"Be her prophet? Or a messenger?"He was barely holding on to his consciousness as the pain in his chest surged again. Wow, the plot was truly h.e.l.lbent on killing him. When it noticed the G.o.ddess whose sole purpose was to summon the villainess and give her wish was suddenly showing interest in him, it fought back in a nasty way.
He had to admit, it was alarming how his aching heart was palpitating so much as if it would burst any given moment. Beads of sweat dripping down from his forehead, he panted for air.
The Pope who saw his condition frowned, but was more concerned about why he said no. He once again asked, "Son of Marquis Wade, won"t you reconsider the offer. In the past thousands of years, you are the first one to hear the G.o.ddess" voice again. It was simply a miracle and a sign that you are destined to be this empire"s pillar of strength through serving the G.o.ddess of Light...."
While listening to the thousands of words of lecture that the old bald man started preaching, Jiang Li heard the female voice said, "Right... right! He makes perfect sense! As expected of my Pope. Listen to him, okay! And say yes!"
He secretly rolled his eyes, feeling that he was listening to the immature and bratty Ye Xinya. He said to the other being listening to his mind apart from the system, "G.o.ddess, now, don"t tell me you still can"t understand why I refused. Too chatty. And inconsiderate."
"Say yes!" As if his opinion was not heard, the voice spoke. "I will tell you how to disperse your curse if you do! And I will even perform another miracle for you!" That offer was followed by a giggle that really sounded nice, but childish.
He once again looked up, pondering about the words she said. "Prophets are only tasked of relaying the information you said to your believers, no? Why can"t you find one to do it for you?"
"Because they can"t hear me. Didn"t I tell you that already?" After that question, she exclaimed in frustration, "Ouch, the trespa.s.ser has a slow brain... Such a pity."
He felt greatly offended since, in his mind, the face of the younger Xinya popped up, in there, she was pouting, eyes showing great resentment or disappointment. This G.o.ddess told him he was an idiot?
Well, an idiot had no way of understanding a deity"s speech.
"Your Holiness, the Pope." As if he was feeling very regretful in his heart, the boy made a sad expression. Looking back to his worried parents, he continued, "It"s not that I don"t want to serve the G.o.ddess wholeheartedly, however, I am the only son of my family. I would forever be haunted by guilt if I don"t help my parents lighten up their burdens when managing our fief and household. All my life, I have been raised as the next lord of the Wade Marquisate. While it"s negligible compared to the Church"s prophet"s lofty status, I don"t wish to toss aside my parents" sacrifice and love by not being the perfect heir for them. I hope you understand my predicament..."
Behind him, both Allen and Helena looked more heartbroken since they thought the boy was indirectly saying he wanted to stay with and help his parents until his life ended. As for the Pope, based on his silence and closing of his eyes, he must be contemplating something, or praying for patience and wisdom from the G.o.ddess.
Without him knowing that same G.o.ddess was pestering Jiang Li in his mind, "If you don"t agree, I"ll punish you!"
"Oh?" Jiang Li scoffed. If she was who he was thinking she was, he doesn"t believe, she would do him any harm.
Still, as if challenged, his body suddenly glowed again, blinding the people present. Obviously, it was that bored being"s handiwork. The majority were losing their minds because in just a single day, they seemed to be frequently witnessing many miracles and unbelievable events. Like now. When their vision returned to them, their mouth fell upon seeing that the stubborn boy"s head changed again.
Jiang Li"s hair turned green, and longer... Looking like... seaweed? Where did the cool-looking white hair go? What the h.e.l.l was the new look this time?
For a moment, the people had a suspicion if it was the boy himself who was casting the magic and changing his own hair to make it appear as if there was a miracle happening around him.
"Hey, if you still don"t say yes, next time, I"ll make you go bald for life! You"ll be like those annoying monks from the heretical temple!"
Looking at everyone whose faces were a mixture of weirdness and suspicion, plus the playful threat, he finally knew there was something wrong with his appearance. So the so-called G.o.ddess of Light equaled G.o.ddess of Pranks and Childishness?
Feeling his hair which was now a far cry from his short-black hair, he grimaced.
"...Your Holiness, after getting enlightened by you, a question crossed my mind and I would greatly appreciate it if Your Holiness can give me an answer."
The Emperor saw a cunning glint on the Pope"s eyes. Most likely the old man was feeling like just a bit more and he could convince the mature but stupid boy into being a Church"s slave. Annoyance crept into his heart. "The Church"s people spend half of their day kneeling down to pray and have a very regulated and strict lifestyle. They don"t seem to have a life actually. What"s good with being clergy or holy knight?"
Jiang Li sheepishly asked, "If I were to accept the position, will it still be alright if I only work parttime?"
The Pope tilted his head a bit to the left and looked intently at the young man.
"Part... time?"
"Oh my G.o.ddess, why did you choose this boy who is obviously very attached to a n.o.ble"s power? I can"t understand! He... He"s... Impious! Disrespectful!"
While the old man was getting p.i.s.sed off in his heart, the Emperor felt amused and said, "That"s a good idea. Working for both the state and the Church. Why not?"