Chapter 4 (1/1)

Light Beyond Chapter 4The only country in this world, Sibelius (シベリウス), has a tradition in which a maiden extolled as a saint would serve the royal familyThe world’s most beautiful maiden who has a holy symbol in her neck Those were all the requirements to be a saintIt does notas the girl carries the holy nized as the saint and be welco as the person does not have a holy nized as a saintWhen the saint fro year, without fail, a new saint will be bornBefore the saint reaches 15 years old, her whereabouts would always be discovered, then she will be welcomed to the royal palace After that, it was necessary for her to undergoht If this tradition couldn't be held, domDuring the long history of the kingdom, there were three cases on which the saint couldn't be locatedFirst, a big flood hit the kingdom and caused the death of 40 percent of the peopleSecond, three big powers in the kingdoht a catastrophic civil war The result was a devastating loss of lifeThird, epidedom, the death rate of the people reached 40 percentBecause there were such circu royal palace become not only problem of honor for the royal family, but also an important occasion in which the people anxiously look forward toThe saint has unbelievable powers She possesses the powers to read the future and to read people's mindsHowever, the one thing in common the saints have is that when their death approach, the holy symbol on their necks will vanish Within three years of their holy sy, they will die without exceptionTherefore, it was the norm for the country to use that as an estiht The children born from the previous saint when her holy ht ould be the next saint's husbandIn the past, it had gone wellEven if it will carry no problee reached 15 years old, the saint would mostly be discovered and e or in her childhood She would be led to her holy knight and be raised together to bear responsibility of their duty Naturally the two people going strong together, the bond also somewhat deepenedHowever, this time the situation was differentThe kingdom met with unexpected difficulty in their attempt to find the holy saintCeliastina was an abandoned child Without affection or love, the child grew into adulthood in the corner of a deserted orphanage Maybe because the director also had several number of children to take care of, he was not especially concerned with Celiastina A long long time passed before the holy sydo an application from the saint's parents, therefore, when that was not the case, the search became extremely difficultThe fourteen years old Celiastina grew to be a very beautiful lady, an look up to her with the desire to embrace her And the moment when he aware of holy symbol in her neck, it was in the late hour and the entire country already fell into despairAnyhow the saint Celiastina was able to be discovered and the entire kingdom was soon enveloped in a state of excitementCeliastina elco attracted a great deal of public interest Furthermore, her beauty surpassed all the previous saints by far, causing further adoration to befall her Si sturdy as a young ht for the people

----but, Celiastina lived obediently in royal palace only for a mere two yearsAt the tied It was as though her obedience had all been a lie -- anyways, she had changedNevertheless, the formerly Yuna could have by no means known about thatWhen ht woke her up, what reflected in her eye was the ceiling, adorned with elegant orna Celiastina---Where is this place? She thought as she iht was a bed covered by canopy Thin pale light entle breeze can be felt entering through theShe was immersed in the middle of thatShe was Celiastina, and this luxurious room was her own rooone to sleep before she was able to grasp the situation completely“Good , Celiastina-sama”Said a maid with an emotionless voice It seems like she was the one who had opened the“Ah, good e)The maid who bowed her head dutifully, her face beca, is it because she used polite language to her?“I will ie, please wait a little”The maid somehoas able to restore her former expression Intimidated by the maid, Celiastina could only nod in response to her word Even so, thetiing clothes?The pre, severalwith them a tray filled with complete set of majestic clothes“Excuse me, Celiastina sama”The maids said to Celiastina in an expressionless voice Would everybe like that? That would truly be a pain in the ass“Ue clothes alone”Celiastina wondered whether a repeat of yesterday would occur She wanted to put up a resistance“Alone?”“Errr, well It is not that you people will become a hindrance, I absolutely do not think of that It's just that froh, thank you very e previously nonetheless”Celiastina chose her words carefully with intention to not provoke the ht, it was useless Celiastina sudden change of behavior confused the maids and panic can be seen from their eyes“U, umm, the matter in which honorable Celiastina-sa to stop it”“It, It was not like that! Look, you people, do you not find it soe your clothes? I,normal, but I feel embarrassed you know”Ahh---it was no use The ed downSeeing the e alone To say further than that was already impossible, so she entrusted herself to the e her clothes in a somewhat aard manner When the preparations were finished, the maids left her room immediately as if they wanted to escape(uu~n Somehoas feared so much)Even Celiastina beca to have any excessive involvement with her, they wanted to finish their jobs in the shortest time possible so that they could leave quickly(Who is this Celiastina? Is she such a frightening person?)It seems that is the case Therefore, if she behaved with any huh they have seen a monster instead(What have you done, Saint-sama…)Oh dear… as she sighed, faint knocking sounds resounded in her roomPlease, she muttered Soon the door opened, and a man entered her room in a calm mannerHis age was around theacross his shoulder, lying down casually He has an elegant appearance like a nobility, that very person approached Celiastina with gentle smile afloat on his face … Co face when in Celiastina room“It seems like you are truly safe”The first word he said surprised Celiastina Last night, even that see man addressed her with honorifics, while this person did not even bother doing that Perhaps this ht made Celiastina to be wary of him“Nn? What’s wrong?”“It is nothing”“You are not feeling sick are you?”Celiastina responded with tiny nod“But”“?””Somehow, you look weird”Celiastina was startled and her body stiffened As he found the situation more and more suspicious, the man stared at Celiastina with narrowed eyes“Cella” (TN: シェリア)“Yes”To even be called by a nickname, Celiastina start to wonder Who is this man? Could he be my lover?“What’s wrong with you, you are like a lion who lost its fangs”What ith that representation Feeling offended, Celiastina reflexively glared at hi“Yes, that is more like you However, I wished you would've said, 'What was it you said? Who are you to say that to me! Do you want to becoht have said”Astonished by his speech, Celiastina stare at him“As I thought, it was strange”“……”“Cella, what is my full name?”“Eee”“By no ht?”“Eemmm”“Cella”“……”Not good, he can’t be deceived Celiastina realised The previous Celiastina seems to have close relationshi+p with hih her, it was better for her to give up“…that, I forgot I am very sorry!”As Celiastina answered so, one of the man eyebroitched and he remained silent What the heck is he think about, she can’t read that man at all Celiastina can’t understand After a moment of silence, that man finally opened his mouth“Did you lose your memory?”I see, Celiastina have a sudden realisationThat was good If that was the case, the unnatural behavior of her can be tolerated When she walk deeper into the forest, her leg suddenly slip and she fall into a swamp, that shock o with that story“Umm, sorry but, I think it was like that”“Is that so?”Thehis shoulder, then he at once htened state, he suddenly grabbed her chin, lifted up her faceCeliastina was surprised, she couldn’t resist the sudden abrupt situation There was no such thing as sweet atmosphere, instead she rapped in rather tense air He had very serious expression on her face, intensely stared at Celiastina eye”Only the memory was lost? I do not believe that Those are the colour of guilt, in your eyes --I never thought you would try to sche Exactly what happened that caused you to be as quiet as a borrowed cat?” (ED:japanese idiom, similar to as meek and docile as a lamb)Being countered like that by the man, Celiastina mind was in a messHowever, if she think about it calhtHer surrounding was filled with stranger, there was a limit for her to act in the middle of it If that was the case, it was better if she had at least one ally Had made up her mind, Celiastina finally opened her mouth

“I ----, am not Celiastina”