Chapter 136 – 136. Candidate for Saints (1)
“… What is this sound?”
Avros, who had a good expression on his face, frowned at once and asked Agnes.
I naturally frown as I suspect that Anies, who helped her daughter Eleanor to protect her daughter Eleanor from the manipulations of the Temple of Vesta, may have been trying to coax Eleanor with the same intention as Bishop Harkan of the Temple. .
Seeing the expressions on Avros and Alex’s faces harden at once, Agies smiled bitterly and added an explanation.
“I think you are misunderstanding something. There is no black ulterior motive to try to coax Eleanor from the side of the temple. I’m not the type to think and act like that.”
“Then why?”
“It is purely my personal opinion. No, since the revelation of the Goddess is included, what’s the point of calling it my personal doctor? Anyway, it has nothing to do with the temple. Because the goddess Vesta is keeping an eye on Eleanor.”
“Goddess made me… Do you have a word… ?”
“Huh. Exactly…”
Anyes glanced at Eun-hyeon, narrowing his eyes, and then turned his head again to look at Eleanor.
“Hmm?”
Eun-hyun, who had an expression of not knowing the meaning of her gaze, tilted her head for a moment, but cut her off and listened to the story without interrupting her.
Since this situation was a development that even Eun-hyeon could not have imagined, she decided to prioritize listening to her story quietly for now.
“It seems that the goddess wants to make Eleanor the next ‘saint woman’ for me.”
“What?!”
“What is that…”
After hearing Agnes’ words, Avros and Alex looked at Eleanor with astonished eyes.
The embarrassing thing was that Eleanor, who was chosen by the goddess, had the same reaction, and the couple who were in Riod’s office had the same reaction.
Illyana was putting her refreshment into her mouth with a sullen expression, as if she wasn’t interested in the first place.
“Hmm…”
Only her eun-hyeon was immersed in her thoughts as she rested her hand on her chin.
Anyes, who saw Eunhyun with such a calm expression, asked her, narrowing her eyes.
“You are not agitated at all.”
“No, what…”
“Rather, it seems that there is a part that can be guessed, doesn’t it?”
“…”
Seeing the serious expression of Agnes, who was asking with a confident expression, and sensing an unusual current flowing, the people became quiet and filled her office with silence.
“You have been like that ever since. We all knew you had a secret, but we didn’t ask because you didn’t want to tell it. But this time is an exception.”
As long as she was related to the goddess Vesta she enshrined, and as long as it had to do with Eun-hyeon, Agies had to know the secret Eun-hyeon had.
“Say. What is your relationship with Goddess Vesta?”
“There is no direct connection between the goddess Vesta and me.”
“… Then?”
“You know that I died once in a great war 20 years ago, right?”
“Yes. We even personally buried your body. So when Illyana said she came to me and said she was going to marry you, she thought he had finally gone crazy.”
“How do you think I came back?”
“… Are you saying that God brought you back to life?”
“That’s right.”
No one can deny Eunhyun’s words as she smiles bitterly and nods her head.
The three heroes who killed the emperor of the empire and personally buried Eun-hyeon’s body still couldn’t forget Eun-hyeon’s sacrifice at that time, and had a deep sense of guilt embedded in their heads.
That’s why, when he came back to life and came to visit Fernine, it was Riod and Illyana who were most delighted.
“God…”
Lyod chewed on it as he nodded his head so simply and said affirmatively, ‘transcendent existence’.
“Are your abilities in the ‘fantasy world’, your ability to summon weapons from the air, and the power of the god that does not age have an effect?”
“Huh. There are some limitations, but in general, yes.”
“I see.”
Riod nodded his head slightly, saying that the strange abilities he had shown so far were part of God’s ability, not ‘magic’.
“However… It has nothing to do with the goddess Vesta… Are you saying, then, that she is one of the seven goddesses who are said to have created this world?”
“No, she’s not even a goddess from that line. If I tell you her name, you won’t know it, so let’s move on to that.”
In the days when the earth existed at least, there were not only three goddesses of fate including Belldandi, ‘Norn’, but also various gods.
Except for the seven goddesses in the creation myth who recreated the now destroyed world, they are no different from the forgotten minor gods.
If Belldandy had known Eunhyun’s thoughts, she would have made a sad expression inside.
“She says there are gods besides the seven goddesses?”
“Actually, I only heard about it in mythological books or temples, but I can feel it even when I hear it directly like this…”
It was not so strange that people’s skeptical glances came and went.
Rather, among the seven goddesses who were said to have recreated the world, the goddess Vesta was the only one who actively helped and saved humans.
For this reason, in fact, most of the religions of the Archena continent have a ‘monotheistic’ position for Vesta, so the position of the Temple of Vesta on the continent was very strong.
Thinking about it anew, Bishop Harkan believed that the temple forces behind his back would protect him, and he believed that he had been so bold toward Riod.
“What exactly was the content of the ‘Revelation’?”
“… Save the suffering lambs of the world by raising that child to grow up and embrace his powers.”
“It means to push openly. So why did you think I was involved there?”
“At this timing, in this country, the goddess has marked a person related to you, so how can you not relate that to you?”
For some reason, Eun-hyeon was revived, and in the kingdom of Pernias, where Eun-hyeon is located, she directly nominated the priest Eun-hyeon had forcibly raised the hierarchy.
Eunhyeon didn’t think that this was just a predetermined result.
Only…
“But we should be able to know what your intentions are…”
Eunhyeon didn’t know all the thoughts of the gods, so it was the same that he had complicated thoughts.
Eun-hyeon glanced at the empty space behind her, but her goddess of Eun-hyeon, who had always been watching her, was currently ascending to her divine realm.
Even if you want to ask what the gods are thinking, there is no proper way to do it, so you can only sigh.
“For some reason, it seems that there are things going on here that I shouldn’t have heard…”
“Don’t mind. The more you think about this, the more complicated it becomes. You just have to go somewhere and not speak out.”
“My sister is too carefree…”
No matter how much her husband and her friends were said to be heroes who saved the world, Theresia couldn’t help but show a subtle expression at the talk about the existence of a real ‘God’, whose concept was ambiguous until now.
How to accept these stories was too much for her as an ordinary aristocratic woman.
“Well, from the look on your face, it seems like you really don’t know. Thank you though. For revealing some of your secrets.”
“No, what. Now that I can talk to you. Now the restrictions that had been holding me back to some extent have disappeared. If you asked me 20 years ago, I couldn’t answer. Please keep the story about ‘God’ involving the Duke, Alex, me, the princess, and Agies a secret. Few people will believe that this will be revealed, but… Still, it is to some extent expected that nothing good will happen by revealing it.”
“… I get it.”
“Okay.”
Both of them nodded heavily.
In fact, if it weren’t for this incident involving Eleanor, the daughter and sister, the two members of the duke’s family would not have believed at all about stories like Eunhyun being revived from the dead or inheriting part of the power of a god.
However, because of Eleanor’s story, Eun-hyeon, who had powers and abilities beyond the normal scope and understanding, she had no choice but to admit it.
In addition, since there was Agnes, who made a direct appeal to God and made him take away the bishop’s divine power, there is no element that can be denied even more.
Agies nodded as if he understood, then looked away and followed Eunhyeon to Abros again.
“Duke. You seem to be misunderstanding, so let me explain in detail. The proposal I am making now has absolutely nothing to do with temples or high-ranking doctors such as the Pope. Rather, I said that I would make your daughter the next saint of mine, but I will keep this fact a secret from the outside world. The moment it is announced, it will be exposed to a lot of controversy and danger. Of course, I have no intention of forcing Eleanor to do anything or holding her accountable. That’s what you naturally lose while doing what you think is right.”
“… Mmm.”
“Father.”
Alex cautiously called Avros, who was worried, and winked at Eleanor.
“Eleanor, what do you want to do?”
“I am…”
As the arrow of her question returned to herself, Eleanor did not have an easy answer.
She was suddenly confused that she had been offered the position following the current Saint of Vesta.
He must be a priest who still lacks a lot, but there must be many priests who are higher in hierarchy, better in character, and outstanding than he is, so why did he come to this position?
In an instant, she remembered what Agnes had said and cautiously stared at Eun-hyeon’s face.
Inside Eleanor’s quiet office, where she was quietly waiting for Eleanor’s answer, Eun-hyeon, receiving Eleanor’s gaze, tilted her head.
-At this timing, in this country, the goddess has marked a person related to you, how could you not relate it to you?
‘If you think about it, this situation is all because of this person.’
Her first meeting with him started out on a not-so-good note.
However, at that time, Eun-hyeon, who saved herself from a black magician named Elvin, in a way, she was also a lifesaver.
Although he disliked her, he accepted his request and went to the Great Labyrinth of Archis to rescue her older brother, Alex.
By implanting a holy relic into Eunhyeon’s chest, her divine power was forcibly elevated.
By accepting his help, he said he would take responsibility, and the marriage discussion, which he hated and hated, was shattered.
Agies, Eun-hyeon’s personal connections, appears in response to his request for help and makes this suggestion to herself.
Eleanor thinks as she feels the many graces and complex emotions she received from Eun-hyeon.
‘Maybe the goddess Vesta… ?’
Carefully passing down such a revelation, Anies guesses the intention of her goddess to grow herself by handing herself the place of her next generation saintess.
‘Did he choose me to help this person?’
It is not unreasonable to think so.
Concluding that if that is what her goddess thought, Eleanor, concluding that she would, hardened her resolve and opened her mouth as she looked at Avros.
“I’ll do it. I will.”
“… Really?”
“Eleanor, you don’t have to…”
“No. Brother, the goddess asked me what I should do next. You started to show her the way. I think I have to accept this job.”
“… If you think so, I have no intention of stopping you.”
Seeing her determined look on her face, Avros nodded her head with a bitter look on her face that she wouldn’t listen if she tried to stop it.
“You are really stubborn because you resemble your mother.”
“Huh, thank you for allowing me.”
When the two of them gave their permission, Eleanor smiled with satisfaction as if she was relieved.
She then looks at Agnes and asks with a nervous expression.
“I am… What can I do now?”
“Huh?”
“No, to succeed the archbishop… Shouldn’t we be as strong as the Archbishop? Me too… Learn to fight…”
“Eleanor. That’s not it.”
“Your father is right. That’s not right.”
Recalling that Agies had indiscriminately assaulted Bishop Harkan through Eunhyeon’s ‘fantasy world’, Abros and Alex hardened their faces and hurriedly denied it.
It was largely to blame for imagining Eleanor becoming like such Anies and fearing that she would change like her.
“Hmm, I think you misunderstood something. You can’t be like me.”
“Yes?”
“The reason I started fighting like this in the first place is because of this guy, although my constitution has changed with my divine power.”
When Anyes pointed her finger at Eun-hyeon, Eleanor’s expression frowned.
“… Is it this man again?”
“What is it? That blatant expression of dislike hurts.”
“From the moment I became a priest with divine power, my physical growth stopped, and at the same time, I was protected from disease or injury and changed into a constitution protected by divine power. If you only look at the basic body specs, I am much higher than Riod.”
“Is that really true?”
“But the physical specs were high, but the offensive ability was not zero… My limbs have stopped growing and my limbs are filthy short, I don’t know how to handle a sword or weapon, and in the end I can’t stand my temper and want to go to the front and fight. That’s why I became who I am today.”
“… What kind of training was it?”
Knowing how Eunhyeon had trained Erin and Eira, Eleanor asked with her expression hardened.
“Exercise the regime 100 times and pray once. 50 push-ups and one prayer, 50 sit-ups and one prayer, set the number and set in this way, and pray to God every time you clear it, completing 10 prayers. Because I keep doing things that fill this up within 3 hours a day. It happened like this. But after doing this again, I got used to it, so I’m doing it often these days.”
“…”
Alex frowned at Anies, who smiled as if it were a memory now, and muttered while looking at Eunhyun.
“Crazy guy.”
