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Volume 6 Chapter 6 Part 3

Translation and editing by Team Foxsunes

｢Heinrich, that’s enough. The ceremony isn’t over yet,｣ Princess, who was helping the medium stand up, said in an appalled tone. The medium looked at the scene with unease but the princess smiled calmly at the boy.  

｢Let us commence with the ceremony. You know well that we can’t afford to fail, don’t you?｣

｢Y-yes｣

The princess looked relaxed, even though her life was put in danger a moment ago. The medium nodded awkwardly and they stood next to each other again. Someone else took the silver sword from the helper’s hand and presented it to the princess. When she was about to cut her finger with the shining sword…

｢St-stop princess!｣

｢Edi!?｣

The man shouted sharply in his beautiful voice as he summoned his staff from out of nowhere. His voice was heard loud and clear since it was so quiet a moment ago. I didn’t know what he was going to know and I called out his name like a reflex but he didn’t respond and pointed his staff towards the princess, precisely towards the silver sword that she was holding, but it was too late. She was stunned by the sudden shout, the sword slipped and cut her hand. At that moment her face turned pale.  A drop of bright red blood fell into the goblet from the pale princess’ hand. The drop was so little that it could easily be wiped off with the fingertip, but albeit that the beautiful, shining silver goblet turned black. The water that was continuously flowing out of the goblet made a weird gulp sound. The water started bubbling and then shot up towards the sky. The once clean and holy atmosphere suddenly changed into a filthy, unholy one. In the center of that stood the princess. There was no one there to help her. She was kneeling there with no care about her clothes getting wet, holding her beautiful face twisted with agony with her bleeding hand. Nobody could get near her. A large quantity of water was flowing out of the goblet and would swallow anyone who dared to approach her. 

｢Let me go! I, I can, I can stop it! ｣

｢Don’t do it Medium-sama!｣

The medium was carried away from the altar by the observers from the city who came running towards him as if they knew this was going to happen.

He tried to escape them, but all of the observers halted his movement. Unable to get away, he screamed with frustration. 

｢My friend is angry……! ｣

Being protected by the observers, the medium covered his ears and screamed in a painful voice as if to get away from the screams that couldn’t be heard by the normal people. 

｢My friend, my friend! Don’t, Don’t do it! Calm down! Why aren’t you answering me!?｣

Medium screamed and it seemed as if he was about to cry, in a situation that was giving rise to further chaos, the man enveloped me in his arm to protect me and clicked his tongue.  

｢They managed to get a sword tainted with a demon’s blood. The extremists weren’t targeting the princess but their main objective was the failure of the ceremony itself. If the ceremony was to fail due to princess’ failure then there could be no bigger reason to turn down their marriage.｣

｢That’s terrible…..｣

They are going to say that the priestess princess tainted by a demon’s blood is unsuitable for the medium. I don’t know who else is one of the extremists here but how dare you do this to no one other than our princess. I wonder what they think what the princess went through during all this. We can say the same thing about the medium. That’s why this ceremony had to end in success. While I was being protected by the man, the water from the goblet took the form of a dragon and unleashed its fangs. The man put strength into his arm holding me. Flashbacks of the high tier flame spirit that left a scar on my back when I was young played through my mind. Surely, this man is remembering the same thing. It’s the same as that time. A water dragon being summoned in the ceremony isn’t wrong on its own. But it isn’t right when it’s filled with rage and is roaring like this. The priests near the altar and even the trained knights started fainting one after another. I was about to be unconscious too but the calm feeling of being in Edi’s arm helped me remain conscious. I’m very thankful for that. I can’t afford to faint when the princess is in trouble. Right in front of my sight was the princess hugging herself with both her arms trying to suppress the divine aura flowing out of her. Her usual amber eyes were golden and shining brightly yet the light seemed so empty. The divine aura inside the princess is probably trying to purify the filth that has entered her body. And the divine aura that she can’t fully control is further strengthening the water dragon and at the same time, causing it to be further enraged. There was no use trying to save the princess since the water dragon was surrounding its core, the princess, and was pushing away anyone who dared to come near. On top of that, the air was a mixture of the high tier spirit’s spirit energy, princess’ divine aura, and the filth from the protective sword. The air was like a strong spirit that had been distilled again and again. If you were to touch it without any countermeasure, your consciousness would be taken away and, at best you’d get drunk, and at worst it might cause a mental breakdown. That “aura” grew stronger and stronger as you got closer to the princess. Nobody could get even near her because of that. I clung onto him in hopes that he might be able to help her and when I looked up at him, I gasped. His face was as pale as the princess’ face. 

｢E, Edi, are you fine?｣

Was my voice trembling? I could see the sweat rolling down his forehead. This isn’t something that can be taken lightly. But this man who can never be honest, answered ｢It’s fine」. 

It isn’t fine no matter from which angle you look at it. Such worry in my heart had probably conveyed to him without me saying it outloud. The man warped his beautiful face at the end ｢It’s because the “aura” dominating the atmosphere is absurd. People like the princess, the medium and I are more likely to be affected by things like this more than the average person. It’s irritating. ｣

｢That isn’t fine at all!｣

I raised my voice and looked at the medium unintentionally, he was pale just like the princess and the man, he was barely able to stand there and had to be supported by the observers. I thought to myself looking at that that this isn’t the time for this man to be protecting me. But, the man didn’t let me go and on top of that he put further strength into his arm holding me. 

｢Edi!｣

There were people around who had fainted. If he was being affected more compared to them then this probably is a really painful situation for him. But, all he did was sneer at the situation. Even though this isn’t a time to be stubborn. 

｢If it’s this much, then there isn’t a problem.｣

He muttered as if to say that it was just an annoyance to him, he lifted his staff and began saying the magical words. His voice was elegant and had strength, indeed it indicated that the man still had strength left in him. That gave me a little relief and the man continued with his magic, the magical orb shined brightly and the barrier made up by that magic covered the people.  The water dragon mad with rage destroyed the altar without any mercy but the people weren’t harmed thanks to the barrier. But, that barrier isn’t reaching the princess. The water dragon is trying to consume the princess along with her divine aura but the silver white aura flowing out of her is repelling the dragon. When I looked up at the man’s face I saw him staring at the princess with rage and annoyance. 

｢Even if I use the deporting technique on the spirit, it would confuse the princess’ tainted divine aura and wouldn’t listen to me. With my magic, the “aura” here would further turn chaotic. Demon’s taint is extremely toxic for the princess with a Goddess’ divine protection. That’s why she can’t control the divine aura that she can usually do. There isn’t a way other than waiting for her to use up all of the divine aura, but then the enraged spirit would eat her up. But, if there is enough life left in the princess to be able to subdue the dragon then it’s a different story, and the chances of that happening are astronomically low. ｣

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