Chapter 230
Aljan hesitated for a long time before entrusting his daughter’s matter to them. He acknowledged that he couldn’t find a solution on his own. He repeatedly asked them to take good care of it and to find his daughter again before they left. What was unusual was that he kept talking to Ethan, not Roina.
Roina didn’t say anything and let it go, thinking that he might trust him more because they were from the same region.
“Tch, that obnoxious old man.”
“Jason? What’s wrong?”
To Roina, who asked in bewilderment, Jason grumbled.
“Didn’t you notice during the conversation earlier? He was talking to you but his eyes were on Ethan. That guy doesn’t acknowledge women.”
“Hmm, is that so?”
Roina shrugged. She didn’t think much of it. She had been a slave before, so being ignored by someone wasn’t a big deal to her.
“Well, still, if his daughter was really kidnapped, it’s a serious problem. We also have something to say to that priest Mana, so let’s go.”
“You’re really… How are you going to survive being so kind?”
Jason clicked his tongue once and followed. It wasn’t exactly that she was kind, but more like she didn’t really care, but Roina just laughed it off with a sigh.
“…I was staying quiet because I thought Roina-nim wouldn’t want it.”
Ethan, who had been listening silently, spoke up.
“I’ll go kill him.”
“No, no!! What are you talking about, stop it!”
Roina abruptly grabbed Ethan’s wrist. Ethan had been serious the whole time.
“Can’t I?”
“Of course not…”
She had thought Ethan was the most reasonable one, but why had he become so extreme?
Roina sighed for a moment. Rager, who had been watching, spoke up.
“He was a sad person.”
Roina glanced at him. She had thought he wasn’t going to get involved in this because he had been silent all along.
“Sad?”
“Yes. He was hating himself. His way of expressing it didn’t seem very considerate, though.”
“What does that mean?”
“……”
Rager closed his mouth for a moment. He seemed to be contemplating how best to explain. His white forelock fluttered gently.
“He was venting his anger by hating someone else, but it was actually an arrow aimed at himself.”
“You’re saying he was self-harming?”
Jason raised one eyebrow and asked. Rager readily nodded.
“It seemed like he was releasing his disappointment with himself by hating others.”
“What about his daughter?”
“It’s probably true… But I don’t think that’s all there is to it.”
Roina pondered those words and then nodded.
‘Is it because Rager is a paladin?’ It seemed somewhat similar to the way priests spoke. In any case, it was just a guess for now, so she would have to dig a little deeper.
Their current purpose was, above all, to infiltrate the royal palace. If Mana had indeed kidnapped Neilla and sent her to the royal palace, then he would also be someone who could tell them how to infiltrate the royal palace without being detected. Finding Aljan’s daughter was a secondary matter.
‘Of course, I’ll do my best…’
It felt like there was something they didn’t know behind the scenes, and she felt a bit bitter.
When they visited the temple again, Mana greeted them warmly. It was a subtly exciting feeling to be greeted by a beautiful man in priestly robes in a large white temple.
Roina pressed down on her chest.
‘Why am I like this… Is this why they have so many worshipers?’
They were soon guided to a room similar to a reception room inside the temple, and it was clear that they were being given special treatment because they looked like imperial citizens. The line of Castrello people was still long and endless.
Roina sat on a sofa in the guided room and nibbled on some simply prepared refreshments. The buttery flavor and almond taste that burst in her mouth with a crunch were excellent.
“These are really good snacks.”
“Indeed… It’s a luxurious temple.”
Rager murmured, feeling unfamiliar. It seemed to be a very unfamiliar sight for him, who had lived frugally his whole life.
“It is the result of the faith of many people.”
At that moment, a priest entered, lifting a beaded curtain. It was Mana, the Castrello priest with wheat-colored hair. He smiled at Roina and her group.
“What troubles bring you here?”
Roina faced him calmly.
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