"Ferdinand, I want to make an appeal to the nobles." Ferdinand stared at Main. Over the course of several months, Main had turned the Cathedral's world upside down.

After she became the head director of the orphanage, the Cathedral changed into a much happier, safer place for abandoned children. Not only that, but due to her ingenuity, the creation of simplified versions of the scriptures and flashcards had made it easier for children to learn. This allowed the children to develop the much needed skills that prepared them for the role of grey-robed priestess. Main had made it possible for those who had once been deemed useless and unredeemable had now become potential candidates for these openings.

Before Main arrived, the orphanage was, quite frankly, a dump. It was a basement located at the farthest, unseen part of the Cathedral. There was one entrance into the orphanage which had been barricaded from the outside. It was deemed an abandoned place although several children lived there at a time. However, since no noble would be caught dead within twenty yards of the place, no one with power ever came. Because of this, no one cared to take care of the orphanage.

The Cathedral once held many blue-robed priestesses, nobles, that had many retainers look after them. These retainers were known as the grey-robed priestesses. All grey-robed priestesses were abandoned children at some point in time but had developed skills that would help nobles in their daily tasks. Blue-robes were permitted retainers according to their rank. Naturally, those with higher ranks would have more grey-robed priestesses, and thus more power and influence over the Cathedral.

Main was born as a lower-end commoner with something called the Devouring. It was a condition where she could naturally produce so much mana that she overflowed with it. This made her constantly ill and unbelievably frail. However, if she was unable to discharge the mana by a certain age, it would pool up, overwhelm her, and eventually kill her. Before she could get any worse, the Cathedral took an interest in her.

The Cathedral had many magical items that required mana to function and, due to some circumstances, left the Cathedral with an insufficient amount of mana. When the High Bishop, Bezwanst, learned she was a reliable source of mana, he demanded Main's family to hand her over. Since a nobles word was law, any defiance would result in death. Main's parents would not hand her over, so Bezwanst ordered his retainers to take her by force. Main's father refused and beat up as many of the retainers as he could. Enraged, Bezwanst ordered Main's father to be killed.

At the sudden threat to dispose of her family, Main's mana went out of control and suffocated the High Bishop. The High Priest, Ferdinand, stepped in and was not only able to calm her and save the High Bishop, but made a deal to have her join the Cathedral as a blue-robed priestess in return for her mana. However, it quickly became clear that her mana was not the only special about her.

Her talents far exceeded that of a commoner and was noticed by Benno, the master of the Merchant Guild. Many of her ideas became inventions that were highly profitable, so he immediately bought the rights to manufacture and sell the products off Main. Each invention became a hit in a matter of hours and quickly turned Main from a lower-end commoner to that of a well off commoner. This allowed the church to not only supply their magical items with mana, but get lots of money off her as well.

With her new position as the director of the orphanage, Main had gained a lot of support from the grey-robed priestesses. News of her spread across the Cathedral and drew all eyes on her, even the unwanted ones. The High Bishop, along with other blue-robed priestesses, saw her as a nuisance. The only reason they allowed her to be there was because she had excess mana and money. But now, her presence had become a threat. Main needed a noble's backing in order to prevent future trouble and quick.

"What do you have in mind, Main?" Main scrunched her eyebrows and brought her finger to her cheek. This was the usual pose Main would have when she had an idea.

"I want to make purses for the nobles."
"Purses?"

"Yes! Purses! They're fashionable small bags that women allow women to carry their necessities!"

"Bags are carried by commoners. You cannot get noble women to carry something as atrocious as that."

"Wait! You don't understand!" Main jumped up and grabbed her hand-held chalk-board. She made a quick sketch of a bag and showed it to Ferdinand.

"Each of these can be altered to a woman's preference. They can also be adorned with jewels and other high-class items that would make it worthy of a noble! It would be a hit! Not only that, but if we make it like this-" Main erased the sketch and redrew it. This time, she drew a satchel.

"This is called a satchel. It's like a purse, but for men! It has multiple pockets that allow-"

"Main." Main looked up from her chalk-board to Ferdinand.

"Yes?"

"What are pockets?" Main nearly smacked herself on her head. She forgot she came from a different time period and that even the simplest thing, such as a pocket, had to be explained.

"It's like a pouch but smaller. It can be put in clothing and other items. Like this bag. Do you like the idea?" Ferdinand didn't know what to say. So far, every invention of Mains has been a huge success, but this idea was preposterous. To expect a noble lady to carry something was out of the question.

"Main, it's not proper for a noble woman to carry a bag. You need to think like a noble." Main pursed her lips and crossed her arms. Purses were a huge hit back in her timeline. Everyone had them! Some had multiple! If she could somehow make it look attractive enough, she knew that it would catch the eyes of nobles. Or...or…

"Main." Ferdinand's voice caught Main off guard as she was midthought.

"I'm sorry. I got carried away. I'll think of something else." With that, Ferdinand ended the discussion and sent Main off. Even though the discussion had ended, Main's dedication to her invention didn't.