the position.”

Lan was outstanding. He is also very…….

“Then it is better to completely surrender to the Church and live as a priest for the rest of my life. To become one who could never ascend to the throne of Aranta.”

Lan was not originally a talkative child. He was a serious and thoughtful child, so he didn’t know any jokes.

To say that to his mother…….

“C, can you live like this as you are now?”

The words that came out of Juliet’s lips trembled.

Lan then laughed a little.

“Let me repeat my mother’s words. Even if I live in hiding in Ariel’s church, will they just leave the Emperor’s blood flowing?”

“Lan Alcaray!”

“After this subjugation, I will abandon the surname Alcaray and live only as Lan.”

“You can become an emperor! How can you play such a joke when there is such an easy road!”

Juliet grabbed Lan’s arm.

Unbelievable. She can’t believe her son made this crazy choice.

‘What did I come all the way here for!’

“Shall I have a grand castration ceremony so that everyone knows about my castration?”

Lan’s lips twitched.

Juliet couldn’t tell if Lan was being sarcastic or telling the truth.

“So please cancel the engagement. If you don’t want to attach someone who can’t even be a man to a normal woman.”

“W, what in the……”

“It must have been difficult for the distinguished guest to come a long way, but I took up too much time. Have a good night.”

Lan bowed politely to Juliet and left the room.

Before Juliet could even call his name.

The seat of Emperor Aranta.

Lan’s mother always hung herself there. Always acting like it’s a seat he can have, but is feeling anxious.

But Lan knew better than she did. That it would not be difficult for him to become the next emperor.

The Emperor, his father, cared for his mother, who had the power of healing, and he cherished him the most among his children.

Therefore, if he finishes the subjugation of Urvas, the throne will become even closer.

But was it worth the effort and hope? The seat of the Emperor of Aranta?

Lan thought of his father, who had shed a lot of blood and ascended the throne.

When Lan was six years old, many people died.

He was told that it was because they wanted to kill his father, who was the Emperor. They all deserved to die as high treason criminals.

But among them, there was a child that Lan was close to and hung out with. He was Lan’s cousin.

Blindfolded, the boy knelt down crying in fear and his father, Lan’s uncle, was strangled to death with a silk string.

After they all died, he removed the towel that covered his eyes, and his father checked each of the faces of the bodies. Only when he finished checking did he smile.

Lan found that strange.

Something was wrong.

Neither his mother nor everyone around him had spoken about it, so he left it in his heart without asking anyone. It was a terrifying and horrifying feeling.

What he didn’t know at the time, he learned when his father had another wife and his half-brother was born.

Through what his mother said.

｢Does it make sense to take another wife because I can’t have a child? Why did I not want to have any more children!｣

What his mother said was about Aranta’s law that all the Emperor’s brothers should be killed.

When he becomes emperor, he has to kill them all. Whether it’s his brother or a half-brother.

She tried not to have a second child because she couldn’t look at it that way. It was a crazy thing to hear.

What’s even more eerie is the fact that everyone covets that terrifying spot.

Lan, too, would be killed if he was pushed out of the position of the next emperor.

It was frightening.

Killing your brother casually, or dying if you don’t.

The throne was horrifying.

Isn’t it like the dwelling of the Great Evil?

Lan thought it would be more meaningful to live and die serving God as a paladin or priest in another country than to sit in such a scary position.

Even if he lost his manhood in the process…….

Reproductive ability was not more valuable than life.

Juliet looked at Lan speaking stiffly with an expressionless face and often shouted that she did not know if he was a person or a stone.

However, Lan, who was more sensitive and thoughtful than anyone else, had long since decided to dedicate his life to God.

The place everyone wanted was the place of blood that makes Lan sick.

Even if no one understood his anguish, Lan didn’t care. Because he thought only God would understand him.

However, he did not feel comfortable going to his room after being rebuked by his mother.

He just didn’t want to fight with his mother, and there was nothing more to say.

Anyway, there was only one conclusion.

No matter what anyone says, he has no connection with the throne.

In the future and forever.

* * *

Gabriel stopped by Noah after a dinner with the distinguished guests.

“Your Eminence.”

“You may call me by name, Saintess.”

In fact, the Emperor also tried to invite Noah to the banquet, but Gabriel stopped him.

Noah was unfamiliar with imperial etiquette and was too fragile to jump right into a political battle. There’s no reason to put her foot in such a place already.

Not long after the distinguished guests arrived from the outside, he tried to throw an innocent Noah into it. There’s no reason for Gabriel to let that happen.

“It sure looks good when you wear it like that.”

Gabriel’s eyes were not wrong. As expected, Noah looked good with lace or frills.

Well, he thought she would have been adorable no matter what kind of clothes she wore……

“Ah……. I’ve never worn anything like this, so it’s a bit awkward. When I look in the mirror, I feel like a different person.”

“Even from a distance, it is clearly visible that you are a saintess.”

“Yes? T, that can’t be.”

“I’ve felt it before, but Noah-nim is really beautiful.”

Noah slumped her shoulders awkwardly and sipped her tea. It was an act that no noblewoman would ever do.

There was no noble lady who rolls her eyes, looks around, or sips the tea with her slouched shoulders.

With a dress and fine makeup on, she looked like a princess, but her behavior shows that of the common people. For socialites, it would be a good weakness to bite.

But Gabriel rather liked Noah like that.

She doesn’t have anything, but she’s not greedy.

Noah just seemed to want to flow quietly, swept away by the currents of life.

“I think it would be better to learn a few imperial etiquettes.”

It was something he never wanted to say. He thought Noah wouldn’t be Noah if she became proficient in nobility etiquette.

However, it would hurt Noah to be talked about by many people as well.

“Uh, uh…… That, should I learn a lot? I…… I can’t even dance well.”

“Why don’t you just practice the easy etiquette you need right now?”

“I will. I’m also a member of the Church……. Hmm, hmm! I want to do well because I’m called a Saintess.”

Gabriel smiled as he looked at Noah scratching her cheek with her index finger.

No noble lady would scratch her cheek like that during a conversation.

But what about it?

A Saintess who shows her emotions so purely and approaches without deceit. How dare they compare her with greedy nobles who constantly weigh and evaluate.

Gabriel gently took Noah’s hand.

“While you are a Saintess, you should refrain from scratching your cheek. You might get scratches on your lovely cheeks.”

Gabriel intended to teach Noah as kindly as possible.

“What? Yes…….”

Noah’s cheeks flushed.

* * *

Perhaps because she was a distinguished guest who came as a wizard representative in the status of a princess of Entria, Kyria’s room was quite nice.

However, Kyria was in a bad mood.

On her way to Ariel today, she heard a rumor that the Vatican had found a Saintess.

It seemed that they wanted to keep her in check.

Well, with her beautiful appearance and outstanding skills, she had already received a marriage proposal from Lan, who was likely to succeed the throne of Aranta.

After hearing the rumors, she had a rough idea of what the evil Church bastards were up to.

They must have been worried that Ariel’s people would fall under her charm.

‘What kind of stupid girl did they choose to be a Saintess?’

If a Saintess appeared suddenly like this, she had no choice but to doubt it. It was even obvious that they were in a hurry because they were about to subjugate the Demon Dragon Urvas.

Aranta and Entria were in the mood to join hands in marriage, but in the meantime, if even the people of their own country lost their hearts to a foreign princess, Ariel would be in trouble in many ways.

Kyria asked as she closed the magic book.

“What about the portrait of the Saintess?”

“About that, it’s still in production. It hasn’t been long since the Saintess was discovered.”

“Heh.”

It’s not that it hasn’t been long since she was discovered, it was probably done in a rush.

“The Vatican has issued an official statement throughout the empire, and her actual appearance in society will possibly be at the banquet to commemorate the formation of the alliance for the subjugation.”

The alliance for the subjugation was formed by intertwining several interests.

A total of three countries decided to join forces to catch the demon dragon.

The first was the Ariel Empire, which wields a powerful influence led by the Church. The priests of the Church were optimized for hunting demon dragons, so Ariel’s participation was natural.

The second country was the kingdom of Entria, which borders the Ariel Empire with the land of Urvas in the center. As it is a country of wizards, they would send wizards to help.

Lastly…… Aranta, who has virtually nothing to do with the Demon Dragon and insists that if Lan, the Prince — who is going as a Paladin of the Church — moves,  the country will move.

It was a subjugation with the three countries together.

“Heh……”

Kyria chuckled.

A Saintess that will appear for the first time at the banquet to commemorate the formation of the alliance for the subjugation? It means that she will be declared as a Saintess in front of everyone on that day. It seems like one of those guys has a brilliant mind.

But who is the other person? Kyria Silberschatz Haraphai is Entria’s beautiful princess and powerful wizard, isn’t she?

She was confident that she would not lose in terms of backing, appearance, or skills.