Chapter 56 - Saintess (1/2)

Vanir and Whit watched their mysterious chief leave the tent with odd expressions.

There were a few seconds of silence before Whit spoke up.

”Hey boy, is it just me, or does our chief seriously not believe she's beautiful? She doesn't seem to be joking.”

”...That's what I think too.”

”Seriously, her looks could already start a war between nations!”

”Indeed.”

”What caused her to act that way? Are the adventurer's standards just really high?” He said with a resigned smile. ”It's scary. When I saw her I thought my heart would stop and I'm already so old. Her beauty doesn't necessarily make people fall for her, but it's just strangely charming. Charismatic? I really never expected for our chief to be a female, and such a stunning one at that.”

”Mhm.”

”Hah...having such beauty is like a curse. I understand why she covers herself up all the time. I pity our chief a bit. Many people wish for beauty but they never realize how terrifying it is to be targeted because of it. I bet our chief has troubles living a normal life.”

Vanir just kept nodding in agreement.

Whit glanced at him suspiciously. ”Why are you so silent? Don't tell me you've fallen for her.”

”It's not that. Just.....for some reason, I find her face very familiar? Have I perhaps seen her before....?”

”You must be mistaken, when would a noble like you ever have gotten the chance to meet an adventurer? I don't think the kingdom has any.”

Vanir gave his silent agreement but continued to stare at the entrance of the tent with furrowed brows.

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Sophia looked away from the mirror and stepped out onto the room's open balcony. She seemed to be within a tall tower. The building was located on a tall isolated mountain and surrounded by chilling mist. The surrounding gave off a very solemn and sacred vibe.

She looked down and saw a few people chatting while taking care of the beautifully decorated garden below.

She couldn't recognize the clothes that they wore. Their skin was light and their facial features looked European. Did she somehow wake up in Europe? The last thing she remembered was being in a car crash...

Coincidentally, a worker glanced up and locked eyes with her. He was stunned for a moment before shakily stumbling back and falling onto his bottom.

”S-she's...the Saintess is awake....!”

”The Saintess has finally awoken!?”

”Seriously?!

”Quick, tell the Pope!”

”How many years has it been! Finally!”

The excited yells and cheers quickly spread throughout the large building. Sophia simply observed everything happening with calm eyes. She then noticed something and lifted her eyebrows in surprise.

They were speaking Japanese?

Seeing so many people who were obviously not Asian speaking and yelling in fluent Japanese gave her an odd feeling.

Soon, a nervous knock came from the room's extravagantly engraved double door so she walked back into the room and scanned it for anything useful items. Seeing a sharp hair ornament, she smoothly tucked it into her hair and covered it up.

”Come in.”

A young man with long silver hair and a golden band around his forehead elegantly entered the room. He didn't even dare set his eyes upon Sophia before getting on his knees and bowing in a reverent position.

”This humble servant Leo greets the Saintess.”

Sophia silently watched him. This man was most likely the Pope, and she was the Saintess they were talking about. Her mind started to spin as she thought of the many possibilities that had led up to this situation.

She was either dead and in the afterworld, was transported to another world, was in the future, or was captured and being made fun of.

She quickly crossed off the latter two. The workers and the Pope weren't acting or lying. She would have been able to tell if they did.

The building didn't seem to have any electrical devices and she had seen the garden workers use something like...magic.