I Became The Stepmother Of An Irrevocable Dark Family - Chapter 116
Translator and Editor: Maru and Tea
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Chapter 116
“Are you saying…that statue is God?”
“Of course, we don’t know if it’s true or not. It was written in the record that our God Amideas descended to Earth.”
“Oh.”
“Nevertheless, this statue is a little special. In fact, I also hear an oracle through this statue.”
When he saw my skeptical gaze, the High Priest continued calmly while staring at me.
“Seems like you don’t believe it. But wouldn’t it be worth a shot?”
Even though he said that, my skepticism of him did not diminish at all.
“Why should I?”
“You will also understand the reason for your existence.”
“Why would people need a reason to exist?”
I still looked at him with a cynical gaze.
“Please don’t be like that. Why not give it a shot? You can treat me like a swindler if you still don’t believe it after trying.”
“How will this benefit me in any way?”
“No. If that is the case, I promise to do whatever Ms. Leona wants.”
As if he had seen through my thoughts, the High Priest grinned widely.
‘Am I being too obvious?’
My cheeks twitched in shame because he figured me out clearly, and so I walked to where he asked.
“If you say so, I can’t help it then. Alright, I’ll try.”
Meanwhile, Rere, who had let go of my hand to run to the flower garden, called me with a bright smile.
“Mom! Mom!”
“Yeah?”
“Mom, Mom. There is a rainbow flower for real!”
Rere grinned broadly as she picked a flower while sitting in the middle of the flower garden.
“Re-Rere. If you snap it like that…”
“It’s all right. It’s an ordinary flower in this place. Even after I pull it out several times, it continues to sprout like weeds and cause me trouble.”
When she heard that, Rere’s eyelids crinkled into a curve and she began to pluck out a bunch of rainbow-colored flowers.
“Then Rere will take care of it. I’ll pick all the flowers here.”
“Yes, yes. In that case, please put your hand on that statue, Ms. Leona.”
“…Why are you so obsessed with that statue?”
“Who knows?”
“I really can’t understand you. What the hell are you thinking? I can’t help but be doubtful of you since you keep pestering me to touch that statue, and treat me this kindly when I’m not that important…”
But my questions did not faze him.
“You must be thinking like that because you don’t know how important you are. Then, let me ask you a question, Ms. Leona. Do you have a red scar on your body?”
For a brief moment, the High Priest’s whisper from behind me made me dizzy.
“…What are you…”
“You do have that, right?”
The smile disappeared from his face.
“As soon as I saw you, I noticed that you were a special person with a red scar.”
“…How come? Why are you so sure that it exists?”
“A pair of eyes that reflect the sky and silver hair that contains the starlight. I knew as soon as I saw you. You are the one described by the oracle a long time ago. I’ve been looking for someone with these attributes for a long time.”
The High Priest said in a voice that was quieter than ever, as if trying to prevent Ian from hearing.
So I turned around and made eye contact with the High Priest.
“Looking for who, you say? That’s right. I have a red scar on the back of my left shoulder. I’m surprised you knew about it, but anyone can have a mark like mine.”
“No. I’m sure it’s you.”
“What on earth do you want me to do?”
“Did I ask you to do anything? As a High Priest, I’m simply looking for the true hero in the oracle.”
My skepticism heightened when he arched his eyes into a half-moon shape.
“An oracle, huh?”
“An oracle born for that special person. I wanted to make sure you were truly the hero in that oracle.”
“….”
“Please tell me if you hear another voice the moment you touch that statue. Because that’s the voice of God.”
What a cunning person. Now I see why the High Priest had been nice to me for no reason. He thought I was the hero in that oracle.
‘There’s a small chance I’m the hero in that oracle, but even if I am, I’m not going to tell him.’
I walked up to the statue with that determination.
Then, suddenly.
“Leona, you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.”
Ian ran past the High Priest and grabbed my arm as if he was anxious.
“Ah…Ian. You don’t need to worry. It’s something that I want to do. No, I think I must do this. So please watch after Rere, Ian.”
“It may be dangerous.”
“Ah! That is also possible.”
I didn’t think the High Priest would do me any harm, but what he did today made me skeptical of him. Although he would gain nothing by harming me.
Nonetheless, I sympathized with Ian.
“He has a point. Why don’t you put your hand there first, Your Holiness?”
The High Priest, who had been acting suspicious, approached the statue and touched it as if it was a piece of cake.
So I bent over and looked around just in case.
‘I don’t believe in such things, but…’
I peered about like a meerkat bracing for a surprise attack. But nothing happened for a long time.
“Will you believe me now?”
Only then did the High Priest look at me confidently.
“I see.”
“I will never do something that will endanger Ms. Leona.”
I couldn’t go back now that he’d gone so far to prove it. So I left the anxious Ian behind and strode to the statue.
I got goosebumps when I saw how similar the statue was to an actual person. On the surface it was a stone, but it gave off the impression that it breathed at any time.
“Then please touch it.”
When the High Priest urged me, I hesitated a moment before touching it.
Then, as if all the noise around me had vanished, the surroundings became quiet.
I attempted to open my eyes, but I couldn’t.
‘It’s a scam, after all.’
While I contemplated the likelihood that the high priest was a swindler, I felt the statue I touched gradually become hotter.
I felt as if my hand was burning, and I heard a voice I had never heard before.
[A red-blooded child born with a scar of blood. A genie who will revive the empire. Those who betray the truth will suffer in the end. Those who believe in the truth will triumph in the end. The one who has it is the one who conveys God’s will.]
Suddenly, I heard a warm and dreamy voice that didn’t seem to belong to a human.
‘Huh…?’
I thought it was the High Priest whispering in my ear again, but it was clearly a female voice. It wasn’t a voice I heard with my ears, but it echoed in my head.
Her voice was sorrowful.
[Be careful. You are the best.….please save me.]
The voice abruptly vanished, as if it had been disconnected.
At the same time, I felt my body shake, and it was only then that I could open my eyes. The hot sensation in my hand disappeared, and all I could hear was the voice of someone calling my name.
“Leona. Leona!”
It wasn’t hard to figure out who owned that voice.
“Huh…”
“Are you alright?”
I felt relieved to see him in my line of sight.
“Yes, well, I think I’m okay.”
“Your face turned pale.”
He quickly caressed my cheeks.
“Are you really alright?”
“Yes.”
Then the High Priest, who was watching us from behind, looked at me with a much brighter expression than before.
“Did you hear anything?”
I was curious about his intentions, and I wasn’t sure whether I should tell him what I had heard. While I was thinking about these things, the High Priest urged me again.
“I think you heard something.”
“I didn’t hear anything.”
“Really?”
“Yes.”
“I see…”
He looked at me with a face full of regret.
“I can’t help it. I was convinced you were the one, but I guess I was wrong again.”
I thought he was going to bombard me with more questions, but the High Priest merely stared at me.
“By the way, what is the oracle about? I’ve heard nothing about an oracle coming down to this country.”
“It’s an oracle that only His Majesty the Emperor knows. I can’t even say it because the fate of this country depends on it.”
“I see.”
“And the oracle was given to two people. I thought one of them was Ms. Leona.”
“There must be someone else who has similar traits to me. Oh, now that I think about it, I think I heard that someone who looks like me was seen at the Imperial Palace.”
The High Priest, who had been looking at me regretfully until just now, hardened his expression.
“Are you saying there’s another person who has your traits as well?”
“I’m not sure either, but I think I’ve heard something like that.”
People who had the same traits as me. He seemed flustered for someone who claimed to have found many people like me.
“Don’t tell me you don’t know that?”
“…”
“I assumed you knew because you seemed to have found many people who fit your description.”
“…You were the only one with silver hair and sky-blue eyes.”
So he was lying all along.
He must have been so flustered that he subtly admitted to lying.
“That person…has probably died.”
The High Priest stared at me as if he’d known me for years.
“Was it a woman of about 40 years old?”
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