I was praying fervently to Magnus.

Kik, the closed door of the prayer room opened and the priests entered.

They found me sitting in the prayer room and stopped.

“Oh, Priest Sonia is here.”

"hello? Priest Sonia.”

I heard my name and opened my eyes. The priests who made eye contact with me grinned.

They were apprentice priests whom I had met a few times.

"hello. Priests.”

The two priests greeted me with wide smiles.

“Hey, you accepted our greetings.”

“Priest Sonia, is that rumor true?”

The two priests' eyes twinkled.

After Schwarz's visit, other priests began to treat me like a celebrity.

The only priest with healing powers, and for sending back the ferocious Schwarz.

They asked one of two things.

“What rumor are you talking about?”

“You mean that Priest Sonia sent back Grand Duke Lundmeer?”

"Right. It is said that the Archduke confessed all his sins and was reincarnated. And in just 3 minutes!”

“Even the high-ranking priests will not be able to repent of their sins at once. Even the opponent was Archduke Lundmere, the mad dog of the Empire, said to be heinous!”

“I wonder how you persuaded the Grand Duke!”

No, what are you talking about!

'Reincarnation? Do you regret your sins?’

Running an assassination squad, he killed anyone who threatened him without mice or birds.

“I just killed the one who aimed the sword first.”

Far from regretting, he was always confident.

Rumors of serving Schwarz with tea seem to be getting exaggerated.

Unlike the last visit, the fact that he returned to the house was also a big part.

Rumors grew for nothing, and it didn't seem like a good thing to go into Schwarz's ears, so I decided to rectify the mistake.

“All I did was serve the Grand Duke tea until the end of the convention.”

Not sure if my answer was satisfactory, the priests tilted their heads.

“It’s strange. There's no way Archduke Lundmeer would have gone home after drinking just a cup of tea.”

"Right. Last time, there was a lot of fuss about cutting off the head of the priest who guided him.”

“The paladin commander said it was enough to fix it and send it back.”

They were talking about how Schwarz, who was treated badly as an illegitimate child, ran wildly claiming to tear the priest to death.

“I only served tea. The taste was satisfactory, he drank one drink and gone.”

"really?"

She also said other facts with burdensome eyes.

"…… I even became a conversation partner. It wasn’t a prayer, it was a normal conversation.”

The priests' eyes shone even more at that story.

“Then the Archduke was not in love with Priest Sonia, was it?”

“Yeah, that’s it!”

Why is the story popping up like this?

“No, there is no way. never."

“Aww, be humble. Can't he just go back to a cup of tea? It is clear that he fell in love with Priest Sonia at first sight.”

It seems to get weirder the more we talk about it.

While in trouble, the door to the prayer room opened and a new priest appeared.

Judging from the priest's uniform, it was said that he was a cardinal. Me and all the priests in the prayer room bowed their heads.

The cardinal opened his mouth.

“Are you Sonia Priest?”

"yes."

“The Holy Spirit is looking for you. Go to Seonghwangcheong. I will guide you.”

Nice timing!

There was a corner to escape from a difficult situation.

The priests who were having a conversation covered their mouths with one hand in surprise and looked at me intently.

Ah, there seems to be a new misunderstanding.

Please don't imagine weird!

***

After Sonia headed to Seonghwangcheong, the remaining priests exchanged ideas with each other.

“Did you hear it?”

“Yes, I heard it Seonghwangcheong. clearly."

“Priest Sonia will soon become an official priest. I think she is going to be affiliated with Seonghwangcheong.”

“Because she even had rare healing powers!”

“Seonghwangcheong is looking for talented people!”

They whispered so that only each other could hear them, but they could all be heard because the prayer room was so quiet.

In the meantime, several new priests had entered the prayer room.

One of the priests who had been listening to them intervened.

“Priests. What the hell are you talking about?”

“Priest Leia.”

Leia, like Sonia, came from an imperial nobility.

She was also one of the apprentice priests, whom she was about to officially promote this time.

“Tell me one more time what you just said.”

“Oh, you’re talking about Priest Sonia?”

"yes."

The two priests, who were talking about Sonia, looked at each other.

‘If I had known that Priest Leia had come in, I wouldn’t have told...!’

She didn't like an apprentice priest who was superior to her because she was very competitive. So she got rid of her rivals in all sorts of ways.

Most of the priests were commoners, so she couldn't stand the fact that she came from a family of marquis of the Empire.

Priests caught by Leia suffered all kinds of harm and were often expelled from temple.

"…… It wasn't a story...… .”

“Don’t turn around, tell me right now!”

After a bit of a guess, Leia got angry.

Frightened by her torch, the priest opened his mouth.

“…… A little while ago, Cardinal took Priest Sonia to Seonghwangcheong.”

Leia's expression became more serious.

It seemed that Leia's next target was decided by being Sonia.

This is all he know, but somehow he felt like she was going to ask him to tell her more.

“Hey, we’ll go back to our room.”

The priests left Leia and ran away.

Left alone, Leia chewed her lower lip.

She herself was the daughter of a marquis family. She was treated like she had to be herself. She's not just the count's daughter!

‘How much money our family donated!’

The amount of money spent to reduce the period of training as an apprentice priest was quite substantial.

Naturally, she was going to have the highest position among the apprentice priests of this generation due to the highest evaluation.

The current chief was herself.

However, at this rate, Sonia might have taken the lead, and she might have been seated in the second seat.

Seeing that she found her in her sanctuary, it certainly seems like she treats her Sonia more.

‘I don’t even have the ability!’

No matter how precious the healing properties are, they are useless unless they are finally awakened.

Small wounds will heal on the way to Seongguk for treatment!

In that case, it is much more effective to apply holy water to the wound.

Leia often ran into Sonia.

She didn't seem to have any other special strengths.

‘Did you donate more money than me?’

It's not as rich as hers, but the Count of Tiodore is also quite wealthy.

Whatever it was, it was an insult to receive a lower rating than the Count Young miss.

There are still a few days left until the formal priesthood ceremony.

She should use the numbers in it to cancel Sonia's promotion.

‘I’ll use my hands too, but I’ll have to ask my brother too.’

***

On the way to Seonghwangcheong, the cardinal who came to pick me up opened his mouth.

“My name is Isaac, who serves the Holy Father. Priest Sonia knows the secret of His Holiness, right?”

You mean Cassius is the alpha of supernatural powers?

I know, but I can't tell you the secret of the succession first.

Even mentioning the secret is not a success, isn't it?

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Isaac, who was going ahead, stopped and shook his head.

“You are clever. You can continue to do so in the future.”

It seems that he wondered if I could keep a secret.

I smiled faintly. He took the lead again and said.

“What the Holy Spirit is looking for is to invite Priest Sonia to the Seonghwangcheong.”

Cassius said he would help me.

Are you going to have me in Seonghwangcheong work in order to respond quickly when something happens?

If you belong to Seonghwangcheong, you can quickly rise to the rank of high priest.

I should be happy, but there was a problem.

In order to be promoted to an official priest, you must first get a recommendation from the priest in charge. Next, you collect points through various activities for one year.

Among them, only the chief could become a member of Seonghwangcheong.

For several months, the chief was Leia of the Marquis of Sepentus.

I'm at a level that goes back and forth from 3rd to 5th.

“My score is not good enough to be a member of Seonghwangcheong.”

“Priest Sonia will soon receive a special score.”

Are you trying to manipulate the score?

Already, there is a saying that the restraint of noble families makes transfers easier, and if you parachute up the ranks, there will be a lot of talk about it.

I also didn't want a place that wasn't dignified.

“Negation will not be forgiven by Magnus.”

So, I will reject score manipulation.

“It's a fair reward. The additional points were requested by priests other than myself and His Holiness.”

“Who are they?”

“These are the priests who greeted the Grand Duke together.”

It was the middle priest who put me in front of Schwarz and the others who stood by.

Well, they left it all to me and they just trembled behind my back. Dealing with Schwarz is mentally exhausting, so it's enough to get points.

It's something I can be proud of.

“If you call me to Seonghwangcheong, I will gladly accept it.”