Hush Now, Saintess! - Chapter 104

Chapter 104

Translator: Yonnee

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A few minutes ago—

“Your Highness and I need to join hands, thoroughly raid the pawnshop beyond the cornfield, and find the illegal documents. And we have to do it within the next two hours.”

After delivering the ‘prophecy’, Roella felt tense for a moment.

She was worried they might suspect her, thinking there’s no such oracle.

However, fortunately, there were no suspicions.

“As expected, the gods don’t overlook the forces of evil. Just like with the Bastion incident, this time as well.”

There was already a precedent of Roella receiving a prophecy and retrieving a sacred relic from Bastion.

Of course, that too was not a prophecy but a silly summon.

After that, the three of them crouched down in the cornfield to quickly make a plan.

“I know the way.”

“You do, Saintess?”

“Yes.”

“How do you know? The path looked completely like a maze.”

In response to Hestin’s question, Roella confidently answered.

“I just saw it.”

Well actually, this was a lie.

Before entering the cornfield, Jelly had drawn a map for her.

Though she didn’t know how he knew such things, given his track record, the information seemed trustworthy.

“…As expected, the Saintess is extraordinary. Is that also an ability given to you by Luqera?”

“Maybe so. It might be a sign to faithfully carry out the prophecy.”

“Ah, as expected of the Saintess.”

While Roella and Hestin were having their conversation, Hildeon remained silent with his lips tightly shut.

In fact, he felt a bit disappointed.

‘Why do they seem to get along so well?’

Unlike him, who wasn’t good with words, Hestin was easily conversing with Roella.

It was only his fifth meeting with her, whereas it was just Hestin’s second.

He narrowed his eyes and glared in Hestin’s direction.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

In response to Hestin’s question, Hildeon swung his hand instead of answering.

Thwack!

Hestin, who had been hit on the back of the head, looked at Hildeon with an aggrieved expression.

“What, what is this for?”

“There was a bug on you.”

Saying so, Hildeon showed his hand. What he held wasn’t a bug but a leaf.

“Oh, I made a mistake.”

Hestin grumbled in disbelief at his soulless tone.

“If you make another mistake, I’ll have to file for workers’ compensation. No, even if there’s a bug on me, just leave it. It’s better to walk around with a bug than to get hit by Your Highness.”

Roella rolled her eyes as she watched the two of them.

‘Hmm. They really do get along well.’

At this point, she felt an even stronger sense of duty to succeed in the mission.

The vision of Hestin’s death she saw in her dream lingered in her mind.

How heartbroken would Hildeon be if Hestin died due to his own rampage?

Well, her own life was the most important, but still.

She tactfully opened her mouth again.

“Anyway, once we infiltrate the hidden base in the cornfield, we have two tasks. First, find the illegal documents. Second, cleanse any strange people we encounter.”

At Roella’s words, the expressions of the two men became serious.

“Strange people…?”

“I’m not exactly sure. I just received a prophecy telling me to cleanse the strange people.”

“In that case, we’ll have to go and see what it means.”

“Yes, let’s go then. But before that…”

Roella trailed off, looking at Hestin.

Hestin blinked at the gaze directed at him.

“Sir, it would be better if you didn’t come with us.”

This was something she had pondered for a long time.

Whether it was better to take Hestin or leave him behind.

In the end, she concluded that sending him away was the better option.

‘I’d still need to stay by Hildeon’s side anyway, so…’

In the worst-case scenario, she needed to evacuate those who could be evacuated.

Moreover, Hildeon was a war hero and the strongest man in the empire.

Dropping one person like Hestin from this mission shouldn’t be a big problem.

“But I’m His Highness’s aide. Sending him alone is…”

“I saw in the prophecy that you would be seriously injured. Right here, in this cornfield.”

“Yes, of course. Others might be worried, but there’s no need to worry about His Highness. He’s inherently strong, and someone like me would only be a burden. Understood. Very well.”