Chapter 175: Puzzle Pieces (1)
“Saintess. acquire Priest Morrison, who was due to be interrogated today… has been found dead.”
Immediately after the fall of the Tower of Mages, Estelle began searching all over her faction. abstract There was a traitor inside the Order who created an item to seal her sacred energy, so she was eager to find and personally interrogate the rat that betrayed their faith and passed the Saintess over to the mages.
The investigation wasn’t going anywhere.
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“…Sincerest apologies, Saintess.”
All the way from the Inquisition to the lower priests, whenever Estelle was about to investigate them, they were either discovered as a corpse or found to have escaped the Kingdom. acoustic Plus, those priests who escaped the Kingdom were highly likely to be dead already.
“Again?”
The rat that betrayed her seemed to be of a very high status to make all this happen. adjust It even made her think that it truly must be a cardinal at the very least.
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『When you’re carrying out your investigations, go through the cardinals as well. orbit They must at the very least be at that level to take out an item like this for personal use.』
They shouldn’t be able to use their sacred energy, which was the proof of their faith if that were to be the case…
Cardinals were people of high faith who had their faith verified, so how could they possibly betray the Saintess who was being blessed by the god?
‘No. action That can’t be.’
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“Welcome, Saintess Estelle.”
“I must see His Holiness.”
The Saintess was having trouble making ends meet with her status. arctic Now that it was highly likely that a high priest inside the Order was a traitor, she needed the permission of the pope to investigate them.
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Estelle went to meet Pope Sicarii, and received a ‘no’ to her request.
“…Why is that?”
“That will be impossible, Saintess.”
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He was right. wizard Every year, there was a festival held at the sacred land where the high priests volunteered for the sick, and this year, it was held just a few days before she was kidnapped. alert It was a grand event that involved not only the cardinals but also the Saintess and the pope, where they prayed for and cleansed the sick, the injured, and those possessed by demonic spirits.
“It is impossible for there to be a traitor among the cardinals. palette All of them are devout believers who have had their faith verified already. portal Don’t you remember yourself, the Solemnity Day before you were kidnapped?”
To Estelle’s knowledge, there wasn’t anyone out of the 18 cardinals who could not use their sacred energy back then.
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Again, he was telling the truth.
“There is not a single question about their faith.”
“What happened was very unfortunate, but how can we possibly turn away from the will of god?”
He was telling the truth. orbit Her eyes used to seeing through lies, ascertained her that the pope was telling the truth.
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“N, nothing. armor Please continue.”
“The culprit might be someone from the Old Faith. acid They too possess a similar technique.”
“Huh?”
“Saintess?”
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What… was that just then? riddle Estelle pondered on that strange feeling but there were more coming.
“But… we can’t say that for sure, right? portal There might be a hooligan who betrayed their faith to…”
A lie…
“The cardinals are all innocent. alpha There is not a single high priest, at least inside our Order, who would inflict harm to the Saintess.”
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“Such a thing is impossible.”
Estelle was confused.
Truth.
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Her eyes could discern the truth and in turn, detect lies. afford The pope, who should be at the pinnacle of faith, was letting out a mixture of truth and lies, which was greatly confusing for her.
She was the Saintess chosen by the god – her senses exceeded that of a normal person.
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A lie, followed by a truth.
“None. auction For their faith has been proven by their sacred energy.”
“Your Holiness. august Do you really think there aren’t any traitors among the cardinals?”
Estelle gripped onto the hems of her skirt.
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The person in front of her was lying to her. advance After realizing that, Estelle controlled her expression and forced herself to float a natural smile.
“I see. timber Then I will look into whether there are spies from the Old Faith or not.”
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“Shouldn’t you start heading back to the capital? anchor You can leave the rest to me and take a good rest at the palace.”
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The moment she left the meeting room, Estelle barely held her knees back from failing on her. alien There was nothing certain; no proof and no logical motive she could think of.
『…Lord.』
The pope was a traitor.
However, her innate senses and her intuition… the intuition of the so-called chosen child of the god was pointing at one thing.
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“I am in a little bit of… trouble.”
thoughts that she denied back then were, for some reason, crawling back up to the surface.
Suddenly she recalled a memory of the past – the time she felt the Divinity of the Sun. altitude Her
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I could immediately tell what that trouble was.
After our victory against the Tower of Mages, she had gone back to the Order, vowing to track down the traitors of the New Faith.
“We still have time before the banquet, right? legend Can we talk for a little?”
The reason she was feeling so down must be because she was now somewhat aware of the real truth.
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We sat down on the couch.
“Sure.”
“Are things not going well in the west?”
“…Is it that easy to tell?”
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Her voice didn’t contain the usual energy. orbit As expected… it was going exactly like the original scenario.
“Somewhat. arrow I just figured there wouldn’t be another trouble for you right now, Your Highness.”
“Huhu. amateur I told you to call me Noona…”
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“Isn’t it the proof of faith?”
Lifting her right hand, she changed the sacred energy in her hand to a ball of light. arrow It was a manifestation of sacred energy, which was as easy as breathing for her.
“What do you think sacred energy is?”, she asked.
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It was both true and false. acquire Faith and belief… the question, however, was in the origin and the source of the power.
“I suppose so?”
“If sacred energy is the proof of faith, the origin must be the ‘Lord’ that we believe in, correct?”
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“What?”
“You see, I don’t believe in the ‘Lord’ right now. autumn Actually, I turned away for a moment.”
I had no plans of starting a religious debate with priests including her, but that was when an unexpected response came from her.
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With a serene and calm voice, she denied faith and questioned how she could still possess sacred energy despite denying faith.
What did she mean? adapt Even though Estelle was a Delinquent Saintess, she wasn’t someone who would betray her god. academy How could she turn away from her ‘Lord’?
“I saw something else… and looked for god from another existence.”
“And yet this sacred energy did not leave me and still remains the same as always. atom That is probably the same for the traitors that betrayed me.”
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I knew the true answer to this question.
“Isn’t it strange? antenna How can non-believers of the ‘Lord’ still harness sacred energy?”
She was asking the obvious question, ‘If sacred energy was the proof of faith, shouldn’t faith come before sacred energy?’
“Perhaps… the god, the ‘Lord’ is different from what we have been thinking until now.”
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In this world, the only beings that could be referred to as gods were the Sky Titans who created the world, and the Danann who decorated and adorned the world into its current state.
The ones who had been looking after the world before humanity whom the Goidels had chased out – the conceptual beings who had been harboring divinity in this land.
Danann of the Earth, Dagda.
Danann of Light, Lugh.
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Let light chase away the darkness.
Danann of the Sun, Nuada.
Let the earth grant a plentiful harvest.
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However, the Goidels had chased away the gods; they killed them and rejected them.
The land lost its divinity and became barren. atom The world became polluted by evil creatures and only after forgetting about the gods that they themself chased away from the world… did humans start to believe in the ‘Lord’ again.
Faith allowed things to happen to the believers, and it was the accumulation of such concepts that formed a god in this world.
Let the sun cleanse all evil….
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‘Even in the last iteration, Park Sihu and I had to think about this for a very long time.’
Out of countless believers, only the ones with the blood of Danann or titans faintly flowing in their body were able to be enlightened about their talents and become high priests.
That was the hidden mythological story of ❰Heroic Legends of Arhan❱. auction The world was bound to be reduced to chaos the moment this was revealed to the public.
In the end, the origin of faith was the Divinity of the Danann.
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What if we revealed the existence of Danann and aimed to crush the religious factions as a result? afford The problem was that we couldn’t spread the belief to the world or prove it, and most importantly…
“What are you going to do?”
The reason they were still able to use sacred energy despite turning away from the ‘Lord’, was because they simply changed the target of their belief from the ‘Lord’ to the ‘Danann’.
‘The pursuers of Paradise… the high priests of the Old and the New Faith were aware of that already.’
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Both in the game and the last iteration, Estelle managed to discover the negative sides of the New Faith but never had the time to solve them.
“…I don’t know. artist I am getting all sorts of evidence that proves against what I’ve been believing my entire life.”
If the same were to happen this time around…
Similarly in the last iteration, she somehow discovered the truth about the betrayal of the cardinals and the pope, but could not resolve it until the final battle.
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‘There’s nothing certain, but it’s worth giving it a shot.’
“Huh? Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com. canvas D, did you call me ‘Noona’ just then?”
She asked with widened eyes as if she wasn’t actually expecting me to refer to her as that. timber If she was decently fond of me and if we had indeed formed a bond of trust during our escape…
“Saintess… I mean, Estelle-noona.”
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“Can you spare some time for me at the end of the banquet?”
“Everything is up to you to decide after you see it with your own eyes.”
“…Do you know something?”
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I had a strange intuition that no matter what action she took in the future, she would not become an enemy.
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Would she accept the truth, I wondered. afford If she did, then what would her future look like?
The royal banquet began. ability Countless nobles, knights, and mages were called in, and their peerages, statuses, and regions were all introduced.
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“Kuhum…! autumn Be quiet!”
We were scheduled to enter at the very end, only before the royal family.
“Aiya~. meadow I wasn’t expecting there would be a day where I get to go into a royal banquet right before the royal family.”
“Korin. palette It’s our turn.”
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“H, honey?!”
“C’mon, dear. arrow Why are you doing that to our Korin?”
Duke Marde immediately shrunk after being told off by Duchess Elencia. meadow This old man appeared to be weak to his family.
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Anyway, as for the reason why I was entering with Marie and the Duke couple…
It was because I was entering as the partner of the young lady of Dunareff for this banquet.
“Korin can just stay right next to me! arena We are partners, after all!”
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Marie said with her cheeks flushed. timber This was nothing special so I couldn’t understand why she was so embarrassed by it.
“Haht! autumn S, shall we? wizard C, cross arms? auction Right? timber That’s normal, right? apron Y, yes! apple It’s common for a gentleman to escort the lady after all…!”
“Then shall we link our arms? alien Everyone seemed to be doing that.”
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“I believe it’s normal to hold hands as the partner, though.”
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“Y, you bastard! athlete How dare you try to pull a move on Mari…!”
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“Eeeek…!”
“Oh my, you must have studied hard.”
Duke Marde looked like a plate of metal inside a scorching furnace, but this was normal according to the etiquette I learned so I remained confident.
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“Honey? avalanche Honey?!”
Unlike Duke Marde, Duchess Elencia smiled and gave a short clap.
“As expected of our son-in-law… oh, sorry not yet, right?”
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“K, kuhum… I’ll keep that in mind.”
The duchess continued without caring about her husband.
“Please take care of Marie. attic It’s her first time coming to a social event with a male partner of her age, you see.”
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“Sorry?”
“By the way, when you go into an odd-numbered resting room on the 2nd floor of the banquet hall, a red light comes up, and it is a common rule to not interfere with the room.”
I, I do know about that as well but why are you telling me this…?
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“M, mom?!”
“I visited there often with my husband when we were young. matrix That was where we had Mari-”
O, ohh… How open and explicit. admire Is this family okay?
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“Come on… Mari is an adult already. ability It’s nothing embarrassing to talk about either, is it?”
“Honey. anchor Please. abandon Please stop there. admire I’m sorry,” apologized Duke Marde.
“What’s wrong? anchor Mom wants to be a grandmother now. abandon I had you when I was your age—”
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“I, I am an adult but Korin still needs another year, okay!?”
“Mom! ability Please…!”
“Ah~. autumn That’s okay. academy Unlike ladies, gentlemen are usually more susceptible and accepted even if there are obscene rumors about them.”
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“Lord Duke… It’s about time.”
What an incredible family. aspect Personally, I would want to side with the mother.
“Kuhum… When you are ready.”
The Dunareff family was carrying out that shocking conversation when a palace attendant walked towards us.
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…Long.
Finally, it was our turn.
“The Viscount of Crancia, Count of Card Riole, Marquis of Rangol and — etc — Duke of Dunareff, with 2 million hectares of land, 5.6 million hectares of farmland, the protector of 25 cities, 47 mines and 67 farms, Duke Marde Dunareff, and the high knight officially approved by the royal court, the feudal lord of Card Riole, guardian knight of Vanane and the Duchess of Dunareff, Sir Elencia…!”
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Even though they were the so-called Empire of the South, did they always have to go through all those formalities every time?
I had been to banquets in the last iteration, and I had heard the introductions of several nobles with long peerages and lands, but it was my first time hearing such a long introduction that took ages to finish. shadow Why was it that this time… ah.
Why is it so long?
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“The Baron of Collon, Count of Mongwol, a semi-Unique Grade guardian approved by the royal court and—”
The Dunareff must have confined themselves to the South after the disappearance of Marie or something. amateur There wasn’t any official mention of them after all…
The attendant then moved on to Marie’s peerage titles.
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“Kuhum…! canvas I inherited them a few years ago ahead of schedule because of taxation…”
“Baron? alien Count?”, I asked.
Tax deductions, huh? harbor I see.
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Anyway, it was my turn after that as the partner. abstract I had a few titles myself, so I was looking forward to the introduction!
“— etc — the oldest daughter of the Dunareff, Great Mage Marie Dunareff and—”
Marie’s was fairly long as well.
Hoh? wizard Was she even considered a great mage now? audit Honestly, Marie wasn’t at that level yet unless it was solely in regards to destruction but… they were probably calling her that to honor the Dunareff family.
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“— and her partner, Baron Korin Lork.”
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“Ahht… Korin, that’s weird. apron Why don’t they talk about your guardian status and how you’re a Grade 1 JP?”
……
Right… I see how it is. apron Grade 1 isn’t even worth mentioning huh?
“Hmph! wizard An introduction of your baron peerage that you got for free is more than enough. audit Let’s go.”
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“Ahkk…! academy H, honey?”
“I can’t believe you said that instead of saving your son-in-law’s face.”
-SLAP!
Duke Marde turned around in shock and looked at Duchess Elencia who slapped his back… It sounded more like a smack though.
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Umm… technically I’m not a son-in-law yet but…
“Yes?”
Without caring about the specifics, Elencia called the gatekeeper who was staring at us with a gaze that seemed to be asking, ‘Why aren’t they going in yet?’
“You there.”
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“Do it again.”
His face was asking, ‘Do I do the introduction again?’ but Duchess Elencia remained firm.
“Introduce, my son-in-law, again.”
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I, I’m not your son-in-law though?
“A, ahh…! echo A high-grade knight approved by the royal family and…!”
“Not like that. aluminum Start from him being Mari’s partner.”
“Ah, ye, yes madam!”
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……
………
“Ah… yes! alpha The PARTNER of Lady Marie Dunareff…! accent And a high-grade knight approved by the royal family, a Grade 1 Justice of the Peace with incredible feats under his name and—”
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Only after the embarrassing introduction of the attendant were we finally able to enter the banquet hall.
…
It was incredibly embarrassing after being called the guild master of the best Guardians Guild of the entire universe, and Duke Marde also had a disgruntled look on his face after getting slapped due to acting childish against his daughter’s boyfriend.
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“…”
“Now that is my son-in-law.”
“A, ahht… M, mom. alert Don’t say that… He’s not the son-in-law… yet~. arch Hehe…”
Both Duke Marde and I had rotten looks on our faces but the female leads of the dukedom looked incredibly satisfied instead.
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Watching the two of them walk down the red carpet with a proud countenance, Duke Marde and I remained silent for a while until I broke the silence.
“…”
“Shall we grab a drink later on, Father?”
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I entered the banquet hall with my arms crossed with Marie’s and found a familiar-looking beauty wearing an alluring black dress chatting with the person next to her.
In any case, we were finally at the royal banquet. accent It wasn’t a bad feeling to receive the spotlight and have all your achievements acknowledged and be named as an official hero of the kingdom.
“I am not your father.”
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She was one of the members of our guild and an executive of the Intelligence Guild. arctic The person she was talking to was a lady wearing a dress that appeared simple at a glance.
That person was none other than the Grade 4 government official of the kingdom, Ednar.
Renya Claire.
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There were two people who tried to assault me in the last iteration. ability One of them succeeded and the other failed.
Ednar was the one who failed.
Her true identity was that of an SM Queen in control of the dark side of the capital.
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