A few hours ago.
The baron was panicking. He hurriedly fixed his clothes while rushing toward a certain room. The head maid followed him closely.
“What’s going on? The saintess is here?”
“Y-Yes, sir. She is a part of the Frexia Academy. In addition, she has shown me the silver cross along with the golden circle ornament.”
“A silver cross means heir and the golden circle means the highest rank. Since she is connected to the Frexia Academy, she must be Saintess Serafina, who is sent to the Frexia Academy due to the recent conflict.” Baron Titus gritted his teeth. He never thought that the saintess would come to his land.
Even though Sera had told her to not wake up the baron, the head maid had to do it because the baron would definitely kill her if she didn’t wake him up when such an important person came.
Meanwhile, Nathan and Sera were just relaxing in the room.
Nathan couldn’t help but ask, “Sera. It looked like the head maid was shocked after seeing your cross… Was it the item that identified you?”
Sera smiled. While taking out her cross, she explained, “The Holy Kingdom had nine ranks, which were divided by this cross and the golden circle.
“Each of them has bronze, silver, and gold tiers. The cross itself signifies your positions in the Holy Kingdom. Bronze means you are assistants, silver means you are priest, and gold cross means you are bishops.
“The golden circle signifies your rank. If you have a bronze cross and a bronze circle, it means you’re affiliated with the Holy Kingdom like a messenger and such. Silver circle means you are monks or nuns. Gold circle means you are the head nun or monk.
“Once you reach the silver cross, it means you’re allowed to preach. The bronze circle for this cross means you are a priest or priestess who is roaming around. Silver means you have your own church, and gold means you are trainees for the next steps, which are basically saints and saintesses.
“The saint or saintess who succeeds will become the next Pope, which means gold cross and gold circle. Those who don’t succeed end up becoming bishops or even archbishops, which are identified by their bronze or silver circles.”
Nathan contemplated. “That’s interesting. It’s a simple system but enough for the Holy Kingdom.”
“Yes!” She nodded. Before she could say another word, there was a knock on the door.
“Saintess. This is Baron Titus.”
Sera pouted before sighing. Her expression returned to normal. “Please come in.”
Titus carefully opened the door and walked toward Sera. He was slightly surprised by the boy, who was sitting close to the saintess.
Since the couch was quite long, he could easily grasp their relationship. After all, Nathan was sitting on the edge while Sera sat in the middle and somehow leaned toward Nathan.
He couldn’t help but want to cry, asking himself, ‘Did I just mess up? Did I just ruin their relationship? Wait. The saints and saintesses aren’t supposed to have a relationship… As expected, this must be the corrupted saintess, Serafina Dialanta. She is the only one that can ignore the rules of the Holy Kingdom, but her position as the saintess has been reinstated. That means she is so special that she can ignore the rules.’
Titus realized that he might be able to offend other saints or saintesses, but not her.
“Baron Titus greets Saintess Serafina. It’s an honor to have your holiness grace your presence in my humble house.”
Sera waved her hand. “You jest. I am nothing but a mere student right now, so please be at ease.”
“This…” Titus looked hesitant, but he ended up complying to avoid further problems. “I understand.”
As soon as Titus sat down in front of them, Sera placed her hand on her chest while politely bowing. “I’d like to apologize for suddenly barging into your mansion at such a time. However, due to my status, I have to avoid people’s eyes for the time being. That’s why I have to come to your mansion at such a time. I hope you can forgive me.”
“It’s not a big deal. Actually, I’m honored to have you here.”
“Thank you.” Sera pointed her hand at Nathan. “This is my partner, Nathan.”
“Nathan…” The baron felt like he had heard this name before. It took him a moment before he realized who Nathan was. “Ah. You’re the beast summoner.”
Sera chuckled. “We come here for the subjugation request as the representatives of the Frexia Academy.”
“Ah, yes! The subjugation request. It’s…” The baron wanted to explain the mission, but Sera raised her hand, stopping him.
“Please. You don’t have to repeat yourself twice. I believe it’s better to wait for the representatives of the Duxia Academy before we begin the briefing. I don’t want to waste your precious time.”
“Are you alright with that?” The baron looked startled, since no one could rival Sera’s status.
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“Yes. If you don’t mind, you can just leave us in this room until the people from the Duxia Academy arrive.”
Titus was worried, but looking at how close these two were, he had no choice but to agree. He stood up and said, “I understand. I’ll have the maid stand by. If you have anything you need, please don’t hesitate to ask them. In fact, if you don’t mind, I’d like to invite you to have breakfast with me.”
“Please don’t mind us. We’ll just stay here.” Sera shook her head.
“In that case, I’ll take my leave.” Titus hurriedly exited the room, his back was drenched in sweat.
When he closed the door, he was scratching his head violently while screaming inwardly, ‘What is that? Does the Saintess have a special relationship with the beast summoner? No, the Holy Kingdom must be trying to get the only beast summoner in this world. And the corrupted saintess is the only one who can do it.
‘Is that why they reinstate her status? This is huge news. It seems the Holy Kingdom is trying to do everything they can to get the beast summoner. He must be so special that…’