Translator: Wawaa

Editor: WilsonWilson

The reddish light surrounding the long-distance magic receiver gradually faded. Lara was in the middle of a huge fancy bedroom, wearing red pajamas. She sat on a sofa decorated with black silk and golden handles. The sofa was larger than that of a decently sized bed.

Pale moonlight poured over Laras head. She sat in a drowsy position, her long hair loosened on the shiny black silk sofa. It was like a work of fiction.

Wow Milady.

Dont say anything.

Why? I was going to say that you suit that sofa the best in the world

Thats an insult, right?

No!

Konny strongly denied her.

Are you sure?

Even though youre like that, youre still cool. When I watch you, I feel like Im a maid who serves the demon lord, you know? Sooner or later, I may have horns on my head and black wings on my back.

Im sure you will get a tail first.

I dont like that

Konny glanced at her bottom and made a sad face. Lara smirked and got up from her seat to draw the curtains.

Should I go to bed early today?

Lara had been falling asleep late these days, and now, the time to wake up was getting late. There were many people looking for Lara, but since she did not meet them, the number of people waiting increased.

They said the saintess is weird.

Who said that?

Everyone. They grumbled that even though the long-awaited saintess had finally appeared, they couldnt even see her face.

Is that something to grumble about?

Since youre a saintess, you deliver Gods words in the prayer room, hold hands while meeting people outside, and spread warm stories here and there They must be thinking that you should do that.

Why should I?

Because youre the saintess.

Well, now the priests can use Gods power again. Tell them to take this opportunity to go out and let people know their faces and spread warm stories here and there.

You have to be the one to say it, milady. If I go out and say that, I will get beheaded.

It was obvious what people expected from the saintess. She should show miracles, make people sure of the existence of God, and give hope that life would continue somewhere even after death. The saintess should tell people that the world was safe and God was merciful, she should instill expectations that the upcoming future would be better than yesterday. She should also make people believe that good people were blessed and that evil people were punished.

However, despite Lara turning the temple upside down, she did not engage in any significant external activities. She did not even get out of the High Priests abode and sanctum. Although she was called to the Imperial Palace once in a while, she tried to conceal her appearance as much as possible.

In the meantime, Lara had only met Konny, Valentine, the Crown Prince, her mother, and her friends.

I think even the priests want it to happen too. They think that if you go outside and spread the word of God, the temple will be able to regain its past glory in a clean state.

Who said that?

Valentine!

Konny proudly said. Lara nodded, saying that she knew it. Valentine learned too much about the history and corruption of the temple as he began to wander in and out of the secret space under the abode.

Hes a smart guy. He said that he could be the greatest alchemist in the world if things keep going like this and that itll only take him a few years.

Tell him he already is a great alchemist.

Thats what Im talking about! People want you to tell them just like what you said to Valentine. Then, they will be moved like that simple Valentine and believe everything you say.

How can people just believe it just because its from the saintess. Even as a saintess I could still be lying. Even though a saintess was chosen by God, Im still just a human being The more influential people are, the more objective they should be.

Even though Lara was muttering at Konny, the words she said were close to a monolog. Lara was about to get up and go to bed, but instead just flopped on the sofa and leaned against the backrest.

Miracle my foot Do they think miracles are a puppy that comes when you call for it?

Fwoosh!

At that time, a palm-sized flame rose in the candlelight, it lit the center of the table and soon turned into a human shape. It had two arms and two legs on a small body. The small human ran out of the candle and jumped onto the table with a crackling sound. Then, it opened its arms and mouthed toward Lara.

It was the giant of fire that God introduced to Lara. To be exact, it was said that it was a fragment from the giant of fire.

As she told Demian, the giant of fire was as big as Laras palm. It was bustling around the table and busily gestured its arms and foot toward Lara.

Konny held her hands together in front of her chest and told Lara.

So smalland cute.

What is it saying?

It had no eyes or nose. Of course, it had a mouth-like orifice. It did imitate the shape of a human, but it did not know how to speak. As a result, Lara could not understand what this human-shaped flame wanted to say.

It continued mouthing something. It waved its hands around and tried to explain something.

Konny.

Yes, milady.

Can you bring a bowl of oil to the Master Giant?

Yes, milady!

Konny ran excitedly and soon put oil in a small bowl. Then, she pushed it out toward the human-shaped flame that was walking around with a crackling sound.

Master Giant, eat this.

The giant of fire dropped his shoulders.

Laras God, Abraxas, gave the fire that he had promised to the saintess after finally finding his name.

<This is a fragment from the giant of fire. Long ago in Gods realm, it was responsible for punishing wrongdoings and was to purify dirty things. It will be the most suitable power for you as the saintess.>

But once Lara was able to summon it, she did not know where to use it. Above all, she had no confidence commanding such a small and cute being to burn the demon out. She felt like she should not tell it to kill the demon, but instead, she should embrace and raise it.

<Although it is just a broken fragment, it is a giant that has reached Gods realm. If it had not been destroyed, it might have one day been called hellfire. Please take good care of it.>

This thing is such a terrifying fire?

It very much did not feel real for Lara.

What is this?

Even her mother, Isadora had a similar reaction to Lara. Coming to replenish her daughters new home, her lips twitched as soon as she saw the giant of fire toggling on the handle of the soda.

The giant of fire.

Giant

Isadora cleared her throat twice in the face of the giant of fire. It was evident that she was holding back her laughter, so Lara sighed and added her explanation.

It was called the giant of fire in Gods realm. I dont know for what reason such a great existence became this small fragment

Good boy.

Good boy?

Lara, who had been calmly explaining, turned her head toward Isadora. The giant of fire had moved from the sofas armrest to the back of the sofa. It looked up to Isadora and opened his mouth in a round shape.

Isadora tore the notebook she always carried and cut it into small pieces before putting the pieces in its mouth one by one.

Fwoosh.

Good boy.

Fwoosh.

Good boy. Youre eating well.

Laras dumbfoundedness led to her being speechless, she looked at Isadora silently. Isadora cleared her throat again and told her.

Because paper catches fire easily.

I didnt know itd eat something like that

What have you given it so far?

Oil.

Same thing then, more or less.

Isadora smiled.

Can I touch it?

Its a little iffy. It sits well on my palms or shoulders, and sometimes it sleeps on chairs or blankets Sometimes it burns just anything. Yesterday, it almost burned Konnys hair.

Lara approached the giant of fire and reached out her hand. It puffed out as it was pleased and crawled up onto Laras palm. Then, it hugged her thumb and sat down with its legs poking out of her palm.

Hmm.

Isadora twitched her lips again.

I dont get hurt. But even if I do get hurt, I get well soon so I can just touch it. But theres no guarantee that itll be safe for others

Its because its still young.

What?

You can tell that its still a baby. Babies usually cant control anything skillfully. This guy is just clumsy.

Thinking about it again, Laras mother seemed to be right. Lara put the giant of fire, who began to doze off on her palm, on the cushion and sat down facing Isadora.

Is the hotel still a mess?

The Barbarians have left for the Eastern border, so it will be back to normal soon.

What if your guests stop coming?

Youre worried about something weird. Do you know how Dandelion is now? Pilgrims will appear on every street you have been to because it was where the saintess used to walk.

Thats reallyburdensome.

The Emperor was the only one who was excited. He said hed give me a peerage title, but I refused. And then, he said he would give me territory. After I refused that too, he said hed personally act as a matchmaker for my marriage

What?

She knew that her mother, Isadora, was quite close to the Emperor of Tarragon, but she did not know that they were close enough for him to act as a marriage broker. Lara was surprised and opened her big eyes wider, then she looked at Isadora.

Are you going to get married?

You hate it?

I like it!

This time, Isadora was surprised and looked at Lara.

You want me to get married again?

Yes!

Why?

You only do work every day. Work for the trading company or work for me If not that, work for my friends.

Lara.

Theres no law prohibiting you from trying again just because you failed in your marriage once. If theres anyone who loves you, Im all for it.