Hush Now, Saintess! - Chapter 72
Chapter 72
Translator: Yonnee
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‘Actually, I wanted to ask even in the carriage.’
While looking lost in thought, Hildeon had just stared out the window throughout the journey.
The more Hildeon seemed dazed, the greater Hestin’s curiosity grew.
Though Hildeon kept his expression stern, his thoughts wandered as he continued to be absent-minded.
‘Cutie? Following ‘cute,’ now ‘cutie’?’
He had asked her to touch him, too…
‘I must have lost my mind. I could have caused a huge problem.’
Hildeon didn’t think he harbored such notions in his subconscious, so he couldn’t understand why he said it.
And so, Hestin finally asked the question that he had been postponing.
“So, what on earth happened at the temple?”
“I collapsed.”
“Huh?”
“And I met the Saintess.”
“Wha?”
Baffled by the disjointed narrative, Hestin’s face contorted.
“So, did you get caught regarding the curse? Ah, what about the High Priest? Does he know anything about the curse?”
“I didn’t get caught by the Saintess regarding the curse. The High Priest said there was no solution.”
“Huu.”
Hestin sighed, feeling conflicted.
It was a sigh mixed with relief that he hadn’t been caught by the saintess, who was notorious due to all the rumors surrounding her, and regret that the high priest had no solution.
“But you know…”
“Yes, Your Highness?”
“When the Saintess’s hand touched me, the pain temporarily disappeared.”
“What? …Truly?”
Hildeon silently nodded.
He couldn’t forget the memory of the pain disappearing when the saintess’s hand touched him at Bastion, but it could have been just a coincidence.
Therefore, he also kept that day’s events a secret from Hestin.
However…
As of today, Hildeon had gained certainty.
—Then, I’ll brush it off.
After the saintess spoke decisively, she then touched his back.
And, at that moment.
The pain suddenly dissipated like melting snow.
Just like how it did at Bastion.
Hildeon explained today’s events and even what happened at Bastion to Hestin.
“This is the second time already?”
“Yes.”
“In that case, the Saintess may become the key to breaking the curse. However…”
He paused briefly and furrowed his brows.
His normally polite expression had a different edge to it compared to Hildeon’s.
“It’s still a risky gamble. While it does alleviate the pain, we can’t be certain if it will resolve the curse itself. Betting everything on it now carries a high risk. If we’re wrong, it might just spread rumors without any substantial results.”
“I agree. That’s why I’m considering experiencing it firsthand.”
“You want to experience it?”
What exactly did he want to experience, and in what way?
Hestin inwardly sighed and scratched his nose.
‘No matter how I think about it, His Highness needs to practice choosing his words more.’
His habit of cutting important parts of his sentences often led listeners to imagine strange things.
In the meantime, Hildeon brought a document from his desk.
“This is…”
“What do you think?”
After examining the document, Hestin nodded.
“With this, we can certainly pursue a natural meeting with the Saintess.”
* * *
The next day.
Despite the early hour, I went to see the duke
It was to request his formal permission for the temporary protection of the cat.
“You want to raise the divine beast…?”
Upon hearing my request to allow the cat to be protected at the ducal residence, the duke looked a bit surprised and asked me.
I shook my head and clarified my statement.
“I’m not going to raise it, just temporarily protect it. As you can see, the cat likes me too much.”
Meow—
The cat replied as if in agreement, swaying its tail gently.
“It didn’t want to leave me. That’s why the High Priest asked if I could keep the cat in my protection, at least until it recovers.”
“But as far as I know, there has been no precedent for raising a divine beast.”
“In that case, Her Ladyship has accomplished something unprecedented. She is, after all, Ducal Lady Brietta, the Empire’s one and only Saintess.”
At the duke’s muttering, Graham, who was standing nearby, added a few words.
A faint smile crept onto the duke’s stiff face.
“Ahem. Well, that’s true.”
Mister Graham…!
I looked at Graham with eyes filled with gratitude.
He blinked and gave me a slight smile in return.
An unsaid camaraderie soared between us.
“Since it’s also approved by the temple, then do your best to protect it wholeheartedly. If you need anything, just let me know.”
“Yes. Thank you, Father.”
It was a moment of relief, with a smile on my face.
Nya!
The cat, which had been calmly in my arms until now, suddenly leaped into the air with a meow.
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