Chapter 119

A theoretical lesson on holy power, of all things.

The grandiose name had made me a little tense at first, but contrary to my worries, the lesson content wasn't all that difficult.

That was thanks to Ernst explaining everything in terms an ordinary person could easily follow.

Starting from the basic knowledge any citizen of the Empire would know, he carefully widened the scope, step by step, toward the more intimate knowledge shared only within the Temple.

"You may have heard that the position of Saintess has remained vacant within the Temple for twenty-three years now."

"Yes."

"Some occasionally mistake this to mean there's no Saintess in the world at all, but that isn't the case. There is always exactly one Saintess in the world. The Temple has simply failed to find her."

Ahh. I nodded, focusing hard on his words.

But unlike me, genuinely interested and following along well......…