Chapter 150 – Advent of the Goddess (1)
18. Goddess Advent (1)
True beauty.
It was the topic that we gathered after Shay’s recovery to some extent and mentioned it after Shay’s regards. Originally, she was going to move to her inn as soon as she recovered, but sooner or later, the Eustiti was about to descend on her Shay’s body, so there was an opinion that it would be better for her to stay in the monastery.
“It is a great honor, Shay. You must never miss this opportunity.”
“Yes, sister.”
“Wow, I never thought I would live to see the descent of the goddess… ! That’s a great story!”
As a nun to her Goddess, Kaya seemed envious as she congratulated her Shay, and Illumina glistened in her eyes like a journalist with her scoop on her own.
“I don’t know if it will be one second or one minute. Because the goddess said that she could count the number of enemies who descended on her hand.”
“You mean Shay’s such a great Crusader?”
“Well, it’s not… Our warriors are great. It must be because we are the only warriors who sincerely want to eradicate the dungeon, and who achieve such results in a relatively short period of time.”
“Even if it is the will of the Goddess, she need not underestimate herself, Shay. You are the best crusader and best ally. That doesn’t change.”
“Sister Kaya…”
“It is a very good double slope. It’s not enough for Shay to recover safely, so she’s going to accept Goddess Justitia. Doesn’t it seem like light is descending on the path ahead of our corps of warriors?”
Smart-
– This is Cestia. May I come in?
“Come in.”
Kaya’s celebration, which did not know the end, was cut short when Sestia entered the middle. After greeting her, she looked at her Shay and said.
“La Ella said. Do your best to help Crusader Shay, the Advent chain. She said that when both the body and mind are in the best condition, not Eustiti should descend to minimize the burden on Crusader Shay. So, if there is anything you want, feel free to tell me. I will listen to everything that can be heard and difficult to be heard.”
“I don’t really want anything. It’s okay as it is now, Lady Sestia.”
“Because you never know. Please understand that the Goddess is descending, and I have no choice but to be careful because this is my first experience. If there is even a little problem with Shay-sama and Advent is out of order…”
“Okay. If there’s anything you want, I’ll tell you right away. Thanks for the convenience.”
“Huh, please thank Raella more than me.”
“I will.”
As if her words had ended there, Sestia immediately left her room. Right before she left, she seemed to make eye contact with me briefly, but the door closed.
“The story of when He will descend?”
“Since then, there has been no word yet. I’ve almost recovered, and since I said sooner or later, wouldn’t it be within a few days?”
“Okay…”
In fact, there was not much knowledge about the gods of this world, including Raella-sama. It wasn’t allotted that much in the official settings, and it was because it was the warriors, not the gods, who eventually broke through the dungeon. If all the warriors were priests, I wouldn’t know.
Still, it was clear that Raella, the goddess of mercy and tolerance, and Justitia, the goddess of light and justice, were not evil spirits. Raella’s warriors were mostly healing nuns and battle nuns, and most of Justitia’s warriors were crusaders. They say that if she had anything to do with an evil person or heresy, she wouldn’t even be willing to listen. Actually it happened here too.
Although we had never spoken to each other directly, through the rosarios of our colleagues, we knew indirectly that they were watching us and helping us a little bit. Above all, the gods Kaya and Shay follow couldn’t be bad.
But what I was worried about was Advent itself.
When I briefly witnessed the lump called ‘the longest piece of fear’ while playing the boss battle in District 2, I felt that my existence was dismantled, crushed, turned upside down, and reversed. Facing a being with such a huge difference in ‘level’ is a huge burden, but it was obvious that even if he was a good god, Justitia’s level would be unimaginably high for mortals like us. However, I couldn’t help but worry about not seeing him, but having him in my body.
‘But Shay’s will is too strong…’
Efficiency increase of physical ability and divine power.
Aside from the expected effect that the Goddess said directly, it would be an honor for a believer to have a god descend on his body.
Still.
If Advent changes Shay’s existence itself. If irreversible side effects or wounds occur.
Even if that person was a god, I couldn’t forgive it.
**
Another three days passed.
Repeating her meditation and her physical training, Shay said she was cleaning her body, and she didn’t come out of her bathroom for a long time. She said that Lady Justitia might come down soon.
“Ablution?”
“Anyway, cleaning the body as much as possible is the least courtesy for the goddess. You are coming into a mortal body for a while, but wouldn’t it be more uncomfortable in many ways than your original body? That’s why I’m trying to greet the goddess with a clean body and a mind free of trivial thoughts. It is a procedure that has been common in the few history of Advent.”
“Really, there’s nothing wrong with Shay, right?”
“Sure. Do not worry. Shay Crusader-sama, before she was Hendrick-sama’s woman, she was none other than Eustiti’s daughter. Wouldn’t her mother want to do something wrong with her baby, her daughter? Especially if her mother and daughter love each other.”
“Is it…”
“Yes. I don’t understand why you’re worried, but why don’t you trust me a little more? That way, Justitia-nim and Crusader Shay will feel at ease.”
“… That’s right. Worrying too much won’t solve anything.”
Hearing Cestia’s words, she felt a little relieved.
“What about Kaya and Illumina?”
“Sister Kaya is arranging the destination for her descent, and Illumina-sama has to prepare her music in advance for a story that will go down in history. ?”
“Illumina is also true.”
“Hendrick? Where are you going?”
“To help Kaya. If she stays here, she might get cheated on, right?”
“Crusader Shay would like Hendrick-sama to be here.”
“Just in case. Then see you later. Take care of Shay.”
“Yes, Mr. Hendrick.”
Advent of the Goddess approaching in a few hours. Having shaken off my anxiety somewhat, I decided to treat this as one of the events. I didn’t know if it would be a great event like good intentions or a garbage event… Whatever the outcome, it seemed clear that this would be one of the most important events in the success or failure of our goal.
**
‘Ah.’
“Yes, Goddess.”
‘I’m ready.’
“I am ready too, Goddess. Whenever… Please come.”
‘I will tell you one last time. You should never overdo it. I’ll take the initiative, but if you’re not alert, I might not be able to get out of your body in time. Then what would happen in the worst case?’
“The Goddess said that either my body would be imprisoned until death, or my body would disintegrate and the Goddess would forcefully eject me.”
‘Okay. Either way, it’s not a good ending for you or me, so let’s get our heads together. Understand?’
“Yes, Goddess.”
‘Then let’s begin. From now on, empty all your thoughts and think of me strongly. Continue.’
Shay, who had washed herself more thoroughly than she had ever washed since she was born, knelt on the soft carpet with nothing on. She then put her hands together and began to say her prayers.
“Light and fair justice on all sides. There is nowhere that the light does not direct, and the scales of justice have no eyes. Judge carefully, judge ruthlessly. There is light in all his actions…”
For the sake of this day, for the past three days, Shay has minimized her human contact. So she could easily be engrossed in her prayers.
‘Miss Justitia. Miss Justitia. Mr. Justitia.’
She is the friendly Illumina sister, and the blunt but kind Kaya sister.
The HAT, a band of warriors formed to break through the dungeon.
Her lifelong goal of wiping out all the dungeons that can be said to be the root of the fear cults she hates.
Even Hendrick, the person I love and depend on the most in the world.
She had to forget everything for the moment.
In order to accept the beloved Goddess, there was no impurity whatsoever. Even if he couldn’t do anything about his skin, which had already changed terribly, at least sweat and other filth. She had to do at least think of the Goddess purely.
All for the destruction of the dungeon.
Everything for Eugene, Captain.
Paradoxically, I erased them.
As the things that supported her in Shay’s mind were erased one by one, her body began to emit a silvery glow.
‘Lady Justitia, Lady Justitia, Lady Justitia.’
First, the radiant blonde hair that came down to her wing bones shrunk down to her shoulder blades. At the same time, the color of her hair was turning silver from the top of her head.
Change was just the beginning.
Shay, who was already on the tall side of her, grew taller. Little by little both her upper and lower body became slimmer and elongated. She had thinned out, but never looked dwarfed or flimsy. Her musculoskeletal density increased. After the transformation of her body, she finally changed her face. The corners of her eyes lifted slightly, and her eyes and eyebrows also turned a cool silver. Her nose and mouth got smaller little by little, and the lines on her face got sharper.
When the change in her face was over, a silver scale floated above her left shoulder, and a long sword floated above her right shoulder.
“…”
As she braced her legs and stood up, the silvery glow that covered her body disappeared. Her upper body was covered in a short dress and her lower body was covered in a long dress.
The goddess of light and justice, Justitia, has descended.
“It’s been a really long time on earth.”
Shriek-
“What are you doing without coming in?”
Holding a scale in her left hand and a longsword in her right, Shay, no, Justitia muttered toward the door. Then the door opened by itself. Hendrick and his party, who were waiting beyond the door, did not dare to raise their heads and bowed their heads on his knees.
Mortals, including Hendrick, couldn’t face Justitia in a different sense than ‘that lump’ they saw in 2-10.
Beat beat beat-
I heard the sound of bare feet moving. The sound soon ceased. Hendrick shuddered at the white feet in front of him.
“You’re a crazy kid.”
“…”
“Can’t you hear me?”
“Oh, no. Lady Justitia.”
“Okay. I wish I could answer you all at once. This kid is accepting me better than I thought, but that doesn’t mean there is no limit to how long he can be like this.”
“Yes, yes!”
Hendrick’s voice trembled with extreme tension, but he was concerned about how Shay, who was an Advent chain, was handling it when he lowered his rank as much as possible for a mortal.
“Hey.”
“Yes, Lady Justitia!”
“There was something I wanted to hear once I got down to earth.”
“Yes?”
Hendrick couldn’t bear to raise his head and asked again, still fixing his gaze on Eustitia’s feet.
“Why don’t you call me mother-in-law like back then?”
“… Yes?”
Frightened Hendrick raised his head, inadvertently ignoring the difference in rank.
Justitia met his gaze and smiled.
‘Silver, cat statue… It doesn’t resemble the statue much more than I thought…’
Hendrick passed out.
