This is from the perspective of a Saintess.
March 26, 2019 Typo correction
① Saintess Lounamaria is said to be searching for the whereabouts of the late Crown Prince Freya, or rather, Queen Freya of the Newborn Kingdom of Vandis, but any clues are unknown. →… originally, …
January 30, 2021 Typo correction etc.
This is a district within the Espana Imperial Kingdom’s Imperial Capital Granza, where facilities of the Asgard Holy Church are gathered.
In one corner, a hot spring bath was set up for female priests and nuns to use.
And it wasn’t just any bath, but a natural hot spring with an abundant supply of water, its pride and joy.
The water is clear and has a faint smell, but it is said to have high heat retention properties and be effective for fatigue and muscle pain.
Washing away the fatigue from rigorous training in this bath was one of our greatest pleasures.
In the Asgard Holy Church, where simplicity and frugality are virtues, gluttony is warned against as leading to excess, and indulgence in lust is also forbidden.
No, it is explicitly prohibited by the precepts for those of the “Holy Church” faction to which I belong, while in the other “Asgard Faith” faction, marriage is recognized as sacred.
I remove my priestly robes in the dressing room and head to the bath naked.
At that time, a fine priest’s robe was placed in the basket in the dressing room, so it seems someone was here before me.
“—It seems Saintess Lounamaria is also tired.”
As I entered the bathchamber, a beautiful woman with long, lustrous silver hair tied up was soaking in the hot spring, obscured by the steam.
“—Oh, it’s Seira. The bath is nice today, my body feels so relieved.”
The silver-haired beauty responded to my greeting.
As she turned towards me and her closed eyes opened, beautiful emerald eyes like jewels appeared.
Her slender body was voluptuous, and her full breasts swayed in the hot water.
Furthermore, deep beneath the surface of the water, I could see short, curly silver hair shining in the crotch area.
“Even for a Saintess with the epithet ‘Saintess of the Never-Ending Spring’… you are tired?”
I averted my gaze from Saintess Lounamaria’s mature figure and called to her again by her epithet.
Saintess Lounamaria, also known as Lounamaria Lurd, is a high-ranking priestess belonging to the Asgard Holy Church, just like myself.
The title of high-ranking priestess indicates her belonging to the “Asgard Faith” faction and is equivalent to an Archbishop in the “Holy Church” faction.
Her age is… 20, I believe? Older than me?
I heard that Saintess Lounamaria was invited to a “Thanksgiving Concert” hosted by a local temple in the former Kingdom of Vandis, in the Southern Nations, about two months ago.
The purpose was the difficult task of calming the sea, which had been ravaged by the wrath of the gods, and even Saintess Lounamaria’s power could not achieve it.
However, it was accomplished by someone named Freya, who joined at the last minute, and it caused quite a stir at the time, like disturbing a hornet’s nest.
This great feat of calming the turbulent seas is said to be a reproduction of “Divine Right of Kings,” accomplished by Florence Diva Banadis, the first Queen who founded the Kingdom of Vandis.
And Freya, who accomplished this great feat, was taken away somewhere by a Valkyrie, an envoy of a high-ranking deity.
Saintess Lounamaria, who witnessed this miracle, was said to be on a mission to find the said Freya.
Furthermore, in commemoration of this miracle, Freya came to be called the “Diva of Calm.”
And Freya’s true identity was indeed identified as Crown Prince Freya Diva Banadis, the legitimate successor of the Kingdom of Vandis, which was destroyed by the Kingdom of Sazania, based on the blue jewel adorning her chest, which was a “Jewel Inherited from the Sea.”
According to common belief, Crown Prince Freya fled to the Espana Imperial Kingdom, but due to her young age, she was unable to secure assistance and tragically perished.
It is said that she eventually fell into slavery…
Saintess Lounamaria is said to be searching for the whereabouts of the late Crown Prince Freya, or rather, Queen Freya of the Newborn Kingdom of Vandis, but any clues are unknown.
The Asgard Holy Church also wishes to form ties with Queen Freya, who accomplished the divine act of “Divine Right of Kings.”
And so, Saintess Lounamaria was also visibly exhausted.
With the divine accomplishment of “Divine Right of Kings,” restoring the Kingdom of Vandis would be in accordance with the will of the gods, making it difficult for the currently occupied Espana Imperial Kingdom to object.
“Even though I, who have received the divine grace of healing from high-ranking deities, am ultimately a mortal woman… aren’t you, Seira, also a distinguished Saintess called the ‘Saintess of the Dream Hall’?”
“I only receive oracles in my dreams…”
My name is Seira Hyperion.
I am 17 years old and have been granted the rank of priest by the Asgard Holy Church.
The rank of priest indicates affiliation with the “Holy Church” faction, and in the terminology of the “Asgard Faith” faction, it is equivalent to a priestess.
Saintess Lounamaria is a Saintess who heals those around her with her rare, celestial singing voice.
On the other hand, I do not possess the grace of healing, but I came to be called the “Saintess of the Dream Hall” by receiving prophecies from high-ranking deities in my dreams while sleeping.
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I was originally born into the common folk.
At that time, my name was Seira Riot.
My family’s business was that of a trading company, and we belonged to the wealthy class, so I had a childhood of comfort and luxury as a young lady.
However, five years ago, when I was 12 years old, my father’s trading company’s cargo ship was shipwrecked in a storm, leaving us with enormous debt.
My father, Bill Riot, desperately tried to raise funds, but as the due date for the promissory note approached, he had no choice but to sell me to the slave traders, the Raymond Trading Company.
And when my price as a slave was being assessed, a boy named Hal Raymond saw my naked body.
Hal Raymond is said to be the only son of Dalos Raymond, who runs the Raymond Trading Company, but he is an unforgivable beast who saw my naked body!
The act of seeing my bare skin, as a Saintess, is an offense worthy of ten thousand deaths.
At that time, I was embarrassed that my father also saw me, but I decided to forgive him as he is family.
However, I cannot forgive Hal Raymond, a complete stranger.
The next time I meet him, I will surely take revenge!
What’s more, Hal Raymond, upon seeing my sacred and pure, innocent naked body, fainted like the rude, ball-less bastard he is!
Hal Raymond must not be forgiven!
After that, I was forced to wear a lewd “slave garment” and was almost exposed naked to customers.
However, as the saying goes, “there is a god who casts away and a god who picks up,” Mr. Ashimore Tatanto, a business associate of my father, bought me and also freed me from slavery.
The purchase price at that time was said to be a high sum of five platinum coins (equivalent to 5 million
