Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 766

The carriage turned onto the path leading to the Florandia Temple.

“There’s someone I really want to heal. Now that I know how to heal, I’m going to heal that person when I get back,” Rembrary said excitedly from inside the carriage.

He would finally be able to keep his promise to Cherub. And sooner than he had expected.

Rembrary felt very proud of himself. He was so great that it wasn’t strange that the children felt burdened.

However, instead of praising him like the inquisitor did at the clinic, the inquisitor asked seriously, “Rembrary, is that person terminally ill?”

“No.”

Rembrary answered casually and looked out the window.

The dark forest he had walked through alone was now very bright, and the wide mountain path where carriages traveled was clearly visible.

If he followed this path, he would reach the Florandia Temple.

Rembrary was already choosing the words he would use to boast about his achievements to Redrin. He had so much to say that the words were all jumbled up in his head.

“Rembrary.”

But the inquisitor kept interrupting him.

“What is it?”

Still, Rembrary didn’t get annoyed and calmly answered again.

Rembrary was now not only clever but also radiating an aura and healing people. He had to have the dignity to match.

“Rembrary, unless it’s urgent, can’t you heal that person later?”

But the inquisitor’s request, which had been bothering him all along, was a bit strange.

“No.”

Rembrary refused firmly and looked out the window again.

“You’re relentless.”

The inquisitor burst out laughing at that answer.

Rembrary fixed his gaze out the window, only glancing sideways with his eyes. He didn’t understand why the inquisitor was suddenly saying such things.

“Hmm.”

The inquisitor pondered how much the child could understand his words and confessed honestly, “Rembrary, your healing ability is really amazing. Do you know that?”

“Of course.”

“So, I want you to hide your ability for a while.”

“Why?”

“You already have many enemies in the world. Very dangerous enemies. You’re already standing out. If you stand out even more than this, it will become even more dangerous.”

Rembrary turned his head completely from the window and looked straight at the inquisitor.

Rembrary’s mother had also told him to live like the other children for a few years. Was the inquisitor talking about that?

“But if I can’t live properly because I’m worried about what those people think, then it’s just going to be the way they want it to be.”

“That’s right.”

“So why should I hide it?”

“I told you. You already have many enemies. If it becomes known that you have such a great ability, you will have even more enemies than now. New enemies will keep appearing.”

“Why?”

“Because your ability is very useful.”

Rembrary, who had been excited about healing Cherub, became troubled.

The knights said that if they rested from training for too long, their skills would rust. Cherub was a paladin who could no longer use divine power.

If this state continued for a long time, Cherub’s skills might also diminish.

“But if I don’t heal him quickly, Sir Cherub might get weaker.”

“Is that Sir Cherub a trustworthy person?”

“Yes.”

“Is he tight-lipped?”

“Yes.”

“Still, heal him later.”

Rembrary became sullen. He understood why the inquisitor was saying that, but he didn’t like it.

The inquisitor added again when the child seemed to agree with him, “Rembrary, think about it. There are many other children living in the Florandia Temple besides you, right?”

“That’s right.”

“But if your enemies increase, and all those enemies target you, will only you be in danger? No. The other children will also be in danger. Bad people will use any means necessary.”

“…….”

“This is a place with many young children like you. The priests here are not paladins but training priests. They are in charge of education. If it becomes known that you have healing abilities, the Florandia priests will focus on protecting you. Then there will be a gap, and the spark might fly to another child. You are brave, so you can take the risk, but what about the children who are not brave? Besides, those children are being forcibly swept up in something that is not their business.”

After speaking, the inquisitor felt a little regretful when he saw Rembrary’s blank expression.

He felt uneasy about telling the child a story that should have been told to adults.

But the truth was the truth.

If Rembrary revealed his healing ability, the few combat-capable personnel would all be focused on protecting Rembrary.

The inquisitor didn’t think young children should have to go through such a situation.

If they greatly increased the number of people, they could, of course, protect all the children.

However, all the temples were currently in an uproar over the black magicians and monsters.

The number of priests and paladins was severely lacking. In this chaotic situation, there was a high probability that they would not be able to protect the children properly.

Rembrary looked down at his feet with a sullen expression.

“Then how long do I have to hide it?”

Rembrary asked after a long time.

The inquisitor hesitated for a moment before answering, “Even though I’ve stopped you like this, when you think you have to use your healing ability, tell me then. That’s all you have to do. There’s no set time.”

Rembrary kept his mouth shut and stared out the window as the carriage climbed the mountain.

The inquisitor became uncomfortable and kept looking down at the top of the child’s head. He felt very heavy-hearted after saying these things to the child who had saved him.

“Just a moment!”

Then, hearing a voice from outside the carriage, Rembrary and the inquisitor looked at each other.

Before they could check who had made the noise, they heard someone asking the coachman, “Have you seen a young child? A child with blonde hair and short stature. A child who looks about six or seven years old. The guards told us that he went down this road alone.”

Rembrary poked his head out of the carriage. He saw adults in priest robes.

The priests recognized Rembrary almost at the same time and ran over, jumping up and down.

“Rembrary!”

Sediter opened the carriage door and lifted Rembrary down.

“Where did you go? Do you know how worried we were?!”

Rishur was among the priests who had run over. He ran to Rembrary and asked, examining him to see if he was hurt.

“I went to see the Inquisitor.”

“The Inquisitor?”

When Rembrary pointed to the inquisitor, Rishur recognized Sediter’s face.

“Sediter-nim [term of respect]?”

“Hello.”

Rishur, seeing Sediter standing there unharmed, gaped. He had heard just a few hours ago that he was seriously injured and couldn’t move at all. But he was standing there unharmed.

“No, but why is Rembrary with Sediter-nim…….”

“The child came to see me alone.”

“Pardon?”

“He’s a really smart child.”

Sediter stroked the back of Rembrary’s head.

Rishur didn’t understand at all even after hearing the explanation.

The distance from here to the Florandia territory was not short. Not only the distance but he had to go down a mountain road.

But Rembrary went alone to see Sediter, who was hospitalized at the edge of the territory?

It wasn’t just that he was a smart child. It was like the child had no fear at all. He was too reckless.

However, Rishur couldn’t easily open his mouth when Rembrary looked up at him with eyes expecting praise.

* * *

The carriage, carrying the priests who had come to find Rembrary, went up the mountain road again.

Rembrary was scolded once more by Heather when he arrived at the temple.

‘Redrin-nim, Redrin-nim. Heather-nim nags too much.’

Rembrary half-heartedly let Heather’s scolding go in one ear and out the other.

Rembrary didn’t think he had done anything to be scolded for since he had saved Sediter.

When Heather finally got tired of nagging and closed her mouth, Sediter belatedly stepped forward.

“Rembrary must be very tired. Let the child go in and rest. I will quickly find out which of the priests here have been bought off. I can’t have them running away in the meantime.”

“I’ll be going now.”

Rembrary didn’t miss the opportunity and bowed to Heather. Then he tried to leave, but Heather unexpectedly didn’t just let Rembrary go.

“Just a moment, Rembrary.”

When Rembrary turned around, Heather gestured to her secretary. The secretary quickly gave Rembrary juice and a slice of cake.

Heather caught Rembrary’s attention with the food, and while the child was sitting on the sofa eating snacks, she asked Sediter.

“Sediter-nim. I’ve been wondering all along, what happened to your injury? I heard that your injury was so severe that you couldn’t move at all. But suddenly you came here in person.”

After asking the question, Heather quickly instructed some of the priests to run errands.

After the priests went out and the door closed, only a few people were left in the room in an instant.

Sediter realized that the people Heather had left behind were only the child, himself, Heather, and Rishur.

All of them were people related to Rembrary.

Sediter was impressed that he could sense what Heather was trying to pursue just from that.

Heather was asking how his injury had healed, but she was secretly guessing that Rembrary was involved.

“I was lucky.”

Sediter hid the healing ability as he had agreed with Rembrary.

If the child wanted to tell the truth later, he could come forward as a witness and help. But if that wasn’t the case, he wasn’t going to go around talking about the child first.

“Does luck heal injuries all over your body?”

Heather asked without mincing words, even while smiling.

“It’s thanks to Redrin-nim’s grace.”

Sediter received the words in a gentle voice.

“Redrin-nim must cherish Rembrary a lot.”

Heather immediately responded to that.

Rishur was bewildered and rolled his eyes when Heather suddenly mentioned Rembrary’s name.

“That’s right. Rembrary is a very bright child.”

Sediter answered again, pretending not to notice.

Rishur kept rolling his eyes. Rembrary was busy eating cake.

Heather eventually asked outright when Sediter just kept smiling without acknowledging.

“Did Rembrary heal Sediter-nim?”

Rishur’s eyes widened.

“What are you saying, Heather-nim?”

Heather didn’t answer Rishur. She just kept looking at Sediter.

Rembrary chewed on the cake and looked at Sediter with her.

“Haha. I wish that were the case.”

Sediter lied without wavering in the slightest.

“A few months ago, the Lumena High Priest suffered an injury that he could never have survived. At that time, Rembrary turned on his halo and prayed for him. The Lumena High Priest survived. I don’t know if he was healed right away because he wrapped the wound with bandages as soon as the surgery was over.”

“…….”

“But didn’t Sediter-nim, who couldn’t move due to a carriage accident, suddenly return safely when Rembrary went to pick him up?”

But no matter how well Sediter lied, Heather was catching suspicious circumstances in her own way.

When Sediter just kept smiling, Heather looked down at Rembrary, who had been held in place with the cake this time.

Soon, Heather asked with a friendly smile, “Rembrary, did you heal the Inquisitor?”

Should I tell Heather? Rembrary glanced at Sediter.