Idle Life of a Saintess

The door of Noah’s consciousness was opened together with the door of the reception room.

In short, it means that Noah’s soul is half gone.

So she didn’t really care about the two people coming out of the Pope’s reception room.

It was an elegant lady and a boy in a veil.

Gabriel glanced at her and lowered his head slightly. Noah was startled by Gabriel’s actions and quickly bowed her head.

The woman glanced at Gabriel and Noah, and likewise bowed her head.

The boy in the back looked visibly pleased with Gabriel, but soon looked at the lady’s countenance.

It was an implicit rule for those who met in front of the pope’s reception room not to talk about each other.

The woman passed by as if she wasn’t interested.

The boy bowed more politely and ran after the lady.

“You’re a beautiful person.”

“This is the wife of the Marquis, Sylvia Knoller, the sister of the Pope, and her son, Young Master Alan Knoller.”

“Ah.”

“You don’t come here often, but it seems that you are worried as the preparations for subjugating the Demon Dragon are in full swing.”

“Ah, yes.”

“Shall we go in?”

Gabriel didn’t seem to want to lengthen the conversation with Marquess Knoller.

“Yes.”

Noah followed Gabriel into the reception room. The tension, which had subsided for a moment, rose again.

“I touch the hands of grace.”

When Gabriel bowed his head and expressed his respect, Noah quickly lowered her head.

“I touch the hands of grace.”

She was so nervous that she didn’t even have time to look around.

“May the blessings of heaven be upon you.”

The pope’s voice filled the room.

Noah hesitated and stood up with Gabriel.

She was curious about the interior of the Pope’s reception room, but she fixed her gaze on her toes, because she thought she might look annoying for no reason.

“Closer.”

Gabriel lightly tapped Noah’s shoulder.

Noah looked up at Gabriel in surprise and tried to raise the corners of her mouth.

“Get closer to His Holiness.”

“Yes.”

It’s not like there’s a heavy addition on her leg, but her steps are too heavy.

“Yes, you’re the Saintess who is going to this subjugation this time?”

At a glance, the Pope looked old.

“Yes, Your Holiness.”

“What’s your name?”

“It’s Noah Kaplan.”

“Ah……”

Benie’s eyes slowly turned to Gabriel.

Gabriel stood with an outward smile.

Noah Kaplan.

It was the priestess that Dina Ehrenberg wanted to remove from this Urvas subjugation.

Other than that, there was one fact that Benie did not inform Gabriel.

Dina really cares about Noah so much……

‘Isn’t she the priestess she said would be a good match for Gabriel?’

It was also because of Dina’s words that Benie brought up the topic of Noah, prepared for Gabriel’s strict nagging.

｢I’m going to have to get Gabriel married after this subjugation. Is he going to grow old and die alone for the rest of his life? What’s the point of being a handsome and capable Cardinal. If he misses the opportunity, he’ll only become an old bachelor like His Holiness.｣

｢Hoho. Priests can’t get married anyway.｣

｢Of course I’ll let him quit. I’ll step up because Gabriel won’t think about it.｣

Dina spoke confidently to Benie.

The plan to get Gabriel married!

｢Noah is kind and sweet, so it’s perfect for a strict and savvy kid like Gabriel! Gabriel is weak to the weak. He will treat her very affectionately.｣

It was difficult for the Pope to meet other young people of Gabriel’s age because of the influence of his position.

On the other hand, Dina, who teaches many students as a professor at the Divine Power Training Center, must have met many of Gabriel’s peers.

Knowing that Dina loved and cared about Gabriel, Benie trusted Dina as well as her words.

So, he paid close attention to Noah in front of him.

“I heard that your ability to express through prayers is excellent.  I am grateful to Elohim that the Church has such a valuable talent.”

“Tha, thank you!”

Noah Kaplan was a cute little lady. With lovely pink hair and innocent eyes.

Seeing that she was shaking and could not even make eye contact properly, she looked really introverted.

And she has great divine power.

‘If a person with a weak temper and an introvert has too strong an ability, there will be a lot of flies that will stick to them, and will be easily broken by those around them……’

If they go to the subjugation of Urvas, Gabriel will properly watch Noah’s back.

The principled and upright Gabriel liked to support young and capable people like Noah.

It was because there was a strong belief that a sincere, capable, and good-natured person should rise to a high position.

He is not happy that his godfather is the Pope, but is satisfied that he is a person who is upright and strives for the unity of the church.

‘Noah Kaplan certainly has a lot of things that Gabriel would be interested in.’

The Pope smiled like a benevolent grandfather.

“Saintess.”

“Yes.”

“Please take good care of the peace and safety of the empire and the world.”

How could such a high person ask her to do this.

“Uh, uh…… Yes, yes! Your, Your Holiness! I, I’ll, I’ll work hard!”

Noah answered with a trembling voice.

When she turned her face away to the Pope and came out of the door, a sigh came out of her mouth.

It is also difficult for those with high positions.

Meanwhile, Gabriel heard something from the apprentice priest and told Noah.

“I’m afraid I can’t take you to your room because I have work to do. Sir Stockwell, please.”

“Yes.”

The paladin selected as Noah’s escort guided Noah to her room.

Noah glanced at Heron, wondering when it would be natural to talk.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“P, please take good care of me.”

“Ah, yes. Please take good care of me, too, Saintess.”

Heron greeted with a pleasant smile.

As they approached Noah’s room, they saw a familiar figure.

“Huh? Priestess Lina?”

“Ah! You’re here.”

Lina looked at Heron and greeted him awkwardly.

“How did you get here, Lina-nim?”

“I asked His Eminence. I wanted to talk to Noah-nim.”

“Yes. Come on in.”

As Heron tried to follow her into the room, Lina looked at Heron with a troubled face.

“Well, I’d like to talk to her alone. That, it’s a little…… Um, it’s a little personal. If necessary, you may conduct a body search. I don’t have a weapon.”

Lina even showed her arms open.

Heron burst out laughing and said, perhaps it was a little ridiculous.

“I don’t bother to interrupt your conversation. I am not so ignorant that I cannot distinguish between enemies and allies.”

When Heron opened the door, Lina said thank you and bowed her head slightly.

“Call me if you need anything.”

“Yes.”

The two women entered the room hesitantly.

Noah put the cookies from Soal on a plate and handed her coffee.

“What brings you here?”

“That is…… You don’t want to play the role of a Saintess, do you?”

“Uh?”

Noah kept her mouth shut, wondering if it would be okay to recklessly talk about things that had already been confirmed.

“His Eminence asked me. If Noah-nim is too reluctant, why don’t I play the role of Saintess.”

“Ah.”

He must have meant what he said back then.

“But…… As you may know, I can’t even manifest my divine power through prayer.”

Lina said, fiddling with the teacup.

“In fact, Noah-nim, if my abilities had been manifested, I would not have turned down the offer of a Saintess. It’s a place where I can stand out nicely with a handsome cardinal and handsome paladin.”

“Um…… Didn’t you say it was better to look from a distance?”

Just a day ago, Lina gave a speech about handsome men and said that observing from a distance is the most comfortable and good life.

“Forget the me of the past.”

Lina’s words were a bit strange, but Noah just laughed.

“I got a feeling when Noah-nim showed her divine powers.”

“Yes?”

What does it feel like?

“This is the birth of a true empress! The flower of the church! Now the Ariel Empire has a Saintess with both intelligence and beauty to stand up to Princess Kyria of Entria!”

Noah almost spilled the coffee she was drinking.

What are you talking about?

“Ability, intelligence, and beauty?”

To be honest, Noah thought of herself as ‘a beautiful country priestess with a small but precious ability’.

But the fact that she is an outstanding Saintesswho can be compared to a princess……

‘That, aren’t you going too far?’

“It’s hard to think of any other Saintess other than Noah-nim.”

Lina grabbed Noah’s hand and looked at her with passionate eyes, nodding her head.

She didn’t do that yesterday.

Even when Noah first manifested her divine power with prayer, it was not to this extent.

Why is Lina suddenly doing this?

“Only Noah-nim can defeat the dragon as the representative of our Church!”

That’s not true. Killing the dragon was what Gabriel and the Paladins were supposed to do.

However, Noah could not stop Lina, who was full of enthusiasm,so she stayed silent.

“It’s really not because I don’t want to be the Saintess.”

“…….”

“It’s just because I think being the Saintess will suit Noah-nim so well.”

Saying that…… is so strange.

You seem to be worried that the role of a Saintess will be passed on to you?

“There are so many good things about Noah-nim. Just look at this adorable look! Pink hair that is like sweet ice cream! Eyes like jewels! As a priestess, you didn’t even have a chance to dress up properly!”

“Haha……”

“When you become a Saintess, Noah-nim’s beauty will shine even more, right? You’ll become more confident of yourself! Aren’t you excited?”

“I, I don’t know.”

“Didn’t you ever want to try on a pretty dress?”

“I did, but wouldn’t a fancy dress be that uncomfortable…….”

When Noah said that much, Lina quickly turned around.

“It’s not just that. You’ll be able to stand closely with the Cardinal! Beside the handsome man! Officially! It’s a good opportunity to look at it without hesitation! You can’t miss it!”

“Ummm……”

Noah couldn’t help but nod her head there.

Noah from the countryside has never seen a man as handsome as Gabriel. The Paladins were also handsome.

This place was full of handsome men that were rare in the countryside.

Gabriel is by far the best of them though.

“If you are declared a Saintess, all those handsome men will belong to Noah-nim!”

“That’s not it, is it? A Saintess can’t have a person like an object…….”

“If you are declared a Saintess and stand in the subjugation of Urvas, you can temporarily use the power of the Pope. It’s going to be Noah-nim’s world.”

“……”

Noah looked at Lina with her mouth open.