Upon hearing that the ruins had been secured and protected, the expressions on the faces of the priests of the Great Church were definitely worth seeing, just as St. Claire had said.

At first, I wondered if we were lying.

It was only after confirming the powerful divine barrier that was manifesting on the mountainside and the relic that Saint Clare had brought with her husband that she seemed to acknowledge it.

Did Saint Clair really go back after completing all 10 practical tasks?

They were creating an atmosphere that clearly showed such anxiety.

“Thank you very much, Saint Clare. And Master Conrad.”

After hearing our work report, Mother Mary came forward and suddenly began to praise our work with an awkward expression.

“Thank you, Mother Mary Madea April.”

“The saintess’ contributions are also great, but it must have been achieved thanks to the sincere support of Master Conrad. Isn’t it?”

The intention of the question was so obvious that if I got it wrong, I would almost have laughed out.

Saint Clare’s achievement of creating a protective barrier in the ruins was already undeniable, so it seemed like she was trying to change the target of the achievement from the saintess to me.

In any case, it must have been the judgment that it would be better to increase my achievements as an outsider than to increase the status of Saint Clare.

If St. Claire had taken at least one of the troops supported by the Great Church, the process of turning her merit into that of the Great Church would have been more blatant.

… Where are you going to do something so shameless?

“When I saw the miracle that Saint Clare performed, I almost doubted my eyes.”

“… Yeah?”

“As soon as you started, you subdued so many goblins at once, and even built a strong barrier to prevent monsters from approaching the ruins. It would have been a miracle that I could never have performed.”

“… … .”

Well, I didn’t say anything wrong.

The effect of killing one goblin bard was no different from the effect of subduing a hundred goblins.

Of course, the performance of the sacred barrier created by Saint Clare was a certain work that no one could deny.

The power of fate and divine magic she used were miracles that I, an ordinary wizard, could not perform.

“My heart is really full at the thought of being able to serve such a glorious Saint Clare by my side in the future.”

Lastly, he put a wedge in his loyalty to Saint Clare.

In order to prevent even such an attempt to undermine Saint Clare’s position through nonsense in the future.

“Yeah, that’s right. I see.”

Mother Mary, who had an expression that didn’t work out as expected, stepped back in front of me with an awkward smile.

Saint Clare was next to me, covering her mouth, showing me a quiet smile.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

It was the seventh night spent at the Great Church of Madea.

Eight of the ten practical tasks given to Saint Clare had already been completed, and now there were only two practical tasks left for her to solve.

It also meant that it was not too far before I could return home after completing all my missions.

And the remaining deadline is two and a half days at the longest.

In order to return to the academy on time, they would have to leave by at least the afternoon of the ninth day, so tomorrow was the last time they had to actually complete their assignments.

I didn’t really run out of time.

One of the remaining practical tasks was holding Sunday services with the believers, so there was no need for me to help and interfere.

The other one could have been completed smoothly with my help, so it was as if the whole task had already been completed.

After St. Claire held Sunday worship with the believers tomorrow morning, she would finish her last practical work with me in the afternoon.

Unless, by any chance, an annoying variable that is different from the original plan arises and causes her to fail.

That’s why what I’m doing now is to get rid of that variable, not another meaning.

The biggest variable that could ruin the schedule in tomorrow’s schedule would probably be St. Claire’s physical condition management.

smart. I knocked on the dimly lit door and quietly called Saint Claire inside.

“Are you awake?”

after a moment of silence. A familiar voice came from inside the door.

“Nose, Mr. Conrad?”

“Yes, I am.”

She responded in a low voice to Saint Claire’s cautious question, and soon heard footsteps approaching the door.

Through the crack in the carefully opened door, Saint Claire appeared in her nightgown.

“What if you come to my room at this time? What would you do if other people noticed you… .”

“What is Saint Clare doing without sleeping until this hour? I must have told you to go to bed early today.”

“… I don’t want to be noticed by other people, so let’s go inside and talk.”

He was pulled by the thin hand held inside the door and sucked right into her room.

Pushing a man in his prime into his room in the middle of the night was a perfect situation for misunderstandings that were not good for anyone to see.

Of course, Saint Claire and I are not at all like that, and it probably won’t be like that in the future either.

As I was looking around her accommodation, which was slightly better than mine, the first thing I noticed was a foreign language book on the desk.

It was as if the books related to the Elrond Empire language, the official language of Elias, and the Tirisian language were spread out on different pages.

“Were you studying for tomorrow’s work?”

“… I was just going to do a little bit.”

“We don’t say that we study a little bit to cram three foreign languages into our heads at the same time.”

Saint Clare, who had nothing to say, closed her mouth.

It seemed that she was preparing for the foreign aristocratic social gathering tomorrow evening, but if this happened, tomorrow might not come to her.

Dealing with VIPs is a mentally exhausting act, but there was no way I could do my job in a situation where I couldn’t sleep properly.

In addition, since you will have to attend Sunday worship in the morning, the fatigue will accumulate even more in the afternoon.

If he even showed signs of fatigue, it would be quite an excuse.

“I will not say anything bad. Go to bed right now and go to sleep.”

“Ha, but at this rate, it will only be a greeting at a social gathering attended by foreign aristocrats tomorrow… .”

“If you don’t sleep well because you are paying attention to the social church, and then doze off during the service tomorrow, there will be no more shameful mistake to be pointed out by the elders of the Orthodox Church.”

St. Claire might have felt something about it, so she couldn’t refute it and quietly closed her mouth.

“You’ve already finished all the difficult practical tasks, don’t you want to be criticized for trivial things?”

“… Yeah.”

“Leave tomorrow’s social gathering to me, and I hope you can sleep in peace.”

“… Mr. Conrad?”

“If it’s a major foreign language, I can speak a few.”

Still, since he was a son of an aristocrat, he never neglected to study foreign languages.

Above all, magic books were not only published in the language of one country, so most of the existing languages were things that had to be learned at some point.

And as I said before, I’m the type of person who doesn’t procrastinate what I have to do.

“Yeah, that’s right. Come to think of it, Mr. Conrad was also a descendant of an aristocrat.”

“… … .”

“Ah, I didn’t mean it in a bad way! It’s just that Mr. Conrad is easier to deal with than other nobles, so I just forgot about it for a while!”

… Where did I have this conversation?

“Thank you for the compliment.”

In any case, there was no way Saint Claire would criticize me at all.

“If you understand, go to sleep now. Even if the saintess is a bit weak in foreign languages, wouldn’t it be okay if I always stick by her side anyway?”

“… Will you continue to stay by my side?”

“Where would the escort knight be without the saintess? Of course, you should be assisting Saint Clare throughout the final schedule.

Or do you not believe in my abilities? If you want to continue studying because of that anxiety, I can’t think of anything more to dissuade.”

“Oh, no. It can’t be. Since I trust Mr. Conrad, I will go to bed as soon as possible.”

Saint Claire immediately waved her hand and expressed strong denial when she said she didn’t trust me.

“I will see you lying on the bed and leave.”

Saint Clare nodded and tucked herself into the futon, and greeted me for the night with only her head sticking out.

“Good night, Mr Conrad.”

“Good night, Saint Clare.”

After turning off the light magic tool that illuminated the saintess’ room, she closed the door and walked out of the room.

Last practice at the Great Church of Madea. It was the night before carrying him out.

⁎ ⁎ ⁎

The evening social gathering to which the distinguished guests were invited started early in the evening.

Of course, many nobles gathered from all over the Alexander Empire.

It was a place that included the kingdom of Elijah, the empire of Elrond, and even several messengers from the continent of Tyrissia who crossed the distant sea.

Including the servants and interpreters they had brought, it was a picture of a truly countless number of people gathered in one place.

The number was enough to make the large hall of the Great Church of Madea crowded.

“… … . … … .”

“… , … … !”

“… … … … , … … ? … … .”

Besides, that many people were conversing in their own language in their respective seats.

Unlike me, who could barely hear the contents, Saint Clare seemed to be getting quite tired just being in this space.

“Oh, hello… . Oh, no, Asria Mama?”

“… … ? … … … .”

“Yeah? That, over there, Weinzria, Sha, Shanu… .”

Because she couldn’t stand to see Saint Claire who was in trouble because of her poor foreign language.

I moderately intervened in the conversation before she was too distressed.

“Asria Mamara, I would like you to speak through me.”

“Mr. Conrad?”

“The saintess can also tell the story through me. I will translate for you.”

“Oh okay.”

After that, I became Saint Clare’s interpreter and delivered her words to various nobles.

At this rate, she thought that her last task would be completed without any problems.

“Hey, hey.”

As expected, it seemed that he was not going to finish the last task easily.