Isn't Being A Wicked Woman Much Better?

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C193

"It was really fun."

I smiled at the yellow fox doll on the desk and began to open the letters that I had postponed answering during the holidays. Most of them were invitations to social gatherings or tea parties. Some came from the temple.

"Holy moly."

Looking at the seal and signature, it was a handwritten letter from the Pope. There was a written message requesting a visit to the Heleia Domain, where the Grand Temple is located.

"Huh. Don't you have anything special at the temple? Where do you want to go?"

Rejected!

Not only the Pope's letter, but all the other letters were rejected. However, I couldn't bring myself to write a refusal to this bright blue letter.

"I am loyal."

In the midst of postponing social activities because it was a burden, when I read the letter from the fifth princess, I suddenly thought that I couldn't postpone it any longer.

"While living as a member of the privileged class in Azutea, I have to keep fighting with the nobles."

If social gatherings are going to resume, the most tempting thing is to start with a gathering organized by the fifth princess.

A close friend who gave me full trust even before my divine power awakened, and who came to me without hesitation even in battle, so how could I refuse?

I took a pen and began to write a response to the fifth princess.

Parallel Story No. 2. Deborah's Friends(?)

After the battle with the Great Devil, Princess Deborah became the most popular person in the empire in name and reality. To the extent that there were even nobles holding princess-themed meetings, the heat towards her never seemed to cool down.

"Is there any news about Princess Deborah lately? I already heard the news that she is engaged to Duke Visconti, so let's move on."

"There's nothing."

The news of Deborah and Isidor's engagement was noisy for a short time that day. Honestly, it was something that anyone with eyes and ears would have expected. Rather, there were even people asking if they hadn't gotten engaged yet.

Rather, the fact that Princess Deborah was the embodiment of a Saint was still surprising and stupefying. I understand it in my head, but should I say it approaches cognitive dissonance?

"I want to see her at least once."

"I know, right. When I think of that time, my heart still overflows. That pious and holy power that drove away the evil demons... The word divinity was not wasted at all."

"I was fighting against monsters and saved my life thanks to it. She's a savior."

"Since you've done something so heroic, you should be able to walk through the social world and be admired by everyone...."

But instead of enjoying explosive popularity, Princess Deborah stopped social activities and chose to stay quietly at home.

"The arrogant and arrogant attitude of the princess must have been an act to deceive the evil dark mages!"

"As expected of the Saint."

While praising her modesty, everyone was in a state of regret when the news came that the former princess had accepted an invitation to a social gathering for the first time. It was the tea party organized by the fifth princess.