Alejandro frowned as if forgetting that he was in front of people. Then, as if startled, he raised his hand and briefly covered his face before letting it drop. It was a seemingly natural movement, like shielding his eyes from the sun, and when his hand fell, he returned to the usual expressionless and dignified appearance of a high priest.

At that moment, sparks above the heads of the priests and Elescia simultaneously erupted with a different message from Elescia’s mouth.

“High Priest Alejandro, heed the will of the Five Deities and Oder.”

The training priests couldn’t hide their excitement upon witnessing this.

“Oh, gods!”

“May the blessings of the Five Deities and Oder be with you.”

“Elescia! Elescia!”

It was a commotion like no other.

Even though they themselves held the secret of this world as vessels, they were enchanted by the spectacle before their eyes.

Alejandro maintained a slightly numb and unresponsive demeanor to keep his rationality intact.

‘Using the divine trust like this.’

God would never send down divine trust in such a moment.

Perhaps it was just a matter of granting Elescia’s request.

Of course, there was no evidence, only suspicions.

It had been a long time since Alejandro could no longer hear the voice of the gods through divine trust.

He unknowingly clenched his hand, wrapped in long sleeves.

“The gods…”

They understood what divine trust meant.

A white and blue flame burst out like lightning from the rotating circular light trajectory above their heads.

That was what happened when the Five Deities and Oder made a prophecy.

Right now, they were witnessing in real-time what the gods were saying to humans through divine trust.

The Five Deities and Oder.

The only priest who could hear all of their voices simultaneously was Elescia. The rest could only hear some of them.

So, the noisiest place right now was inside Elescia’s mind.

Complex and incomprehensible words roared as the six gods each raised their voices.

It was chaos. Elescia was overwhelmed by the urge to close the divine trust, but for her return to Haedumsha, their help was absolutely essential.

“Elescia Yutel.”

Alejandro called her name.

“Have you forgotten the worldly ties and become a servant of the Five Deities and Oder, following their rules?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

As she answered, Elescia thought of one person.

Worldly ties.

The protagonist of her life, whom she never thought would be within reach.

Ileion Clement.

“Will you pledge to be a lifelong child of the gods, a representative who conveys the voice of the gods?”

“Yes, that’s correct.”

Having lived most of her life as a priest, her mouth involuntarily responded to the oath prescribed by the priests in Haedumsha.

But her mind was solely focused on him.

‘Ileion. I miss you so much.’

The familiar mask of Priest Elescia was quite thick, not revealing her emotions on her face.

Alejandro, who had been silently observing Elescia, declared as if compelled.
“I permit the return of Priest Elescia.”

Oh, oh, oh.

Those who had been watching Elescia, the candidate for the next high priest, returning, all breathed a sigh of relief.

As they came out into the garden, they collectively breathed a sigh of relief.

“You must stay in Haedumsha. If you resign as a priest before fixing the prophecy, the compelling force might be triggered again.”

Elescia’s words were echoed by Esho.

“That’s right. But the problem is the prophecy, Nuna.”

The dilemma of the four deepened over something that could not be damaged or moved. When Mariella sent a message suggesting a solution, Iris was waiting anxiously as she might come to Haedumsha soon to deal with it herself.

At that moment, one of the training priests approached them.

“Lady Elescia, there is a believer who wishes to meet you.”

“Already?”

Seeing Esho’s puzzled eyes, Elescia nodded and left her seat.

Elescia headed briskly towards the prayer room. As she walked, her footsteps gradually quickened.

‘Maybe he came to see me again today?’

Her heart fluttered.

During the withdrawal of the Papal Decree, she also wanted to tell him what happened. Then Ileion would gently sweep away her tension with a pat on the back.

‘I’ve picked up a bad habit.’

Elescia sighed inwardly. However, she couldn’t stop her thoughts from going to him.

But when she entered the prayer room, she stopped in her tracks.

“May the blessings of the Five Deities and Oder be with you.”

Smiling brightly, the person who offered a smile was not the man who had kissed her in the prayer room yesterday with the permission of the gods.

“It’s been a while. I finally get to see Priest Elescia.”

At a glance, he resembled Ileion to some extent, though not entirely like brothers.

Why did Sabiel’s face look so sinister?

He was supposed to have grown up gracefully and elegantly within the royal palace, thoroughly learning the law and etiquette.

“…Saviel. Did you come to find me?”

Approaching Elescia, who had taken a few steps towards him, he stopped and burst into a hearty laughter.