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nChapter 48

n“Well, it’s only a guess. The rumors people are talking about are also based on reality to some extent.”

nThe first Head of Valentine was once loved by God.

nAnd there was a time when Grand Duke Valentine was revered not as a symbol of evil, but as a hero.

n“You probably didn’t know. What happened back then is no longer in the records.”

nGod trusted Valentine.

nSo God gave him an oracle.

n“When the day of salvation comes, he will judge the human world himself.”

nAnd God specifically ordered.

nWhen the day of salvation came, he was ordered to go down to hell and annihilate the devil, the source of evil.

n“But instead of annihilating the devil, he succumbs to the devil’s temptation.”

nHe betrayed God’s expectations and summoned the devil to this land before the day of salvation came.

nEven sold his soul to the devil.

n“Actually, it was because he was afraid of being saved by God. He didn’t want to leave the human world and go to God’s side, and he didn’t want to let go of worldly things.”

nHe had a lot of regrets in this world.

nThe land, power, and wealth he cultivated.

nThe praise for being a hero.

nIt was for absolutely human reasons.

n“God was deeply disappointed, and God decided not to engage with humans any longer. And Valentine was forced to live their life accepting the curse for the sin of freeing the devil and opening the gates of hell.”

nAfter sitting quietly and listening to all the stories, Aria came to one conclusion.

nGod was wrong.

n“What?”

nVincent asked as if he didn’t expect Aria to react like that.

n“Why do you think so?”

nWhy entrust such an important task to humans? What you can do.

n“That’s… that’s true.”

nWhy was it?

nVincent reacted as if he hadn’t thought of it that way.

nIf the first Head has laid the foundation, God will rule the land and suck the honey.

nIt came out again, a sharp tone.

n‘Suck honey*.’

nHe was about to burst out laughing.

n“Where else did you learn those words?”

nVincent began to be very curious about the next piece of Aria’s writing.

nAnd the reward was to leave all the precious connections in the human world and go to God’s side. Then what about family and friends? They will be judged by God too.

nOf course, he didn’t think of it that far.

nFamily.

nVincent deeply sympathized with that.

nAs he tried to get his birth mother out of the gutter.

n“Come to think of it, that’s true. All his family could go to hell.”

nAria then held out her card seriously.

nAnd how do you know if God will make you do it again? If you follow the orders diligently, then get the honey sucked again? I think I’ll just go on strike after just getting to taste it.

n“Puhaha!”

nAh really.

nHe couldn’t help but burst out laughing out loud in the end.

n“You’re really blaspheming.”

nBecause I’m Valentine.

n“Yes. You’re absolutely Valentine.”

nAnyway, Aria seemed to understand why this story didn’t go public.

nBecause it was a story that the people of Garcia would seriously believe.

n‘It’s like someone made up a novel.’

nAn instructive story to be recorded in the temple.

nAria’s reaction was overly sarcastic because she thought so in her heart.

nVincent seemed to have guessed her thoughts.

n“It’s better to filter the stories that are passed down because it’s bound to be adapted. If you look at the facts here, it’s like this.”

nVincent summed up the conclusion.

n“Valentine’s ‘devil malice’ is passed down from generation to generation on the direct bloodline. Also known as the curse.”

nAria nodded her head.

n“As a result, it has irrevocably corrupted Valentine.”

nEven animals that are so huge that you think they are monsters.

nEven the residents of the estate who are strong at a mutative level with being immune to any poison.

nParasites that survive even if they are roasted in a fire and kill people .

n“It’s all a product of corruption.”

nAria tilted her head.

n‘I understand what you mean, but wouldn’t it be good if the body was strong enough to be immune to poison?’

nIf money could buy such a body, the nobles would give their entire fortune.

nI don’t know if corruption is bad just hearing about it.

n“That’s because it’s all been purified.”

nPurified?

n“The divine power can periodically purify malice to keep it at this level.”

nVincent said as if he remembered it too late.

n“Come to think of it, a priest apprentice from Garcia will come soon.”

nOh, that’s why.

nAria was belatedly able to understand the conversation the priests had that day.

n“If Valentine’s curse corrupts more, it’s their loss after all. It’s an unavoidable symbiosis.”

nIt was Vincent’s conclusion that no one knew what the consequences would be if the ‘devil’s malice’ was further corrupted here.

n“It may lead to the destruction of the world.”

nAria heard those words and thought.

n‘In other words, Valentine is like a time bomb that is unknown when or where it will go.’

nThis was the reason why even the emperor couldn’t touch it carelessly.

nShe could only vaguely guess, but after hearing the clear explanation, it felt like she could grasp it more.

nFinally Aria found out the secret of Valentine that she had wanted to know for so long.

nAnd the solution too.

nThen it will be over when we completely purify the devil’s malice.

n“Of course, that’s true, isn’t it?”

nVincent’s response was, “Who can do what the Pope couldn’t do?”

n“Who doesn’t know that? But it’s impossible. If it could be completely purified, why would Valentine have suffered for hundreds of years?”

nAria thought.

n‘Because I wasn’t there back then.’

nIt was Aria who, with her healing song, did a complete treatment that even the Pope could not do.

nUnless they die, she cures all ailments.

nIt was the reason her song was called a miracle, and also why she was feared, contained, and attacked in the Holy Empire.

n‘And among those with such powers, there would have been no one who was as persistent as me to break the curse.’

nSo she could.

nI can.

n“How?”

nSomehow.

n“You don’t seem to have anything planned for it.”

nBut it was weird.

nSince Aria says it’s possible, he really thinks it would be.

nHe thought it was possible that such a miraculous thing could happen.

n‘Like that one day when she appeared like a warrior carrying the judgment of God.’

nIt was later he learned that the relic came from the shaman Carlin, but Vincent did not believe it.

nTo be honest, he doesn’t think anyone with Valentine’s surname would believe it.

n‘There are only fools.’

nVincent let out a smirk.

nIf they had a personality like him, they would have dug up and investigated what secret Aria was hiding sooner….

n“If sister-in-law says so, I guess.”

nBut he didn’t want to argue.

nHe just wanted to watch.

nHe simply trusted and supported Aria entirely.

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n“Good morning, Young Madam.”

nAria rubbed her eyes and stood up.

nA girl who looked to be about sixteen woke her up.

nShe said good morning in a mutter with a spaced out expression.

n‘Young Madam?’

nIt was the first name she ever heard.

nSo, is Sabina the Elder Madam?

n‘Kind of cute.’

nThe employees must have put their heads together and thought hard about the titles of the two Madams.

n‘Elder Madam, Young Madam.’

nAria smiled unknowingly.

nThen the girl’s eyes, who had been staring at her as if possessed, became more hazy.

n‘What’s wrong with her?’

nAria realized later.

n‘Oh, I don’t wear a rabbit mask anymore.”

nAria groped her empty face.

nSince she took off her mask, Gina and everyone she meets has a face like that.

n‘At first, I thought it was shocking to see something so ugly… ‘

nShe was mistaken because of her past memories.

nHowever, she soon found out that it wasn’t.

nBecause everyone gathered and praised her.

n‘Did they say that it was like a mysterious appearance, reminiscent of fairy tales?’

nAt first she thought they were joking, but it turned out to be real.

nEven Vincent, who doesn’t say empty words even if being beaten to death, looks at Aria’s face and says, ‘as expected, she’s a face genius**’.

n‘I still can’t believe it.’

nAria waved her hand in front of the stone-hardened girl’s eyes.

n“Gasp!”

nShe came to her senses belatedly.

nWho are you?

nThen the girl hurriedly grabbed the end of her skirt and bent her knee.

n“My name is Marronnier. I am going to serve the Young Madam in the future.”

nThen, Dana, who approached, added an explanation.

n“She’s a kid who was framed and kicked out the other day. Fortunately, the criminal was turned in to the Knights Order, so she was able to get rid of the false accusation and come back.”

nIt was something she had heard of somewhere.

n‘No way…..’

n*) A slang for when you take benefit or advantage of something, self-explanatory actually :p

n**) A term for someone who is very beautiful or gorgeous or handsome, like your face is talented (gosh that makes no sense)

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