I Am Raising a Daughter in This Life

Blessing of Purification (2)

What a blessing of light

what else is that… … .

no, wait.

I vaguely remember hearing it somewhere.

After rummaging through that memory for a while, Miriam came down from the podium, looked at Rize’s condition for a while, and then gestured to the priest next to her.

“First, change your clothes. Meanwhile… … Sir Irvin, could you talk to me for a minute?”

“Let’s do that.”

There was no reason to refuse.

Even though he knew it was an excuse to separate me from Rize.

Rize was making an uneasy expression at the sudden situation, so after patting her back a little, she told her to stay with Irina when it was over.

After leaving the chapel and asking Irina for Rize, I ended up sitting face to face with Miriam in the small drawing room.

“What is the blessing of light?”

“Before that, I will do one thing first.”

I was going to get to the main point without saying anything else, but Miriam cut me off firmly and spoke up.

I looked at Miriam with my mouth shut, asking her to speak, and Miriam took a deep breath before opening her mouth again.

“Irvine follower, how ‘special’ do you think Rize is?”

“It’s the most special thing in the world.”

I may have said it in a different way, but my answer will not change.

For me, Rize was a child who changed not only myself but also my world.

Miriam nodded as if she understood my answer, then opened her mouth again.

“Let me change the question. Do you believe in a ‘special’ destiny?”

“Don’t go round and round and talk, just do it. Isn’t the High Priestess trying to say that Rize was born with the destiny of a hero?”

“… … Could it be that you knew?”

When Miriam had a rough idea of what she was about to say, the memory of the blessing of light flashed into her mind.

I saw it for a short while, so I didn’t immediately remember it.

As I watched silently, Miriam continued to speak with a complicated expression.

“I don’t know if you know it, but Lu Nera gave a blessing to the hero of light back then. It remains only as a paragraph in a very old document, but it is said that a powerful light descended on the hero in the room at that time.”

“From then on, they say he was called the hero of light. At some point, that part started to be deleted.”

“you’re right. In the eyes of the public… … It must have been something that wasn’t very fun.”

“It must be because the Blessing of Light didn’t have much effect. Or just unknown to people.”

At my words, Miriam put a bitter smile on her lips.

I don’t know the details, but in any hero story, the blessing of light was only briefly expressed, so I naturally came up with such a guess.

On the other hand, descriptions such as the saint’s blessing doubled the hero’s strength appeared frequently.

“The blessing of light means that although it is different from a saint or a saint, Lunara takes care of him with light. As Sir Irvin said, the effect was not reported. The only person in history who has received the blessing of light is the hero of light.”

“This means that there is no data on what kind of blessing it is. … … It won’t be harmful to Rize, right?”

“It’s Woomun. Lu Nera is watching directly, so it can’t be harmful. Rather, they will try to help in times of danger.”

“It wouldn’t be perfect if they gave us even divine power. In addition, it is better to combine disease immunity, poison immunity, and physical ability increase.”

Miriam looked at me for a moment with dumbfounded eyes, then cleared her throat and calmed down.

Even though I’m an honorary paladin, I’m not even a member of the Church of Lu Nera, so what can I do?

Whether it is directly helpful or not is more important than what it means religiously.

However, since Miriam was a high priest, she said something that pointed out what I was ignoring.

“The most important thing is the symbolism of the Blessing of Light.”

“Even though I received the title of an honorary paladin… … . No, it’s not like that. Well, I should have said this first, but you’ve gone a long way.”

It was only then that I realized what Miriam was about to say and pressed my temples.

I felt like an idiot for being with Astel for a few days.

Miriam quietly waited for my words, and I put into words what Miriam was about to say.

“Lizee was chosen as the hero of light, and Lu Nera acknowledged it. That means… … It means that soon the world will be in danger.”

“Did you even know that? Then do you know that one day you will be at odds with the Dark Lord?”

“I won’t let it go like that.”

My resolute words gave Miriam a startled expression, and I added a little more with a slightly stiff face.

“I know very well that only the heroes of light can defeat the Dark Lord. But that doesn’t mean I’ll leave everything to Rize alone. I plan to mobilize everything to avoid that.”

“For all of that… … Is our church included?”

“Even if I don’t tell you, I believe you will cooperate. We will not leave the church’s benefactor and honorary paladin alone.”

“Huh, not necessarily for that reason. To those of us who serve the Light, the Dark Lords are nothing short of fierce enemies. There is absolutely no reason not to apply. No, on the contrary, it would be perfect if I could help one hand when fighting the dark lord.”

Miriam said that and her eyes shone sharply.

After all, if you think of the Pope when you see the Dark Truth Church bastards, he’ll try to destroy those involved somehow.

Rather, it was Grace who had to be careful.

If I left it alone, I thought that as a saintess, she would guide me well so that I wouldn’t stray, but… … There are too many variables in this life, so I didn’t know about it again.

“It seems like it’s still too early, but our church will actively support Rize, who was chosen as the hero of light. Sir Irvin is also welcome to ask for help. I will speak separately to the Holy Father.”

“If there really is such a thing as destiny, Lize will be called the hero of light, but I think it’s still too early.”

“Yes, this story will not leak to anyone other than me or His Holiness the Pope. I just hope that someday, when I need a focal point, Sir Irvin will help me.”

Will that day ever come?

I couldn’t help but have that thought in my head.

I’ve never had much help from them before when I was running around trying to save the world.

At least to the extent of receiving holy water.

I also paid for it with my own money and received it.

Even though I’ve seen them busily running around to clean up, I’ve rarely received direct help… … I wondered if there was something to be done by hand in hand with the church.

Of course, there is no reason to refuse to be an unconditional ally.

I don’t know, but at least it will be a good help to Rize.

“I will cooperate as much as I can for the annihilation of the Dark Lord and the Dark Truth Church.”

“I am glad to hear that.”

Even if I say this, the Church of the Dark Truth will also be destroyed with my own hands, no, with the hands of me and the five children.

* * *

I wondered how to explain the blessing of light to Rize.

“That’s a deal that Lu Nera-sama says thank you for looking at me! He said it was thanks to me that he was able to find the holy relic.”

It must have been explained to Rize that way.

Well, that would be more accurate than the subtle explanation that Lu Nera is watching.

“Then did Dad get it too? Dad played a more important role than me. If I hadn’t found the entrance to the ruins, I wouldn’t have found the holy relic either.”

It wasn’t that Rize’s words were completely absurd.

While the Holy Church was focusing on the site of the collapse, the back door to the ruins was far away.

Because I acknowledged my role, the Holy Church bestowed the title of honorary paladin on me.

He might have found it someday, but it was unclear whether he would be able to find it before the world was destroyed, and there were also doors that would not have been opened if it were not for Rize.

My role was obviously important, but if it wasn’t for Rize, I wouldn’t have even gotten close to the relic.

I didn’t bother explaining those things, just shrugged my shoulders and said one word.

“Gods don’t like you very much.”

“Why? Aren’t the gods strange to hate you?”

“Well, I guess Daddy did a lot of things that were hated by the gods.”

“Ugh, if I ever meet the gods, I’ll talk to them. Please don’t hate Dad.”

It was an innocent story that made me laugh.

I felt that he was truly for me, so I hugged Rize.

“Thank you, Rize. Dad has only Rize.”

“Hee hee, thank you too, Dad.”

What if you are not loved by the gods?

As long as it’s Rize, that’s enough.

Even if Rize did indeed meet the gods, there was no way she would grant her a favor, but that heart was enough.

“Slow down and get up. Could it be that you forgot your dinner date with the princess?”

“Ah, Diana!”

Tonight’s dinner was to have a meal with Princess Diana.

I didn’t even accompany the emperor.

All other members of the imperial family returned to the imperial palace, and only Diana remained and promised to have a meal with Rize.

Since there was nothing else to do besides watching the New Year’s celebration in Hisera, I naturally accepted.

There was no way Lize would refuse Diana’s request.

Still, when I looked at Rize’s physical condition, which I hadn’t been able to confirm before, it was clearly different from before receiving the blessing of purification.

I couldn’t see the inside of my skin, like the skin that was originally clean, was a little more shiny, but I could tell that it was definitely in a clean state.

After all, I thought I was good at accepting the blessing of purification.

“dad… … .”

While doing so, Rize cautiously called me.

Since Rize wanted to meet Diana more than anyone else, I felt that she was annoying me on rare occasions.

He smiled at him and lightly stroked Rize’s head.

“Then shall we go?”

“huh! let’s hurry! Diana might be waiting!”

So, with Rize and Irina accompanied, I headed to a banquet room following Diana’s maid in charge of guidance.

“Rize!”

“Diana!”

It hasn’t been a few hours since we broke up, but I stopped at one person after seeing two people calling each other by name and expressing joy with a hug.

I never thought that another guest would come.

Upon receiving my gaze, Pope Uradio smiled lightly and approached me.

“I wonder if this is an old man attending a useless event.”

“You came knowing well.”

“hehehe, didn’t you say hello to the church’s benefactor? I didn’t have anyone to eat with tonight, so I asked Princess Diana for it.”

“I don’t think that’s the only reason.”

At my words, Uradio’s eyes brightened for an instant, then he turned his gaze to see Rize holding hands with Diana.

“I heard the story from Sister Miriam.”

“Are you going to attach an exclusive priest?”

“If you want that, it is possible. If you’re that kid’s age… … .”

“It’s a joke. If you want something, please tell me quickly. It’s because I’m slowly looking at this side.”

Lize, who was chatting with Diana, suddenly looked this way and our eyes met.

He didn’t introduce himself, but even if he pretended to know that he was a high-ranking person, he must be looking to see if they were having a serious conversation.

At that, Uradio laughed briefly again and added his words.

“I just wanted to see your face. I wondered what kind of child would be with the future of the church.”

“He’s a good kid who doesn’t fall short no matter where you put him.”

“Um, yes. It looks that way to my eyes.”

“… … I have more to say.”

When I stared at him, telling him not to turn around, Uradio turned his gaze back to me and opened his mouth a little hesitantly.

“I’ve been thinking about it ever since we met before… … . To be precise, I felt confident when the jingle fought.”

Then, he quietly stroked his chin and asked an absurd question.

“Sir, are you feeling sick?”

“Are you healthy as you can see?”

Why are you suddenly saying this?

As I looked at the Pope with my eyes slightly narrowed in anxiety, Uradio added a word with a worried expression.

“I hope it’s my misunderstanding… … The wonder feels faint to me, like the dead.”

Oh really. Why are all the members of the church doing this to me?