I Became a Fake Priest the Saintess Is Obsessed With

76 – Thinking while lying in a hospital bed

It has been a month since my trip to the volcano.

She went to rest and ended up working, but Sister Selena was informed of her situation and her companions were given a few more days of vacation.

However, I have been living in bed for a month.

It’s natural… I overused my magic power twice in the volcano, experienced exhaustion of my magic power, abused absolute treatment, took painkillers, drank alcohol, and did a lot of bad things to my body. Is there any way my body could survive?

“Priest Ivan, is there something uncomfortable?”

“No…”

“If you have any inconvenience, please be sure to call us.”

Sister Selena stopped by my bed door for a moment and then she left.

On a day when the nun was not able to control her body well, she was taking great care of her.

First of all, she is the person in charge, and most of the things that overdo things are her fault, so she takes care of it.

Actually, contrary to the nun’s concerns, I am more cheerful than before.

I’m not saying it doesn’t hurt, but I think it’s a pretty good condition compared to something that was that unreasonable.

‘It’s all thanks to the things I got this time.’

I lifted the blanket and glanced at the necklace hanging around my neck.

[Reverberation left behind by a flame: A necklace containing all flames, or part of a living flame. It contains a blessing of flame for you.

Burning Passion: Owner’s strength +1, agility +2

Wisdom of Flame: Becomes completely immune to fire attacks.

Scorched Noble: Owner’s magic power +3, divinity +3

Ashen Technology: Increases the efficiency of crafting skills by 100%.

??? : This function is currently locked.]

Wow, it’s amazing to see it again.

The necklace ‘Reverberation of Flames’ obtained after successfully completing the last main quest is truly a great item.

Excluding additional functions, it increases all abilities except luck and spirit, and among them, magic power and divinity are increased by 3.

Is it rejuvenating? Just holding it makes me feel like I’m overflowing with that kind of energy.

Until now, many of the magic tools I obtained after completing quests were not mine, but thankfully this one is something I can use.

‘Anyway, what is the function that is locked at the end?’

Even if you try to find out what the last locked function is, there is no way to know what it is.

I’m concerned, but I don’t think it’s something I can find out right away.

‘Okay, okay. Let’s be satisfied with the new luxury item we bought. ‘Now let’s think about the things we’ve been putting off.’

I looked through the status window and picked up the blue screen at the bottom.

[Main Quest: Become a promising high priest in the cathedral]

Remaining period: 3 years, 6 months, 17 days

Reward: ???

※If you fail, you will die.

Okay, this is it.

Let’s take some time to think about this, which is the first quest I received when I came to the cathedral and the one that bothers me with the word death.

To be honest, if you look at my achievements so far, I am fully qualified to be a high priest.

In just a few years after becoming a priest, he treated more than a thousand patients, went to the battlefield and treated the Sword Emperor and soldiers, cured the curse that was afflicting the saint, and stepped in when His Royal Highness and His Royal Highness were in danger.

He stopped Count Akid, who was threatening the empire, eliminated the clowns who betrayed the seven major religions, and sent back the living flame that was trying to resurrect from the volcano.

Even if you just talk about known achievements, you have to talk until your mouth is exhausted. However, there is only one reason why I could not become a high priest.

‘A high-ranking priest can only be a nobleman… ‘

Unlike saints and saints who are selected directly by God, high priests are an artificial rank selected by humans.

Originally, commoners were also promoted to high priests, but political issues became involved, and now only nobles with at least the title of count are selected as high priests among eligible priests.

So, the only way to clear this quest was for me to achieve great achievements and be recognized by the emperor and become a nobleman.

If you tell everyone what you learned this time, you can clear the quest right away.

‘It’s no different than Ivan having a decent family… ‘

Since Ivan has the last name ‘Ira’, we can tell that she comes from a noble family somewhere.

However, there is very little information about the Aira family.

I don’t know what country the noble family is from, I don’t know if they are a baron or a count, I don’t know why they became a noble family, and I don’t even know the current situation of the family, so to speak, they are an unheard of family.

At least I heard a ridiculous story from Tama that Ivan and the goddess have the same last name, but it is not believable.

‘It doesn’t seem like a lie, but… ‘I can’t be sure until I find out for myself.’

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In that case, we need to at least collect data on the Aira family, but there is a problem.

‘No matter how much I search, there are no books about the Ira family… ‘

I lay down and read books for a month, but there was no mention of a family called ‘Aira’ in the books in the cathedral or the books I collected.

The books I have collected are more than those sold at most bookstores, so even if you go to a nearby bookstore, you will not be able to find related books.

The conclusion reached thus. Let’s go to the magic tower where the great sage is and get information!

The Magic Tower, which is connected to the Academy and the Witchcraft Workshop, reigns as a sacred place for intellectuals, where books written by them are gathered.

It is truly a book paradise, with most of the interior of the building filled with books.

Following the will of Lakis, the god of wisdom, wizards created a system called a library that operated by lending books from the Magic Tower, and ordinary people could easily borrow books from there.

‘Until now, I was reluctant because of the memories of the library, but now I have no choice.’

Good. Well, let’s go to the library as soon as we feel better.

If possible, it would be a good idea to look for recently written books on magic or ironwork manufacturing technology and borrow a few history books.

“I’m looking forward to it~ What kind of place will the library be, the mecca of intellectuals?”

Ugh.

I was so excited that I stretched, and my tight muscles screamed.

Ah… At this rate, I will be able to move freely in a few months…

‘Isn’t it perfect because winter will have passed and spring will come by then?’

Wheee…

I glanced at the snow falling outside the window, then looked back and opened the book I was reading.

***

Four months later. After fully recovering, I prepared to visit Ma Pagoda using the vacation time I was unable to use last time.

“Shall we just briefly check the plan? First, let’s borrow the collection of world noble families… And you can freely find the rest.”

I wrote down the list of books I wanted to borrow in a notebook and put them in the bag I always carry.

And just in case something goes wrong, a few bottles of the poison I made this time… Some of the painkillers I took last time….

After thinking for a moment, I put the necklace I was wearing around my neck into my bag.

It’s too flashy to wear. Anyway, as long as you have it, the ability is maintained.

“Now, shall we set off for the Magic Tower?”

I was about to briefly stretch and leave the monastery’s entrance.

When I opened the door, the strong sun shone in and obscured my vision. As my vision was taken away, I lost my footing and fell forward.

In the process, I bumped into something in front of me and crushed it with my body.

“Ahhh…”

Hmm? It doesn’t hurt as much as I thought.

I thought it would be quite painful to fall so hard, but the soft object underneath acted as a cushion and lessened the impact.

What on earth did I fall on? What you feel is a pile of clothes? No, why is there a pile of clothes in front of the front door?

Even when I open my eyes, I can’t see clearly. Umm… then…

“Ugh…”

I fumbled with the object to reveal its identity, but felt the unique softness of the skin and a woman’s moan came out.

Wait a minute, woman?

Wait a minute… ?

I rubbed my eyes and waited for my vision to quickly recover. Finally my eyes started working properly and I could see what was underneath me.

So what’s under me is….

“Ah, hello, Priest Ivan…”

It was Saint Amelia.

I quickly got up when I realized that I was holding her in a very misunderstood position.

“Uh… Hello, saintess? Are you okay?”

I greeted her and at the same time held out my hand to her as she fell.

“Yes, I’m fine because I fell on the lawn. Well, can I ask for treatment today as well…?”

“Treatment? Ah, today is regular treatment day.”

After thinking about it, I realized that today is the day to cure the saint’s curse.

The reason I can act freely with my high rank as a mid-priest is because I regularly cure the saint’s curse every Monday.

Now that I knew that her curse was a fake illness, I was giving her holy power to relieve her fatigue.

‘Seup… But this is also questionable. When I first treated the saint, it was very painful… ‘

Since our first meeting with her, she had been faking her illness, so she never got sick even after using treatment.

Then was there really a curse in the first place?

Thinking back, I remembered that when I first saw her curse, it was so severe that I thought it must have been cursed by an ancient devil.

Then how did the saint happen to fall under such a curse? ?

I should also look for books about curses at the library.

“Hey, priest… Are you having trouble getting treatment…?”

“Oh, no. Please come in first.”

Her thoughts deepened and she ended up neglecting her saint.

I opened her front door wide and welcomed her into her monastery.

Ugh… Even writing down my strength is exhausting… I’m going to use up all my energy from the first day of vacation…