33 – Awakening (4)
[Sirien Ilencia]
The man in black said.
It was a cold and blunt tone.
“I will give you just one chance. “Explain why I shouldn’t throw you to those rude guests.”
“Huh, ha. First…… Soo, take a breath…….”
“… ….”
“Whoa, whoa. Transaction! “I came to make a deal.”
The basis of trading is not to be intimidated by any opponent.
However, it seemed like the starting line was drawn incorrectly.
The man looked at me blankly.
It felt like her face was getting hot, but she decided not to be discouraged.
Fortunately, the man didn’t seem to have any intention of pointing out my physical problems.
“What a deal. “What can you give me when I can’t take care of myself on my own?”
“You don’t have to worry about that. Because I can give you something much bigger than you think. On the contrary, I would like to ask, why did you spare Razen’s life at that time?”
It was an important issue.
Why did that man save Razen’s life back then?
Why do you insist on an indifferent attitude even after saving my life?
If I didn’t know this answer, I couldn’t move on.
“Could it be that you are mistaken about that? It’s not that I particularly sympathized with you. As I said, I didn’t care whether you died or not.”
“So, you are asking why we were spared when you were so indifferent to us.”
“Hmm.”
“Didn’t someone other than you tell us to keep us alive?”
The man shut her mouth.
It seemed like he was contemplating whether to tell me or not.
“I don’t really want to talk about it.”
“Just say it. It’s not hard to kill me, right? “If you leave, I will die.”
“Well, isn’t that wrong? Okay. What you guessed is correct. There were a few things I was asked to do. “One of them was to ask for help in a critical crisis.”
“Let me meet that person.”
“It is impossible.”
The answer was decisive. It felt like a clear line was drawn.
I don’t think I’m the type of person to bargain cheaply. Whatever it was, I was the one being dragged along without any initiative.
If the story goes on even a little bit, this man will leave right away.
I have to take out the card first.
“Then you don’t have to say it. There must be various circumstances in the Hybras Church. No?”
“Hmm.”
“I don’t know much about the god Hybras. All I learned from the outside was that Hybras was the god of rest. “Priests usually presided over funerals, and naturally they lost their religious affiliation and disappeared.”
“Uninvited guests are nearby. You’re still wary of me and don’t approach me, but it would be better for you to get to the point quickly. “I have no intention of getting involved in troublesome matters.”
“We have to get involved from now on. The reason you had to lose your religious affiliation and disappear. “I will solve that problem.”
No answer came back.
But the denial did not return.
In that case, it was the same as positive.
If what I was saying was nothing more than an empty delusion, that heartless man would have disappeared without even hearing what I said.
The fact that he was quietly listening meant that he was quite interested in what I was saying.
It is nothing else but a story about a god.
It was not a topic that a baptized priest or paladin could ignore.
“You didn’t have a saint who could receive the power of God. Even though she was a saint, she didn’t even have a priest to properly wield her powers. It’s natural. “There is no way the stained living being can fully accept ‘death’, right?”
Theology teaches that mortals who receive the stigmata are subject to divine influence.
Even a ruthless mercenary becomes a generous character if he becomes a priest of charity, a priest of war becomes a good soldier, and so on.
However, the divinity of Hybras is death. It was difficult to find a priest who was naturally compatible.
Even if they were saved, their lives were often short-lived.
In the end, the Hybras Church disappeared, leaving behind a textbook example of ‘how a religious order that cannot perform miracles collapses’.
God gives mercy to this land, and believers serve as God’s foundation by offering their faith.
It was a fundamental teaching of all faiths.
In other words-
A god who did not perform miracles and was not trusted was bound to be forgotten.
“The vessel that can receive the divinity of rest is rare. If you do not receive divinity without resistance, you will be eaten by death. “I will solve that problem.”
“It’s an interesting offer, but I don’t think it’s something you can do.”
“When you say that, I guess you haven’t heard who I am.”
I can feel the gaze. From top to bottom.
The gaze was scanning me as if evaluating me.
I felt like I could sense ridicule in that gaze.
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It seemed as if he was saying that there was nothing like me.
“Yes. I don’t know you. “Just like you don’t ask each corpse its name.”
“It’s chilly. “If I turn into a corpse, you’ll be in trouble too.”
I proudly opened my chest.
Although I may be wearing tattered clothes and looking unsightly, it didn’t matter.
I believed that elegance does not come from appearance.
“If you don’t know me, I’ll introduce myself.”
Expensive gems are priced based on how rare they are rather than their beauty.
People discuss the beauty of gems, but the truth is the value of the gem. It is intoxicating with its value.
And I was the only one in this world.
“My name is Sirien Ilencia.”
Look at me.
This mud-covered girl will become your jewel.
“Sword of the Empire – The legitimate daughter and most legitimate successor to the Grand Duke of Ilencia.”
Although I was useless in this forest, that doesn’t mean my identity has disappeared somewhere.
A few letters of my name had the power to determine hegemony in the western part of the empire.
If I sit on the throne and pour out strong support, I can save your church, even if it is by force.
“The only heir of the highest and purest blood.”
Is that all?
When a member of the Ilencia family receives divinity, he or she becomes a bishop. In some cases, even the position of a saint or saint is permitted.
The imperial family even intervened in the baptism ceremony out of concern that the grand dukedom was becoming too powerful through the power of the religious order.
Ilencia’s divinity suitability is unrivaled.
The reason why divinity degenerates mortals is because the vessels are not clean.
An innate stain of mana. Just as a curved river is smoothed out by the current, the flow of divinity carves and changes humans.
The process of deteriorating the divinity of Hybras only drove the priest to death, and the god did not have any particularly malicious intent.
But I didn’t have that stain.
“…… They are pure blood relatives. Are you confident that you can fully accept divinity?”
“It is possible according to the theory. From the perspective of divinity, I am the cleanest vessel in this world. I can be baptized by any god and accept all divinity most perfectly.”
“It’s just a theory.”
“Because I haven’t tried it yet. But I assure you, if I can’t do it, no one can. And I am the only remaining direct descendant of Ilencia.”
The man in black shut her mouth.
Meanwhile, movement was felt in the bushes.
Up until now, they were the ones who were pressuring my time, but now it was that man who was pressing for time.
Her man’s eyes wrinkled as if the sound was bothersome.
I pretended to relax while looking at that scene.
Yes. If you’re going to kill me, then kill me.
Anyway, if I died, Rajen would also be in danger, and on the other hand, if Rajen died, I had no intention of living either.
Although it may not accompany you immediately like henna…… After offering Count Roxen’s head to everyone, you can feel at ease.
Her man said sharply.
“If you do not accept divinity, the price will be death. “A death without leaving a will.”
“I guess so. But we both have no choice, right?”
I don’t know what the Hybras Church was doing while staying in this forest.
However, I know that you will not be very happy about this situation.
The reason why Hybras became a ‘textbook example of the death of a denomination’ in theology was because every effort was made to revive the denomination.
Because they were quite passionate about expanding their religious affiliation. Even now, if I could, I would want to go out and spread my faith.
So this man actually had no choice. Because if he has any connection with the Hybrasian religion, he will never be able to ignore my offer.
Of course, I had no choice.
I needed their help. This man’s powerlessness, and the need for divine power or treatment to cure Razen, was desperate.
Especially in order to save Razen, the saint of this wretched church could have done it many times.
“You are not the one who can decide whether to accept my deal or not. This is the god you serve. “Now, from this moment on, it is your duty to lead me to the altar.”
“Do not command me. “You are not yet a saint of this church.”
“But it will happen. “I will be your saint.”
The man slowly raised his sword.
Before I knew it, his gaze had gone beyond me and was looking behind me.
This was probably where my enemies were.
I took out a dagger from my pocket and pointed it at my neck.
He told me not to do it, but I still had no choice but to order him.
“If you understand, kill all the beggars that come after me. “Otherwise, I will commit suicide right here.”
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