I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 246

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“Wow, impressive.”

I looked around at the Capital Temple of the Sea God that spread out beyond the wide-open main gate.

All temples of the Sun God are painted pure white to reflect sunlight and shine even more brilliantly.

The Temple of the Eternal God is draped in sparkling black, reminiscent of the galaxy in the universe.

And the Temple of the Sea God, which I was seeing for the first time, was covered in blue and white. It brought to mind constantly moving waves and white foam, making me feel refreshed just by looking at it.

It suits the Sea God I saw in the Divine Realm very well.

“Ah.”

Just then, I sensed someone rushing toward me at full speed.

The speed was so fast I couldn’t see properly, but I could clearly make out the fluttering purple hair.

I took a deep breath, tensed my body with all my strength, and spread my arms wide.

“Holy Maiden!”

At the same time, a large puppy—no, Jeremy—threw himself into my arms with his whole body.

Thank goodness I gained divine power. Thanks to that, I could sense Jeremy’s presence and prepare myself mentally.

If I hadn’t…

Just thinking about it makes me dizzy, so let’s not dwell on it.

“Why did you wake up so late! It took way too long! Do you know how much I missed you?!”

Jeremy hugged my waist so tightly it might break and cried loudly. My shoulder became soaked in an instant.

I thought how fortunate it was that I’d become stronger than Jeremy as I patted his head.

“But I woke up healthy, didn’t I?”

At my words, Jeremy lifted his head and examined me thoroughly.

His two eyes, brimming with tears, soon softened with satisfaction.

“You do look very healthy.”

My complexion was so good right now that even Jeremy, who was openly overprotective, acknowledged it.

Anyone looking would think I hadn’t been asleep for nearly ten days, but rather had been lounging around and eating well like someone unemployed.

“So now you’re really okay?”

“Yeah. I didn’t collapse from being sick in the first place. So don’t worry.”

“I’m really relieved.”

Jeremy hugged me tightly again.

His body, which had been tense from worry, relaxed a little.

I silently patted Jeremy’s head and back.

“You really came.”

Then I saw Carmen approaching over Jeremy’s shoulder.

I waved my hand while Jeremy dangled from my back, refusing to let go.

“I heard you were having trouble because of our kid?”

Before I could even finish speaking, Carmen’s face scrunched up.

She looked so frustrated she couldn’t stand it, making me burst out laughing.

I heard Jeremy had been protesting, demanding that all the divine power in his body be scraped out and removed.

She must have suffered quite a bit.

“Just so you know, I’m not doing this because I don’t want to remove it. I can’t do it.”

Carmen irritably swept her hair back.

Of course. Divine power is the power of gods—how could Carmen interfere with it?

“I can’t help the holy power, but I really, really hate the divine power. I want to scrape it all out quickly. Now that the war is over, it’s not needed anymore.”

Jeremy, hanging on my shoulder, complained in my ear with annoyance.

Since his words were right, I nodded.

“But Jeremy, I think you came to the wrong person.”

“Huh?”

At my words, Jeremy, Carmen, and Idella and Monica who had followed me all looked puzzled.

“Who was it that stripped away half of your divine power?”

That was me.

“…I know it was you, Holy Maiden.”

Jeremy touched his head with a pale face.

He must be remembering getting hit in the head about four times with the Eternal God’s divine artifact.

“B-but back then you coughed up blood and were in a lot of pain. I don’t like that.”

Jeremy’s arms were trembling.

That memory must have been shocking in many ways.

“That was then. But now it’s fine. I can extract it without spilling a single drop of blood.”

Of course, I’ve become several times stronger than back then.

I even killed ‘Evil’—there’s no way I couldn’t extract the Sea God’s divine power.

“With your abilities, Ordel, you could probably do it.”

Carmen nodded, seemingly thinking the same thing.

“But before that, shouldn’t you get permission from the Sea God first? If you strip it all away without permission, you’ll incur divine wrath.”

“Oh, Carmen. Are you worrying about me right now? I’m touched.”

Holy Maiden Carmen of the Sea God, famous for being rude and delinquent, was actually worrying about me.

I guess fighting together did build some camaraderie after all.

“Who’s! Worrying!”

Carmen shouted with a face turned bright red.

Strong denial is strong affirmation.

I smiled warmly and patted Carmen’s head too.

“I really am not!”

No matter how loudly she shouted, the fact that she didn’t swat away my hand patting her head already revealed her true feelings.

Jin was like that, and Carmen is too.

I seem to get along well with somewhat feisty people.

Of course, compared to Jin, Carmen is at kitten level.

“Permission or divine wrath—that stuff is fine.”

Unlike Carmen, who could barely receive a fragment of revelation even when praying with Dominic, I have a constant messaging function!

It was a bit annoying, but it’s convenient at times like this.

【’Raging Sea’ wrinkles his face asking what you’re staring at. He asks if you won’t do it if he tells you not to.】

Of course not.

【’Raging Sea’ clicks his tongue asking why you’re even asking then.】

You don’t have any intention of using Jeremy with divine power anymore anyway.

If you were that type, you would have intervened long ago when Jeremy was fighting ‘Evil’.

The Sea God cannot descend to this land, but using Jeremy, he could attack ‘Evil’ indirectly.

But the Sea God never laid a hand on Jeremy until the end.

That means he gave Jeremy complete freedom.

【’Raging Sea’ says that if he withdraws his power directly, it will damage the human body, so you should remove it yourself, then leaves.】

【’Light of Perseverance and Faith’ clicks his tongue wondering why he’s putting on such airs when he could just honestly admit it.】

【’Raging Sea’ returns and swings his spear at ‘Light of Perseverance and Faith’.】

The two gods began noisily bickering.

In the past, I would have frowned at the noise, but not now.

【System Message turned OFF according to user’s will.】

Because I finally got the message ON/OFF function I’d wanted so much!

With the messages disappearing instantly, my field of vision became very pleasant.

“The Sun God will block the Sea God well, so you don’t need to worry about my body.”

When I spoke confidently, Jeremy, who had been looking back and forth between Carmen and me, asked me.

“Then I don’t need to come to the Sea God’s temple anymore?”

“If you don’t want to?”

“And you’re sure you won’t get hurt, Holy Maiden?”

“I can swear by the god’s name.”

“Good! Then please do it, Holy Maiden.”

Jeremy hugged me even tighter with a joyful expression.

Seeing how truly happy he was, Idella and Monica took turns patting Jeremy’s back in congratulation.

“You’ve had a hard time dealing with Jeremy all this while, Carmen. Think of it as payback for how Jeremy used to torment you before, and let it go.”

“Is that really something to say to make me feel better?”

Carmen scrunched up her face and got angry.

But perhaps even she thought she had done wrong, as she said nothing more and just nodded her head.

“…Since you’re here, why don’t you have some tea before you go?”

Just as I was thinking we should head back since our conversation was over, Carmen made a surprising suggestion.

Not just me, but Jeremy, Idella, and Monica all widened their eyes like saucers, making Carmen blush and grumble irritably.

“It’s just! I felt sorry that you came all the way here right after waking up! I was just saying!”

For something she called “just,” it seemed filled with sincerity.

“Sorry, but I’ll head back for today. Invite me properly next time. I’ll bring a gift when I come.”

“…Do whatever you want.”

Carmen clicked her tongue and nodded.

But for some reason, she kept staring at me intently.

“What? Do you have something else to say?”

“…You look a little different somehow. Is it just my imagination?”

Oh, I was inwardly surprised by Carmen’s words.

In reality, my current appearance was half a mix of Cha Siwon’s and Ordel’s features.

But thanks to the Three Sovereign Gods’ blessing, people normally wouldn’t notice my changes and would naturally accept them.

As expected, a Holy Maiden’s eyes are special.

I brought my finger to my lips and went “shh.”

Carmen’s eyes widened for a moment, then she nodded slightly as if she understood.

I’ll have to tell her the details when we’re alone later.

After exchanging farewells, we got into the carriage.

“Huh, we’re not going back to House of Sieri?”

Monica asked curiously as the carriage headed in the opposite direction from House of Sieri.

“Yeah, we’re going to the Sun Temple first.”

Since Airic and Seth are busy with work, I should go to them.

I need to let everyone know safely that I’ve awakened properly.

And next, I’m planning to go to the Imperial Capital too.

I heard from Idella that the victory ceremony was also postponed because I had collapsed.

Though it was an unavoidable situation, everyone who participated in the war had requested to postpone the victory ceremony until I woke up.

I felt both sorry and grateful, and couldn’t help but smile.

Now that I’m awake, there’s no reason to delay it further.

The victory ceremony is an occasion where everyone who participated in the war can be joyfully celebrated, so I should set a date as soon as possible.

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