Ch:74 – The summoning – Part 3

The door opened, allowing entrance to one of the royal knights, "Your Highness, three more guests have arrived." 

Prince Julius lifted from his chair. "It seems my time has come to abandon this pleasant meeting."

The knight stood to the side, allowing them to pass through. As they entered, they were introduced: "Marquis Mark, followed by the esteemed head of the prestigious blue rose family and general of his highness Prince Julius army, Ryu, and Aurora Corvina, captain of the same faction."

"Aurora?" Romeo and Sophie voiced out, only to see a young blonde-haired beauty, who didn’t physically match in any way the one they feared. Salve, for the eye colour.

She looked their way for a moment and then, not finding them relevant, she found a more interesting person, "It is my greatest honor to be in the presence of the saintess. The sacred jewel of Lumen." Aurora's head lowered her way.

"Oh my," the saintess let out a rosy expression. "What pleasantries have come my way?"

"Saintess," Ryu and Mark followed Aurora's behavior, showing respect for her.

"Now, now. No need to be so formal."

"Gentlemen, if you'll excuse me," Princess Liliana rose from her seat and headed out through a different door. The middle brother followed after her with concerned eyes, receiving a soft nod from Julius, who understood what could have happened.

For someone with cursed power. The presence of the saintess was the most disgusting and horrific being she could be close to. Serenity emanated a portion of the goddess's power. Now, with the hero and sage by her side, such a sensation could be even stronger.

"Just the same name," Sophie stated, pulling his sleeve. 

The glaring of the sage ceased, and he looked at his companion instead.

"You're right, but I'll have to make sure."

"How?"

"Saintess. I know it's early, but I have a question."

Serenity turned her away from Ryu, who was the last of the four to leave the room. Her green hair waved to the side. "How can I help?"

"What do you do when you need to know if someone is telling the truth?"

She raised her eyebrow at that question. "The pope happens to have a special skill for that."

"Thank you for clarifying." Romeo glanced back at Sophie as Aurora was no longer in the room. They traded a soft nod. The sage was not a man of coincidences; he liked to make sure everything was transparent as water. 

"It'll be okay. If it was her, she would have recognized us, and we would already be dead."

At those words, Romeo nodded once more. "Right. You're absolutely right. I should have thought about that before. It's so logical and yet..."

Sophie raised her voice, "Saintess, I don't feel like I used to be. I feel much weaker."

"In this world. Everyone starts at level one. Say the words personal data, and you'll understand."

As both did, they came to realize a screen popped up with some vague information. The Saintess took her time to explain what it meant.

"Despite our memories, we cannot use our knowledge to the max as our wisdom and intelligence are extremely low." Even then, he came to a good conclusion. In his case, he realized then that his knowledge from his past life was lacking. He could feel his present personality distinct from what it once was.

His face became gloomy. He placed his lips closer to Sophie's ears. "Use all your power and kill the saintess."

Her eyes widened. What was he talking about? Was he crazy?

"I can't. Why would I do that?"

His gaze narrowed down. "I can't either. Even though we're free."

Her mouth opened and then closed. She understood their position. Was this a side effect of the summoned title?

A bit further from them, the saintess and the queen spoke of some matters. Their faces were not the happiest.

Serenity came to learn about the deceased king. She and the members of the church had been far too busy with their goddess ordeal.

With this newly gained information, her head came to hurt. The last thing humanity needed was for them to split into many forces. Especially against an enemy that outnumbered them.

"How do I change this level number?"

The saintess turned to Sophie, who looked at her with an amiable expression.

"By killing our enemies. You'll then be rewarded with experience. Once you have enough, you'll level up. Then, you'll gain one point to spend as you wish."

"Does the church know how the past heroes spent their points?"

The saintess looked up to the ceiling, wondering about it.

"Don't worry about it, Sophie. We can save the points for when we have more information."

"Right." She looked at the 10 points given at the beginning to all human beings.