Chapter 279 – The White Lie

As I approached with footsteps from the outskirts of the academy, Rike’s head turned this way.

After that, Chloe moved her eyes in the direction Ricke was looking.

“Brother!”
“Brother!”

The two of them have no question as to why Roman is here.

Pushing away the dullness that I liked, I was just happy to see a smile come out.

“Didn’t Seria and the three of you go somewhere today?”

The dark clouds disappeared for a moment, but Rike and Chloe’s expressions became serious again.

Chloe seemed to have a very complicated head, so she opened her mouth after looking at Ricke, who had just put in the necessary information and finished the abbreviation.

“Actually, Seria is—-.”

She was not a person who showed signs of avoiding the event, and Seria, who had been waiting for the closing ceremony, did not come.

She says there are no people in the dorms either.

Surely.

Isn’t it a story that leaves an ambiguous aftertaste when you think of Seria?

“Hmm. I don’t even know where Lily’s house is…”

Lark or Chambers’ house was even less interested, so this is a really difficult case.

But it wasn’t that there wasn’t a way that popped into her head.

“Shall we stab it from where possible?”

The three people here are feeling it.

This is just one absence, so there is a strange reluctance to ignore it.

“Please… Older brother.”

The girls, who didn’t want to ask for help for fear of becoming a burden to their lovers, took Roman’s hand.

What if there was a problem with Seria’s safety? The only thing left after being late is regret.

No matter how you look at it now, it was right to receive Roman’s favor.

“Brother, where are you going? Adventurer’s Guild?”

“Not a bad choice. It takes a long time though.”

As Rike said, it is not impossible to extort gold-grade adventurer information from the adventurer’s guild.

However, this is also a picture where each other has to endure unnecessary bleeding for credit.

In the guild, it would be an extreme waste of time to attach a title that seems valid but not valid.

“Brother. Then where should we go…?”

“Don’t worry. There are ways.”

Chloe bends her pretty eyebrows in distraught, and Rike sticks out her lips like a duck in thought.

She brushed their soft hair to relieve their mood.

…

If we looked at the route we reached to the church in detail, it was quite complicated.

Lark’s Lover at the Red Anvil Forge.

It was good that she found out the lodging and room where Lark lives through Bruna.

The inside of the inn was empty, so it was the first fork in the road.

‘Adventurer’s Guild? Information guild?’

Where to go faster depends on the situation of the target.

Even though he knew that the request was cancelled, Lark left the armor to Bruna.

Since Bruna has not heard whether the reason for the cancellation is with the requester or with the party members, I cannot guarantee where she may have headed.

“…”

Coolly.

If something goes wrong with Seria, the information guild is quick.

If you can’t find it there, the route to the adventurer’s guild is a bit relieved.

– A red-haired girl with green eyes and a pink-haired woman.

She didn’t even have to go deep.

In addition, when he gave a word about his height and appearance, Seria and Lilline’s whereabouts were caught at once at the entrance of the information guild.

Toss in a silver coin to buy an eyewitness account of a pink-haired woman carrying a woman on her back to the church.

I met Ricke and Chloe, who had been waiting outside the slums, and headed to the church.

…
…

Without the help of Shuel, the nun she was now familiar with, it would have been quite difficult to find Lilline’s bed in the crowded church.

In addition, the situation of understanding what Seria is doing is over.

Ricke and Chloe were relieved that Seria’s safety was not a big problem, but their expressions were saddened by the realistic story.

‘Money was the problem.’

Eventually it.

When I thought of Seria being chased by her money, even I didn’t like the idea.

“Let’s go. We’ll see the situation.”

“Yes···!”

When I entered the hospital room, a nun who seemed to be the same age as Shuel was dozing and guarding her seat.

And next to Lilyne, who is sleeping with a frown on her face.

‘As I’ve heard, there doesn’t seem to be any trauma.’

The nun, who was sitting dozed off at her presence, lifted her head in surprise.

“Huh! Who, who are you?”

“I am related to Liline and Seria Electra. I was guided by Sister Shuel.”

“Shuel…! That’s right!”

The nun threw off her guard at the name Shuel and nodded her head with a smile.

“For now, move them to a private hospital room first.”

A fleeting moment to hand the nun her gold coin.
Her head was spinning.

Anyone could see that Lily’s condition was strange and serious.

Even so, if ordinary priests couldn’t find the cause, you should find talented priests among the priests I know.

‘The saintess is not in the church right now.’

A well-informed and experienced person capable of breaking through unknown situations, not the treatment of trauma.

‘···!’

In the past, a priest of a different kind, who had insignificant debts, flashed into his mind.

“Could you please call Priest Owen?”

When a person of far-high height was mentioned, the nun’s eyes widened round, unable to hide her emotions.

“Tongue, brother! Priest Owen… Has withdrawn from his current duties…!”

“Are you in the church?”

“That is···.”

“If you have it, don’t worry, just show it to me.”

Taking the adventurer’s card out of her arms and handing it over, the nun put it on her hand and waited for a while to see what it was.

Recognizing that the plaque was a platinum sign, she freaked out and ran out of the hospital room.

How long did she wait

She found Seria when her opinion slanted in the direction of moving after she finished treating Lilyne.

“Brother Roman…!

He opened the door and greeted the old man who entered. Not a single person was seen around him.

“Priest Owen. Long time no see.”

After exchanging greetings and even shaking hands, she pointed her gaze to the bed where Lilyne was.

“Priest. How about sharing our regards slowly?”

“All right.”

Prior to examination.

It was suggested by Owen that, just in case, after the examination, Lilyne should be moved to her private room, which was suitable for her.

Only after hearing that you know

Owen rolled up her sleeves and placed her finger on Lilyne’s forehead.

“Let’s begin.”

Brilliant light burst from the tips of his wrinkled fingers.

It is slow like a turtle, but it is a heavy movement of divine power that feels sincerity and delicacy.

It took a long time to read an entire novel to finish confirming Lily’s with Owen’s divine power.

No one left and waited patiently.

“Hmm… I understand the cause.”

Even though he was glad to know the cause, Owen’s voice was low.

I sense that Owen is also hesitant to speak out here, so he strikes the ball.

“May I listen first?”

“That’s right. We’ve given first aid, so you’ll be fine for a while.”

Certainly, Lilyne’s expression looked much more comfortable than before.

Owen moves first and moves out of his hospital room.

I raised my mouth and smiled at the two who were greatly agitated in a bad mood.

“Can you wipe Lily’s sweat and check her condition?

At the words that eased the mood, Ricke and Chloe showed weak smiles and held Roman’s hand.

“Brother. Thank you so much…”

“Thank you so much… Older brother…”

Gently pat her ass.

The two of them came to their senses and started looking for something they could each do.

‘It’s here.’

It is felt.

As I was about to leave the hospital room with Owen, Seria was outside the door at the perfect timing.

“Chloe. Let’s change clothes.”

“Because Seria thinks of her sister so badly… She might scream here when she sees what her brother is doing…”

I took a step back and headed for the door, leaving the two of them rushing to get ready, taking out patient gowns and cloths.

“I’ll meet the priest first, so if it’s too late, both of you should go to the mansion. I wrote a letter… Eclair and Alice will be waiting for you.”

Let’s finish talking.

Rattle!

Seria, who has no words, opened the door to the hospital room.

A sword he was holding with trembling hands and clear tear marks that stretched from the swollen eyes to his cheeks.

Vigor like the sun evaporated from her pupils, showing more than anything else what her mental state was like.

“School, Instructor?!”

Seria, who saw me, had rabbit eyes in surprise.

“Seria… You were worried…!!”

Chloe slipped out of the room while hugging Seria.

She’s walking down the aisles looking for Owen.

Cries erupted from inside the room and hit my ears.

*****

“Since Brother Roman is looking for me, it’s worthwhile even when I’m old.”

“I’m sorry that I dragged in a busy priest.”

“It can’t be. I’ve been sitting at my desk lately, waiting for someone to find it.”

He laughed heartily, saying that when you get old, you get lonely a lot.

Owen is a person who prefers this.

It’s not a cramped room, but a style of talking while listening to the sounds of grass insects with a cup of tea.

“How is Liline’s condition?”

“Ummm… I don’t remember seeing the same patient this time. There are less than 10 people. So it’s impossible to infer the route.”

She was a very small number considering the number of patients Owen had met as a priest all his life.

“Is it like a rare disease?”

“I don’t know if I should call it that depending on the case.”

“I’d like to hear it closely if possible.”

As if this was going to be a lengthy explanation, Owen cleared his throat.

“In fact, the examination to check the body was completed quickly. However, condensed milk could not be found, and a strong discrepancy was felt in the environment of the hospital bed. It would not make sense to say that there is no cause when the condition is like this.”

“It is.”

As Kim passed the cup of tea, Owen continued to talk behind his back.

“So I started to search all over without leaving any gaps.”

A cold sweat was still running down Owen’s brow, as if finding out the cause of Lily’s had been quite arduous.

“I could see it when I concentrated. Pretending to be nothing, pretending to be no harm, surrounded by fraud and lies, like a needle stuck in my heart. Not a lot of priests can find it.”

“Fraud and lies…?”

A word that is foreign and gets stuck in your head.

Owen asked, looking at me with a look in her eyes that contained a strength I wouldn’t expect from a wrinkled old man.

“Brother Roman. Do you know of a demon called Malphas? It’s usually a demon in the form of a crow or a man wearing jewels.”

Unlike Owen, who says that it is impossible to infer the route, she seems to know the route where this unfortunate accident occurred.

When she answered Owen’s question that she didn’t know, she answered quickly, feeling that the conversation would be lengthy.

“Sometimes I know it because I face and grapple with warlocks from time to time.”

“If so, do you know what Malphas’ power is?”

“I know it’s consecration.”

She was not a priest, but she was an adventurer. Her eyes were slightly startled at the knowledgeable answer that immediately jumped out of her mouth.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t the answer Owen wanted.

“No. That’s a black magic using the accumulated power to showcase your organs.”

“It seems that power is not the direction I think it is.”

Then he nodded.

Owen meant to speak of the source and root of the demon Malphas.

“There are two main types of characters that Malpas is aiming for in order to increase his strength in this world.”

“Liar?”

“You’re right.”

Despite the cheap words, he nodded in affirmation.

No matter how much I think about it, it seems that the number of all cases goes into this word ‘liar’.

I couldn’t come up with a word or example that really touched my heart, so I asked for the correct answer.

“And what about the other one?”

“The other one is also the same answer.”

“…?”

“You’re a liar.”

A person who commits fraud and lies as if eating a meal with malicious intent.

This, of course, must be the number one sprout and talent that Malpas wants.

And, ironically, the second case.

Those who are in the habit of telling lies with good intentions are also rarely targeted by Malphas.

Even if you are uncomfortable, you live with the words that it’s okay to fear that others will be harmed.

A person who tells white lies that do not harm others.

“It goes without saying that malphas’s strength lies with malicious intent. It’s true that he lied even with good intentions, so it means that all responsibility lies with you.”

“Your understanding is correct. We may see it as a good deed, but the result is the same.”

“Then Lily’s…”

“Maybe it’s not both. There’s a good chance it’s one of the two. I’m new to Brother Lilyne Electra, so I don’t have any judgment.”

In the end, he was telling me to think about who Lilyne belonged to.

What do you think about

I can be confident even if I bring the contract and judge whether my remarks are false.

“I’d bet it’s the latter.”

Owen looked me in the eye and smiled with a mouth hidden behind her beard.

You’re satisfied with the answer.

“…I didn’t intend to decide whether or not to receive treatment based on the answer, but to say that I was following the goddess made my cunning and old heart feel a little lighter.”

“Then, would it be possible to heal if Priest Owen stepped forward?”

I asked the most important thing without missing the remarks that jumped on the positive atmosphere.

As he brushed his graying beard, he recalled the experience of treating the same case in the past.

“Umm… Even if the possibility is high, I’m looking at it at about half.”

Half as high.

I couldn’t help it if I had to expect it right away, but thanks to Owen’s treatment, Lilyne seemed to have time to spare.

“Is there any way to increase the odds of successful treatment even a little more?”

“…”

After emptying the hot tea at once and drying his beard, Owen began to suggest several ways.