Grand Duke's Beloved Granddaughter

“Vivre?”

 

I widened my eyes at Priest Pleon’s words, which I had never expected.

 

“Yes, that’s right.”

 

Priest Lynel smiled and confirmed.

 

[Didn’t I tell you before that there is a way? It looks like they are going to do that today as expected.]

 

Vivre whispered to me in a slightly excited voice. When I heard that sound, I later remembered what Vivre often talked about. The message was that if I further honed my spiritual power, I could materialize the thought form of Vivre, the guardian dragon sealed within the pendant. And then I remembered that I was really looking forward to seeing Vivre materialize and come out of the pendant. After knowing what I had to do today, I realized why the Lynel priest had restricted Kalina and Anita’s entry into this place. Kalina and Anita still didn’t know that I was a saint. I knew that I simply had divine powers and came and went for education, but of course, except for the high priests of the temple, it was a secret that I was a saint or that I had returned from the future. If this secret were to leak out and reach Daniel’s ears, it would be a big problem. If that happens, Daniel will try to get rid of me somehow.

 

“So you can do it today?”

 

I was already a little worried about how long I would be able to wear this pendant. The winged heart-shaped pendant itself was really cute and pretty, but honestly, it was too cute for an adult to wear. Thinking about how Pleon, who was a saint in the past, would wear such accessories, I felt embarrassed.

 

“Yes. Instead, it would be difficult for the saint to materialize it on her own.”

 

“Sure? How to do?”

 

If I couldn’t materialize it on my own, I had no choice but to get help from others. So doesn’t that mean I usually don’t have to embody him? No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t understand it, so I tilted my head and Priest Pleon added something.

 

“Today we will help you. Once it is materialized, it is unlikely to return to the sealed state again, but I will tell you on another day how to materialize it in case of an emergency.”

 

“That means… Do you mean to use another priest’s divine power?”

 

“You’re right.”

 

Priest Pleon nodded obediently. I pursed my lips because I was amazed that someone else’s divine power could be used to materialize it. In fact, since I was still young, I didn’t think there would be any major problems if I wore the pendant like this. Wouldn’t it be better to do this after developing a little more spiritual power and honing your ability to control and manipulate? To be honest, it was true that I was concerned. As I talked to Vivre before, what if Daniel is using the power of the evil dragon Krypso while we are suddenly gathering divine power and materializing Vivre?

 

“Isn’t it too early?”

 

I spoke to Priests Lynel and Pleon with great concern.

 

However, the two people tilted their heads with puzzled faces.

 

“Why do you think it’s too early?”

 

Looking at Priest Pleon, who seemed genuinely curious about the reason, I cautiously opened my mouth.

 

“When I was at the mansion the other day, Daniel used the power of the evil dragon Krypso. At that time, Vivre explained that while Daniel is using the power of the evil dragon, his ability to sense divine power will be very excellent.”

 

After listening to my explanation, Priest Pleon nodded.

 

“That is correct.”

 

“Is it so? So, while Daniel is in the mansion, I try not to use my divine powers as much as possible. I don’t want him to get caught if he borrows the evil dragon’s power. However, if it is a power that requires borrowing the divine power of others to materialize Vivre, wouldn’t Daniel be able to sense it? If so, I think it would be dangerous.”

 

I explained all my concerns. The Lynel priest nodded as if he thought my words made sense. 

However, it was also the Lynel priest who refuted me.

 

“I understand your concerns, but you don’t have to worry. This is not the place to make it concrete.”

 

“Yes?”

 

When I tilted my head at what the Lynel priest said, he smiled.

 

“Are you forgetting? There is a place in this temple where divine power is sealed.”

 

“Ah…!”

 

I later remembered a room made of crystals. However, that room had a fatal flaw. It was literally sealing the divine power.

 

“Crystals seal divine power. So you can’t use your divine power in that room?”

 

“That is correct. We are working together for that, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

 

“Then what? Yes, got it.”

 

There was nothing more to check. I thought it would be better to face it first, so I nodded to Priests Pleon and Lynel.

 

“Let’s go.”

 

The Lynel priest held out his hand to me. I held his hand and started heading from the training area to where the crystal was. After walking a bit, I was able to arrive in front of the crystal room. The door to the crystal room was still made of beautiful carvings. I quietly expressed admiration at the sight of Goddess Duana and her guardian dragon facing each other again.

 

[Keep this in mind. This body originally had such a beautiful appearance.]

 

When I heard Vivre’s voice, which had once again fallen into self-absorption, I felt my fluttering heart calm down.

 

‘Is that really what you look like?’

 

[Okay. Isn’t it beautiful? That is my original appearance.]

 

It was a faint voice. I was reminded again that the owner of this voice was that magnificent and beautiful dragon.

 

‘Is it really true? I don’t think so?’

 

To me, Vivre was a small snake in a pendant. Because it looked so cute, it was different from the dragon that showed off its majestic appearance.

 

[Uh huh! Why do you think that?]

 

Vivre looked disappointed and asked me. I admired the image of the Vivre engraved on the door as if I was looking at a work of art. Then, I lowered my head and checked the cute snake shape engraved on the pendant. Vivre was blinking his red eyes and wagging his tail.

 

‘It seems completely different, doesn’t it?’

 

[It will be different when you see it in person.]

 

Vivre spoke firmly to my words. Well, since I didn’t see it in person, I thought it would be better to judge it after seeing it, so I agreed with Vivre.

 

“Now, saintess. Let’s go in.”

 

Finally the door opened and I went inside. It was a room full of crystals, just like I had seen before. Inside, not only the crystals but also the high priests I had seen in the conference room before were waiting for me. As I slowly entered, the priests bowed their heads to me.

 

“It’s been a long time since I saw you, saintess.”

 

“Hello. May the grace of the Goddess be upon you…”

 

“May the Goddess’ grace be with you.”

 

After everyone finished saying hello, I looked back at Priest Pleon and Priest Lynel, who followed me.

 

“What should I do now?”

 

“Unfasten the pendant and hold it in your hand.”

 

Priest Pleon instructed me. I took off the pendant necklace and placed it in my hand. Priest Pleon looked at the pendant for a moment. Then he quickly looked away and continued to give me instructions on what to do.

 

“And it imbues the pendant with divine power. Then, close your eyes and think of the image of Vivre, the guardian dragon, that you saw at the door.”

 

“All right.”

 

I held the pendant dearly and slowly began to infuse it with divine power. Because it was blocked by crystal, it felt like no matter how much I squeezed, my divine power would not come out. Still, I did not stop and continued to try to infuse divine power as Priest Pleon told me to do. Then, at some point, I felt as if my body was floating in the air.

 

“Don’t open your eyes!”

 

I opened my eyes without realizing it due to a sudden feeling, but I came to my senses when I heard the Lynel priest’s voice coming from behind me, and I closed my eyes again. He must have known that I was about to open my eyes, so his words were perfectly timed. It definitely felt like it was floating in the air, but the divine power that had not come out as if it were blocked suddenly amplified its size as if a river was overflowing. I felt like a greater amount of divine power was coming out of me than I normally possess. The divine power that had filled my body slowly began to diminish. The depletion of my spiritual power was so clearly felt that my throat felt like it was burning. I desperately wanted to drink water. The deep, deep thirst was growing stronger. I wondered if what we were doing now was the right thing to embody Vivre. I knew it would use up a lot of spiritual power, but this much? I never even thought that it would take enough of my spiritual power to stop me and kill me. Could it be that the priests deceived me? Doubt bloomed like incontinence. The thought that I was doing this to change myself into someone else because I was not worthy of being a saint kept ringing in my head. It was credible enough. This crystal room where I am now is the room where the saint was sealed. To hand over the pendant with the guardian dragon Vivre sealed to the next saint or saint. So it wouldn’t have been unreasonable to take away my divine power here, seal it away, and give the role of a new saint to someone else. As my thirst grew stronger, doubts slowly began to consume me. Finally, at the moment when I felt that everything, including the divine power in my body, had been depleted and that I might completely disappear and disappear, I felt a very full and ecstatic divine power that I had never felt before. As my thirst was deep, the ecstasy was distant. It felt as if divine power was repaying me. At this point, I felt sorry for doubting the temple earlier.

 

[Thank you for your hard work, Mirabel.]

 

Vivre’s voice was heard. But unlike usual, it didn’t ring in his head. It was a sound I heard clearly in my ears. However, it was a little different from the sound of an ordinary person. It was as if the sound was coming from all directions at once.

 

[You can open your eyes now.]

 

I carefully lifted my eyelids at Vivre’s permission. My eyelids were heavy, as if I had spent three days and nights with my eyes open. When I fully opened my eyes, I was bewildered by the white light that filled the room. I slowly raised my head. And I confirmed the existence of a white radiance surrounding me. The beautiful dragon with wings I saw before coming here was wrapped around me. No, even the beautiful patterns engraved on the door seemed incomparable to the wonder I was seeing now. Vivre seemed to hear all my sentiments and laughed lowly. Then he spoke in a satisfied voice.

 

[What do you think, will you believe it now? I am Vivre, the Guardian Dragon.]

 

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