Absolutely Do Not Touch Eldmia Egga

Chapter 438

According to Priest Mender, the reason he joined Seneran was because of a revelation from the saintess.

Of course, I thought it would be something like the exiled priest of the Imperial Holy Church, but I didn’t expect something like a revelation to intervene. There was no reaction from Master and Seneran, as if the conversation had already ended, but rather, the reaction raised questions.

“Why are you asking me that? Your employer is Seneran.”
“That I don’t know either.”
“yes?”

What do you mean? As my expression became bizarre, Seneran next to me opened his mouth to explain further.

“It’s been like that since the first contract. Priest Mender will help, but when a certain situation comes, Eldmia, you’ll have to judge the intervention of Saint Deoni.”
“…From what you say, it sounds like you knew you’d be in this situation?”
“I thought so too. I think I’ve received a revelation, so I asked if it would be better to come directly without hassle.”

However, the answer that came back was a refusal.

“‘This is what revelation is like.’ The saintess answered like that. I’m not particularly interested in theology, so I don’t know how that could be.”
“Haha, don’t worry. We, who have dedicated ourselves to theology, always feel that way.”

Revelation is always like that? But were you helping so calmly haha hoho? Priest Mender, who had a friendly smile, shrugged lightly, perhaps sensing my questioning gaze.

“How can a mere mortal fully comprehend the will of a god?”

I think the reason why this friend was dispatched here is because of his flirtatious personality… As they said, even if I passed this vague and suspicious situation roughly, my situation did not change.

If you get caught by the kingdom army, in the worst case, you could end up as a saintess who died while smuggling for the first time in history. What kind of revelation did you receive that led you to do that?

“…First of all, I think I’ll have to look at the reason I came here and make a decision. Will you be okay?”
“Of course. The saintess also said to follow Eldmia-sama’s judgment, but you didn’t say when.”

Mender nodded happily and gestured to lead the way, and Master and Seneran also started walking inside the temple, following him. We briefly exchanged glances and followed them.

Inside, spheres made of magic were arranged like torches at regular intervals, so it was not inconvenient to move. There were a lot of collapsed stones on the floor, so it seemed like Leica was suffering a little, but that was all.

As Seneran’s other hired men distanced themselves from each other, Priest Mender, who was walking in the lead, slowly got lucky.

“I’m going to explain the situation on the way, but how far have you heard from Seneran?”
“I’ve heard that you’re trying to determine if I’ve been affected by the Relic.”
“That’s right. Now I need to tell you how to check.”

While saying that, Priest Mender stroked his chin for a moment, and at first glance, he seemed to be thinking about how to easily explain this.

“Well, first of all, can you guess why we were able to notice the existence of a relic that didn’t already exist?”
“I heard that the stronger the holy relic, the more divine power remains like a kind of reverberation. Didn’t you notice that based on that?”
“Yes. Divine power, unlike magical power that exists naturally in the world, is an artificial or divine phenomenon, so the stronger it is, the darker the traces are left. It temporarily becomes a deity.”

Unlike the sanctuary where beneficial effects such as the amplification of the holy law occur, the sanctuary is the target of vigilance no matter how good it is. No, to put it emphatically, it is a dangerous zone.

A person faints with only a small amount of direct exposure to divinity right now, so it can’t be beneficial for mortals to have a deity that spreads the effect over a wide area.

“I’ve heard that all the priesthoods left in history have had bad consequences.”
“You are well-informed. Indeed, they are valuable reminders that, just as too much of anything can be poison, even the mercy of the gods can be poison to us who are weak.”

That is why the gods who love creatures indirectly intervene in the world. It is also the reason why the time when evil gods who didn’t care about that was overflowing was chaos itself.

It’s common sense, but since there are people who lack common sense in any world, it seems that Priest Mender really liked the fact that I knew these stories.

“Anyway, that’s why it’s much easier to tell the difference between mana and magic. To put it simply, it’s the difference between mixing water with water and mixing ink with water.”
“…Electrons are divine power.”

At my words, Priest Mender nodded and replied satisfactorily.

“To be precise, it is the divine power that contains the strong will of God.”

One of the things I learned while studying is that magic leaves ‘habits’ in various forms.

It is like a fingerprint of some kind. The possibility of having the same fingerprint is not completely impossible, but just like it is extremely rare, so is magic. And if the magic that unfolds based on the habit remains on top of the natural state of magic, it becomes difficult to trace who used the magic because the trace gradually changes over time. As Priest Mender said, the difference between water and ink is the same.

But God is different.

Since they are transcendent beings who have already attained perfection, their traces are always the same. Whether it’s a trace from 10 years ago or a trace from 100 years ago, if you compare it, it’s always the same.

“The relics here are…although it’s just speculation, it’s likely to be from the age of mythology, the time when the evil gods ruled, or even older. Even the gods can’t understand how weak mortals are. It was a time when it was not clear whether we had to intervene until then, so especially powerful holy relics appeared. The relics kept by the Imperial Spiritual Assembly are like that too.”
“That’s why you thought that even the warriors would be able to hold it.”
“Yes. It’s a blasphemous statement, but I have no doubt that it has such power.”

As soon as Mender’s answer ended, the long corridor also ended, revealing a round pupil. It’s not that I haven’t seen many temples, but it was a very unique structure when I compared it with all the memories of my previous life.

“It’s more like an altar for sealing rather than a temple, right?”

I reflexively nodded at Priest Mender’s question, as if he had read my thoughts.

“Most of the places where these mighty relics rest are like this. It’s a blessing from the god they serve, so we don’t dare to treat it harshly, but it could be harmful to mortals, so it was actually built like an altar to seal it.”

Several altars are arranged at precise intervals according to the circular structure, but all but one have destroyed stone statues. It wasn’t too difficult to guess that there were sacred relics on that empty altar.

As soon as I took two more steps there, my body immediately started reacting with a tingling sensation similar to when I used too much mana. I might have stumbled a little if Asilie, who had caught my complexion not improving at once, hadn’t helped me by the side.

“Damn, is this just me? My stomach tingles similarly to when I used too much magic power.”

I hurriedly stepped back, but I didn’t know that the inside that started to groan once would calm down. I barely caught my breath and looked around, everyone was surprised with their eyes wide open.

Maybe I’m the only one who looks weird. Priest Mender, who was walking towards the empty altar, hurriedly came to my side, opened an unknown spell, and opened his already widened eyes.

“It’s a resonance phenomenon. How on earth are you still conscious?”
“Yeombyeong, isn’t it polite to ask such a question by explaining what it is…?”

With a sad expression on his face, Mender Priest immediately apologized, but he didn’t have the time to respond because he seemed to be in a hurry. Maybe it’s because I’ve never caught a cold in my life, so I’m not immune to these symptoms.

Fortunately, he understood that I was in a situation where I couldn’t even pretend to accept his apology, and quickly continued his explanation.

“It refers to the reaction of the divine power inherent in the body to the external divine power. This is the symptom that the saints and women see when they receive their first revelation. Apparently, the reaction came as soon as they reached the boundary of the sanctuary, but in case you hear tinnitus. Or do you not see any hallucinations?”

Not some kind of drug, tinnitus and hallucinations? Fortunately, other than being filthy uncomfortable, I was able to shake my head because I was normal.

“I’m sorry. Originally, after seeking Eldmia-sama’s consent, the method was to induce resonance at will, but I didn’t expect it to be so strongly connected even after many years have passed since the relic was lost.”
“Let’s just skip that, but that means… Are you saying that I have something to do with the relic here?”

It was a question that didn’t have to be asked, but I had to ask, and

Mender responded with a very serious nod.

“Ha, it’s like a fucking birth secret.”

I thought there would be something, but I didn’t know it would be in this form.