I stared dumbly at the Pope.
'I have... Holy powers?'
Even though I heard it clearly with both ears, I couldn't believe it.
How can I, a sinner who threatened a spirit and took over the constellation without any revelation, have holy power?
I wondered if he was making fun of me, but there was not a trace of mockery in the Pope's eyes.
No, on the contrary, what filled that space was an utterly clear conviction.
But there is no way that someone as big as the Pope could have made any mistake...
'Ha, so you really think I have holy powers? No, why on earth? How did it come about?'
My head felt like it was going to burst with embarrassment and confusion.
'But I can't just ask the Pope directly.'
The point is, I am the Saintess of Catalonia. Asking such a question could make the Pope question my sainthood.
I, who was at a loss as to what to do, looked at the Pope again.
He looked at me as if he couldn't understand why I was asking such a question.
I quickly smiled, feeling that if I continued like this, doubts would really start to grow in his heart.
“Ah, I am still an unstable being whose holy powers have not yet been properly established. Still, it is a bit surprising that you recognized me at first sight.”
“Ah, that’s what you meant. Yes, of course, your energy was somewhat weak at the time. But no matter how weak it was, it was still a holy power. There was no way I wouldn’t recognize it.”
“I see. You are truly amazing, Your Holiness.”
“Why to this extent?”
He laughed as if it was nothing, then reached out and grabbed my hand affectionately.
“If you were feeling uneasy because your holy power was slow to settle in, you don’t have to worry anymore. It is overflowing now so much that you can feel it from afar. Fortunately, it seems like your holy power has settled in successfully.”
“Yes, I think so.”
In fact, it wasn't my power that had grown stronger, but rather the power of the relic, but I didn't bother to correct his misunderstanding.
While I was hiding my confusion with a smile, the carriage that had been running diligently arrived at the temple.
As I accompanied the Pope into the building, I immediately bowed my head respectfully.
“You have had a hard day today, Your Holiness. I know you must be very worried and anxious after being bedridden for almost a month, but please do not overwork yourself for the time being and get some rest. I am worried that it may have been too much for you to walk all the way to the Imperial Palace in such a weak body.”
“Haha, this old man keeps making the Saintess uncomfortable. I understand. As the Saintess asked, I will refrain from moving around for a few days and focus on recovering, so don’t worry.”
“Thank you, Your Holiness. Then I will take my leave.”
I smiled gently at the Pope and hurried to my room.
As I got further and further away from the Pope, my pace got faster and faster, but before I knew it, it had turned into a run.
I arrived in front of the room in such a hurry that I opened the door without even having time to catch my breath.
“Delton!”
“What a surprise!”
Delton, who was leaning on the windowsill and eating an apple, must have been watching the courtyard, shouted in surprise.
“What, why are you yelling all of a sudden? I thought my eardrums were going to fall off.”
As if to show that he wasn't just talking, Delton rubbed his ears with his large forepaws.
Regardless, I quickly closed the door and approached Delton.
“Now is not the time to be worrying about Delton’s eardrums. Something ridiculous has happened!”
“What nonsense is this? Why do you always bring trouble when you go out?”
Delton, who had been shaking his head as if there was no answer, asked indifferently.
“So what’s going on this time?”
“Ah, that’s right. I heard it from His Holiness a little while ago, but I... I mean, I...”
I couldn't continue speaking.
'Ha, how do you explain this?'
My body, which is just a human body, is imbued with divine power.
I still can't believe it myself, so how can I convince others?
Delton raised his voice, feeling suffocated as I was just rushing about in embarrassment.
“Oh, what is it! Stop making me feel so suffocated and tell me quickly!”
If I hesitated even a little longer, it looked like it would hit the back of my head with its large front paw.
Feeling a sense of crisis, I opened my mouth in a hurry.
“That’s right, Delton. Well, I have the power.”
“What? What is there?”
“It’s the power of the Holy Spirit! It’s something that a Saintess must possess, but ordinary people cannot have!”
“What is that...”
Delton blinked in confusion.
“You have holy powers? Really?”
“That’s right! His Holiness said it himself. He said he could see the power of the Saintess. So when I first met him to verify my status as a Saintess, I had the power of the Saintess in my body.”
“Huh, that can’t be”
Delton shook his head blankly.
I asked hurriedly because the look on his face was exactly like someone had heard some nonsense like, 'The apple you were eating a moment ago was actually a strawberry, you idiot!'
“Why? It doesn’t look like that to you, Delton? Don’t you feel any holy power from me?”
“No, I don’t know about that. In the first place, I’m not a priest, so how would I know if you have a divine power or not? The only thing I can discern is the energy that is unique to humans. Things like whether the other person’s soul is pure or evil.”
“What, but why are you so surprised? You said you couldn’t even recognize the power.”
“Wouldn’t you be surprised? Holy powers are supposed to be given only to good people chosen by the goddess, but how can someone as evil and vicious as you have holy powers... Hmph!”
Delton, who realized his slip of the tongue too late, quickly covered his mouth.
But it was already too late.
I looked at Delton, who was rolling his eyes to avoid my gaze, and pursed his lips softly.
“Our Delton, have you been living too luxuriously lately? Your belly has grown, and your brain seems to have wrinkled up. I think you should abstain from meat for the time being.”
“W-what? What does being mentally unstable have to do with eating meat?”
“Why doesn’t it matter? Fasting is the basis of spiritual cultivation. The goddess knows that, so isn’t that why she made you eat only moss for a thousand years?”
I said nonchalantly and roughly shook the rope hanging from the ceiling.
Martha, who was in the next room, heard the noise and came running immediately.
“You called, Saintess.”
“Martha, the representative of the great goddess has told me to abstain from meat for the time being to cultivate his mind and body, so please do not serve meat with his meals for the time being.”
“Yes? Oh, yes. Then, should I prepare your meals based mainly on vegetables?”
“No. If you go to the cave where the agent resides, there will be moss. Please bring that up.”
“Hey, moss! I’ve been eating that moss for a thousand years and it’s made my teeth sick, and you want me to eat it again?”
Delton let out a horrified scream that it couldn't be done, but who knew.
“If you know that, then go ahead and do it. Now, put this apple away quickly.”
I even snatched the apple from Delton's hand and handed it to Martha.
“Nooooooooo! My appleeeeeee!”
Delton's scream, asking why I was taking apples when they weren't even meat, echoed through the air like thunder, but I just snorted and went into the bathroom.
The next day.
I went to see the Marquis of Bayen as soon as the sun rose.
As I sat down in the reception room, guided by the butler, the Marquis, dressed in long robes as if he had just woken up, appeared slowly.
“Hello, Your Excellency.”
I stood up from my seat and bowed my head politely, and the Marquis waved his hand as if to say that was enough and sat down across from me.
“So, what brings you here again? And this early in the morning?”
“I came because I had something to ask you.”
“Tell me.”
After receiving the Marquis' permission, I opened my mouth cautiously.
“Your Excellency, you say that I have divine powers. I would like to ask why divine powers are inherent in me since they were originally given only to the daughters of the goddess. Could it be... that the goddess has a will for me?”
The Marquis, who had been silent for a moment at my words, took a sip of the tea placed before him.
His eyelids, which had naturally fallen down following him, were trembling slightly.
As if he was really nervous.
'Is that such a serious question?'
As I was tilting my head at his more intense reaction than I had expected, the Marquis put down his teacup and met my gaze.
And then he opened his mouth...
“That is not your power. It is the power that your ancestors left behind.”
The words that came out of his mouth were truly cryptic.
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'I have... Holy powers?'
Even though I heard it clearly with both ears, I couldn't believe it.
How can I, a sinner who threatened a spirit and took over the constellation without any revelation, have holy power?
I wondered if he was making fun of me, but there was not a trace of mockery in the Pope's eyes.
No, on the contrary, what filled that space was an utterly clear conviction.
But there is no way that someone as big as the Pope could have made any mistake...
'Ha, so you really think I have holy powers? No, why on earth? How did it come about?'
My head felt like it was going to burst with embarrassment and confusion.
'But I can't just ask the Pope directly.'
The point is, I am the Saintess of Catalonia. Asking such a question could make the Pope question my sainthood.
I, who was at a loss as to what to do, looked at the Pope again.
He looked at me as if he couldn't understand why I was asking such a question.
I quickly smiled, feeling that if I continued like this, doubts would really start to grow in his heart.
“Ah, I am still an unstable being whose holy powers have not yet been properly established. Still, it is a bit surprising that you recognized me at first sight.”
“Ah, that’s what you meant. Yes, of course, your energy was somewhat weak at the time. But no matter how weak it was, it was still a holy power. There was no way I wouldn’t recognize it.”
“I see. You are truly amazing, Your Holiness.”
“Why to this extent?”
He laughed as if it was nothing, then reached out and grabbed my hand affectionately.
“If you were feeling uneasy because your holy power was slow to settle in, you don’t have to worry anymore. It is overflowing now so much that you can feel it from afar. Fortunately, it seems like your holy power has settled in successfully.”
“Yes, I think so.”
In fact, it wasn't my power that had grown stronger, but rather the power of the relic, but I didn't bother to correct his misunderstanding.
While I was hiding my confusion with a smile, the carriage that had been running diligently arrived at the temple.
As I accompanied the Pope into the building, I immediately bowed my head respectfully.
“You have had a hard day today, Your Holiness. I know you must be very worried and anxious after being bedridden for almost a month, but please do not overwork yourself for the time being and get some rest. I am worried that it may have been too much for you to walk all the way to the Imperial Palace in such a weak body.”
“Haha, this old man keeps making the Saintess uncomfortable. I understand. As the Saintess asked, I will refrain from moving around for a few days and focus on recovering, so don’t worry.”
“Thank you, Your Holiness. Then I will take my leave.”
I smiled gently at the Pope and hurried to my room.
As I got further and further away from the Pope, my pace got faster and faster, but before I knew it, it had turned into a run.
I arrived in front of the room in such a hurry that I opened the door without even having time to catch my breath.
“Delton!”
“What a surprise!”
Delton, who was leaning on the windowsill and eating an apple, must have been watching the courtyard, shouted in surprise.
“What, why are you yelling all of a sudden? I thought my eardrums were going to fall off.”
As if to show that he wasn't just talking, Delton rubbed his ears with his large forepaws.
Regardless, I quickly closed the door and approached Delton.
“Now is not the time to be worrying about Delton’s eardrums. Something ridiculous has happened!”
“What nonsense is this? Why do you always bring trouble when you go out?”
Delton, who had been shaking his head as if there was no answer, asked indifferently.
“So what’s going on this time?”
“Ah, that’s right. I heard it from His Holiness a little while ago, but I... I mean, I...”
I couldn't continue speaking.
'Ha, how do you explain this?'
My body, which is just a human body, is imbued with divine power.
I still can't believe it myself, so how can I convince others?
Delton raised his voice, feeling suffocated as I was just rushing about in embarrassment.
“Oh, what is it! Stop making me feel so suffocated and tell me quickly!”
If I hesitated even a little longer, it looked like it would hit the back of my head with its large front paw.
Feeling a sense of crisis, I opened my mouth in a hurry.
“That’s right, Delton. Well, I have the power.”
“What? What is there?”
“It’s the power of the Holy Spirit! It’s something that a Saintess must possess, but ordinary people cannot have!”
“What is that...”
Delton blinked in confusion.
“You have holy powers? Really?”
“That’s right! His Holiness said it himself. He said he could see the power of the Saintess. So when I first met him to verify my status as a Saintess, I had the power of the Saintess in my body.”
“Huh, that can’t be”
Delton shook his head blankly.
I asked hurriedly because the look on his face was exactly like someone had heard some nonsense like, 'The apple you were eating a moment ago was actually a strawberry, you idiot!'
“Why? It doesn’t look like that to you, Delton? Don’t you feel any holy power from me?”
“No, I don’t know about that. In the first place, I’m not a priest, so how would I know if you have a divine power or not? The only thing I can discern is the energy that is unique to humans. Things like whether the other person’s soul is pure or evil.”
“What, but why are you so surprised? You said you couldn’t even recognize the power.”
“Wouldn’t you be surprised? Holy powers are supposed to be given only to good people chosen by the goddess, but how can someone as evil and vicious as you have holy powers... Hmph!”
Delton, who realized his slip of the tongue too late, quickly covered his mouth.
But it was already too late.
I looked at Delton, who was rolling his eyes to avoid my gaze, and pursed his lips softly.
“Our Delton, have you been living too luxuriously lately? Your belly has grown, and your brain seems to have wrinkled up. I think you should abstain from meat for the time being.”
“W-what? What does being mentally unstable have to do with eating meat?”
“Why doesn’t it matter? Fasting is the basis of spiritual cultivation. The goddess knows that, so isn’t that why she made you eat only moss for a thousand years?”
I said nonchalantly and roughly shook the rope hanging from the ceiling.
Martha, who was in the next room, heard the noise and came running immediately.
“You called, Saintess.”
“Martha, the representative of the great goddess has told me to abstain from meat for the time being to cultivate his mind and body, so please do not serve meat with his meals for the time being.”
“Yes? Oh, yes. Then, should I prepare your meals based mainly on vegetables?”
“No. If you go to the cave where the agent resides, there will be moss. Please bring that up.”
“Hey, moss! I’ve been eating that moss for a thousand years and it’s made my teeth sick, and you want me to eat it again?”
Delton let out a horrified scream that it couldn't be done, but who knew.
“If you know that, then go ahead and do it. Now, put this apple away quickly.”
I even snatched the apple from Delton's hand and handed it to Martha.
“Nooooooooo! My appleeeeeee!”
Delton's scream, asking why I was taking apples when they weren't even meat, echoed through the air like thunder, but I just snorted and went into the bathroom.
***
The next day.
I went to see the Marquis of Bayen as soon as the sun rose.
As I sat down in the reception room, guided by the butler, the Marquis, dressed in long robes as if he had just woken up, appeared slowly.
“Hello, Your Excellency.”
I stood up from my seat and bowed my head politely, and the Marquis waved his hand as if to say that was enough and sat down across from me.
“So, what brings you here again? And this early in the morning?”
“I came because I had something to ask you.”
“Tell me.”
After receiving the Marquis' permission, I opened my mouth cautiously.
“Your Excellency, you say that I have divine powers. I would like to ask why divine powers are inherent in me since they were originally given only to the daughters of the goddess. Could it be... that the goddess has a will for me?”
The Marquis, who had been silent for a moment at my words, took a sip of the tea placed before him.
His eyelids, which had naturally fallen down following him, were trembling slightly.
As if he was really nervous.
'Is that such a serious question?'
As I was tilting my head at his more intense reaction than I had expected, the Marquis put down his teacup and met my gaze.
And then he opened his mouth...
“That is not your power. It is the power that your ancestors left behind.”
The words that came out of his mouth were truly cryptic.
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