I’m Playing as a Nun.

Later that evening.

The day felt unusually long, but anyway, I diligently finished preparing from the afternoon to head to the village.

The preparation was just packing various materials obtained while hunting monsters.

“…Do you have to go now?”

For some reason, Ellie looked anxious.

She seems to be worried about me heading to the village at night, not during the day.

“Don’t worry, Ellie. I’ll definitely come back within 3 days at the latest.”

“I know Sister hates sunlight… but still, going at this late hour…”

“Didn’t I say it earlier? The goddess Paellia is always watching over us. Nothing that Ellie should worry about will ever happen.”

A fact that’s half true and half false.

No one can be sure whether the goddess Paellia is protecting us or not.

Nevertheless, unless a natural disaster occurs, there will never be a case where I am attacked by someone.

“Stop it, Ellie. You’re making Levi uncomfortable.”

“… Aren’t you worried, Aizen?”

“Of course I’m worried, but I think Levi will somehow manage it.”

“What do you mean by that…?”

“Levi has been wandering around well even at night. She came back unscathed even when she encountered a demon.”

Aizen’s words, which he blurted out without much thought, momentarily made me flinch.

Come to think of it, no one is questioning the fact that I came back without a single injury despite facing a demon?

“That means that it’s absolutely not a lie that the goddess Paellia is always protecting us. So you can feel at ease.”

“I, is that so…?”

“Levi is the living proof of that.”

The question that suddenly bloomed in my mind disappeared cleanly after finding an answer in just a few seconds.

Thanks to the existence of the goddess Paellia, which I habitually had on my tongue, it seemed to be explaining the things that had happened so far and convincing the children.

It’s not like I said it with that intention─

“…Hug me, Sister.”

Just as Aizen was calming Ellie down and the situation was slowly getting resolved,

Iris, quietly observing the situation with her mouth shut, suddenly wanted to be spoiled, taking advantage of the chaotic moment.

“Oh, that’s unexpected? What’s the occasion?”

“It’s because of me that you’re going.”

“Hmm, you were quietly acting like it wasn’t the case, but I guess you were actually concerned.”

“You have to come back safely.”

“Of course.”

With those words, I lifted up Iris, who was standing with her arms wide open.

Aizen and Ellie, who were having a somewhat heated discussion, belatedly started blinking their eyes.

“Ugh… Iris is unfair…”

“Sister’s body is cold.”

“Please hug me too, Sister…!”

They say a quiet cat climbs the kitchen counter first.

I think that proverb fits this situation very well.

“I’ll hug Ellie next time. At this rate, we’ll be up all night.”

“Ugh…”

“I’m sorry, Ellie. Instead, I’ll hug you when I return, so please bear with it for now?”

“Re, really?!”

“Yes. I’ll hug you for a long time.”

“Okay! Got it!”

Ellie’s somewhat sulky expression instantly brightened.

I don’t know if it’s because her nature is so kind, but the fact that she quickly cheers up with such a trivial condition feels quite refreshing and cute to me.

“Then everyone, please take care of the church while I’m gone.”

The children nod their heads vigorously with bright smiles at my flat words.

This time, I’ll be away from the church for more than a day, so I sprinkled more blood than usual in various places in the building.

So, I’m not particularly worried about that part.

But I wonder if children can have regular lives on their own.

I did ask Aizen, but…

“Just trust me, Levi!”

When a reliable voice and a mischievous smile were combined, fear slowly crept into my heart.

“… I’ll be back.”

But for now, I have no choice but to trust him.

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After receiving a send-off from the children, I left the church and headed towards the nearest village.

According to the information I know, there is another village next to the town where the children originally lived.

Although it’s a neighboring village, getting there would take me some time.

The plan I made is to aim to arrive within this dawn.

However, it may not go as intended since I’m crossing a dense forest.

If the day breaks while I’m on my way, I’ll have to hide my body under the largest tree possible and wait for the day to get dark.

Every time something like this happens, I always feel that being a vampire is really inconvenient.

– Thud, thud

After walking for some time,

The dark forest is still quiet and eerie, but I suddenly felt another presence.

Should I say that I faintly felt something’s presence?

I would normally think it was some wild beast or animal.

But as I moved toward it, I could tell it wasn’t.

Maybe it’s really a person─.

“Pl, please spare my life…!”

As soon as I thought that, I heard someone’s desperate voice nearby.

When I reflexively turned my head towards the direction of the sound.

I dimly saw a hazy light flickering beyond the bushes, which I hadn’t noticed earlier.

“I think this is probably a peddler?”

“There don’t seem to be many valuable items.”

“I had a feeling it would be like this. Unless you’re out of your mind, there’s no way you’d be wandering around at this hour with expensive items.”

A wagon and an old man wandering around at an untimely hour.

And the group of people with weapons surrounding the man.

“……”

Bandits.

It seems they are targeting a merchant wandering around at this late hour and extorting money and goods.

Moreover, judging by the fact that the merchant, who seems to be the leader, is prostrating flat in front of a burly man.

It seems his life is also being threatened.

“Pl, please at least spare my life…”

“Ha, no matter what, you only gathered junk. Who are you trying to sell this to?”

“As you can see… I’m a merchant, but I don’t have much… So please…”

“Just gather the somewhat useful things and take them and burn the rest. Along with this fellow.”

“Eek─!!”

The leader spoke flatly.

However, in the vast, silent forest, there was no one to follow the leader’s command.

Because,

“…Hey, didn’t you hear? Burn everything that’s useless…”

They had already become cold corpses.

It’s, of course, the merchant’s fault for carrying goods and wandering around at this late hour.

But the fault is in the ones who rob others.

And if I just leave them alone, they might come up to the church, so it’s better to deal with them now.

– Tap tap

After finishing the job, I tapped the merchant, still lying flat on the ground and trembling, to wake him up.

However, despite that, the chubby merchant wouldn’t easily raise his body, which was lying flat.

His mind already seemed to have fallen into tremendous confusion, and he lost his sanity.

Judging by the fact that he keeps muttering only to spare his life since earlier.

“Get up now.”

As I quietly opened my mouth while letting out a small sigh, the merchant finally realized that the situation had changed and greatly flinched.

Then he carefully raised his head, which he had been rubbing on the ground, and made eye contact with me.

“Hu, huh…? Nu, nun…?”

“I don’t know the circumstances, but pulling a wagon and coming out to the forest at this late hour is no different from a suicidal act.”

“Why is Sister here… No, what about the bandits…?”

Now that I look closer, he was quite chubby.

Nevertheless, I didn’t feel that he was a bad person, so I could talk to him relatively comfortably.

It was similar to a harmless bear?

“Bandits?”

“They were definitely here…”

“Well. When I came, there was no one.”

The dark forest where not even a person’s shadow can be seen, let alone bandits.

As soon as he saw the surroundings that had become empty, the merchant kept looking around with a perplexed expression.

“How did this happen…”

“Well, whatever the situation is. If you don’t want to meet bandits, return to the village right now.”

“…Th, that would be… better…”

The merchant’s expression still looked like he didn’t understand.

The corpses of the bandits that I had already cleanly dealt with would never be found, even if they woke up from the dead.

Maybe they could find the bandits’ clothes to some extent.

“By the way, why is Sister at this late hour…”

“I’m on my way to the village. I’m hurrying on my way at this late hour due to unavoidable circumstances.”

“Ah, I see… I don’t know if it’s because of the moonlight, but your skin looks strangely pale, giving off a mysterious feeling, so I rudely asked even though I knew it was rude.”

“No, it’s fine. Then I’m in a hurry, so I’ll get going.”

“Yes. I was very rude for our first meeting.”

Just as I was about to take another step after ending the short encounter with the elderly merchant like that.

Suddenly, the words the bandits had said began to come to my mind one by one.

“…Are you by any chance a peddler?”

“What? Ah, yes. That’s right. As you can see, I mainly sell trivial items.”

“Then, by any chance, do you have something like a book where you can learn beginner’s magic…”

“Hmm, if you’re talking about a magic book, I have it. I have not only beginner’s but also intermediate-level ones.”

My eyes naturally widened at the merchant’s answer, spoken flatly with a kind impression.

I never expected to encounter unintended luck in a place like this.

Then I don’t have to go all the way to the village.

Since he’s a peddler, if there’s something I need, I can just buy everything from this merchant.

“This is a lucky coincidence. Actually, the reason I was going to the village was to buy a magic book. There’s a child I’m taking care of who has taken an interest in magic.”

“Oh, is that so? What an amazing coincidence!”

“If it’s okay with you, could I take a look…”

Just as I was about to immediately purchase the magic book, I was grateful for the luck I encountered by chance.

I belatedly realized I don’t have a single penny on me right now.

I was going to sell the materials obtained from monsters to purchase the magic book─.

Ah, my luck is really terrible.

“Ah… Come to think of it, I don’t have any money right now.”

“What? Then how were you planning to purchase the magic book?”

“I was planning to sell monster materials. But now I’m not at the village yet…”

“…Would it be alright if I take a look at what materials they are?”

“Yes. It’s fine.”

When I brought up the materials, I felt the merchant’s voice rise a little.

As if he’s expecting it.

“…What is this?”

“As you can see, they’re monster materials.”

“I can see that… But why does Sister have such expensive materials…”

“Is there a problem?”

“No, no, there isn’t…! Don’t bother going around here and there and just trade with me!”

To be honest, I have no idea how much the materials I’m holding right now are worth.

Because the only place I’ve been to since coming to this world is around the church.

So, for now, I just picked out the ones that looked expensive to the eye.

Judging from the merchant’s behavior, it’s certain that they are expensive materials as I expected.

But since I don’t know exactly how much they are, I hesitate a little.

“First, let me show you the magic book. Please wait a moment.”

Even though I haven’t made a decision yet, the merchant just enters the wagon and starts looking for the magic book.

Soon, the merchant came out of the wagon with magic books and various clothes and items in his hands.

“This is the magic book.”

“…But what’s with everything else?”

“Ah, these are children’s clothes. Earlier, I heard you have a child you’re caring for, so just in case.”

Unlike his kind impression, the merchant was too much of a merchant.

I never expected him to induce a purchase in this way.

But no way.

Even though I look like this, I have objective ears that don’t listen to others’ words even with the back of my ears, so he won’t be able to easily deal with me with a typical speech.

“Well… for now, thank you, but.”

“This clothing design is currently popular in the royal capital. Although it’s not genuine, it’s quite popular among young girls. Especially this fluttering and cute frill is the point.”

“Huh…? This would look good on Ellie…”

The merchant immediately reacted to the words that unintentionally popped out without me knowing and quickly showed me the clothes he had brought.

This merchant is tougher than I thought.

Despite having no intention of listening at all, not only does he enchant people with his splendid speech,

He had to show the clothes that would suit Ellie the best first─

That’s unfair.

I’ll buy up to that clothing for now, but I definitely won’t buy the rest of the clothes.

Because what just happened was just a coincidence.

“And this clothing is very suitable for a child who dreams of becoming a magician. Speaking of this clothing, this hat is sold as a set comes as a bonus, and…”

“I’ll buy it.”

That clothing is undoubtedly made targeting Iris.

Moreover, I can get a hat as a bonus.

It can be said that not buying this is rather a loss.

“Show me the boys’ clothes too.”

Translator’s Corner

Since the author of the novel seems to be pretty consistent with daily updates, I’ll be following the upload schedule. It’ll change when I catch up to the raws again, but yeah.

Also if anyone wants to proofread chapters, you can message me on discord. I get better quality, you get chapters in advance.

Win for everyone, no?

-Ruminas