118 – Debutante Ball (4)
A few days before the title award ceremony.
The name of Grand Duke Ilencia brought nobles from all over the empire to Ethelmarion.
As far as is known to the outside world, she is a princess who has been living in seclusion for several years.
And recently, a large-scale purge occurred within the family, and two new sword masters appeared under his command.
It was inevitable that it would attract attention in many ways.
Naturally, there were quite a few people who wanted to meet Sirien even before the ceremony.
Since Sirien had only one body, she could not meet them all.
Those who sent the letter probably did not have particularly high expectations.
I had to select the people I met quite strictly.
Nobles have a rather childish side, so they easily say things like ‘I refuse and then meet that person?’
Only requests from big names that would be surprising to anyone were accepted. For example, the goddess of ‘faith’, one of the five gods. The saint of the Lobelia Church did that.
Saint. Isabelle Lobelia was an impressive woman with dark blue hair.
The pure white sacred law that is opposite to that of Hybras. On it was embroidered blue embroidery symbolizing faith.
I would say that the name ‘Saint’ exudes a feeling from the first impression.
Using the name of the goddess she served as her own surname, and taking on the likeness of that goddess, was a unique feature of her Lobelian Order.
Faith ultimately becomes clearest when seen with the eyes.
Perhaps because of this, from the moment she was chosen, the Saint of Lobelia gradually began to resemble her own goddess.
The changed appearance is like that of a saint from a fairy tale.
Well, it wasn’t like that at all on the inside.
The saint of faith said with a very kind smile.
“Would you like to have a drink together?”
“…… “Is that so?”
“Degradation.”
“Hmm. Are you okay. “We’ll have a drink later.”
In Isabelle’s hand, there was a glass of strong whiskey.
A large, round ice cube in a glass that fits perfectly in one hand.
Sirien was almost fascinated when he saw the dark brown liquor, but I stopped him.
All saints of faith resemble Lobelia in appearance.
The saintess herself must have felt that she was gradually losing herself as she changed day by day.
That’s why saints of faith throughout history had eccentric aspects that seemed to create their own personalities.
As revealed in the original work, the previous generation’s saint said that was a very harsh swear word, and this generation’s saint…….
“Hey, are you two in that kind of relationship?”
“Yes?”
“I feel like honey dripping every time the Grand Duke looks at Lord Rajen. The sweetness comes out of the alcohol I drink. Wow, run away.”
“Cough. Greatness. Huh. “I don’t think that’s what you wanted to say.”
“I didn’t come here to do this originally, but I don’t think there is another saint in the pantheon who is as interested in love as me.”
Alcohol and cigarettes. And it was lust.
Isabelle smiled.
Isabelle Lobelia is the first woman that comes to mind when talking about promiscuity in social circles.
At the time of the original work, she was in a somewhat weakened state, but maybe she started to control herself in her own way. Or, it was still unknown whether the know-how in information control had increased.
To put it another way, this was a time when her desires were running wild.
“I know a lot about relationships between men and women. “Can I give you a little help with your dating business?”
“Relationship between men and women…… “Umm.”
“Saint.”
“If you keep playing around, you’ll get scolded. “Should we start with the boring story first?”
For a saint who leads a religious order, she is quite an unconventional person.
The reason such a person could appear in a female-oriented romantic fantasy is probably because she is also a villain.
Just as rest has the other side of death, all divinity has another side.
Another aspect of faith was fanaticism.
In the original work, Isabelle’s divinity created a berserker and clashed with the saint of war.
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Was the trigger a conflict within the pantheon?
Since the Pantheon was an unclean organization, it naturally could not properly control internal friction.
Among them, faith and war are very old enemies. It was embarrassing to say that the bad relationship between the two was a secret.
– O war, grant valor to the warriors!
– Ahahahaha! Your goddess has come down here, believers, prove your faith. She kills the enemies of her goddess and burns them at the command of this goddess. There will be no mercy in paganism!
Faith won the battle, but the war god won the war.
Unlike the god of war, whose significance lies in the war itself, the god of faith moved forward by ‘cleaning up’ paganism.
The reason Isabelle did not fall politically at that time was because Sirien was behind her.
Is this also one of the bad relationships with Yeoju?
However, it was difficult to make the choice to immediately shake off Isabelle’s hand.
There is always a reason for groups that are tied together by politics or interests.
Even the imperial family, the pinnacle of imperial politics, does not mess with the Church of the Five Gods.
This time, Sirien used taxes as an excuse to shake things up, but that’s it.
This was only possible because of the whereabouts of the money Sirien had spent, but she was not a card that could be used at any time.
Because faith has always been a sensitive area.
In the end, for the Hybras Church to grow, it needed someone from the religious world to support it.
“This time, the pantheon was turned upside down. “Everyone was concerned that a bad precedent would be set.”
“I thought so. “What do you think, saint of faith?”
“It’s nonsense. If you have benefited from the logic of power, you should also know how to suffer the same losses. “Isn’t that right?”
Faith and rest were each other’s best partners in that respect.
Although the faith is exclusive to other denominations as it is the denomination with the most fanatics, Hybras is a quite heterogeneous god.
A faith that focuses more on the afterlife rather than this life. There is almost no conflict with the ‘faith’ emphasized by the Lobelia Church.
“I just came to tell the old people not to think nonsense. Since freedom lasts a long time, you think it’s okay to enjoy self-indulgence. “It is time for the pantheon to change.”
“It’s nice that our hearts communicate well.”
Moreover, Sirien had the name of Ilencia.
Just as the empire does not easily interfere in the religious world, the opposite is also true.
The two had a relationship in which they could make up for each other’s shortcomings.
Before the original work begins.
Sirien appears having not only completely revived the Grand Duchy of Ilencia, but also successfully raised the Church of Hybras.
In a novel, it’s something that ends in just one or two lines, but to achieve that, you had to run without even thinking about it.
“That being said, I want to continue to be such good ‘friends’ in the future. “Don’t you think there’s a lot we can do if we’re together?”
“We feel very reassured if we have the Lobelia Church next to us. As ‘Ilencia,’ it is also positive.”
“Oh, by the way, were the people I sent you last time helpful? From what I heard, it seems like you found it useful.”
“As expected, the denominations of the five gods were different. “Thank you.”
And it wasn’t the first time Sirien encountered Isabelle.
Her first meeting was at the funeral of the Grand Duke’s wife. As the funeral was held at the Grand Duchy of Ilencia, many noble families came, but the only religious denomination that the saint came to in person was Faith.
Isabelle sent her advisors without any conditions.
This was also a fairly unconventional move.
If the fact that her religious order trained advisors were leaked out, her image would be greatly tarnished.
It’s natural that you don’t want to make it known to the outside world. Nevertheless, Isabelle willingly made the first suggestion, and Roxen’s two children both became their works.
Sirien was quite pleased with the results.
Afterwards, many stories came out of the mouths of the two saints.
I’m sure you’ll see this and say it’s a conversation between geniuses.
It is a waste of time for decision makers to talk about even the smallest details. Since the drawings are similar, draw lines only on the parts that need to be clear.
I couldn’t follow the flow of the conversation, so I just stared at the paladin across from me.
Looking at his forearms and hands, it seemed like he had trained hard.
It feels close to standard. I would say he feels like Lord Malone of the Barony of Isquente.
‘Ah, we made eye contact.’
Bowing your head slightly seemed to show respect in its own way.
It is polite to return the knight’s respect as is. I also returned the greeting as he did.
A strange look of joy appeared on his quiet-looking face.
Seeing him like that made me feel like I was being recognized as a sword master.
“…… So, would you mind for a moment? “There’s something I’d like to tell you secretly.”
“Hmmm, good.”
I feel a very faint glimmer of divinity.
I was wondering what to do, but Isabelle was whispering something into Sirien’s ear.
It wasn’t a whisper that ended very briefly.
The more Isabelle giggled, the more Sirien’s face turned bright red.
Since she even covers her mouth, it seems like she knows what she’s saying even if she doesn’t hear it.
She was worried that Sirien might look strange.
My saintess was oblivious to these feelings and was immersed in Isabelle’s story for a long time.