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Second day of escort.

I would have liked to have continued to create a map of the Royal Castle yesterday, but we were all sticking by Noel without acting differently.

I did that because I needed to show my face as an escort.

More than ten witches in the Great Shrine offer their prayers towards the statue of the Goddess in the center.

Goddess Tishua.

A goddess who was originally in the land, it is said that there was only a small space where people could live by welcoming persecuted beasts, thus bringing rain of grace to allow people to live elsewhere where they could not live, and transforming it into a natural place.

It is said that the land of the Kingdom of Memphis can be preserved in abundance by a witch offering her prayers.

Pass by the witches and enter the office behind the Great Temple.

A private room given only to those in the executive class among Tishuas.

"Good morning, Cardinal"

"Dear 'Witch', what business is this today?"

Noel is confronted by an old man named Attem, who is cardinal at Tishua Church.

The Grand Temple is also the main mountain of the Church of Tishua, so being a Cardinal, he is based in the Grand Temple in a variety of activities. Sometimes it was a sudden visit yesterday and I couldn't see him.

But, like the Beast King, we need permission from the Cardinal to escort us.

"I'm here to introduce you to those who are going to be my escorts."

"It's..."

"As the Cardinal also knew, my death was told by the Depositary."

"... if you are in the position of witch, you should accept the trust"

As someone at the top of the Tishua religion called the Cardinal, there is no way that a trustee with absolute force can be admitted to come off.

Still makes me think of myself as a thin person.

When I asked Noel, Attem was the one who cared most about her in the Grand Temple, chosen as a witch by the Temple. For Noel, who had to live away from his parents, he was equal to his third father.

But Noel was the only one who thought like a family.

Attem was being close to me only because Noel was a witch.

I just met Attem right now, and I don't think he was in a relationship like a parent or daughter, even though he was my in-laws.

"I do not yet intend to die"

"You have no choice, do you? It also has relations with the Principality of Ishgaria. You'll have to take care of the escort."

That's all I said and I lost interest. I dropped my eyes on the paperwork at hand.

This one, too, is not going to thank the person who behaves rudely like that, so I'll leave the office behind.

"Dear 'Witch',

"Marsene"

I ran into a girl with cat ears on her head when she left the office.

She's about the same age as us or a little older. The floating smile of something sharp with a crisp gaze reminiscent of the cat was softening her atmosphere.

"What's wrong with you today?

"Yes, I was called because I had a meeting with the Cardinal about the future."

"... is that right!

Noel's expression freezes.

Without realizing that... the girl called Marsene continues while pretending not to notice.

"Yes, I think I will be elected to the next 'Witch'"

"... good luck"

Powerless ale.

That was Noel's best shot right now.

"Dear Virgin, please continue to be close to the Witch."

"Yeah, I'll take that into account"

It seems certain that Marsene will already be chosen as the next 'witch'.

"Now, if you'll excuse me"

Marsene disappears into the office.

"Are you all right?

Noel's expression was so dark that whoever saw it clearly could tell.

For once, Mr. Mishrina is wearing healing magic while rubbing his back, but he's not looking very good.

"I'm sorry."

I don't have a choice.

Nobody wanted Noel to survive.

Both the Cardinal and Marsene were only interested in the next 'witch'.

"Silvia."

"Yes."

Sylvia disappears when she calls her name.

The destination is in the office.

"How was it, Cardinal?

"Is it Marsene? Yeah, nothing's wrong. I spoke to your father yesterday."

"... then!

"Yes, I have decided that you will be the next 'witch'"

What Sylvia sees and hears pours into her head.

But it's crazy.

The new 'witch' is told by God by the divine. You shouldn't have as much of a decision to make as to who will be the next 'witch', say Cardinal.

"It has nothing to do with the content of the trust or anything else. It's easy for me to manipulate what kind of trust came down."

"So you're sending me down from the church to be chosen as the next 'witch'"

They were going to manipulate the contents of the trusts to distribute false trusts.

It would indeed be possible for the Church, which manages the witch who receives the sacrament, to descend the fake sacrament that made it look like the real thing.

Naturally, it's not free to expose such a thing.

"Your father gave me a personal donation. It's only natural that I should be grateful to you as a priest."

I intend to take a bribe to facilitate it.

"Totally...... it's troublesome for a 'witch' who goes up civilian like that. I can't collect donations because I have no connection to nobility. Donations don't collect as I think because nobles hate me just because I'm a former civilian. You'd better get those lowlifes out of here."

I can't hear any more.

Fortunately, Sylvia has the magic tools to record the sound because of yesterday's secret conversation, so we've recorded the entire conversation.

I also got the evidence, so I'll get Sylvia back.

The only conversation I hear right now is between me and my family.

Not very much, but I can't let Noel hear me.

"Really... that's what the Cardinal thought of me."

"Noel!?

"And the reason I was busy yesterday was for a secret conversation."

The word was a whine that I could only imagine hearing Cardinal Attem and Marsene interact.

"Were you listening?

Noel nods.

"Your abilities are in the hands of God's heritage. I am so close to being a" witch "that I can interfere with your power and intercept the chanting."

"You failed..."

Besides, Mishrina and the others were asking me, and I was frowning at their conversation.

"It's a shame, but it looks like if she turns into a 'witch' on the fake shrine street the church dropped, we'll have to decide what to do in the future, too"

"Yes, there can be no priesthood for those who can only see the Word of God as money making like that"

Nevertheless, it is an exchange between countries.

Nor is it a relationship that could be easily cut where individuals thought of each other.

"You're really a country with only enemies."

I was thinking that the Royal Castle might have allies to help me become the Grand Temple, which has been working as a home base anyway.

But the idea seemed sweet.

I still don't know who other than the Cardinal is, but it turns out the top isn't already on his side. Maybe there's someone on my side, but if they're also cardinals, they seem more likely to fall asleep.

"I got this one."

"Yes, Noel we will protect"

We'd better move because we think we're the only ones in the Great Temple that can be trusted with malice.

I'll leave Noel's escort to the royal castle.