“...What is that?”
Are there any other restrictions?
In any case, since you have been selected as a dead body, there are restrictions such as you can no longer return to the human world.
'Oh, then that's difficult.'
I waited nervously for the words to come out of the lion's mouth.
Soon the lion's mouth began to slowly open.
Yeah, it happened, but...
“Well... I’m just so bored.”
“...”
I stared at the lion with cold eyes.
The lion must have felt embarrassed as he hurriedly waved his forelegs and made an excuse.
“Do you know how many years I’ve been living alone in this dark cave? A thousand and five years, a thousand and five years! Do you know how boring and lonely it’s been? My mouth has completely deteriorated from not using it!”
Then he looked at me with teary eyes and begged me.
“So, would you mind staying here and being my conversation partner?”
The drooping corners of his eyes looked so sad that I felt a tinge of sympathy.
But I wasn't stupid enough to let petty emotions ruin my life.
“No.”
“Why!”
“How can I live in a cave like this where not a single ray of sunlight comes in? And there’s nothing to eat here!”
“Why isn’t it here? Why isn’t it here?”
The lion pointed urgently at something with his paw, and it was moss.
The very same moss that is said to be the lion's food.
“How can I live on this!”
When I shouted in shock, the lion hurriedly made an excuse.
“Of course, it looks a bit weird, but you’ll get used to it if you keep eating it. Once you try it, you’ll realize it’s not as bad as you thought. Come on, try it!”
Then he picked a handful of moss with his mouth and handed it to me.
I quickly stepped back to avoid the huge face that was shoved right in front of my nose.
“Yes. You have a goal of becoming a god, so you can survive by eating this kind of food, but I can’t live like that. Then I’ll be going now. I hope you’re at peace.”
I placed one hand on my chest, bowed my head politely, and quickly ran toward the entrance.
But the lion was a stubborn man who never gave up.
“No! Please don’t leave me alone. Yes?”
“Oh, don’t chase me!”
I ran desperately away from the lion that was chasing me, thumping.
I didn't want to live in a place like this, eating moss, after all, I had saved my life.
But no matter how fast a human can run, there's no way he can beat the speed of a lion.
“Got it!”
A body as big as a house suddenly fell on me.
I prayed earnestly as I looked at the lion with sparkling eyes as if I were the lifeline of his own life.
'Ah, Goddess Hethel, please take pity on me and shake off this foolish lion who mistakes himself for a tick!'
Did that prayer work?
The lion hugged my waist tightly with both of its heavy paws, and a dazzling light poured down on me.
'This is the light of the goddess... This is not it.'
It was sunshine.
So I got out of the cave.
Fortunately or unfortunately...
“Ugh, it’s blinding!”
With ticks.
“...What? You said I couldn’t come out?”
When I asked the question in an absurd tone, the lion blinked in embarrassment.
“Really? What’s going on? No matter how many times I tried, I couldn’t get out of that entrance...”
The lion kept tilting his head, saying, “What a strange thing.”
'What, is this really a prospective new recruit?'
As I shook my head with a weary expression, I heard a murmur from somewhere.
When I looked back wondering what was going on, I saw many people looking up at me with surprised expressions from below the cliff.
“Oh, the Princess has come out again.”
“How did she come out?”
“What is that clump of gray hair next to it?”
“What kind of beast is that...Wait a minute. Could it be a lion?”
“That’s right, a lion! The very lion who is the representative of the goddess!”
“Not only did the woman who was offered as a sacrifice come back to life, but the goddess’s representative also appeared with her.”
“Is it possible that the goddess is looking after the Princess'?”
“Then surely...”
The crowd exchanged quick glances.
'What on earth are you doing?'
As I was looking at them in bewilderment, I burst out laughing at the word 'Saint' that I heard faintly.
'What, you really think I'm a Saintess right now?'
There is a limit to naivety, and to think that someone who simply escaped from a cave is a Saintess.
It was a moment when I burst out laughing out loud.
“Hey, even so, does that make sense for a Saintess?”
“Yes, if Princess Veloce is truly a Saintess, shouldn’t there be some kind of sign?”
“Like, a sign that this terrible disaster is about to stop.”
Fortunately, some people are starting to refute the claims, saying that they are not just ignorant people.
“I see. That’s true.”
“If she were a true Saintess, she would at least stop the hail from falling in this dry sky.”
Yeah, yeah.
I nodded my head as I watched the imperial citizens come to their senses one by one.
However.
“...?”
What a crazy coincidence this is.
At that moment as if by magic, the hail stopped.
The hail that had been falling nonstop for 7 days suddenly stopped!
'No, why did it suddenly stop?'
I was staring blankly at the sky when I suddenly felt anxious.
'Wait a minute, if it's like this...'
As expected.
At that moment, someone let out a thunderous roar.
“Oh, the hail has stopped! The disaster has stopped! It is the return of the Saintess, the Saintess’s return!”
Those words were a signal for the crowd to bow their heads in excitement.
At the same time, a shout full of awe echoed through the air.
“Saintess, save us!”
“Save Catalonia!”
“Save me! Save me!”
Amidst those desperate cries, I, who had been blankly blinking, opened my mouth wide.
'What are you saying? I'm not a Saintess.'
'Why do things turn out this way?'
How can you call me a Saintess when I am nothing more than a noblewoman with no special powers!
I tried to deny it quickly, but the crowd didn't give me a chance.
“Ah, now that the Saintess has appeared, this terrible disaster will stop.”
“There will be no more eruptions from dead volcanoes, no more hail from the dry sky, and no more starvation from crop shortages!”
“Yes, Catalonia will regain its former peace.”
“Yes, that’s right!”
“Our Saintess will definitely make it so!”
They were filled with hope without even checking the facts.
If things continued like this, I might actually become a Saintess regardless of my will.
'Then it's really difficult.'
Since I have no power to stop the disaster, it will not be long before I am revealed to be not a true Saintess, and the people of the empire will be gripped by an unspeakable sense of loss.
'And that feeling of loss will soon turn into anger towards me.'
Even if it was their mistake and not my intention that I became a Saintess.
'Because the crowd is inherently selfish.'
Just a moment ago, those who were declaring my death were now treating me like a Saintess and appealing for salvation.
I might have been condemned by the people of the empire for carrying such an unjust accusation and might have even ended up being executed.
On charges of impersonating a Saintess.
'Oh my, this is seriously a big problem.'
Embarrassed, I turned to the lion, one of the causes of this misunderstanding, and whispered urgently.
“Because of you, I’ve been getting into ridiculous misunderstandings. Do something about it before things get any worse!”
Then the lion, who had been wagging its tail and saying “Huh,” nodded with a grin.
As if telling me not to worry about anything.
Looking at his confident face, it seemed like he had a plan in mind.
'But how do you plan to fix this? Do you plan on explaining it to the crowd? How?'
Even though I understood what the lion was saying, didn't I say that it wasn't my intention?
'Was it a lie? Or did you speak lion language at the time, but did you also speak human language?'
I was curious, but not particularly worried.
Although it may seem a bit lacking, isn't it a spirit that has lived for over a thousand years?
There had to be some way.
While I was intoxicated with baseless belief, the lion had already approached right in front of the cliff where I was.
I looked at the lion with sparkling eyes, anticipating what was about to happen.
However.
'...huh?'
The lion's behavior was a little strange.
The lion, who had been quietly looking up at me with his back to the crowd, sat down at my feet and bowed his head.
As if submitting.
“Hey, what are you doing...?”
When I asked with a bewildered expression, the lion smiled.
“Wait a minute, no way..."
For a moment, a feeling of anxiety came over me.
As expected, the crowd started to stir again.
“Look at that. The lion is kneeling at the Saintess’s feet!”
“The Goddess’ representative has acknowledged that the Princess is a Saint!”
“I’m sure. This is the second coming of the true Saintess!”
I was dizzy from the ridiculous cheers of the fools directed at me.
Are there any other restrictions?
In any case, since you have been selected as a dead body, there are restrictions such as you can no longer return to the human world.
'Oh, then that's difficult.'
I waited nervously for the words to come out of the lion's mouth.
Soon the lion's mouth began to slowly open.
Yeah, it happened, but...
“Well... I’m just so bored.”
“...”
I stared at the lion with cold eyes.
The lion must have felt embarrassed as he hurriedly waved his forelegs and made an excuse.
“Do you know how many years I’ve been living alone in this dark cave? A thousand and five years, a thousand and five years! Do you know how boring and lonely it’s been? My mouth has completely deteriorated from not using it!”
Then he looked at me with teary eyes and begged me.
“So, would you mind staying here and being my conversation partner?”
The drooping corners of his eyes looked so sad that I felt a tinge of sympathy.
But I wasn't stupid enough to let petty emotions ruin my life.
“No.”
“Why!”
“How can I live in a cave like this where not a single ray of sunlight comes in? And there’s nothing to eat here!”
“Why isn’t it here? Why isn’t it here?”
The lion pointed urgently at something with his paw, and it was moss.
The very same moss that is said to be the lion's food.
“How can I live on this!”
When I shouted in shock, the lion hurriedly made an excuse.
“Of course, it looks a bit weird, but you’ll get used to it if you keep eating it. Once you try it, you’ll realize it’s not as bad as you thought. Come on, try it!”
Then he picked a handful of moss with his mouth and handed it to me.
I quickly stepped back to avoid the huge face that was shoved right in front of my nose.
“Yes. You have a goal of becoming a god, so you can survive by eating this kind of food, but I can’t live like that. Then I’ll be going now. I hope you’re at peace.”
I placed one hand on my chest, bowed my head politely, and quickly ran toward the entrance.
But the lion was a stubborn man who never gave up.
“No! Please don’t leave me alone. Yes?”
“Oh, don’t chase me!”
I ran desperately away from the lion that was chasing me, thumping.
I didn't want to live in a place like this, eating moss, after all, I had saved my life.
But no matter how fast a human can run, there's no way he can beat the speed of a lion.
“Got it!”
A body as big as a house suddenly fell on me.
I prayed earnestly as I looked at the lion with sparkling eyes as if I were the lifeline of his own life.
'Ah, Goddess Hethel, please take pity on me and shake off this foolish lion who mistakes himself for a tick!'
Did that prayer work?
The lion hugged my waist tightly with both of its heavy paws, and a dazzling light poured down on me.
'This is the light of the goddess... This is not it.'
It was sunshine.
So I got out of the cave.
Fortunately or unfortunately...
“Ugh, it’s blinding!”
With ticks.
“...What? You said I couldn’t come out?”
When I asked the question in an absurd tone, the lion blinked in embarrassment.
“Really? What’s going on? No matter how many times I tried, I couldn’t get out of that entrance...”
The lion kept tilting his head, saying, “What a strange thing.”
'What, is this really a prospective new recruit?'
As I shook my head with a weary expression, I heard a murmur from somewhere.
When I looked back wondering what was going on, I saw many people looking up at me with surprised expressions from below the cliff.
“Oh, the Princess has come out again.”
“How did she come out?”
“What is that clump of gray hair next to it?”
“What kind of beast is that...Wait a minute. Could it be a lion?”
“That’s right, a lion! The very lion who is the representative of the goddess!”
“Not only did the woman who was offered as a sacrifice come back to life, but the goddess’s representative also appeared with her.”
“Is it possible that the goddess is looking after the Princess'?”
“Then surely...”
The crowd exchanged quick glances.
'What on earth are you doing?'
As I was looking at them in bewilderment, I burst out laughing at the word 'Saint' that I heard faintly.
'What, you really think I'm a Saintess right now?'
There is a limit to naivety, and to think that someone who simply escaped from a cave is a Saintess.
It was a moment when I burst out laughing out loud.
“Hey, even so, does that make sense for a Saintess?”
“Yes, if Princess Veloce is truly a Saintess, shouldn’t there be some kind of sign?”
“Like, a sign that this terrible disaster is about to stop.”
Fortunately, some people are starting to refute the claims, saying that they are not just ignorant people.
“I see. That’s true.”
“If she were a true Saintess, she would at least stop the hail from falling in this dry sky.”
Yeah, yeah.
I nodded my head as I watched the imperial citizens come to their senses one by one.
However.
“...?”
What a crazy coincidence this is.
At that moment as if by magic, the hail stopped.
The hail that had been falling nonstop for 7 days suddenly stopped!
'No, why did it suddenly stop?'
I was staring blankly at the sky when I suddenly felt anxious.
'Wait a minute, if it's like this...'
As expected.
At that moment, someone let out a thunderous roar.
“Oh, the hail has stopped! The disaster has stopped! It is the return of the Saintess, the Saintess’s return!”
Those words were a signal for the crowd to bow their heads in excitement.
At the same time, a shout full of awe echoed through the air.
“Saintess, save us!”
“Save Catalonia!”
“Save me! Save me!”
Amidst those desperate cries, I, who had been blankly blinking, opened my mouth wide.
'What are you saying? I'm not a Saintess.'
***
'Why do things turn out this way?'
How can you call me a Saintess when I am nothing more than a noblewoman with no special powers!
I tried to deny it quickly, but the crowd didn't give me a chance.
“Ah, now that the Saintess has appeared, this terrible disaster will stop.”
“There will be no more eruptions from dead volcanoes, no more hail from the dry sky, and no more starvation from crop shortages!”
“Yes, Catalonia will regain its former peace.”
“Yes, that’s right!”
“Our Saintess will definitely make it so!”
They were filled with hope without even checking the facts.
If things continued like this, I might actually become a Saintess regardless of my will.
'Then it's really difficult.'
Since I have no power to stop the disaster, it will not be long before I am revealed to be not a true Saintess, and the people of the empire will be gripped by an unspeakable sense of loss.
'And that feeling of loss will soon turn into anger towards me.'
Even if it was their mistake and not my intention that I became a Saintess.
'Because the crowd is inherently selfish.'
Just a moment ago, those who were declaring my death were now treating me like a Saintess and appealing for salvation.
I might have been condemned by the people of the empire for carrying such an unjust accusation and might have even ended up being executed.
On charges of impersonating a Saintess.
'Oh my, this is seriously a big problem.'
Embarrassed, I turned to the lion, one of the causes of this misunderstanding, and whispered urgently.
“Because of you, I’ve been getting into ridiculous misunderstandings. Do something about it before things get any worse!”
Then the lion, who had been wagging its tail and saying “Huh,” nodded with a grin.
As if telling me not to worry about anything.
Looking at his confident face, it seemed like he had a plan in mind.
'But how do you plan to fix this? Do you plan on explaining it to the crowd? How?'
Even though I understood what the lion was saying, didn't I say that it wasn't my intention?
'Was it a lie? Or did you speak lion language at the time, but did you also speak human language?'
I was curious, but not particularly worried.
Although it may seem a bit lacking, isn't it a spirit that has lived for over a thousand years?
There had to be some way.
While I was intoxicated with baseless belief, the lion had already approached right in front of the cliff where I was.
I looked at the lion with sparkling eyes, anticipating what was about to happen.
However.
'...huh?'
The lion's behavior was a little strange.
The lion, who had been quietly looking up at me with his back to the crowd, sat down at my feet and bowed his head.
As if submitting.
“Hey, what are you doing...?”
When I asked with a bewildered expression, the lion smiled.
“Wait a minute, no way..."
For a moment, a feeling of anxiety came over me.
As expected, the crowd started to stir again.
“Look at that. The lion is kneeling at the Saintess’s feet!”
“The Goddess’ representative has acknowledged that the Princess is a Saint!”
“I’m sure. This is the second coming of the true Saintess!”
I was dizzy from the ridiculous cheers of the fools directed at me.
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