Girl Hero: Revenge on Goblins!
Chapter 75 - 75 D27God Only Knows_2

75: D27.God Only Knows_2 75: D27.God Only Knows_2 All that was himself, under her gaze, nothing could hide…

Just like from childhood to adulthood, every moment of himself was standing here, being thoroughly scrutinized inside out, an unresistable fear making it impossible for him to straighten his back, even forgetting to breathe.

“Alright, relax a bit, I won’t eat you.”

The Saintess closed her eyes, a gentle smile easing the Cruising Bishop’s burden.

“You are a good child, young but with great ambitions and a firm will.

“Though sometimes a bit extreme, without this, you wouldn’t have achieved a legend at such an age.”

“Thank you for your guidance.” Rather than speaking from his heart, the Cruising Bishop responded respectfully based on instinct.

“It’s nothing much, and next according to the procedure, I should give you a blessing for your journey…

“However, for a Legendary Professional, such things don’t really mean much, and it’s not a big ceremony, more of a comfort, right?”

“This…” The Cruising Bishop hesitated.

In truth, for the believers and adherents, just hearing a blessing spoken by the Saintess herself was already a great encouragement.

But since the Saintess herself said it was meaningless, the Cruising Bishop could only grimly remain silent.

“Speaking of which, seeing a young person like you reminds me, the Pope and the Cardinal Council had asked me before if I had plans to choose a successor.”

“A successor?

The next Saintess?” He raised his head in surprise.

“But you are far from the age of retirement, aren’t you?”

This was not a compliment; as a Final Transition Professional, even though the current Saintess was already the Saintess before he joined the Church, years have passed without leaving any traces on her face.

“Heh, thank you.”

The Saintess slightly opened her eyes, her brows smiling, the penetrating gaze making the Cruising Bishop somewhat overwhelmed.

“But my teacher also chose me around my current age.

I’m not planning to be the Saintess forever, so it’s probably time to start.”

At a loss for how to respond, the Cruising Bishop intended to lower his head and remain silent, but the next words spoken by the Saintess stopped his action, his pupils suddenly constricting.

“In that case, let me give you a prophecy.”

The Saintess completely opened her eyes, her pupils reflecting his stiff expression, as if gazing into the infinite distance, the endless future.

Without waiting for the Cruising Bishop’s response, without any fluctuation of magic power, she softly began.

“A girl with ink-black hair and emerald eyes, accompanied by a deep black Big Snake.

“An unyielding will guides her path, extraordinary Charm brings both calamity and blessing.

“A small yet great Hero, with a soul burning with Light and Fire…

“Shatter the darkness of this world.”

Then, there was a long silence.

A prophecy about the next Saintess imparted by the Saintess.

Upon understanding what he had just heard, the expression of the Cruising Bishop became vivid.

“Is this prophecy supposed to be made here?

Shouldn’t a Holy Edict be issued first?

And with just the external features, shouldn’t we at least define the scope?

Should we notify churches nationwide, no, shouldn’t this come from below the Pope—”

Watching the young bishop fall into confusion, the Saintess covered her mouth and chuckled.

Then, she raised a finger to her lips, silencing the Cruising Bishop in an instant.

“Don’t worry, you don’t need to do anything special, just remember well.”

The Cruising Bishop couldn’t recall how he left the Cathedral, but the words of the Saintess still echoed in his mind.

“—Your destiny, knowing the direction to advance.”

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And then, time came to the present, the location a lakeside town.

The Cruising Bishop stood impeccably at the entrance of the church, acting as a Receptionist, conducting an ordinary inspection of the local Church.

Rather than Demon Cleansing, as a bishop, his purpose of travel was more to verify whether the churches in various places were operating normally.

And examining the Reincarnation services was a good criterion.

As a Legendary Professional, the Cruising Bishop’s strength surpassed the Guild Leaders of this small town, his Perception of people, while not entirely correct, at least wasn’t worse than the local Professional Tutors.

Thus, he would first appraise the Reincarnators on his own, then without intervening, observe whether the local mentors could arrive at accurate evaluations and whether they could influence individuals to join the Church.

Although the Six Major Guilds, especially the Church, had a multitude of tasks, Reincarnation was the most basic foundational stone.

If they couldn’t even identify outstanding talents or fail to attract them to stay, then even without other issues, a breach of duty was inevitable.

And when he remotely perceived two girls approaching from this direction, the Cruising Bishop started another appraisal.

‘This Magic Power, quite capable, the level has already exceeded the Reincarnation requirements by a lot; as for the other, seeing that pure hair color, she must be a Noble of no low status.’

Before the Hero entered the Church, the Cruising Bishop had silently made his evaluation.

‘Hmm, not only is this one quite capable, but her appearance is also exceptional for her age…’

“Hm?

A snake?”

Seeing that pitch-black Big Snake, he suddenly exclaimed in shock.

‘Ink-black hair—’

The Bishop’s thought process swiftly kicked into gear.

‘Emerald eyes!’

The Bishop immediately reached a conclusion.

He kept his face expressionless as he lowered his head, but his expression instantly became very colorful.

‘It’s going to be the next Saintess.’

Then—

“Would you like to register Magic Creatures?”

“Would you like to register your Identity?

It’s free now with a discount.”

“Would you reconsider?”

After numerous failed persuasions—

“Please!

You must join our Church!”

The Cruising Bishop finally ran out of ideas and could only lower his head in a loud and earnest voice.

The silence lasted for several seconds.

“Sorry, but we must be going now!!” Then, grabbing the little girl’s hand, the Hero turned and ran.

“Wait, please wait a moment!”

[Should I directly say the prophecy?]

1.

Yes

2.

No♛

D2=d2(2)=2

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“…It’s a bit scary, isn’t it.”

After rushing out of the Church, the Hero patted his unremarkable chest, still feeling the lingering fear.

“Yes…” The little girl also looked like she had a narrow escape.

The two of them, who had just escaped from the zealous bishop, were now panting heavily by the roadside.

“Sss, sss…”

Even the Gleaming Scale Serpent responded with a ‘so tired.’

A piece of scale on its lower abdomen had been stamped with a Stigmata, which the bishop had almost forcibly engraved when he caught it as it was running at the back.

[Stigmata Engraving: Bishop Certified – Harmless Friendly Magic Creature.

Cost: Free]

“Although it’s good to be valued, that person was too enthusiastic.

It’s a bit too much.” The Hero swallowed hard.

It was her first time in her life being treated with such enthusiasm; it could even be called pleading.

If that Monk wasn’t wearing a genuine Church Robe, she would have wanted to call for the street guards.

“My impression of the Church isn’t supposed to be like this.” The little girl was also puzzled.

“Really strange——” The two exchanged glances and said in unison.

“Anyway, let’s decide on the next stop first, even though if we decide to take up another profession, we still need to come back here to register.

“After all, that monk engraved the Gleaming Scale Serpent, but he didn’t get my information yet.”

“Before I ran, I noticed the person was not wearing ordinary monk robes; it seemed he was also a bishop.” The little girl recalled.

“No way, are all bishops of the Church like this?…let’s go check out other places first.”

Although the initial impression wasn’t bad, now with deep doubts about whether to join the Church, the Hero looked at the map again.

“Yeah, let’s do that, I really don’t want to see that uncle again for now.” The little girl’s jab was unforgiving.

[The next stop is——]

1.

Warrior Guild

2.

Shooter Guild

3.

Thief Guild

4.

Mage Association

5.

Warlock Association♛

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7.2

8.3

9.4

10.5

D10=d10(5)=5

[First stop: Church’s score]

Hero’s heartthrob: 115

Little girl’s recommendation: 86

Mentor (Bishop)’s attention: 148

Total score: 349

[Second stop: Warlock Association]