Chapter 61: It’s Already Over!
Inside the Dikert Guild office, Maya looked at Victoria, who was lying weakly on the sofa, and felt troubled.
Since just now, this girl had been in a dazed state.
No matter how they called her, there was no response.
Could it be that she really went stupid?
“Victoria, are you okay?”
“I’m fine.”
Victoria rubbed her forehead and slowly stood up. Now she felt more and more that things were going out of control.
She thought she just came here to recruit someone. But not only did she fail to recruit anyone, the "academy" itself seemed to have followed that person instead.
What kind of situation is this?!
Hearing Victoria speak so weakly, Maya naturally didn’t believe her.
“Alright, tell me. What’s bothering you so much? It’s just the three of us here. Nara is also someone I trust, she won’t spread anything.”
Victoria looked at Maya, who had a serious expression, then at Nara, who was nervously swearing she wouldn’t say anything.
Her tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed.
You people… seriously…
“It’s fine to tell you. Just now… Divine Revelation appeared.”
Victoria spoke weakly. She didn’t even know what it meant to tell Maya this.
The appearance of Divine Revelation alone was already a huge problem. And with Peiya involved, she couldn’t return to the Holy Academy anytime soon.
That feeling of having nowhere to rely on was really uncomfortable.
And this situation had already gone beyond Victoria’s understanding.
She couldn’t think of a solution at all.
“You mean… there were signs of Divine Revelation just now?”
Maya repeated Victoria’s words in her mind.
Even though she wasn’t part of the Church, after hearing about it for so many years, she still understood some of its rules.
Divine Revelation was basically the foundation of the Holy Academy.
After the era of the Witch Calamity, “Knowledge” fell into a deep sleep.
To awaken this supreme existence, the Church built the Holy Academy, calling on people to study knowledge and bathe in divine light, hoping to gain the attention of “Knowledge.”
It was said that only by awakening that legendary existence could the world be saved.
And the last time witches appeared was already five hundred years ago.
Since then, there had been no news about “Knowledge.”
Now that the Holy Light had appeared, it meant that “Knowledge” might be waking up.
Which made Victoria’s current reaction even harder to understand.
Shouldn’t she be laughing wildly and shouting, “I did it! I succeeded!”?
Why was she so calm… even a bit depressed?
“Not just signs, it already appeared!”
Victoria’s face turned blank again.
What’s the point of doing anything now?
It’s already over!
Divine Revelation ran away.
Go ahead, guess, who’s the biggest joke now?
If Divine Revelation has already run off, then what is the Holy Academy, which was built around it?
They waited and hoped for 500 years. Just when there were finally signs of it returning, it appeared, and then immediately left.
It didn’t even bother to look at her.
And now what?
The Holy Academy sent her to recruit Peiya, but in the end, their own “ancestor” ran off with her instead.
Right now, the Holy Academy just looked like a complete joke.
It was almost ridiculous.
Maya seemed to understand what Victoria was implying.
So the Holy Academy tried to gain something, but ended up losing even more?
Sorry, she really wanted to laugh.
In a way, the Magic Mirror and the Holy Light were both sacred objects of their respective factions.
And now, one of those sacred objects had directly gone with Peiya.
What could you even say about that?
It’s like a lunch box without a single side dish inside.
So if the Holy Academy doesn’t have Divine Revelation… that actually makes sense!
“Victoria, things might not be as bad as you think. Since your necklace allowed Divine Revelation to appear in this world, no matter what, you can be considered a chosen one, right? In that case, you’ve indirectly been promoted. Isn’t that your original dream?”
Victoria looked like she was about to cry.
“But I don’t have anything! I’m like a piece of used paper, just thrown aside. And I’m just a traitor, why does my status suddenly keep rising?”
What truly scared Victoria wasn’t that their “ancestor” ran off with Peiya, but that she, a double agent, somehow ended up becoming an important figure.
Compared to being a chosen one full of danger, she would rather just be an ordinary student.
“No, you have to look forward. Victoria, I know you feel terrible right now. After all, you were someone almost chosen by Divine Revelation. But think about it, wasn’t it because you understood Peiya’s situation that Divine Revelation appeared? Without Peiya, this wouldn’t have happened.”
President Maya said as she sat back down, speaking seriously,
“You would have just lived an ordinary life. Sure, that’s not bad… but Victoria, are you really willing to accept that? A chosen one has the chance to compete for the position of bishop, or even become the Pope in the future.”
After hearing Maya’s words, Nara also got a bit emotional and stepped closer to Victoria.
“That’s right, Victoria. In a way, you got this opportunity because of Peiya. If you had really taken her back, your teacher would only pay more attention to her, while you would slowly be pushed aside, doing all the hard and dirty work. Since things are already like this, isn’t it better to be a bishop than just a student? And if you ask how I know… it’s because I have younger siblings. I’m the older sister in my family… sob…”
As Nara spoke, her eyes became teary. She was clearly projecting her own experience onto Victoria.
Even though her reasoning wasn’t exactly accurate, the emotions she described surprisingly matched Victoria’s situation.
Encouraged by them, hope slowly returned to Victoria’s eyes.
“I understand now. You’re right. Without Peiya, I’d just be a nobody on the street. Looks like I can’t get off this ship anymore. And besides, the Holy Academy taught me to always follow Divine Revelation. Now that it has appeared, what am I afraid of? If it’s chosen by our ancestors, then I’ll just go all in!”
Seeing Victoria regain her spirit, Nara put her hands on her hips proudly.
“Now we already have people working undercover in both the Holy Academy and the Adventurers’ Guild. With you guys like this, I’ll feel left out if I don’t become an undercover agent too.”
“You think I chose this? I’m just a worker. Now I even have to work a second job for Divine Revelation. My life is really hard…”
Victoria rested her head on her hands, wanting to give up.
She wanted to just go with the flow.
She wanted to live an easy life like this.
But fate had grabbed her by the throat, and almost crushed her.
Victoria sighed and looked at President Maya.
“No matter what, thanks for stopping me earlier. If I had offended Peiya, I might have already been struck down by our ‘ancestor’ by now. I owe you a favor. If you need anything in the future, you can call me. For now, I don’t plan to go back to the Holy Academy. They’re probably searching everywhere to find who activated the Holy Light.”
At the same time Victoria made this promise, chaos broke out at the Holy Academy.
Almost all the students’ silver-white crosses went dark at the same time.
This meant that Divine Revelation had appeared.
The arrival of a chosen one was no small matter, they had to find that person as soon as possible.
The Holy Academy was already full of powerful people, but today, several bishops appeared at once.
There was only one reason.
Something big was coming.
If they couldn’t find the one chosen by the Holy Light, how could they face the witches?
Five hundred years ago, it was “Knowledge” working together with other legendary beings that defeated the witches.
Now that a new storm was rising, how could these bishops stay still?
After they finished discussing, they would also need to report their decision to the Archbishop.
Inside the office, the Archbishop, dressed in sacred robes, looked at the others.
“Since everyone is here, let’s begin. Together, we will sense which student has received the Holy Light. This is a confidential meeting. Please keep the identity of the chosen student a secret.”