Dominate Another World with a Brainwashing Skill!? No, If Anyone Finds Out, I’ll Be Executed, So I’ll Live Honestly and Upright! - Chapter 80: I Couldn't Think of a Subtitle... So Can I Just Call It Quits Now?

Chapter 80: I Couldn’t Think of a Subtitle… So Can I Just Call It Quits Now?

“Of course, it’s not like something will happen right away. Whether things go well or badly depends on Brother Slay and the Church of Divine Gifts. There’s even a chance that nothing might happen at all.”

“…But if that chance was high, you wouldn’t be apologizing to us, right?”

“Pretty much.”

Prince Lucas nodded with a wry smile.

“The original plan was to have Miss Recty treat Father in secret. Brother Brute and I had agreed on that from the start. If Miss Recty’s treatment failed and Father passed away, we had planned to maintain public order with the knights and the national army while avoiding any conflicts until the funeral was over. We even reached out to Brother Slay, but he outright rejected us, saying, ‘I’m not going to dance to your tune.’ That’s why Brother Brute had to mobilize his forces.”

“So that’s why Prince Brute was here…”

Lily nodded in understanding.

I had assumed that Prince Brute had mobilized the national army to start a civil war the moment the king passed away. But it turns out that wasn’t the case—he was actually trying to keep Prince Slay in check.

“The plan was that if Miss Recty successfully treated Father, we would have handled everything quietly. Father and Chancellor Prime would have been sworn to secrecy, and I wouldn’t have claimed any credit. That was the condition Brother Brute agreed to cooperate under. Only those present in that room were supposed to know the truth.”

“So that’s why at that time…”

Prince Lucas had looked grim when Prince Slay and Rosary appeared in the bedroom—it was because their arrival had completely ruined his plan.

“Your Highness, you were trying to be considerate of Recty, weren’t you?”

“I heard from Alyssa that she doesn’t like standing out, so I thought I’d help. It also made negotiations with Brother Brute easier. Well… it all ended up being for nothing, though.”

“If Recty had treated His Majesty alone, you could have kept it quiet… But since she did it alongside the saintess from the Church of Divine Gifts, now…”

“We can’t keep Miss Recty’s involvement a secret anymore. We’ll have no choice but to make it public… If we let the Church of Divine Gifts take all the credit, Reese Kingdom will be in their debt forever.”

“So now… everyone in the kingdom will know about Recty’s <Saintess> skill.”

During the entrance exam, there was a big fuss about the <Saintess> skill, but that was only because it was thought to be nothing more than a fairy tale—no one expected it to actually exist.

After that incident, though, Recty’s skill didn’t attract much attention. While the rumors spread widely, even reaching the ears of the princes, most people probably felt the same as Prince Slay—skeptical.

No matter how impressive the <Saintess> skill sounded, no one actually believed it could have the same miraculous powers as in fairy tales. Healing wounds might be one thing, but curing illnesses? That seemed impossible.

But now… if it’s revealed that Recty cured the king, who was already given a death sentence, what would happen?

“This could turn into a huge uproar… People might come rushing in, hoping to be cured.”

“I’m not so sure… Just because the king was treated doesn’t mean people will think they can be treated too.”

Nobles might, but for commoners, it’s a distant matter, like something from another world.

If Recty and the <Saintess> skill were more familiar to them, it might be different. But right after receiving the skill, she went straight to take the Royal Academy’s entrance exam.

To the common people, Recty is still a mysterious figure wrapped in secrecy. Unless it’s an emergency, they probably wouldn’t think of asking for her help.

If anyone ends up getting overwhelmed by people, it wouldn’t be Recty, but rather…

“I agree with Hugh. At the very least, the Royal Academy acts as a barrier for Miss Recty, so I don’t think the commoners will be able to pressure her for treatment. Nobles might request her help, but if things get out of hand, we can come up with appropriate countermeasures. The real problem is with the Church of Divine Gifts. If the people are going to turn to someone, it won’t be Miss Recty—it’ll be the church’s saintess.”

“But… the saintess from the church isn’t supposed to have the power to cure illnesses, right?”

“Exactly. And that’s the issue. Even the Church of Divine Gifts probably didn’t expect this outcome. They never thought His Majesty would actually recover.”

“So they ended up embarrassing themselves without meaning to…?”

“If that’s the case, then maybe their goal was to gain leverage over Prince Slay… If Reese Kingdom fell into civil war, the Church of Divine Gifts wouldn’t be able to stay out of it. Maybe they were trying to strengthen their influence within Prince Slay’s faction…”

“Or perhaps, they planned to use Brother Slay as a stepping stone to gain favor with Brother Brute and me. No matter how the civil war played out, the Church of Divine Gifts would have positioned themselves well.”

“…But the civil war didn’t happen. Could it be that Cardinal Maricious tried to recruit Recty earlier because His Majesty’s unexpected recovery threw off their plans…?”

“The more people Miss Recty saves, just like she did with Father, the more the Church of Divine Gifts’ reputation will grow. I think your guess is spot on, Hugh.”

“…So now that things have turned out this way, the Church of Divine Gifts will definitely want to get their hands on Recty. And that means… she could be in danger. Is that what you’re saying?

“In simple terms, yes.”

Prince Lucas nodded in response to Lily’s summary.

This… This situation might be even more troublesome than I thought..

“Well, like I said earlier, it all depends on how Brother Slay and the Church of Divine Gifts respond. Everything we’ve talked about so far is just speculation. We don’t know for sure what they’ll do yet.”

“…But it won’t hurt to be prepared, right?”

“Exactly. That’s why we should start thinking of countermeasures now.”

After that, we discussed various possible moves from Reese Kingdom, the nobles, Prince Slay, and the Church of Divine Gifts, and considered how to respond to each.

Hopefully, all our preparations will end up being unnecessary… but that might just be wishful thinking.