novelraw Chapter 108
Chapter 108
108: Do You Want to Become the Saint?
Jasmine rushed forward excitedly and grabbed Evelia's shoulders, shaking her back and forth. To her, the Church had truly found a treasure this time. And as the Church's Saint, she naturally felt very happy about this.
Meanwhile, our Miss Evelia was still in a state of mental shutdown, unable to process what had happened.
Who am I? Where am I? Didn't they say God-given Magic could only be used by humans? Then why can I, a demon, use it so easily?
Isn't the anti-theft mechanism for this God-given Magic a bit too lax?
Off to the side, Amya was also in a somewhat dazed state. However, her brain was much more alert than Evelia's. Knowing her older brother's, or rather older sister's, identity, she boldly speculated. Could it be that Evelia could learn God-given Magic because she had been human in her past life and was only later transformed into a demon? But if that were the case, could she herself also try to learn it?
With this thought, Amya also tried to channel her magic just as Jasmine had taught earlier. She attempted to imagine the Creator worshipped by both angels and humans, Yahweh, in her heart. However, as time passed second by second, let alone God-given Magic, Amya couldn't even sense the power of faith.
That was strange. If her wife really could use God-given Magic because of having been human in a past life, then why couldn't she, who had also been human in a past life, do the same?
"Miss Evelia! Would you like to consider competing for the next Saint position? Trust me, your talent in God-given Magic far exceeds mine and that old fogey in the Church! This will become a huge bonus point for you when competing for Sainthood!"
Huh?
Competing for... Saint?
Evelia looked doubtfully at the current Lady Saint standing before her. It was hard to imagine such words coming from her mouth. After all, she knew the Church's Saint selection system. It wasn't a term system, but a lifetime system! That meant there couldn't be a next Saint until the previous Saint passed away. Wasn't she cursing herself to die quickly by saying this?
What's more, Lina had said before that Jasmine had framed her just for the Saint position. If that were true, then Jasmine actively hoping that she would compete for Sainthood seemed rather strange.
Could it be... that she was testing whether she had any intention of "usurping the throne"?
With many doubts in her heart, Evelia secretly activated her Soul Gaze, wanting to use it to examine Jasmine's attitude on this matter. However, after seeing Jasmine's Essence, she was completely stunned and had no mind left to observe Jasmine's intention behind those words.
First, it had to be understood that Evelia's Soul Gaze wasn't an ability that could directly determine whether someone was lying. Rather, by observing the Essence of their body and even their soul, she could judge whether their behavior deviated from their own Essence. This let her infer whether the person was telling the truth or lies, or determine the person's attitude when speaking those words.
And Essence was something profoundly mysterious. It included physical aspects like the person's magical attributes and body structure, as well as spiritual aspects like whether the person's heart was purely "white," extremely "black," or perhaps a refined "grey."
As for Jasmine, her magical attributes alone were already shocking enough to Evelia.
Her body was occupied by two completely opposite magical attributes. In Evelia's perspective, the magic within her body was evenly divided into black and white colors. The white one emitted a holy, pure aura, somewhat similar to the aura on Amya. It was undoubtedly the holy attribute of God-given Magic. As for the black one, Evelia actually couldn't recognize what attribute of magic this was. But looking at that iridescent black that seemed to contain everything in the world, Evelia felt a lingering sense of unease.
However, that wasn't the most critical part. The most critical part was that the nature of these two types of magic was clearly completely opposite! Just like how water attribute magic and fire attribute magic couldn't possibly be fully compatible! They were existences that stood in opposition, incompatible as fire and water! Yet at this moment, they stayed within Jasmine's body as if they had both become well-behaved children, each following its own path. Even when they accidentally collided, they would quickly separate as if nothing had happened.
What was going on with this person? She hadn't exploded on the spot even like this. Should one say she truly deserved to be the Church's Saint? An absolute genius!
Oh wait, what did I activate Soul Gaze for again? Right! To see if Jasmine's attitude was sincere!
After being shocked for a short while by this unprecedented state within Jasmine's body, Evelia finally remembered her original purpose in activating Soul Gaze. She hurriedly changed the observation target of her Soul Gaze from magical attributes to the essence of the heart.
Hmm. Jasmine. She was indeed sincere.
But if that were the case, then there was a discrepancy with what Lina had described.
After confirming that the Lady Saint before her genuinely wanted her to participate in the next Saint selection, the doubts in Evelia's heart didn't decrease. Instead, they grew more and more. However, she also felt somewhat excited about this. Because generally, this kind of situation meant that Lina's view of Jasmine really was biased. There was definitely some unspeakable misunderstanding between these two!
As a Chinese person, formerly, Evelia naturally felt highly excited about this kind of plot development.
"Is something wrong, Miss Evelia? I'm not joking, you know. After all, Miss Evelia, you really do have great talent!"
"But... Miss Jasmine, aren't you the current Saint? I remember the prerequisite for our Church's Saint selection to open isn't..."
"Huh?"
Reminded by Evelia, Jasmine also realized that she had gotten too excited for a moment and accidentally said something wrong. She tilted her head slightly, seemingly reflecting on why she had said such a thing. A faint look of loneliness flashed through the bottom of her eyes. Jasmine coughed twice and spoke with some embarrassment.
"Cough, cough. Sorry about that. I got a little too excited. But this can't be blamed on me. After all, with Miss Evelia's heaven-defying talent, in the past, you would certainly have become the Saint! But it is indeed a pity. The current Saint is me, so Miss Evelia probably won't have a chance. If only Miss Evelia had joined the Church three or four years earlier, then the old Pope would have definitely been quite happy to decide on giving you the Saint position."
She was lying.
Evelia detected it immediately.
But... which part was the lie? And why would Jasmine lie about something like this? It all sounded like perfectly normal explanations...
Evelia didn't quite understand, but this also made her slightly more cautious. The secrets Jasmine carried didn't seem to be any fewer than her own.