Hush Now, Saintess! - Chapter 95
Chapter 95
Translator: Yonnee
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The explanation the priestess subsequently provided was as follows:
Her name was Hamelle.
After leaving the magic tower, she had nowhere to go for a while.
Typically, mages prepared before leaving the Magic Tower, but she impulsively rushed out with nothing.
Wandering for a day or two, she came across a flyer on a street tree.
[ We lend money. ]
At this point in the explanation, Roella got a foreboding feeling.
A flyer carelessly stuck on a street tree?
‘Anyone could see that’s suspicious.’
However, Hamelle, having lived only in the magic tower, knew nothing about the ways of the world.
“So, you went and borrowed money?”
“Yes! Since I had nothing to offer as collateral, they suggested using a magic dependency contract as collateral! But then, a few days later when I needed magic, they wanted me to make some strange potion!”
Dear lord.
“So, did you make it?”
“No! I may be naive, but I’m not that naive.”
That was a relief.
Regardless of it being a condition of the contract, involvement in a crime would have made it difficult to avoid punishment.
“But when I refused the offer, they threatened me with the dependency contract and prevented me from using magic. If I say I can’t make money without magic, they insist on making the potion. So…”
“You got a job at the temple?”
“Exactly! My mother was a priestess. Thanks to that, I was born with some divine power. The temple will hire you if you have even a little divine power.”
…Hamelle probably shouldn’t have left the magic tower.
What’s there to do with this naive person who barely knows how to navigate the world.
As someone who has grappled with life’s harshness, all Roella could do was sigh.
It wasn’t pathetic.
Finding a way, settling down, and staying out of bad things are commendable.
But, it’s like…
Like an 8-year-old running away from home with just a single dollar in hand.
“No, wait a minute.”
“Yes?”
At this point, Roella realized something strange.
If she’s forbidden from using her magic freely…
“How did you make this statue?”
“Ah, I paid someone to make it!”
“……?”
Seeing Roella’s puzzled look, Hamelle kindly explained.
“It’s not that I can’t use magic at all! Instead, if I use magic, the debt automatically increases. That’s why I just choose not to use it.”
“So, you borrowed more money to make this?”
“That’s right!”
“…Why?”
“Well, I really wanted to immortalize Your Ladyship’s face in a sculpture!”
Ah, this crazy little…
But unaware of Roella’s astonishment, Hamelle began a fervent praise.
“The moment I first saw Your Ladyship, I was spellbound. Ah, this is it. This is truly a national treasure-level beauty! Not recording this face would be a global loss!”
“Enough about that!”
Roella’s face flushed red as she hurriedly changed the subject.
‘To say such things in front of the person herself.’
Such embarrassment was truly a rarity for her.
Having seen all sorts of things in her past life, this was a new experience.
Roella fanned her heated face, trying to regain her composure.
“Do you have the contract with you?”
“I have a copy. The original is kept by them.”
Hamel reached into the pouch from which she had earlier pulled out the statue.
Soon, a crisp contract appeared.
“Here you go.”
Roella carefully read through the contract Hamel handed her.
After reading it, she was dumbfounded.
‘What is this trashy contract?’
As expected, the contract reeked of exploitation everywhere.
The worst part was the interest rate.
“You borrowed 10 million shillings, and the interest is 15 million shillings?”
What kind of miraculous calculation was this?
It’s like just breathing would increase the debt significantly.
It seemed that the lenders had taken full advantage of the naive mage who came to borrow money.
‘This place is overflowing with swindlers.’
That organ dealer, that jeweler, that guy Charon, and now this loan shark?
In her past life and now, bad guys were everywhere.
Roella pondered for a moment.
She could pay off the 25 million shillings herself.
After all, wasn’t investing necessary when scouting talent?
However, handing over this money directly to a criminal was another matter…
“Filing a complaint would be useless, I assume.”
“Probably. I checked too late, but they’ve been reported several times already. The officials investigated each time, but nothing came of it.”
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