Seriously, where did he learn these things from?!!!!! 
How Long Have I Been Single?!!
I Think You're Asking My Age Darling!!!
I Think You're Asking My Age Darling!!!
Comment by SepSep on Life of a Magic Academy Mage - Chapter 51
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@SepSep Really. 😂
Although more seriously, the "praying" sounds similar to "I'm just randomly talking while coding this assignment/doing this experiment" and "Oh, you were there, I didn't see you" ways of gossiping/spreading news.
An even older version comes up in the folktale of The Goose-girl, when the king realizes something funny is going on with the main character. She explains that she vowed to never tell any living being (nvm it was a promise made under threats), so the king tells her to confide in the iron stove in the room. Of course, he's eavesdropping. The villain has a particularly gruesome death.
Although more seriously, the "praying" sounds similar to "I'm just randomly talking while coding this assignment/doing this experiment" and "Oh, you were there, I didn't see you" ways of gossiping/spreading news.
An even older version comes up in the folktale of The Goose-girl, when the king realizes something funny is going on with the main character. She explains that she vowed to never tell any living being (nvm it was a promise made under threats), so the king tells her to confide in the iron stove in the room. Of course, he's eavesdropping. The villain has a particularly gruesome death.