"In theory, as long as the divine believers do not lose the interest of their gods, they can always use the god’s power unconditionally. So do you understand, Flandre?"
Flandre nodded, then asked, "Kael, is he already a Divine Favored of the God of Knowledge now?"
"Sort of," the Lion Heart Duke replied indifferently.
"Sort of?" Flandre raised an eyebrow, a subtle expression crossing her face. "Kael isn’t only a Divine Favored of one god?"
The Lion Heart Duke nodded and sighed, "That boy exudes the aura of four different divine powers."
"F-Four?" Flandre almost bit her tongue.
She even doubted if she had heard correctly.
"Yes, four. The first one is the Divine Favored of Dinel, the God of Literature, which we just mentioned. Given Kael’s contributions to the Church of the God of Literature, obtaining Dinel’s divine favor was unexpected but somewhat understandable.
But the remaining three divine favors are quite strange... One of them is as weighty as a mountain; if I’m not mistaken, it should be the blessing of the Earth Mother God.
This is strange. Given Kael’s connection with the Earth Mother Goddess Church, though close, it shouldn’t be enough to earn the divine favor of the Earth Mother God. I have the Black Cross investigating this.
Then there is another divine favor that is even more interesting."
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"What is it?" Flandre couldn’t contain her curiosity and asked.
"Blinding and authoritative, like the morning sun. Across the entire continent, only one god has such characteristics."
"...The Lord of Dawn, the Eternal Flame, Losanda?" Flandre sighed softly, "Why of all gods, it’s Him?"
The Lion Heart Duke glanced at his youngest daughter and said, "It might have something to do with that boy, Anthony."
"But Anthony is already dead, isn’t he?"
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"Someone from the Lion Heart Battle Group took it upon themselves to give Anthony’s Holy Sanctuary Core to Kael to absorb. I only found out about this afterward."
The Lion Heart Duke remembered the young man who smiled warmly like the morning sun and let out a long sigh.
"Father was originally a Divine Favored of Losanda, and now his son has also become a Divine Favored of Losanda... Of course, compared to the possibility that Kael is a Divine Favored of Losanda, I lean more towards the second possibility."
"..." Flandre remained silent. She had her suspicions but didn’t dare voice them.
"Don’t worry, even if it’s the latter case, there won’t be any problems. A Divine Favored of the Lord of Dawn sacrificing himself to protect the people is the most fitting act according to Losanda’s teachings. The divine brilliance inherited between father and son is something the followers of Losanda would celebrate in writing."
The Lion Heart Duke laughed heartily, a nearly carefree expression on his face.
He was actually looking forward to seeing the expression on the current High Priest of Losanda upon realizing that his god’s power was inherited by a Mixed Blood Incubus.
It was still uncertain what kind of turmoil this incident, likely to provoke doctrinal disputes, would cause within the Church of the Lord of Dawn.
But whatever kind of turmoil it might be, the Lion Heart Duke would welcome it.
After all, the Church of the Lord of Dawn itself was one of the powerful factions in the Holy Hall of Briania. They were always a part of the Holy Land.
"So, which god is the last divine favor from? Go ahead, Father, don’t keep me in suspense; I’m quite curious." After the initial shock, Flandre had somewhat gotten used to it.
It’s just four divine favors, isn’t it? For someone like Flandre, who had lived for more than a hundred years, such things were not unusual...
Okay, she had never actually seen anything like this before.
It was quite bizarre, almost as if a group of gods was competing for Kael’s favor.
Alright, that would be a bit disrespectful to those gods.
She sat down, poured herself a pot of hot tea, and took a gentle sip, only to hear the Lion Heart Duke’s sinister voice,
"Who told you the last divine favor was from a legitimate god?"
Flandre, who was still drinking tea, began coughing violently and put down her cup with a serious expression.
"Father, you must be joking, right?"
"I’m not joking, it’s true. That boy Kael obtained a dark and evil divine power. The troublesome part is that this divine power is very subtle, and I don’t even know which Evil God’s power it is.
So I’m considering that if he only had the divine favors of legitimate gods, that boy might be able to settle into his position for now.
But he also caught the attention of an Evil God... This is intriguing. The essence of being a Divine Favored is the compatibility between the mortal and the deity, allowing the greatest effect of divine power to be unleashed with the least cost.
I’m very curious, how... Kael caught the approval of an Evil God?"
As the Lion Heart Duke spoke, his face twisted into a look that seemed to say he wanted to dissect Kael to understand him.
Seeing this expression made Flandre shudder slightly. She knew all too well that her father always acted on his words and might have already prepared to make his move.