Chapter 22 – Whereabouts of Prayer (6)
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I never would have thought that Aria had a past like this.
Kalt felt sorry for Arya’s situation, but was not very surprised.
In this world where monsters live and demons also exist, it sometimes happens that villages are attacked by monsters.
However, just because it happened occasionally, it was not something to be treated calmly in front of the person involved.
“When I came to my senses, I was at a church. Adventurers moved me to a church in a nearby village. I later found out that it was not true, but… The people who saved me were several adventurers who had completed a big request and were going to the city via our village. They say it was.”
Aria said that the adventurers who were moving near the village to pass through hurriedly ran when they saw the village being attacked.
However, there was only one survivor in the village, Aria.
Afterward, her priests came looking for Aria, who had been staying for several days in her church where she had awakened.
“Come with us, candidate for sainthood.”
The fact that Aria had her stigmata was also reported to the high-ranking priests in the city, so they took Aria, a candidate for sainthood, to the city.
At the time, Aria was devastated by the loss of her village and her parents and could not even think of her option of refusing.
In the city church, Aria received her own treatment as a candidate for sainthood.
At the same time, she was taught to live her life as a nun in the church.
Aria just did as she was told.
As a nun, she learned what mindset to have and from the history of the world taught in the church.
The priests also understood Arya’s feelings when her village was destroyed and her parents were lost before her eyes, so they taught her only things related to her life.
As time passed, Aria, who had been devastated, began to regain her vitality little by little.
It was thanks to the kindness of the people at her church who treated her warmly that little by little her heart was restored.
And the priests, who saw Aria’s recovery and thought she was okay now, decided to teach Aria the blessing of using her sacred power and effective sacred attacks against monsters and demons.
“Aria, today let’s learn about blessings.”
“Blessing…?”
“Yes. Let’s pray to God and use the divine power in our hearts to perform a miracle. If you are Aria, I’m sure you can do it well.”
As expected from the priests, Aria successfully manifested the blessing.
There was no problem using the Holy Sword, a holy attack.
The priests had expectations.
Aria, a candidate for sainthood, will be one of the hopes to defeat the demons that appear from time to time.
However, not long after that expectation, the priests witnessed a serious problem that had arisen for Aria.
“Haa, haa, heeup! Haa, haa, haa!”
“Ah, Aria!”
“Are you okay!”
“Why… Why… Why… Mom, Dad… Everyone… Why… God, God, God, God… Why…”
It was while using blessings and holy attacks in succession to test how holy the power was.
Aria’s complexion turned pale, and she began to breathe heavily.
Eventually, Aria lost her mind.
And she was able to easily find out why Aria collapsed.
It was a trauma.
It was okay to use a few blessings.
But as it happened again and again, that nightmare day came to Aria’s mind.
I vividly remembered the sound I heard the day I desperately prayed to God.
The screams of the villagers and the sight of them being killed by monsters.
A thump! A sound from above her that made her think her father had died.
The sight of her mother being stabbed by a goblin before her own eyes.
The cold appearance of a mother who does not wake up no matter how many blessings are given or how her wounds heal.
And even though she prayed and prayed, in the end, she was a god who did not grant anything she wanted.
All the villagers died.
Dad also died.
My mother also died.
That’s what I prayed for.
She prayed so much.
Why, why, why, why, why.
God of light.
If it really exists.
Why did you let me survive?
Are you really… Is it a trustworthy entity?
In the end, even though Aria had a lot of divine power as a candidate for sainthood, she failed to fully demonstrate that ability.
Her priests do not give up, they soothe Arya, instilling hope in her, telling her that she will get through this. He said it over time.
Aria was grateful for the priests’ words.
She thanked me for patiently sharing her warm words.
But no matter what Aria said, she strengthened her resolve.
Trauma never went away.
She made no further progress, at most she had one or two more chances to write a blessing.
“This is my problem. Haha, you’re disappointed… Aren’t you?”
With an awkward smile, Aria looked at her kalt.
Kalt was silent.
She covered her mouth with one hand and looked like she was seriously thinking about something.
‘No matter how kind Mr. Kalt is… You’re worried. Of course.’
Even though she is a candidate for sainthood, she is a nun who cannot even use her many divine powers properly.
Aria thought that since she was so confident, it was natural for her to worry about staying at the party.
However, what Kalt thought was completely different from Aria’s expectations.
‘It’s amazing?’
Rather, Kalt felt like he had chosen the highest level character in just 1 draw from a gacha with extremely high probability.
It’s a performance character that gets even higher if you sharpen it.
Trauma from childhood?
Disbelief in God?
Such mental problems were not a problem for Kalt at all.
Because she had hypnosis in Kalt.
If there is a physical defect or problem, it is an area that Kalt cannot touch.
But mentally it is different.
As for mental problems, she can get better right away while hypnosis is weak for Kalt.
Rather, what Kalt is worried about is something else.
The question was how to train Aria.
I definitely sympathize with Aria’s past.
She also remembers how sad she was when her real-life parents passed away from illness.
Aria saw it right in front of her eyes.
She could say goodbye, but Aria couldn’t even do that.
It’s really pitiful and makes me feel pity.
In particular, I thought I would train Aria gently.
Kalt immediately shook his head in his heart.
‘You can’t do that. Definitely do it. ‘
I need to make her realize her position.
If you treat it kindly, it ends up being ruined in the end.
Kalt realized this the hard way at the Maybelle party.
Maybelle has all the qualities of a groupie, an idiot, and a tomboy from the beginning, so let’s just say she is.
But two others.
Ian and Marti didn’t do that from the beginning.
The two of them were calm and gentle when they had their faults.
These were women who were happy and grateful for my cooking.
They were truly grateful when they felt that their problems were slowly improving through hypnosis under the guise of counseling.
But that was it.
After the problem was completely resolved, his shamelessness began to stand out.
-Why do I have to learn such trivial things? Only then will I learn greater magic. Help with travel? Calt has already prepared all the little things like that.
-Kalt, how can you be so cruel? He was so kind when he gave me advice… If you go around treating all wounds, annoying guys will stop by… I’m disappointed!
In addition, when Maybelle kicked her out, she did not object and looked down on her from above as if she was doing it out of favor, as if she was thinking of Kalt.
‘I’ll never see that again.’
What happened that day was a kind of trauma for Kalt as well.
That’s why Kalt thought.
Let’s be kind to each other until the problem is resolved.
When I am at my happiest while licking very sweet honey.
Let us know very thoroughly who gives us that happiness.
Even if you criticize them for rebelling, criticizing, and betraying them in the process.
By then, I had already known the sweetness.
To taste that sweetness again.
To obtain the happiness I had long-awaited.
I guess I have no choice but to listen to Kalt.
And Kalt just needs to be informed properly.
Who is above and who is below.
When you know your topic thoroughly and accept it.
How much happiness there is.
If you know the subject well, Kalt is worth the price.
It makes you realize that Kalt provides sweet happiness, both mentally and physically.
That’s what Kalt swore when he thought about joining a new party.
So even though she sympathizes with Aria, she does not change her teaching methods.
If her training is done well, in the end, she will continue to feel happiness, relief, comfort, accomplishment, and pleasure that is nothing compared to the humiliation, shame, pain, suffering, and betrayal she feels while receiving training.
Ariado.
Scarlett too.
Nellis too.
Every single person.
Solve the problem.
Trained to understand the topic.
In the end, I will give you happiness that will last forever.
Thinking so, Kalt.
“Mr. Aria.”
She removed her hand that was covering her mouth and placed it on Aria’s hands, which were gathered together as if praying.
“You are truly amazing.”
“… Yes?”
“She must be suffering. Even with those problems, Aria is still here. She could have stayed in the church. She came out like this and joined the party.”
“Ah…”
Aria’s hands were shaking.
Aria’s eyes focused on Kalt, who was looking at her seriously.
“Even if you were scared, afraid, in pain, even if you doubted God, Aria… You wanted to save people, right? Because you wanted to be of help even just a little bit. You didn’t want someone else to go through the pain you went through. I hope not.”
She decided to teach Aria.
But what she said now was not a lie.
“Kalt… Mr.”
Kalt stretched out her free hand and folded Aria’s hand.
The warm warmth of Kalt passed through the back of Aria’s hand.
“Thank you for confiding in me. I will do my best to help Aria solve her problem.”
Even after hearing about her own problems, she was not discouraged or reluctant.
She would rather hold her own hand, understand her own feelings and solve her problems. She is looking straight at herself.
“Ah…”
A single tear flowed down Aria’s cheek.