——No, that was definitely not an illusion.
Although Dmitry Winter was not a Transcendent, he was, after all, a bishop.
At such close distance, his perception could not be mistaken.
The pure divine light on Giralda shone with an unmistakable clarity.
"Your Highness Dmitry, what brings you to ?"
He asked gently with a smile, facing Dmitry wrapped in a grey-white coat.
Dmitry wore a coat with fur collars made from Frost Beast hides, his hands stuffed directly into his trouser pockets. The empty sleeves flapped behind him, like a white ceremonial scarf.
He frowned slightly and looked silently at Giralda.
With an extrely odd and unfriendly tone, Dmitry asked through gritted teeth, "Still calling ’Your Highness’?
"It’s you, Annan! I know you inside out, don’t even think about fooling !"
...You speak with such conviction, yet you have already been fooled by .
Annan muttered to himself inwardly.
But all he did was to reveal to Dmitry an even broader, radiantly bright smile.
Then, his body appeared to shrink suddenly, reverting back to Annan’s original form.
Having assud "Giralda’s" identity for too long, Annan felt sowhat awkward upon returning to his true self.
Annan’s silver-white hair had grown past his neck, and his upright figure already bore so resemblance to Dmitry’s.
He still wore that unembellished, soft, and smooth silver-white robe.
Due to so damage inflicted during the battle with Bernadino, the high-collared robe had been ingeniously altered by the ticulous Paper Princess into a deep V-neck with a sapphire button at the collar to keep it snug.
Aside from the three silver rings of runes at the cuffs, it sowhat resembled Enkidu’s attire...
After Paper Princess’s ticulous repairs, its na was no longer called The Silver Sir’s Favor:
The Beloved (of Two)
Type: Equipnt/Armor/Clothing (Gold)
Defense: 4 (equivalent to thick leather)
Protective Bias: Slash, High Temperature, Electric Shock, Corrosion
Defense Disadvantage: Piercing, Blunt Impact
Description: A silver-thread robe handwoven by the Silver Sir, light enough but exceedingly sturdy, bearing an undeniable sacred quality; adorned with a palest painting by the Paper Princess, it has received further enhancent. Clergy above the bishop tier can recognize its origin.
Effect: When worn by "Annan Winter," it automatically grants immunity to curse killings and prophet spells below the silver tier.
The Silver Sir’s Favor: Rub your eyes with the garnt to obtain ten minutes of "Detect Poisons" ability, with effects equivalent to the nasake Hunter ability; rub your hands with the garnt to obtain ten minutes of "Purify Poisons" ability, with effects equivalent to the nasake Idol School spell.
Paper Princess’s Affection: The bearer receives the Curse Binding "Comfort Regardless of Temperature," with effects equivalent to the sa na Idol School spell; when the bearer is attacked, a "Trail Erase" is instantly released, with effects equivalent to silver-tier stealth ability.
Effect: Consus silver coins for automatic repair; can be repaired with paint.
The garnt, after Paper Princess’s ticulous repair, had been significantly strengthened.
And one could discern the different temperants of the two deities by the properties they granted to this garnt:
The Silver Baron seed more inclined to give Annan a higher status, worrying that Annan would be secretly poisoned or, after his clothes were torn, left in a state of disarray and embarrassnt.
But Paper Princess was more concerned with Annan’s comfort and safety: "Comfortable in Any Climate," this silver-tier spell, was too extravagant to be attached to clothing.
— Can’t you change your clothes when it’s cold or hot? (thunderous voice)
Even a king wouldn’t do this... If they had the chance, they would probably prefer to attach a sa-tier spell of their own school such as "Righteous Aura" or "Persuasion Spell."
The spell "Comfortable in Any Climate" is more often used to resist attacks— for instance, to prevent oneself from being frostbitten or frozen stiff when attacked by a Cripple Wizard; or as an ergency asure to protect internal organs in hot winds and high-temperature environnts.
In reality, it is the combined version of the bronze-tier spells "Heat Resistance" and "Cold Resistance." After all, these two spells cannot coexist... and in so cases, the situation isn’t that complicated.
But because spell slots are limited, even silver-tier idol wizards wouldn’t typically learn such a seemingly useless spell. And this spell is a Chanting Spell, requiring a large spell slot.
Annan is a level 22 silver-tier wizard, with a total of only thirteen spell slots, of which only four are for Chanting Spells.
What made Annan sowhat embarrassed was... Paper Princess specifically chose this spell to enchant him with, essentially saying that she thought Annan might not know how to take care of himself and could catch a cold by accident.
Whose overly concerned old aunt is this...
... Perhaps it’s because he looks to be only thirteen or fourteen years old.
Leaving that spell out, which made him quite helpless.
Paper Princess also enchanted Annan with her own domain’s Divine Arts: "Erasure of Traces."
When stealth and invisibility abilities reach a high tier, they are generally conceptual in nature.
For example, the Divine Art "Hidden in Shadows" can completely eliminate the sound and scent in a dark environnt, producing no resistance when attacking, and thus no sound of wind.
The Divine Art called "Reflection Subrsion" allows the stealth user to hide in a mirror world and exert an exact mirror impact on the real world— striking through the right chest with a dagger in the mirror world, for instance, would pierce the heart in the real world. Only in reflective surfaces like mirrors, lake surfaces, or sword edges can one trace the stealth user.
"Erasure of Traces" is a Divine Art from the painting domain.
Once used, it acts as an invisible eraser, directly wiping away one’s image. Even making noise, using spells, or launching attacks will not reveal one’s form; only being stained with liquid could break this Divine Art.
This ability can undoubtedly take the initiative in a defensive situation.
Generally speaking, when people see an enemy suddenly disappear, few would continue to attack without hesitation. Under the restraint of instinct and reason, attackers tend to take a defensive posture and imdiately heighten their alertness.
This montary gap is enough for Annan to react.
From these two points of view... Paper Princess’s parting gift is indeed very practical.
As written in the equipnt description...
It is the "care" from Paper Princess.
"... The Silver Baron and Paper Princess, huh."
As the bishop who is an old grandmother, Dmitry could see the markings on Annan.
They were divine signatures, clear to see in the eyes of high-ranking clergy.
Less than a year away from ho, and he has already received the support of two deities.
And that hair...
Looking at Annan’s hair that had turned to silver, Dmitry was sowhat conflicted.
Being the eldest son, he of course understood what this ant.
— Annan’s "Heart of Winter" had begun to hatch.
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