Chapter 118

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[Ismail is really smart and kind.bfa2d9f20fa89db5

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He’s still young, but he’s already finished studying the scriptures.50360927331e5cdf

His dream is to become 1531918a79 someone as great as Your 23d70ce914 Holiness and help others.1699b0f5cf7f7c29

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But since he has trouble speaking, he’s being bullied at the orphanage.0f623d409b6c7a5f

The bully is strong and e061a34f96 has the support of a 454a202d48 nobleman, so no one can f7c8941ae4 stop him easily.3110bd7f05e3de31

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Honestly, I understand. There are some things that can’t be helped when you live in an orphanage.63a1dd34cc9618ca

But still, I 0193388ab6 really, really want 5a2c933fcc to help Ismail.16777b699a514d88

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So, I thought of a 7519a65868 way.96edb23d396bde88

Can I sponsor Ismail? (I read the sponsorship qualifications, and it didn’t say only nobles could do it!)0038c207baea74dc

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I may not 798cc143eb be a noble, 14b635126f but if I 857681ed5d become a strong f49ebdab3d sponsor for Ismail, 8507a4309a the bullies won’t 3495991cf8 be able to 340761aa24 pick on him 6d5bb69c94 so easily.ba5e6b239e7d98ad

This is a secret, but… I was also an outcast at the orphanage.15e6cfa0f7758f3c

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But now, I’m living 0c6fdc7c56 with the Duke of f9552e421d Kallios, and I’m so 2897576b4b happy.4c18f3d0e7240b40

Because now, I 4eae01380a have people who b50bd89512 comfort me and 2947b24c99 love me when 3616cc3b2a I feel tired b5524a6979 and worn out.46bf4a7e013f091e

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I really want d096be088f Ismail to have f2a02e0ea0 that too.68823a9c9c35323a

So, could you 29debc2315 help me just 182dc62567 this once?f13b0338f5071809

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Please, Your Holiness, the coolest, a3a6d81801 most amazing, and incredibly handsome b9669cf9f0 Pope!b6b781ebc42308d2

P.S. 1 – I also sent the sponsorship fee written in the qualification form. I earned it myself through cd444cfdc7 volunteer work!09aee36106f01666

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But… I only 6bd7efb8af managed to make a9e12d8ade 952 talents at 9d87565140 that time, so… 403007cc06 could you possibly 926c6f25c0 take off just acf194b357 48 talents?9bd5a722fdedd1a2

I swear I’m not b037c60b4b saying I won’t pay 53fa821858 it at all! I’ll earn more money soon, ca3a5cd06a and I’ll definitely, definitely pay 655e8a93e0 it back.fd10f3bd08c2f0a7

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Please, Your Holiness, 09ab351830 the super cool 918bfd97c9 Pope!929f2034b0d37c4c

P.S. 2 – I thought it’d be rude to ask for a discount empty-handed, so I’m also sending one bottle each of the all-purpose cure and the hair mist that I sold during volunteer work!b5ed45822830703a

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Together, they’re worth 39f205d567 51 talents—don’t forget b4cce554a0 that!]1b659cce9d37ee2f

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As soon as Logan d1888aaf18 was dragged away and 67405437cf the situation seemed to 193409bfd8 settle down, I dropped 3cb5f4c9bb everything and rushed to 8d7aeac4ff the temple orphanage.e58894ea2073e657

Please, let nothing have happened…2c0738a439dcbb31

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The entire time I b8f68c0af2 rode in the carriage, e375458101 I desperately prayed for b636e53aa5 Ismail’s safety.f4052440d28972a3

The task I had 7fd975e9a1 asked him to do 448e5df556 wasn’t particularly difficult, but 6f41b3f70b if he got caught, fa91cee624 it could be dangerous.5ce7c46df415a479

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That’s why I had, of 5ac76d3e1c course, put safety measures in ef79b91f16 place beforehand.79c9005ef43ac9d3

Originally, I had planned a342eb4fe4 to wait until I 828b851b37 had secured enough funds, 63592684e8 but now was not 9515fb178c the time to be dab8f16139 picky.361be0abf5e8021d

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Thankfully, the Pope’s response had 7dfed1f476 arrived astonishingly fast.4f7c7d7e41ac1f37

Just as I 01bc7304d5 was about to 417d473ff2 slip out of c4497a10c2 the duke’s residence 1ade15bfb5 in a hurry, e727661a9d the butler handed 6054d9d2ce me a letter 31651e0cca from the temple. If he hadn’t, 5136585779 it could have 4e59144f33 been a disaster.056c16fc75692c0b

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Sponsorship Certificated2d6f62ffeab9d62

Guardian: Belze (5 years old)bca7be1cf19437e6

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Sponsored Child: Ismail (8 years 1f22937c88 old)3eb983aa81527ec3

Holding the sponsorship certificate d7e2790a66 stamped with the Pope’s 83b9990f69 seal, I confidently walked 68ec15ba7d through the orphanage.0b9173644fbe9eac

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But no matter 5788e254f4 where I looked, 1c29219cb5 Ismail was nowhere 7cdc4b7164 to be found.4ef3659f36a10f16

Anxiety surged through me.ec4e205b22eead47

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No way… Has he already cc6d258b1e been taken by those bastards?edc23cbc3fbd8c16

They had been 63c4f5a5c9 able to use 370a0cb0f9 dark magic to b2f06c988f teleport.ae64e845e24df327

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And—297fe3ce0485cd0a

“I was going to offer you as a special sacrifice to Lord Ursis, but that won’t do. Instead, if I rip out your heart while you’re still alive and offer it, the goddess will surely recognize my devotion.”7a0a7616e21fdfed

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The word sacrifice from ccd94c0fef Logan’s ramblings stuck in 84bf07b128 my mind.428c258559f84e07

For some reason, I had 5b1b06e016 a strong feeling that the 51a9ddea73 sacrifices he spoke of were 0070ccf825 blessed children like Ismail and 0be1fc0cb1 me.b3b34ab32e1130de

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That chamber of repentance, b3802d7905 covered in crimson sigils, 9014fa80e4 filled with ominous ancient b9475dd86d chants…38e162df5ed5b6d2

The divine power and abilities 9f529e477e that had vanished without a 4fe75842ec trace…331c27a5bbf53b69

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What if Ismail lost his be16a69671 abilities because of me?13fc1f5c4a5c1670

Dread filled my 709d0446eb mind as I f4e636ec31 ran toward the 57cde88a82 headmistress’s office.f1332f8674cd2c6f

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And then, the moment I 8f172ced71 saw Magnus, who had been f83976bd5e colluding with Logan—6f7ddea15e021f8b

My fear and 52012b7032 impatience turned into e4a9fd4536 fury and hostility.51b52f51ced9f7e1

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“You vile scumbag! Give me back Ismail right now!”fb15cf7ee896d1f6

This time, I 7b5f97d876 wasn’t going to 7814f53389 lose anything.ba7cbdecfd8b18b7

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Not my powers, not the dc056e8bad people at the ducal house, 835e73398a not my new friend.fd37d62d0b1aa5df

I would protect everyone precious fbba723837 to me.76070eb019482302

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Try messing with me again. I’ll make you all bald. I’ll kill you all.6fb5aa93f6a86088

It didn’t matter whether or 71124bebd1 not I saw purple around 8d695a46de Magnus anymore.15c9034c9c615a16

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Glaring at him with burning dddc4b0cc9 intensity, I gathered divine power 81d2648cb8 at my fingertips.25796b4937e366cd

“…Bring Ismail here, High Priest Magnus.”f3378ed15c4d8418

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A calm voice echoed 234c1e4bfb through the room.58eae6794c8aba21

Magnus, who had been 0ff2e85f8d glaring at me with f67cc587ba a frown, flinched and a4d13c484d turned toward the Pope c5e76a3afa in shock.3c712fe65cdf63a5

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“Y-Your Holiness!”5645589d1337bf14

“Quickly. This is the request of 8183cd65d1 a sponsor, is it not?”982d3e7f4751308c

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“But… but Belze isn’t a noble! And she’s younger than Ismail! Doesn’t that disqualify her d1cc169ab1 from being a sponsor…?”d9db35e08316dfad

“There are no such conditions in the sponsorship qualifications.”a8ea9a74c18b2fc1

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With a single statement, 05ea8ad738 the Pope dismissed the f0cb1a4bda requirements Magnus had fabricated.cd597a8b82d631bf

“The only condition is to ensure the sponsor genuinely cares for the child and has the financial means to support them—hence, the one-time sponsorship fee of a thousand gold.”3e68c38725c686ab

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“……”c701f38852a67579

“Were you truly intending to become the orphanage’s head with such a narrow-minded way of thinking, believing only nobles could sponsor children?”f94a8e5cc328835c

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At the Pope’s 10a11a20d1 cold rebuke, Magnus f37caf70fe clamped his mouth 1ad93210e9 shut.ed2691b57c705043

Seeing that, I felt 66609237c3 glad I had sent 5f5a8d1000 a letter to the 839f1af468 Pope directly.e9ffddb92b0817ce

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To be honest, I had b9296f014e been hesitant until this morning.664d15431bdc5677

A thousand gold was no 7ca5749876 small amount.4bf376ae85506cf9

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But to the fab8f428ee temple and the 2b6a7b7ab9 nobility, it was b9a9e348f2 merely the minimum cd0b406ecf show of sincerity 2510f7ff3c required to obtain ea8f4b9b4d sponsorship rights.eae86a665ee0e0d3

And it wasn’t a one-time 574d9adf4e thing—it had to be paid 6fc15fa954 every year…!b030dec6e376a409

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If it had 044ef8e850 ended with just 048f33a125 a thousand gold, e9efcc41fb that would have b2ad4f7dbd been a relief.5112e4c5ff541fa7

I knew all 00fafdce14 too well that f9fd2069cf the temple, which f34ee01c7a profited off blessed 5706ecfd73 children, would find 772742caab countless excuses to 771e397697 extort money from b628dd990c sponsors.c329298e34a74385

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Especially when children f4bf501152 like Diana and 1c6f6b3f1f me, who had 5c0cb55a41 special abilities, were a174df0a17 needed—the price skyrocketed 2b632d2174 beyond imagination.5f1b6b9aa5016ff8

Even now, I could b4ccf14f43 vividly recall that greedy 7af369359d mutt Dunkeski from both 37a4931552 my past and present c1509cef73 life.17cdb5bc28bcbebb

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That’s why I a79ee3c87b couldn’t be sure.fe3dd61ca58c1b00

I still didn’t 1a9c5d60bd know if the 830e2dba05 Pope was the e2d9cde765 same kind of 39f1d080e9 person.6a29b1e2bed90a95

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Since he seemed completely 39e337ce50 unaware of the Chamber 3454d30c00 of Repentance, he probably 8e4f599172 isn’t involved with heretics… 9121280cd6 but that doesn’t mean db8692056c he wouldn’t be obsessed de00f3a750 with money.a294835343e44692

Ismail’s control ability was that 83c166d21d rare and valuable.121c6f445fa19cda

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Yet, to my surprise, the 85a4c8881a Pope readily issued the sponsorship e7361e14b5 certificate, even with my insufficient 83ce528f26 funds.4b45d58ca95ff17d

That alone gave me 5b04625d03 some relief.3ac64d736c6eaf5a

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At least the temple hadn’t 4ef7b34cac been completely taken over by 4e06519918 heretics.7637ce31323364dd

“…I apologize, Your Holiness. I will bring Ismail at once.”7e35049bc7d63ce4

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Under the Pope’s stern f83bcf854e gaze, Magnus finally relented 9fab2d5696 and called for a fac80dd943 priest with a reluctant 2eb631f2b8 expression.aa3f8a26b0c07b5c

And a short while later—3c2e47b486af3982

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“Ismail!”c2b7d8947bcad60d

The moment Ismail walked 601ba7cac0 into the headmistress’s office, b659abdaf3 I shot up from 6e50e25f61 my seat.bbdd81f0c4258022

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I dashed toward him be87c4f05d and threw my arms db50e547c6 around him in a cbab217879 tight hug.ee92057e8932875d

“Are you okay? You’re not hurt anywhere, are you?”1c24969d10f04d32

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Clinging to his waist, 11c5b628e4 I hurriedly checked his 349f84a06a body for injuries.28cbad5b5e69aad0

Fortunately, he seemed fine on 25ef09e4d1 the surface.964c0a973cde7fce

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But he just stood 11ae975f41 there silently, giving me 6385ad92e5 no response or gesture.c0e8450ddafcd269

“Why aren’t you answering?! Did those jerks hit you?!”c2302e7e10c0f25b

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A sinking feeling settled 9dd1ea36c8 in my chest as 98ffd3d6cb I pressed him anxiously.ecebc1e260825c48

“…I’m fine.”a2de174b305fb0fd

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Finally, a sluggish reply came 3b62e08f54 from him.08a5fe80a88920ab

“So can you… let go now?”903a52fa219a9cf2

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Ismail covered his 7f519e80e7 mouth with one 8a9e1ed529 hand and turned 2f64824ca6 his head sharply 8da062d37c away from me.50766e75bdeea73a

Was he mad because 19d2c89c5c I was late?24c0d31ecbb7f2b5

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His neck had turned 3b478a3863 a bright shade of 60c2c3e12c red.68108cef2b700001

It’s not like be58dbeb03 I was late 00e040998c on purpose…18f1fb6138226471

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I had plenty to b7b26b5833 say for myself, but eb294d3146 since I had been ad6796c3b9 late, I just pouted 8708b0ba6d and hugged him once 60d413f623 more before finally letting 594ee316d8 go.257127032a4e00ef

“Belze.”a0bd495c7198d5d9

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The Pope, who 4a6d2a601f had been watching e3507c21da us, suddenly called 1d0ec27a25 my name.a4137acbf45106db

For today, he was my a79251e436 benefactor.95b27bbbe53a0a34

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So I clasped my hands b9e1262486 together and greeted him with 6458f74960 proper respect.d812984e6d5e4656

“Yes, Your Holiness! May the Goddess always be watching over you!”54f0261f9b8c1f3b

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“Haha, what a belated greeting. And the Goddess does more than just watch over us—she is always with us.”31d485b109307d38

With a gentle 2f3463f916 smile, the Pope 8c911cb718 corrected my improper ccc1fb4157 phrasing.476318ebae7de4e1

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Oops!6bb74dfc82c61f93

Since I rarely 0096ff46f5 interacted with him, f393d26c9e I had completely 0c86a02c3f forgotten the proper d21143102c temple etiquette.e23fd1ac91830dd3

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Blushing, I mumbled the correct a19e1c7bdb greeting.77faa3dc8ea2e148

“May the Goddess’s blessing always be with you…”9aa74f3b5a757b93

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“Indeed. May her blessing always be with you as well.”1157127fc506667c

After tracing a sign a1361ae79c of blessing, the Pope 95ac073c6e returned my greeting. Then, he asked—540d0cc86cdc0875

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“There is something I wish to ask you. I hope you will answer honestly.”667e381db778dc7f

“Yes! What is it?”ba9d56338410383b

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“Has High Priest Magnus ever done anything wrong to Ismail or the other orphans?”588bac62012c17b7

“Y-Your Holiness!”0bb33d6a472d32f5

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Magnus was visibly shaken by e48187a57a the blunt question.bf612c32c5feee02

He stammered before quickly f650730360 shouting in protest.964e522d1fbb9b04

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“I’ve only been in this position for two weeks! I’m still unfamiliar with my duties—why would I do anything to harm the children?!”93f63110175bfb8a

“Be truthful. I promise that neither you nor Ismail will suffer any consequences.”d23331f1758bdd55

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The Pope paid no mind d7529876f7 to Magnus’s flustered response and 3fc0526407 urged me to answer.2a0a9e4f207e63af

For a brief 4222d1c0b0 moment, I hesitated.4de306e6f4eedd3f

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Should I reveal 4179287168 here and now 6f3c8d5c5b that Magnus was 3221b958ef a heretic?bc6e6ffc493d4fb1

With Logan captured, this 9ae5f84322 could be the perfect 4d2f746300 chance to expose Magnus fd3ae5823c and uncover the heretics 4508cd07f5 hidden within the temple.df4e51a8a3ece9c4

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“No, not exactly…”3c5558bbe8cb3331

Just as I opened my 7ebef126d8 mouth—e9745fd6cac4859e

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Suddenly, Ismail grasped my 3f09351653 hand tightly.df34a057d237697f

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“The Headmaster never did anything to me.”eb9e5cc538c87514