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But Dylan said the twins he’s looking for are orphans.
‘The young master and young lady have a mom and dad.’
So, they probably aren’t the humans I know.
Having emptied her mind, Asil looked out the carriage window at the approaching temple.
‘I hope the young lady wakes up today.’
That’s right.
Asil was currently transformed into a human and on her way to visit Lilibet.
Even for a ferocious dragon, visiting a friend’s sickbed was important.
Several days had passed since the hunting festival ended, but Lilibet showed no signs of waking up.
She was already not in good health due to Duke Skya’s abuse, and on top of that, the divine beast had used its powers, so her body couldn’t withstand it.
However, no one knew this fact.
Everyone just knew it as an unexplained coma.
Soon after arriving at the ward, she saw Briden sitting by the bed with a tearful face.
Unlike Duke Skya who didn’t even show his face once, Briden was almost always by her side.
Since the investigation into who raised the great dragon Ark would only proceed smoothly once Lilibet woke up, today too, a healing priest came and poured divine power.
However, it was of no use.
It was natural because they were pretending to use divine power under the duke’s orders.
“It seems there’s no hope.”
“No hope!”
Briden jumped up in horror.
The priest, as if annoyed to deal with him, sent Briden a displeased look and said seriously.
“As you can see, breathing and pulse are both fine. No internal injuries, no external ones. Unless it’s a fatal disease, there’s no reason she can’t wake up.”
“Ish the priest’s divine power weak?”
“……Hahaha, no way.”
The priest smiled with a face cracked in pride.
In fact, he was the priest with the lowest divine power among the healing priests.
Even though it was related to the imperial palace, everyone refused even to pretend to use divine power on a bastard child, so he was pushed and pushed to come.
If Briden had said that, he would have yelled, but since it was Asil, the daughter of the heresy inquisitor, he awkwardly laughed it off.
However, that smile collapsed at the following question.
“Where can I meet the saintess?”
“Why are you looking for the saintess?”
“To ask her to heal the young lady.”
The female lead human even detoxified grandfather’s extreme poison that no one could treat.
Then, couldn’t she wake up the young lady in one go?
“Hahaha, the saintess isn’t idle enough to bother with such a small matter.”
“I know.”
It didn’t matter if the priest told her or not. Asil immediately sniffed Selena’s scent.
Sniff sniff sniff. Let’s see- seems like she’s nearby?
Asil followed the scent carried in the air to the isolation area that only high-ranking people could use.
“Stop, this is……. Ah- You’re Sir Arcian’s daughter. You may enter as much as you like.”
The priests did not stop Asil from entering the isolation area.
‘Wow, dad is the best.’
Asil arrived at where Selena was, even thinking that if Arsian heard, he’d cry buckets.
It was true that only high-ranking people could stay there; it was an extremely large and luxurious ward.
It was in such good condition that it felt sorry to compare with the general ward where Lilibet was staying.
The inside was noisy.
“The saintess says there’s no more place to treat. So, Lord Peer, please go back now.”
“Yeah yeah. Zzz…….”
“Lord Peer, please……. It’s embarrassing and shameful to say this, but too much budget is being spent on food.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to return to the duke’s residence than staying here? Duke Starafit must be desperately waiting for Lord Peer.”
That’s right.
This ward was where Peer was staying, who had burned the crown prince’s hair while drunk and was admitted under the excuse that he couldn’t control his powers because he was sick.
While everyone’s attention was on Fear, Asil sneaked into the ward.
“No, he won’t be waiting.”
Peer answered nonchalantly.
“Usually, he tells me to please stop eating so much because I eat too much.”
“Ahh…….”
“Oh god.”
The priests in despair made the sign of the cross.
At that time, Selena, unable to hold back, stepped forward.
“Lord Fear, because you eat ten meals a day, the god is angry. How about going back to the duke’s residence right away…… no, returning?”
“Saintess. No, saint. There’s no need to believe in a god who gets angry over eating a lot. It’s all for eating and living, right?”
“That just now is blasphemy.”
“No, I just stated the facts. You’re all doing this to eat and live, right? With me here, the temple stands firm, the empire stands firm, and you can properly eat with the money from the believers-”
“……Ha.”
A crack appeared in Selena’s smiling face.
According to the original, the divine beasts should follow the saintess, but I don’t know why this one is like this.
If it were just me and Fear here, I would have definitely hit him.
Regardless, Peer leisurely picked his ear.
Then, spotting Asil poking only her face between the priests, he tilted his head.
“Huh, who are you?”
Ahem! Asil, puffing out her chest, answered confidently.
“Big sis.”
“……Huh?”
“Ah, isn’t that Lady Erzebet. What brings you here?”
One priest who knew Asil asked.
As Asil was about to answer, Selena interrupted.
“W-wait. This child is Lady Erzebet?”
Seeing Lady Erzebet’s face for the first time, she was greatly shocked.
“This, this child…… is Lady Erzebet?”
“Yes. Is there a problem?”
Selena barely swallowed the words about to burst out of her throat.
There’s a huge problem.
Pink eyes, black hair. Even the characteristic of being a character not in the original.
‘Anyone can see it’s Monlepe’s divine beast Asil humanized!’
I tried to hand this one over to the male lead and flee to another country?
Damn it. Dropping out of the original failed. In the original, if this one flees, the male lead will definitely stick to me.
Moreover, now that I’m the saintess, I can’t
flee to another country. High blood pressure I didn’t know I had surged.
“Heeeek.”
“S-Saintess! Call the doctor!”
“We are the doctors! Please come to your senses, saintess! Heal!!!”
“……I’m not dead. Calm down.”
Though she felt like going crazy, she hadn’t yet. Selena shook off the priests pouring divine power.
Unaware of Selena’s feelings, Asil spoke.
“Saintess, Asili has a wequest.”
Thinking she should appear polite, she even used extreme honorifics.
“Please follow Asili.”
However, commanding without explaining the reason didn’t change.
A priest frowning blocked Asil.
“This is troubling, Lady Erzebet. I don’t know the circumstances, but please follow the formal procedures-”
“Yes, let’s go. I’ll follow.”
However, at Selena’s following words, they could only gape. Saintess?
Not only that, all the priests there did the same. Saintess……?
On the other hand, Asil, unaware of the priests’ inner thoughts, smiled brightly. The female lead human is indeed kind and good.
‘I should have known since she readily treated grandfather.’
It was then, as she was leading Selena out of the ward.
“Hey, wait…… Big sis? You?”
Fear with a dazed face grabbed Asil.
In his mind, filled only with food, the nonsense he had spouted before was replaying.
“Hoo hoo. Hoooo!” (Then I’ll call you big sis for life. If you can beat me!)
Nah, probably not.
……Probably not?
“Wait.”
No matter how urgent, I have to say this before going.
Asil approached him and whispered in Fear’s ear.
“Even baldies can become gweat divine beasts.”
Fear shut his mouth.
But Asil’s words didn’t end.
“If you have hair when you’re an animal, you’re a bad divine beast.”
“…….”
“Ashili is a super cool divine beast.”
At the words openly revealing her identity, Peer blankly blinked.
No, she said it was a fake divine beast summoned…….
How did she humanize…….
What is this one’s identity…….
“If you say Asili is a divine beast, you’ll get scolded.”
Regardless of Peer’s face, Asil stepped back.
Finally, revenge.
Her shoulders rose with pride. Is this how it feels to poop after ten days? Pihyahaha.
“Don’t stay here, go home. Don’t bother the saintess.”
“…….”
“Answer.”
“……Yes, big sis.”
The frozen Fear stammered.
A promise is a promise. Though his personality is fiery, he was a phoenix with integrity.
The watching priests gaped once more.
Lady Erzebet controlling the divine beast that even the saintess couldn’t handle! And even calling her big sis!
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By Anna 💓
