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Translator: Kazumi
Editor: Kabur & Silavin
Collete was thinking.
First, Peach succeeded in manifesting the power of Kousuke’s Blessing.
This power was the power of observation.
Or more like it manifested as the power of dreaming, or the power to see something through a dream.
When it was fully activated, she thought that was a very Peach-like reaction for her to go to see Kousuke.
It also appeared that she had been dreaming several times since then, using the power of the Blessings.
It could be said that such growth was steady progress in itself.
Next up was Shrein.
Shrein also seemed to use her power differently than Peach.
Like Collete and Lirica, she did not directly manifest the power of the Blessing, but seemed to have succeeded in enhancing her own power through the Blessing’s power.
Shrein only said that she “seemed” to have been using it, because she was uncertain of what it was.
It did involve a ritual where Kousuke’s Blessing power was used as a medium, so in that sense, it could be said that she made good use of the power of the Blessing.
However, whether she would be able to use the power of the Blessing on her own in the future was still unknown.
Even so, they successfully achieved their original goal of becoming a higher species.
As for the power of the Blessing, Kousuke said that there was no need to be in a hurry and that he would take his time in the future to assess the power of the Blessing.
Collete would be lying if she said that she was not impatient with the fact that two of the members on the Administration Floor had already started to use the Blessing.
However, it was also true that they were not in a rivalry with each other.
Besides, even if they were to manifest the power of the Blessing first, Kousuke would still not yet return.
For Collete, there was really no reason for her to rush, trying to manifest the power of the Blessing so that Kousuke would come back as soon as possible.
As a long-lived elf, Collete was in no rush to have a child.
Or, to be more accurate, everyone stopped being in a rush to have children.
Before, there was impatience because there was no clear path to having children.
Today, however, two people have already found the path, and one of them has fulfilled the conditions.
Collete, too, had a part of her that hoped she could reach that point, even if it would take a while.
When she mentioned this to Esena, she said it was a particular drawback of the elven species.
Children took a long time to be born, as before, but it was no longer a problem.
This, in turn, had the potential to create a sense of security among the elves once again.
She also said that Collete, who could become the catalyst for elves to have children, could not continue in such a manner.
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“The power of the Blessing…”
Collete, realizing that her thoughts were diverted, decided to think about the power of the Blessing again.
Esena appeared at Collete’s side, as if her voice had leaked out at that moment.
“…How’s it going?”
Now Collete was beneath the World Tree.
When she thought earlier about what the power of Blessing might be for Collete, she immediately thought of the power to see spirits.
The elves did not really know what it meant to see spirits.
The power to use spirits was something that only some people could do.
It may be that each one of them possessed the power to use spirits, but if that was the case, there was no need for them to see them.
It was said that long ago the elves were able to see the spirits, but now that notion had become much closer to a legend.
Still, when Collete became a priestess of Esena, her ability to sense the spirits was increased.
Among the elves living around the World Tree, Collete would be the strongest, except for the three high elves.
But even so, she had not yet reached the point where she could see the spirits completely.
She did not know what it was like to “see” the spirits.
That was why she was thinking about the power of Blessing beneath the World Tree, where many spirits were gathered.
“Hmmm. I guess I’d say better than before, but… I’m uncertain if I will be able to see.”
“Is that so…”
Esena nodded at Collete’s answer without changing her expression.
Since Esena was a fairy of the World Tree, her sense of time was different from that of others, even more so than Collete’s.
For Esena, trying to be able to see spirits was something she could not understand because they were everywhere, and she was able to see them from the very beginning.
When she asked Dolly, who used to be a fairy of the World Tree, the answer was the same.
While speaking with Esena about that, Collete suddenly thought about Peach’s case.
In her case, how did she manifest the power of the Blessing?
Thinking about it, the race characteristics were only discovered after Peach developed her powers, and they came later.
That said, it was also hard to believe that it was a sudden development.
The same would be true for Lirica.
The tower administration was also aware of Lirica’s situation.
“Maybe I’m getting a little too ahead of myself.”
Perhaps it would be better to be aware of the power of the Blessing before talking about the characteristics of the race.
Collete reconsidered.
The power of the Blessing was, in essence, Kousuke’s power.
If that was the case, Collete thought that it would be better to think about Kousuke from the start alongside how he would usually use his powers, which was somewhat outrageous.
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Just as Collete was caught in a whirlpool of thoughts beneath the World Tree, Floria was visiting Sylvia.
“Excuse me, can I have a word?”
“Oh, hello. Is something wrong?”
“Nope. I’ve never trained as a priestess before. I just want you to make sure I’m not doing it wrong.”
It was common for children of certain noble families to enter temples for a certain period of time to train under the guidance of Goddesses.
But Floria, who was born to a royal family, unfortunately did not have the opportunity to do so.
“So that’s what this is about. That’s fine then.”
Sylvia agreed once, but continued.
“However, it is not always possible to manifest the power of the Blessing even if you do everything on the spot, you know?”
Sylvia, who was a top-notch priestess, said so, so there was no doubt about it.
“Yes, I know. But I want to at least be aware of the power of Goddesses, you know? If I do it the wrong way, it won’t do me any good. It doesn’t have to be the formal way.”
“Okay, I understand.”
Sylvia nodded, knowing what Floria meant.
Floria must have also remembered Lirica’s story.
In the first place, Lirica who was able to use the power of the Blessing naturally must have excelled in sensing Kousuke’s power as a God.
If that was the case, it was strange that Sylvia did not manifest it first, but that was a different matter, so Sylvia did not dare to mention it at this time.
Besides, Floria’s way of thinking itself was not wrong.
Floria began to calm her spirit on the spot.
Sylvia was surprised to see how she did it.
It was so brilliant that it was hard to believe that she had never trained as a priestess.
Although the way she did it was different from Sylvia’s, the training as a priestess was, in essence, to connect with the divine.
It was even said that even in the Church, there were different ways of training in different temples.
In light of this, Floria’s method was perfectly acceptable.
After all, Floria had received the Blessing of the Goddess Spica without having to train as a priestess.
She even received oracles, so it was not surprising that she was able to do these things in the first place.
One more thing.
From what Sylvia saw, Floria also seemed to be on the verge of developing the power of the Blessing.
It would not be surprising if she would manifest it at some point.
It could be said that things were going extremely well for her.
When Sylvia told her this after Floria opened her eyes, she looked happy.
“I see. That’s good… But can I ask you something?”
“What is it?”
“Do you think it’s strange that Sylvia hasn’t manifested the power of the Blessing when she can understand such things about other people?”
When Floria tilted her head curiously, Sylvia smiled.
“No, I don’t. It’s a common thing to be able to see others but not yourself.”
While watching Sylvia say this with a laugh, Floria suspected something, but didn’t say it out loud.
“I see… I’ll leave it at that.”
“Please do so.”
Thus, Floria learned of Sylvia’s little secret, a secret that would be kept until everyone was able to manifest the power of the Blessings.
