Why Am I a Priestess When I Reach the Maximum Level?-Chapter 119[Vol. 5] - Her Feelings and the Path to Begin

[Vol. 5] Chapter 119: Her Feelings and the Path to Begin

It might sound amusing, but ever since crossing over and becoming what they called a member of the divine race, Violet hadn’t experienced this kind of anxious uncertainty for a long time.

While it felt refreshing, this very feeling became the only obstacle stopping her from being completely honest.

Even though they hadn’t known each other for very long, Violet truly valued the friendship that had grown through their mutual support. She didn’t want anything unusual or tainted to mix into it.

Noticing the Priestess’s hesitation, the green-haired girl looked slightly surprised before quickly speaking up.

“I see… Is it something difficult to share? It’s okay, Violet, if you don’t want to say anything, I—”

“Ah! No… actually…”

There would never be a better opportunity, nor a more suitable person to confide in.

The moment she realized this, Violet spoke up, deciding to reveal the secrets she had kept buried in her heart.

For some reason, after laying everything out, the anxiety she had anticipated never arrived. The gentle light in the eyes of the green-haired girl’s projection hadn’t changed in the slightest. Instead, Violet felt an overwhelming sense of relief, as if a weight had been lifted from her shoulders, and her whole body seemed to lighten.

“…And that’s how it happened. After that, I started my journey in this world with Xiao Guang.”

“Sorry, Sethlin, for keeping this from you all this time. This secret seemed so absurd. If I hadn’t recently met someone similar, confirming its reality, I might’ve started to doubt whether ?Illusory World? was just a long dream of mine.”

“I see…”

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Seeing the Goddess elegantly seated on her throne, resting her chin in her hand, lost in thought but not saying anything, the Priestess couldn’t help but ask.

“Um… Do you think I’m despicable? Just an ordinary person, lucky enough to…”

“Oh?”

Seemingly surprised by the black-haired girl’s words, Sethlin raised her eyebrow slightly, then shook her head as if amused.

“Lucky? I don’t think ‘luck’ is the right word to explain this, Violet. And the ‘similar person’ you mentioned, it must be that half-demon from the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains, right? His name… I believe it’s Minchen? Though that name doesn’t seem to carry the meaning of ‘connection,’ so it’s probably a fake name.”

“From him, I can clearly sense a link to some higher-dimensional existence. This must be what you referred to as the connection between the chosen travelers and the world. It serves both as an aid and a restraint.”

“But… Violet, you don’t have that kind of restraint. You are free. Everything about you belongs entirely to yourself. Although you also carry an aura from beyond this world, it’s clear that your situation is different from Minchen’s.”

“The most direct proof lies in the fact that you’ve broken through the limits imposed on living beings by this world, whereas he hasn’t managed to do that. Violet, you are similar to us gods, existing within yet also apart from this world—just like… this ?Primordial Artifact?.”

Saying something rather cryptic, the goddess shifted her crossed legs and lazily leaned back, a faint smile playing on her lips.

“Of course, even if everything is as you said, and it’s all just luck, do you think our friendship would change just because of your past? What kind of god do you take me, Sethlin, for?”

“Sethlin…”

Feeling touched, the Priestess glanced at the green-haired girl, and the last of her lingering worries finally dissipated completely.

“Ah! Sethlin, you’re the kindest! Let me hug you!”

“Ugh… alright, alright. Honestly, I’m starting to think that maybe in your previous world, you were just a kid~”

Though things got a little playful toward the end, there was no doubt that, through this heartfelt exchange, the bond between the Priestess and the Goddess of Life had reached a new level. Truly something worth celebrating.

After a bit of lighthearted banter, the two settled down once more to continue discussing the original topic.

“Alright, now that we have all the key information, let me share my thoughts on the whole situation. But first, Violet, you need to understand the difference between ?Primordial Artifact? and ?Law Artifact?. Actually…”

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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several days had passed.

A new year had arrived, ushering in what the people of the Holy Empire called the ?Day of Divine Arrival? with its bright morning light.

This day also marked the beginning of the Holy War, when Yuna Summerfield, the Bright Light Saintess, officially launched her crusade against the demons in the East.

The same news, carefully disseminated over the past week by the Summerfield family and the factions under the Spirit Veil Merchant Guild, quickly spread across all twenty-seven provinces of the Holy Empire. It overshadowed what was originally supposed to be the Saintess’s succession ceremony today, becoming a national event known to all.

For this was the first time since the ?Third Demon War? three hundred years ago that the Western forces, represented by the Bright Light Saintess, had decided to deploy their military power into the Eastern regions of the Holy Empire, which were under the control of the ?Lambert family? and the ?Holy Order?.

Even though the official reason for this action was to crusade against the demons, the reaction was most intense from none other than the Lambert family, who held de facto control over the Eastern Capital.

It is said that during the emergency meeting of the Holy Council held a few days ago, Pope August Lambert personally and vehemently opposed the actions of the Summerfield family, claiming that this move “neglected the stability of the West and the greater interests of the Holy Empire.” He even directly targeted Yuna Summerfield, the Bright Light Saintess herself, who attended the meeting via communication magic.

The entire morning was spent with both sides engaged in a heated debate over this issue for several hours.

However, due to the ongoing unrest in the East and the fact that the “Masked Demon” attack in the Western Capital had been quelled within just two days, the Saintess successfully used this to her advantage.

She single-handedly refuted the arguments of the Lambert family and the ten Holy Council members aligned with them, leaving them speechless.

When the final discussion centered on a compromise, whether the Western forces should significantly reduce their military presence and only provide support, leaving the Holy Knight forces of Angel City as the main force.

It was swiftly pushed aside due to the secret alliance between the Cecilia and Summerfield families, both of divine lineage.

As a result, the Saintess’s succession ceremony was temporarily canceled due to its untimely nature, and the decision for the Knight Templars, led by Bright Light City, to march east and crusade against the demons became an inevitable fact.

Despite the Pope and the Lambert family’s strong objections, it was impossible for them to single-handedly control or overturn the decisions of the entire Goddess Church.

After all, the Holy Empire was a nation divided among the three divine lineages, and none of them could become absolute dictators.

Furthermore, the Holy Empire’s continued losses on the Eastern front were widely known, even though much of this was due to issues with the Judgment Saintess, who had led the forces. Nevertheless, the burden of those failures still fell on the Holy Order, which held actual control.

Thus, everything naturally moved forward.