Chapter 163: Templar Exam as well as his cheating partner ※Rifreyas POV (1/2)

The flower Hikaru gave me had shown immediate effect.

The chaotic magic disease is a disease that can get worse, but doesn’t get better. Since the time my little sister Flora was afflicted by this 2 years ago, it has slowly eaten onto her body, she had already lost the ability to stand after 1 year.

And yet, after only 2 days of her drinking the medicine…

She had recovered enough to stand up on her own in just 2 days.

Of course, it is also thanks to her having listened to what the doctor said, and having continued to do her best everyday to circulate her Spirit Energy.

Even so, 2 days.

Aside from the days for the medical examinations and the treatments, they said that they have been going around here and there searching everywhere for that flower, but with that much effect showing, that might be natural.

I might be going back and forth here, but the next day Flora drank the medicine…

I had stepped into the Light Great Church in order to fulfill my promise with Hikaru.

The Great Light Spirit-sama hasn’t changed since 1 year ago…is what I say, but the Great Light Spirit-sama is the embodiment of light, so I can’t see her directly, so it ended up with me having an audience with her through a black cloth.

In order to be officially accepted as a light templar, you have to be able to use the 4th Light Spirit Ability, Photon Ray.

By the way, there’s the need for the person to be able to battle with a weapon, but I passed that test more than 1 year ago, so the only thing remaining was the ability part.

“It has been a while, Rifreya Ashbird. You must have done your studies. It seems like you have become a lot stronger than 1 year ago.”

The Great Spirit-sama of Siltion is different from the Great Spirit-samas from Meltia, she was here from the beginning.

Maybe that’s why -it may be rude to put it this way but- she is really calm.

The Great Spirit-samas are originally like this, but the Great Spirit-samas in the dungeon city were forcefully brought there in order to make a city, and on top of that, maybe because they are in a situation where they are close to other Great Spirit-samas, how to say it…they are always irritated, and it surprised me at first.

“It has been a while. I have returned today to do the templar exam.” (Rifreya)

“Hooh, then, let’s see.”

“Please do.” (Rifreya)

The Great Spirit-sama placed a hand on my head.

With just that, the Great Spirit-samas can see through almost all of the powers of the person.

The Great Spirit-samas don’t lie; they don’t make conjectures either; they only state facts.

The Head Priest-sama was by my side. They heard the words of the Great Spirit-sama together with me, and were judging whether I am worthy of being a templar or not.

So I say, but it is certain that I have already reached the passing line, and even if it doesn’t work, I already have no desire to become a templar. If I were to tell Hikaru I failed the exam, there’s even the chance that he would console me.

That’s why, despite this being a situation where the judgment was going to be given, I was calm.

“Tier 26. Abilities: until the 5th. No shortcomings to become a templar. There aren’t that many templars who have increased their Tier this much.”

“Thank you very much.” (Rifreya)

The Great Spirit-sama’s words were just as I expected. My Tier has also increased a bit. It must have been big that I dealt the finishing blow to the Demon Lord.

I just listened to what I needed to, then the Head Priest-sama and I thanked the Great Spirit-sama, and excused ourselves from the audience room.

When I went out, the familiar official templars welcomed me with a round of applause.

I have lived trying to become a templar this whole time, so these holy premises were like my garden now. My mother is a templar too, so I have a lot of acquaintances here. Or more like, I know everyone.

Everyone was congratulating me.

With this, I am within the ranks of the templars.

As someone who went off to the dungeon city as if I were to run from the abyss of disappointment, this sight feels like a lie.

(All of this…is thanks to my meeting with Hikaru…) (Rifreya)

If I hadn’t met Hikaru, I would have even lost my life.

My family would have fallen completely too after losing their income source that was me, and they wouldn’t be able to pay for the treatment of Flora, and they would have had to wander the streets.

(Anyways, with this, I have fulfilled my promise.) (Rifreya)

1 year ago, becoming a templar was like a dream.

That I see it as stale now is because I have learned of the light that is Hikaru.

There was already no choice inside of me about staying in Siltion to be a templar.

I will return as soon as tomorrow without waiting for Flora to recover.

To my…below my one and exclusive light.

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…There was a time when I thought that.

“W-Who…is that armored woman…?” (Rifreya)

“Is that a girl you don’t know either?”

“Yeah. Not only women, Hikaru didn’t even have any friends around him… So why…?” (Rifreya)

“Looks like there’s a need to investigate…”

Mother said that she needed to thank him for the matter of Flora too, so she has come with me to Meltia.

And then, something unexpected happened there.

By keeping watch of the dungeon’s entrance, I managed to find Hikaru faster than I thought, but to think he would have a woman with him…

A cute woman with a slender and femenine body.