Chapter 17: Little Luca Is in Trouble?
"Grandma, you're too spoiled for her," Minia sighed, "you're making it hard for me to do that." Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½β
"Kid!"
"But she's a holy spearman!" Minia's tone raised a few points, "A lot of eyes are staring at her!" If she doesn't discipline herself, she'll be in trouble! β
"That's your business!" Grandma Monica was a little upset.
"Grandma!"
"Well...... Holy Marksman? Does little Luca have a spear? Taking this opportunity, I interjected in confusion and asked, "Why the trouble?" β
"Sakura, do you know the Church's Three Hallows?" Grandma Monica asked.
"Yes! Holy Spear, Holy Light, Holy Wind. β
"What about the heirs of the Hallows Artifact?"
"Well...... Holy Messenger? β
"Yes," Minia sighed again, looking helpless, "Originally, the Three Hallows were supposed to be inherited by the three most prestigious people in the church, butβ"
"Hah!" Speaking of this, I couldn't help but laugh when I thought of the owner of the Three Hallows now.
The Divine Light Aura - The successor is the Patriarch of the Good * Patriarch St. Vorf who bears the name of the Great Sage.
Holy Wind Hulibel - The successor is the famous bastard and bard, the second prince of Northridge, Xia Nan.
As for the successor of the Heavenly Lance *Illista, known as the Holy Spear, it is naturally the little priest Luca in front of him who keeps stuffing food into his mouth.
-- None of them would be classified as the three most prestigious people in the church.
"You understand, too?" Minia glanced at me with a happy expression dissatisfied, "The Holy Wind has always been the heir to the royal family as a vassal of the Church, so don't care; The Holy Light is in the hands of the Great Sage, and no one can beat its idea, except for the Holy Spear in the hands of a child who has just reached the age of tenβ"
"Huh? You're saying little Luca is in danger?! "I was shocked.
"That's not going to be - Sakura, Minia, Grandma is still going on a night patrol, so I'm not going to accompany you," Grandma Monica stood up tremblingly, "Ah! By the way, Minia, this is for you. With that, she handed Minia a piece of parchment and slowly left the room.
"Woo......" As soon as Minia received the parchment, she immediately became a sad face.
What's wrong?
Curious, I stepped forward.
A claim form.
List of claims for the destruction of items by the digital priest Minia in the orphanage, buildings, fences, floor tiles, windows - a total of five hundred gold coins.
So many?!
Is Grandma Monica robbing?!
"Uh......h What to do? I'm going to be scolded to death by the boss! Minia clutched her hair in frustration.
"Isn't it more?" I asked cautiously.
"Many? Of course much! She was still crying, "Grandma took the opportunity to add all the repair costs of the entire orphanage, and it was all this dead maggot!" She looked down at Asa in a comatose state, hesitated, and finally gave up on discharging again.
"Grandma is too much, but Minia, you digital priests should have a lot of money, right? - After all, you are the elite of the elite of the priests! β
"Money? Where is the money? With so many orphanages in need of donations, where do I personally have the money to spare? -- I had to go to the boss and ask for it, alasβ"
"Boss?"
"The number one digital priest! - Our digital priest has special funds in addition to his salary, but ...... This time it's the loss caused by the private fight," Minia shook her head helplessly, "I guess I will be scolded by him very badly." β
"Oh! I'd rather be scolded than blackmailed by the orphanage - Minia, you're such a good person! β
"Huh? What do you mean?! The green eyes that looked at me flashed with anger, "Can't you?" β
"No, no, I mean you're so fierceβ"
"Smack!" Bruises appeared on Minia's forehead, and faintly, there seemed to be a flash of lightning.
"No, no, no!" I felt that the more I explained, the more troublesome it became, so I simply said directly, "Because you are a good person, I will help you with this money, okay?" β
"Huh?" The anger in the green eyes disappeared, replaced by a look of surprise, "Really? So good?! ββSakura, are you rich? 500 gold coins! β
"It's okay, I usually have some savings," I kicked Asa who was unconscious on the ground, "After all, Asa was brought by me, and Asa is also responsible for causing so much damage, and ...... Besides, Lacey's savings are with me - he would be happy if he knew that the money would be spent in the orphanage. "Speaking of which, I can't help but feel a little lonely.
"Lacey? That maggot? β
"Yes." Although the word maggot sounded harsh, it seemed that this Minia called all men maggots, and I had to sigh helplessly.
"That bastard ......" Minia still didn't say anything good, but there was regret in her tone, "Die so early!" ββBut it's better to die early! Little Luca of the province always thinks about that maggot! β
"Sister Minia!" On the other hand, little Luca, who was originally happy to find honey candy in her bag, suddenly turned gloomy with annoyance, "Brother Lacey said bad things about Luca, I'm angry!" β
"Yes! Kindness! Do not say! Minia made an apologetic gesture to her, "I wonder what's so good about that maggot?!" She turned to me.
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"Huh? Are you?! She looked at me in surprise, for a long time, and sighed, "I thought Sakura you were a good girl, alas...... Pity! β
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"Alright, let's not talk about the maggots, anyway," Minia smiled as she handed me the parchment, "thank you for today!" -- Let's move on to what we just did. Belch...... Where did you just go? She scratched her head in embarrassment and muttered, "I was interrupted by my grandmother and forgot." β
"Huh? Speaking of whether little Luca will be in danger. Glancing up at little Luca, the little guy with honey candy in his mouth, began to tease Catbell with the Holy Beam again. Didn't care at all about me and Mina, though it was related to her.
"Well, she won't be in danger," Minia recalled, "The Three Hallows are essentially one of the twelve artifacts that have been handed down since ancient times, and the only way to transfer the heir of the artifact is to be willingly entrusted by the previous one, or to let the artifact go to the heir by itself - it is not something that can be taken away if you want to. β
"That'sβ"
"Originally, as long as the Three Sacred Weapons used to deal with the demons were in the hands of the church personnel, there would be no problem, but since the old Pope died, it has been almost a year since the new Pope was decided-"
"In other words, factional struggle?" I kind of get it.
"Yes, that's smart! I like it! --It's similar to what Sakura thought, the new pope can't be selected because of the dispute between the various factions, the reclusive heir of the Holy Light doesn't need to be considered, the heir of the Holy Wind belongs to the North Ridge, which is a vassal state of the church, and they have always had little interest in the power within the church, so don't worry, and now the Holy Marksman, who has not established a belonging, is naturally the object of the major forces," After a pause, Minia added, "Whether it is the moderates left over from the old Pope or the fanatical Mona faction, There are several other sects that want to take the opportunity to expand their regional power, and they all hope that Little Luca, one of the inheritors of the Three Hallows, can join them! β
"Isn't that easy?" I was a little confused.
"Simple?" Minia looked at her in surprise and wondered, "How can it be easy?!" β
"Look at little Luca," I pointed to little Luca, whose mouth kept moving, "and prepare more of her favorite foodβ"
"You think the same thing as those stupid clergy!" Minia couldn't help but laugh, "Where is it that simple?" For a while, the food paid to this little creature was piled up, and guess what she said? β
"I don't know......" I replied honestly.
"She said, 'As long as Luca and I don't know which sect to join, those priests will keep paying tribute to Luca!' β
"Poof! Hahahaha! β
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"That-" laughed happily for a moment, and I asked again, "Haven't those sects thought of any other way?" β
"How could you not want to?!" Minia suddenly bent down and sent electricity to Asa who was lying on the groundβ
"Wow!" Asa, who had been unconscious, screamed again.
"You know you're awake! Dead maggots! The purple current aggravated a little more, "Isn't the voyeurism interesting?!" β
"I just woke upβwhoa, whoa, whoa!"
Soon, the pervert lying on the ground was stunned again.
"Get away this time!" Angry, Minia kicked Asa into the corner with a kick,
"Leave this dead maggot alone!" She poured herself a glass of water by the way, "Sakura, let's move on!" β
"Well" To be honest, I felt some sympathy for Asa when I saw that miserable appearance, but Minia's angry expression was really frightening.
And -- Asa's pervert is boring! Obviously thought that he could be honest, but people were going to wait for him to wake up and let him loose...... I didn't expect to wake up so disgusting-alas.
"By the way, Sakura, you're the one who helps Cana with the paperwork, right?"
"Huh? Do you know Sister Cana? β
"Well, I used to be friends with Janaβ" Minia's expression looked a little lonely at first, then angry, "until she likes a maggot!" β
"...... "Sister Cana's favorite person, Minia, she definitely refers to my father, listening to her father being called "maggot", this ...... Still a little unhappy.
However, Minia didn't notice my abnormality, and said to herself, "Since Sakura is helping Cana with paperwork and other work, you should have a good mind, right?" - How do you think the priests will win over little Luca? β
"Huh? I think so......" I wanted to say I didn't know immediately, but Minia's eyes, as if she were testing me, thought for a moment and replied seriously, "After all, little Luca is a child, and it should be ...... if you educate slowly"
"That's right!" Minia looked satisfied, "You're really smart! Sure enough, a good girl! β
Is it a delusion? I feel like she has a good impression of me. I couldn't help but feel a chill in my heart.
"But look at little Luca," I hurriedly brought the subject back, "those priests must have failed, right?" β
"Yes. Everyone," Minia paused, looked up at little Luca, who was eating the grilled fish again, and reluctantly admitted, "including me, who underestimated this little fellow!" β