That’s correct. I gave up my best chance to leave the temple and voluntarily became a servant of the temple. Even so, Enlure’s doctrines did not resonate in my heart, nor did I have a special sense of belonging in the temple. I was granted this powerful divine power on my 10th anniversary after my dimensional travel here. It was like the entire universe had sent a big “f*ck you” message to me by doing that.
As a result, I was permanently tied to Elnure as one of its priests. As a priest, my job was to head to various places to earn money for the temple. Priest Dimotheo, the priest who took me in when I was a child, took this opportunity to become a high priest. I had to accompany the high priest every time a noble visited the temple. Whether it was an influential noble or an insignificant noble, I was still forced to smile and treat them respectfully.
I would deeply regret my decision to stay in the temple every time the high priest held my hand tightly and told me that I’m “Elnure’s only hope”.
He was a benevolent and generous person, but he had mercilessly sent me to dangerous places to earn money…
“Ah, we collected all the blankets now. Let’s head back in!”
Lili’s voice echoed loudly in my ears while I held the laundry basket in my arms. The children collecting the laundry in front of us quickly ran back inside. I groaned when I almost stumbled over the flat ground because the laundry basket was too heavy. I loaded too many blankets inside my basket and now it was too bulky.
“Lili are you free today?”
“Yes. I just need to clean the room where the duke will be staying at and then I’ll be done for the day.”
“Wow, I really envy you.”
“Why would you envy me? I should be envious of you instead. All you do is sit there with the duke. You don’t have to do anything else.”
“That’s the problem! All I have to do is sit there. Imagine sitting in front of a person who will kill you if you make the slightest movement. I will die instantly if I accidentally wake him up.”
This was a very serious problem for me. But even though I was trying to show her how serious and dangerous my situation was, Lili acted as if she had just heard a joke.
“Well, he won’t kill you that easily. He is the commander of the imperial knights.”
“No, I’m precisely worried because he is the commander of the imperial knights.”
“Why would he even bother killing you? You are the face of Elnure. Of course, the duke could easily hide the evidence and squash down all the rumors that he killed you, but it would be a hassle for him to do so.”
“Aha.”
I see. It would be a hassle for him to kill me. I didn’t think there could be such a positive way to look at my current situation. I understood her meaning and nodded.
“Thank you for your helpful advice.”
“No problem.”
Lili smiled at me. I was scared to death when I was in the same room as the duke because his gaze told me that he wanted to kill me. I guess I will trust Lili’s words that it will be too bothersome for the duke to kill me.
“Oh, it’s raining. You should cover the basket with your body so the dry laundry won’t get wet.”
“I can’t believe this is happening! How could these blankets have more human rights than me?”
“What are you talking about?”
I had already ranked myself below the duke’s laziness, but now, my position as a human being was even lower than that of a blanket. I didn’t know which was more depressing. But these sheets and blankets will be used by the duke, so I can’t allow them to get wet. I bent over my body slightly, covering the blankets with my body to prevent the fresh laundry from being drenched in the rain. My back was instantly soaked wet when I used it as a shield for the fresh laundry.
It rained heavily.