Isol City, at the main gate.
Shilo and Lintis walked in one after the other, one as calm as water, the other as cheerful as the sun.
Their already outstanding appearances and clerical attire attracted a lot of attention every time they entered.
However, both Lintis and Shilo were already used to being stared at.
As they headed along the road to the Adventurers’ Guild, they encountered many adventurers whispering among themselves.
“What the—did the sun rise from the west? How did those usually haughty priests become like this!”
Shilo and Lintis exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other’s eyes.
Without lingering, they quickly arrived at the guild’s entrance, pushed open the door, and took a closer look.
At this moment, the Adventurers’ Guild was packed with people, and the reason for the crowd was immediately obvious.
It was the area where adventurers usually set up stalls for trading, and several priests were seated there.
Adventurers were queuing orderly in front of the priests, waiting to receive treatment, and from the small collection box beside them, it could be seen that the fee was only five copper coins.
Lintis and Shilo exchanged another glance. Unlike the former’s somewhat understanding expression, the latter’s expression was very strange.
It was as if he had seen something unbelievable; even though it was right in front of him, his heart couldn’t believe the scene.
“…Saintess… Lintis, do you know what’s going on?”
Lintis blinked, revealing a smile, and tilted her head slightly.
“Lintis doesn’t know~”
Looking at that smile, Shilo averted his gaze and looked back at the priests healing the adventurers, concluding in his heart that the Saintess must have done something.
After all… this girl hadn’t even tried to hide it… that smile, anyone could tell it had something to do with her.
“Hey, you warrior over there, who told you to cut in line? Get to the back!”
A deep male voice rang throughout the Adventurers’ Guild, and the source of the voice was a tall, imposing knight.
“Wow~” Lintis clasped her small hands in surprise.
This person was none other than the knight she had beaten up just two days ago—Leon.
After seeing Leon, she also glanced toward the priests and sure enough, saw that little priestess Natalie who had peed her pants earlier.
Natalie’s disgust and reluctance were obvious, but every time an adventurer sat in front of her, she could only obediently treat them.
This scene amused Lintis greatly. With light steps and a beaming smile, she cheerfully approached Natalie and greeted her.
“What a coincidence, Miss Natalie, we meet again~”
The familiar voice sounded beside her. Natalie instinctively shuddered, turned her head stiffly, and found Lintis standing right in front of her.
Her legs went weak and she was about to collapse, but at the critical moment, a small hand firmly supported her.
“Oh my, really, Miss Natalie, be careful. Come on, sit properly, the next patient is coming~”
After pressing the somewhat dazed Natalie onto the stool, Lintis nodded with satisfaction.
Just then, a shadow suddenly loomed over her. As she was about to turn around, movement came from behind first.
She saw Mr. Shilo blocking her with one hand, and in front of him was Leon, whom she had seen not long ago.
Lintis blinked and took a deep look at Mr. Shilo’s profile.
Ara~
“Leon, get lost.”
Shilo pointed at Leon’s nose and warned him bluntly.
Leon, who was already annoyed at being suddenly pushed, became even angrier at this provocation.
He raised his hand to retort, but then met someone’s smiling eyes, and naturally lowered it, his tone softening considerably.
“Shilo, did I provoke you? I just wanted to say something to the priestess behind you, why did you suddenly come and push me?”
Although the victim was questioning, his slightly retracted neck and large frame gave him the feeling of a wronged little wife.
The déjà vu was so strong that Lintis couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Seeing both Shilo and Leon staring at her strangely, Lintis quickly waved her hand.
“Nothing, nothing, you two continue, don’t mind me!”
Shilo and Leon: “…”
The two exchanged a glance, both unsure how to speak.
Finally, Leon coughed twice to break the silence, then looked at Lintis, who had stopped laughing.
“Um, Priestess, this time we were sent by the church to help everyone. Priestess Natalie is one of them. I am in charge of managing order here. I really don’t want anything, so please stop troubling Natalie.”
Lintis shrugged innocently.
“Please don’t wrong me, okay? I clearly did nothing. Just now, I even helped her when she was about to fall!”
“…Alright, it’s my fault. Then I’ll go back to managing order. Please do as you wish.” After hesitating for a moment, Leon admitted his mistake and retreated.
Although anyone with eyes could see that this priestess was deliberately scaring Natalie, the fact was that she had indeed helped her. If anyone was to blame, it was Natalie’s own cowardice.
If it had been someone else, he might have been able to teach them a lesson.
But as for this one… he couldn’t beat her.
After Leon left, Shilo, who had been standing dumbfounded for a while, finally came to his senses and looked at the Saintess beside him.
“Saintess, do you know Leon?”
“Mm…” Lintis nodded slightly, pretended to think, then replied, “You could say we became friends after a fight. In short, I beat them up!”
“…”
‘The Saintess beats people up?’
Just imagining the scene, Shilo felt it was quite brutal.
“Well, well, well… leaving that aside.” Lintis giggled, spun around to face Shilo, and continued, “Mr. Shilo~ were you protecting me just now? I’m so moved!”
“…You misread. I was protecting Leon.”
“Eh? It wasn’t me? I’m so disappointed!”
“Leon is the only knight my age. Though he often picks fights with me and gets beaten down every time, he’s still somewhat an acquaintance. I was afraid you would slap him to death, so I pushed him away. Please don’t misunderstand.”
“Hmph.” Lintis snorted in dissatisfaction and headbutted him.
Shilo, who took the headbutt directly, felt a tightness in his chest and nearly couldn’t catch his breath.
‘Strong woman…’
He silently complained in his heart, then moved the Saintess aside and walked toward the counter.
After all, today he was here for business, he couldn’t keep fooling around with the Saintess.
Besides… they were outside. Because of the commotion just now, many eyes were already on them.
And that narcissistic attention-seeker was still greeting everyone one by one, looking very happy.
Letting out a silent sigh, he arrived at the counter. The attendant on duty today was still Wendy.
“Miss Wendy, I’m here to handle the request.”
Wendy smiled and nodded. “Come, Shilo, follow me this way. The other group of clerics is already inside.”
“Another group? There are others?” Shilo paused in his steps, surprised.
“Yes, sigh… I don’t know what’s been going on these past two days. First, a group of priests came offering cheap treatment for adventurers, then several knights took on some long-standing difficult requests. It’s really strange… Were they ever this kind before…?”
“But it’s a good thing after all. Hurry up, they’ve been waiting for a while.”
Hearing Wendy’s explanation, Shilo was silent for a moment. He didn’t say anything, but called out to the Saintess, who was surrounded by adventurers.
Hearing him, the latter immediately rushed out of the crowd, a half-eaten cookie in her mouth, a small cake with one bite taken in her hand, her little boots pattering on the floor as she ran over.
Although he was curious how she got so much food in the blink of an eye, since Wendy was urging him, he couldn’t ask too much.
The two followed Wendy to a small room next door and pushed the door open.