Volume 6, Chapter 59 – The Gem Coin and Evelyn

“Did you see that? Lady Evelyn’s magic just now.”

“It blew the whole house to smithereens. If I’m not mistaken, that was Kirill’s shop, right? That guy made a fortune selling magic scrolls. I heard he even had a mage carve a defensive barrier in the walls, but Lady Evelyn shattered it with one blow.”

“Hey, don’t put it so harshly. It’s not like Lady Evelyn did it on purpose. It was to kill the monster. Didn’t we all see it?”

“That’s right, that’s right. Didn’t you see those paladins standing outside the whole time? They didn’t even dare to go in. If it were us, we’d definitely be in the monster’s stomach by now.”

“The girl beside Lady Evelyn is also very strong. She held off a monster that even Lady Evelyn had trouble with for a long time by herself.”

“But why do I get the feeling that she wasn’t really serious? Her movements were like taking a stroll, and she was always paying attention to Lady Evelyn’s side.”

“You must have seen it wrong. How could anyone hold back when facing that kind of monster?”

“I didn’t expect Lady Evelyn to be so strong, besides guiding us in our confessions. She even stayed behind to block the monster for that guy Kirill to escape.”

“What a kind person. I’ll definitely never call Lady Evelyn a witch again.”

“Do you want to die? The ‘witch’ part is unnecessary.”

“The paladins are starting to enforce martial law. Let’s go.”

“Ah, it would be bad if that monster wasn’t dead.”

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The onlookers would soon disappear, but their conversation was clearly heard by Evelyn and Yisi.

The corners of her mouth curving up, Yisi shrugged at Evelyn, who, though tired, had a look of satisfaction on her face.

“You’ve achieved your goal.”

“Hmph, it’s just a normal level. Wait until I’ve taken care of the remaining two monsters.”

“By then, people’s trust in you will be even deeper, but there’s still a long way to go.”

“I just do my best and leave the rest to fate.” Although she said that, the unconcealable smile in Evelyn’s tone was evident. She patted Yisi’s shoulder forcefully. “Come to the temple with me.”

Why do I get the feeling I’ve been caught by the police?

While complaining internally, Yisi also breathed a sigh of relief. Because she had noticed that many people had gathered outside the building, and considering Evelyn’s plan, she had not used thunderous means to deal with the monster. The purpose was to leave Evelyn the opportunity to kill the monster, thereby accumulating prestige for her.

Of course, just as Yisi had said, this way of accumulating prestige was terribly inefficient. Without a crisis situation that threatened everyone’s lives, like a cornered beast’s struggle, it would be very difficult for Evelyn to gain the prestige to convince everyone in a short period of time.

Not to mention that even if a crisis of a cornered beast’s struggle did occur, Evelyn might not be able to turn the tide of the battle on her own. It was more likely that Julius would step in to solve it.

“I have to go to the temple too? Why?”

“You’re not the type to go for days without bathing, are you?”

Evelyn took a small step away from Yisi, her deep green eyes filled with disgust.

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Following Evelyn’s gaze, Yisi looked down at herself—although not as tattered as Evelyn, her clothes were also corroded with several holes by the black mucus. And because she had blocked too much rubble for Evelyn when she had taken her out of the collapsed building, not to mention her clothes were tattered, her silver pigtails were also in a messy and dusty state, as if she had just crawled out of the ruins.

It seemed that having too high a defense was not a good thing. She hadn’t even noticed when the corrosive liquid had landed on her.

Yisi placed her hand on her chest in a matter-of-fact way.

“I’m the type who bathes properly every day. But I’ll just go back to the inn. As for bathing in front of others, spare me.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll have someone close the side hall door. No one will see you purifying yourself.”

No, no, that was just an excuse. What I really care about is the matter of bathing together. With such a large bath, Evelyn couldn’t possibly suggest that one person go in after the other has finished. And if I were to catch a glimpse of the next Pope, Evelyn, with her perfect body and beautiful face, under the sacred statue of the goddess, I would be tempted to think some blasphemous things.

“No, if I say no, I mean no.”

“Are you trying to embarrass me, Yisi? You’re in this sorry state because of my business, yet you won’t even give me a chance to thank you.”

“There’s no need to thank me.”

“You are you, and I am me. If you don’t go to the temple with me, I’ll go back to the inn with you.”

“Going back to the inn doesn’t count as a thank you… Ah, right. If you must thank me, then just find the gem coin I dropped in the ruins. I think I left it on the counter, and I couldn’t bring it out when I left.”

With an expression as if she were looking at an idiot, Evelyn’s expression became exaggerated.

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“You just left a gem coin behind? And with such an indifferent look!? You’re not really deceiving Andrea’s feelings and letting her keep you, are you? Do you know how much a gem coin is worth? The money I’ve saved up over the past few years adds up to only two gem coins.”

“I earned that gem coin through hard work.”

Although it was exchanged for the currency in [Ragnarøk], the gold content of [Ragnarøk]’s currency was very high. In this world, it was the type where the value of the currency itself was higher than the value it represented. It could be melted down and cast into new, more gold coins.

“You chose me between the gem coin and me…”

“Hmm? What did you say, Evelyn? You look very happy.”

“Huh? Happy? I’m not happy. You must have heard wrong, Yisi.”

Evelyn turned her head away.

Yisi suddenly leaned in close to Evelyn’s ear.

“There’s no need to be shy. You’re more valuable than a gem coin, Evelyn.”

“Hey, you, didn’t you hear me just now!”

Having been hit right on her shy spot by Yisi, Evelyn pounced on her with her arms flailing. Yisi dodged and added with a feigned ease.

“It would probably take about five gem coins to exchange for you.”

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“At least ten.”

“So I can buy you for ten?”

“No… what’s with that regretful expression? Not to mention whether you really have ten gem coins, what are you going to do with me if you buy me?”

As if Yisi had a very bad smell on her, Evelyn frowned and covered her chest, quickly taking a few steps back.

It seemed the joke had gone too far.

Yisi sighed helplessly.

“It was just a joke. Besides, I don’t have ten gem coins. If you’re looking for a place to take a bath, I know a good place.”

“Then let’s go to the place you mentioned.”

Without any suspicion, Evelyn walked straight ahead. Her decisive manner made Yisi feel the urge to play a prank again. She followed behind Evelyn and whispered.

“If you ever have the idea of selling yourself, you can tell me anytime. You’re cuter than a gem coin in my eyes, Evelyn.”

“Go to hell!!”

Recalling the monologue Yisi had overheard just now, Evelyn, her face filled with shame and anger, turned around and slammed the Staff of Divine Retribution on Yisi’s head.