The person who spoke to her through the status window... Just the fact that he was a god makes her spine drop.
Why did he even wait for so long?
"You were waiting for me?... Why?"
[ So call me by name, Odette. ]
However, he didn't give any other answer to her question. He just sits still with the last phrase on the table.
Odette could feel it vaguely.
The presence beyond the status window, the fact that the First Transcendent is waiting for her to call his name.
'How do I know your name...? '
In the Salvation of God, God was an absolute being. Because it exists beyond all concepts, it is extremely sacred and cannot be named.
The first transcendent, no matter how human he once was, eventually became a god. Such a being could not be named by a mere human name.
Therefore, the request to be called by name itself cannot be established.
(The motif of the) It is Germanic mythology, so she can pick a few names from it.. It didn't work to frame God like that.
"Even if I know his name... I'm not sure if I can really do what he tells me."
The first transcendent is the one who was born as a monster of a god, who killed the god and became a god himself. This means that there is a high probability that he is a very dirty god.
Isn't that true of the grumpy gods of mythology? They gently coax humans to break taboos, incite arrogance, and slowly lead them into misery and confusion.
'I still have a lot of work to do, so it's troublesome...'
[ So call me by name, Odette. ]
Odette stared at the text on the status window that was still floating.
The reason she asked who the being behind the status window was because she needed his help. If the other person was trustworthy, she had to get help right away.
She wondered if Maleah was safe now. He also wanted to know if Victor had dried John safely.
He was clearly more distant than Odette, so she thought he might be able to give her an answer.
'Why is the end of the disaster connected to the deep sea? I wanted to ask if Maleah was around here...'
He was more powerful than she expected, so she couldn't ask for help. A mischievous god would lend a helping hand in a way that Odette didn't want.
At that moment, a notification came with a ringing sound.
[ You don't have to ask me for help. ]
[ 'Status Window' presents 'Eyes' to 'Status Window Owner'.]
[ 'The Eyes of Truth. I can see through any truth and understand any truth. ]
[ Searching for the best answer to Odette's question... ]
[ Why the end of the disaster is connected to the deep sea / The optimal answer to whether Maleah is in the deep sea: 'Charlotte's truth' ]
[ Would you like to check 'The Truth About Charlotte'? ]
[ YES/NO ]
Odette was almost overwhelmed by the endless status window. Ti-ring, a ti-ri ng. She looked at the endlessly ringing status window with a puzzled expression.
'If I know the truth about Charlotte. Does this mean that we can automatically know the location of Maleah?'
It was the moment when she was reading the text on the status screen carefully.
[ You have an omniscient duty, so you cannot reject the truth.]
[ YES is automatically selected. ]
'What.. Say? Wait!'
In an instant, Odette's vision went white, and the feeling of the deep sea, the pressure of the water, and the smell of rotting corpses disappeared in an instant.
This feeling of anticipation.
The status window seemed to transport Odette to a point in the past once again. Like the one day when the status window showed Karl's past.
***
Warm spring. Whistle, the sound of birdsong. The scenery around her changed in an instant. Odette stood in front of a magnificent pillar made of marble.
'Where is this again...?'
Odette looked around and soon realized that this was an ancient temple. Elaborately crafted statues. A rectangular building with magnificent pillars every five steps.
Down the hill, there was an ancient city that looked like something out of a history book.
'He said he showed me the truth about Charlotte.. Why did I come here?'
As if looking down on the city from a high hill, the pure white temple was majestic.
The people at the bottom of the hill and the people in the temple were all walking around in tunics.
Then, she heard someone running with a cheerful sound.
Odette turned to the source of the sound, and a woman in wooden sandals with straps ran toward her. As she got closer, she naturally passed through Odette.
'...I feel like a ghost.'
"Rosalyn, Rosalyn!"
The woman in the sandals did not dream that she had passed through Odette, but only called her friend's name enthusiastically.
'Rosalyn?'
Odette turned her head reflexively at the familiar name.
Light pink hair and light blue eyes.
When she looked at her again, she was wearing a light blue tunic, which was too familiar.
'Isn't she Rosalyn...'
Odette had no choice but to take a breath.
"Hannah, what the hell is going on running so fast?"
'What about her... It's Charlotte...'
Charlotte... Han Song-i... How could Rosalyn be her?
The first purifier of mankind and the best purifier. She was the first purifier to perform miracles, and she was revered by everyone.
Odette was insubstantial like a ghost, but she couldn't help but stumble in shock.
'I even expected Charlotte to be a false purifier and a human who created the disaster...'
Charlotte's river in (Redemption) was red and dark. When Odette awakened, she became an A-class purifier, unlike her previous life.
Therefore. It was predictable for the past two years that Charlotte would be the mastermind of disaster.
"But Rosalyn doesn't make sense. Rosalyn was a few hundred years ago?"
Rosalyn was a person at the time when the Bible was first written. The Barchela Empire was a small kingdom that had not yet been unified. It is estimated that it was nearly a thousand years ago...
But regardless of Odette's shock, Hannah spoke excitedly.
"I just heard some great news from you. The World Tree must have given you a great revelation!"
"What revelation?"
"God Himself will send down a daughter of God to purify the world. A daughter of God will appear among the priests of the Great Temple!"
Arm-in-arms, Hannah and Rosalyn brushed past Odette, who was staggering. The moment Rosalyn passed through Odette, Odette's vision became dizzying and dizzy.
And when Odette opened her eyes again, her vision had changed. Odette was looking down at Hannah, who was arm-in-arm with her.
"Appointing her as a daughter of God? How many people?"
Rosalyn's voice jumped out of her throat. Odette... It was inside Rosalyn's body.
"I also asked the priest, but it seems that the World Tree did not give a revelation to the number of people."
"Hmm. I see."
A natural answer came from Odette's mouth. Before she knew it, Odette began to feel and think like Rosalyn.
"Then it's obvious that it will be me."
As if she had forgotten Odette's self and had become Rosalyn herself. It is very natural.
The priest, the chief priest of the Great Temple, was the one who heard the revelation of the World Tree.
He was the only one who knew exactly where the World Tree was located, and the only one who heard and delivered the oracle of the World Tree directly.
Therefore, the authority of the priests pierced the heavens on the continent. No matter what kind of Emperor came, he could not be compared to him.
The monsters of the gods also belonged to the temple and obeyed the priest's orders. When the priest commanded them, they did not hesitate to participate in the temple to take possession of the holy land.
And Rosalyn was now the priest in the Great Temple, second only to the priest.
And she was the youngest and most beautiful, and she was the most popular among them.
She was the first in all the training courses and exams to be chosen as the next priest. She was the priest's favorite disciple and the person who was promised the next priesthood.
"Who among us will awaken as God's daughter?"
Rosalyn knew the answer and pretended not to know, so she asked Hannah. Then she wrinkled the bridge of her nose in confusion.
"What? I don't know how many, but Rosalyn, you're definitely included! You're the next priest. You are the one who will lead the Great Shrine in the future!"
Hannah was not wrong.
That night, Rosalyn had an awakening dream. It was a dream that barely filled a teacup, and a pure white rose floated on it.
She couldn't deny that it was an awakening dream. The water in the cup was as clear as it was filled with light.
[ Purified water. ]
The voice of the World Tree made it very clear that one of those vile roses was Rosalyn's purifying water.
[ The clearest and cleanest thing in the world, the one that can wash away any filth in the world. ]
The World Tree told her how great purified water was, but those epithets were meaningless.
When Rosalyn had such a small and insignificant amount.
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