128 – Afterword (1)

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“Pin-nim, you look very tired. How about taking a break, wiping your sweat, and drinking some water?”

“…thank you.”

Finn lowered his head as he accepted the towel and water bottle Grace had given him.

Grace bowed her head like a decalcomani.

A slight shadow fell on Grace’s calm expression.

It was Grace, who must have never had an intimate relationship with any man other than Barry.

What is the reason?

This is because men are a race of people who reveal their desires, which quickly ooze out evil whenever they get even a little closer.

Excluding the unique single-minded people like Berry and Ian, the men around me couldn’t bear to hide their lust, even the priests of the Divinity Faculty.

It wasn’t because of any unusual abilities like Grace’s ability to read the soul, but in fact, it was the apparent roughness of her breathing.

But what the hell is this man named Fin in front of me?

“Thank you, saintess.”

“Not much to say. More than that…”

“Ah, yes it was. I’m sorry, Grace.”

“…”

It’s been two years since I said I can call you by my first name.

It’s been a year since I begged to be called by name.

After the fateful reunion, they continued their relationship as more than friends but less than lovers, but Finn did not show any reaction.

Could it be that you are not interested in me?

I looked into her heart with that thought, but Finn’s feelings were pure pink.

It was the exact same color as Berry and Lilithiana had seen when they saw each other.

“ha.”

A sigh of relief.

Finn must have heard it too, but Finn pretended not to hear and cleared his throat.

“It’s big. Then I’ll start training again…”

‘Shame and weak resolution… .’

Grace is now able to read even the most detailed emotions of pins.

It’s been more than two years since I waited for that mugwort man to aim for the next opportunity like a moth, even though he made up his mind every time.

It’s been a long time since I became an adult.

The next saintess to succeed her was almost certain,

A doll-like daughter was already born between Berry and Lilithiana.

‘Even Anna-sama has a fiancé… !’

Grace heard the news that the eldest daughter of the Phrygia family had recently signed an engagement with the third son of the kingdom’s royalty.

If so, the age of 15, who has not yet reached adulthood.

But as Anna’s fiancée was at that young age, he was becoming a noose that strangled Grace.

As adults, they haven’t even taken the first step as lovers yet, but they worry that the combination of Anna and the minors might get ahead of them.

It was clear that they were friendly to each other, but Grace lowered her head at the reality that she couldn’t even hold her hand naturally.

“ha….”

This time, Finn sighed without Grace’s knowledge.

It wasn’t that Finn didn’t want to do that.

But Finn also had his own circumstances.

-pin… Why are you doing this when you know you can’t beat me 1:1? I don’t know what kind of ho-seung-I was, but you and I have different fields of expertise?

Her teacher and now the husband of the emperor, Berry Ekaterina, uttered during the sparring was offensive.

Unlike himself wielding a greatsword and sweating profusely in the heat of the sun,

The teacher’s way of leisurely avoiding attacks and attacking only gaps made him a little annoyed.

Findo is also recognized for his swordsmanship skills in his own way, and it is a reality that he is called the best of all people in the world.

However.

‘I can’t even stand shoulder to shoulder with the saintess… .’

If Finn was famous in his own way, he was famous, but he was not as famous as Grace.

From the Academy’s greatest ever party, consisting of Berry, Lilithiana, Anna, and Grace.

The ability to possess the most overwhelming holy power in the history of the saintess.

Even the background that the Holy Kingdom wants to appoint him as the next pope as soon as possible due to the political psychological warfare with Berry.

It was difficult for the current Finn to stand shoulder to shoulder with Grace.

Of course, in the world before Kim Bin intervened, as a Sword Saint, he would have had the same name value as Grace now.

But things are different now.

A situation where he was pushed out by Kim Bin, who was named Berry, and became a second person.

Finn is fundamentally a loyal knight.

Since it is based on real chivalry, which is different from Irene, it was thought that it needed a proper effort and position in order to be associated with a noble status like a saint.

So what I pursued is the pinnacle of the sword.

Trying to win at least once from Berry, who is also his teacher.

Even that wasn’t an easy road.

As Finn said in the days he couldn’t even remember, Finn and Berry pursue different paths.

It would be nice if Finn’s specialty, one-to-many wars, would unfold, but thanks to Kim Bin stopping everything in advance, the world was extremely peaceful.

In a word, Finn was not even given a chance to fully demonstrate his ability.

That’s how Finn’s stubbornness continued for over two years.

Now, rather than the sense of values that even Grace cannot do that as a knight, even doubts about whether it is a man’s mistake have bloomed.

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“I should have known when His Majesty insisted on introducing me…I thought it would be such a long and rough road…”

“Ahaha…isn’t he a bit like that?”

Her eyes, stained with feelings of desperation, turned to Lilithiana.

Liliciana, who smiled awkwardly, turned her head and embraced her daughter, Imeris.

“Oh my…!”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Grace’s eyes babbled as she turned to Imeris, who was cradled in her mother’s arms.

Even though she is not my daughter, with eyes full of love.

Now, the sacredness of a saintess has reached the point where you can understand it just by her appearance.

“You’re always a pretty daughter.”

“It’s thanks to you for helping me in many ways when I gave birth to Imeris.”

“What did I do? All the pain and suffering is the responsibility of the mother. Isn’t it because of your majesty’s efforts that your daughter resembles your majesty and was born beautifully?”

“Ah…hahaha.”

Lilithiana scratched her head and rolled her eyes.

You can say that you suffered only when you gave birth, but how was it when you were pregnant?

-honey! I suddenly want to go to the secret garden!

-uh… ? It’s 2 am now… .

-no… ?

-let’s go. I’ve packed everything.

Even if you suddenly force yourself.

Even though I was rubbing my eyes because it just happened, it dispersed like smoke as if it had happened. My husband finished all the preparations and smiled.

-Honey, I… .

-Yes, where do you want to go today?

-no… I don’t want to go anywhere, but my back hurts… .

-Oops, then it can’t be good for our moon, so lie down on your side and I’ll give you a back massage.

-Hehe… yes!

Lilithiana licks her lips after recalling the past.

After reading Lilithiana’s feelings, Grace added a comment.

“Well…Your husband is also taking care of state affairs on behalf of Your Majesty, so you must be having a hard time.”

“I’m glad I met a kind husband.”

“…For me, it would be perfect if Finn-nim showed as much enthusiasm as his wife.”

Grace insinuated that Pin was as sweet as Berry.

When we walk down the street together, it is natural for a crowd to gather, so he always leads the way.

Even the sense of remembering the food that he said he likes when eating and even making reservations.

He’s kind in many ways, but that’s all.

Rather than leading the way through the crowd, I want them to hold hands and walk together.

Rather than my own favorite food, I want to be introduced to his favorite food and learn about him in many ways.

“I don’t see myself as a woman…”

“It’s because Finn is the type of person who doesn’t express his own opinion. Also, what will happen to me if you say that?”

Lilithiana looked at Grace’s gigantic chest and smiled bitterly.

Grace’s chest showed off its voluptuous size even more because she lowered her head.

Liliciana regretted that Grace, being a saint, could not use her own female tactic to seduce her.

“If you weren’t a saint, I would have just told you to stick in those huge breasts.”

“I don’t want to ask what’s inside by doing such vulgar things.”

“If you get married, you will do the same.”

“…Isn’t that the story after marriage? It’s natural for a wife to act cute to her husband.”

“Before marriage, it’s vulgar, and once married, it turns into aegyo…”

It’s not wrong, but I even thought that for Liliciana, who had only seen Kim Bin her entire life, if she married after a big fight anyway, that would be the case.

“I just made a kid from scratch…”

“Your Majesty. Save face. Your daughter is listening.”

“I’m still a baby, so what’s up?”

“Looking at things like this, I really want the two of them to be a match made in heaven.”

“Well… now we really have a match made in nature.”

“…That’s right. The author whose name is a saint made a mistake in his words.”

Grace sipped her tea and let out a deep sigh.

“My confession is that the man himself rejected it saying he wanted to do it, and if it takes this long, I have no idea how many years I will have to wait for a proposal…”

“I heard that Finn blocked you before you even confessed?”

“…Where else did you talk about that….”

“My husband.”

“ah.”

Grace just realized that the previous question was a joke.

There is a new proverb that has been created since Lilithiana came to power.

Daytime words are conveyed by birds to the sun.

The words of the night are conveyed by the mouse to the moon.

Therefore, the Empire will not have any secrets in this world.

It was a figurative expression, but it was like this in reality.

During the day, Lilithiana uses space magic to hear all the news happening around the world.

At night, Berry uses all kinds of sources of information to share all kinds of gossips from all over the world as well as all sorts of trivial things that happen in back alleys.

Perfect politics based on an overwhelming amount of information.

This was the method of preoccupying national supremacy that Berry recommended to Lilithiana, and it was a stepping stone to pass on a peaceful world to her children later.

It could have ruled the world by force, but that could leave a bad precedent or seeds of hatred.

Thus, the empire is not only military power, but also financial power, information power, political power, and history.

In addition, it has become a country that has the symbolism of being chosen by heaven.

There was no way that the empress of such a country would not know what was happening around her.

“Whoa.”

Grace’s eyes turned to Imeris.

“Nowadays, most of the people around me are married, of course, and there are many people who have children like this.

“Whenever we offered to introduce you, you turned down.”

“Isn’t he digging the ground by himself?”

“…I think it’s the first time I’ve heard Grace gossip about someone.”

“…”

Grace’s sigh deepened.