Chapter 78: Church
[space_man][space_man]Marie and Moira had come to the construction site within the town. There, Derry was discussing matters with the contractors.
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh my, Marie-neesama and Moira-neesama. Are you both inspecting the site together?”
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[space_man][space_man]Marie frowned at Derry’s words.
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[space_man][space_man]”My, did I say something wrong?”
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[space_man][space_man]Derry tilted his head, looking at the displeased Marie. Moira put a hand to her cheek and smiled.
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[space_man][space_man]”Well, we had a bit of a disagreement yesterday and ended up quarreling.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh dear. Eld-aniki has his work cut out for him, doesn’t he?”
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[space_man][space_man]Mentioning Eld’s name further soured Marie’s mood. When she told Eld about being attacked by Moira yesterday and counterattacking, Eld had burst into laughter, clutching his stomach. He said that Moira was reckless because she could never win against Marie when it came to sexual desire.
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[space_man][space_man]Moira, who was also told that, blushed and agreed. And she’s been sending passionate gazes towards Marie. Even at night, she tried to enter Marie’s bedroom, and it took a lot of effort to prevent her from doing so, so it was no wonder Marie was in a bad mood.
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[space_man][space_man]”Anyway, we had plans to build a church in this town, so we’ve secured the location. However, as Moira-neesama knows, a church can’t be used as a church unless it’s recognized by the Central Temple, so I’m wondering if it’s a good idea to build it first……”
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[space_man][space_man]What Eld had asked of the Linus lord was the construction of a church. After his marriage to Moira, he had requested that the church be built in advance so that Moira could be transferred to this church as a sister.
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[space_man][space_man]”Yes, that’s right. If it’s not recognized, could we use it as an orphanage?”
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[space_man][space_man]Moira made that suggestion to Derry, who looked troubled.
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[space_man][space_man]”An orphanage? I’ll have to confirm, but I think that would be fine.”
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[space_man][space_man]Derry replied, looking puzzled.
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[space_man][space_man]”But why an orphanage? Public order is good around here, so I don’t think there are any orphans in particular.”
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[space_man][space_man]”It’s fine even if there aren’t any. But there might be children like me, who lost their parents after growing up to a certain extent and weren’t taken in by anyone. I thought it would be nice if it could be a place for such children.”
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[space_man][space_man]Hearing that, Derry was convinced.
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[space_man][space_man]”I see…… Certainly, there might be cases like that…… I’ll talk to my father about that a bit more.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Thank you very much.”
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[space_man][space_man]Saying that, Moira bowed her head. Derry nodded and started discussing with the contractors again.
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[space_man][space_man]”You’re going to make this an orphanage instead of a church, and how do you plan to run it?”
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[space_man][space_man]Marie asked in a murmur after Derry walked away.
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[space_man][space_man]”Well, I don’t know much about how to run an orphanage, so I’ll have to look into it from now on. As an amateur thought, since even children can register as adventurers, I was thinking they might be able to earn money by gathering medicinal herbs and such.”
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[space_man][space_man]Hearing that, Marie sighed.
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[space_man][space_man]”Adventurers who can accompany minors need to be D-rank or higher and have more than two years of experience, so you have to start now, don’t you?”
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[space_man][space_man]”Eh!? Is that so!?”
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[space_man][space_man]Moira’s eyes widened in surprise. Marie sighed again.
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[space_man][space_man]”You really are an amateur. Maybe it would be better to go to the branch guild now and at least register as an adventurer. Maybe you should start accompanying Eld on requests from tomorrow.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Won’t Marie accept requests with me?”
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[space_man][space_man]”Why should I? After doing something like that, you have the nerve to say you want to be with me.”
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[space_man][space_man]”Oh my, since I was subjected to something like that in the end, I ended up wanting to get along.”
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[space_man][space_man]Moira said, blushing.
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[space_man][space_man]”I’ve never been subjected to something so intense by any other sister……”
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[space_man][space_man]Hearing that, Marie physically recoiled. She then greeted Derry and ran away. Moira hurriedly chased after her, caught Marie, and then entered the branch guild.
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[space_man][space_man]When they returned home, Eld was relaxing in the kitchen. She had thought he would be out on requests with Jaylot since morning and wouldn’t be back until evening, but it seemed Jaylot had become friends with the town’s children and was playing with them, so he had come back earlier.
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[space_man][space_man]”Is it looking like something can be done about the church?”
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[space_man][space_man]He asked that after the two of them had a sip of the tea Eld had brewed.
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[space_man][space_man]”They said there’s no problem with the construction site since it was originally planned. However, they said it’s better not to build it first because you need permission from the Central Temple to use it as a church.”
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[space_man][space_man]Marie answered.
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[space_man][space_man]”Ah, so you need permission for that too. That’s quite a hassle.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld sipped his tea.
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[space_man][space_man]”Well, if the location is secured, it might not be a problem to build it later. But I just thought it would be better to build the church first and transfer Moira because they’re likely to say various things about her……”
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[space_man][space_man]”I told them I want to use it as an orphanage if it’s not recognized, so wouldn’t it be okay to build it first?”
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[space_man][space_man]Moira said.
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[space_man][space_man]”An orphanage, huh. Well…… if we have the lord’s permission, that would be fine too……”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld put a hand to his forehead.
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[space_man][space_man]”Either way, we might have no choice but to wait for the Central Temple to say something.”
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[space_man][space_man]Eld let out a deep sigh.