Saint Mari Chapter 9 Part 1 (Patreon)

Chapter 9 - Sleeping Mari and Premonition of the Resurrection of the Violent Dragon

TL Note: Since I am redoing the translations again, some previous names etc. might not match but from this point forward, this will be the names etc. that I will be using. That’s all.

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In Misley,  the first thing you see when you enter the castle through the south gate is a square that can hold tens of thousands of people and a large four-story main building facing it. There is a balcony in the center of the second floor, and various events are held there and in the square. On the left and right sides of the castle, there were huge cylindrical towers connected to the main building.

After running out of magic power, Mari collapsed and was taken to the guest room on the top floor of the east tower, but she had not regained consciousness yet that night.

「 So? How is the saint? 」

Christie calls out to Sarah, who is nursing Mari. She turned around, with her twin-tailed red hair swinging in the air.

「 He hasn't woken up yet. 」

「 I'm sure it's nothing serious, she’s just out of magic power, but the magic power she used is really enormous. I'm sure she will be fine after a little more rest.  」

After replying yes, Sarah stares at the sleeping Mari.

Her black hair is shiny, and her skin is clear and white...... She thought she is a beautiful person, but more than that, she was wondering if she’s really from this world. There was a mysterious atmosphere that made her think so.

「 Christie-sama 」

「 What is it, Sarah?」

「 I had been taught before that the divine magic of the saint was enormous, but the magic I actually saw with my own eyes was far greater from what what I was expecting!」

「 I was also surprised. She used a sacred magic warding that covers the entirety of Misley Citadel. It was also so strong that it can destroy an army of skeletons in an instant and bring back tens of thousands of dead people. This is far beyond the realms of  mortals could do, right? 」

「 Is this the person actually a God or something 」

Sarah fell silent, then muttered quietly.

「 But, what is her purpose though……」

After hearing that much, Christie knew what she was trying to say.

「 Are you afraid?」

「 Yes, I'm scared.」

Sarah continued to speak, while her still small body stiffening.

「 If the saint's descent is to quell the violent dragon, it means that the violent dragon will be appearing in the near future, right! 」

「 That's not a given yet, and we also can’t confirm it 」

「 But……」

「 Even if that happens, the saints have already come this time. Let us believe in her.」

「Yes, that's right. I'm sorry. I'm a bit distraught.」

Christie went to Sarah's side and gently hugged her trembling body.

「 Besides, she may have come for something else.」

「 Something else?」

「 There must be a lot of monsters fighting going on right now. Maybe they've come to help us hunt. 」

Chris smiled at that and Sarah laughed as well, answering  「 Maybe so 」.

As they were having this conversation, the guard announced that they had a visitor.

「 How's Mari doing?」

It was Sophie who came into the guest room.

And as soon as she entered the room, she noticed Christie.

「 Chris was here, too. Long time no see.」

「 It's been years since I've last seen Sophie.」

「 Since Chris became a Hime-Miko, it's been about two years.」

They had been close friends when Sophie was still a knight's apprentice and Christie was a priestess.

「 Oh, by the way, I didn’t expect that the Saint's knight would actually be Sophie. I've seen you fight, and I thought you might end up becoming one, though.」

「 You’ve certainly been been watching, I know. Things got a little troublesome, though. Commander Cloyde laughed at me for looking like a rabid dog. I didn't want Chris to see me like that. 」

「 Is that so? It was really cool, though. 」

「 Umm, Christie-sama. Can you tell me about her?」

Sarah was intrigued by the Hime-miko, whom she affectionately referred to as Chris.

「 Ah, that. I'll make sure you're both properly introduced 」

Chris introduced them to each other.

「 This here is Sarah Hart 」

「 This here is Sophia Stanbul 」

「 Are you by any chance Sophia of the Third Order?」

「 Hmm, well. Did you happen to know who I was?」

「 Ah, y, yes……It's a famous name among the young priests and priestesses. 」

「 I did have a vague idea of how famous I am at that place or rather infamous I’d say.」Sophie chuckles.

「 Hey, Sophie. Did you come here as the saint's bodyguard?」

「 That's part of it, but I also wanted to give you this.」

Sophie pulled out a small cloth bag from a bag attached to her belt.

「 What is this? Wait, this is 」 Sarah asked.

「 This is our rewards for hunting. I was hunting with Mari yesterday.」

When Chris and Sarah heard this, they couldn't help but blurt it out.

「 Nn? What's wrong? Did I say something strange?」

「 I was just talking to Sarah earlier. She mentioned about it, that the saint might have come to this world to hunt. 」

「 I guess so. She said he was going to become an adventurer and make her name known all over the continent.」

They laughed so hard, so hard that Sarah had tears in her eyes as she continued to laugh.

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