Imagining her wet with tears from shame, sinfulness, and uncontrollable pleasure, Ludwig began to m*sturbate.

“Hng, ahng……”

In the video, the pitifully ruined Florencia was now struggling with his p*nis in her mouth, moaning and swaying back and forth like a doll.

With that scene in his eyes, Ludwig’s hand moved faster.

As white fluid spurted from his c*ck and he reached climax, a tear flowed down his beautiful face as he habitually bit one lip and closed his eyes.

* * *

Two days after the debutante ball, Florencia was called by Lady Haley, the class teacher at the Academy.

“Teacher, you were looking for me?”

“Yes, Lady Hazel. Please sit here.”

She, who had called Florencia to her office, was holding thick career counseling documents in her hand.

“The reason I called you today is about your future career. Looking at the documents, you wrote that you want to become a saintess at the Temple after graduation…… Is that true?”

“Yes, that’s right, Teacher.”

She carefully examined the personal information written on the career counseling document again. Her father, the late Count Hazel, had passed away a few years ago, and her family consisted of her stepmother, the late Countess, and her half-siblings……

“So, has your family given permission for you to become a saintess?”

“I haven’t received formal permission from my eldest brother yet. But I’ve mentioned it occasionally whenever I had the chance, and he said I could do what I want after graduation…… He’ll probably allow it.”

“Even so, you need to get a signature on the career counseling document.”

Lady Haley pushed up her thin black-rimmed glasses and examined Florencia sitting across from her.

‘Actually, despite her dark expression and gloomy atmosphere, she’s not particularly unattractive……’

Despite being the same young lady of House Hazel, she was so different from her always confident half-sister. Florencia was always somehow intimidated and shy like a young girl.

Rumors said she had no close friends and had never attended any parties, including the debutante ball. This contrasted with the beautiful and spirited young ladies who had just come of age, who received numerous invitations to noble balls and tea parties, both large and small.

The girl with long, soft silver hair with a light pink tint couldn’t easily make eye contact even with her homeroom teacher of three years and kept trying to lower her head.

‘If she’s this awkward even in front of me, I wonder if this shy young lady can even date a man.’

She observed Florencia’s appearance anew. Overall, she was a girl with a gentle and meek impression. Her violet eyes weren’t a popular color like night-sky black, jewel-like red eyes, or golden eyes, but they matched well with her white skin, giving her a modest charm. Her gentle round eyes, plump lips as if dyed with flower water, and delicate features were actually quite cute, and if properly dressed up, there would surely be young gentlemen interested in her……

Although the life of a clergy who cannot form a family is inherently lonely, priests and saintesses with holy power received absolute respect, wealth, and honor. Depending on the size of their innate power, they could even have power that would make imperial family members envious. But if not, it would just be a lonely life—did this young lady properly understand that? Even if she was a mistreated illegitimate child, she was still a noble and the illegitimate daughter of a count’s family, so why would she voluntarily choose such a path?

Lady Haley, who had experienced great joy a few months ago when she gave birth to her third child, was more aware than anyone of the happiness that a harmonious home and family bring to an individual. She suddenly felt pity for this small young lady and inwardly clicked her tongue.

But with such a passive personality, she would struggle to survive in social circles, and even if she married, she didn’t seem to have the strength to be the mistress of a gossipy noble family.

Perhaps it would be better for her to spend a quiet and uneventful life by God’s side, as she wished.

“Lady Hazel, didn’t you say you have a younger sibling who follows you very much? Even if the Temple here in the capital accepts you as a saintess, it will be difficult to visit home for the first few years……”

“That…… is something I’m worried about too, Teacher.”

“If you don’t want to marry, how about having a job? Actually, when I was your age, I also hated and wanted to avoid marriage to a partner chosen by my parents. That’s why I initially became a teacher.”

Even the inattentive Lady Hazel had noticed that Florencia didn’t get along well with her peers and was ostracized. She had known for a while but had tried to ignore it, making excuses about being busy with various administrative duties, or falling into workplace mannerism rather than a sense of mission as a teacher.

She deeply regretted her belated sense of responsibility for not taking care of Florencia earlier.

“A job……”

“Yes, if you want, I can write a recommendation letter for a position taking care of young children at a boarding school in the Bern region. It’s also my parents’ hometown, and although it’s a small city quite far from the capital, it’s a nice place to live. Since room and board are provided, you could even take your young sibling with you, and I think it might suit your aptitude.”

“Thank you for your suggestion…… but do you think I can do it?”

For Florencia, who had never left the capital in her life, the very idea of traveling alone to a distant city was frightening. Life at the Academy was lonely and difficult, but it had the protective boundary of an educational space. Moreover, the Hazel residence, which she could call home, had a scary stepmother, cold eldest brother, fierce second brother, and half-siblings, but it was still a familiar place. Above all, Father Ludwig was here, the only person she could trust, but who knew what scary things or bad people might be waiting in a new city?

“Think about it slowly until the final consultation next time. Starting in a new place might be scary, but it could be a good opportunity. And as you live there, a suitable match for you might appear at some point.”

“……I’ll think about it, Teacher.”

As Florencia, still with her head bowed, answered softly with a blushing face, Lady Hazel nodded while looking at the calendar.

“As it happens, my acquaintance who is in charge there is currently in the capital for work. I’ll arrange an appointment—how about meeting them once, thinking of it as an interview?”

* * *

Today was a relatively good day, Florencia thought. It was a day without history and philosophy, subjects she wasn’t confident in, and the evening menu at the Academy dining hall was something she liked.

The holiday would come soon, so she should go to the Temple to see Father Ludwig.

Florencia said her prayer before meals with such pleasant thoughts.

“Even your eating appearance is utterly vulgar.”

Eriendna appeared with a venomous expression and mocked her when she had barely eaten half of her bean stew and smoked sausage dish. Unlike Florencia, who sat alone and lonely, she appeared like a queen, accompanied by several of her friends.

This was so familiar that it wasn’t even surprising. Eriendna, who seemed particularly sensitive today, approached the table and looked her up and down with disapproving eyes. Florencia gently put down her spoon and stood up, thinking she might not be able to finish her dinner.

“……Eriendna, what is it?”

“You finished the literature assignment Professor Bastian gave us, right? I completely forgot and didn’t do it. So, I need to borrow yours.”

Borrow…… There was nothing more absurd than that. Sometimes Eriendna would order her to do her share of assignments in advance, but she often enjoyed taking Florencia’s work like this when submission was imminent. However, this literature assignment, which required quoting passages from the Bible for composition, was not only very difficult but also a very important assignment that accounted for a large part of the evaluation.

“Sorry…… Eriendna. But I really can’t give you the literature assignment. You borrowed the last one and never returned it. If that happens again, I’ll…… Besides, I already submitted that assignment to Professor Bastian after class earlier.”

“What? Then what am I supposed to do? Are you saying you’re fine with me looking like someone without faith in the eyes of others?”

Since having a reputation for lacking piety was a major flaw for a proper noble lady, Eriendna immediately glared with dagger eyes and stomped her foot. In fact, she had submitted her assignment early because she was anxious about something like this happening. Florencia, intimidated by the threatening fierce gaze, defended herself in a small voice.

“But this is mine, Edna…… If you had asked me beforehand, I would have done yours too.”

“Yours, you say?”

Hmm…… Really? Eriendna’s beautiful red lips curled up into an explicit sneer.

“I thought you were just cheap and stupid, but you’re truly ridiculous and amusing.”

As if she’d heard something funny, she turned to her friends, and the other young ladies standing behind her giggled along with her.

“The clothes you’re wearing, the food you’re eating, the books and writing tools you use—where do you think they all came from? Are they really all yours?”

“……”

“They’re all our family’s property, even the Hazel name that you dare to steal and use. There’s absolutely nothing in this world that’s truly yours, you know?”

The harsh and venomous words stabbed at her heart, but she couldn’t say anything in response. She knew very well that those words were true. Florencia’s face and the corners of her eyes turned red as she quietly lowered her head.

“Let’s eat at that table over there.”

As Eriendna walked away haughtily, she deliberately bumped her shoulder hard against Florencia. This caused the soup bowl she was holding to fall and spill all over Florencia’s clothes.

“Edna, what are you doing……”

Fortunately, the soup wasn’t hot so she wasn’t hurt, but the thin bean soup flowed down and instantly ruined the clothes she was wearing. Eriendna elegantly covered her mouth and smiled as if it had truly been an accident.