Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 70: Regalia II (Part 03)
Looking at his father's legacy, Odo understood that the awarding of the title Viscount had indeed been discussed by them before and had a certain purpose. The young man in black hair lowered his hands, turned his head towards King Gaiel and felt the old man also had his own thoughts of overhauling the already existing array of nobles.
Midir Martanka took a deep breath and puffed his chest, feeling too carried away and saying things that really do not need to be expressed in front of many people. “Alright, I will ask for clarity later. Your Majesty, please forgive my insolence for having said such a thing at this sacred event. I am ready to accept the consequences later ..”
The leader of the Garados Region knelt respectfully to the King, as a sign of apology for refuting his decision and making the event delayed. Seeing the Archduke who agreed with him quickly retreat, Hietza Ilan apologized.
“Pardon my impoliteness, Your Majesty. I only say it is in the interest of the Kingdom of Felixia and the Region of Luke ..”
Dart sniffed lightly hearing that, as if he was laughing at the noble's humiliating actions. However, he did not say anything because the political field was not the expertise of the man who grew up on the battlefield. Mavis elbowed her husband's belly, feeling it was inappropriate for a Marquess to laugh at another noble like that in front of a crowd.
The King faced Odo, then with a friendly smile said, “Alright, let's continue the engagement procession …. I really did not expect anyone to reject this decision outright. If they had known, I would have given the title Viscount in fact just because I wanted to thank my Friend's Son for healing their Princess's vision.”
“Eh?” Odo immediately looked at Arteria, feeling she should have asked the Princess to hide it until the engagement was over.
“A-Arteria is silent, Mr Odo! Arteria didn't say anything about it, Arteria swore!”
Seeing the girl so panicked, Odo immediately understood that the Princess was not good at hiding secrets. Although not telling the King directly, from the reaction surely everyone can easily extract information from him.
“Hah, stop …. With this I understand you are not good at keeping secrets,” said Odo in a slightly disappointed tone.
“Eeeh? Please don't be like that, Mr Odo! Arteria really didn't say anything about it! Arteria's mouth is very tight!” The Princess immediately let go of Odo's hand and approached the King, then anxiously he asked, “Why can you tell? Arteria didn't say anything about it and I never asked her, did I? Yes, ‘kan?! Arteria never talks about that, ‘kan?!”
“Speak what you are ...” King Gaiel gently stroked his daughter's head, then smiling lightly he replied, “Of course I know, you are the Princess I love. It is too soon for you to hide something from Father, little Princess.”
“A-What do you also know?!”
“Ya, sure know. The father had already talked about it with Brother and the others before entering the hall,” replied Prince Ryan.
He glanced sharply at the statue standing beside him, emitting hostility not much different from what he gave to Odo.
“Eh!? How can it be like that? How'this!? Later Mr. Odo can take another vision Arteria!” said the Princess in a panic.
Odo looked away, then in an annoyed tone said, “I will not do such a cruel thing, only with this everything becomes certain. Next time, I won't tell you my secret.”
“A⸻ Please don't be angry, Mr. Odo. Arteria did not tell anyone, Father and Kakanda knew for themselves ...”
Odo stared flatly, then after ringing his tongue he said, “Yes, yes, I understand. Very well understood …. Hem, very well understood.”
“If you understand, why does Mr Odo's face still look so angry?”
For a moment, the tension between the Three Great Nobles Families melted away due to the Princess's innocent behavior. It was as if ignoring the previous events and the guests who were still in the hall.
“Ehem! Your Excellency ...” Wolnir Yhoan reminded as he felt the event could not start if they continued to joke like that.
King Gaiel who was carried away by the cheerful atmosphere of his daughter slightly flinched, momentarily forgetting that it was still in the middle of the procession. Mavis and Dart also felt so, the two of them immediately returned next to the Rein family to continue the engagement procession.
Seeing them so relaxed, Odo's forehead twitched at a glance and let out a small sigh. He took Arteria with him, then took her to a position and kneeled back to the King to enter the main event.
It took about five minutes until the atmosphere was quiet again and everyone lowered their heads in wisdom. Their attention began to be drawn to two men from the Religious Party who would lead the procession, a white-haired woman and an Archbishop.
The one who will be the holder of the procession is Aldrich Ophelia, a white-haired woman who hierarchically serves as Pontiff (Pope) in the Kingdom of Felixia. Not many know that he holds the position. Even for the Religious Party in Pusa, only a handful of people who really know women who are more than a hundred years old and almost become a Deity.
To open, the two men from the Religious Party walked towards King Gaiel. Replacing the King who had gone over to the Archbishop, Aldrich Ophelia stood before the Princess. Holding the silver staff with both hands, he lifted it forward and rang the scales at the end like a bell seven times.
“Symbol of dexterity and courage, Great Spirit Ruler of Steel, Nova El Luna, protect this flower that will bloom with your blessings. Give him the courage to choose his own path. Let him grow up, get the blessing of the Great One, the Holy Spirit Oddya’ia …. The most loving, our Goddess all the people of Felixia …. Oh, O guide and protector of the Michigan mainland. O ruler of all cities, the Great Asmali Oraces Mondial, protect this girl wherever she may step. Bless the relationship that he will establish, hopefully this girl can form a well-established and strong ark in the future.”
The Pontiff lowered his wand, then held it with one hand. Archbishop stepped forward, knelt to him and lifted the cup filled with holy water with a sprinkling of 12 spring flower petals inside.
Taking a small dipper made of black wood, he splashed the holy water to Princess Arteria as a blessing for her. At first glance the Low Level Spirits gathered in large numbers, to the point that it could be seen by ordinary people.
Arteria lifted her face, looked at the Pontiff and said the pledge, “I, Arteria vi Felixia, humbly thank you for the grace I have received. In the name of the Father and the late Queen, with all my body and soul I will try to maintain our relationship. As the future Queen of the Kingdom of Felixia, I promise to fulfill my obligations until the end of this life ..”
The Pontiff returned the wooden dipper to the cup, then walked up to Odo Luke and stood before him. Arteria who had uttered the pledge immediately stood up, as did the Archbishop who was carrying a cup filled with holy water.
Feeling something odd, Odo lifted his face and for the first time he came face-to-face with Aldrich Ophelia that close. “Phase before Deity?” tanya Odo considered the full expression of female doubt before him.
Aldrich Ophelia held his staff with both hands, but he did not lift it and lowered his head. With concern he also revealed, “It seems true, I am not worthy to give grace or even pray for you …. Indeed, even I am the one who wants to get your grace.”
The Pontiff's words made everyone who heard him shocked, especially Wolnir Yhoan who understood the meaning of what he said. “Ja-So right, That young man is the person mentioned in the World Records …. It was no doubt, Pontiff himself who said it directly like this,” the old man's mind with a smiley face slowly smiled.
Odo momentarily took a deep breath. The words he had heard led him to believe that the element of the existence of an individual named Aldrich Ophelia was indeed similar to that of the Emperor Urzia. A moment of silence to consider the situation, the young man asked, “Akashi layer how many have you achieved? Universe Concepts? Or a new World Concept?”
“Not both, I just achieved the Human Concept …. That was only part of what I mastered, because that is the form of immortality obtained is not perfect and this physical form is so fragile. I am still Mortal.”
Hearing the answer, Odo felt he had asked the wrong question. However, with such short talks he has qualified Perception Speculation to predict the development of the upcoming talks.
After coming to some conclusions in his head, he slightly put on a faint smile and said, “Then, just do your duty now. You came to this place following one of the fateful streams of World Records, ‘kan?”
Odo bowed his head again, ready to pray as Arteria had before.
However, Aldrich Ophelia was still speechless when she saw a figure who had a higher spiritual knowledge and approach than her kneeling down lowered her head like that. Such a strong sense of doubt could not disappear from his mind.
What Odo asked earlier was the Layer of the World Knowledge Chapter. For those who research and approach spiritually through the Akashi Chronicles or often also called the Akashi Record, it is a measure of the knowledge of those dedicated to attaining the Beginning through a spiritual or theological approach.
The fact that Odo asked this convinced Ophelia that the young man had higher knowledge than her.
“This is too heavy for me, pray for a higher figure⸻”
“I respect the traditions and regulations that exist in the Kingdom of Felixia,” cut Odo. He lifted his face, then reaffirmed, “Either what you think is fact or not, do first your duty now. When you're done, you can think of your doubts as fully as ...”
Ophelia looked around, slowly catching what the young man wanted to convey to her. Archbishop's astonished gaze, King Gaiel's anxious look, and the astonishment of the people watching made Ophelia understand the meaning of Odo Luke's words.
In the end Ophelia raised her wand on the head of the young man with black hair, then with both hands trembling began to pray, “Symbol of dexterity and courage, Great Spirit of the Steel Ruler, Nova El Luna, protect this young bone with your blessings. Give her confidence to choose her own path and her partner. Let him grow up, get the blessing of the Great One, the Holy Spirit Oddya’ia …. The most loving, our Goddess all the people of Felixia …. Oh, O guide and protector of the Michigan mainland …. O ruler of all cities, the Great Asmali Oraes Mondial, protect this young man during his journey to the place of hope. Bless the relationship that this young man will establish, hopefully he can lead the established ark in the future.”
Odo slowly lifted his face, looked at the Pontiff and uttered the first pledge, “I, Odo Luke, humbly thank you for the grace I have received. In the name of Father and Mother, with all my body and soul I will try to maintain our relationship. As the spouse of the future Queen of the Kingdom of Felixia, I will fulfill the obligation until the end of this life ...”
The first pledge was pronounced without problems. But when the Pontiff took the dipper and created holy water on Odo, a shocking thing happened. The water reacted when it touched the young man's body, making the existence of a high-level dimensional being within his Soul Realm triggered and active.
Odo's cornea turned golden, then above his head began to gather light particles that slowly formed Halo as a symbol of an angel.
But before it formed perfectly, Odo immediately swung his hand over his head and destroyed the formation of the halo like driving away mosquitoes that gathered in the rainy season.
Although the symbol of the angel disappeared before people realized it, but those who were near Odo and saw it were aware of it. The existence and power that momentarily radiated from it made the Pontiff, Archbishop, King Gaiel and Princess Arteria seem incredulous. They had only seen for the first time that there were people who could easily access the high-level dimension just because it splashed with holy water.
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