Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint.

Chapter 61: Are you that easy to fool?

Benovia Ishtar, the youngest princess of the Kingdom of Ishtar, is only 15 years old and has been sent to the Holy Court to participate in the election for the title of Holy Maiden.

This is something that every generation of the Ishtar royal family must do, because Ishtar is the headquarters of the Holy Court, and the royal family is subject to the Holy Court. In fact, the existence of the royal family is a product of the Holy Court's compromise under pressure from internal forces and the four great empires.

One of the conditions of the compromise was that each generation of royal daughters must have one participate in the Holy Maiden election.

Benovia didn't quite understand why the Holy Court would do this. There were quite a few princesses who could become saintesses, but what was the point?
She didn't want to participate in the competition for the title of saintess at all, but she had no choice; she couldn't disobey her father's orders.

Since we've already participated, let's give it our best.

"I heard that Miss Celia went on another commission. She's really diligent. I wonder how well she fared this time."

As a candidate, Benovia was forbidden from inquiring about other candidates, but some gossip still managed to reach her ears.

At this moment, she was kneeling on a straw mat, looking at the idol in front of her.

The image of the deity is indistinct and blurry.

Even Benovia didn't know whose idol it was.

She only knew that the people who gave away the idols were mysterious, but what they did had nothing to do with paganism.

Regardless of which deity it is, they are all righteous gods, and there's no harm in making offerings to them.

Looking at the statue, Benovia suddenly laughed: "Hehe, as a Holy Maiden of the Holy Court, I am offering prayers to other gods. I wonder what the Holy Lord and Father would say if they knew?"

She shook her head: "But no one will know."

"Not always."

A voice suddenly came.

"Who?"

Benovia immediately turned around and flicked her wrist, summoning the puppet from her ring.

"Hello, Princess Benovia, a passing puppet."

Ross leaned against the wall, looking at the girl in front of him.

Benovia is a year younger than Celia, and among all the candidates for sainthood, she is probably the most low-key. In fact, no one knows that she is the daughter of the Ishtar royal emperor.

Even Doris, who loves to dance, didn't know, but the mysterious person in front of them, who only allows puppets to appear, did.

Upon hearing Ross directly identify her, Benovia retracted her puppet and cautiously asked, "Hello, may I ask who you are?"

Aside from the royal family and the high-ranking officials of the Holy Court, only one other place knows her identity.

Ross's demeanor was completely unlike that of someone from the royal family or the Holy Court, so there was only one possibility...

"Who I am is not important; I'm here to tell you something."

Ross looked at the statue inside the house.

This house was specifically built by Benovia to house the statue of this non-sacred deity.

Coincidentally, this place was so close to the Holy Magic Academy that every time Ross scanned the surrounding environment, he could feel a faint power of faith emanating from the statue, and that's when he noticed the girl.

Even more coincidentally, this girl is a candidate for Saintess, and even has a hidden identity. She is the young princess of the Ishtar Empire, the empire where the Holy Court is located, and she came to participate in the Saintess election in secret.

The idol she bathed and changed clothes to worship every day showed that her faith did not converge on the Holy See at all.

This indicates that it is not any of the deities worshipped within the Holy See.

It may not be any particular deity, but rather a vessel for her thoughts, which is why a trace of faith is gathered on the statue.

This is interesting.

A candidate for sainthood who doesn't believe in the gods of the Holy Court but secretly sets up a room to worship an unknown deity is comparable to the foolish saintess, Celia, who summoned an evil god.

No wonder the Holy Court fell into decline and split into four great empires.

Even the Holy Maiden doesn't believe in God, so what about the others?

So Ross approached Benovia. He planned to use Benovia to test whether he could get her to summon him and establish a mental connection with him like Celia did.

In order to be as accurate as possible, the candidate Ross was strictly limited to being a "saintly candidate".

However, none of the other candidates for sainthood have been at the Holy Magic Academy recently; only this princess has been there.

No, she's not here either; she's slacking off outside the school.

Hilarious, they never go to class.

As he pondered, Ross looked at the statue inside the house and slowly said, "About another use for this idol."

Benovia's expression shifted. "So you really are a member of the Hiro Society."

So this statue was made by the Herodians, no wonder.

Ross understood.

Hero would like to give people statues without telling them which god the statue represents.

Rose likes this kind of thing.

He can attach his mental energy to the statue and then trick Benovia into replicating Celia's actions.

And that's what he did.

Ross neither denied nor admitted to being a member of the Hiro Society; he simply recited Celia's instructions mechanically.

Benovia didn't hesitate and followed Ross's method directly, standing on tiptoe and touching the statue's forehead with her index finger—this statue was very large, almost a life-size figure of an adult, unlike the palm-sized ones in Bea Village.

Holy light spread across her and the statue, while Ross had already quietly projected his mental energy onto the statue.

In an instant, he immediately sensed the girl's thoughts.

"I wish to sit on the throne in place of my father. I wish everyone could have bread and meat at every meal. I wish to realize the legendary bliss of a thousand years ago. I wish..."

Uh……

Rose was a little embarrassed.

The first thought might be filial piety, but if other thoughts are added, then it makes sense.

Are all saintly women this simple and unassuming?
If I remember correctly, Ross discovered that Celia's initial wish was to eliminate the nobility and hope for equality for all.

However, this initial thought was fleeting, and she changed her mind, ultimately choosing the "lowest cost" option: helping her create a magic puppet to fulfill her wish for passing the final exam.

Ross thought of Celia, then put it out of his mind, focusing on sensing Benovia's beliefs and trying to establish a mental connection with her.

A short while later, Benovia released her grip, opened her eyes, and muttered to herself in confusion, "I feel like I've connected with something?"

Ross didn't speak because he had established a connection with him, but it was very weak. It was not as easy as Celia directly communicating or even releasing her mental energy to perceive her surroundings.

Moreover, this faint sensation was the result of his efforts to communicate.

Within the sealed land, Ross stopped attacking the sealing array, shook his head, and sighed.

"This slight connection was created by me forcibly breaking through the seal. It's nothing compared to what happened with Celia. In other words, attacking the magic circle is useless."

I feel a little regretful, but also a little unwilling to give up.

Ross unleashed all his mental energy onto the sealing array, causing the entire sealed area to shake violently and shatter the earth.

The sealing array was teetering on the brink of collapse, yet remained incredibly sturdy. In the end, he could only forcibly widen the spiritual channel by a tiny bit.

"It's still a long way from being able to descend into the spiritual space."

Ross sighed.

Just then, Benovia's words reached his ears through the puppet.

“I feel it, that connection… Is this a deity of the Hiro Order? Good! From now on, I will do this every day until the day my wish is fulfilled!”

　If all goes well, it will be available on Sunday.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)