[EP.216] Hwa To you, I was always Astria
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In the soaring black flames.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaah!”
With Astria’s tearing screams, Krashu was high in the air.
Then, he pulled Astria up and hugged her like a princess, then stretched her legs downward.
Coo!
When Krashu landed, smoke billowed lightly.
Krasch, who was completely unharmed as he was protected by an aura, felt his head being pulled.
Crashu turned his head to the side.
Then, there was a saint there, her face filled with tears and her cheeks puffed out, pulling her hair.
Our saint seemed to have a fear of heights.
“… … Are you okay?”
When Krashu asked later, she turned her head with a pouting look on her face.
Then her body stopped.
That was because so many of Freeman’s citizens were reflected in her eyes.
There were some people who came to enjoy the festival and sightseeing.
Among them, there was no one who did not know the saint.
“Saint?”
When someone saw Astria and called out, a look of confusion appeared on Astria’s face.
She hastily adjusted the hem of her robe.
Then, of course, the robe was undone, revealing sun-colored hair.
I realized that the mask that covered her face was also gone.
Her eyes rolled back and forth.
Although she always proudly presented herself as a saint in front of people, this was the first time she appeared like this.
“Astria.”
Then Krasch called her name.
Naturally, when he dropped off Astria, people’s eyes naturally flocked to Astria.
Astria’s back straightened.
She has already stood in front of people as a saint several times.
She unbuttoned her robe and took it off.
Then, inside the robe, a body with beautiful curves that made one believe it was created by God and the clothes of a saint were revealed.
In just one moment, the momentum flowing from her changed.
Behind a face so benevolent that it even feels reverent.
The light gathered so hard that a halo appeared.
When everyone watching looked mesmerized.
Eventually, her lips opened.
“Saint Astria Stigma Freeman takes this opportunity to inform the citizens of Freeman and those who believe in God.”
The voice that came out of her mouth was extremely noble.
It seemed that the word saint could not be described by anyone other than her.
“The existence of the Freeman Saint was not created by God, but was created by the Holy Royal Family of Freeman to raise the status of Freeman.”
And from such a saint, words flowed out that denied her.
People who were possessed by Astria and could not properly understand her words began to understand them one by one.
People started to riot here and there.
Some people looked puzzled, not knowing what they had heard.
But even those people were all listening to Astria’s voice.
This is because Astria was firmly in control of this place.
“It was a vice. Over the past few centuries, countless saints have been produced, and they have been used for Freeman’s selfish gain.”
And many people were discarded after ending the evil habit of becoming saints.
Astria put her hands together as if honoring past saints.
“I couldn’t accept that. “I am also a saint, but I did not want the evil practice of being a saint born out of Freeman’s greed to continue.”
Her voice has the power to convey emotions.
And that power was being transmitted to all the citizens here.
Her sun-like eyes shone clearly.
“I want to end that bad habit now.”
Krasch lifted the chalice next to her.
At the same time, pitch black flames began to burn in his grasp.
Next to the burning black flame, Astria spoke to everyone.
“Astria Stigma Freeman.”
For the first time, her face, which had always been kind, smiled like a girl of her age.
Kwasik!
And the Holy Grail melted into the black salt and cracked all over.
“As of today, I am quitting being a saint.”
Clink!
Soon, the Holy Grail shattered into pieces and burned down.
That laugh made everyone realize she meant it.
“Is the saint quitting?”
“really?”
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“Uh, is that okay?”
“What happens to Freeman now?”
“Doesn’t this mean the royal family has committed blasphemy?”
“Special, special! “It’s a special report!”
Naturally, that statement immediately caused confusion.
Those in places where Astria’s voice could not reach also heard the news and were embarrassed.
The festival day of the gods.
It was a natural reaction since the saint had declared that she would stop being a saint.
And this was definitely a scene that would be remembered in history for a long time.
It was then.
“Follow Astria’s will!”
“Freeman, the Holy Royal Family, must pay for blasphemy!”
A loud voice rang out among the citizens.
It was none other than the voice of the wind catcher.
Krasch’s gaze turned towards the temple.
It was because I realized who this was.
‘You changed the number.’
Holy King Tersada Beakis.
As soon as he heard about this situation, he changed his number.
Abolishing the evil custom of being a saint can no longer be done with one’s own hands.
Therefore, the intention was to use this situation to overthrow the Holy Royal Family and lead a religious revolution.
The only thing is that the organizer turned out to be a former saint instead of the Krasch they wanted.
At that time, something started spraying from the sky.
It was a newspaper that contained the blasphemy committed by the Holy Royal Family.
As the newspaper spread quickly, people’s anger began to boil over.
This is because everyone knew how terrible the Sacred Royal Family had committed in order to raise or protect the country’s status.
And that was enough to touch the inner discontent of the citizens towards the Holy Royal Family.
Just like the rulers of any country.
This is because even though it was a sacred royal family, it could not satisfy all the internal dissatisfaction of the citizens.
And this incident was enough to ignite that dissatisfaction.
“The Holy Royal Family must pay for their sins!”
“You blaspheme God. Are you crazy! “Come out of the palace right now and pay for your sins!”
Sure enough, the citizens who were on fire expressed their anger to change Freeman.
Freeman was binding citizens together through religion.
Knowing that such a religion had committed wrongdoing, their anger was all together.
‘I guess this is why religion is scary.’
This is because betraying one’s trust is absolutely unacceptable.
Quaaaang!
At that moment, the sound of an explosion rang out from where the Holy Royal Family was.
Krasch knew well who had made the explosion.
‘That snake has started moving in earnest.’
Tersada and the opposition moved in earnest to overthrow the Holy Royal Family.
It is a religious revolution that was ultimately not achieved before the return to war.
But this time it felt different.
Is it because the saint herself stepped forward and quit her position as a saint and made known the evil practices?
Citizens were more angry than ever.
That was because everyone knew that Astria had faithfully fulfilled her role as a saint.
“Astria.”
When Krashu called Astria, she remained silent and looked at the angry citizens.
“… … “Is this a good thing?”
She was worried that the citizens’ anger might be directed at the Holy Royal Family.
Obviously, this was something that could have caused a lot of people to bleed.
“I don’t know.”
“This is what we did. If you say you don’t know and move on… … .”
“No, I don’t know most things in this world.”
Krasch scolded Astria with concern.
“Just as nothing can always lead to right results, nothing can always lead to bad results.”
Krasch knew that fact better than anyone else.
Because the world seen through regression did not always bring bad results or right results.
“That’s why I’m doing my best.”
So that the right results can be obtained, even if only slightly.
So that Krasch won’t regret it in the end.
I was doing my best without stopping even for a single day.
“You just have to do your best.”
Astria made eye contact with Krashu.
Astria, reading the sincerity in his eyes, burst into laughter for some reason.
Then she slowly looked up at the sky.
The clouds passing by in the sky were so large that they briefly blocked the sun.
A shadow fell over Astria’s face.
“You, I am no longer a saint.”
“Yes, I guess so.”
“Is there a place for me like that in the future? People want a saint. “You probably don’t want Astria.”
She always stood in front of people as a saint.
And I thought it would continue to be that way.
However, she could not carelessly talk about what was left for her now that she had quit being a saint.
“I want.”
That moment.
Very calm words came out of Krashu’s mouth.
Astria’s eyes, which were looking up at the sky, slowly turned to Crashu.
His eyes were shining bluer than ever.
“What I want is not a saint. Astria, it was you all along.”
Krasch has always seen Astria, not a saint.
So from the first day.
Crashu treated her not as a saint but as Astria.
When she looked into those eyes, she finally realized.
Why did I keep liking this man more?
‘Because from the beginning until today, you only saw me as Astria.’
That was something no one in the world could do.
It might be something that someone else can do in the future.
There was no one else who could see Astria as she was when she was a saint.
How can you not like someone like that?
You have been born dozens of times.
Even if you live dozens of lives.
The moment I saw him just once.
I’m sure I would have felt the same way again.
The wind blew.
A sun-like wind filled with great warmth.
Is that why?
The words flowed out of her mouth without thinking.
Suddenly, the clouds in the sky disappeared.
Between the gaps in the clouds.
The sun’s rays reached Astria.
Her scarlet hair, symbolizing the sun, shined vividly in the light.
It was as if her smile was intended to embellish even God.
She had a very bright and beautiful smile.
“So, please take responsibility for this for the rest of your life.”
A greed that I have never indulged since I am a saint.
It was the moment when I revealed my greed.
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