“Our ti is short, so let’s get straight to the point, shall we?”
Although I had suspected it from the fact I t her, my head spun a bit when my suspicion was confird. I took a deep breath and nodded at the Goddess’s words.
The Goddess, with the Saintess’ benevolent face, sat calmly with her legs crossed and continued speaking.
“You wondered why I made Sylvia a Saintess, didn’t you?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“It’s because of your existence.”
“…You an because of ?”
I made Sylvia beco a Saintess?
I frowned, not quite understanding the Goddess’s words, but she nodded silently, unconcerned.
“Because you ca to this world, that child lost her place.”
“…So you’re saying it’s my fault.”
“It’s not your fault, child. It’s the fault of the one who sent you here without saying a word.”
The Goddess didn’t seem to hold any grudge against . But even so, I couldn’t help but worry.
After all, she’s a Goddess. Isn’t she a being who could easily crush a mortal like without even lifting a finger?
“I understand what you’re worried about, but I’m not such a narrow-minded Goddess.”
“…I apologize if I gave that impression.”
“You too have beco my child since you entered this world. Since it wasn’t your will to co here, I have no intention of holding you accountable for that.”
“That’s a relief.”
If she were to forcibly banish back to my original world, I’d have nothing to say, but if she took more extre asures, I wouldn’t be able to cope.
As I inwardly let out a sigh of relief, the Goddess chuckled as if she found my reaction amusing.
“Anyway, everything I’ve said was a asure to protect you and Sylvia.”
“…I understand what you an.”
It wasn’t strange considering the future that had changed due to my existence in this world. No one knows how far the butterfly effect I created would change the future.
“We don’t have much ti left.”
The thing I had been wondering about all along was the mist surrounding the Goddess. It felt like it was not to protect the Saintess but to protect us.
As evidence, the mist had now thinned considerably, and the Goddess was looking at it with concern.
“Was it to protect us?”
“Yes, even if I dwelt in my daughter’s body, if you and Sylvia had looked at directly, your minds wouldn’t have remained intact.”
“Then”
“It’s about ti for to go back now. Hurry and ask one last thing.”
I had little ti to think, so I quickly racked my brain and found a question.
“Could the changes I’ve made to this world possibly lead it down a bad path?”
“…Child. That is the choice of all mortals. Whether the world goes down a bad path or a good one.”
The mist was gradually thinning. As I frowned, feeling a headache just from looking at the Goddess, she stood up and placed her hand on my head.
“It’s not all your fault. It’s simply the choice of everyone.”
“I’ll keep that in mind.”
When the Goddess placed her hand on my head, I felt the headache ease considerably. She was looking at with a faint smile.
I felt sothing leaving her body as my eyes t her black ones. Realizing the end had co, the Goddess left her final words, slowly but urgently.
“Go to Duke Geyrus. Most of your questions will be answered there.”
“…I understand.”
“Child.”
“…Yes.”
The focus gradually disappeared from her black eyes. Despite this, the Goddess continued speaking and gently stroked my head.
“I really like the story you’re creating.”
“…”
“So, don’t worry.”
With those final words, the Saintess’ body collapsed. I caught her body as it fell like a puppet with its strings cut, took a deep breath, and looked around.
The mist that had hazily enveloped the room when I entered was completely gone.
After carefully seating the Saintess back in her chair, I held my dizzy head and continued my thoughts.
Sylvia beca a Saintess because of . It wasn’t the Goddess who sent here. Because I ca here, Sylvia lost her place.
My mind was complicated, but it all led to one conclusion.
“Duke Geyrus’ house…”
I need to go there. Only then did I understand the ssage Duke Geyrus had left for .
A reason for to seek him out had arisen. As I ran my hand through my hair and exhaled deeply, feeling overwheld, the Saintess’ body, which had been lying half-dead on the sofa, began to stir.
“…”
As her eyes, which had started to move, opened and t mine, she finally grasped the situation and sat up straight.
“Um, hello?”
“Yes, hello.”
I calmly received the Saintess’ awkward greeting and slowly stood up. Now that she had regained consciousness, I had no reason to stay any longer.
As I stood up, she quietly watched . Seeing that she seed to have sothing to say, I stopped moving and spoke.
“Are you feeling alright?”
“Huh? Oh, yes, I’m fine. Now that I’ve experienced it once, the second ti is easier to adapt to.”
“…This wasn’t the first ti?”
Is the Goddess treating the Saintess like her avatar, coming in and out as she pleases?
I asked back, feeling dumbfounded, and the Saintess shook her head with a broad smile.
“It’s only happened twice. It’s also a big burden for the Goddess, so she doesn’t do it often.”
“… That’s a relief.”
I had intended to ask sothing simple, but feeling like the conversation might drag on, I had no choice but to sit down again.
Seeing this, the Saintess smiled broadly once more.
“When was the first ti she borrowed your body?”
Since I was sitting anyway, I decided to ask what I was curious about.
She eagerly answered my question.
“It was when it was revealed that so high-ranking people in the Church were committing corruption. She imdiately borrowed my body and scolded them so loudly that the Church people were afraid of for a while after that.”
“… That’s a bit different from the image I had in mind.”
“Right? You’d think a god would bring down divine punishnt or sothing, but she said it’s not actually that easy.”
Contrary to her quiet and calm impression, the Saintess was quite talkative. Or rather, it felt like sothing that had been suppressed until now had suddenly burst out.
“So she was like… ‘You fools!! Did you think I gave you holy power for this?!’ and shouted at the top of her lungs…”
“Wait a mont.”
While the Saintess’ story wasn’t uninteresting, and I had been listening and responding quietly, I cut her off because I felt a sense of déjà vu sowhere.
The Saint, who had been excitedly chattering away, blinked slowly with wide eyes at my voice.
“Do you rember everything that happened when the Goddess dwelled in your body?”
It doesn’t make sense otherwise. The Goddess wouldn’t have directly told the Saintess about that story.
“Of course, it’s my body after all, isn’t it? It’s not like my consciousness falls asleep. It’s more like the main consciousness is pushed aside for a mont… That kind of feeling.”
“…Then.”
“If you’re asking if I rember all the conversation between Brother Felix and the Goddess, yes, I do.”
Oh my.
I couldn’t help but slap my forehead and let out a deep sigh. Seeing my reaction, the Saintess tilted her head and looked at closely.
“So you know that I’m a person from another world?”
“That’s right.”
“And you don’t have any particular thoughts about that?”
“Why not? So people rember their past lives, and so can foresee the future. Isn’t it stranger to think that reincarnation or other worlds don’t exist?”
Perhaps because she’s in a position to serve the Goddess directly, her way of thinking is incredibly open.
As she calmly answered my questions, I was unsure whether to feel relieved or wary. At that mont, the Saintess smiled brightly again.
Placing her index finger on her lips, she lowered her voice and continued speaking.
“Don’t worry. I won’t tell anyone about this.”
“…”
“Um, you’re not thinking about sothing like murder, are you? Even if it’s you, Brother Felix, that’s sothing the Goddess can’t forgive.”
“How could I?”
Murder, what a frightening thing to say so casually.
The Saintess who had said such a thing stretched nonchalantly and giggled.
Seeing her sohow relieved expression, I blinked, and she playfully replied.
“I’ve been bottling things up for a while. I don’t have anyone to talk to so openly like this.”
…I see.
She must have been lonely as well.
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