Episode 39. the silent saint

‘I thought it would be filled in wrongly from the first button.’

In front of the door of Room 2-17 where the Mint students live, I tried to sort out this gloomy situation and come up with an answer.

Mina broke the first ordeal that Yuri, the main character of this novel, had to go through instead.

As a result, predicting how much the future will change is now beyond my ability.

‘I’ve already come too far to care about that.’

But what I was worried about was that the first impression of me and Mina to Yuri might not have been too strong.

Yuri was still at the level of free magic training, so Mina, who used her own magic, the pinnacle of free magic, seemed to feel a wall.

‘So how would I look like I taught that Mina… .’

The reason why I think so is that right now, Yuri is watching me with frightened eyes from the corner of the hallway with her face half exposed.

He seemed to think that he was hiding, but it was very difficult for me to pretend not to know that intense gaze.

At that time, Elma, who was floating transparently beside me, whispered.

“Teacher, are you acting as if you didn’t see it on purpose?”

“uh. It’s still too early to make contact. Considering the flow of the novel, now is the time for Yuri to grow up alone.”

“Why don’t you just destroy all the villains with student Mina instead of struggling to raise a new student? From what I’ve seen, if the teacher just says something to Mina, everyone will come.”

“… If it was that easy, it would have been a long time ago.”

I asked why, and whispered to Elma, who was drawing white scribbles on my palm.

“It’s not just the main character in a novel. There are colleagues around him, that is, the main characters. I am doing this because the main character alone is not going to save this school from danger.”

“Are you saying that if the main character is too weak, he won’t get allies around him?”

“yes. If it flows as it is in the novel, you will already be able to make a friend during the welcome period for new students… . Do you know who you are too?”

“Who are you?”

“The silent saint from Saint Stica.”

The ‘silent saint’ never came out of the monastery in her entire life, but in order to get closer to the goddess, she secretly enters Kiruna, which is called the sacred place of Elma.

no, not exactly. The saintess herself was afraid of the new world outside the monastery, but the high-ranking priests of Saint-Stica, who were frantic to further increase her authority, made a bold decision to enter the monastery.

The miracles that a saint can cause become stronger the closer she is to the goddess, so it was thought that if she grew up and the value of her name rose, the position of Saint Stica would naturally rise.

‘Yet it is. Are you sending a child who can’t speak to a boarding school?’

As a theological exchange student, she hid her identity and entered the school.

Yuri, who is teased for being dumb, approaches her without prejudice and becomes friendly with her, and the first chapter of the story begins.

The story of the Saengstika high priests who view their relationship negatively and Yuri’s friction with them, but eventually shake them off and the two become best friends.

“It’s not as good as the main character, Yuri, but Yuri’s colleagues also play a lot of roles in the novel. If Yuri can’t play her role, all the main characters will be lost.”

“That sounds like a bit of a risk.”

“Yes, so I was only thinking of helping and growing the main character, Yuri, rather than stepping out and catching the flow of the novel myself… .”

I am worried that the more often I get involved with Yuri, the more I and the students around me will suck away the experience of Yuri, who has to go through many trials and grow alone.

“Like Mina scolding Darby instead?”

“yes. Then, if the specs of the glass get too low… . I should also consider using my tinnitus.”

While talking about Elma and Yuri, the door to Room 2-17 opened faster than I thought. Warm steam and the scent of soap rushed in together.

“I, Professor… ? I have washed up.”

* * *

After receiving my report, the security guards who rushed to the Agoge dormitory after receiving my report wanted to hear the Mint student’s statement, but I delayed her investigation.

At first, I was thinking of taking the Mint student who had crashed right into the office, but when I looked closer, she was drenched in the rain.

The weather was chilly for spring, so I couldn’t let her go anywhere in that state, so I told her to wash up first and come out. I was waiting in front of door 2-17 for her to come out.

“Did you calm down a bit?”

“Yeah, I think I got too excited at the moment… .”

At the bar where she heard Elma’s relay in the office, Mina was furious enough with Darby. The reason Mina was so angry was because Darby insulted me as a cheater.

‘… Is it a personality that is usually quiet, but suddenly changes when it crosses the line?’

It was difficult to judge the feelings of girls of this age, as they were so complex and sudden that I could not understand them.

“It came out sooner than I thought. I guess I didn’t even dry my hair properly.”

“no! I’m waiting for you, but I’m more sorry if I’m too late… .”

“Well, as a professor, I must be uncomfortable. So, let’s talk about it here. I don’t have much to say to you, and it’s windy outside… .”

As Mina looked up at me from the front door, dewdrops formed on her hair and left water marks on her clothes.

“I… .”

“What? Do you have anything to say first?”

“There’s no one inside, so you can come in if you like…” .”

“Okay.”

How could a dark adult man like me be welcomed into a room where girls live? If you fall for the sound of politeness, it’s easy to hear the sound of kkondae.

I stood in the hallway and looked at her.

“Mina Spearmint, why are you so uncontrollable? According to the testimony, you provoked Dabi throughout the duel.”

“that… .”

Mina explained in a trembling voice why she had to fight Dabi. It wasn’t much different from what I heard from Elma in the office.

“Are you angry that I was insulted by someone?”

“… Yeah.”

The hardest thing to understand is why he explodes as soon as he mentions my name when he’s good at passing insults on himself… .

Until then, I didn’t think I would know. Instead, I brought up a different story.

“Spearmint, I believe you understand my situation. I met you from the day I first set foot in this school.”

Her eyes became moist like a towel in her left hand. I said calmly to the Mint student with a slightly flushed face.

“I have many enemies at school. In the future, you will be subjected to a variety of attacks. Already, among most professors, I am called an unqualified writer, a demagogue, and an ignorant soldier.”

“but… .”

“Dabi’s provocation was cute. If you lose your temper even with that level of accusation against me, I will no longer be able to trust you. Distance from you is probably the only way I can control you.”

“… you’re right.”

“Don’t die like that. I knew enough today that you wanted to help me.”

It wasn’t easy to meet her for the first time, but the relationship that reached her came this far. Even when I confronted the student council and saved Sepia, the mint students played a big role, and now they have grown up and are by my side.

“Thank you in many ways. It is true that it has been a great help to me so far.”

“Yeah!? I’ve been given so much, but it’s too much praise… !”

“it’s not like that. The time you and I have been together is long. You are no longer an ordinary student to me.”

“ah… .”

“Your injuries no longer end with your own pain. It’s something that bothers me too.”

“professor… .”

The tip of the mint student’s ears turn red. Yes, the person speaking is also embarrassing, but what about the person listening? Still, if we don’t want misunderstandings to build up between us, we shouldn’t avoid these stories because they’re unfamiliar.

“You may not be like the other professors, but… . I hope you will respond a little more calmly to this kind of thing next time. Because I don’t want you to get hurt because of me.”

“… Yeah! I will keep that in mind!”

I left after adding that I was just saying this out of concern to the Mint student who finally regained his energy.

“I’ve said it this far, so you won’t make a sudden leap next time, right?”

“I do not know… . The teacher seems to know the feelings of the children well, but he doesn’t~”

“How do I know the heart of a teenage girl… . But do you know what you are saying?”

“yes~”

* * *

‘Saintess, we need to get a little closer to the goddess.’

‘Saint… . Even for Saint Stica, you have to do it. 3,000 believers are looking only at the saintess… !’

Remembering the voices of the priests, the silent girl, Karin Huland, prayed alone.

‘Holy Lady, this year’s Saint Stica Cathedral’s priority for supporting the Imperial Family is 12th. It’s the second best grade, so it’s hard to send them to the Paideia dormitory… . There must be difficulties.’

‘Goddess, hear my prayer. Elma is the only one who listens to my heart that I cannot speak out loud. Please respond only once.’

Karin Huland prayed to raise the priority of funding for Saint Stica among the 13 churches.

Karin shed tears of repentance. The reason Saint Stica had fewer believers than other churches and had a lower priority for church support was because she was immoral.

Even if someone tried to comfort her, it would be of no avail. Because to some extent it’s true.

There are a total of 13 cathedrals dedicated to the goddess, authorized by the imperial family, and each church has one saint.

The imperial family analyzes the performance of each church every year and pays different support funds, and the most important factor among the performance points was the quality of the saintess.

The qualities of a saint, that is, how close the girl representing the cathedral is to the goddess. It was praying to the goddess of light and how bright the light was.

The grade given to a saintess is determined by the intensity and intensity of the light.

Among the 13 saints, Karin ranked 12th. It was no coincidence that Saint Stica’s ranking was the same.

The fact that the priests of Saint-Stica were pampering her must also be for the sake of the church.

‘Elma, I’ve come this far for you. please… . Please reach out to me just once.’

The gray-haired Karin prayed. Even though many wizard students looked at her with strange eyes, they just prayed endlessly.

Even in a world that is too dizzy for her, who has never left the monastery in her life, when she closes her eyes, everything loses its light and only the duty in her heart burns weakly… .

‘I want to hear the voice, the beautiful voice of the Goddess at least once… .’

The Goddess’ twelfth daughter, Karin Huland, begged the Goddess even outside the monastery.

* * *

“teacher! what is the posture You should bend your arm more. Keep your back straight, lower your hips a little more!”

“… Would you like to try it?”

While studying the magic calculator and mana respirator with Dana, he also found out a lot of information about mana in the body, and one of them was that there was a significant correlation between physical strength and mana in the body.

I started training with the thought that although I wouldn’t be able to have as much physical strength as a knight, it would be better to train to the level of maintaining a soldier’s body.

Late in the evening, the goddess who suddenly came to teach me how to do push-ups started talking before I could say anything.

“I confirmed that Yuri student is getting closer with Karin. As you said, neither of us had any friends, so we got to know each other quickly.”

“I’m glad. But, why did they fake admission to Agoge with money that would allow them to officially enter Paideia?”

“The saintess representing one church must have been admitted to Kiruna as an exchange student.

“Well… . If such rumors spread, it would damage the image of Saint Stica Cathedral. Oh right, is that ranking decided by you?”

“no? It’s made by humans. No, where is the mother who decides which daughter she is based on her grades?”

I shook my head at the thought of that.

Karin’s life, which is very shady, gradually brightens as she meets Yuri and goes on adventures together.

“So, are you completely ignoring what the followers below are doing?”

“It has always been like that. So now, it’s a bit strange to suddenly approach the saints, give them revelations, and move the cathedrals on their own… . Also, it is obvious that they will arbitrarily interpret it as saying that the world will soon perish.”

“It is true.”

“Because if you tell the truth like that already, it won’t help solve the problem, it will only confuse you more.”

“That too.”

Come to think of it, am I the only one who communicates almost directly with the goddess right now?

“Ah, from now on, don’t talk to me unless it’s in my room. Let’s talk here only.”

“Eh? why? I’m bored.”

“What will Karin think if she sees you and me talking like this?”

“that’s… . Is that so?”

* * *

In a small cafe in Alley No. 2, Yuri whispered in a low voice so that the people around her could not hear.

“Are you really a scary person!? Be careful too… ! Just remember the mint hair, okay?”

When Yuri asked for trust, Karin nodded, almost half crying.

‘There was such a scary person in the dormitory… . Is the reason there are no demons in the world because such people fill the role?’

“By the way, it’s the course registration period now. I’ve been learning from Ji-on… .”

Karin, unable to speak, nodded eagerly and concentrated on Yuri’s explanation.

Yuri, who readily approached Karin, who was always alone, did so without prejudice even though Karin drew an X with her finger on her mouth with a gloomy face. In addition to that, he taught Karin a lot by taking Karin, who was lacking in basic common sense, let alone school, than an elementary school student.

Because he had been a slave for a long time, he didn’t know more about the world than anyone else, but… . When there was something Yuri didn’t know, she went to a good senior named Ji-on to learn.

Karin, along with Yuri, met Ji-on once. Seeing that Yuri didn’t surprise her when she heard that Karin couldn’t speak and cared about her, it made Karin feel fortunate that even in scary places, there are good people.

“Karin, you will mainly take magic history classes. huh? Do you want to see my timetable?”

Karin, who tilted her head towards Yuri’s timetable, nodded. Yuri smiled and scratched her head.

“Actually, I can only decide on one. I’m definitely going to try applying for this one, but I’m fine with the rest… .”

In her timetable, there was only one lecture written, ‘Basics of Building Magic Formulas’.

Karin tilted her head when she looked for that class in the department class schedule, because this class was a required course for Mado Linguistics students.

There was no written statement prohibiting students from other departments from registering for classes, but Yuri clearly said that he did not recommend taking classes from other departments to Karin.

Yuri was conscious of Karin’s gaze and smiled.

“Ah, this… . It’s something I still have to learn anyway. And… .”

There was no one in the cafe, but Yuri looked around just in case.

‘I can’t see the mint color.’

She finally feels relieved, as if telling Karin a secret… . I didn’t even whisper, I wrote the words on a piece of paper.

‘This is a class taught by a professor who really cares about that mint-colored senior… !’

Karin’s eyes sparkled with interest. As if Yuri was still there, she smiled in repentance.

‘I overheard the student council seniors talking at the cafe… . Rumors are circulating in Paideia that he is a devil worshiper!’