Chapter 186 – Saint Seren (2)
Bernard’s face stiffened slightly and then straightened.
“First you will receive corporal punishment. If they do not change despite continued corporal punishment, we pay a small fee and let them go. That doesn’t mean you don’t know me at all. We help them become self-reliant by connecting them with areas that need labor, such as agriculture, livestock farming, and mining.”
It is a system that is reasonable and helpful to children. There is nothing particularly dark about it.
“Today, I think I saw the power of the Sun Church to become the best religion on the continent.”
Haha. Children are the future of Sun Bridge!”
Bernard laughed loudly and led us to a room on the top floor.
“Saint Seren is in here. “Only Jion can go inside.”
“That’s not possible!!”
Jenny objects to Bernard’s words. Aris also looks like he doesn’t like it. As the surrounding paladins and priests approached in a sharp atmosphere, Bernard reassured them with a wave of his hand and explained again.
“Saint Seren wants to meet only Zion. She prays for the Saint’s safety, and she said that the Saint has very important information that only Zion should know.”
Seren could stab me in the back, but considering Seren’s personality that I read about in the novel, the possibility of that happening is quite slim. If Seren had defined me as an enemy, she would have sent heresy inquisitors fairly.
I nodded and comforted Jenny and Aris.
“Jenny. Aris. I’m fine, so wait outside.”
“Zion…!”
“Jenny. Saint Seren takes this important time to meet us, so we must be polite. Don’t cause trouble and just wait around. “Understand, right?”
“Ugh… I understand…”
Jenny and Aris followed Bernard to the living room on the same floor. If it gets really dangerous, I can send a telepathy message to Lena, so it’s okay. If Lena moves me using teleportation, Jenny and Aris will also realize through their extra senses that my location has changed and act accordingly.
After tidying up my clothes, I grabbed the door handle with nervous hands.
‘Saint Seren. What are you hiding? Kkeukkkk.’
Click
As soon as I opened the door, a bright light that stung my eyes came out, and a small scream naturally came out.
“Huh…!”
As your eyes become accustomed to the bright light, you begin to see the woman’s curves. Huge breasts that can be said to be the best on the continent and a large, easy-to-birth hips. A woman’s body that is voluptuous, full of motherhood, and seems soft to the touch. Saint Seren was a sensual beauty with long silky platinum hair, a benevolent smile, and a body that could be said to be maternal devotion. She looks as if a goddess has descended on her, with the pious aura radiating from her. Although she is much older in real life, thanks to her divine powers, she has the beauty of someone in her early 20s.
Gulp
‘I want to bury my nose in your chest.’
Saint Seren smiled brightly and greeted me, perhaps knowing my low-level thoughts.
“Zion. “I waited for you.”
Seeing that he was holding a cross in his hand, it seemed like he had been praying just a moment ago. The bright glow she showed earlier may be the divine light she naturally gave off while praying. Because Saint Seren is a warrior-level priest, she is unmatched in defense and buffs, and can even block Lena’s teleportation. It is not a good idea to attack Saint Seren now. I put away my lewd thoughts and switched to sociable mode.
“The light of the Sun Bridge. “It is an honor to meet Saint Seren.”
“Hohoho~ Jion-sama has a sweet tongue.”
“Anyone who sees Saint Seren, who is called the sister of the sun god Saule, will praise her.”
“Thank you. “Come and sit down.”
Saint Seren and I sat on the sofa facing each other. Saint Seren asked as she looked at the children outside her window.
“Children are really cute, aren’t they?”
“Yes. It’s so cute how hard you live. It would be possible because Saint Seren provides both financial and spiritual support for her children.”
In fact, the biggest supporter of this orphanage is Saint Seren. After Seren ascended the throne as a saint, the amount of money the Sun Church donated to her orphanage increased several times. Additionally, in addition to her orphanage, Saint Seren supports medical care, education, and meals for children in slums and rural areas. This is a passage that shows how important Saint Seren considers her children.
“I really like children. “When I look at my children, I want to do anything.”
“I also agree. Because children have infinite possibilities.”
We talked about children for a while. Saint Seren happily talked about who in the orphanage did what and who was naughty, and I mainly listened.
Although it is not revealed to the public, there is a reason why Saint Seren likes children so much. Because her baby died, unfortunately. Seren was 19 when she became a Sun Church priestess. She was an icon of sincerity and had a bright personality that made people friendly. She respected and followed a male bishop at the time. The male bishop was popular with female priests because he was handsome, kind, and well-versed in doctrine. Seren has a deep religious discussion with the male bishop and they become close. She falls in love with him, and they sleep together one night, and she becomes pregnant with his child.
But this was the seed of misfortune. As soon as Seren found out she was pregnant, her male bishop began to distance himself from her. In fact, the male bishop was a man who managed an octopus fishery, and Seren was one of several women he wanted to have sex with. Afterward, the male bishop was completely expelled from the Church of Fortune after his promiscuous sexual life, which impregnated multiple women, was revealed. But unfortunately, her pregnancy with Seren could not be reversed. The Church of the Sun offered free abortions and settlement money to women who had children of male bishops to cover up her scandal, but Seren’s overflowing motherhood would not tolerate that. Seren perseveres and gives birth to her baby.
But here a second misfortune occurs. The baby wandered around and died within a few minutes. Seren considered all of this to be a trial by the Sun God and sublimated her grief over losing her baby into prayer and training of her divine power. Thanks to her devoted faith, her sun god gifts her with her immense divine powers. Afterward, Seren, with the help of the Sun God, ascended through the Church of the Sun and rose to the level of a saint. However, her Seren maternal instinct did not disappear. Her motherly feelings for her own dead baby still lingered in Seren’s subconscious. Her lost motherhood manifests itself in the form of support for her children. For reference, it is said that the male bishop was assassinated at the request of someone.
I chatted with Saint Seren while reflecting on what I had read about Seren in the novel ‘Girls Falling to Destruction.’ As she talks about children, she seems to have become somewhat familiar with the saint. Saint Seren seemed to feel the same way as she spoke in a more friendly manner than before.
“I can communicate well with you, Zeon. It was a fun conversation. Now let’s get to the point. “Aren’t you curious about how I knew about Ji-on?”
“Yes. The saint wrote in a letter that I am the champion who will save the continent. It is a word whose true meaning the average person cannot know. Did the Sun God tell you about me? So, is the sun god helping me?”
At my question, Saint Seren’s face filled with worry and loneliness. Although she has the beauty of a 20-year-old, age is starting to show on her face. Saint Seren said in a heavy voice.
“The information I am about to tell you from now on is top secret and only a few religious officials know it to prevent confusion in the world. I hope Zion’s mouth will be heavy.”
“I won’t tell anyone.”
“There is no God on this continent.”
“Yes?!!!”
My thoughts stopped for a moment at the incredible fact.
‘No. This doesn’t make sense. Gods existed in the novel ‘Girls Falling into Destruction’. It is said that the gods aided the mortals in their fight against the Vanisher’s minions. But there is no God?’
Seeing my confusion, Saint Seren corrected her words.
“There was a God. But three years ago, all the gods on this continent disappeared. The sun god told me that he would disappear, but the other gods disappeared without a sound. There was an uproar in many religious groups, claiming that the connection with God had been lost, but the Church of the Sun mobilized funds and military force to bury the whole thing in order to calm the confusion. At least on the outside, the sun god is alive and well. Thanks to this, the number of Sun Church believers has increased rapidly over the past three years.”
‘It’s different from the novel. Is the novel a different timeline from the present? Status window. What do you think?’
「…」
‘I guess I have no choice but to find out for myself.’
“How did the sun god disappear?”
In response to my question, Seren gave a distant expression, as if recalling her memories.
“The sun god Saule contacted me just before he disappeared. He said that due to constraints he could not tell us everything, but only the important things. A transcendent being come to destroy this continent and once and for all it came to an end. After all life was gone, the remaining defeated gods offered their presence and turned back time on the continent. At this time, all gods disappeared, and Saule was the highest god of this continent, so he had some power left to tell me the truth. And Saule told us to help the human man named ‘Zion’ in both material and spiritual ways. He said that no matter what his inclination, he must be followed and that he is the chosen champion who can save this continent from apocalypse. Then he gave me a sacred object and disappeared.”
This is something that is not written in the novel. If you just listen to Seren’s words, it seems like the novel is about a timeline that came to an end, and now it’s a timeline where time has been turned back.
‘Status window. Is this right?’
「Correct answer」
‘Then what are you if not God?’
「You will find out when you are eligible.」
‘The content of the novel was not about the future. The novel is about the situation this continent went through. Then, does the other person know that time has been turned back?’
“The Destructor is a transcendent being and knows everything.”
‘You have to act on the premise that the other person also knows the contents of the novel. The situation is more disadvantageous than the novel in that the gods have disappeared. It was a godsend that I used hypnosis to quickly get the warriors on my side. But aren’t there many people with the same name as Zeon?’
“But isn’t the name Zeon common? How did you determine that it was me?”
