I'm an Ordinary Returning Student at the Academy

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"Young Lord Karl Adelheit. We wish to hold a prayer meeting for you in the southern part of the Empire. If you could attend, it would be an unparalleled honor for the southern territories..."

[ Greetings, Benefactor. This is Auxiliary Bishop Reclem of the 4th Diocese. I apologize for this sudden contact. I was wondering if you could visit the 4th Diocese one more time... ]

[TL/N: Weird ahh name🗿]

Hmm. Hmm. Strange. Isn't it vacation time? It's vacation time, isn't it?! Argh!!

Please stop asking! Don't you know even the military leaves you alone during vacation?!

Ever since I visited the Holy See—To be precise, ever since I was showered with that so-called 'miracle'. People from all over the Empire suddenly started looking for me like crazy. They're begging me to visit them.

This is especially true in the capital, where the 1st Diocese is located, and in the south, where the 4th Diocese is.

In the capital, it seems like more than just the church is involved. It looks like the Empire itself, specifically the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is working together with them.

It makes sense, though.

If they announce that the 'miracle worker' or the 'one loved by the Goddess' is an Imperial noble, it would be a huge national advantage.

And the 4th Diocese is similar.

In fact, they might be even more desperate than the 1st Diocese.

Not long ago, the loss of their sacred relic shook their position quite a bit. But then a young man suddenly found it? And the same guy went to the Holy See and received a miracle?

'If the 4th Diocese isn't inviting me after all that, then the Archbishop and the Cardinal should be reprimanded.'

I have to go somewhere eventually.

To be precise, I have to visit every diocese in the Empire.

But from the 1st to the 5th Diocese, which one should I visit first? That's the important question—

"Alright. Then I'll visit the 4th Diocese in the south first. And then, in order, the 5th Diocese in the north, the 2nd Diocese in the east, the 3rd Diocese in the west. Finally, I'll go to the 1st Diocese in the capital. If I time it right, I can go straight back to the academy when the vacation ends, don't you think?"

That was the best decision I could make.

The 4th Diocese was the first place I got directly involved with the church, so it seemed fitting to go there first.

And the reason I chose the 1st Diocese for last is not just because my vacation ends around that time, but also because the first and last events are always the most memorable.

'Right. This is how it should be. Honestly, considering the cardinals who blessed my greatsword, this is the right thing to do.'

So, less than a week after returning from the Holy See, I ended up in the 4th Diocese in the southern part of the Empire.

And as soon as I arrived, I was surrounded by Cardinal Beolant, the head of the 4th Diocese, and various church officials, and was called a benefactor, a Blessed One, and even a saint.

I didn't raise a cripple, or come back from the dead. I didn't even part the sea or walk on water, so calling me a saint seemed a bit much.

I wanted to say something about it, but the atmosphere made it impossible.