Chapter 127: Unique Affinity

"Wait, what?"

Killian couldn’t help but comment from the side as he heard Pandora’s words.

"What? You got a problem with that?"

Pandora snapped in an irritated tone as she could hear his judgmental tone.

Seeing them snap at each other, Regis only smiled, ’Still, I’m glad that we were at least able to mend some of our weaknesses with this...’

’Killian’s bracelet is good since if there’s an occasion that he’s disarmed, he won’t need to look for another sword. He could also use it as a backup weapon and even surprise his opponent if he practiced and managed to form the sword in seconds...’

Different ways of utilization immediately began to spring out of his mind as he saw the item that Killian had chosen as his reward.

Regis remembered the time when they were breaking out of the dungeon of the Orpheus Family.

When he launched a surprise attack on the guards, he needed to steal one of their swords and toss it to Killian so he could also fight.

’It’s not that he’s weak when it comes to fighting bare handedly, but his aura arts are all sword-types. So he can only shine the brightest when he has a sword in hand.’

However, as he looked over to Pandora, a wry smile appeared on his face, ’Well, it was the Light Temple’s treasury, so any item that we grab will surely be top tier. Besides, there must be more to that shining necklace than its glow.’

"Aha, I found it!"

As Regis was thinking, he and his companions suddenly heard a shout which prompted them to look over to Alexis.

With a smile on his face, Alexis dusted the thick book with his fingers as he sat on the sofa in front of the three.

Looking at their curious expressions, he chuckled, "Haha, this is the book that holds the records of people who had awakened the light affinity."

Regis, Pandora, and Killian glanced at each other as they watched him open the book.

Flap— Flap— Flap—

Alexis flipped the book open and turned the pages quickly, "As I’m trying to find it, let me give you some brief information first."

"We are commonly known as the Temple of Light and Church of Lemetina. As the goddess we worship, Lemetina, holds authority over light and virtue, it is inevitable that it will also be associated with us."

"Long story short, we hold the element of light in high regard as it is directly tied to our identity. However, this is not the only reason why the element of light is tied to us."

Regis leaned forward, hoping that he would be able to hear the chaplain’s words more clearly.

Killian also had his attention towards Alexis, but he really wasn’t focusing as he also fiddled with his bracelet from time to time.

Meanwhile, Pandora’s sight seemed to be bounded by her shining necklace as she couldn’t take her eyes away from it.

Glancing at them, Alexis smiled as he continued flipping over the pages, "You see, since Lemetina is the Goddess of Light and Virtue, we as her followers will also be bestowed some abilities from her using our faith as a medium."

"However, you must know that divine power is an energy that only higher beings could utilize. Not only us humans, even elves, dwarves and other mortal races aren’t capable of fully utilizing divine power since it is too much for our mortal bodies to handle."

"Let me also tell you the process of becoming a Holy Priest and a Holy Knight. You see, in order to become a priest, you must be ready to devote your whole being to the goddess."

"Priests are mages who, when baptized through the holy light, gain the ability to cast holy miracles in exchange for their ability to cast magic spells."

"To make it easily understandable, are you aware of how demonic humans came to be?"

Regis, who was fully focused, nodded.

"Well, that makes this simple. Oh, please don’t use this analogy in the presence of other people since there is a high chance that they will go crazy whenever divine power is used in the same sentence as demonic power.

Alexis winked as he smiled and continued speaking, "Demonic power is also an energy which is too much for a mortal body to handle.

So, instead of fully making demonic stars, demonic power only corrupts the humans’ existing hearts."

"The process is somewhat similar to the baptism of holy light where an individual’s hearts will be able to receive the baptism of divine power, thereby blessing their stars as well."

’So it really is the same, huh? I get it now why he mentioned not saying this to other people. Still, to use this kind of analogy as someone who’s the leader of a branch of the Light Temple...’

Regis had a wry smile on his face as he thought in his heart, he couldn’t quite see through Alexis.

He looked serious, but at the same time, also looked carefree and even somewhat unruly.

Not knowing what he was thinking, Alexis continued, "Unlike priests, the process of the baptism of Holy Knights like me is much more straightforward."

"This is because the baptism of holy light only grants our aura what we call "holy attributes". Our raw aura becomes strengthened while also gaining a suppressing effect towards those with demonic power."

"Wait, I think I can show you..." Alexis spoke as he utilized his aura, fully activating his stars.

WUNG—

The soft humming sound caught the attention of both Pandora and Killian as they felt the pressure from him.

"You see, although mana and aura as raw energies don’t have any distinct colors, mana stars would normally show as white with blue outlines while aura is outlined with red, right?"

Before they could respond, Alexis spoke again in the next second, "However, both divine power and demonic power are different."

Regis, Pandora, and Killian could see the four white stars with red outlines on Alexis’s chest.

However, they also noticed that a golden hue was present on the center of the white stars.

’It’s... how can I say this? Holy? Yes, that seemed to be the most accurate description for this.’

Regis thought with widened eyes as he felt some prickling pain due to being bathed in Alexis’s pressure.

Of course, the prickling pain also disappeared in the next second.

Woom—

"Okay, that’s enough for the demonstration~"

Alexis smiled in a carefree manner, "Anyways, you get the gist of it, right?"

The three still weren’t able to snap out of their dazes as they only nodded with blank expressions.

"Okay, since we’re done with that..."

Alexis placed the thick book on the table and turned it towards them, "King Adam, the last recorded individual with light affinity."

At this moment, Regis, Pandora, and Killian all recovered from their dazes as they looked over to what was written in the book.

"Coincidentally, the last person who had light affinity was human. I feel quite proud for some reason."

Alexis let out a soft chuckle, "Anyways, light affinity is extremely rare to the point that no two individuals possessing it could be found in the same era."

"Besides that..."

He pointed over to a specific section of the book, "As you can see, the specific date at which King Adam lived hasn’t been stated."

The three looked over to where he was pointing and nodded in agreement.

Alexis then spoke with a frown, "This meant that there’s a high chance that he existed more than a thousand years ago."

"You must be curious as to why I showed you this, right?"

He asked as he looked at the three children.

No, he was specifically looking Regis in the eyes, "I came to know that your situation is quite special when I rescued the three of you back then..."

’I knew it.’ Regis thought while maintaining a calm expression on his face.

Looking at his calm expression, Alexis chuckled, "I’m honestly surprised that you aren’t even showing any signs of anxiety..."

"...it’s fortunate that I haven’t felt the presence of demonic power inside you, or else..."

At this moment, a serious light appeared in his eyes as a pressure far stronger than earlier was clearly felt by Regis.

However, what made Alexis’s eyes widened was the fact that Pandora and Killian also had serious expressions.

’Wait... are they thinking of fighting me if ever push comes to shove?’

Alexis thought as he saw the look in their eyes.

’Interesting...’

The pressure then disappeared as he leaned back on the sofa with a soft smile, "It looks like you’ve surrounded yourself with good friends, huh? I’m a bit jealous to be honest~"

"I’m flattered, Sir." Regis replied with a calm smile on his face, his thoughts unknown.

Alexis then chuckled, "Haha! Well, I don’t mean any harm. It really is just an attempt at recruiting you in our ranks."

"Rest assured as no one would know the situation in your heart."

Regis stood up and bowed, "I appreciate the chaplain’s kindness. As for your ’recruitment offer’, I believe that it’s also the best for me."

"Ehhh~" An unknown glint flashed in Alexis’s eyes as he listened.

Regis raised his head, his eyes determined.

"I want the chance for me and all my companions to be able to attend Grandella Academy in the future..."