Charm (1)
…Who’s talking about me.
How did my ears tickle?
“Why is that?”
“Nothing.”
Now, I’m quite used to Celia’s constant asking how I’m doing even when I stop for a moment.
It’s a little strange to notice it like a ghost even if you think about it sometimes, but I think I can roughly understand why he is so obsessed with being a servant, so I’m leaving it alone.
I was mistaken because there was a surname called Sobeon, but Celia was not a nobleman, but a child of an extinct nobleman.
In fact, a child raised by her older sister without knowing whether her parents are alive or dead is virtually no different from a commoner.
If the divine power had not bloomed, there would not have been a very good future waiting for it.
I don’t know if it’s gotten better since I came here.
Commoners who make up most of the apprentice priests were ostracized because they were nobles, and a few nobles were ostracized for being no different from commoners.
Except for a few, there were no children with angular natures, so it wasn’t openly bullying, but isn’t it creating a subtle sense of distance?
It is a difficult act for a young girl, who is likely to be very sensitive, to handle.
It seems to me that this was done with the help of the clergy to some extent, so there was probably no place to ask for help.
I haven’t been able to figure out why Celia was intentionally isolated.
But things like that have drastically decreased since he became my attendant.
It was burdensome to talk to me directly, so I asked Celia about this and that, and in doing so, a virtuous cycle was created in which we became friendly to some extent.
In addition, even if there is no such thing, the country has secured one stable companion.
Although it still seems to be overly difficult for me.
Anyway, it’s half of the church official, but I hope those three people treat me at least half as comfortably as they treat me.
“Saint Ronan. It’s finally the day of the divine power test.”
“I remember Saint Ronan wasn’t that great… but has anything changed since he became a Saint?”
“Since you have become a saint, of course you must be better than anyone else. Otherwise, it makes no sense.”
As if they thought that they had become more comfortable over the past few days, the three of them handed over a word to each other as if they were talking to a classmate.
Damian is trying to inflate his expectations of me out loud, as if he’s trying to burden me. At this point, I look a little cute.
“hahahaha, it’s not because Orion taught me how to handle divine power. I don’t know if I can do it well.”
“Look what I’m doing.”
“Since you’re a saint, you’ll be able to follow along soon.”
“If you’re talented as a saint, you’ll follow suit right away.”
Undo what I just said. It’s a really bad night.
The reason why they can be so arrogant is because, surprisingly, these three rank 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the holy power test in the group of apprentice priests I belong to.
Divine power is a special power called God’s grace.
Holy law is the power to realize miracles in the world through divine power.
Of course, the orthodox theory is that the greater the divine power and the better the holy law, the more devout one has faith.
In other words, it is a measure of faith that is easy to check with the eyes.
This is why other children do not doubt the religious beliefs of the children of high-ranking clergymen and are easily influenced by them.
So, do these guys really have high faith and holy power?
The basic test of implementing light through divine power began, and those three people succeeded right away without any sign of difficulty.
Although there is a difference in degree, they also showed how to manipulate the light freely by moving it, making it larger, or reducing it.
“wow…”
“I guess the bloodlines of the cardinals are different.”
“Since you’ve believed in Orion-sama since you were little, you must have deep faith.”
It was the reason why the other children looked at the three with envy while only making a small light or even turning it off soon.
from my point of view
“Really cheat a little bit…”
It was a fraud that came out of the sound of the voice.
It is extremely difficult to awaken divine power at a young age.
Tens of times more than awakening one’s magical power.
On the contrary, as you get older, it is still difficult to awaken magical power, but it becomes relatively easy to awaken divine power, so the difficulties of the two become similar.
This is the reason why the number of children is small enough to be accommodated by the headquarters even though they are raking in children from all over the world that the church’s infrastructure can reach.
There is no way that children with such devout faith and genius talents will be born into the lineage of high-ranking clergymen.
Ah, correct. I inherited it. Sacred tools.
The light they created was all activated by borrowing the power of the sacred tools they wore, such as necklaces and rings.
Of course, the sacred tools that allowed the divine power to be used arbitrarily were strictly controlled items under the name of the church.
At least, it wasn’t something that could be allowed to be taken out to be used for playing house here.
A really shocking announcement…
Those three’s own divine power?
Surprisingly, there were as many as a rat’s tail.
Even though it was below the level of most kids here.
Originally, he would not have been able to create, let alone control, light.
After literally demonstrating the stolen talent as if it were my own ability, the three people returned to me strutting.
“I’m looking forward to it.”
“I believe you will show a beautiful light.”
All the eyes of the apprentices, the teachers who were grading, and even a few people who were secretly seated here turned to me.
Whether it was meant to be a public execution or not, the order of my demonstration was not at the same time as the others, but by myself.
It was the result that the three people, especially Damian, strongly demanded.
In addition, the teachers accepted the request as if they were curious about the level of divine power and holy magic in their hearts.
As I stood alone in one place for the demonstration, Celia’s eyes caught my eye, looking at me with a little uneasiness.
Then I looked around and everyone’s eyes caught my eye.
It was filled with only expectations, envy, jealousy, and doubts.
Yeah, you’re the best for worrying about Celia.
But don’t worry.
I don’t know how well I handle divine power, but after trying it, this is a structure that modern people who have met God can’t do.
As if praying to God for the performance, I put my hands on my chest and closed my eyes, raising my divine power.
* * *
Divine power is different from any property that exists in the world.
If magic is a natural energy already filled in the air, and the methodology is that magic is to shape it and transform it into what you want, then divine power is an energy that does not exist in the natural world in the first place.
Divine power is the energy that emanates from the individual who handles it, and what is required to use sacred law is not complicated formulas or calculations, but strong personal beliefs and clear images.
A firm belief that God will send light through me. The scene of reality that we want to realize based on that firm belief.
When a person sincerely and strongly believes that God’s will and one’s will will come true, the miracle that manifests itself in order to transfer one’s image into reality is the key to holy magic.
However, making this a reality is more difficult than you might think.
First of all, there is no one in this world who denies God, but there are few who think that God will represent him through him to spread his will on earth.
If you know little about gods and churches, you know little. If you know a lot about gods and churches, you know a lot.
It is much harder than you think to draw what you think in the reality that exists in front of you.
If you don’t see and touch it, isn’t it human being that you can’t even guess what an elephant looks like?
After the sacred barrier, which was said to have blocked the flames of the great devil in the past, was implemented like the door of a church, the basic defense magic of holy law took the shape of a church door.
After the punishment representing the wrath of the gods was implemented as a spear of lightning, the basic attack magic of holy law is the shape of a spear or lightning.
All because there is a precedent for a familiar image, so it is easy to implement.
That was the only image of holy magic that people in this world were familiar with.
However, in that sense, Ronan was a talent optimized for holy magic.
First of all, as soon as anyone saw it, they met a divine being who could not help but think that it was a god.
I also got the ability to cheat, which I don’t know is the ability of the stigma.
He has already received strength from God, but there is no way he does not have faith that God will give him strength.
Basically, a similar reason worked for all saints to handle tremendous divine power that was different from others.
Second, the image of the Holy Light was already familiar to Ronan.
In addition to such sacred images, he had a clearer image than anyone else in the world about things that do not exist in all reality and only exist in the imagination.
Because Ronan has already experienced enough writing and video media that spread all kinds of imagination to satisfy modern people who are not satisfied with visual stimulation.
It was because I was a person who saw and encountered fantastic productions realized with all kinds of CG, such as the fact that space is torn apart and the world of mirrors exists.
The result appeared around Ronan now.
Behind Ronan, who started praying, an angel wrapped in light landed.
Around Ronan’s body, a radiance embracing holiness stretched out, and it seemed that a holy and solemn song could be heard from somewhere in the distance.
It was such a sacred sight that those with deep faith fell on their knees in tears and praised the miracle, and even those who lacked in faith fell on their knees.
When Ronan opened his eyes and untied his praying hands, the angels that landed around Ronan kissed the back of Ronan’s hand and suddenly disappeared.
Along with the brilliance and singing voice that bloomed from Ronan.
Now that only Ronan was left, it was an absurd sight that could be suspected of being a dream or hallucination, but still no one could speak or move.
It was such a shocking sight.
The hall was so quiet that only the sound of someone sniffing intermittently could be heard.
The sound of someone whimpering gradually grew louder.
The crying gradually became sobbing to the point that everyone had no choice but to look away.
The owner of the cry, one of the priests who supervised the divine power test, threw away his performance checklist and crawled toward Ronan on his knees.
To be honest, from Ronan’s point of view, it was a little scary.
It was because her eyes, which had turned red from crying, stared at her with a whitish sheen, and approached her with unbelievable speed on her knees.
“I dared to judge the saint with my lowly body. How should I ask for forgiveness for this grave sin?”
“Uh… I’ll forgive you?”
Ronan was taken aback by the unexpectedly explosive reaction.
“Would you please give me the honor to kiss the stigma?”
“That’s kind of embarrassing…it’s still half a stigma.”
Isn’t it a ceremony that decided to ban it because it’s still half?
I have a lot of eyes to see, but I didn’t want to work outside my eyes.
“Half a piece. Half a piece! This must be a big misunderstanding!”
What is this guy, he’s a bit scary. The people who made that declaration are the cardinals. Is it okay if I say this?
“Everyone will surely admit it when they see this scene. Saint Ronan is not half, but rather that the saints have not been perfect until now!”
…Is the performance a bit weak?
Isn’t it possible that when a saint prays, a faint glow comes out, a song is heard from somewhere, and an angelic apparition bows?
I wrote it after confirming that there was such a thing in the past.
Even the saints of old may have summoned real angels, but to me, those aren’t real angels, they’re illusions for performance. It’s a trick.
Only then did Ronan think after seeing the priest who was completely blinded and shouting the greatness of the saint.
I don’t know what it is, but I think I was a bit overdone.
And it seems to have been pursued with a high probability.
