I’ve only briefly mentioned it once before.

In addition to the two long vacations at the academy, there was a week-long vacation in the middle of the semester.

It’s a vacation that gets close to 10 days if you add it to the weekend before and after, but the reason this vacation was created was none other than the evaluation match.

The evaluation match in the middle consumes quite a lot of stamina.

After the opponents are decided, the students of the department that is holding the evaluation battle will spend a lot of time gathering information and planning their strategy.

Not to mention focusing on the training related to it, it is bound to be a period that consumes a lot of physical and mental fatigue.

As much as the day before the evaluation, most of them stop training and focus on keeping their body in optimal condition.

Even so, the fatigue accumulated before was not completely relieved.

After the evaluation match, the situation became even worse.

It is a death prevention magic that was put in the sense of exerting one’s power to the fullest, but in other words, it was also interpreted as meaning to literally fight until death.

If you declare surrender in a halfway state, your score will be significantly reduced.

Most of the evaluation battles were incapable of combat due to fainting, or they were taken to church after activating death prevention magic.

That’s why there are many injured who need to receive intensive treatment, not ending with wounds that heal in a day or two.

It was a 10-day midterm vacation that was created to give such students a sufficient rest period.

Of course, that wasn’t the case for me.

My evaluation match this semester was over within 10 seconds of starting the sparring.

The other person was also quite famous in the Ministry of Magic, but I avoided the first spell he used and as soon as my first spell was activated, the decision was made.

It wasn’t that the opponent was weak. I’m just too strong for a student right now.

That’s why, if he didn’t make up his mind and didn’t assign someone at least Xian’s senior, especially if he was a student from the Ministry of Magic, it would be a decision before even competing.

In a wizard’s duel, avoiding the opponent’s attack was the most important thing, and many of the things I’ve learned so far are magic designed to be used that way as well.

Basic physical strength increased through steady training, body strengthening of arcane magic, acceleration of wind magic, magic barrier and applied skill, magic reflection.

In addition, a broadsword that can block physical attacks if necessary.

Rather, there must have been only a handful of students in Dalian who could inflict even a small wound on me. At least from what I’ve figured out so far.

Could it be Cyan-senpai, Stella, Lulu, and Prince Antonio and Delfina?

I don’t know if the other person was my opponent, but if I wasn’t nervous, I would never get hurt or fall down.

It seems that he said he would join someone from the faculty next time, but I just hope quietly that it’s not just Principal Russell.

Anyway, in that sense, I didn’t need a recovery period from my injury, so I got about 10 days of vacation.

I thought for a while about how to spend the long-awaited leisurely time, and soon after, I had to spend my holiday entirely elsewhere.

「To escort knight Conrad-san

As soon as you read this letter, please visit my private room in the church.

I hope you haven’t forgotten the promise I made when I helped Mr. Conrad’s sister.

Sent Claire Larapria Maidel」

Right after becoming Saint Clare’s temporary escort knight, he had to carry out his first job.

* * *

As I have said before, the theology department dormitory was a facility attached to the church.

Saint Claire’s private room was also attached to the church, of course, so no one thought it strange to visit her like this.

It was especially right after the evaluation match, when the number of injured people was in full swing, so even though he walked to Saint Claire’s room among the busy people, he did not stand out.

Of course, that didn’t mean I didn’t notice anything.

smart. With a knock sound so small that only the people in the room could hear it, she called for Saint Clare in a voice that could only be heard from beyond the door.

“I am, Conrad.”

clap. The sound of the door unlocking was heard, and a young lady with silver hair and sapphire blue eyes appeared beyond the door.

“Welcome, Mr. Conrad.”

Then, he immediately grabbed my arm and put it into his room, and hurriedly closed the door to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings from being spotted by others.

If I was that anxious, it would have been better to call when the timing was a little quieter.

What kind of urgent business has arisen that he is doing that?

“It’s been less than a week since you’ve been assigned as a temporary escort driver in return for helping Delphina’s election. Aren’t you acting too hastily?”

“I’m sorry, but I can’t help it. Time is running out.”

Saint Claire sat me down on a chair at the table and immediately started talking. She explained the first task of my temporary escort.

“I will tell you directly. During this ten-day vacation, Mr. Conrad should accompany me to the Great Church in Madea, the holy land.”

“… Are you talking about the Great Church?”

“Yes, it is the Great Church.”

Speaking of the Great Church, it was an organization with a fairly solid position and power among the churches of the Orthodox Church.

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Just holding the priesthood of the Great Church was a position of considerable rank within the Orthodox Church.

If you become the highest priest, you will be in a position to represent the opinions of the entire Orthodox Church.

In particular, the Great Church in Madea, the Holy Land, is larger than other Great Churches and has a deeper history, so its power and position were also stronger than those of other Great Churches.

Also, as a rule created to strengthen the authority of the Great Church, there was also a rule that official events above a certain level should only be held at the Great Church.

The moment I thought about it, the expression of refusal came out of my mouth.

“I will refuse.”

Because Saint Claire’s intention to take me to the Great Church was clearly visible like a burning bonfire.

“The departure time is 9 am tomorrow… Yeah?”

“I don’t think it’s going to be hard to listen to the saintess’s words to go with me to the Great Church.”

Saint Clare put on a bewildered expression for a moment, then blushed and spoke an angry voice at me.

“You, liar!”

“Are you a liar?”

“Even if you’re a temporary escort knight, you said you wouldn’t miss out on the role of an escort knight, and then suddenly wipe your mouth when you need it?!”

“I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.”

“Now that Miss Delfina has become the student council president, I don’t need you, are you saying? After playing with my heart and using it as I like, I have nothing to write about anymore, so I’m not saying I won’t do troublesome things!”

Saint Clare seemed to have a strange misunderstanding, so I added the reason for my refusal to her.

“It is true that I asked for a speech about taking up the position of a temporary escort knight, but there is one most important condition I put forward.”

“Is it an important condition?”

“I don’t visit the Daechurch and officially receive an ordination as an escort knight. That must have been the only condition I placed on Saint Clare.”

As soon as the evaluation match ended and the break period began, the purpose of taking me to the Great Church was so obvious that anyone could see it.

If he did not refuse and accepted it, he would become an official escort knight.

“At this time, suddenly, you are not just sending me on an errand, but even accompanying me to the Great Church.

Anyone can see that Saint Clare is preparing for the knight ordination ceremony to appoint me as an official escort knight.”

“Oh no!”

… no?

“I lacked an explanation. I will tell you about it from now on.”

She pulled out an envelope with an Orthodox seal from her coat pocket and showed it.

Saint Clare accepted the envelope with the traces of having been opened once and immediately checked the contents inside to see what was written on it.

And as soon as I read just a few lines of the letter, I was able to grasp the true meaning of Saint Clare’s calling for me.

“The Orthodox Church had me run some errands. The theology students won’t have any schedules during the midterm vacation anyway, so I told them to go to the Great Church in Madea and practice.”

“Yes, judging from the contents, it seems so.”

“As you’ll know if you read it, these are tasks that have nothing to do with the saintess’ ability. However, these are not problems that can be solved using divine power.”

“Foreign aristocratic society to clean church stables… . Certainly, there are many practices that have nothing to do with the saintess.”

Saint Clare crossed her arms as if she was in a bad mood and continued talking.

“Perhaps my position in the Orthodox Church is something that those in power do not like. Older Orthodox Church… Because the elders have a clear-headed side.

Most of you must have been proud to have risen to the top of the Orthodox church over the decades, but would you be so pleased that an orphan girl with no blood on her head could wield an influence similar to your own?”

Saint Clare’s words were certainly persuasive.

As the saying goes, a position makes a person, most people who reach high positions cannot shake off their sense of authority.

In addition to that, as you get older, it becomes difficult to accept opinions that are opposite to your own.

At least, what if Saint Claire behaved arrogantly and arrogantly towards ordinary citizens with her heavy buttocks attached to a chair like the other elders did?

Her personality was far from that, and she must have done a lot of personal things with Miss Willia.

It was not a story limited to relief projects taking place in the shadows.

Helping the children prepare meals at a church they visited, taking the initiative to do the laundry and dishes, and so on.

Acting like this with the title of a saint equal to the other elders probably didn’t look too good to the elders of the Orthodox Church.

That’s why he wants to weaken her obtrusive power.

In order to lower one’s standing in the Orthodox Church by forcibly creating reasons for mistakes after deliberately giving difficult or cumbersome tasks.

In any organization, there was bound to be a tribe that valued individual feelings more than the cause. The only difference is whether the percentage of such guys is high or low.

And, as far as I can remember, all the Orthodox elders at this point, with the exception of one or two, were old, stubborn old men.

For me, of course, the best choice was to weaken the influence of the elders of the Orthodox Church and to strengthen Saint Clare’s position.

After skimming through the list of duties given to Saint Claire in the Orthodox Church, she nodded to Saint Clare and replied.

“All right. For that reason, of course, I will accompany you.”

When I said that I would accompany her, Saint Clare’s expression instantly brightened.

Of course, there is one last fact left to check before departure.

“The departure time is 9:00 am tomorrow. The church has called for a wagon, so bring only what you need for a week or so.

Change of clothes, meals, and other essential daily necessities will be provided by the Daechurch, so there is no need to prepare a lot.”

“Then let me ask you one last question. You don’t intend to take advantage of the confusion while visiting the Great Church and make me be ordained an official escort knight for Eoyoung Buyeong, right?”

“… … .”

“I must have come up with a suitable excuse to take me to the Great Church. You don’t intend to make me an official escort knight because of this, do you, Saint Clare?”

Saint Clare’s expression hardened for an instant, but she struggled to open her mouth and strongly denied my question.

“Of course! Do you think I was thinking such a shameless thought?!”

“… I will trust you this time.”

It looked like he had thought of that to anyone who could see it, but since he got a definite answer anyway, he wouldn’t be brazen enough to actually do it.

Anyway, he was a person who couldn’t let go of tension even for a moment.