Chapter 19. Push and pull to get what you want. (10)
“I’ll take care of that. There’s nothing you can do anyway, right?”
“…….”
“Stay quiet as usual. Don’t get punished for going against the emperor’s wishes.”
Rachel paused as if in shock and then spoke in a rough voice.
“But why did you speak informally earlier?”
“Then shall we be polite and use the honorific language, grandma?”
“……Just use informal language.”
“haha.”
My low laughter dispersed, and Rachel’s cooing sound was mixed in.
“With your snout… Don’t go anywhere and talk nonsense. It would be best to get hit with a sword.”
“Oh, don’t worry about that. I’d rather leave it than get stabbed.”
“No matter what, I didn’t say a word. Anyway, okay.”
Rachel snorted loudly and began reading the Bible again.
“He has guided me to…. Not being afraid of the coming future is….”
Slowly, people around me began to wake up.
Princess Violet, who was dozing off while holding a Bible, Elice, who was asleep while dressed as a maid, and even the knights, who were asleep while standing.
“…….”
They didn’t notice anything. Without even realizing that she had fallen asleep, she focused on the sound of the saint’s bee venom again.
I looked at them from the corner of my eye and a smile appeared on my face.
‘That’s fun.’
The conversation with Saint Rachel was very interesting. The threat I prepared worked well.
‘Now shall we see what happens?’
I was looking forward to seeing how Rachel would give her blessing. I was also curious about the reaction of Elice, who followed me without knowing anything.
Rachel went through all the steps of mass obediently for a while.
“May all of this be to the praise and glory of the Lord’s name….”
Princess Violet tried her best to suppress her drowsiness and boredom.
Elice just stood quietly, and the knights didn’t even move in the familiar situation.
Then, when we reached the concluding ceremony of the mass,
“……for a moment.”
Suddenly Rachel raised a hand and stopped the ceremony.
“……?”
Princess Violet blinked her blurry eyes. She was already half asleep.
“What’s going on?”
Rachel did not answer the princess’s question for a moment. Then he took a step towards the podium.
“…I can feel it.”
“what?”
“God… God wants to speak.”
“God?”
Princess Violet woke up as if she had completely lost sleep. Rachel approached Princess Violet one step at a time.
“Ah… I can hear it. His voice full of joy.”
“???”
Princess Violet looked at Rachel with a puzzled expression. Rachel stood in front of Princess Violette and slowly raised her arms.
“My child is back in my arms.”
It was a majestic voice, as if conveying the words of God. For some reason, I could hear multiple voices overlapping, and at that moment, I almost got fooled.
“Welcome, my child.”
As soon as Rachel finished speaking, white light exploded from her entire body.
“This……!”
Even the perplexed Princess Violet froze in surprise.
“iced coffee…….”
Rachel wrapped her arms around herself and trembled. She spoke to Princess Violette with a brightly shining face.
“God said, my child is finally back, and there is no way to hide my joy.”
“……Ah, is that so?”
Princess Violet just blinked with her wide-open eyes.
‘God welcomes me like that?’
That’s what the dumbfounded face said.
“So, he told me to bless those who come to this place.”
“Blessing?”
“Yes. To everyone here today.”
Rachel stretched out her hand towards Princess Violet’s cheek.
“-!”
Princess Violet was reflexively startled, but soon looked dazed by the white light surrounding her.
“ah…….”
What does it really feel like?
Primal vitality. The endless vitality that completely heals any wound or disease is reached.
“…….”
Surprisingly, Requiem was quiet. Rachel seemed to be controlling Serenade’s power.
Princess Violet stood at a distance until Rachel took her hand away. There was no significant change in her appearance.
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Rachel took a step and headed towards Elice, the maid next to her.
“Oh, me too?”
Elice rarely sounded embarrassed and awkward.
“Don’t be surprised. God’s grace is like sunshine and is distributed equally to everyone.”
When I heard that, I had to be careful not to snort.
‘You say that without even putting saliva on your tongue.’
Who was the one who made the selection based on the bishop’s strict criteria earlier?
Those strict standards were probably established based on donations to temples.
‘Same goes for sunlight.’
While it easily shines through the windows of the tall buildings of the rich, not a single ray of light shines into the shady and damp basements of the lower class.
So, Rachel’s words had to be seen as pinching reality in some way.
“oh…….”
As Rachel’s hand touched the nape of her neck, Elise shrugged her shoulders.
“do not be surprised.”
Rachel whispered lovingly and began to radiate the power of Serenade.
Rattling.
Requiem shook his body once. But the guardian’s power pressed him down.
I felt Rachel glance at me from the corner of her eye.
‘Indeed, I tried it.’
In any case, she is a woman who cannot let her guard down.
When I didn’t react much, Rachel began to focus on Elice.
Paaaaat-
The white light no longer became stronger and permeated Elice’s body.
“iced coffee…….”
Elice’s wrinkled neck tightened, and the age spots that had bloomed all over her face disappeared.
The graying hair regained its original color. It was a dazzlingly bright gold.
“……Hoo.”
Even Princess Violet moaned in surprise. This was the first time I witnessed the saint’s blessings, which I had only heard about in her words, truly being displayed.
When I first brought Elice here.
Princess Violet was puzzled, but accepted her as a maid after hearing that it was only for today.
‘You must have been wondering why they brought such an old woman with them.’
My relationship with Elice had to be completely hidden. That was why she was brought in pretending to be Princess Violet’s maid.
It was inevitable to avoid the eyes of someone as suspicious as Emperor Theodore.
“Eup…… ah…….”
Elice covered her mouth and held back her tears. The deep blue eyes became wet with water and became as dark as the sea.
“Thank you thank you…….”
Tears flowed from the corners of Elice’s eyes, droplets.
There was no movement on Rachel’s face as she looked at that scene. It was probably because they had already grown tired of the awe shown by those who had experienced the power of Serenade.
“God is always looking out for everyone.”
He simply answered that and turned away from Elice. And then he walked towards me.
“…….”
The knights seemed a bit taken aback by Lahyun’s unusual behavior, but there was no excuse to stop them, so they stayed where they were.
“You…”
Rachel stood in front of me and acted as if she was meeting me for the first time.
“……Abel Ovest Kindreal. He is a descendant of the Blue Wolf.”
“That’s right.”
Rachel, who readily gave her blessing to Elice, actually hesitated in front of me.
“I haven’t heard any sounds of prayer from the Kindreal family.”
It was a pessimistic question to ask if there was a lack of faith in God. There is a lot of revenge for what happened earlier.
Wow, you thought this was your chance and made a deal?
“What saved my life was not a prayer to God, but a sword.”
He smiled, baring his teeth at Rachel.
“I guess my prayers weren’t enough. Every time I grabbed the sword, I cried out God’s name at the top of my voice.”
Rachel huffed and cleared her throat as her voice became lower.
“…Be thankful for God’s mercy. God is fair.”
The moment she reached out for me, I took a step back.
“Now that you say that, I feel like it’s too much to receive such a big gift. It’s my first time coming here today.”
Rachel froze and Princess Violet hurriedly came next to me.
“Hey, are you crazy?”
He pulled my body closer and whispered in my ear.
“Do you know how difficult it is to receive a saint’s blessing? Just say thank you and accept it.”
“No, what are you saying that you haven’t been to mass for a while?”
He responded bluntly to Princess Violet. The voice was loud enough for Rachel next to her to hear.
“Today is your first time here, princess, so why are you doing this to me?”
“Are you and I the same? Are we just like a noble and a princess?”
Princess Violet sighed and pushed my back.
“Just shut up and be quiet.”
I looked at Rachel without hiding my puffy face. Rachel looked at me for a moment and then he stretched out his hand again.
Of course, this act was a smokescreen to cover up my relationship with the saint. A combination of a non-believer and a saint, wouldn’t it be perfect to remove doubts?
Paaa-!
White light erupted from Rachel’s hand. A refreshing feeling began to spread from the area that touched the skin.
‘Hoo.’
Requiem seemed a bit embarrassed. In this situation where life force flows into another living being without sinking one’s teeth into the skin.
‘Hoo, this taste… … .’
Indeed, Serenade.
As a sword containing infinite life force, the life force contained within it was pure and without any impurities.
Clear, transparent, and cool.
Is this what it feels like to find an oasis after wandering in the desert for a long time?
‘It’s somehow similar to, but different from, a human’s.’
If human life force is vivid even though it has impurities, Serenade’s was free of impurities but also lacked vitality.
It’s just like spring water that has been stagnant for a long time and never dries.
I thought I knew why vampires liked to suck blood from human necks. The freshly extracted human vitality had a primordial taste that could not be compared to anything else.
Anyway, regardless of my opinion, it had a clearer effect on Serenade’s vitality than anything else.
Suuuu-
Requiem muttered a few times and then became quiet.
It was a reaction that was contrary to the previous reaction where the more human life force was absorbed, the more crazy it became.
In other words, the power of Serenade could put Requiem to sleep.
The power to water the dry land and fill the unknown emptiness. And that too without the need to take another life.
‘If only there were a saint… … .’
You will no longer have to be swayed by the desire to kill even if you hold the Requiem. Because you can replenish your vitality whenever you need it.
The unfulfillable greed rose up and then collapsed.
‘… … ‘Not yet, no.’
The thing that will take Rachel now is a handshake. Theodore, with his eyes rolled back, does not know what he will do.
A disaster that even the emperor could not easily resolve. Only when something like that happens will he be able to get the saint out of his sight.
“…….”
Rachel took her hand away from me and walked away. She’s probably sticking out her tongue right now, feeling like it won’t fill up no matter how much it swells.
“Use today’s events as an opportunity to not neglect your faith in God.”
“……Yes, saint.”
Rachel turned around and returned to the podium. He stood there and looked around at us and said,
“As those who lost their way have returned to God’s embrace, I feel that God’s care for us is still intact.”
Even though it was a young girl’s voice, it had the power to make the listener bow his or her head.
“This concludes today’s mass.”
After speaking, Rachel put her hands together.
“Dio Benedica.”
Princess Violet, who was standing blankly, quickly put her hands together.
“Dio Benedica.”
Elice, who was suppressing her tears, also folded her hands.
“Dio Benedica.”
I, too, put my hands together in an aesthetic manner.
“Dio Benedica.”
My eyes were fixed on Rachel. Green eyes shining brightly beneath the veil were also staring at me.
fantasy,
