I Just Wanted to Avoid Death - Chapter 42
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He wasn’t just warm—he was like sunshine itself.
Flowers naturally attracted bees, and so it was no wonder Eldis and Adelio had been drawn to her.
Yeshion swallowed hard.
‘At the very least… I should give Rosaline a chance to escape.’
He had no intention of disrupting the original story. But in truth, the moment Yeshion had survived, things had already started to deviate.
‘I really don’t want to complicate things.’
Yeshion rubbed his face with his hands. Even as he did, Rosaline anxiously asked if he was feeling unwell.
“…Saintess.”
“Yes?”
“If you see anyone strange, don’t follow them.”
“…Huh?”
“Even if someone asks for help, don’t give it so easily. Just avoiding that will ensure a bright future for you.”
Yeshion muttered bitterly.
Yes, it would only be for a short while.
He’d help him just until he left the temple. Just enough to keep him from falling into the hands of strange people or facing an ending of confinement.
‘Damn this meddling.’
Yeshion ruffled his hair in frustration before letting out a self-deprecating laugh.
‘Damn Yeshion.’
If it weren’t for the mess that guy created, he could have easily run away, shouting that it was none of his business.
“You two seem to be getting along quite well.”
As Yeshion and Rosaline were deep in conversation, Eldis slowly made his presence known.
After greeting Rosaline, Eldis acknowledged Yeshion.
“Did you sleep well last night?”
“Pardon?”
“The door handle is broken, isn’t it? There have also been reports of strange individuals seen inside the temple last night. Be careful. If you feel uneasy, my room is always open to you.”
Eldis spoke seriously, and it genuinely seemed like he was concerned for Yeshion’s safety. For a moment, Yeshion unconsciously nodded.
“And I have a message for the Saintess.”
“For me?”
“Yes. I have been told that there have been reports of monsters appearing continuously in the southern Mishemol Duchy. They’ve requested a purification ritual from the Saintess, as they believe divine power is needed to cleanse the area.”
Hearing this, Yeshion’s eyes widened.
The purification mission in Mishemol Duchy—this marked Rosaline’s first major activity as a Saintess. It was also a pivotal point where her relationship with Eldis deepened.
“I won’t be able to accompany you this time, but I trust you’ll manage just fine on your own.”
Rosaline nodded confidently at his words.
Meanwhile, Yeshion, caught in the middle, could only blink in disbelief.
“Why… Why aren’t you going with her?”
“Sorry?”
“Is it okay to send the Saintess alone?”
Why send him alone? Shouldn’t you be protecting him?!
Yeshion swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
“Are you worried about the Saintess? It seems the two of you have grown closer. How kind of you to care.”
“…No, that’s not it!”
“Don’t worry, Priest Yeshion. The Saintess will be perfectly protected by the temple’s knights.”
That’s not what I meant!
Yeshion stomped his foot in frustration but held his tongue, fearing he might say something reckless that Eldis could use against him.
He took a deep, calming breath and asked politely.
“Up until now… haven’t you always accompanied the Saintess on her assignments?”
“I have. But this time, I have an important matter to attend to.”
“An important matter?”
“Yes, a very important one. I need to thoroughly restart the training of a priest who’s lost their memories.”
A priest who’s lost their memories?
Yeshion pointed to himself.
“Me? Are you saying… the reason you’re not accompanying the Saintess is because of me?”
“I didn’t put it that way, but if you need a primary reason, yes, that’s correct.”
Yeshion was speechless.
It wasn’t to investigate the poison found in the Crown Prince’s palace.
It wasn’t to capture the suspicious individual lurking around the temple.
No, it was to retrain him because of his memory loss!
“Are you seriously leaving the Saintess when anything could happen…! The temple knights don’t have healing abilities! Not that I doubt their capability to protect her, but…!”
In the original story, the Saintess sustains injuries during the “Mishemol Duchy Purification.”
Serious ones, too.
The only reason he survived was because Eldis was there to save him. This event was key in making Rosaline open his heart to Eldis.
Yet Eldis wasn’t planning to go on such an important mission?
More crucially, there would be no one to heal Rosaline if he were injured in his absence.
That was the biggest problem.
“What would it take… for you to go to Mishemol Duchy?”
Eldis stared at Yeshion in silence for a moment. Then, after a pause, he smiled and said:
“If you go with me.”
