I Was The Hero, But I Woke Up as a Phoenix Princess! – Chapter 625

Chapter 625, chapter 83, Mistetinn’s Staff
According to Kaino, Cardinal Bro was about to present the sacred relic of the Church of the Fire Saint to combat the frost calamity?
Igte’s heart tightened. The Church of the Fire Saint brought their sacred relic to this plaza. What if the followers of the frost calamity attacked suddenly at this moment…
He just raised his gaze and dismissed his thoughts with a shake of his head. In his sight, there were quite a few Knights providing protection… And, since the Cardinal of the Church of the Fire Saint dared to openly present the sacred relic, how could he not have made preparations?
A thought also emerged in Igte’s mind: perhaps the Church of the Fire Saint was deliberately using their sacred relic to lure out and snatch away by the frost cultists.
Time passed by the drop, and the atmosphere of the scene became scorching and fanatical. Igte looked around, but there were no frost cultists appearing. Perhaps Cardinal Bro’s presentation of the sacred relic to Vinash City was as usual, without any changes.
Thinking of this, Igte shook his head and smiled, not knowing what he was worried about. He turned his face: “Lord Kaino, do you know what the sacred relic brought by this Cardinal is?”
As soon as he spoke, his hand was gently grabbed by the girl. Igte was startled, and his gaze shifted. The golden-haired, white-dressed girl slightly lowered her head, and the slender eyelashes covering her golden eyes trembled slightly.
This was a manifestation of Verafia’s agitated emotions… Igte gently squeezed her small hand.
“Could it be that Veer has sensed something?”
“Ha, the sacred relic of the Church… they have various ones, but this time, what Cardinal Bro brought should be their staff—”
As soon as Kaino’s voice fell, hymns echoed from the high platform in the center of the plaza, and the Bishop in the fiery red divine attire slowly but forcefully raised the staff in his hand.
Igte turned his head almost frantically. The ancient staff, raised by the red-robed Cardinal, appeared in his eyes as a streak of bright red flame!
The blazing flame light radiated from the staff, and the overflowing radiance was like a gushing torrent, submerging the icy colors in the air, even filling the entire sky.
Even though Igte was far from reaching that realm, the will of frost in the crevices of the world was rapidly receding under the light of the flame. this perception was extremely clear.
More importantly, he seemed to see, in the past, when the girl entered the divine court of fire and flame, the eternal blazing flame, and when she stood under the Lichen dome, the golden blazing flame burning in front of the starlike sacred light!
The crimson flame light shone on his body, and he did not feel the scorching heat, but rather a gentle warmth that dispelled the chill around him.
He turned his head, and the golden-haired girl lowered her small face. The flame light shimmered in the delicate golden strands, touching her flawless profile, making it even more exquisite and flawless.
In a daze, Igte seemed to see her, who in the past, as the Goddess Princess, descended in flames.
“Veer…”
In his hand, the girl’s small hand tightened, her slender fingers gripping tightly. She lowered her head slightly, as if gently biting her lips.
“Lord Igte.”
Kaino’s voice came from the seemingly burning firelight. He turned his head, and the young Knight opposite him was smiling at him:
“This staff is called Mistetinn’s Staff. Legend has it that it was once a staff used by the Fire Saint. As such, among the sacred relics passed down in the Church, Mistetinn’s Staff possesses the greatest power.”
“Mistetinn’s Staff…”
Igte’s lips moved as he repeated the words. He couldn’t help but recall that in the divine court of blazing flames, he had once glimpsed from afar the blazing flame Divine Sword that burned and destroyed all heavens within the sky-burning flames.
Verafia had told him in the past that the sword was named Levatin’s Sword.
“However, Miss Verafia, you seem to have been thinking about some problems… I wonder, what are your insights, Miss?” Kaino’s voice, half-smiling, sounded.
Upon hearing that his young lady was being addressed, Igte’s face quickly turned.
Opposite him, Knight Kaino, also bathed in the light of the blazing flames, wore a slight smile, and the brilliant flame light shone on his face.
The reflection in his eyes seemed like the refraction of icy frost. However, when Igte looked up again, everything returned to normal, making Igte wonder if it was his own hallucination.
“Mmm…”
The golden-haired, white-dressed girl exhaled a thin wisp of mist and made a soft sound, which, in its delicate softness, seemed to carry a hint of ignorance. Then, she gently covered a beautiful bright golden color, and her large eyes shimmered with crystal-like brilliance. The luster of the flames fell on her flawless jade-like face.
The girl’s expression showed no surprise or confusion, only a slight hint of bewilderment, as she appeared. However, Igte, whose hand she was holding, knew that the young girl was by no means as calm as she appeared.
“I feel that this staff you mentioned… is very unusual. No wonder it can be the weapon of the Fire Saint in the past.”
The girl tilted her small head, her fingers playing with her hair, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She raised her small face: “That’s right! Count Sirius once told me that the clergy in Rein City brought weapons that could defeat the frost calamity… could it be this staff?”
Verafia’s eyes looked at him like sparkling beautiful crystals, with a curious expression on her small face.
“A weapon to defeat the frost calamity… Haha, this is the first time I’ve heard of it.”
Kaino looked at the girl’s face and suddenly laughed, shaking his head and saying, “Mistetinn’s Staff has always been held by the Church. If it could really defeat the frost calamity, why would they only bring it out now? What Miss Verafia mentioned might be something else.”
“Is that so…”
Verafia lowered her head, her slender eyelashes covering her golden eyes, revealing a look of disappointment.
…
Presenting Mistetinn’s Staff was the final ritual of this ceremony. As the flame light receded, Cardinal Bro in the crimson divine attire and the clergy around him walked down the high platform and returned to the church.
The commoners who had gathered to witness the ceremony and the sacred relic also gradually withdrew from the plaza amidst enthusiastic conversations.
However, Verafia, holding Igte’s hand, was like a curious baby, her beautiful large eyes filled with novelty as she asked Knight Kaino various questions.
It wasn’t until Igte gently coughed and tugged at her small hand, reminding his young lady that it was getting late, that the girl reluctantly said goodbye.
Standing behind them, watching the receding figures of Igte and the girl, the decent smile on Kaino’s face gradually faded, revealing a sharp and bone-chilling coldness.
He lowered his head slightly, rubbing the armor under his black robe, and quietly murmured:
“Heh, Count Sirius’s guest… as expected, not as simple as the rumors say. However, what role will she play?”