A young girl in a village without protection - Chapter 47

Translator: NovelMultiverse| Editor: NovelMultiverse

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Something touched Selesina’s forehead gently and softly.

However, since Selesina had her eyes closed she didn’t know what it was. She felt a warmth that caused her body to lose its strength and let loose.

“…………………..”

Selesina could hear Lucaria’s faint breath.

“Ah, you’ve received blessings from a goddess.”

“—–!”

Selesina inadvertently opened her eyes when she heard those words and felt a vibration on her lips.

Lucaria’s beautiful face was right in front of her eyes. He was so close to her that it was about kissing distance. Selesina inhaled sharply. What was he about to do?

“Don’t worry I am not about to do anything to you. Since I’m still young, I don’t understand many things if I don’t touch my seal to it.”

“Ah, to my head…………”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Lucaria had only touched the seal on his forehead to her head. Selesina was embarrassed that she had been so restless for a moment there.

“I should have told you what I was about to do. I’m sorry Lady Selesina.”

“No, I was just arbitrarily surprised…………..thank you for looking at the seal.”

Selesina lowered her head and expressed her gratitude and Lucaria smiled saying, “Thank God.”

“Other than the fact that she does indeed have blessings………..do you have any other concrete information?”

Soratek asked about the result once Selesina sat back down on the sofa next to him.

Selesina was curious as well and wanted to hear it quickly. She stared at Lucaria as she waited for his answer but he quietly shook his head.

“I don’t know the name or details but I do know that she was blessed by a goddess.”

“Blessed by a goddess………..!”

Soratek’s voice was the loudest in response to Lucaria’s judgment.

Soratek held Selesina’s hand and said –

“That’s great.

You’ve always been concerned about the fact that you didn’t receive any blessings right………..? You refrained from going out so as to not trouble your family and you were even worried that you weren’t an appropriate fiancé for me…………. I wanted to make you happy but I never knew what to do in order to do so……..ahh, I can’t explain it well but anyway, congratulations Sele.”

“Thank you Lord Soratek.”

Selesina realized by his words that he had been really worried about her.

‘Even if he likes the heroine, I’m still his childhood friend.’

She was convinced that that was the reason that he worried about her.

She decided to support his relationship with the heroine fully as an apology. Meria didn’t have appropriate education for a Lady but Selesina could always act like a villainess and teach her while bullying her. 

With that, they would surely reach the happy ending.

‘……….but, right now we’re in the midst of discussing my blessings.’

After Soratek congratulated her, she checked once again whether she really was blessed.

She was always known as the one with no blessings and even called that but that would not be the case hereafter.

‘I don’t know about the kind of blessings I have but I do know that I am blessed.’

“Thank you for all your help Lord Lucaria. I am surprised since I never expected to have received the blessings of a Goddess.”

“After all this is as much as I can do…………. However, since we don’t know what kind of blessings you possess, I’m deeply curious. A goddess that can change the color of a flower…..maybe she has to do either with the plants/vegetation, forests, earth or fertility, etc.”

Lucaria also told them to investigate the shrine archives once more.

“We also have an archive here that can only be accessed by priests and shrine maidens. Many books in there are not accessible to the general public and hence not kept in the other library which is open to the public.”

Of course, there was a possibility that there would be no clue even there……..but the possibility of finding a clue there was the highest. Selesina and the others, however, could only check the library open to the public.

“I’m really sorry to ask this of you, the chief of the great shrine but I would really be so glad if you could help me out.”

“Please do help us out.”

Selesina requested the chief and Soratek continued after.

“Please don’t be so formal. After all, I’m also very curious about the blessings that changed the color of the flower.”

“Lord Lucaria………….thank you.”

Even though he was the chief of the great shrine, he wasn’t high and mighty. On the contrary, he even gave a follow up so that we don’t feel worried.

‘What a nice person……….’

Selesina smiled softly.

 “Ah, that’s right.”

Lucaria said.

“If we go to the flowers of the great tree, we may be able to see that power in use. Lady Selesina, would you go with me?”

“Eh? That’s….of course……”

At Lucaria’s suggestion, Selesina’s thoughts about him were frozen.

To put it simply, it wasn’t easy to see the great tree of the great shrine. In fact, going to see the blooming flowers was not something that could possibly be done.

‘It should be fine since the chief is with us though……..’

If Selesina and Soratek had decided to go alone then they may have been stopped by the priest or they may have even been imprisoned.

That’s the kind of strict vigilance that they maintained.

“Shall we go?”

“Kyaa”

“Wai, Lord Lucaria!?”

Lucaria got up from his seat excitedly, took Selesina’s hand to take her along, and began to walk ahead.

Soratek chased after them and called out to him.

As expected, he didn’t intend to allow anyone to go that far with his fiancé.

“Selesina is my fiancé so please refrain from such behavior!”

“Ah, come to think of it, that’s right. I was just really excited to see the power of the Goddess. I’m still young so I have poor control over my emotions……..I apologize.”

“No, I just need your consideration.”

The moment Lucaria let go of Selesina’s hand, Soratek immediately held it in order to escort her.