Chapter: 412
The day after finishing the pledge with the Headmaster, he realized he had been deceived and came looking for me. But even so, our vow wasn’t going to disappear.
I had torn the letter as promised, so now it was the Headmaster’s turn to keep his promise.
“Don’t worry, Headmaster. As stated in the vow, I will let you go when I graduate from the academy.”
“…Young Lady.”
“And by the way, if it weren’t for me, you would’ve really lost your head, you foolish and incompetent Headmaster. If I’m being a cute little slave for two years instead of just saving your worthless life, wouldn’t that be me losing out much more?”
“….”
“If you really hate it, I could arrange a meeting with Papa?”
“…No! Young Lady! I was just momentarily speechless in admiration of your mercy!”
The Headmaster seemed to accept the position of being my slave rather than facing Benedict, the strategic weapon, while suppressing his inner fury.
Seeing him like that made me think about why he was so upset, and I belatedly realized that my way of thinking was wrong.
Right. This is the normal reaction. Telling him to work like a slave and then demanding to be treated even more roughly is strange.
I had become so accustomed to the absurdity around me because of the numerous perverts nearby.
After the Headmaster left, Erin, who always stuck by my side in the mansion, showed up.
“Sloppy Erin. Aren’t you here a bit too early? Did you miss me that much?”
I had just asked them to send Erin to me from the Allen Mansion yesterday evening. I expected it to take at least two days due to the systems existing in the mansion, but she arrived after just one day.
“Yes. I missed you a lot.”
Erin, smiling brightly, seemed to have finished all her duties that kept her up all night and came here.
“I didn’t have many tasks to begin with.”
…But if I recall correctly, the schedules of our mansion maids were packed from morning to evening. Is Erin’s different since she’s my exclusive maid?
As I tilted my head, I let Erin into the room. Since she hadn’t been assigned lodging yet, she had to stay in my room for now.
“…That’s not acceptable. Young Lady. How can a maid share the same room as her master?”
Erin gasped at the suggestion to unpack here.
“First, I’ll ask Sir Karl for help, and if it doesn’t work, I’ll find somewhere to sleep outside.”
I was just as bewildered. Would you rather sleep on the street than stay with me?!
What have I done?!
If it were the old Lucy, maybe I wouldn’t understand, but now I’m not asking anything too hard of you!
“Are you refusing my orders as Sloppy Erin?”
“I’m sorry, Young Lady.”
Even after I tried to convince her again, Erin rejected me. I frowned and then thought of a good idea.
Recently, I’d gained the freedom to express my emotions, and now I could use a technique I employed to offload Frey to Karl, a move that even the Sloppy Saintess couldn’t counter!
“How rude. Sloppy Erin.”
Lucy Allen used the ‘Crying Face’ skill!
“Ah. Young Lady. I….”
“Enough. You don’t like me, do you? Then I don’t like you either. So…”
“I understand! I’ll stay here!”
The effect was incredible! Sloppy Erin was defeated in the argument!
“…Is this really okay?”
As Erin cautiously moved around the room unpacking, I went outside to find Phoebe.
I had something to ask the Saintess, the powerful figure in the church.
“You want to pray in the church at night?”
I had promised to prepare for a prayer after putting together a heartfelt setup for the Sloppy Lord a few months ago.
Originally, I had planned to stop by the Arts Church for a makeover and then pray, but I ended up forgetting because there was too much chaos. After that, I got too busy with manual labor.
Given that the Sloppy God seems quite desperate, considering he went out of his way to signal me by even giving out quests, I decided to do it properly this time after making him wait for so long.
“Even if you’re a Sloppy Saintess, surely you can do that much?”
“Of course, it’s possible. But is it really necessary to do it at night? I think it would be better for many to see the beautiful sight of you praying, Young Lady.”
I was trying to pray at night because I was uncomfortable with too many eyes on me.
Think about it. Just presenting myself with a proper makeover naturally attracts everyone’s attention.
What kind of scene would it create if I started emitting divinity in front of all these people?
I don’t want any more bizarre individuals like a Sloppy Fox or a Perverted Apostle to hatch from this!
I don’t want to reenact any of the past events from the Arts Church!
As I vehemently expressed my rejection, Phoebe looked disappointed but didn’t push me further.
“I will inform the Bishop and get preparations underway. Oh, by the way, I could prepare church attire if you need it.”
“Church attire? Hmm. What is it, Sloppy Saintess? Do you want to see me in that outfit? I thought you were innocent, but I see you’re not!”
“Wha?… Ah. No! It’s not something I particularly wanted! Not that I wouldn’t mind! No. Ugh!”
I poked fun at the blushing Phoebe while thinking her idea wasn’t half bad.
If I decided to do this properly, I should prepare the outfit too.
But do they even have clothes that fit me?
Judging by my body type, unless they have custom ones, it seems hard to find!
After posing that question, Phoebe smiled brightly and assured me there was no need to worry.
“There are outfits that the church kids wear.”
…What?
“Your height isn’t significantly different, so we just need to make a few adjustments…”
Phoebe, oblivious to her mistake, was moving her mouth until she saw my expression souring and realized she should probably zip it.
But it was already too late. My dignity was already tarnished by Phoebe.
“I’m sorry, Young Lady. It wasn’t intentional. Just. …Please wait a moment. I’ll find time to apologize. Ugh! Aah! Aah!”
After making the cheeks of the tall Saintess flush bright red, I warned her that next time I would turn her into a steamed bun if she dared to provoke me again, reminding her of her place.
*
“This should be enough if I just make a few tweaks. Please wait a moment, Young Lady.”
As exasperating as it was, the tiny nun’s outfit Phoebe provided fit me.
…To be honest, it was a bit big.
This nun outfit meant for children was too large for me!
Phoebe, seeing the slightly baggy nun outfit, seemed to remember something from earlier today and tilted her head slightly.
[It’s quite strange. Your father is that big, yet why are you such a tiny little thing, Lucy?]
‘…Tiny?’
[That was a slip of the tongue. Sorry. I’ll be quiet.]
I silenced the old man with my stern demeanor and watched Erin dress me up.
Erin’s movements had no significant faults.
How long has it been since she learned from the Perverted Apostle to improve this much?
I thought about getting something for her to make her hands nice and clean one day as I looked at Erin’s hands that were full of fragmented wounds.
It was a bit irritating to see her trimming the outfit, but… it wasn’t Erin’s fault, so I managed to hold back.
Before long, my completed appearance exuded a nobility that didn’t fit the late evening.
I had always been small and pretty, often told I looked like a doll, and with the nun outfit, I now radiated purity and grace.
“Seeing this makes you look even more like a Saintess than me, Young Lady.”
I wasn’t the only one having such thoughts, as Phoebe was taken aback by my appearance.
She was so quiet that she couldn’t take her eyes off me.
Thank goodness I didn’t pray in front of many people today. If I had shown up looking like this, it would have been chaotic!
“Shall we go?”
“Yeah. Sloppy Saintess.”
Getting up from my seat, I followed Phoebe towards the statue of the Sloppy God, fulfilling my promise from months ago.
*
Professor Luca of the academy had been feeling quite irritated lately.
It wasn’t because the talented individuals he loved were missing from the academy. Right now, Soul Academy was overflowing with talented people more than ever.
If it were a year ago, he would have been smiling non-stop, overwhelmed by how much he had to do.
But not now. Even as Luca observed numerous talents, he couldn’t feel joy.
No talent could compare to the brilliance of Lucy Allen shining like a star.
What made Luca more irritated was that Lucy Allen, who had returned to the academy, hadn’t sought him out.
Until now, she would always ask if there was something to wreck whenever she had free time, but after the vacation ended, she hadn’t approached him or even spoken a word.
Having prepared various trials for Lucy Allen, Luca was anxious and finally decided to meet her before the new semester began.
Determined to prove his worth and remain as the jeweler to her gem, he was committed to doing his best.
It was far better to swallow his pride than to miss an opportunity to help someone destined to shine brightly and illuminate the world.
As the world grew dark, Luca began to move and unexpectedly caught sight of Lucy Allen leaving the academy.
Next to her was the maid brought by Lady Allen, and another person was the Saintess of Jushin Church.
Though the Lady Allen was one thing, it was unusual for a Saintess who valued rules and discipline to be out at this hour. What was going on?
Curiosity piqued, instead of greeting Lucy, Luca stealthily followed behind her.
The destination of Lucy and her party was the church at night.
A quiet place where the lights were off, and everyone was preparing for the dawn.
Knowing all too well about Lucy Allen’s aversion to churches, Luca thought about their purpose as he trailed behind them into the prayer hall.
However, he didn’t get any closer after that.
The door closed behind them just before he could follow.
If he opened it and went inside, he would definitely get caught, so he waited in the darkness of the corner of the prayer hall for Lucy and her party to come out.
How long did he wait? By the time the street fell completely silent, and everyone drifted off to dreamland, Lucy Allen finally showed her face again.
Standing beside the Saintess of Jushin Church, she looked even holier and nobler.
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