Chapter 206
Chapter 206
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 206
Chapter Title: The Saintess's Awakening
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Lea always felt a tightness in her stomach.
It was hard to eat properly, and lying down made nausea rise through her body.
"It's inevitable."
The priests of Nel told her.
They said it was because her faith was lacking.
For that reason, she had to endure repeated sessions of education and corporal punishment.
Recalling those times, Lea muttered to herself.
"To become a proper saintess..."
She would serve the god for the rest of her life.
Body and soul.
That alone was said to be the way to improve her condition.
And Lea always took those words with a grain of salt.
"What a joke."
She never believed them.
It had been ages since Nel fell to ruin, after all.
She had been selected as a saintess at age ten and lived half her life as one.
But she hadn't fallen for the gaslighting.
"You think I'm stupid enough to buy that?"
She knew indigestion was the cause.
Probably from not eating properly as a child.
The problem was her lack of power.
The strong always get their way.
So she kept her head down and behaved.
"Lord Judak, Lord Judak."
A greater being who could suppress even the strong.
Not a false god like Nel, but the true god—until Judak appeared.
Cute Fluffy Saintess: Judak is mine
Cute Fluffy Saintess: You have to know my heart
Judak*: ?
Cute Fluffy Saintess: Kiss right now
Judak*: No no no;
He even put up with her teasing.
"The ideal being..."
Lea murmured without realizing it.
A god, yet the most ideal human-like existence.
Wouldn't that be just like Judak?
It was then.
"Huh...?"
About ten minutes after taking what she called Judak's divine saliva, his digestive aid.
The stuffy feeling in her stomach suddenly cleared up like a miracle.
Her insides felt light.
"H-How?"
Light?
She could hardly believe it.
Could something change so noticeably and so quickly?
She didn't believe the priests' nonsense about the devil's prank.
But still, the indigestion that had tormented her her whole life, gone just like that?
"Urp?"
Something refluxed from inside her.
Lea staggered and grabbed the table.
-Wriggle
Something was coming up.
There was no way she could hold it back on her own.
"Bleeech!"
It was the moment a panicked Lea vomited from the sudden heartburn.
-Splat!
Something hit the floor.
A black something the size of a person's thumb.
"...Huh?"
Lea stared at it with wide rabbit-like eyes in shock.
-Wriggle
"Eek."
-Wriggle wriggle
"Eek!"
It was definitely alive and moving.
Chills erupting all over her body, Lea frantically typed into chat.
Cute Fluffy Saintess: J-Judak Judak!!!
Judak*: ???
Cute Fluffy Saintess: H-Help. Help!
Something real had burst out from inside her.
*
[Black Magic Thoughtform]
A lump of malice created with ill intent.
Parasitizes inside a person's body, sucking up mana.
Causes indigestion as a side effect.
Cannot be detected naturally.
*
About ten minutes after giving the fluffy saintess the digestive.
The saintess vomited up black magic.
Dragon Will Die: Hmm
Dragon Will Die: Looks like someone planted it intentionally
So I consulted Yongyong.
The answer was simple.
"Someone from Nel must've cast it."
They'd deliberately afflicted Lea with black magic.
The issue was that she was a saintess.
Someone had probably used black magic to manipulate and harm the saintess at will.
But thoughtforms are invisible, so they can't be resolved naturally...
"The digestive, what are you...?"
Modern medicine wasn't natural.
It was advanced medical tech from a distant future that entered her body.
That's what made the thoughtform freak out and die.
That was also why an angelic halo suddenly appeared above the fluffy saintess's head.
"Because the thoughtform suppressing her power vanished."
So I hadn't unlocked her power and made her a saintess.
Her innate talent had simply been released.
But accepting that was another matter.
*
[Title: Breaking News) Gallery Saintess Appears]
(Screenshot of the saintess walking barefoot around the outpost)
(Screenshot of the halo floating above the saintess's head)
Isekai Gallery;
Was eating around the campfire with the kids when everyone froze for a sec
(Screenshot of a knight kneeling on one knee)
Knights knelt so I bowed down too lol
Lord Judak when did you appoint a saintess???
[Upvotes 7312] [Downvotes 12]
- Wow that screenshot is blinding
- So holy and beautiful
ㄴ What is?
ㄴ lol
*
[Title: Looks like Judak really appointed her?]
(Screenshot of the halo sparkling orange)
(Screenshot of a yellow sticker next to the halo)
That's the Judak mark
She really is the gallery saintess
*
- With a saintess now we're complete aren't we?
- Hero saint spirit kyaa
- Time to counterattack the rifts!!!
- Just need a shady porter now
ㄴ What??
*
"No."
The entire gallery had blindly accepted her as the saintess.
The halo happened to be the exact color of Judak stickers.
It even had the mark.
An angelic halo with a Judak mark.
Holy yet tacky.
Her feelings were mixed, but the result was good.
"Now we can heal, right?"
Maybe even fix Darian's infection.
Especially with that halo floating above her head.
It'd be weirder to think it wouldn't work.
Cute Fluffy Saintess: Judak, trust only me
Judak*: Ooh
The saintess, Lea, strode confidently into Darian's tent.
Had the rumors already spread through the gallery?
"Ooh, Saintess..."
"The one chosen directly by Lord Judak..."
Thanks to the misunderstanding that I appointed her, the cathedral knights didn't block her.
"This time it'll be different."
With a voice full of confidence, Lea placed her hand on Darian's forehead.
One hand on her chest, she slowly closed her eyes.
Soon, light burst forth like an explosion.
"Ooh!"
"This time it's real...!"
Exclamations erupted around them.
This time it was real.
If not, it'd be a betrayal by that sparkling light.
-Whoosh!
The light swelled like an explosion, then slowly faded.
"Did it work?"
As everyone held their breath watching.
In the silence, Lea slowly smiled and looked around.
"It failed."
*
[Title: Big trouble]
Posted by: Cute Fluffy Saintess
(Screenshot of the confident saintess face-on)
It failed...
But divine item will fix it
Judak, help me
[Upvotes 1909] [Downvotes 2211]
- ?????
- Failed (gimme the meds)
- So adorably clueless lol;
*
It failed.
She posted on the gallery, then immediately started praying.
*
The saintess failed.
"Not surprising?"
Even Darian hadn't fully recovered.
Let alone a saintess?
The conclusion was clear.
"Borrow modern medicine's power."
Antibiotics blessed would do it.
The issue was the method.
She could've just asked, but she clasped her hands and began to pray.
After a few minutes.
- Cute Fluffy Saintess) *glances*
ㄴ ?
ㄴ ???
She peeked open her eyes at the floor.
Nothing there?
She clasped her hands tight again and bowed her head.
- What is she doing...?
- Looks like praying
- Lol she's praying till Judak coughs up the goods
About a minute later.
- Cute Fluffy Saintess) (Screenshot of saintess peeking out)
ㄴ ?
ㄴ Lmao so bold
ㄴ Clueless cutie lol
The fluffy saintess peeked again.
Realizing nothing was there, she closed her eyes once more.
"Is she praying now?"
Worship memes are banned.
And in a public post everyone can see.
I thought about saying something, but prioritized the treatment.
[Antibiotic 1 pill] - 1p
[Item safely delivered!]
- Plop.
An antibiotic pill plopped right on the fluffy saintess's crown while she prayed.
Her face lit up like the world got brighter.
Then she began blessing the antibiotic.
"Ugh... Done."
Blessing wasn't easy; she looked a bit fatigued but completed the pill.
The moment she put it in Darian's mouth.
[Gallery Member – Darian]
[Status Message]
1 min ago – Fully recovered.
Darian's full recovery notice popped up.
"No way, it worked."
One antibiotic pill did it.
Stunned in that moment, the fluffy saintess vanished from view for an instant.
"Haa... haa..."
Exhausted, the fluffy saintess collapsed to the floor.
*
The world was spinning.
"Ah."
No.
Just Lea herself was spinning.
She remembered collapsing from exhaustion.
It was only natural.
It was the first time she'd drawn out all her power.
"You overdid it..."
Her stomach cleared, and she used that much power right away.
Even she thought it was reckless.
But Lea smiled faintly.
She'd helped Judak, and that satisfied her.
"Lord Judak..."
Spending time with him, she'd figured out his personality.
Judak expected nothing from her.
He was forgiving of failures or mistakes.
[If you can't, you can't. Don't force it.]
His chat message still lingered in her mind.
"It's okay to fail..."
It was the first time she'd heard that.
Lea felt like she'd found a sanctuary.
Maybe that's why.
A belated playfulness hit her; she wanted to act spoiled around Judak.
"I'm close to Lord Judak."
Being honest with him was hard.
But she wanted his attention.
Having never had friends her whole life, Lea didn't recognize the feeling.
"Hehe."
She just let out an eerie, unaware laugh.
Judak*: You awake?
Suddenly Judak appeared.
Lea bolted up and typed.
Cute Fluffy Saintess: Did I do good?
Judak*: Yeah, thanks to you it's fixed, thanks thanks
She'd poured every ounce of strength into healing Darian.
All she got back was a simple "good job."
'He praised me.'
That was enough.
But she didn't know.
That with Judak, there's no free labor.
-Rumble
Then something came rumbling down over Lea's head.
"Muup?"
Lea flailed her hands in panic.
Something fell from empty air.
What she grabbed was soft and fluffy...
"Clothes?"
Clothes. Ones she'd never seen before.
Judak*: Bought whatever I could grab for now
Judak*: Wear what you like
Cute Fluffy Saintess: For me?
Judak*: Yeah, ditch those rags already
"Rags..."
Lea looked down at her saintess robes.
The most sacred garment in Nel, but...
"Yeah, I don't need this trash."
The clothes from Judak felt a thousand times prettier.
Lea changed right there.
But her heart still raced.
Pondering what to do with the joy, she snapped a photo.
"I'll show off on the gallery."
So everyone could see.
How close she was to Judak.
Heart pounding wildly, Lea posted in her new outfit.
[Title: Judak gave me clothes]
Then she closed the gallery.
Just enough people to see and envy.
- Wow
- Insane, clothes are gorgeous
- Where from??
Lea never dreamed that post would hit the top of featured.