It was already sunset, and I was on my way back to my room in the lodging house after leaving Kami-sama’s room.
I was a bit anxious as I held the meal tray I got from the dining hall along the way.
‘It could’ve been nice if I could ask Father. That guy…I can’t count on Father at all.’
I already requested him to do something so our meals would be better — unfortunately, I couldn’t feel that he did anything to fulfill that request.
Today, my meal was a hard piece of bread and a soup with no ingredients. Cold reception, as usual, since I had the lowest status among the saintesses. So hungry.
‘He could’ve sent a letter, at the very least! I already asked for clothes and food, but it never came!! Really, what on earth is he doing now!?’
He was probably disputing the matter of my broken engagement with Eric, so he probably forgot all about me!
‘I can’t rely on the Shrine, and the priests don’t listen to what I say….’
“Ugh!!! Really!”
I was powerless here in the Shrine.
Everything was beyond my control. I unconsciously screamed because of this feeling of helplessness — that’s when it happened.
“— Eh! It’s absolutely funnier if we use food scraps than stones!”
The voice of the girl resonated from a distance, and it sounded like she’s stifling her laughter.
I reflexively covered my mouth and stopped walking.
They were behind the dining hall. It was the shortcut to the dorm, but — it was near the outer wall of the Shrine, and people didn’t pass through this back alley.
A few of them were trying to suppress their voice as they giggled, as if they’re afraid somebody might hear or see them.
“You’re so gonna laugh when you see her covered in trash, right. Besides, stones might become a problem. We’re dead meat if she tattled on her deity.”
“Yes, yes, the Shrine’s too noisy. They’re too ingratiating just because that girl is from the House of Duke.”
Right — the other girls agreed, but one of them just laughed it off.
“Why are you being so wimpy! There’s no way that fake saintess would tattle on us!”
‘Fake saintess?… Still, this voice…’
This sweet, nasal voice — I remembered it. And it was nothing good.
I creeped towards a nearby tree and hid in its shadow, a sense of foreboding ringing in my head.
I then peeped towards the direction of the voice — yeah, I thought so.
Lufure-sama and her minions were hanging around beside the dining hall’s garbage dump site.
‘What are they doing?’
They were standing right on the path I was supposed to pass through.
I wanted to turn back, but it’s also irritating if I had to avoid them just to pass through.
I was holding this precious meal, and I didn’t want to get drenched — they didn’t even notice me while I was debating on what to do, and their suggestive laughter continued on.
“She’s just a fake Saintess, but she’s so annoying. Aren’t you guys the same?”
The other girls looked at each other and nodded when Lufure-sama’s saintess spoke.
“Yeah, we don’t want any fakes in this Shrine, right. My Kami-sama will be sullied.”
“Why isn’t she embarrassed, being surrounded by the real deal. Right”
“See? You all understand. But, that girl won’t get it unless she’s hurt.”
‘Hurt?’
Lufure-sama’s saintess looked at me while I was suspiciously trying to digest their words.
I almost jumped for a moment, but she’s not really staring at me, it seemed.
She was looking past my tree, and she was smirking.
“That’s why we had to teach her a lesson. I’ll adopt your plan, girls. It’s the dining hall, after all. Raw trash got that impact compared to stones, right.”
After saying that, she inhaled deeply.
The surrounding air started to strain at the same time.
I stiffened because of the air’s piercing transformation.
‘Mana! That girl is planning to use magic!’
And it was strong, to boot!
As expected of the saintess of the third ranked deity, even if it’s just a joke. She’s not chosen, though — Argh, that’s not the time to think about that!
‘She’s going to throw that magic at somebody……?’
I hastily followed her gaze — I could see somebody’s back just a bit farther from here.
She was standing before the outer wall, and she didn’t look like she noticed what’s happening.
The girl was increasing the strength of her magic.
She summoned the wind spirits, and levitated the surrounding garbage—
“Be covered in trash!”
All of them flew at the same time at the signal of her voice.
“— Id”
‘I have to stop them!’
Well, I screamed and ran faster than having such admirable thoughts.
“—iots!! What are you doing, you guys!”
Before the trash hit their target’s back—
I already knocked them off using my tray as a shield.
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