The Abandoned Villainess Takes Everything This Time - Chapter 91

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91.

Some of the ladies did glance at the Empress.

Worried she might be displeased.

Wouldn’t it be more than enough reason to be displeased?

The damage and dishonor the Pavil family had suffered was already quite significant…

They couldn’t bring themselves to say it aloud, but how torn up inside must the Empress be?

‘Well, just the incident with her nephew, the young duke, was enough.’

‘Oh, how frightening. To be corrupted by heretics from across the sea…’

‘I heard they paid enormous compensation to the House of Boliver.’

How much the House of Pavil had struggled to calm the ‘rampaging family’ and win them back to their side.

They had given up part of their estate and even appointed the victim as a new aide to the prince to appease them.

But the Empress herself was now calculating regarding Lillian herself.

‘I always thought she was just a parasitic woman with no abilities whatsoever.’

A pathetic thing I kept around my nephew because her origins made her too valuable to discard…

But she ended up showing the world who was truly pathetic…

“…”

The Empress stared at Lillian with piercing intensity.

Pavil was full of jealousy.

Being full of jealousy meant aiming only for the best.

Only the best…

But then, bells rang out from outside.

Despite coming from the Central Temple, the three chimes rang out remarkably loud.

The excited people murmured among themselves.

“The High Priest selection must be finished!”

“Oh, I wonder who it was?”

Those who didn’t know who was selected were people unrelated to politics.

Those who already knew the answer simply smiled calmly.

“Well then, let’s all go outside.”

The Empress smiled faintly.

Yes, what’s in another’s hands might look good and be enviable.

But Lillian still wouldn’t be able to become the best.

Because there can’t be two S-ranks in the same generation.

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The festival procession that began at the Imperial Palace stretched all the way to the Imperial Palace.

Ambrosio, the priest from Silverin who was selected this time, stood at the head of the procession wearing sacred purple High Priest robes.

The Emperor had disappeared again that day.

Since this was nothing surprising, Robellia stepped forward instead to greet the High Priest.

“Congratulations, High Priest.”

“May the Creator God’s protection be with Your Majesty the Empress as well.”

“How gracious. This is truly a joyous day.”

And seeing that the priests who participated in the procession had brought various sacred artifacts made her lips curl upward.

On the surface, it would look ordinary, as if they had brought out sacred artifacts to mark a special day.

“Shouldn’t we confirm another miracle on such a joyous day?”

“Haha, ‘another miracle’…”

“There’s someone who has made quite a stir in our Empire recently, isn’t there?”

Robellia turned toward the Crown Prince.

To be precise, toward Lillian.

“Lillian. Didn’t you speak of good fortune during the toast earlier?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“Since you’ve received divine grace, please add your blessing to this joyous day.”

“Oh my… how should I add my blessing on this day?”

“By showing everyone gathered here how much of the Creator God’s grace you have received.”

The Empress smiled gently as if she harbored no malice whatsoever.

How many people were gathered here now?

Those who had followed the procession from the temple to the Imperial Palace, nobles, priests and holy knights…

“Everyone believes they receive shared blessings when they buy artifacts you’ve made.”

“Hoho, you flatter me. Everyone is just being kind.”

“There’s no need for you to be modest. So show everyone how excellent you are.”

The Baltazar family who heard those words clearly looked displeased.

You could see Elias holding back and restraining the Count who had become agitated.

Evren also stepped forward with the light gone from his eyes.

But then, Lillian gently grasped Evren’s hand.

“Your Highness, I’m really fine.”

“Lillian.”

“I really am.”

Lillian slowly stepped forward.

The High Priest also raised his hand in disapproval, but Lillian only bowed to show she was fine.

I wonder which side’s influence he’s under, Tillard or Pavil.

The priest’s skill at setting up the measuring sacred artifact in a simple manner was good, so it proceeded quickly.

A small pillar with a white marble bowl attached was installed, and holy water was carefully poured in.

Everyone watched without blinking as Lillian put her hand into it.

Robellia asked impatiently.

“Well. What appeared?”

“…”

“Shouldn’t you answer what appeared?”

But all the priests wore equally distant expressions.

This was too plump in its vertical strokes to be called a B.

No, it appeared lying horizontally in the first place, so it couldn’t be seen as a B either.

What on earth was this symbol…?

The priest who came to his senses first looked bewildered.

“A… a number appeared.”

“A number?”

The Empress asked back in puzzlement.

But then the High Priest, who had been holding his breath until then, answered.

“This is… infinity…”

“…? High Priest Ambrosio, what do you mean? How could such a symbol-“

“Ah, there’s no mistake!”

High Priest Ambrosio felt like he might have a heart attack.

To witness such radical divine grace again right after becoming High Priest?

“The savior sent down by the Creator God for all Ability Users!”

“…!”

“The one who bears the ‘Wings of Infinity’…!”

“Does such a thing truly exist?”

The Empress wore an expression of disbelief.

Such bewilderment was only natural.

It was the most classified title in the scriptures, one that even high-ranking members of the Central Temple would never have occasion to hear.

However, the High Priest and other temple members were beside themselves with joy upon joy.

“Oh, heavens! Such…! I never thought such a reading would actually appear!”

“You could go to the Gates of Paradise right now!”

“We should have recognized it from when you saved Silverin…!”

“Lady Lillian!”

Everyone’s attention focused on one person.

Lillian, who had actually dipped her hand in the holy water, blinked her eyes several times in bewilderment.

Haaa.

Lillian covered one cheek with her hand and let out a sigh.

“Oh my. I thought I was a B-type, you know.”

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Creator God. Such an embarrassing role existed in this world.

‘I thought there might be something special since it was such a unique symbol…’

Seeing how she was compatible with most Ability Users, I had roughly guessed it.

Since I was planning to shake things up anyway, it would be even better if the Temple gave me an appropriate title.

However, due to the High Priest’s excitement, the surroundings quickly became chaotic.

“Infinite Wings? I’ve never heard of such a thing before.”

“But look how frantic the Priests have become!”

“As expected, there was a reason why Mariposa’s artifact was so remarkable!”

As more attention was drawn to this matter than the High Priest selection, the cheers continued to grow louder.

But then, even amid the noisy crowd, someone sharply pointed out the biggest issue.

“Wait, if this is the case, isn’t the Saint over here?”

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