Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyou Survival [WN] - Chapter 223.4

Elena had taken Aria, who was a free fighting force, into her lap as a deterrent against the outside world… and more than that, to protect Aria, but now that Aria has come into the public eye, her actions were restricted.

But Elena had a solution that Aria could not.

(…I can’t believe she really ended up using the “poisoned chalice”)

It’s not a method Elena likes to use, but she is already prepared to do it, even if it means being accused of killing her brother. At worst, she can take her away from the royal queen’s education and leave it to the second prince, who has begun his own royal education.

But in that case, Clara, who is here, will not be able to become queen.

Clara had previously been mentally ill and showed signs of danger, but she finally seemed to have made up her mind, and the petty thinking that had appeared since she was eight years old disappeared, giving Elena the impression that she had returned to the noble princess of Dandol she was before.

The meeting this time was also meant to confirm this.

When Elena turned her eyes to Clara, who had not spoken since the beginning of the meeting, Clara was staring only at Ervan.

“I cannot say that I can protect you…”

Ervan turned his haggard face to Clara, who quietly began to speak.

In his eyes was despair, or fear of being rejected…But Clara smiled a little before continuing.

“But… I want to be with you… Lord El…”

“Clara…”

Clara is also the daughter of a high-ranking noble family. She understands that if things continue like this, she will be ruined. But even so… even if it means death. Clara said this when she was with Ervan.

Ervan’s eyes wavered confused, wondering if he understood what she meant.

Elena was happy to see her “cousin” finally back, but narrowed her eyes a little, wondering if she would soon lose her.

But then–

“Eh…”

A small sphere of “darkness” appeared in front of Elena, and it instantly burst, revealing a pendant.

Elena knew what it was. Only Ervan and Clara noticed this phenomenon, and when Elena gently touched it, she opened the small piece of paper tied to the pendant and looked through it, narrowing her eyes so much that a murderous aura surged from her, but she also smiled faintly.

“Elena…?”

“Oh, I’m sorry.”

Clara spoke to her in a confused voice, and Elena turned to Clara and Ervan with a chilling smile.

“I heard Aria died?”

***

I left Mikhail and Rockwell to guard Elena, who was meeting with the Crown Prince and Clara in the afternoon, and visited the temple of the Holy Church in the guise of an adventurer in the morning.

“…It’s remarkable how well it’s been fixed”

When I saw the newly completed temple, I couldn’t help but comment.

The temple of the Holy Church that Carla burned down was mostly destroyed, although the foundations remained. Even in this world where magic exists, I can’t imagine how much effort and money was poured into rebuilding it in less than half a year.

Nobles probably contributed funds, but the followers of dark magic and earth magic from all over the country were most likely involved.

The temple was just completed, and ordinary believers who had made donations were allowed to enter quite deep inside, and there were quite a few people there, including many adventurers like me, so I was able to enter the temple without any problems even with my cloak on.

But this is because rumors had spread, and the Holy Church gave up on holding Carla accountable, to justify the training corps and because there is a “Saint”.

Saint… I don’t know what it is or what kind of existence it is, but I feel that she is loved by the Holy Church right now.

“…”

The people involved in the temple. The commoner believers who worship. I occasionally hear the word “Saint” from the children at the orphanage in the back of the temple.

… They don’t seem to have been brainwashed. It felt like the children also genuinely adored the Saint.

That’s why it feels strange. According to Theo, she could only use level 1 or 2 light magic. What is the reason for worshiping and adoring such a person as a Saint?

Shall I go deeper… As I was taking in the structure of the temple in my head, strolling around the backyard where the building materials still remain, a girl with dark reddish blonde hair looked down at me with a smile from the top of the external stairs that probably led to the back.

“From here onwards, you are not permitted to enter.”

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