That evening, at Quellerus's invitation, Riezel and his party once again enjoyed a lavish spread of magical cuisine and finished dinner.
It was worth mentioning that although Lilithia and Percips attended this banquet, Belti did not.
"Saintess Bertie has a rather unusual constitution. She only needs to eat a very small amount each day."
Percips gave that explanation.
And it did not seem like he was making it up.
At the very least, neither Quellerus nor Merlot, Naisha, and the others showed any surprise at the claim. This indicated that it was no secret. At least, anyone of sufficient status who knew Saintess Bertie Raon was aware of it.
That only made Riezel feel that this saintess was even more extraordinary.
"Could she be something other than human?"
Riezel even found himself wondering that.
However, Naisha shook her head.
"Saintess Bertie is purely human. That has already been verified."
Well, it seemed quite a few people had once harbored the same suspicions as Riezel. Otherwise, there would not have been so many declarations and verifications concerning it.
Yet that only made the saintess seem more mysterious and unbelievable.
"No wonder Naisha feels pressured. Having a saintess like that among the competitors from another empire under the Holy Sword Church is practically an overwhelming advantage."
Riezel sighed inwardly.
He was certain that, as fellow saintesses, Naisha would find Belti extremely troublesome and difficult to deal with.
In terms of strength, Naisha might be able to crush Belti. But in terms of all those incredible deeds and her popularity, Belti likely surpassed Naisha across the board.
Riezel only needed to think about it casually to roughly guess how many people would be drawn in by that mystery and wonder.
Even he could not help feeling a little curious about Belti, let alone