I Was Chosen as the Saint’s Husband

207 – Part 2, Episode 35, The stable is surprisingly narrow.

As I fed the priests who had come to help with the work and sent them away, a horse that was resting in the yard approached me.

As expected, the horse, which purred as soon as it saw me, immediately avoided me and ran towards Stella at the stables.

You’re smart…

He already recognizes his owner.

Why on earth am I hated by horses?

No matter how much I think about it, I can’t think of a reason.

There’s no reason for that.

In my previous life, I normally rode horses.

This life…

So, in my time on Earth, I have never ridden a horse, so I have never spoken or related anything.

So I really don’t know.

Why do horses hate me?

“I like horses… ugh…”

Words that run around.

On the contrary, I think there are quite a few people who dislike it.

Still, what can you do?

I have to ask the priests who serve me to take good care of him.

All I have to do is not get close.

Even if the horse hates me, it’s not like I can’t ride in the carriage or something like that.

If that were the case, I might have asked the goddess for help.

What would have happened if I hadn’t been able to ride the carriage?

I might just spend my time at home.

I would have had to walk to the nearby eastern or western villages.

Just by simple calculation, it would take 6 hours to walk round trip, right?

Wow… it’s terrible…

“Sister, please go inside and rest. I will tell the information to the priests who will take care of you.”

“Yes~♪”

Finally, he patted the horse’s head, left it in front of the stable, and went into the house.

Dave, who saw this, yawned, took the reins of the horse, went into the stable, put it in an empty place, and came out.

In this world, horses are very important livestock, so if you have the resources to raise them, there is no problem as more is more.

Plus, they needed a male.

“Hey, Elvin. I see now that there’s already no room in the stable?”

I momentarily tilted my head in response to Dave’s question as he approached me and asked if there was any more room in the stable and that it needed to be expanded.

When we built the stable, we built it to accommodate 8 horses, but it’s already full?

“That can’t be right? How many horses did we have in our house?”

“There were two in a row last month, so there were originally seven, but if you include the horse the saint brought in this time, the total is eight.”

“Oh… I forgot.”

Come to think of it, the church headquarters provided additional horses last month.

As the carriage we were riding changed from a three-headed carriage to a five-headed carriage, we were provided with two additional horses.

“Then, should I talk to Stella about the expansion project?”

“Rather than expanding, it’s better to just build a bigger one next to it.”

“Then why don’t we do that?”

Of course, in times like this, Dave comes in handy.

Dave is the person who knows the most about things like expansion and interior design in our house.

Once you decide to raise it, shouldn’t you raise it properly?

Horses will also want a large space.

***

The schedule for this rider’s preliminary fuse training has been completed.

I was very worried about whether the nuns would be able to complete the course properly, but seeing that everything ended without a hitch made me feel very happy.

Don’t you usually say that teachers can’t forget their first class?

But in my case, I think I will remember the second rider more than the first one.

“From now on, the Goddess will be happy to watch you grow as low-level priests at the church headquarters. So, priests will always remember doctrine and loyalty…”

Due to a previous incident, rumors spread that the Goddess was looking forward to this rider.

So, the Pope also mentioned this and is giving advice to the current riders, telling them not to be overconfident and to do their best.

Well, the expression on the nun’s face as she was listening to the Pope’s speech was very stiff.

I guess I never imagined that the Pope would personally give me advice.

Our attendant priests and priests are looking at the nuns with satisfaction.

Not only our priests but also the priests are probably thinking the same thing as us.

Plus, he was really happy that no one was shaking or dozing off during class.

Plus, seeing him get nervous in front of the Pope can’t help but make you smile.

“According to your Majesty, you said that all of these riders will work at the church headquarters, right?”

“Yes, they were originally nuns, right? I heard that the higher-ups were against sending the nuns to other branches.”

Giving nuns and priests the opportunity to become priests is still in the testing stage.

No matter how low a priest you become, you will still retain some of the habits you had when you were a nun or priest.

If the nuns are sent out in that situation, there may be confusion in the religious system.

If you were originally a nun but became a priest and returned to a church or cathedral, how would the people there react?

Should I treat you respectfully like a priest?

Or, we’ve been friends for a while, so should we treat each other just as comfortably as before, saying there’s some sort of respectful attitude between us?

I think it’s the latter.

If that happens, the church headquarters will gradually rot from below.

“As expected, the higher-ups seem to be thinking carefully… I never even imagined it…”

“Isn’t there a reason why high-ranking people are high-ranking people?”

Because that’s what a responsible person is.

In the future, if Mr. Eri becomes a high priest or cardinal, that will change as well.

Oh, and now that I think about it, it’s almost time for Eri to get promoted too.

When Eri becomes a mid-level priest from a low-level priest, I also become a mid-level priest again.

I asked her vaguely, but she shook her head.

“If you look at the number of riders, that would be true… but I haven’t received any communication yet to say so.”

Since the number of low-level priests is increasing considerably, isn’t it time to get promoted, even if it doesn’t matter much?

Lower-ranking priests at the headquarters of the religious order are promoted according to their rank or according to the number of lower-ranking priests.

As the number of low-level priests increases, the ratio between mid-level and low-level priests changes, right?

To balance the ratio, we are increasing the number of mid-level priests.

Well, the promotion isn’t that urgent.

If you wait, the church headquarters will take care of it.

“Then, I will end the graduation ceremony with a final prayer of thanks to the goddess.”

As I was talking with Eri, the Pope’s speech came to an end.

The graduation ceremony was able to end after everyone in the room joined hands and offered a prayer of thanks to Heaven.

After the graduation ceremony, the lower-level priests do not return immediately, but gather among themselves and encourage each other.

The slogan to do better in the future brought smiles not only to us but also to the Pope and the cardinals.

There is more difference than I thought compared to the last rider.

This rider looks so warm and shiny, but the last rider was dark, unpleasant, and dull.

Even though I got my revenge, I’m still annoyed.

It makes me shiver to think that such people came to the church headquarters to become low-level priests.

“Ha…I guess I’m a human too…”

“I think those people are really bad people back then.”

Cain, who was quiet next to me, agreed with me.

Because it was Cain who discovered what was darkly harassing Aria and Aether.

If Etheria was being bullied in a dark way at that time, how would Cain have reacted?

Could it be that he couldn’t hold back and threw a punch?

If it were me, my fist might have been flying.

No, I might have taken out a sword and cut off his head.

Phew… hold on, hold on…

What do you do if you get angry at people you don’t even see anymore?

I wonder if they come to me to seek revenge…

If I think about it for no reason, I’m the only one who has a hard time.

After hitting me hard on both cheeks, I came to my senses and walked to where the nuns were gathered.

No, now he is an official low-ranking priest of the Church of Christ.

We approached the place where they were gathered and applauded.

It is with sincere congratulations.

“Thank you for your hard work! Assistant priest!”

“Thank you for your hard work!”

They also thanked us as if it were natural.

We congratulated and thanked each other, smiled amiably, and walked toward the training center for future priests.

***

I held on to my shaking hands and took a deep breath.

Unlike us who were the last jockeys, it seems like all of us passed the exam this time without a single priest failing.

What do you mean?

How on earth was it that this year’s graduates were able to finish the graduation ceremony with a smile on their faces without a single person falling?

In my time, 9 people were eliminated…

I was included among them…

I don’t know.

Since when did the headquarters of this church that serves God become a den of evil that practices discrimination?

Yes… it is a den of evil.

Otherwise, there is no reason for me to fail the priest preliminary training.

I did my best.

The reason I couldn’t become a priest and had to return to my hometown was because of discrimination.

Yeah…that guy.

The hero dropped me because of a b*tch who was supposed to be the warrior’s guardian priest.

Just because he touched a b*tch who was either his woman or a servant priest.

It was just a joke…!!

“I’ll kill you…”

You said that this time’s hero was a hero without a sense of purpose and had no power, right?

Then you will be weaker than me, who learned swordsmanship.

Feel for yourself that status has no meaning before the sword and die in despair.

I will make it happen soon.