Chapter 1095 - 439: Ninety-Nine Stars Descend (Part 2)
As long as she doesn't suddenly come up with strange innovations and strictly follows the recipe, whether it's a home-cooked dish or a baked pastry, the taste turns out quite nice.
Of course, those dishes that require meticulous craftsmanship or great effort, or even require special magic to make, she doesn't have the time to challenge them and can only fully entrust them to the masters at the Food Church.
But just then, the doorbell rang, and the Hero naturally turned in that direction.
"Coming～" She tucked a phantom rapier at her waist, responding and walking towards the door.
The ponytail of the girl in home attire swayed as she opened the door, revealing the old Pope and the figure of the Cardinal following him.
[Accompanying the Pope is——]
1. Holy Coin
2. Bright Domain
3. Judgment
4. Sacrifice
5. Canon Law
6. Blessing
7. Condemnation
8. Brotherhood
9. Star Kindness
10. Great Success/Great Failure
D10=9
♛: Star Kindness
[Gender (odd/even) Age (appearance)]
D100=17
→☆→☆→☆→✧←★←★←★←
"Pope Grandpa!" the Hero called out happily.
Then, her gaze turned to the "youth" beside the Pope, greeting him properly, "Star Kindness Cardinal."
Although the actual age of the person was more than enough to be her great grandfather, facing that youthful face similar to her own age, the Hero could only address him as such.
The Hero recalled the scene of their first meeting.
Mentioning the "Star Kindness Cardinal" who controlled all the church's healing and charity departments, people usually imagine a kindly old woman, but this Cardinal himself was a clear and handsome young man who seemed under twenty.
These Pantheon-level experts always have their quirks. And what surprised the Hero even more back then was——
"May I ask, you and the one at the border are..."
[Relationship (50+Kinship)]
D90+10=(64)=74
His appearance practically matched perfectly with the Border Healer Association President, the young man who bestowed her with the Circular Holy Mark on her abdomen as a healer.
And although that Healer President had been working at the border for decades, his appearance was equally youthful.
"Oh, you mean my unworthy grandson." At that time, the neighbor-like Star Kindness Cardinal laughed heartily.
Indeed, this Cardinal, young in both mindset and appearance, was the grandfather of that Healer President and also a Pantheon-level Healing Priest.
His expertise in Holy Magic was extraordinary, able to not only dispel physical ailments and repair bodily tissues but also touch upon spiritual and soul realms. A firsthand experiencer of the ten-year Holy War, his magic could not only bring allies back from the grips of the Death God but also turn enemies into explosive bombshells.
Rumor has it, he also delved into the techniques of the dead spirit faction, having myriad connections with the Holy Tomb Church...
However, the Hero knows this is not just a rumor.
"There are many natural organisms that don't age, maintaining peak condition right up until the moment before death. I merely studied some magic to achieve that effect."
Although he spoke lightly, throughout the entire church, there are only a handful who could mimic his magic techniques.
Unquestionably, Star Kindness Cardinal was also a long-renowned legendary figure in the Kingdom.
Yet, although the Healer Association and the Church were closely related, priests and healers were not the same profession, more often reflecting a hierarchical relationship.
But relying solely on Holy Techniques can't save more people——according to Star Kindness Cardinal himself, his grandson, holding this belief, ultimately didn't join the Church but went to what was then the wilderness border to practice medicine, advancing the healer profession and becoming the Healer Association President.
For someone reputed to even repair shattered spirits, the Hero did not show the demeanor of a superior but greeted sincerely.
"Hehe, why don't you announce your return first?" The old Pope smiled kindly when seeing the Hero invitingly.
With a soft "oh," the Hero shyly touched her nose.
"Your grandfather and the Border Count have already arrived..." The Pope shook his head, not minding her gaffe, but as he spoke halfway, his words abruptly stopped.
His gaze fell on the Hero's waist, fixedly staring at the golden rapier that emitted a twilight-ending aura.
Having greeted the Noble Lady and the others at the dining table, the Dusk Fairy, long awaiting, flew over and now lay expectantly atop the Hero's head, looking down at the Pope's reaction.
Gradually, the elderly Pope's white hair stood on end, the concentrated magic power flowing to his brain causing a previously unseen liveliness in his spiritual power; his eyes almost shot out beams of light, and even the cold sweat arising on his forehead evaporated instantly in the high temperature, turning to wispy white steam.
"Oh~"
For the first time seeing someone besides herself having steam rise from their head – especially the old Pope who doesn't have an Elemental Body – the Hero couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Pope Grandpa, are you alright?"
The Pope remained silent.
The irregularity with the Dusk Crystal just now, as the Pope, he naturally had a sense, but he mostly reckoned it was the effect made by the Dusk Fairy to welcome the Hero.
Never did he expect, upon pushing open the door, to see their own Saintess with the completed Eternal Holy Sword at her waist.
Meanwhile, Star Kindness Cardinal, true to his own reputation, even quicker than the Pope recovered from the huge impact of witnessing the Eternal Holy Sword, shook his head with great emotion.