Oceanic Lantern

  Translated by Shufen Unedited. Sorry! At the exit, there was a man who called out to us. Well to be more precise, it was at Noel. We turn around and there’s a slender man slowly approaching us. “Noel-sama, thank you very much.” (Rayburn) “Rayburn.” (Noel) I was familiar with the name Noel said. I know this person. The thin gold hair is nearly white with slightly long hair. Although he is tall, he is a delicate person with a neutral appearance. The white loose-fitting clothing worn on the body is proof of the higher priests. Rayburn is one of the young priests that stands out. Even though he is a servant of gold, in the world of priests, it is necessary to have a good family with connections to move up to upper management. In other words, he is a promising man who is blessed with an abundance of magic. I’ve met him several times as the Priestess. However, we’ve only exchanged a few words of greeting without knowing much of one another. At the time, I wasn’t a soc...

  Translated by Shufen Unedited. Sorry! “What are you thinking about?” (Noel) Thankfully as soon as I left the room, Noel’s lecturing mood disappeared. There’s a lot of things to talk about so we took a detour to the exit to the residential area. What is this situation? “Didn’t Ordias-sama tell you to be careful around the Priestess?” (Noel) “...I didn’t expect this to happen.” (Haruka) There are people around so I muttered begrudgingly. Of course, Noel didn’t miss that mutter. “Sotini-dono asked you to deliver the bento. Didn’t you know she was one of those priests with Aldina-sama?” (Noel) “I didn’t know at first. When I found out, it was too late.” (Haruka) “We should’ve cut ties when we knew it was impossible. You didn’t understand anything I said that night.” (Noel) Noel’s tone was terribly frustrating. “Even so, you don’t have to get that angry…”(Haruka) “Who do you think made me so angry?” (Noel) Eh...I’m sorry. “...At least don’t hit Aldina-sama.”(Ha...

  Translated by Shufen Unedited. Sorry! Noel immediately noticed me. His lips pressed together with a serious expression. ...This feeling of being stared at so seriously. Scary. “Ah, Noel. Why are you here?” (Aldina) “I rushed here because I heard you asked to meet the young lady.” (Noel) Noel took his eyes off me and turned to look at Aldina-sama who stood up in amazement. He walked over to stand by her side. “Why did you invite a stranger into your private room?” (Noel) “I’m sorry. I really want to talk to Haruka-san.” (Aldina) Noel continues to give her a strict expression while looking at Aldina-sama. “Why on earth do you want to talk to her?” (Noel) “It’s…” Aldina-sama kept silent. Apparently, Noel kept it a secret that he eats our bento. Noel is a pretty tough guy so if I knew, I wouldn’t forgive him. Besides, I also know that he is scary when he is angry. I felt like air so I quietly sat down on the chair. Of course, I should be standing because th...

  Translated by Shufen Unedited. Sorry! This is bad. This is very bad. This is normally impossible. Why is this happening to me? It’s kind of funny how I’m only here to deliver bentos to Soniti-san and somehow end up in this situation.   After all, don’t you think it’s better if my existence was put to the side for Aldina-sama? So…for her to ask for me while I make my bento delivery surprised me. Why is she looking for me? Am I in the way of her? Is she is trying to eliminate the former Priestess? If it’s for that reason, that’ll explain the situation. In that’s the case, will I be able to escape from Sotini-san? However, the priests are familiar with magic. The female priests who were my companions were able to use magic. Sotini-san should probably be able to use magic too. She should have mastered many techniques that can probably stop me. I should wait and see what happen. My right hand is still wearing the bracelet Ordias-sama ga...

Translated by Shufen Unedited. Sorry!   I was dressed in an outfit Sena has picked out for me. I’m surprisingly well dressed as I walk into the priest’s residence area. The area is simple looking with basic white marbles. In the hallway, the surrounding courtyard, and large windows were equally simple. On the other side of the window, the priest’s private rooms are lined up. It looks nostalgic. I lived in the innermost part of this area. I like the atmosphere of the European-style monastery so I used to walk around the residential area. Nothing has changed since I was last here. At the entrance of the residence area, there was a manager and a guard waiting. When I informed them that I was to meet Sotini-san in the meeting room, the manager asked me to write down my name and address on the paper. Of course, when I lived here, such paperwork was unnecessary so this is fresh for me. However, the pen wasn’t working very well. When I was the Priestess,...