novelraw Chapter 295
Chapter 295
"Nice to meet you, you must be Saint Clael. I am Adriard Saintlogue. I've come from the Holy Nation of Shinecross."A boy with medium-length hair in a bluish-silver hue... Adriard Saintlogue had arrived at the chapel in the shrine and greeted them politely.
The bishop, one year younger than Reina, who was sitting on the sofa in the reception room, had a gentle and friendly-looking face.
Behind Adriard stood two Temple Knights, wearing concerned expressions as if worried about the boy.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Clael Byrne."
"Saint Burn, right? The guardian saint of Education."
"Ah, so you knew... Of course you would."
For Clael to be officially recognized as a Saint, he had received approval from the Holy Nation of Shinecross.
It might have been part of a scheme to curry favor with Reina and lure the Saint to their country... but the recognition had gone through formal procedures.
"Thank you for your support at that time."
"There's no need to humble yourself before someone like me. As a Saint, your position is far above that of a mere bishop like me."
As he spoke, Adriard stepped down to the floor and knelt.
"It is an honor to meet a living saint like this."
"No, please don't do that. Don't kneel there like that!"
Adriard was that kind of boy.
His faith was extremely strong, and he would suddenly kneel and pray even to Reina upon their first meeting.
"A-Adriard..."
"Please stand. You'll soil your garments..."
The two guards also hurriedly tried to get Adriard to stand up.
In the game, both of them were nameless background characters, but they might have suffered the most from this kneeling-prone boy.
"Kuma~"
Carrying a tray with tea into the reception room, a bear plushie entered.
"Oh... the plushie is moving. This must be the miracle of the Saint..."
"Kuma!?"
He knelt and began praying toward the bear.
Startled by the sudden action, the bear nearly dropped the tray.
(With Gieville and a plushie, and now me... I can only imagine how it'll go when he meets Reina.)
"I told you, stop that!"
"Wait, why is the plushie moving in the first place!?"
The Temple Knights' reactions were refreshingly genuine.
While it was becoming normal in this shrine, a moving plushie was, by all accounts, an abnormal phenomenon.
"Oh... pardon me. Witnessing the miracle of the Saint, I seem to have gotten a bit too excited."
Adriard stood up and cleared his throat awkwardly.
"I plan to stay in this town for a few days before returning to the royal capital. I'll visit the cardinal at the Grand Shrine and then head back to my country. I believe I'll be studying at the Royal Academy this spring, so I look forward to it."
"You're not going to see Reina before you go?"
"No... It seems the Saint is busy with the New Year's worshippers. I couldn't possibly trouble her just for someone like me."
"Oh..."
Such gentlemanly conduct.
Having seen nothing but the selfishness of the main characters so far, it was a bit disarming.
"If fate allows, perhaps we'll meet at the academy. I'll look forward to that time."
"Yes... I also work as a teacher at the academy, so until then..."
It might have been the first time he shook hands with a proper main character, and that day, they parted ways.
Adriard led his Temple Knight guards and left the shrine.
"Ooh... what a holy sight. No matter how many times I see it, it's magnificent...!"
"Repent, and you shall be saved!"
"W-Wait, stop! Adriard!"
"Don't kneel before a naked man! You're the Pope's son!"
"............"
From beyond the closed doors of the shrine, such voices could be heard.
"Another weirdo has appeared..."
"Lord Clael, is something the matter? It looked like you had a guest..."
Reina, who had been attending to the townsfolk, arrived and tilted her head curiously.
"You'll find out soon enough. For now, just don't go outside..."
"Huh?"
To keep Reina from seeing the scene outside, Clael stood in front of the door to block her view.
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