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At Lucheria's invitation, Glenn first moved to the reception room attached to the chapel.
“Have you been doing well, Brother?”
Lucheria welcomed Glenn with her usual warm and benevolent smile.
“Yes.
How about you, Saintess?”
“I've been doing well.
I've been busy traveling around the southern front, but as you can see, I'm full of energy.”
As she said that, Lucheria clenched her tiny fists and raised them.
The sight looked quite cute, but at the same time, it made Glenn feel sorry for her.
《Lucheria》
《Race》: Human / 20 years old
《Stats》
《Unique Potential》
§ Noble Good
…
《Status》
§ Fatigue
§ Exhaustion
She's pushing herself.
Considering that her condition was like this, the fact that she didn't show even the slightest sign of exhaustion on her face might itself be one of her abilities.
Still, if she continued like this, she would definitely collapse sooner or later.
“Saintess.”
“Yes, Brother?”
“I'm sorry for asking so suddenly, but while you were on the southern front, how many people did you revive using Egelcis's Miracle?”
“What…?
Um…
Well…”
At Glenn's sudden serious question, Lucheria avoided his gaze.
She must have immediately realized that he had seen through her condition.
“Don't exaggerate or lie.
Tell me the truth.
It's rather important to me.”
“Uuugh…”
Lucheria lowered her head with the expression of a child who had been caught trying to hide a mistake.
“I…
I don't really know…
Thinking back, I think I used it at least once every two days…
Sometimes my holy power hadn't recovered enough, so I couldn't even revive five people…”
Egelcis's Miracle.
It was the highest-level holy power skill that could revive dead allies within a certain area.
A skill that placed an enormous burden on the user because it brought the dead back to life.
Using it every other day was something only a completely insane person could do.
“…It's amazing that you're still breathing after doing that.”
“I'm sorry…
Bishop Roderick also scolded me, but I just couldn't bring myself to walk past people who had died.”
Glenn understood.
After all, Lucheria was none other than Lucheria, who was considered the greatest force for good in the world of Gray Eden.
But if she continued living like this, she would die young.
“Are…
Are you angry?”
“Yes.
A little.”
Glenn had gone to great lengths to overturn the fate of the prologue, where Lucheria was destined to be excommunicated by the church and suffer through countless hardships.
What if she simply died after all that?
Wouldn't I be upset?
His direct answer left Lucheria at a loss for what to do, and she merely moved her lips nervously.
“I…
I'm sorry.”
He had saved her from the fate of dying in the original story, and now she was apologizing again after bringing dead people back to life.
“If you know you're sorry, then stop using the resurrection miracle.
If you want to use it from now on, ask for my permission first.”
“Th-That might be a little…”
“A little?”
“…Yes.
I understand.”
With her head lowered, Lucheria answered in a tiny voice.
Normally, she would never compromise when it came to saving someone's life.
But apparently, she couldn't bring herself to stubbornly oppose Glenn, who had once saved her life.
Seeing her sad expression because she couldn't do good deeds made Glenn feel an indescribable sense of guilt.
But there was nothing he could do.
She had too many things she needed to accomplish in the future to die young while saving people.
I need her to come with me when I leave for the Land of Demons, too.
It was becoming uncomfortable to keep looking at those naturally guilt-inducing sad eyes, so Glenn decided to get to the main point.
“I'll stop lecturing you now.
I didn't come all the way here just to scold you for overworking yourself.”
“Did…
Did you come for something like that?”
“For something like that?”
When Glenn repeated her words, Lucheria was startled and frantically waved her hands.
“Br-Brother!
You misunderstood!
I absolutely didn't mean it that way…!”
“I was just repeating what you said.
Don't overreact.”
“Haah…
I'm exhausted…”
Lucheria let out a deep sigh.
Glenn had felt this for a while, but Lucheria was surprisingly easy to tease.
After giving her some time to finish her tea, Glenn immediately asked Lucheria to accompany him to the Land of Demons.
“T-The Land…
of Demons?!”
It was the reaction he had expected.
Who wouldn't be shocked if someone suddenly asked them to enter enemy territory?
Especially when hundreds of people were dying every day in the ongoing bloody battle.
“Yes.
My plan will be the most important key to ending this war, and that plan absolutely requires the Saintess's help.”
The plan was to infiltrate the Land of Demons and assassinate Kacerto Rienz, one of the leaders of the Demon King's Army.
There was a major reason Glenn wanted Saintess Lucheria to accompany him.
The first reason was her ultimate skill, Egelcis's Miracle.
Ah, I'm scared to go alone too.
The Demon King's Army was currently following a different course from the original story because of Glenn.
The legion commanders who were supposed to push back the territories of the Holy See had been defeated one after another, while the Demon King had even left his position for personal reasons.
With defeat gradually approaching, Glenn didn't expect the Demon King's Army to obediently move according to the original story.
Something will definitely happen.
Because of that, even though Glenn was a nine-star fighter who could be called a living tactical weapon, entering the Land of Demons alone carried enormous risks.
And the more he tried to reduce those risks, the more cautiously he would have to act.
But if Lucheria, who possessed the resurrection miracle, was with him, he could afford to take somewhat more daring actions.
And if she's another nine-star, ordinary enemies won't even be able to touch us.
To put it bluntly, could the Demon King's Army really handle two living nuclear bombs wandering around while Rowen and the Demon King were absent?
Of course, Glenn wondered whether Lucheria's actual combat ability could properly reflect her nine-star rank since she had little experience in battle.
But that could be fixed by teaching her.
Apparently, Bishop Roderick had also been steadily teaching her how to fight.
And there was a second reason.
Glenn wanted to show her the truth about demons and correct her misunderstandings about them.
This is actually the most important part.
This was a world that would be changed by Glenn's own hands.
For that world to become even slightly more peaceful, he needed allies with enough influence to make a difference.
In that regard, Lucheria was both an ally who could support his ideals and someone who possessed enormous influence.
Honestly, could he find another helper with conditions this good?
The problem is how she'll respond to my proposal…
Glenn looked seriously at Lucheria as she thought it over.
She was probably weighing the choice between staying here to save people and following Glenn into the dangerous Land of Demons.
However, Lucheria's hesitation did not last long.
“I'll go with you, Brother.”
Lucheria looked directly at Glenn, determination filling her violet eyes.
“Really?”
“If your decision can end this war, then I should gladly help you.”
It was easy to guess why Lucheria had made such a decision.
She must have thought that helping Glenn end the war even one day earlier would be the best way to save more people.
“Thank you.
I will take responsibility and keep my word.”
“Yes!
I'm still lacking in many ways, but I'll do my best to help as much as I can!”
Even though she didn't yet know what Glenn would ask her to do, she was being so positive that Glenn couldn't help but admire her.
“But Brother, what would you have done if I had refused?”
