episode_0010

The headquarters of the Sun Church, located on the slopes of the Hespanian Mountains. I walked along the outer corridors, still basking in the dazzling sunlight.

It’s not like I’d normally wake up this early.

Today was a day worth it.

The day of the second quarter evaluation test for the candidates for the sainthood that was announced a while ago. It is an evaluation of skills based on the ability to handle the sacred stone.

“Haam… … .”

I yawned briefly and stretched, arrived at the testing center at an appropriate time, found a suitable spot, and sat down.

Even though it was the day of the evaluation test, the dates for the candidates for sainthood and saintess were different.

There’s no reason for me to be anxious right now─.

‘There’s no need for me to keep my position.’

Well, isn’t this the only test of my acquaintance in this barren institution for the training of saints and saintesses?

For the same reason, outsiders who were just hanging around had to take care of each other like this.

Even though we’re always anxious because we can’t bite each other, in this aspect, we lick each other’s wounds, which is the strange relationship between Lethe and me.

For that reason, I gave up sleeping in and went outside this early morning.

My eyelids were still heavy from the lethargy, but I decided to watch the test anyway.

Probably, no, almost certainly today… … . an event that would turn this entire Solar Church upside down would occur.

I stared at the test site that had just begun with slightly narrowed eyes.

The indoor seat where I sit and the large open space outside where the test is administered.

In the middle of a crowd of about fifteen girls, I locked eyes with Lete for a moment, then looked around the entire testing room.

The classification of sacred stones is divided into sizes: small, medium, large, and extra large.

Although there are some special cases where they are small despite having enormous power, in general, the larger the volume, the more powerful they are.

And in this place, where the second quarter evaluation exam is held, sacred stones of all sizes are placed.

The format is that each candidate personally selects the prepared sacred stone and takes the test… … .

“Oh my.”

Of course, if I choose a size that is too large for my abilities, I will inevitably see blood.

In fact, several of the candidates for the sainthood were greedy and chose sacred stones that did not match their abilities, and as a result, they received the lowest scores.

I happened to pick a large sacred stone and clicked my tongue at the girl who had seen the blood like that.

Her face was completely pale and she looked as if she might burst into tears at any moment. She had red hair and red eyes, so I think her name was Dorothy?

I couldn’t sneak a peek at the evaluation items the supervisor was writing down, but I think with that level of operational ability, I would have barely gotten a D.

‘Then why don’t you force it?’

It was like helping others do good things. On the other hand, he became a great teacher.

For that reason, most of the others aimed for high scores by handling small objects skillfully or moving medium objects a little well.

And so the test seemed to have ended within a reasonable time frame, without any major problems that would cause a fuss.

Groan, Groan-

“… … .”

Based on the last test, Lete Heresia is currently ranked first place.

Coincidentally, when she was the last one to take the test, the atmosphere was different.

She glanced at me briefly, almost imperceptibly to anyone but the parties involved, and then stood in front of the Shinsungseok.

At this point, it was a platinum-colored boulder that was almost as big as a person’s head.

If used in the holy law, it was a ‘large sacred stone’ that could produce power that would make even the most powerful explosives from a previous life disappear.

-Are you serious right now?

-Hey, no way… … .

Most of the saint candidates who came to watch the test, just like me, looked at each other in confusion, and the same was true for the saintesses.

“What the heck, Lete, why is he like that?”

I glanced to the side at the sudden voice.

She was a young girl with glossy purple hair and clear eyes, wearing a saint’s outfit that revealed quite a bit of skin.

Elijah Reuben.

She came into the room after finishing her exams with a high score quite early, and naturally took the seat next to me as if flowing water.

“Even so, it’s not even large, it’s extra large? Putting aside the quantity and quality of divine power… … . To put it bluntly, what on earth is someone with less than half the operational ability of mine doing that?”

“Don’t come near me, Ruben.”

“… … You’re being so cruel again.”

I glanced at her absentmindedly, and Elijah glared at me, his lips slightly pursed.

“Even though your attitude toward me is always the same, Evan, aren’t you really worried? But you and Leterang weren’t on good terms, were you…?”

“What on earth did you see that made me and that guy seem so close? I really wonder.”

As for our relationship, it would be fortunate if we didn’t raise our middle fingers every time we saw each other.

Letting out a short laugh, I turned my gaze back toward the testing room.

Lethe put his hand on the sacred stone, not caring about the concerned looks from those around him.

I nodded my head for a moment, then moved my lips with a little whim.

“Take a good look at it.”

“Huh?”

Elijah looked back at me with a puzzled expression, and I muttered something in a calm tone.

“Now you guys… … . The candidate for sainthood won’t be able to keep up with you anymore.”

“… … What? No, what is that.”

Just then, an even more embarrassing voice was about to burst out from Elijah’s cherry lips.

Tsk, tsk tsk, that’s it… … .

I lightly put my index finger to the corner of his mouth, and Elijah closed his mouth. Startled, her gaze quickly turned back to Lete.

‘Even if it rots, second place is second place, is that it?’

I laughed silently. Judging by the immediate reaction, Elijah seemed to have noticed the change in Lethe’s energy.

And those who notice the signs of change will soon spread to everyone in this place.

Something felt off. I can’t quite explain it, but if I had to say, it was a petty thrill of the fact that I was the only one in this place who had noticed Lethe’s transformation before anyone else.

No, more than that, I think it’s probably the thrill of knowing that I’ve led her change.

‘That’s a really cool personality.’

I guess I’m still young. I feel joy over such trivial things.

Anyway, Lethe let out a small breath, and the change was immediate.

“──.”

The moment when a mist-like, water-colored divine power rises from her entire body.

Hwaaah!!

Not only the giant sacred stone she had touched, but also dozens of rocks placed in the testing area shot up simultaneously.

It was literally sky-high. It emitted a platinum light so intense that it overwhelmed everyone in the room, and it was in perfect order, attuned to Lethe’s will.

“What… …?!”

Elijah, who was sitting next to me, made his already large eyes look even bigger.

Besides me, she was the only one who was really close to Lethe.

It’s probably even more shocking because she knows enough about that guy’s power to know that she wouldn’t be able to do something like this normally.

And that head, which is rolling on its own, will come to its own conclusion.

Elijah, whose eyes had been trembling in disbelief for a while, then shuddered his shoulders.

The surrounding guys all have their eyes stolen by Lete.

Only she got out of that state early. Elijah looked at me with eyes that were twice as shocked as before.

The only person in this place who is neither flustered, shocked, excited, or nervous.

If you think about it the other way around, he is a character who is directly related to Lethe’s change.

“You, nut, you, you. You, really… … ?”

Elijah reacted as if he had heard something about oil and water mixing together.

The two pupils shook incessantly as if an earthquake had occurred, and the tip of the uncertain index finger cautiously pointed at me.

Soon, her clear, soft purple eyes glanced down at my lower body.

Elijah asked me without looking at my face.

“… … did you do it?”

“… … .”

Should I answer or just stay still?

I thought about it for a moment, but it didn’t really mean anything.

If you think about it, it’s a fact that will be found out sooner or later even if I don’t say anything.

I replied, sinking deeper into my chair.

“We gave it to each other, you know. Lete was my first, and I was Lete’s first.”

“… … !!”

Elijah’s expression changed to that of a man who had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer.

He was so shocked that he opened his small lips and his body became stiff.

Soon she began to look at my lower body with even more obsessive eyes. That is, my groin area, to be precise.

“… … What are you staring at like that again? You lewd Ruben bitch.”

“… … .”

Even though I openly scolded him, Elijah remained silent. He just kept shaking his eyes, and then he collapsed on the spot.

“… … ?”

I had three or four question marks floating above my head, and soon she cried out in the most sorrowful way in the world.

“I, I was the one who targeted you first, Evan, your delicious-looking pity… … !”

“… … What? What are you saying?”

“There’s a crack in my perfect bucket list, ugh, ugh!?”

My face turned pale and I quickly sat up. Elijah, who had been trying to cling to me as if he was about to collapse, fell down helplessly on the empty spot.

Despite the blow to her forehead, she looked up at me with eyes that seemed mad.

“This, since it’s come to this, at least I’ll have a second physical relationship with you!”

“… … This crazy bitch is really.”

I roughly grabbed Elijah’s face as he rushed towards me, trying to cling to my trouser leg.

She was caught in my grip, her cheeks crushed, and she sobbed passionately even though she was speechless.

“Phha… … !?”

And somehow, he pulls out only his lips and shines a serious look in my eyes.

What on earth are you trying to say, looking at me so earnestly?

I waited for her words with a very slight hesitation.

“Put it in me too! It’ll feel so good!”

“… … .”

“… … Ugh, uh?!”

I soon regretted that decision. I held her chin with one hand, and raised a red divine power with the other hand.

“You’re welcome today, Elijah.”

“… … Oh, oh. Finally, you called me by my name… … . Hmm, hm. No, that. Wait, are you really going to hit me? Your fist looks dangerous. ”

Bam-!

“… … !? Ow, ugh! T-You really hit me… … ! How could you hit me?!”

“Oh, really.”

He was about to burst into tears, so I just hit him in the back of the head again.

“Ouch, it hurts… …! Okay, okay, stop, stop hitting me! I’m going to get hurt!”

She held my head in her hands with a tearful face, and I let out a soft sigh.

Seriously, what should I do with this slut… … I was seriously hungry.