# 32
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“No, impossible!”
Because of Gryo's sudden scream, I felt the questioning looks of those present.
He quickly stopped the treatment magic immediately.
My sacred power is taken away from me!
Gryo was panting with rapid breaths.
However, even though he had stopped the magic, his sacred power was still leaking out of his body and flowing towards the woman in front of him.
“What…what is this?”
There was no way to stop this fleeing force.
“No, impossible, no...!”
Greo shouted as he tried to gather the sacred power into his hands.
But the bright light dissipated like smoke whenever he tried to catch it.
In the end, the holy power that had been coming out ceaselessly ran out, and not a single shred of it remained in Greo's body.
Greo was startled and quickly got up and approached the woman.
But despite the enormous amount of holy power she had absorbed, there was no trace of it in the woman's body.
The only change was that the blush had returned to her dying face.
Suddenly, the woman who was supposed to die opened her eyes and sat up.
“Kai...!”
“You survived, Kai!”
Members of the Hilderius family rushed towards her, pushing the high priest out of their way.
But the person who should have really rushed in was Gryo himself.
My holy power! Where is my holy power?
That great power that placed him in the position of high priest no longer exists in his body, as if it had not been his property from the beginning.
"Give me back my power! My sacred power!"
I regained consciousness at the sound of a loud noise.
The severe muscle pain I felt before I lost consciousness disappeared, and I felt refreshed in my body.
When I got up, I saw an old man whom I had never seen before screaming angrily and trying to attack me.
“Hey, what are you doing!”
Dabin was startled and grabbed the old man's wrist and forcefully dragged him away.
The old man, who was wearing a robe that only high priests wear, began to groan in pain because of his sprained wrist, and he knelt down, trembling.
“My power... my holy power... has disappeared, it no longer exists!”
The old man shouted crying.
Can holy power disappear?
I shook my head in confusion at the strange old man’s words.
Holy power is usually a power that is born with humans.
Only a child born with God's blessing can possess it.
Therefore, the greater the sacred power, the greater the position one could reach in the temple.
Unlike mana, which runs out after use, holy power is not a concept that ends with use.
It is power in itself.
You use it and your physical and mental energy decreases, which places limits on its use, but if your energy does not end, the sacred power will continue to work.
To suddenly disappear like that... Have you been expelled from God's mercy? Or what?
Looking at his trembling like a leaf and his muttering as he looked right and left, he looked like a crazy old man.
To be a priest and not know the simplest rules that any priest knows...
Lloyd and Dabin seemed to think the same thing, furrowing their brows.
When Dabin let go of the old man's wrist, he collapsed to the ground with a desperate face.
Dabin fled the scene and then ordered Alfred:
“Alfred, take him to the reception room and offer him some warm tea. He seems to be suffering from a mental problem.”
“My power... my sacred power... the power...”
The old man who was muttering really looked like someone suffering from a mental illness.
Be strong, grandpa.
After the old man left under Alfred's leadership, the duke's wife suddenly approached me and held my hand.
Her eyes were filled with tears.
She said while she was crying:
“If this happened... I apologize, we did not raise our children well...”
Seeing the duke's wife crying, and the frustrated twins behind her like big dogs, made my heart tender for them.
Looking at their bloodshot eyes, it didn't seem like they were offering me the dragon broth with the intention of poisoning.
“I'm fine. I survived and I'm completely healthy...”
It seems that I went to heaven and back, given the appearance of the angel in my dream.
The Duke, who was watching in silence, spoke:
“I will do anything you want. Just please forgive Lloyd and Dabin.”
“Anything… I want?”
I asked the Duke while looking at him.
“Yes.”
What more do I want right now? It is returning to my homeland.
“Then please let me go back to Geronia. I want to go to my hometown.”
“I see... Okay, Kai.”
Hearing the Duke's reply, Lloyd and Dabin jumped and shouted:
“No! Kai!”
“This is dangerous!”
What's so dangerous about that? Comrades, you are more dangerous to me than anything else.
“Father, reconsider the matter. Geronia is dangerous.”
“Didn’t she say she wanted to return to Geronia? Stop it.”
“But she wears the Ring of Loringil!”
Oh, there was that thing.
Ring of Loringille.
The decisive reason that prevented me from leaving this palace.
But the Duke spoke firmly, as if the matter was no big deal:
“Seal him. If your strength is not enough, let Dabin seal him, right?”
What...what? Did you say seal it?
Was it that simple?
I looked askance at Dabin and Lloyd, and they cleared their throats and avoided my gaze.
These people... they deceived me!
Dabin saw my face, which was boiling with anger, so she watched my response cautiously, then said quickly:
“My father! Then Lloyd and I will guard her until she reaches Geronia! She is a patient who has just woken up. How tiring her journey will be. Please let us go!”
Dabin looked at the Duke's face with shining eyes, and the Duke sighed.
“Kai, will you allow Lloyd and Dabin to guard you all the way to Geronia?”
I didn't need a guard to get home.
But looking at the twins looking at me pleadingly, my heart softened again.
Okay. We will have no business anymore, I will consider it a final farewell.
“Yes, it's okay, Your Eminence.”
After a month of kidnapping, I will finally return to my home.
Finally to Geronia.
My home that I miss, and my friends!
My colleague Bree! How long do you wait for me after I was kidnapped to Helderios?
I also remembered the warm words of the Messenger, who always advised me to be careful.
When I remembered my small, warm room and the taste of crispy grilled chicken near my house, my heart began to feel warm.
Even the bald head of the treatment center who used to exhaust me with work, and the annoying patients, I missed them all.
From the day after the Duke's order, I began to gather my things with a happy heart.
When Lloyd realized that I was really leaving for Geronia, he was shocked.
It seems he was really intending to marry me when he kidnapped me.
After he came every day to beg me to stay, he seemed to have given up, and was content to look at me with sad eyes whenever we met.
His appearance was like a huge dog that had lost its owner.
Seeing a man of that size looking with such miserable expressions was a little cute, but that's okay.
I will return to Geronia.
Because the actions of you twins are very difficult for me as an ordinary person.
Lloyd wasn't the only one visiting me.
The Duke's wife asked me to come back anytime if I changed my mind.
You gave me many gifts, and although I am not the type to refuse gifts, these gifts were impossible to accept.
The gifts were dozens of luxurious, embellished dresses and jewelry that I cannot wear in my normal life.
Because her size was huge, I decided to just accept her feelings.
The ten thousand gold coins I obtained from the Hilderius family are enough to live the rest of my life comfortably.
In the end, the duke's wife had to return with a disappointed face.
Dabin...?
“Do I live in Geronia? I don’t have anything specific to do here...?”
Upon hearing her words, I remained silent and answered her with only my facial expressions.
Rejected!
Finally, the long-awaited day came for our return to Geronia.
I put on my simple healers' clothes, picked up my bag and headed out of the palace.
At the entrance of the palace, there was the head butler, some maids who took care of me, the duke’s husband, and Dabin, who was wearing a uniform.
Dabin's hair, who was elegantly dressed in a luxurious black robe over her knight's uniform, was gently blowing in the wind.
Because of that scene, which resembles an artistic painting, I secretly thought:
Really...she's my favorite character.
Dabin, heroine, your beauty is the most amazing.
“Dabin, you are really beautiful.”
“Lam, lmao, I know that.”
Maybe because of the sudden praise?
Dabin cleared his throat, feeling ashamed and blushing.
After seeing this, the duke's wife spoke to me distressedly:
“It's a shame. I wish you could have stayed in the Hilderius family longer.”
“If you happen to stay in the capital, come to Hilderius at any time. You will always be welcome.”
Because of my Duke husband's kind words, I bowed respectfully.
“Yes, thanks to you, my strength has increased. I hope that the glory of the empire will always flood this place.”
When I gave the greeting I had learned from Dabin, a smile spread across the faces of the Duke and his wife.
The Duke looked at me and at Dabin with satisfaction, then asked:
"But where did Lloyd go? It's not his habit to be absent in a situation like this."
When I sent Dabin a look, her eyes arched slightly.
“Lam… he’ll be coming soon.”
The door opened and he appeared.
Seeing Lloyd's appearance, the butler was startled and shouted:
"Wow, Mr. Lloyd! What's all this about?"