Chapter 7 – 2. Congratulations on Becoming an Adult. (2)
“Holy Spirit Amanes. Please take care of this child and become a priest… “
In quiet silence. The coming of age ceremony took place with the audience watching. All the lights that illuminated the inside of the chapel were turned off and the church relied only on the light coming from outside through the stained-glass, creating a sacred atmosphere as if God would come down at any moment.
As I continued to recite the prayer, I slowly came down from the podium and stood in front of Sister Rachel.
She is kneeling on her cushion and praying with her hands clasped together. I placed her left hand neatly above her head.
‘I will give you eternal blessings.’
In order to capture her divine power in every joint of her fingertips, I dripped holy water, the liquidized divine power, onto her head.
From this point on, a high level of concentration was required. Since the invisible power called divine power had to be drawn from the whole body and turned into holy water that could be seen and touched, it was impossible with any amount of concentration.
“Sister Rachel. Now raise your head.”
“Yes.”
She lifts her head with her eyes closed. Holy water fell like rain on her face.
“Hmm…”
I didn’t realize it when I looked at the textures in the game, but when I tried it myself, I realized that extracting holy water was a very difficult chore.
Should I say that I feel dizzy as the blood continues to drain from my body? My vision was blurry for a moment and I had symptoms of anemia for a moment, so I thought I might collapse if I overexerted myself.
“Please wash away all of this child’s past sins of ignorance.”
Only after the last ritual was over did I take a step or two back.
Sister Rachel still praying deeply with her head raised towards the sky.
Soon her eyes gradually opened.
‘I pulled out a lot.’
I said I would do it in moderation, but emerald-colored holy water was sprinkled here and there on her face, making her look like a dog getting hit by heavy rain.
It wasn’t an accident, but the holy water was so sticky that it didn’t come off easily, so I secretly made it a rule to spray less. Washing up must have become a bit difficult because of me, but if you think about it the other way around, good things are good things, and getting that much holy water meant that only better things would happen in the future.
“Ha…”
Sister Rachel lets out a deep sigh and smiles brightly. I don’t know why, but she was so full of holy water that her face turned red, and she was smiling pervertly. Is it because she’s happy to be an adult? I don’t know what it was, but it didn’t feel that good.
Without thinking any further, I walked right up to her nose to give her one last word.
“I suffered a lot. “It was hard, wasn’t it?”
As I was talking to her, she seemed to have come to her senses again, blinking her eyes and looking at me.
She shook her head, drawing a gentle line at the corner of her mouth.
“No. Priest Isaiah must have had a harder time preparing. “Thank you for your hard work.”
“Anyway, congratulations to Sister Rachel on becoming an adult now.”
“Yes, thank you.”
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Sister Rachel. I got to know her less than a year ago. She is a character that doesn’t even appear in the game. Since she was not a priest and was still a monk, she was actually someone I never met.
But how did I get to know her…
It was during last year’s annual event. While everyone else was making noise and playing, she happened to find a child sneaking out alone and praying hard. She didn’t really intend to take a peek, but I must say that she unintentionally stepped on her eyes. As if I was possessed by her, I approached her without making a sound, and for some time I sat in the back seat and watched her.
I still remember that day vividly. She had a strong feeling that I was forcing myself to bring down the shame of her corruption, but she had her own will and goals and was doing her prayers.
How much time has passed? It would be difficult for her to sit for even an hour, but she would sit alone for more than three or four hours and mutter to herself.
It was really impossible not to get caught in her eyes.
Whether at school, church, or anywhere else, teachers never dislike children who work hard. I went straight to her and started talking to her, and soon I was able to hear her thoughts about the child while talking about various things.
She said she was a monk of a monastic order. She later said that when she grows up she wants to be a priest like me. What can I say at this time… Even though I only heard what an ordinary child said, I felt like I had luckily found a treasure in a pile of trash.
I had been looking at dirty bitches who were waiting for every chance to get a chance to be held by me somehow, and when I saw such an innocent child, I felt like my heart was melting.
-Can I become a priest like you?
-Then, of course. I’m sure you’ll become a great priest. So you don’t have to worry too much.
-Hehe, thank you.
From that day on, he met with me almost out of habit. She is close to the church at the monastery, and if I can’t do it, she comes to me and tells me the virtues a priest should have, how to use her divine power, etc. She taught me all the things I needed to study.
It’s been hard to see her face lately because she has to take her exams,
Anyway, that child has already become an adult.
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About thirty minutes had passed since the coming-of-age ceremony was over. Sister Rachel washed all the holy water off her face in the stream and returned to the chapel.
Then he turned his head here and there as if looking for someone, found me hiding in the corner of the back seat, and approached me with a bright smile.
“Sorry. “I sprayed too much.”
“No. Priest. “I just finished washing up.”
Since I’ve never pulled out holy water before, I made a small mistake on her part. It’s an important day for her, and although she says it’s no big deal, she secretly feels sorry that she didn’t finish it perfectly.
“Rather… It was good…”
“Yes? “What?”
“No. “Priest.”
She couldn’t hear properly because she spoke in a low voice, as if she was crawling in the middle. She obviously said something, but she didn’t think it was important, so she decided to listen.
“Rather than that, Sister Rachel. “Did you do well on the test?”
“Oh, it’s a test… Ahaha… Yes… I watched it a bit…”
The woman who had been looking straight at me up until now suddenly turned her gaze away. Seeing that she was sweating profusely, it seemed like she didn’t get particularly good grades.
‘It’s a shame.’
Do you have no brain for studying? I tried teaching hard, but my grades rarely improved. In terms of her faithfulness, she would be number one, but it was just a pity.
“Are you okay. If you work hard, you will rise quickly.”
“Yeah, I guess so. Sorry. He taught me diligently, even taking time out of his spare time…”
“No. And I did it because I wanted to. “You don’t have to say that.”
A shadow falls on her face like a person who has committed a sin.
I comforted him by telling him not to worry too much, as this wasn’t the only opportunity, and he just needed to work harder.
It seems that the person concerned is not able to accept it so easily,
“Ah… “I said something unnecessary on a happy day like today.”
“Oh, no. “I was planning to come and tell you sometime.”
She says, waving her hands. With her still dejected look on her face, she continued her words.
“I don’t deserve to be by Amaneth’s side, right? I fail every time. Even a fellow monk would look bad.”
What should I say about this… I don’t know if it can be any consolation. It’s not like the paper test you do every month. Since I had failed one of the important exams required to become a priest, it was understandable that I was so discouraged.
All I could do was make up for what was lacking here.
“Which part did you find most difficult?”
“That… In the part about dealing with divine power… “I think I cut a lot off.”
I couldn’t believe it, but it’s there again. If it were anything else, I would have done anything, but since this is an area of talent, teaching it wasn’t easy. Above all, it was important to learn and use sacred power on your own, so even if you explained it in words, if your body did not remember it, it was just a repetition.
It was a time when I was deeply concerned about how to teach this.
“Priest Isaiah.”
A soft voice that suddenly finds me.
When I slightly tilted my head and looked back, I saw a believer wearing a monastic habit looking down at me as if he had something to say.
“What’s going on?”
“The bishop is looking for you.”
“Ha… Yes… “I’ll be there soon.”
Now I get sick of just hearing that name. If he felt like he couldn’t see me even just a little bit, he would tell the kids below to drag me in, and he couldn’t hide anywhere, so he couldn’t help but let out a deep exclamation and stood up.
“Please wait here for a moment. “I’ll be back soon.”
“Oh… Yes, please come back.”
