Whether You Call Me a Guardian Dragon or Not, I’m Going to Sleep - Chapter 176

**Mice and Dragons and Travel. (4)**

“Armen’s temple is… quite large.”

“With this population, the temple has to be equally as large.”

To be honest, the temples in the countryside were small. In addition, they worshipped several gods at the same time.

In the first place, since the number of villagers was not that large, there was no need for it to be large.

Anyway.

“Let’s go in for now.”

“Yes? Right now? Without any preparation procedures?”

“Is that necessary?”

At my words, Mabel tried to say something, but closed her mouth again.

My existence itself is a free pass to the temple in the first place.

Well, I plan to hide my identity externally. I’ll just whisper to a priest who can handle the story moderately.

“Really, is it okay?”

“Just trust me. I’ll take care of everything.”

So I confidently entered the temple entrance.

“An audience with the high priest of the temple? Did you make a reservation in advance?”

“I didn’t do anything like that.”

“Then we will apply for a reservation. If you apply now… you will have time in 3 weeks.”

“3 weeks?!”

“Yes. The high priest of the Temple of Life is a very busy person.”

I was blocked by the staff sitting at the information desk at the entrance of the temple.

“No, that. It’s really urgent.”

“There are quite a few people trying to make an appointment with the high priest while saying that. You must follow the exact procedure.”

Hmm. Should I complain that this is completely blocked, or should I like that they don’t make exceptions to the procedure?

I can feel Mabel behind me fidgeting. Hmm.

I can’t help it. I gently leaked out my divine power.

“You shouldn’t look at it like that. Don’t think that you can do anything just because you’re cute.”

The staff at the information desk didn’t seem to notice the divine power I had leaked out at all.

So… um. Yeah. Not everyone who works in a temple has to be a priest.

However.

Kwa-dang-tang! Deul-keung!!!

“Wh, what was that just now?!”

The priests inside are different.

“Oh my? Priests? Why all of a sudden…”

“What was that divine power just now?! The infinitely dense divine power that was felt for a very short time…!”

“Co, could it be that God has descended?!”

Hmm… To notice the divine power I leaked out to this extent. It seems that he is quite skilled.

Well, I guess anyone who doesn’t notice is not qualified to be my priest. Even more so because I leaked it intentionally.

“Can I go in and talk for a moment?”

The priests looked at me, made eye contact with each other, and nodded in unison.

Hmm. That’s it. That’s right.

A temple can be said to be the house of the enshrined god, but if that god says he will enter the house, he should not be blocked, right?

“It’s resolved, so let’s go in.”

“Ah, yes…”

So Mabel and I headed into the depths of the temple with the priests.

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“Excuse me, but…”

“Don’t ask if it’s rude.”

How embarrassing would it be if I said that I was cut off at the entrance of my own temple and couldn’t meet the high priest?

“I also forbid you from asking about my identity. Just guess in your mind. Whatever you think, it will be right. Don’t say it out loud.”

“Yes, yes. I understand.”

The priests’ attitude towards me was extreme.

It was so extreme that if I said to crawl on the floor, they would have prostrated themselves right away.

“Th, then, why have you come here? By any chance… a new warrior…?”

“It’s not like that, so don’t guess.”

“Ah, yes.”

I sat in front of the priests and took a sip of the tea made from dried flowers.

Phew. Hmm. The scent of flower tea is good.

“The reason I came here is nothing special. I’m looking for someone.”

I gestured slightly to Mabel, who was standing behind me, and Mabel approached the priests.

“This child’s mother is said to have sent a letter through the Temple of Life. Do you know anyone?”

“This child is…?”

“She’s a child I met by chance. It’s because of circumstances. Her mother, who she was separated from when she was young, sent a letter from here to the countryside where she is.”

“A letter?”

Mabel took out a neatly folded piece of parchment from her arms.

“My mother, who I was separated from when I was young, sent me a letter. She said that the place where she sent the letter was here, so I came to find clues.”

“Hmm… a letter…”

One of the priests opened the letter and opened his mouth.

“There are many people who send letters through the Temple of Life, so how can I remember all of them?”

“It was sent about a year ago. Is there anyone who remembers it?”

“There are dozens of letters sent in a day. There may be a record somewhere, but how do we know who sent the letter?”

Hmm… Are there that many letters?

“Excuse me, is there any way? Someone like me, a gray-haired ratman…”

“Ratman… Hmm…”

Then one of the priests raised his hand as if he had thought of something.

“Come to think of it, a year ago, there was someone who looked like a ratman…”

“Really?! Do you remember?!”

“I didn’t look closely because I was busy, but I think he was a ratman because he was small and had big, round ears.”

Mabel clung to the priest as if she were desperate.

“Please! Please! Tell me any clues about my mother!”

“I don’t know much either! I just noticed a strange figure…”

“What else? Think of someone you saved!!!”

Mabel cried as she clung to him. I pulled Mabel away from the priest and said,

“Mabel. Calm down for now.”

“But…”

I quickly calmed her down by injecting her with divine power, which calmed her down.

“Oh…”

“This much divine power…”

“As expected…”

Ignoring the priests’ reactions.

“Is there anything else you remember about the ratman who appeared a year ago?”

“Yes? Ah, yes. Since beastmen are rare in Arman, I think I remember it well.”

“Hmm… Anything else? Is there anything else you remember?”

At my words, the priest thought long and hard, and then said in a small voice, as if he had thought of something.

“Come to think of it… there was a strange smell.”

“A smell?”

“Yes. It was a pungent smell that was hard to smell in Arman.”

A pungent smell? Hmm…

“Are there any other clues?”

“Yes. Other than that…”

No other clues. Hmm.

Mabel’s shoulders slumped in disappointment at the priest’s words.

“Is there no other way…? Is there no way to find my mother?”

“Not right now, but one thing is for sure.”

“What?”

I looked straight at Mabel and said,

“The person who is presumed to be your mother came to this temple a year ago. Isn’t that true?”

“But…”

“I don’t know if the ratman was your mother, but it seems that she sent a letter from here.”

In the worst case, the letter itself could have been a trap to catch this child.

No, the ratman who sent the letter might not be this child’s mother. But that’s another issue.

For now, it seems that she sent a letter from here.

“If there’s a clue… it’s the smell.”

It would be nice if there were other clues. Hmm.

“Thank you anyway. Mabel. Let’s go.”

“Yes? But I still don’t have enough clues about my mother!”

“I’ve heard all I can for now. Let’s try other methods for the rest.”

Mabel looked a little displeased at my words, but she had no choice but to nod her head.

For now, let’s go back and organize the information.

Watching us, the priest who was wearing the best clothes among them approached and opened his mouth.

“Excuse me, where are you staying?”

“Hmm. I have a room at an inn.”

It was a decent inn that even the guards would recommend.

It was a little expensive, but a few silver coins were nothing.

“Is that so? If you do not have a permanent accommodation, I was thinking of providing you with an accommodation belonging to our temple…”

“I’ve already secured a decent place to stay, so it’s fine.”

“But… I would like to invite you to a better place.”

I shook my head slightly.

“That’s enough. So don’t worry about me anymore. And keep it a secret.”

“However, the fact that you have reappeared in the world… Do you not need the power of a warrior?”

“That’s not it. It has nothing to do with the warrior.”

I’m just trying to see the world.

That’s why.

“Erase me from your mind. Understand?”

“I understand, sir.”

The priests nodded slightly at my words.

Well, even if I say this, it will spread to where it needs to go.

But it’s better than not telling them.

That is why Mabel and I left the temple.