It Seems Like The Infamous Trash Can is Right Here! - Chapter 35
No matter what anyone said, the most important thing to me was my life. The second most important was my family.
Everything else? To be honest, I didn’t care how it turned out.
Helping those in need was fulfilling—but only when it didn’t pose a threat to my own survival.
I was never a self-sacrificing person. In fact, I was incredibly selfish.
That was why, on the day the stigmata appeared on my body, I had prayed to God.
That I had no intention of becoming a selfless person. That I would never throw away my life for the sake of this world. So if this was some kind of mistake, I begged Him to take back my divine power immediately.
In the end, the stigmata remained.
People weren’t meant to understand the will of God. So I just accepted it and continued living the way I always had—
Helping only when it wouldn’t harm me. Repaying debts when necessary.
I had only decided to assist Vivian outside the bounds of our contract because I believed she wasn’t someone who would bring harm to me.
But today, that belief shattered.
Whether it was because Ilina had egged her on or not, it didn’t matter.
Not once—not in a single moment— did Vivian choose to protect me. Even when it wouldn’t have caused her any harm.
So I realized there was no friendship between us. Not even a fragment of it.
But if she had dragged me here, then she should have at least taken responsibility.
I hadn’t expected anything from her, so I wasn’t disappointed or upset. But that was the extent of it.
Until I could be certain that Vivian wouldn’t forcibly drag me out of the estate and into danger again, I would consider her my enemy.
Along with the three men orbiting around her.
Just as I was struggling to push past my dizziness and escape the gallery—
“Priestess, wait a moment!”
Hurried footsteps echoed behind me, rapidly closing the distance.
A voice called out, stopping me in my tracks.Even though we had just met today, I instantly recognized who it belonged to.
Ardin Silias.
Was I in any condition to face him right now?
I wasn’t thinking clearly—my mind was sluggish from exhaustion.
The best-case scenario would be that it was nothing. Maybe he was just offering me another handkerchief or escorting me to my carriage. That level of kindness could be accepted.
Worst-case scenario?I had no divine power left to summon—not a drop. Even if he held a blade to my throat, I wouldn’t be able to do a thing.
Or… what if he tried to take me somewhere? What if that 5% probability I foresaw… was because of him?
I knew the chances were slim— almost nonexistent.
But that didn’t mean I could let my guard down.
How had I ended up here, in the Imperial Capital, in the first place? The answer wasn’t simple.
Outside the Luanax Estate, where Lionel’s protection for me as a guest didn’t reach, it was unwise to be alone with a high-ranking noble.
‘I should just… pretend I didn’t hear him.’
I quickened my pace. Almost to a run.
Fortunately, the carriage station was located right next to the gallery, and the street wasn’t empty.
At just the right moment, someone greeted Ardin. Of course, wearing his mask of kindness, he couldn’t simply ignore them—he stopped to exchange pleasantries.
That brief distraction gave me the chance to widen the distance between us.
Finally, the entrance to the carriage station came into view ahead.
“Priestess, please— may I speak with you for a moment?”
