Chapter 80: An Unresolved Curiosity (2)

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"Read and write?"

"I've been feeling its necessity lately."

There was nothing wrong with learning.

From the beginning, Adam Hyung advised me to learn writing.

And when Arwin offered to teach me something, there seemed to be no reason to decline.

Even now, I feel the necessity of writing.

Especially if I wanted to exchange news and information with the mercenaries in Stockpin.

Of course, right now, Ner and Arwin, who could read, were by my side. However, it would be better if I could read and write myself.

"...Understood."

Arwin finally nodded in response to my request.

"I'll teach you."

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Bellingham, the bishop of the Hea Church, spent another day waiting for Berg, who hadn't returned.

If not for that reason, he wouldn't have stayed in this human village.

"...Haa."

Berg...

To the Hea Church, it was a name synonymous with a nightmare.

It was an existence that the Saintess loved more than anything else.

It was the reason she obeyed the Hea Church.

The reason she joined the Hero party.

A childhood friend of Saintess...

And her weakness.

Thus, Berg was known not only by Bishop Bellingham, who held a significant position, but also by the archbishops of the Hea Church.

Bellingham still remembered the day when he first began to suffer from that name.

On a day with clear sunshine and a gentler wind than ever, perfect for a walk, the Saintess inquired about Berg's whereabouts.

'...Just let me know if Berg is doing well. If you don't tell me... I feel like I can't go on anymore.'

On such a bright day, perhaps that was why the figure crossed his mind.

The vivid image of the Saintess, on the verge of shedding tears, throwing a tantrum, remained fresh in Bellingham's memory.

It was also the day when she, who had always been training with a deadpan expression, had shown emotion for the first time, making it even more memorable.

Bellingham, who had been watching her from behind the archbishops, was given a task.

It seemed inevitable, so he was instructed to find out Berg's whereabouts for the Saintess.

No one within the Church had expected such a thing to transpire.

Initially, it was said that the Saintess had coldly detached herself from Berg and came to the church.

Who would've thought she'd seek him again? Or rather, that she was still in love with him?

Everyone thought it was a thing of the past.

The Saintess was an apostle of Hea-sama.

She was a pure being.

No one thought she could have given her heart to someone.

In a way, it was her flaw, a truth the archbishops kept tightly concealed.

Nevertheless, following his task, Bellingham sought out the Saintess' hometown, 'Barta'.

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