Elaine learned that she shouldn’t make wishes carelessly after being hit in the head by going back to the past.
Elaine was determined not to make that mistake again.
At that time, the carriage rumbled and stopped near the main gate of the temple.
“We’ve arrived. Let’s get off.”
Just like last time, L’Arch got out of the carriage, leading his younger siblings, including Elaine.
The ceremony, which was attended only by families who had applied for the saints, was less crowded than the New Year service, but since it was one of the main events of the temple, the area around the temple was still crowded.
In addition, there were many applications to become saints this year.
“hah…It’s a new feeling.”
[You didn’t really miss this place, did you?]
“Of course not, But anyway this is a place I’ve been staying for 10 years.”
Elaine was able to receive a proper education only after coming to the temple, and because of that, the temple’s doctrines had a great influence on her thoughts and behavior, whether she knew it or not.
Rabes was planning to break Elaine’s deep-rooted ‘temple’s doctrines’ little by little.
Regardless of the thought of taking revenge on Lancers, he did not want to see Lancers trying to be loyal to his family, temple, and imperial family.
Lancers was a human being who was freer than anyone else, and Rabes liked Lancers’ freedom.
“Elaine. Take the lead.”
Rubaine, who in the past life didn’t care whether Elaine followed him or not, put Elaine, a member of the saint, at the forefront like any other head of the family.
It seemed like he still thought of Elaine as insignificant, but somehow his disgust seemed to be less than before.
“wow! Look at that!”
“It’s so big!”
Damon and Ellie chatted with excitement, pointing to the large bara’s statue erected near the podium of the chapel where the initiation ceremony was held.
There was a busy exchange of greetings with other families who had already arrived, and Rubaine had to explain why Elaine had become a Saint.
“Ah, that is…As you know, Martin is too old, and Damon is preparing to join the Knights early. I plan to get Ellie married early. so I have no choice but to enroll my niece, hahaha!”
The High Priest was smiling as he spoke, but it seemed that not many people would believe what he said.
Elaine was no different.
If she remembered correctly, Damon had never even picked up a sword, let alone joined the knight, and Ellie hadn’t even gotten engaged until she was 22 years.
‘Would this life really change that?’
‘Well, if they just avoid this moment, the topic of who became a saint in the Newt family will disappear from everyone’s attention.’
“The imperial family will arrive soon. Please everyone be silent.”
The noisy chapel quickly began to settle down when it was announced that an imperial family was coming.
The emperor attended the New Year’s service, but members of the imperial family other than the emperor would attend the saints’ initiation ceremony.
‘Crown Princess Anais and Crown Prince Abel attended this time, right?’
Elaine looked at the imperial family’s seat.
A moment later, just as she remembered from her previous life, the two appeared and filled the seats with their own servants.
25 years old Crown Princess Anais stood out because she was born with elegant blonde hair that resembled the Empress and golden eyes that proved she was the Emperor’s child.
In addition, she was very popular because she inherited her wisdom from her mother.
And the 18 years old prince Abel, who was sitting a little away, had many similarities to the emperor, from his brown hair to his facial features, so anyone could tell he was the emperor’s son. Although he was much more handsome than the emperor thanks to his blood from the beautiful Sasha.
In contrast to Anais who is distant and honorable, he is also popular because of his friendly and affectionate attitude.
People were excited to see half-siblings with similar yet different auras waving their hands, but Rabes could read the subtle air currents flowing between them.
[I guess those two don’t get along well?]
“I don’t know if it’s been that way since then, but these are people who will become enemies in just a few years.”
The fact that Abel, the mistress’s son, could be elevated to the throne was not only the emperor’s will, but also the generous permission of the empress, who wanted to give Anais at least one brother.
However, it was Abel’s mother, Sasha, who was rumored to have poisoned the empress, who could be said to have been her benefactor.
For some reason, the rumor was buried without being properly confirmed, but from then on, Crown Princess Anais drew a clear line against Abel, whom she loved like a younger brother.
‘But a few years later, Prince Abel becomes crown prince, and the princess Anais marries abroad.’
Perhaps by force.’
The two didn’t seem particularly cold at the moment, perhaps because it was before the poisoning rumors emerged, but if Rabes had noticed the strange atmosphere between them, Anais and Abel may have already known that the rumor would spread.
At that time, several young ladies around started whispering softly.
“Prince Abel, isn’t he so cool?”
“I heard there has never been a handsome imperial prince before? Well, if you were born with the blood of the Marquess of Hebron, there is no way you would be ugly.”
“Furthermore, if you compare him to the Princess, he looks a lot like His Majesty the Emperor.
“Isn’t this why His Majesty the Emperor favors His Highness Abel?”
“It’s probably more about his personality than his looks. I think he will be a good son to His Majesty the Emperor. The Crown Princess is reliable, but not very affectionate, don’t you think?”
The young ladies praised Abel’s appearance and kind personality to the point of drooling.
Perhaps a beautiful romance with Abel was quickly forming in their heads.
[Hoo, that guy looks like he’s mating, no, he’s handsome in the eyes of human women, right?]
Rabes, who had recently become strangely curious about the ‘handsome guy’, quickly walked around Abel and asked.
In fact, Elaine had never really looked at Abel and was not interested, so she nodded grimly.
However, Elaine couldn’t help but be surprised by what he said next.
[I can feel magical power from that person? It’s pretty strong too. It seems somehow familiar….]
“Prince Abel has magical powers?”
The fact that Abel had magical powers meant that he was a wizard, but I had never heard of a wizard being born in the imperial family.
That was inevitable, because all the emperors of the beginning did not have magical powers, so for an imperial son with magical powers to be born, the mother had to be a witch.
And witches have traditionally been a persecuted group.
‘The emperor has a child through love with a witch? That couldn’t have happened. If only the emperor had known in advance that the woman was a witch.’
‘So the Marquess of Haberon hid the fact that she was a witch?’
‘But the Marquess Habron’s family, the Viscount of Wig, had been a venerable family for five hundred years, and in all that time, I had never heard of a witch or wizard.’
Of course, ordinary people do not have the ability to identify humans with magical powers, so they were able to meet a witch who hid her identity and give birth to a child.
However, when a witch was born in one family, the aristocrats secretly abandoned or killed the child to protect the family’s honor.
It was common for a son born with magical powers to come out of the family with a separate last name and work as a wizard.
‘Oh, probably not. I heard that the imperial descendants are covered with several layers of magical protection. Isn’t that probably what Rabes felt?’
Elaine, who had no interest in Abel anyway, made a guess without asking Rabes.
At that time, the bell to signal the start of the initiation ceremony rang and the choir began to sing.
And to the sound of the choir that beautifully resonated in the chapel, John pavelo appeared, leading the priests for a long time, and everyone, including the Crown Princess and the Prince, stood up and paid their respects to him.
[Hhaha, that’s amazing! Even the royal family children show respect to the priest! It has changed a lot from 500 years ago.]
Unlike the nobles who filled the chapel, Rabes giggled like an audience member who had come to see an interesting play.
However, the joy was short-lived, and when John recited the welcome speech and introduced the history of the temple, he started to grit his teeth.
“As you all know, our Temple of Pavelo enshrines the remains of wizard Lancer Aquinal and maintains the seal of the evil dragon. We were criticized for enshrining the remains of a wizard who used magical powers, but we could not leave the seal of the evil dragon, which was broken, as is.”
[Liar! I’m here with my eyes wide open, what kind of seal is it and how do you maintain it?]
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