Chapter 159 Sindra
I looked at the mermaid in the pond and was speechless. It was hard to describe what my mood was.
Even the exclamations of the people around me made me feel a little unsteady.
#…How did you get him to appear in the sacred pond?
#Used some new abilities.
I:……
This is a little bit spiritual.
How did you airfreight it here from such a faraway hometown?!
What abilities did Sawyers acquire without me even knowing it?
"Can you hear me?"
"My name is Nilgara."
"Can you hear me?"
"Didn't you hear?"
"I am a gift from Lord Sawyers to you."
『I'm Neilgalla.』
"Strange, can't the Holy Son hear you?"
No, I can hear it, but this fish is so talkative!!!
I don't want to pay any attention to him anymore.
Anyway, humans can't hear him, so I always feel that if I answer, he will pester me.
The name Nilgara was certainly familiar to me, but my impression of it was that of a young mermaid, black in color, and not at all similar to the golden one in front of me.
The personalities are also completely different.
So it's probably not the same fish - meaning the name is inheritable?
I remembered the vortex behind him when I saw the black Nilgari.
…So why did Sawyers give him that name?
Maybe because I ignored him, he felt a little bored and sank to the bottom of the holy pool. The people around him regarded this golden mermaid as a miracle.
And he would only come to the surface when I got close.
People: This is the Father’s praise to the Holy Son.
So sometimes, miracles are not very real.
Yomel listened to my complaints but just smiled at me. As he got older, he became more and more kind.
For some reason, he always carries a sense of relief that he's about to get off work.
Sure enough, even a religious leader who has been working for more than two hundred years would want to die.
…
Then three days later,
The Divine Court had been preparing for a long time for me to succeed the Saint. This day was carefully chosen, and it was the same day that God descended upon Yomel.
I was wearing a white robe embroidered with large golden symbols of the Temple, and a saint's hat as I stood with Yomel. He held a pure gold staff and a holy axe in his hands, and I wore the necklace. I looked golden in the sunlight.
We stood side by side on the high platform. Below us were believers and tourists who had come from far and wide, as well as various factions and nobles. We could see them all clearly from here.
Including everyone's expressions and movements.
The devout believers knelt on the ground, as if they were singing praises.
The young believers looked at us furtively with curiosity.
The tourists looked around and at us.
The nobles sat in their gorgeous carriages, fanning themselves impatiently and looking at the common people with disdain.
This is what Jomel has been seeing.
"I can't be a saint."
I said to him.
"I'm no saint, kid. I'm just sitting here."
“Don’t be influenced by what others think.”
"As long as you sit here and they think you are, then you don't have to do anything."
He said to me.
When the sun reaches its highest point, he will die, and I will become the new saint.
We are all waiting.
Waiting for a man-made miracle to happen.
Then Nirgara leaped up from the holy pool, his golden tail reflecting a sacred light in the sunlight. His fins spread out, carrying him into the air. Then he paused slightly, and placed his hands on his chest as if praying to the gods.
Then a faint golden light appeared on his body and then connected to me.
It looked like the sunlight was connecting him and me.
I:?
What's going on?
We don't have this item in our process?
"...I am one of your relatives. I come to serve you at the will of my father."
Strange human language came out of his mouth.
I don’t know if he used some special magic, but his voice was not loud, but everyone present could hear it clearly.
You can even tell which words you are familiar with and which you are not.
Who taught him?
Sawyers?!
Then I saw the "miracle" arranged by Jomel also happened at this time.
The two of us began to rise slowly and hovered in the air. He was slightly higher than me, and his body began to gradually turn into dust. Then he handed the cane and the Holy Axis in his hands to me.
"Goodbye, kid."
He whispered to me and laughed.
It feels like a relief.
I seemed to see his soul coming out of his body. He still looked twenty years old, but he was free.
Then his robe fell to the ground.
Golden light fell from the sky and hit me.
Then it began to rain throughout the holy city—the rain was golden, and when it hit me, it was even warm.
I floated in the air, receiving worship from the believers, and then I heard a faint scream.
The monsters that sneaked in were purified by the rain, and even if they disguised themselves as humans, they could not avoid it.
And there are those who have undergone monster transformation - even if it is not fatal, the holy water will burn them if it hits them.
This was the miracle that Jomel had prepared for me.
The golden rain purifies the entire holy city of those with bad intentions and declares to all believers that I am also the one chosen by "God".
From now on, the holy city will be guarded by me, and I will drive out all filthy things.
I heard the prayers of the believers and I slowly landed on the platform.
With my hands on my chest, where I can't see, my eyes emit golden light——
“May the Father bless His believers.”
My voice spread throughout the holy city.
The voices of the believers followed me.
“May the Father bless His believers.”
No one will forget this day. The new, young saint stood on the high platform, gazing at God's believers with a pious smile and compassion.
Golden eyes, long white hair, dressed in gorgeous clothes, he slowly descended in the golden rain. Not a single drop of rain wet him. He was covered in golden light, and the legendary mermaid was also his subordinate, bowing to him.
His name is Sindra, he is the last apostle of God and the second saint of God's court.
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The change of the Saint in the Divine Court did not cause much stir, but the golden holy water rain that day made all forces realize that even though the new Saint was young, he was still not someone who could be easily shaken.
And he performed so many miracles—many people couldn’t even find out his origins.
Just the appearance alone shows that he is not an ordinary human.
Everyone present could clearly remember that face; the feeling of wanting to be looked at by him was too mysterious and secret.
They loved and respected him.
At the same time, I was also afraid of him.
Obviously, everywhere is sacred, but he is born with a thrilling magical charm.
Anyone who sees him can't help but love him.
"How terrifying...that new Saint."
This is how the minister who went to the holy city described it to the emperor who sat on the high throne.
As the emperor who held real power, the Third Emperor did not want to hear this news.
When theocracy becomes too strong, the interests of the emperor and the nobility will be harmed.
So ten years ago, when they heard that the previous saint was about to pass away and that a successor had been chosen, the entire imperial power and aristocratic class were happy. The fact that the previous saint had lived for more than two hundred years had always been a thorn in their hearts, because it meant that as long as he was alive, it could prove the existence of God.
The power of the Divine Court will not be weakened—that’s how it should be!
Now that the saint has passed away, they only need to make a little manipulation to prove that the saint was just an ordinary person, and that the information he lived for more than two hundred years is all rumors, and that gods do not exist at all, then the Divine Court will be greatly weakened.
Faith without miracles will always fade away in the dust of history.
but!
But this new saint appeared!
Even more outrageous than the previous one.
The golden rain that enveloped the entire holy city—this ability to manipulate the weather was unheard of, and it was a miracle that only God could accomplish!
And it was holy water! It was said that all the monsters and strange creatures in the holy city were destroyed and expelled alive.
What the army couldn't do easily, was accomplished by just a rain!
Then there was the golden mermaid that appeared out of nowhere.
Aren't mermaids just fantasy? Even though this is a world full of monsters, no one has ever seen a mermaid in all these years!
——And she’s a mermaid kept in a sacred pond.
The golden sacred mermaid that every pilgrim can see!
The fish even said that it was sent to the new saint by "God"!
These are all miracles, how can they spread the public opinion they have prepared?
How can they prove these are fake?!
He sent his minister to observe the ceremony in order to gain information and timing, not to see how he, the minister, would praise the new saint.
He just watched a succession ceremony and he completely turned into the shape of that saint!
"I want to hear his weaknesses, not your praises!"
The Third Emperor threw the cup in his hand at the minister's head.
The minister's voice stopped abruptly.
"Oh yes...that sir's weakness."
The minister said in a low voice.
"Actually, I heard that the Saint would visit a small town every year before he took over... but I don't know which one it was, but I've heard that some people saw him along the way."
"I still remember it because the white hair and golden eyes were so conspicuous."
When the Third Emperor heard this, he looked at the minister in front of him who had been hit on the head by him.
"So what town is it, is he from there?"
"...It's not confirmed yet. After all, not many people have seen that gentleman, so we can only determine a rough range." The minister pulled out a map from behind him, "It's probably around this area."
The emperor's eyes paused. "I remember that the Monster Alliance was also there... but it changed owners a few years ago."
"So he's going to... cause trouble for the Monster Alliance?"
"So is there any way to pit the Monster Alliance against the Divine Court?"
"The Monster Alliance has become quite powerful recently—even many nobles are flocking to it. Some in my cabinet have undergone transformations under the new master, and their chronic illnesses have been cured."
He stroked the armrest of the chair, as if thinking about something.
"But Your Majesty, many nobles are guests of the Monster Alliance, and their interests are even more complicated than those of the Divine Court. If discovered, your dignity will be damaged."
Then another plate came crashing down.
"Idiot, what does the problem between the Divine Court and the Monster Alliance have to do with me?"
"I am nothing more than a benevolent monarch who cares about the country and the people!"
The minister looked at the emperor's majestic expression and understood what he meant.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."
…
I know that saints have a lot of work to do, but I didn't expect it to be so trivial.
Yomel's existence was so special that after his death, many problems that had never occurred before emerged.
This caused my workload to increase rapidly.
For this I had to start working overtime like crazy.
I looked out the window at the Nilgala being worshipped in the pool by believers, and I wanted to catch him and bring him to work for me.
But I held back.
Because this mermaid is so talkative.
Even if no one talks to him, he will keep talking.
"You look different from the humans I know."
"Why do you look so wrinkled?"
"Why are you so small?"
"Wow, your hair and my hair are both blonde."
"What, you're not feeling well and want to pray for recovery?"
"But I'm just a member of the Holy Son's family. I don't know anything."
…
It's noisy!
It's noisy! !
In the entire holy city, only Verar and I can hear what he says!
Villar could no longer bear the mission that Remonsis gave him to the Inquisition and ran out of the Holy City.
Leaving me here to suffer alone.
I couldn't silence Nilgara, or my pretense of not hearing him would be immediately exposed—and then I'd have no peace.
What on earth was Sawyers thinking?!
#……Sangsang, I am transforming mermaids, not creating mermaids, do you understand?
I:……
Understood.
What it means is that this is human nature and has nothing to do with him.
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