The Fortune-Teller Saintess - Chapter 65

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The Fortune Teller Saint

 

Chapter 65

 

After gathering holy water from the Holy Water Storage Room, I returned straight to my room.

 

In the meantime, having cleaned up the scene of the corrupted holy relic, Robelina and Nein were waiting in my room.

 

“Ria, where on earth did you go?”

 

“To get holy water.”

 

“Holy water?”

 

Robelina looked at me with a puzzled expression, as if wondering why I would bother with holy water in this situation.

 

I opened the cap of the holy water bottle and explained to Robelina.

 

“Lina, you said when you looked at the card. That the water in the cup in the picture looked like holy water.”

 

“That was just something I said casually. I’m not even a saint, so I can’t guarantee my words were right…”

 

“No. I think that’s probably correct.”

 

“What?”

 

Instead of answering, I poured the holy water.

 

Into the silver cup I had tried so hard to turn into a holy relic.

 

Robelina and Nein quietly watched what I was doing. Feeling their gazes, I carefully grasped the silver cup.

 

And I infused it with divine power.

 

At that moment, the holy water in the cup began to glow and be absorbed into the cup.

 

“This is…?”

 

“Shh.”

 

Robelina covered Nein’s mouth as she watched me concentrate. Thanks to that, I could focus on pouring in my divine power.

 

After a while, all the divine power in my body was depleted and I stopped the infusion. All the holy water in the cup had also been successfully absorbed into the cup.

 

The result.

 

“…”

 

“…A holy relic.”

 

I had successfully transformed the ordinary silver cup into a holy relic.

 

The gentle divine power flowing across the cup’s surface was proof of that.

 

Robelina, who had been staring blankly at the cup, belatedly realized the situation and brightened up completely.

 

“A holy relic…! Ria, you really turned a cup that couldn’t even become the ‘ho’ of holy into an actual holy relic!”

 

“Y-yeah.”

 

I was celebrating along with her, but made a slightly bitter expression at Robelina’s words.

 

‘Well, good things are good things.’

 

Nein, who was also looking at the cup that had become a holy relic with a surprised face, suddenly asked a curious question.

 

“How did you do it? It was clearly an ordinary cup with no energy at all, but to turn it into a holy relic in such a short time.”

 

“It was thanks to the holy water.”

 

“Holy water? The one you poured into the cup earlier?”

 

I nodded and explained in detail to both of them.

 

The water called holy water has divine power flowing through it. That’s why priests usually drink it when they want to recover their internal divine power or amplify their strength.

 

I focused on the latter.

 

If I could amplify the divine power I was pouring into the cup with holy water, wouldn’t I be able to successfully create a holy relic?

 

‘Though I didn’t know it would actually work either.’

 

Nein, who heard my explanation, nodded as if he understood.

 

On the other hand, Robelina stared at me blankly, then spoke with moved eyes.

 

“Ria, you really seem like a born saint.”

 

“Ahem! Cough cough!”

 

Being told that by Robelina, who was the original saint, made me embarrassed and my conscience pricked at me. So I let out an awkward cough.

 

Then Nein, who had been staring at us from the side, asked indifferently.

 

“But is it okay for us to be doing this?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“The Ritual of Veneration, there are 5 minutes left.”

 

“…!”

 

I quickly turned my head to check the clock. Nein was right.

 

As I was flustered about being late for the Ritual of Veneration, Robelina grabbed my shoulder.

 

“Ria, leave the holy relic to me and hurry to the hall where the Ritual of Veneration is being held.”

 

“But I need to deliver the holy relic to the priests…”

 

“I’ll do that, so hurry! Lord Nein, you can do it, right?”

 

Robelina looked at Nein and asked.

 

Not understanding the intent of the question, I tilted my head.

 

“Why Nein all of a sudden…?”

 

“Of course I can do it.”

 

“Huh?”

 

Nein put his arm around my waist and drew up his magic power.

 

Finally realizing their intention, I shouted with a shocked face.

 

“Don’t tell me you’re going to use spatial movement magic in the temple…! W-wait!”

 

“Well then Ria, see you later!”

 

Robelina didn’t even listen to me and ran outside holding the holy relic.

 

Watching her, I thought.

 

‘Somehow Robelina seems to have become more aggressive.’

 

Must be my imagination, right?

 

I had to put aside my doubts for now.

 

Because in the blink of an eye, I had arrived in front of the hall where the Ritual of Veneration was being held.

 

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‘Somehow it’s quite noisy.’

 

Jacad, who was waiting in front of the hall where the Ritual of Veneration was being held, glanced behind him and thought.

 

The priests were bustling about as if something had happened.

 

Moreover, though the Ritual of Veneration was about to start, the holy relic he was supposed to carry to the Holy Flame was nowhere to be seen.

 

Jacad, who had been watching the situation, finally grabbed a priest and asked.

 

“What on earth is happening to cause such a commotion?”

 

“Y-Your Highness the Crown Prince. That is…”

 

“Don’t beat around the bush and speak quickly.”

 

When he spoke with narrowed eyes, the priest confessed with a pale face.

 

“Actually, there’s a problem with the holy relic…”

 

“A problem?”

 

“Actually, the ho-holy relic has become corrupted…!”

 

“What did you say?”

 

Jacad’s eyes widened.

 

Though he wasn’t a believer, Jacad wasn’t unaware of what the corruption of a holy relic meant.

 

The problem was why such a thing had to happen when he was participating in the Ritual of Veneration.

 

“Just how has the temple been managing its holy relics?”

 

“We are truly ashamed, Your Highness.”

 

The priest said while bowing his head deeply.

 

Jacad felt his head throbbing and pressed his forehead. Then his hand touched the mask covering his right eye.

 

‘Really, nothing is going right.’

 

He had come here with such resolve, and now the holy relic had become corrupted.

 

After a moment of silence, Jacad asked the priest again.

 

“What happens to the Ritual of Veneration if there’s no holy relic?”

 

“This is our first time with such a case, so we must wait for Cardinal’s orders…”

 

“What in the world is going on here!”

 

Then, with an angry shout, Cardinal Barion appeared.

 

As soon as he arrived, he looked over the priests, then grabbed one of them and asked.

 

“The holy relic has been corrupted, is that true?”

 

“Y-yes, Your Holiness.”

 

“Dear God. What on earth is this….”

 

Barion muttered while letting out a groan.

 

As an outsider, he had tried to stay quiet as much as possible. But seeing everyone just shocked without taking any measures, he grew frustrated and finally stepped forward himself.

 

“Cardinal, this isn’t the time for this, is it? The Ritual of Veneration is right around the corner. What do you plan to do?”

 

“…I’ve shown an unsightly appearance before Your Highness. I’m truly sorry.”

 

Barion offered his apology with a dejected face, then continued with a slightly more composed expression.

 

“But don’t worry. We can offer a different holy relic.”

 

“A different holy relic?”

 

Jacad hesitated.

 

He also knew that Ellia had visited other villages to obtain a holy relic to offer to the Holy Flame during the Ritual of Veneration.

 

If another holy relic had existed, wouldn’t there have been no need for Ellia to go through all that trouble?

 

As if sensing his doubt, Barion added an explanation.

 

“It’s a holy relic passed down through generations to the Cardinals of the temple. It’s only to be used when the temple faces danger.”

 

“Is it alright to use such an item for the Ritual of Veneration?”

 

“Holy relics offered to the Holy Flame return to God, their original owner. There’s no need to worry.”

 

Though feeling somewhat uneasy, Jacad nodded in agreement.

 

Then Barion gave orders to another priest.

 

“I’ll go get the holy relic, so ask the distinguished guests for their understanding and postpone the Ritual of Veneration….”

 

“There’s no need for that!”

 

Everyone’s eyes widened at the sudden shout. Someone was running toward them from a distance.

 

The person approaching with brilliant pink hair fluttering was someone he couldn’t help but recognize.

 

It was Cardinal Robelina, who always stayed close to the Holy Lady Ellia and whom he had been paying attention to lately.

 

Robelina stopped in front of them and panted heavily. Then she held out the silver cup she was carrying and said.

 

“The holy relic is ready. Let’s proceed with the Ritual of Veneration using this.”

 

“Cardinal Robelina? But this cup is….”

 

Barion’s eyes widened as he recognized the silver cup that Ellia had been carrying.

 

He hadn’t felt any divine power from it before, but now abundant divine power was flowing from this silver cup.

 

“What on earth… how?”

 

“The Holy Lady has succeeded in creating a new holy relic.”

 

“Holy Lady Ellia did?”

 

Barion asked back in a dazed voice.

 

Robelina nodded and then walked toward Jacad. As the distance between them shortened, Jacad felt a bit nervous.

 

Soon, Robelina stopped in front of him and held out the new holy relic to him, speaking with confidence.

 

“Take the holy relic and go before the Holy Flame. And show them.”

 

Robelina looked directly at Jacad and continued resolutely.

 

“That Your Highness is dignified.”

 

Jacad’s eyes wavered. When he slowly closed and opened his eyes, the golden eyes that were revealed gazed straight at the other person without further wavering.

 

“I will. And….”

 

Looking at Robelina who was waiting for his next words, Jacad mustered his courage to speak.

 

“I’d like it if you would watch over me from behind.”

 

“Of course.”

 

Jacad smiled slightly and stood at the door with the holy relic. At his gesture, the priests opened the door leading to the hall.

 

At that moment, countless gazes poured down on him. However, Jacad only stared at the Holy Flame burning on the platform.

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