Rolf seemed to know the Count's mind now. No matter how low the odds, the Count's mind is that if it is the only way, he should pour money into it.
'We have to get Charlotte over to the count's side somehow.'
Rolf could not help but sympathize with the Count's goal of ultimately adopting Charlotte.
***
"After that miracle, the amount of water I saw in my dream decreased a lot. Now, the water is slowly rising again."
Priest Raphael was outwardly responding to Charlotte's words, but he didn't really believe her.
He couldn't believe it easily in the first place. As a High Priest, Raphael had a lot of knowledge about Saintesses, monsters of gods, and disasters.
It was a story that even he had never heard before. To be honest, it felt ridiculous.
However, he couldn't deny it resolutely.
"Maybe that's why. I was judged as an A-class purifier."
There are only two cases of a purifier performing miracles with awakening, and in the history of the entire continent, Rosalynd and Odette.
In the first place, it was an unprecedented case that only appeared in S-class purifiers.
And none of the records about Rosalynd said that the amount of water she saw in her dream remained the same or decreased after the "miracle" was performed.
'In Odette's case, she died before we could ask anything.'
Rafael lost in thought.
There must be a reason why the gods see the purification amount in the form of
'water' in a dream. Since the properties of purification are similar to water, it must be shown in the form of water.
Then, as Charlotte said, it was reasonable to diminish after using the power of purification to a great extent.
'If you had eliminated the calamity directly and not through the Transcendent. If so, that's definitely a great miracle. And the number of disasters was enormous.'
Moreover, more than anything else, he was bothered by the fact that the plague that had appeared periodically since Charlotte's appearance did not appear.
'Isn't there a verse in the Bible that says that the Saintess whom God loved the most completely breaks the vein of disaster?'
If Charlotte's words were true, then Charlotte was far more valuable than the dead Odette. It means that she is a Saintess whom God especially cherishes and loves.
"This is not the end of my confession, priest. In fact, Odette is alive."
"Yes?"
"The corpse is disguised. Lady Odette deceived everyone and hid herself."
The sound made a rustling sound in the grass around the wall. However, Raphael was surprised and did not notice him.
"No way. I don't think so."
This time, it wasn't as shallow as before. It was a very absurd statement.
Contrary to the previous story, which had a minimum of logic as hard to believe, it was too absurd to say that Odette was alive.
"I'm sorry, but I can't prove anything about this. God himself appeared to me in a dream and told me. Just listen and forget. Just like in all the confessions of other believers."
Saying that he couldn't even ask her anymore.
'Yes. Saying that Odette is alive is too far-fetched.'
Raphael thought about Charlotte's words that she had eliminated the disaster.
"The fact that a disaster hasn't happened for two years is not a mere coincidence."
However, even if it was a blatant lie, it was important that Charlotte could not become arrogant and create a solid story that could not be flawed even with the knowledge of the High Priest.
'If that's a lie, is it a calculation that you chose me?'
If so, at least she's not stupid.
In the end, it would be one of two things.
First. Charlotte is naive and everything she has said so far is true.
Second, if Charlotte lied but was clever enough to deceive the High Priest.
Either way. Raphael seemed to have nothing to lose by grabbing Charlotte's string.
'After all, Charlotte is the only purifier in the Empire today.'
The previous Purifier's grade was too high and felt low, and the A-class Purifier also had a very rare ability. She was also the highest-ranking purifier on the continent.
There was no need for long calculations. After all, it was Charlotte who was decided to make an all-out effort at the level of the central cathedral.
'I thought I didn't have enough room to become a candidate for the Pope.'
S-class have such an overwhelming scale of intellect that they do not worship purifiers with limited abilities below A-level.
But if she is really the third S-Class Purifier in the history of the Empire, something out of the norm. The four S-Class Transcendents were also forced to worship Charlotte as soon as her purifying powers were restored.
'I needed a shot anyway. What if Charlotte is my backside?'
Even if he fully believed Charlotte's lies, Raphael did not pay much. On the other hand, the benefits were too great.
If there was one lesson he learned at a young age, it was that life is determined by whether or not he rides the trend rather than human effort or talent. And Charlotte was the trend itself.
Raphael looked overwhelmed by Charlotte.
"I heard your confession, Saintess. The S-class job and the miracle you performed at the time of your awakening must have been too much for you to handle with your delicate body. Thank you for sharing your secrets."
"Thank you for listening. High Priest Raphael, I think I'm a little better after I confided in you. Now I'm going to change my clothes."
Charlotte followed Raphael and smiled bitterly as she entered the room where she was prepared to change her clothes.
While Charlotte was changing her tunic in the room, Raphael quickly went to the rectory where the priest he trusted the most was.
By the end of the candlelight service, all of Raphael's henchmen would find out that Charlotte was an S-class purifier.
***
Shion was a little surprised as he grabbed the hallucinatory wrist. Odette's wrist in his hand was too realistic.
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