What did she say? Did she just ask something? The situation had suddenly become an exchange of introductions, and Suimei unconsciously voiced his shock.
Her polite manner notwithstanding, this turn of events was really too sudden. They were just neighbors standing in line, why were they suddenly introducing themselves?
Lefille looked apologetic.
“Sorry. Suddenly asking for your name must have come as quite a surprise, but there’s a reason for it.”
“…And what would that be?”
“There’s no need to be so guarded. When I visited the Church of Salvation earlier this morning, I received an oracle from the Goddess Arshuna: to exchange names with the people around me,” she answered, half-sighing.
It looked like it wasn’t just the person being questioned who was confused; the one asking the question was similarly bothered.
The Church of Salvation was the largest church in this world, one which worshipped the Goddess Arshuna. Back in the audience room, when they’d heard about the Maou, apparently intel on his existence and movements had similarly come as oracles from the Goddess Arshuna. A young girl like this had been given an oracle as well?
“Why would she ask you to do that?”
“I don’t really know myself. The priest in Mehter told me that the oracle from Arshuna meant that someone near me today would eventually become someone important to me.”
“And that’s why you asked for my name?”
“Yes.”
“Oracles, huh. They sure are fishy… Oh, no offense.”
The vague nature of the oracle had irritated Suimei to the point that he’d spoken without thinking, although he hastily corrected himself. As mentioned earlier, the Goddess Arshuna had countless believers. In this world, blasphemy was a dangerous thing, and was likely to draw the ire of surrounding people.
To have said something like that in front of someone who was a churchgoer… Suimei was regretting his disrespectful choice of words when Lefille smiled warmly.
“Haha, I know, right? That said, it’s better to be careful. I personally don’t mind, but if you were heard by someone particularly pious, you’d be in for a loooong sermon.”
“I’ll watch myself. I was a bit hasty.”
“That’d be best. However, it’s not like I have any right to talk, having raised objections myself after receiving this kind of oracle.”
“Oh…?”