I Will Buy Divine Power With Money! - Chapter 263

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Jin looked around her surroundings.

The Temple of the Annihilation God was located slightly away from the southern downtown area, making the surroundings quiet and secluded.

It felt even more so because only Nashas, the High Priest, and one priestess who was like her right hand came out to welcome her.

“I thought everyone would come running out making a fuss like last time.”

Jin looked at Nashas again.

Even though the priestesses of the Eternal God were particularly loyal to the Holy Maiden, no one was here.

She had expected everyone to come running with tears like when she came to the south for the war.

It was a reception so modest it felt cold.

“If I may dare guess the Holy Maiden’s intentions, I thought you would not want such a welcome. Was my presumption too much?”

Nashas, with her eyes closed, asked quietly.

Jin, who had been watching her for a moment, clicked her tongue and shook her head.

“No, you got it exactly right. I don’t really like noisy and burdensome things.”

“That’s a relief.”

Nashas smiled brightly.

“I told everyone that if they acted excessively, the Holy Maiden would be disgusted and leave the temple never to return, so don’t worry.”

“…”

At Nashas’s kind words, Jin couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh.

I thought she only had eyes that could discern souls, but can she also read people’s minds?

How does she know my heart so well?

“Then let’s go inside. I’ll guide you through the temple.”

Nashas led Jin inside.

The black temple, as if made by scattering the night sky, was filled with quiet beauty.

It didn’t match the chatty and foolish Eternal God at all.

This is why the priestesses think the Eternal God has a taciturn and calm disposition.

The fact that no one except Ordel and herself knew the god’s true nature was painfully regrettable.

“This is the garden. The priestesses and gardeners put the most care into managing this place so that flowers bloom all year round.”

The first place Nashas guided her to was the garden.

Red, pink, yellow, purple, and so on.

Flowers of all colors were in full bloom.

Even the Imperial Capital’s garden wouldn’t be more splendid than this.

Even though the Temple of the Annihilation God was famous for not indulging in luxury, to have such a garden.

“Is there a reason you put so much care into it?”

Jin, who had been touching the flowers, soon realized.

All the flowers here contained the Eternal God’s divine power.

“Yes. Souls who have lingering attachments and cannot reincarnate, wandering this world, become butterflies. This is to guide them so they don’t lose their way.”

At that moment, a translucent butterfly fluttered over and landed on the flower Jin had just touched.

The butterfly, sitting as if taking a rest, soon turned into beautiful light starting from its wing tips and disappeared.

“The Eternal God guides souls. Since it’s a flower touched by the Holy Maiden’s hand, that soul will meet a peaceful death and a happy next life.”

Nashas looked at Jin and smiled brightly. It was a pleased and happy smile.

She had only touched the flower out of curiosity, but what was so special about her touch?

Jin awkwardly rubbed her fingertips.

“But High Priest.”

“Yes, Holy Maiden.”

“…Didn’t you tell the priestesses to behave quietly? I can hear the whispering very clearly.”

Indeed, from the moment they entered the garden, all sorts of whispering began to be heard.

They thought they were keeping their voices down, but to Jin’s ears, enhanced with divine power, it was all too clear.

“Look, it’s really the Holy Maiden. The Holy Maiden has really come to the temple!”

“I heard she went to the Sun God’s Main Temple with the Holy Maiden of the Sun God, so I was worried she might never come back…!”

“She’s so dazzling. The Holy Maiden’s aura is so intense I can’t open my eyes properly!”

“Ah, why is our Holy Maiden so magnificent?”

They were hiding behind pillars and among flower beds, thinking they were concealed, but she could see them all.

Should I pretend to know about this, or pretend not to know?

But I can see everything and hear everything too clearly.

“Haha. No matter how much I try to stop them, they can’t hide their feelings toward the Holy Maiden. Please look upon them kindly.”

Look upon them kindly, she says.

She couldn’t tell if she was a Holy Maiden or a celebrity with fans.

“…Let’s go inside now.”

If they stayed in such an open place any longer, not just the priestesses but even the employees would come flocking.

Jin hurried inside. She deliberately ignored Nashas’s quiet laughter from behind.

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“Hah…”

Why am I so mentally and physically exhausted just from touring the temple?

As soon as she was guided to the bedroom, Jin sprawled on the sofa.

Naturally, entering the temple didn’t mean she could escape the priestesses’ admiring gazes.

When they encountered her in passing, the priestesses would bow or kneel, rejoicing in their first meeting with the Holy Maiden.

That much was reasonable. That was understandable.

But once she completely passed by, they would hit each other and whisper.

‘The Holy Maiden, the Holy Maiden looked at me!’

‘The Holy Maiden made eye contact with me!’

‘She’s incomparably more magnificent than when I saw her from afar!’

At this point, it wouldn’t be strange to call this place not a temple but a cult of fanatics.

No matter how precious Holy Maidens and Holy Sages are, isn’t this a bit too much?

How exactly did the Eternal God raise these priestesses?

“This is tea to restore your mental and physical energy. It’s herbs grown directly at the temple, so please try it.”

Jin, who had been sprawled out, turned her gaze at Nashas’s words.

The young priestess assisting Nashas poured tea for both of them.

“…It’s delicious.”

Not only was the tickling aroma pleasant, but the taste was excellent too.

When she sighed at the feeling of her stiff body relaxing, Nashas smiled gently.

“Come to think of it, I haven’t introduced this child yet. Please introduce yourself.”

The priestess who had poured tea and stepped back bowed deeply to Jin at Nashas’s words.

“I am Priestess Rohashe Temi. I greet the Holy Maiden.”

Priestess Rohash, with brown skin, black hair, and sparkling orange eyes, was quite a handsome man.

“He’s the next High Priest. He’s learning the work while helping me by my side.”

Jin, who had been looking at Rohash indifferently, was startled by Nashas’s words.

“The next High Priest?”

“Yes. He’s the child with the strongest divine power in the temple. He’s stronger than this aged me.”

Jin could feel that too.

She had thought he was extraordinary from the moment she first saw him.

But to be the next High Priest.

“Have you already decided on a successor?”

“It’s not ‘already.’ I am already quite aged, you see.”

“…”

At Nashas’s words, Jin closed her mouth.

How could Jin not know that? She had already experienced Nashas’s death before her regression.

She had departed to the Eternal God’s side, unable to overcome old age, not long after the war with the demons began.

Of course, there was also the factor of being weakened by war then, so in this life Nashas would live longer than that.

Still, the fact that she was an old woman well over eighty remained unchanged.

“I can finally see the Holy Maiden, but… I won’t be able to stay by your side for very long. But Rohash will help the Holy Maiden, so don’t worry. He’s an excellent child.”

“I can feel it without you saying so. He’s as strong as Airic, the High Priest of the Sun God.”

Rohash’s eyes widened briefly at Jin’s words before he bowed his head.

“As the High Priestess says, such an outstanding person would surely help me splendidly.”

“Yes, so…”

“But I just arrived at the Grand Temple, and I need the High Priestess’s abilities to properly establish myself.”

At Jin’s firm words, Nashas unconsciously half-opened her eyes.

A beautiful black light mixed with gold clearly reflected over her cloudy sky-blue pupils.

It was the vivid and intense color of Jin’s soul.

“So live as long as possible. Without Nashas, I might run away from the Grand Temple, you know?”

“…”

Nashas, who had been staring blankly at that soul, unconsciously burst into laughter.

My goodness. What a kind person. Though she pretended otherwise, her gentle and caring nature remained unchanged.

“…Yes, I will do so.”

“Then go ahead and leave. I need to rest now.”

Perhaps embarrassed by what she had said, Jin grumbled and waved her hand dismissively.

Nashas, watching her with fond eyes, stood up with Rohash’s help.

“Holy Maiden.”

Rohash, who was expected to leave with Nashas, came back.

And knelt on both knees before the puzzled Jin.

“…What?”

“Thank you so much for saying that to Nashas.”

Why would he kneel and thank her for such a thing?

It was only natural.

“Holy Maiden.”

“What now?”

“I, Rohashe Temi, swear to serve the Holy Maiden with all my heart as a servant of the Eternal God until I die.”

Rohash carefully took Jin’s hand and pressed his forehead to the back of it.

Jin was bewildered by the posture of highest worship that those who serve gods offer.

“I just met you today, what makes you trust me so much…”

“You are God’s messenger, his child, and the Holy Maiden who will lead us, so it is natural for me to worship you. Whatever the Holy Maiden does, I will follow in the name of the next High Priest.”

Rohash, who had only been expressionless, smiled brightly at Jin for the first time.

“Then please rest now.”

And before she could say anything, he bowed his head and went outside.

“…What?”

She was too bewildered to speak.

This place was really strange.

She had just arrived and hadn’t shown them anything, yet why were they all so blindly devoted to the Holy Maiden?

Why did they like her so much?

This sensation she had never felt before was extremely uncomfortable and irritating. She felt the urge to scratch her entire body.

But.

“…How annoying.”

Seeing as she didn’t want to run away from here right now and return to Ordel’s side, perhaps she didn’t dislike all of this.

“Your wish will come true.”

Jin grumbled and flopped down on the sofa.

Ordel had wanted this place to become her home.

She had wondered if that would ever happen.

But that wish seemed likely to come true.

Jin irritably closed her eyes.

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