[Vol. 8] Chapter 251: The Founder of the Light Worshipper Church
It felt like Violet’s calm yet firm words had left Vera with no room to argue. After staying silent for a moment, Vera finally nodded, showing that she truly believed the girl in front of her meant no harm. She let out a soft sigh and said,
“I understand… If there’s anything you want to know, please feel free to ask.”
Although this drawing room was large and luxurious, at this moment only Vera and Violet were present. Someone as important as Violet wouldn’t have come here just to make small talk. So, Vera could guess her purpose quite easily.
Violet nodded with satisfaction. She held the warm teacup in her hands, though she didn’t drink from it. Instead, she slowly tapped the edge of the porcelain cup with her finger, making a series of soft, crisp sounds.
“First, I want to know about your relationship with Menna.”
“I’m kind of like her subordinate, but not within the royal system. It’s more like a superior-subordinate relationship within the [Light Worshipper Church].”
Hearing this, Violet frowned slightly.
“When did Menna join the [Light Worshipper Church]? You said you’re her subordinate, but based on what I know about the church’s internal ranks, that’s only possible if…”
Vera looked deeply at the black-haired girl in front of her. She didn’t hide anything and simply nodded slightly.
“You’re right. Her Highness Menna Melchior, the Princess of the Human United Kingdom, is the highest leader of the [Light Worshipper Church] in our entire kingdom. The one and only Apostle.”
“I don’t know how you got this information, but the Apostle’s token isn’t mine, it belongs to Princess Menna.”
“In fact, ever since the church was founded a few years ago, it’s been Her Highness working behind the scenes, quietly managing everything. That’s how our church grew so strong.”
“The reason why the [Light Worshipper Church] is now almost as influential as the Goddess Church in the kingdom is largely because of the Princess Menna’s support.”
“From what I know, Princess Menna might actually be the original founder of the church, or at least one of them. Of course, I don’t know why she chose to do this, and only a very few people know this secret. Probably fewer than five.”
“…Huh?”
Menna is actually the founder of that ridiculous church…?
To be honest, this information really caught Violet off guard.
That little girl… what is she thinking? Why would a perfectly fine princess decide to go play cult leader instead?
But then again, thinking about what she had heard from other members of the [Light Worshipper Church], it did make some sense. The church did start growing in the Human United Kingdom and Feathernia region first, slowly expanding step by step.
On the other hand, in the Holy Empire, the traditional Goddess Church was already deeply rooted. The [Light Worshipper Church] had always struggled there, less influence, fewer followers, and definitely not as strong.
So… maybe Menna’s “Revelation” ability is actually very well-suited for something like founding a new religion?
Oh no—she might be too good at this!
No wonder that weird church has grown so quickly and smoothly…
Uh… but Menna has never actually seen Violet use high-level magic, right?
Could it be that this is also one of the future “requirements” she saw in a prophecy?
Honestly, just thinking about that blue-haired girl, who clearly knows Violet’s true identity, pretending to be holy and pious every day as the leader of the church… gave Violet full-body goosebumps. It was just creepy.
Holy crap, how awkward is this?!
She had to stop herself from opening a portal and jumping straight to the west to grab that Princess and spank her hard for all this nonsense.
With the corner of her eye twitching, Violet barely held back her emotions. She made sure not to let the pink-haired girl in front of her, clearly a fellow follower of the [Light Worshipper Church], notice anything odd. Then she continued her questioning.
"Alright, Miss Vera. You came to Saint Laos City two years ago. Since you carry the Apostle’s token, that means Menna had already seen this coming disaster in her prophecy back then. Can you tell me what your specific mission is, and what the Seer said about this situation? Did she give any instructions or descriptions?"
"......"
Even though Vera hadn’t shown much hesitation earlier when revealing the First Princess’s true identity, she suddenly fell silent again when Violet brought up this topic.
After hesitating for a while, she finally spoke.
"Lady Violet, from the moment the Chosen Hero appeared in Saint Laos City, the prophecy could no longer be used as a reference. Everything that’s happened here has already gone off the expected path. Just like I had no idea the ruins would suddenly and mysteriously shut down, or that this big battle would happen so soon."
"Princess Menna warned me more than once, the future is like a huge tree with many growing branches. If one point changes, everything that follows will shift with it, leading to a completely different picture. I don’t know where things went wrong, but from now on, we the people involved can only rely on ourselves and adjust as things happen."
"I see... That makes sense."
Violet nodded slightly, as if thinking deeply, but said nothing more. She finally started sipping her fragrant tea, then leaned back on the soft sofa and closed her eyes to rest.
"......?"
Vera knew the person in front of her had a noble identity, so she didn’t dare interrupt her while she was thinking.
But to her surprise, once Violet closed her eyes, she stayed like that for half a cup of tea’s time. Meanwhile, Vera, worried about the situation outside, couldn’t calm down like Violet did. She finally couldn’t help but speak again.
"Um... Lady Violet, are you waiting for something?"
"~"
Miss Violet opened her silver-blue eyes just a little and smiled faintly, but the topic she brought up next seemed completely unrelated.
"Miss Vera, do you remember what happened a few days ago when you met that young master Aiden from the Eternal Frost Merchant Guild at the market under the excuse of discussing debts?"
Vera was caught off guard by the sudden question.
Her reason for working with Aiden was to secretly seek his help, hoping to use the strength of the Eternal Frost Merchant Guild to search for signs of mythical beings in the ruins, and bring in outside support to deal with the crisis in Saint Laos City.
But now that the ruins were closed, Vera had stopped involving outsiders in such danger, and hadn’t contacted Aiden in several days.
Still, she quickly realized what Violet was referring to.
"You mean... that merchant guild guard who suddenly went crazy?"
"Yes. I looked into that man’s background. First, he never entered the ruins. Second, he’s just an ordinary person with no reason for anyone to target him. So what do you think? Why would someone who seemed completely normal suddenly go berserk and hurt people in a place like that?"
"Um..."
Vera had thought about this before, but she didn’t know much about the people in the Eternal Frost Merchant Guild. Since she hadn’t exchanged secret information with Aiden recently, she couldn’t figure it out either. After a moment of thought, she simply shook her head.
"Please enlighten me, my lady."
Violet didn’t seem to expect an actual answer. She quickly gave a bright smile and casually said something shocking.
"Hehe. Actually, I was the one who did it. I was right there in the crowd, watching everything."
"What?!"