177. Blessing
We were flying on Rubeum’s back at high speed towards the royal capital.
「Tina, Rosetta. I haven’t talked to you two about this yet, but I have a secret.」
「Well, we always knew you had a secret.」
「Is this the right time for it, though?」
Tina and Rosetta looked at me anxiously.
「I decided to talk about it exactly because of the situation we’re in. After hearing it, decide whether you still wish to return to the academy with me.」
The Cardinal was targeting me. In other words, accompanying me will only bring further danger from here on out.
So, it is insincere to ask them to accompany me while hiding my identity.
「I’ll get straight to the point. I am the reincarnation of Edelfuss.」
「Edelfuss?! My Master’s master?」
Tina’s eyes widened in shock.
「Yes, that Edelfuss. And I am also the apostle of various gods such as the Human God, Magic God and so on.」
「The Apostle of God means…」
I kept the explanation of the Apostle of the Gods simple.
And took the opportunity to introduce Shiro, Rubeum, Fluffy, and Run Run as godkins, and Fay as a divine spirit.
「I see… so that’s how it is. I am surprised… but everything makes more sense now.」Rosetta said.
「I told you before that my ultimate goal is to subjugate the Beast of Calamity, Tenebris. That is indeed true.」
「I see.」
「And, in a sense, this is the main point I wanted to convey…」
I told them that I defeated a Cardinal of the Cult on the day of our return from the Dragon Mountain Range. And that information was apparently revealed to the Cult.
「That’s why the risk of accompanying me is much higher than before.」
「I see. I finally understand the meaning of the conversation between that demon and Will.」
「Yeah, it’s refreshing!」
Tina and Rosetta were both smiling for some reason.
「Please listen seriously.」I said.
「I am listening seriously.」Tina replied.
「It’s going to be far more dangerous than before. So–」I started, but was interrupted halfway.
「Will. Don’t look down on me. I’ve been prepared for danger ever since I heard your goal to defeat Tenebris.」Rosetta said, with a smile.
「That’s right. I have also resolved myself.」Tina added.
「……Thank you.」
After revealing my secret, both Tina and Rosetta had a refreshed look.
Those two might have noticed that I was hiding something. However, they didn’t snoop.
「Because we are friends after all!」Rosetta said.
「That’s right! We are a party.」
Arti also nodded deeply.
By revealing the secret, I felt like we had finally become a real party.
After that, we had a light meal in the rain.
On the way, Arti asked.
「Will. Why did Master contact Jema-sensei?」
「You mean, why she didn’t call me?」
「Yes.」
「Maybe it’s really bad over there.」
「………Trying to keep you away from danger?」
「That’s right.」
Xenovia probably thought that even if the royal capital and the academy were destroyed, at least I and the rest of us should survive.
As long as we are alive, the human race will surely be able to beat the Beast of Calamity in the future.
However, if I found out about the situation, I would definitely return to protect the royal capital and the academy. After all, Saria, Run Run, and my precious disciples were at the academy. That’s why Xenovia contacted Jema without telling me.
「It’s just a guess though.」I said.
「Is that so…」Arti said.
「And Fay gave me a message from the Human God saying, ”Be careful”.」
She didn’t say anything detailed, just “be careful”.
If the danger I had to be careful of is that the royal capital and the academy will be attacked by strong enemies, of course I will go to that place.
If that happens, I will be in danger. So the Human God didn’t say it specifically. However, she wanted to tell me that danger was imminent. Perhaps that was why the oracle was without anything concrete.
I conveyed that to the others. Rubeum, Shiro, and Fluffy were also listening seriously.
And Fay, who passed on the oracle, was sleeping the whole time.
She must have been tired from receiving the oracle.
And perhaps she was trying to recover in preparation for the upcoming battle.
「I shall grant blessings again.」
「Blessings?」Tina asked, tilting her head.
「Since the Apostle of God is a representative, I can grant blessings. To be more specific, your love value will increase.」
「That’s amazing!」
「Actually, I blessed you the other day, but in a way you wouldn’t notice.」
I didn’t raise their love values all at once.
「That’s why I want to bless everyone again.」
And so I blessed Arti, Rosetta, and Tina again.
There are many gods who made me their apostle.
The Human God, Magic God, Sword God, God of War, Water God, Flame God, Wind God, Thunder God, Military God, Blacksmith God, Hunting God, etc.
I put together the blessings of all the gods and grant it to Arti, Rosetta and Tina.