chapter 195
195 – Part 2 Episode 24, Sister
A month has already passed since the chaos was resealed.
A month passed really slowly when I was working, but when I was resting, it went by so quickly that I couldn’t believe that a month had already passed.
Well… it doesn’t change anything just because I don’t believe it.
It is said that the reserve priests who were admitted during the month we were on break were discharged yesterday, so the reserve priests will be admitted again today.
Then we will take care of those prospective priests again…
Wow… this repeats indefinitely once every two months?
“It’s already hard…”
“Let’s stop yelling and leave quickly… What will you say if we’re late?”
Even though he felt like he was going to die from exhaustion, Dave said he would fight and let’s go.
It looked quite dangerous, with not only dark circles on the face but also an abyss visible.
In comparison, Eri is getting angry.
Even her skin was shiny and shiny, making her look like a succubus who had eaten vital energy.
What on earth happened?
While I was resting, Dave…
Huh?
I’m sure you were there…
Where have you been?
Clearly, when I looked back to where Eri was standing just moments ago, Eri was no longer there.
“Your Majesty, if you don’t leave early, you might be late.”
“Wow…what a surprise…”
“Why are you doing that?”
“Oh…no…”
As I was looking around to see where on earth I had teleported, I suddenly heard a voice next to me.
It was so sudden that I thought my heart would drop.
Eri uses the same method that Etheria used to surprise me.
Is the problem me, who always gets bullied, or is Eri, who learned it, the problem?
“Well…then let’s leave.”
Well, now is not the time.
We said hello to the maids and went out to the entrance.
“Your Majesty, are you going to work?”
The people who spoke at the entrance were knights who guard our house 24 hours a day.
We shift shifts once a month, but these guys shift shifts once every four months.
When I think about it that way, I feel both thankful and sorry.
I need to treat myself to a proper meal again tonight.
“A month has already passed.”
“I see. Then, please come back.”
“I’ll be back. Ah, the knights are having dinner with us tonight.”
“Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Since the knights cook and eat their own food, the quality is always ambiguous.
So, when we ask them to eat together, they are very happy.
Our maids lack nothing in their food.
We should give maids a generous bonus this month and provide them with more vacation time.
“Elvin.”
As I left the house and was walking towards the church headquarters, Dave who was next to me spoke to me.
This guy always says unnecessary things, but when he calls my name and asks questions, most of them are more serious than I thought, so I tend to listen with all my heart.
This guy is also my subordinate.
It is also the duty of a superior to accept questions from subordinates with all sincerity.
“why?”
“You’ve always been kind and gentle to people? How on earth can you do that?”
“Me? Am I that kind?”
I’ve never thought of myself as being particularly kind.
On the contrary, there are many cases where people are asked to do work, and there are also cases where they skip it because it is annoying.
In particular, the people who are greatly affected by my laziness are the guardian priests.
Since I have so many troublesome things to do, don’t you just ask me to do it here and there?
“What? If I’m dissatisfied with what you’re told, there’s nothing I can do in this world?”
“That’s too presumptuous.”
“Oba, what… What are you asking me to do is report work or check schedules? Or something like sending a note to the church headquarters and coming back.”
“Isn’t that annoying?”
If I’m annoying, it’s bound to be annoying to other people too.
Recently, I have been able to use various types of magic, so it is said that the inconvenience has decreased a bit, but most of the annoying work is left to the helper priests.
Regarding the hot water in our bathroom…
That’s beside the point since Stella, who is in charge of heating our bathtub, does most of the work.
However, Dave doesn’t seem to think so.
It seemed like he recognized that what I was being asked to do was something he had to do.
“In the first place, the priest who serves is the priest who constantly does such things?”
Is that so?
Now that I think about it…
In the first place, Priest Subal was the one who did that.
“Think about the priests who serve the saint. They work hard and follow the saint every day, and even when they come home, they have to do all the work the saint tells them to do, so they have a much harder time than ordinary priests.”
“hmm….”
“We are much better in that regard. Dave, you don’t have to do too much.”
So, Eri, Aria, Cain, Ether, and others who were next to us all nodded.
And Dave is trying hard to argue to me that this is what people call kindness.
“So… Dave, you want to say that I’m kind for making him do less work?”
“Well, there’s that too… Considering your status, the fact that we can treat you so comfortably is proof that you are very kind.”
My identity…?
The saint’s husband, the hero of the religious world and this world, and the reincarnation of King Jin, the hero who protected the world.
Plus, the Pope’s son-in-law.
A man who discovered land for the largest city in neutral territory.
And a low-level priest at the church headquarters.
The last one doesn’t seem like much, but I guess that’s because the rest are huge.
But this guy, Dave… why is he praising me all of a sudden?
I’m anxious because I can’t eat it normally.
It’s a little confusing because he shows his dissatisfaction even if you treat him well normally.
Are you trying to stab me in the back?
“It’s just a compliment, guy.”
Then Dave laughed and gave me a hard slap on the shoulder.
You must be embarrassed to ask for no reason.
***
As I look at the prospective priests pouring in, my face lights up.
Last time there was a ridiculous number of 150 people, but this time there were only about 50 people, which is an extremely normal number.
1/3.
Of course, it would be much more comfortable than taking care of 150 people.
And another advantage.
No, does this have a downside?
Of course, it would be much more comfortable than taking care of 150 people. And another advantage. No, does this have a downside? The difference between these preliminary priests and the last preliminary priests.
And another advantage.
No, is this also a disadvantage?
Strangely, all of the prospective priests this time were women.
They are all minors too.
“Just by looking at it, there are no girls over the age of 20…”
“Why are minors suddenly acting like this?”
Of course, it is not strange that there are many minors.
Anyone over the age of 7 can become a priest.
Because the position of the religious denomination is that there are no restrictions on those who serve God.
However, as expected, only a certain number of people are too young, and they are trained separately and then become priests when they are about 12 years old.
It doesn’t have much to do with the current situation.
Even though the prospective priests in front of us were minors, they all looked to be over 15 years old.
But… why are there so many minors?
And they’re all women.
“I heard that priests will be placed in the Jinwang Temple, the Saint Maiden Temple, and the Great Sage Temple?”
“Um… wasn’t there originally a priest in charge there?”
As far as I know, it is managed by priests.
Hmm… I don’t know what the hell is.
“Well… what we educate will be no different…”
All we have to do is raise them into priests who can serve one person.
Mmmmm.
“Okay then, let’s move.”
“””””yes!”””””
For a moment, Eri was startled.
I thought he would give a smooth answer like last time, but he reacted differently than I expected.
A concise answer to a loud voice.
what?
Usually, there are only about 2 or 3 prospective priests who give off this ace vibe.
Everyone here felt like an ace.
There isn’t a single person in the wrong class…
Isn’t it?
Is it just a case of dissipation?
Last time, there was a low-level b*stard who was harassing Aria, so I gave him a good fuck.
Is there no such guy this time…?
*
First, after allocating rooms to the prospective priests, the priests came to visit.
The priests were busy working after having a simple hot corn potage soup for breakfast.
As soon as he saw me, he lowered his head.
These people are also one of the few people who know that I am the reincarnation of ‘Jin King’.
“Priest, it seems that these prospective priests are different from the last priests?”
“Do you think so, Your Majesty? Actually, these prospective priests are nuns from various places.”
“Nuns?”
The nuns came here to become priests?
why?
You may think that priests and nuns are similar or the same, but they are completely different.
A nun is a woman who has consecrated herself to God, sacrificing herself to leave behind and bear witness to the world how beautiful God’s love is.
However, priests are ministers of the word of God.
He is an agent and leader who leads the world that God wants to create.
A nun is someone who gives everything to God.
A priest is someone who becomes God’s representative and changes the world.
But suddenly, nuns came to receive training to become priests?