For Vera, joining the Holy Church is not a good choice.
Your heart is dark; you are no longer pure. Stop pretending to be modest and fall into depravity! This is your destiny.
No! ! !
Verania woke up with a scream, and only after sitting up did she realize that it was still dark.
But... everything here?
Verania looked helpless. It was here again... But she had long since left that place of sorrow. Why did she keep hurting herself in her dreams?
Why...
The familiar palace, the familiar single suite, the familiar pink decor...
But this isn't her current residence; it's her childhood room, in another place, in...
Sizzle... sizzle...
Wait, where am I?
"Help!"
"Demons! The demons are attacking!!!"
The scene shifts, and for some reason, Villania is standing outside a village engulfed in flames. In front of her are knights dressed in crusader uniforms. A demon guardian riding a ghost horse appears before her, knocking away the knights' shields and maces, and then killing them one by one with a spear.
In the end, only Vera remained.
Why...why did you leave me alone?!
This is the umpteenth time! Ever since the tenth time, every time Verania comes here, she questions it!
Why? Why!
The village was destroyed, and the knights were all killed, so why spare her?
"Because of Villania, we are the same kind of people. Your heart has long since fallen into darkness, and purity has long been irrelevant to you."
Your kindness is merely a shackle suppressing your true nature; we... will meet again.
The Ghost Knight, who had turned his back and was leaving, spoke slowly.
"Wh...what?"
Verania looked at him in astonishment. He had never answered her before, but why this time?
"No... no, the God of Light in the church said that no one is born good or evil except for those who choose to degenerate. You are a devil who bewitches people. Why are you instilling these impure thoughts in me?"
Get out of my mind!
The image shattered again as Villania spoke loudly and firmly.
Just as Vera finally breathed a sigh of relief, the environment suddenly changed again. Upon seeing the scene before her, Vera's pupils dilated violently, and she couldn't help but cover her head, closing her eyes in pain.
That was... her nightmare...
I'm sorry... Vivius!
"How does it feel to kill your dearest senior sister with your own hands?"
"Ah... let's guess, after that incident, what did you choose to do? Call for help? Or go and treat them?"
"Heh, there was clearly still hope, but you were too scared to move your legs and watched helplessly as your dearest senior sister died."
No...that's not it! I didn't! I'm not!
"How can you face your brother, Villania?"
Or have you resigned yourself to your fate and chosen to submit to the devil?
No! I'll never forget it! But it was all my fault, I was young and ignorant, I was too naughty, but... I... I've changed! I... I'm not the person I used to be!
My brother trusted me, and I did not let him down!
"In order not to betray your brother's trust, you joined the Holy Church that you never thought you would join, forcing yourself to abide by those boring church doctrines day and night."
It's laughable that you only realize the value of something after you've lost it. If you had had enough power back then, how could you have watched your family be destroyed and your senior sister die in the Saintess Trial to save you?
"Right, the only saint of the Holy Church, Villania!"
Verania trembled all over. It was all her fault. She had let down her brother and her family. It was because of her that her senior sister, who should have become a saintess, died in the saintess trial.
It's all because of her... the destruction of the village... the fall of the Knights... everything stems from her childhood ignorance. Perhaps you are right, but I am now also paying for my own sins. Why... why do you keep revealing my pain?
No...don't go on like this!
Verania's half of her supernatural power was suppressed, and a surge of demonic energy emerged from her body, fiercely clashing with the supernatural energy of her other half!
"Heh, do you really think that doing good deeds can alleviate the suffering your family members are going through in hell?"
You even had to snatch the title of saintess from someone else. Do you really think your family will approve of you?
You were nothing but a tool for a family marriage, you did nothing wrong! You were right from the beginning! You just longed for freedom, what's wrong with longing for freedom?
So stop suppressing yourself, take a good look at yourself, and accept yourself...
Verania felt a darkness appear before her eyes, and when she looked up, she saw another version of herself... full of unbridled freedom and a wicked charm.
"Then...accept yourself."
Verania reached out her hand, wanting to pull her up, and she stared at her blankly.
Do you accept yourself?
Just as Verania, whose emotions were nearing collapse, made a move, a long spear suddenly flew from her side!
"Um?"
The Demon of Bewitching Hearts frowned and was forced to take a step back. How could this be?
Isn't this the spiritual world of Saint Verania? Why are there completely unrelated people here?
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