Vol 3 - Chapter 7

Volume 3 Chapter 7

“You’re Eleanor Kuradeel, right. The House of Count Kuradeel…. You don’t even have an ounce of magic, and yet you’re sticking your nose to things that you shouldn’t!”

“Not an ounce of magic…!”

“I can easily repel that kind of magic, you know. You didn’t have to do such an untactful thing, and you must treasure yourself more for the sake of Crail-sama!! In the first place —”

“Wa-wait, wait, wait wait! Wait a second!”

She seemed like she was bursting to say more, so I tried to stop her in a fluster.

Her tone was harsh, her attitude intense, and I felt like I was being scolded so outrageously but — I couldn’t help but be drawn to her.

‘W, why does she….’

“Lidianne…sama. Why do you know my name!? And even my Deity…!”

“Nonsense, that’s a given. What’s going to happen to you if you don’t even remember the names of the Saintesses here in the Shrine!!”

She fired on, as if it’s something natural.

No, no, no, nononono!

I-I don’t remember the names of almost all the saintesses!

Besides—

“I’m just a Proxy Saintess! Besides, I’m just a novice, and Kami-sama also has the lowest status among the deities!”

“There is no such a thing as status among the deities!”

Lidianne…sama loudly reprimanded me when I blurted out those words.

I was dumbfounded as I stared at her brows that had been knitted due to righteous indignation.

‘This child….’

This Shrine was a severely hierarchical society.

The higher the rank, the more obsequious they would become, and the lower the rung, the more they despised.

Kami-sama was at the bottom rung, the lowest of the low.

He was made fun of as the ‘Incompetent God’, ‘Worthless’, ‘Ugly Monster’ wherever he went.

The priests, saintesses and even the cooks in the kitchen — he was held in contempt by those who were supposed to revere him.

‘A person who calls Kami-sama’s name properly…what a rarity.’

And to think that she was the saintess of the second greatest god.

I couldn’t believe my ears when this haughty, egotistical jerk of a girl called him by name.

“What’s with your eyes? What, do you have any complaints against me!?”

I was too dumbstruck to reply, so she asked haughtily with her chin raised.

And behind this high-handed person —

I noticed a tiny shadow pulling her dress.

“Saintess-sama…are you fighting?”

“Fighting is bad!”

Poor, dirty children chattered one after the other.

They were around 10 years old, I guess.

Skinny bodies, shabby clothes — I couldn’t help but furrow my brows when I saw their appearance that didn’t match this Shrine that was brimming in extravagance.

‘Children… at this time? Why?’

If it was during the day, then it was plausible that they were paying homage to the Shrine, because people could enter at that time, but it was already sunset now. The Shrines gates should have been closed a long time ago.

And yet — Lidianne-sama reached out and tapped their shoulders as if it was the most natural thing to do in the world.

“We’re not fighting. We’re just having a conversation… Okay, go on, hurry and leave! It would be bad if they found you here!”

“Yes!”

“Saintess-sama, thank you for today, too!”

They bowed to her after saying their thanks, and they earnestly turned their backs on us, clutching a basket of bread. They were holding it as if it was a treasure, and they ran pitter-patter beside the Outer Wall.

They stopped at the spot where Lidianne-sama was standing at first. They whirled again and waved towards us with huge movements, then they squatted right on that spot.

It seemed that the space they could crawl through was barely enough if they crouched down. We looked at them as they disappeared into the wall.

“…………..”

I wordlessly turned to gaze at Lidianne-sama.

Her hand was still raised in the air since the time she waved back to the children.

“What.”

She balled her hand into a fist, scowling fiercely.

“Do you have any problems? If you want to say something then go ahead and spit it out!”

“…No.”

No complaints. None, but —

Hahaa~, I see, I see.

I got it now, she was —

— a tsundere !!!!!

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T/N: Tsundere – a person who is cold, temperamental, hotheaded outside, but fluffy warm inside :3

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