Why Am I a Priestess When I Reach the Maximum Level?-Chapter 199Vol 4. : A Responsibility, Two Tragedies

Inside the Illusionary Realm.

“Do you understand now? From the very beginning, you never had the chance to become a God. Even if Tiyelu hadn’t swapped the positions of the magic source’s fragment and the original, the true essence of a deity is far more complex than you imagined.”

The priestess smiled slightly.

“Not to mention, from the moment you decided to take a shortcut with that so-called 【Demon God’s Token】, you were deceived. Do you think the essence of a deity is a divine status or a divine position?”

“Wrong. Let’s not talk about the first two trials, but I’m guessing you didn’t even complete the ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine steps of the divine ladder, right? Otherwise, it would have been impossible for you to start absorbing power so quickly. But... that wasn’t the Demon God deliberately making it difficult for his successor.”

“Ancient people said, ‘When heaven bestows a great responsibility on someone, it first frustrates their spirit and strengthens their bones.’ Without personally climbing those ninety-nine thousand long steps, you could never understand the true meaning of ‘infinite magic power’ and establish a divine kingdom. That so-called 【Demon God’s Token】 is probably a trap left by the Demon God to ensnare those who seek shortcuts to ascend instantly.”

At this point, Miss Violet couldn’t help but smile.

“You think I was ruining things when I split that divine essence back then? No, I was saving you. Think about it seriously, what happens when a vessel’s capacity is insufficient to contain the power within it?”

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“Moreover, have you ever wondered why, even though Tiyelu has guarded the Illusionary Realm for a thousand years and there are so many powerful beings here, your ancestors who reached the edge of the Valley of Magic never attempted to seize the divine position of the Demon God?”

Miss Violet sighed and shook her head regretfully, summarizing her point.

“Young man, becoming a God isn’t that easy. If you want to transform into a phoenix, be careful not to shatter to pieces.”

“......”

Silvester remained silent for a moment before finally revealing a bitter smile and removing the mask from his face.

“It seems I’ve lost, lost completely. After scheming and plotting for so many years, I still underestimated the true powerhouses and this world. How laughable... the clown is me.”

As he spoke, his voice quickly changed from deep to clear and pleasant, and his body underwent visible transformations. The chest under his robe gradually swelled, his waist narrowed, and even his facial features slightly adjusted.

“May I know your name?”

“I’m Violet... Wait a minute, you’re a woman?”

Upon revealing her name, the priestess was momentarily taken aback.

“No, so why... why did you go to the trouble of pretending to be a man? Does it have some special significance?”

In this world, there was no tradition of favoring men over women. In the places Violet had traveled, people valued abilities over gender, so she genuinely didn’t understand Silvester’s motives for this behavior.

As if finally admitting defeat, Silvester raised the mask in her hand and gave a self-deprecating smile.

“This item is called 【Deceive the Heavens】. I obtained it from the 【Twilight Council】 at great cost. As the name suggests, it can deceive the world’s laws. Half-demons are a strange race, perhaps because we only have half-demon blood, the women among us cannot possess magic or combat abilities.

“My mother and I are both like this, so if we wanted to achieve anything, we needed to use this item to deceive the world and gain the power to reach our goals. It’s... truly a curse.”

“Half-demon...?”

Hearing this, Violet couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

If Silvester is a descendant of the transmigrator Minchen, then her situation might be related to some settings in the game.

Firstly, in the initial selectable races in “Illusory World”, the half-demon race indeed has no females. This means players could only create male half-demon accounts. The official developers did not explain this much, but compared to the more common races in the game such as humans, half-beasts, undead, celestials, and spirits, this peculiarity of the half-demon race was frequently joked about and discussed by players.

Could it really be because of this?

Since the opponent seemed to have lost their will to fight, and Violet had no intention of killing Silvester here, she temporarily put down her weapon. She adopted a seemingly relaxed but ready-to-react stance and spoke up.

“There should still be some time. Silvester, can you tell me your story? Honestly, I’m a bit curious.”

Having reverted to her original form—a tall, slender woman with long gray hair who appeared to be in her early twenties, with a slightly stern yet still delicate face that bore at least a seventy percent resemblance to Minchen—Silvester silently nodded and then shook her head.

“Silvina, that’s my real name. Though I don’t know where you heard it, Silvester Bullwer is a fake name I created using 【Deceive the Heavens】. As a respectable strong person who defeated me fair and square, I won’t lie to you.”

Before Violet could respond, she continued.

“You guessed correctly. My mother is Minchen’s daughter, and I am his granddaughter. Minchen and the half-demons do not belong to this world. Although we inherited this bloodline from another world, we did not inherit his great power due to our gender defect.”

“When my mother was still young, that bastard suddenly disappeared without a word. Later, due to some irresistible reasons, my grandmother also left her soon after, entrusting my mother to a friend before returning to the Holy Empire.”

“However, fate was unkind. The person responsible for taking care of my mother suddenly died in an accident, and soon after, enemies came looking for her. Fortunately, my mother managed to hide in time and narrowly escaped.

“After that, she couldn’t stay there any longer and had to flee alone. Because of my grandmother’s instructions, she couldn’t seek refuge in the Holy Empire. Without any power and completely alone, my mother wandered and struggled to survive in the Human United Kingdom. It took her a long time and a lot of suffering, but she eventually used the wealth my grandmother left her to settle down in a small village, forming a family with the locals and giving birth to me.

“However, my mother’s life was destined to be full of hardships. When I was twelve, the Human United Kingdom was hit by a plague. The area where my mother lived was unfortunately at the center of the disaster. The terrible plague lasted for a year, claiming the lives of over a million people, including my ordinary, unremarkable human father.

“Misfortune followed. Not long after that, my mother, who had volunteered for medical work, unfortunately got infected. Half-demons have stronger resistance than humans, but once they get sick, it’s extremely difficult to cure them.

“You probably know the situation in the Human United Kingdom. As members of a different race, we couldn’t risk letting priests and physicians perform thorough medical examinations. If our secret were discovered... the outcome would be unimaginably tragic.”

Silvina raised her right hand, which bore a single, well-maintained yet slightly old gray ring, seemingly a piece of magical equipment.

“Although I did everything I could, my mother... in the end, she still passed away. On her deathbed, she called me to her side and solemnly entrusted me with this ring. She told me that it was a precious gift from my grandfather, Minchen. It contained her lifetime savings and the wealth left by my grandmother. More importantly, it held the memories and longings of her past.

“This most precious treasure, she passed on to me.”

It was as if the mask she had worn for so long, or perhaps the softer and more fragile nature of a woman’s heart, once removed, allowed the accumulated bitterness and hatred in Silvina’s heart to pour out like a torrent. As she spoke, she tried to hide the tears constantly falling from her eyes.

“Mother... held my hand and talked about so many things from the past, all those beautiful memories of a complete family when her parents were still around. She described how tall and magnificent grandfather was, how reliable, humorous, and handsome. Standing beside him was like having an insurmountable mountain, a great sense of security.”

“She said that was the happiest and sweetest time of her life, even more joyful than when she was with my father.”

“Mother laughed and cried, her nearly withered life seemed to glow again. She repeatedly told me that she did not resent her parents for abandoning her. They were truly great people who loved her, but their heavy and noble mission required them to leave. She was proud to be their daughter.”

Silvina’s voice began to choke with emotion, but she forced herself to continue, probably not wanting to show weakness in front of others.

“Mother... talked for a long, long time until her eyes could barely stay open. In her final moments, she was surrounded by those sweet memories, but I knew she was dying.”

“In the end... Mother closed her eyes, and her chest stopped rising and falling. I thought that was the end, and in my overwhelming grief, I went forward to arrange her final appearance. To my surprise, as I leaned over, I heard her whisper softly in my ear, using what seemed to be her last bit of strength, like a farewell, expressing her deep-seated longing and loneliness.”

“Sil... even so, I still wish so much, so much, that I could see Father one more time...”