The next day.
We got on the carriage as soon as the sun rose.
“Why on earth are you in such a hurry! You haven’t even digested breakfast yet, what’s so urgent about it!”
Delton transformed into a white cat, lay on my lap, and complained.
“It’s urgent. This time, we have to go to Hetaipe. It’s the northernmost part of the empire, three days away by carriage from here! We’re not in a position to take our time.”
“No matter what, it’s like that. What if this body gets sick!”
I gently stroked Delton's furry chin to soothe his still-pouting lips.
Then, Delton forgot all about his temper and lifted his chin up, making a grunting sound.
'Yeah. I guess he's going to die.'
Having once been a cat myself, I knew very well what felines liked to be touched and how to make them lose their minds.
Perhaps by now, Delton has forgotten all his grievances and has become a slave to my touch.
'Haha. I also lost my mind because of this touch...'
I was absentmindedly glancing at the Crown Prince, and for a moment, I flinched and my shoulders shook.
As soon as my eyes met with his, I remembered what had happened in the backyard of the Ibis Temple and a heat rushed to my face.
'Oh, I just thought of it for no reason.'
I hastily turned away from his gaze and asked the Marquis without thinking.
“Hey, you said that the holy relic we’re going to meet this time is Netanya?”
"Yes."
“Hmm. This is the first time I’ve heard that name. Who are she? If you want to like Netanya, I think it would be a good idea to study a bit in advance.”
“Hmm. Well.”
The Marquis' eyebrows rose slightly as if he was pondering.
“My mother said that she had a rather cheerful personality.”
“A cheerful personality?”
“Yes. Unlike the three serious angels, she was very bright and cheerful. She was a bit of a tomboy, so she got into a lot of trouble. Is that right?”
Chihara nodded in response to the Marquis' question.
“Yes. She disobeyed the rules made by Hedel and roamed the human world in human form. She even fell in love with a human and looked after him, which got her scolded by Hethel.”
“An angel fell in love with a human?”
My eyes widened.
They say that the goddess had intercourse with a human and gave birth to Bayen, and now even her confidants?
Of course, there is no reason why it shouldn't be so, but it's ridiculous for noble beings to be connected with mere creatures.
Chihara shrugged his shoulders as I couldn't hide my surprise.
“Well, we are the ones who help the goddess and take care of humans, so sometimes you end up finding someone you particularly like.”
Well, come to think of it, Chihara had a connection with Reese too.
Considering that he refused to accompany me on my journey for the goddess, using the excuse that he had to take care of the child, even if it wasn't love, it must have been a feeling that was just as deep.
When I think about it that way, I nod my head in understanding.
“But that guy is too much. She loves humans too much. She falls in love with humans so often that she forgets her duty, to the point that Hethel blocks her from using her power in the human world. Just from what I know...!”
One, two, three, four.
Chihara's face began to distort as he counted the number of accidents in Netanya with his oily fingers.
He had a very disgusted expression on his face.
He folded all ten of his fingers and then unfolded them again, then sighed deeply as if to say, "That's enough."
“Still, it’s to your advantage that Netanya loves humans. It means that it won’t be difficult to gain power.”
“Besides, it will be easier since you have the stigmata of the goddess.”
Bayen added.
“That’s right. How fortunate I am that Lord Netanya loves humans so much.”
I was smiling happily, thinking that it wouldn't be that difficult this time either, but then stopped when the Crown Prince suddenly asked me a question.
“But is the restriction that prevents you from using your power in the human world limited to the past days of the Archangel? I wonder if there are any problems using your power now.”
It was a sharp question.
As I looked between Bayen and Chihara with nervous eyes, Chihara answered.
“Since Hethel has not said anything else, the restrictions will still be in effect. That guy will still be unable to exert any power in the human world.”
“Huh? Then there’s no reason to invite Netanya!”
Why would you go to a holy relic that has no powers? And it takes three days by carriage to get there!
As I looked at him with a dumbfounded gaze, Chihara waved his hand as if to say that it was okay.
“Don’t worry. It is the power of the Goddess that is blocking Netanya’s power. If you, the Saintess who has received the will of the Goddess, have permission, then it is completely possible.”
“Oh, then that’s good.”
Feeling relieved by Chihara's words, I smiled brightly again.
Now that the only difficult problem has been solved, the Netanya case should not be difficult.
But I was overlooking it.
I, Shayne Veloce, have a filthy, unlucky fate.
We sat in our carriage all day, spent the night at an inn in a nearby village when the sun was setting, and set off at daybreak the next day, repeating this process for three whole days.
We arrived at Getafe just as the sun was setting.
What greeted me as I got off the carriage was the main gate of Count Ganeth's residence.
“Hmm. Ganeth.”
Although it was a noble family from a remote area, it was a surname I had heard of quite a lot.
No citizen of the Empire did not know about Deron Ganeth, the hero of the Empire who annihilated the barbarians who invaded the weakened Empire eight years ago.
'It was thanks to his merit that the Ganeth family, who were once nameless Barons in the frontier, became Counts.'
It was a huge reward, as the title jumped by two levels.
Of course, he deserved it, but... the problem is that Deron Ganeth passed away in a carriage accident not long after receiving the Baronetcy.
'I risked my life to receive this reward, but I can't even enjoy it and die.'
It was truly a pity that even the young successor died of illness not long after.
Tsk, I clicked my tongue and asked the Marquis.
“Are you really saying that Lord Netanya is here?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Hmm. I wonder how you ended up settling down in a noble family...”
Are you perhaps connected to humans like Chihara? If you refuse to go like Chihara, it will be annoying.
I scratched my cheek as if embarrassed, then quickly shook my head.
'No. Netanya said he couldn't use her power in the inheritance.'
As I was trying to shake off the anxiety that was creeping up on me, the front door of the mansion suddenly opened wide, and a tall man as tall as a pole came running out.
“Oh my, welcome. Your Highness the Crown Prince and the Saintess. My name is Kiraz Ganeth. I apologize for not being able to greet you earlier since you have come this far.”
It seemed that he was the younger brother who succeeded to the Earldom after Deron Garneth.
The Crown Prince took a step forward and held out his hand.
“No. It’s our fault for coming without notice. You must have been very surprised.”
“Oh my. Why are you saying such things? It’s always an honor to have you two come visit me. I guess I’m really lucky today, hehe.”
The Count, who was bowing excessively, holding the Crown Prince's hand tightly with both hands, glanced up and looked at us.
“But why did your noble people come all the way to such a remote place...”
“Actually, we are currently touring the country. We are checking on the imperial people who have been affected by the disaster.”
“Oh my. I see. You do all that yourself. You are truly admirable, Your Highness.”
The Crown Prince, who had been staring blankly at the Count who was applauding with admiration, began to slowly start to cheat.
“Hmm. I was originally planning to rest in the next town, but there was some trouble with the carriage. I don’t think I’ll be able to find an inn to stay in right now, so I’d like to ask for your help. Is that okay?”
“Yes, yes! I am grateful that such a high-ranking person is staying at our residence. Come, please eat quickly. Although it is not enough, I will serve you with all my heart.”
“Thank you.”
We followed the Count into the main gate.
'Where is our Netanya?'
As I kept turning my head to see if Chihara, who was a colleague of the goddess's favorite, might show up, I suddenly felt something strange.
'Why does the air feel so murky?'
The air that had been fine when I was in the village started to feel worse the more I went inside the mansion.
'Are you burning something?'
But no matter how much I looked around, I couldn't see any smoke that would come from an incinerator.
'Is it because I'm in a bad mood?'
It was at that time that I was tilting my head.
"Ah!"
For a moment, I felt a splitting headache, lost my balance, and fell to the floor.
“Shaynr!”
I lost consciousness as I felt the image of the Crown Prince running towards me with a surprised expression on his face fading away.
We got on the carriage as soon as the sun rose.
“Why on earth are you in such a hurry! You haven’t even digested breakfast yet, what’s so urgent about it!”
Delton transformed into a white cat, lay on my lap, and complained.
“It’s urgent. This time, we have to go to Hetaipe. It’s the northernmost part of the empire, three days away by carriage from here! We’re not in a position to take our time.”
“No matter what, it’s like that. What if this body gets sick!”
I gently stroked Delton's furry chin to soothe his still-pouting lips.
Then, Delton forgot all about his temper and lifted his chin up, making a grunting sound.
'Yeah. I guess he's going to die.'
Having once been a cat myself, I knew very well what felines liked to be touched and how to make them lose their minds.
Perhaps by now, Delton has forgotten all his grievances and has become a slave to my touch.
'Haha. I also lost my mind because of this touch...'
I was absentmindedly glancing at the Crown Prince, and for a moment, I flinched and my shoulders shook.
As soon as my eyes met with his, I remembered what had happened in the backyard of the Ibis Temple and a heat rushed to my face.
'Oh, I just thought of it for no reason.'
I hastily turned away from his gaze and asked the Marquis without thinking.
“Hey, you said that the holy relic we’re going to meet this time is Netanya?”
"Yes."
“Hmm. This is the first time I’ve heard that name. Who are she? If you want to like Netanya, I think it would be a good idea to study a bit in advance.”
“Hmm. Well.”
The Marquis' eyebrows rose slightly as if he was pondering.
“My mother said that she had a rather cheerful personality.”
“A cheerful personality?”
“Yes. Unlike the three serious angels, she was very bright and cheerful. She was a bit of a tomboy, so she got into a lot of trouble. Is that right?”
Chihara nodded in response to the Marquis' question.
“Yes. She disobeyed the rules made by Hedel and roamed the human world in human form. She even fell in love with a human and looked after him, which got her scolded by Hethel.”
“An angel fell in love with a human?”
My eyes widened.
They say that the goddess had intercourse with a human and gave birth to Bayen, and now even her confidants?
Of course, there is no reason why it shouldn't be so, but it's ridiculous for noble beings to be connected with mere creatures.
Chihara shrugged his shoulders as I couldn't hide my surprise.
“Well, we are the ones who help the goddess and take care of humans, so sometimes you end up finding someone you particularly like.”
Well, come to think of it, Chihara had a connection with Reese too.
Considering that he refused to accompany me on my journey for the goddess, using the excuse that he had to take care of the child, even if it wasn't love, it must have been a feeling that was just as deep.
When I think about it that way, I nod my head in understanding.
“But that guy is too much. She loves humans too much. She falls in love with humans so often that she forgets her duty, to the point that Hethel blocks her from using her power in the human world. Just from what I know...!”
One, two, three, four.
Chihara's face began to distort as he counted the number of accidents in Netanya with his oily fingers.
He had a very disgusted expression on his face.
He folded all ten of his fingers and then unfolded them again, then sighed deeply as if to say, "That's enough."
“Still, it’s to your advantage that Netanya loves humans. It means that it won’t be difficult to gain power.”
“Besides, it will be easier since you have the stigmata of the goddess.”
Bayen added.
“That’s right. How fortunate I am that Lord Netanya loves humans so much.”
I was smiling happily, thinking that it wouldn't be that difficult this time either, but then stopped when the Crown Prince suddenly asked me a question.
“But is the restriction that prevents you from using your power in the human world limited to the past days of the Archangel? I wonder if there are any problems using your power now.”
It was a sharp question.
As I looked between Bayen and Chihara with nervous eyes, Chihara answered.
“Since Hethel has not said anything else, the restrictions will still be in effect. That guy will still be unable to exert any power in the human world.”
“Huh? Then there’s no reason to invite Netanya!”
Why would you go to a holy relic that has no powers? And it takes three days by carriage to get there!
As I looked at him with a dumbfounded gaze, Chihara waved his hand as if to say that it was okay.
“Don’t worry. It is the power of the Goddess that is blocking Netanya’s power. If you, the Saintess who has received the will of the Goddess, have permission, then it is completely possible.”
“Oh, then that’s good.”
Feeling relieved by Chihara's words, I smiled brightly again.
Now that the only difficult problem has been solved, the Netanya case should not be difficult.
But I was overlooking it.
I, Shayne Veloce, have a filthy, unlucky fate.
***
We sat in our carriage all day, spent the night at an inn in a nearby village when the sun was setting, and set off at daybreak the next day, repeating this process for three whole days.
We arrived at Getafe just as the sun was setting.
What greeted me as I got off the carriage was the main gate of Count Ganeth's residence.
“Hmm. Ganeth.”
Although it was a noble family from a remote area, it was a surname I had heard of quite a lot.
No citizen of the Empire did not know about Deron Ganeth, the hero of the Empire who annihilated the barbarians who invaded the weakened Empire eight years ago.
'It was thanks to his merit that the Ganeth family, who were once nameless Barons in the frontier, became Counts.'
It was a huge reward, as the title jumped by two levels.
Of course, he deserved it, but... the problem is that Deron Ganeth passed away in a carriage accident not long after receiving the Baronetcy.
'I risked my life to receive this reward, but I can't even enjoy it and die.'
It was truly a pity that even the young successor died of illness not long after.
Tsk, I clicked my tongue and asked the Marquis.
“Are you really saying that Lord Netanya is here?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“Hmm. I wonder how you ended up settling down in a noble family...”
Are you perhaps connected to humans like Chihara? If you refuse to go like Chihara, it will be annoying.
I scratched my cheek as if embarrassed, then quickly shook my head.
'No. Netanya said he couldn't use her power in the inheritance.'
As I was trying to shake off the anxiety that was creeping up on me, the front door of the mansion suddenly opened wide, and a tall man as tall as a pole came running out.
“Oh my, welcome. Your Highness the Crown Prince and the Saintess. My name is Kiraz Ganeth. I apologize for not being able to greet you earlier since you have come this far.”
It seemed that he was the younger brother who succeeded to the Earldom after Deron Garneth.
The Crown Prince took a step forward and held out his hand.
“No. It’s our fault for coming without notice. You must have been very surprised.”
“Oh my. Why are you saying such things? It’s always an honor to have you two come visit me. I guess I’m really lucky today, hehe.”
The Count, who was bowing excessively, holding the Crown Prince's hand tightly with both hands, glanced up and looked at us.
“But why did your noble people come all the way to such a remote place...”
“Actually, we are currently touring the country. We are checking on the imperial people who have been affected by the disaster.”
“Oh my. I see. You do all that yourself. You are truly admirable, Your Highness.”
The Crown Prince, who had been staring blankly at the Count who was applauding with admiration, began to slowly start to cheat.
“Hmm. I was originally planning to rest in the next town, but there was some trouble with the carriage. I don’t think I’ll be able to find an inn to stay in right now, so I’d like to ask for your help. Is that okay?”
“Yes, yes! I am grateful that such a high-ranking person is staying at our residence. Come, please eat quickly. Although it is not enough, I will serve you with all my heart.”
“Thank you.”
We followed the Count into the main gate.
'Where is our Netanya?'
As I kept turning my head to see if Chihara, who was a colleague of the goddess's favorite, might show up, I suddenly felt something strange.
'Why does the air feel so murky?'
The air that had been fine when I was in the village started to feel worse the more I went inside the mansion.
'Are you burning something?'
But no matter how much I looked around, I couldn't see any smoke that would come from an incinerator.
'Is it because I'm in a bad mood?'
It was at that time that I was tilting my head.
"Ah!"
For a moment, I felt a splitting headache, lost my balance, and fell to the floor.
“Shaynr!”
I lost consciousness as I felt the image of the Crown Prince running towards me with a surprised expression on his face fading away.
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