The saint was associated with the church, but her position was more reminiscent of a special mission than a standard clergymanship.
Supported by the Ducal House of Blanchard and officially supervised by the Imperial Family of Windsor, the Living Treasure of Humanity was of such value that it had virtually no involvement in the affairs of the Church itself.
Genevieve spent six months traveling around the continent, cleansing the desecrated lands. The rest of the time was spent in ceremonies organized by the Imperial Family.
And this year, after the wedding, she also settled in a mansion provided by the Emperor personally, which greatly outraged the church leadership; they openly complained that the clergy were now doing nothing but “sorting out the consequences for the Saint.”
Still, Genevieve did her best to participate in religious services as much as her busy schedule allowed. Her dad, who was over ninety this year, treated her like a granddaughter - with sincere, almost touching tenderness.
[Although the unspoken rule was that the Saint could not lead the church, this was exactly what the Pontiff dreamed of.]
At a personal meeting with Crown Prince Edwin, he directly expressed his desire, and emphasized that it was not just a matter of personal sympathy. Genevieve, he said, had an impeccable character and rare moral fortitude.
[The story would seem to be touching...if not for the harsh reality. Dad was far from being the holy old man he wanted to seem. In his youth, he clashed with the Emperor more than once because of his passion for power and money. It was hard for him to cope with the fact that the symbol of the church, the Holy One, was under the control of the nobility and the Imperial Court.]
[His desire to make Genevieve the head of the church was an attempt to win back, to regain influence by appropriating her merits.]
[Even if his feelings for her as a granddaughter were sincere, it was hard to believe that a man who loved money and power so much could talk about virtues and purity of soul seriously.]
[He was so greedy that even everyday services, initially closed to ordinary parishioners, could be attended...for a huge fee.]
[And so impressive that only members of the nobility and Royal houses who regularly made donations could afford it.]
---Adaline listened to the clear voice of Genevieve, dressed in ceremonial vestments, and at the same time carefully examined her surroundings.
Behind him stood a strong priest. At the entrance are the knights of the Order of the Holy Light. Everything that was intended for the Saint underwent multi-stage testing. Even people with an impeccable reputation could not pass without inspection.
[If a sorcerer sends people to Imperial events, this means he can control not only monsters... but also people.]
[Five years ago, Adaline erased from her memory everything related to sorcerers and monsters.] Now, straining her mind, she tried to remember at least something.
[A sorcerer is a general name for a wizard who wields dark magic.]
[Mages, witches, sorcerers, sorcerers, wizards, there are many names, but the essence is the same. They all fell under the broad category of magical beings.]
[Those who had little magic, but who knew herbalism, potions and light evil eyes, were called witches or sorcerers.]
[Mages used mainly light magic, and sorcerers used dark spells.]
[Dark magic required sacrifices, curses and rituals that were dangerous and often fatal.]
Therefore, dark magicians were despised by society.
[However, precisely because of its cruelty and power, this magic was often studied in secret...by the nobility.]
[If they were exposed, ruin and shame awaited them. But as long as no one finds out, they got away with everything.]
[The arsenal of dark magic included both hypnosis and curses capable of subordinating a person’s will.]
[The man who attacked her five years ago, or rather the one who tried to kill Genevieve, was under the control of just such a spell.]
This meant only one thing: [attacks can occur without any personal animosity. Anyone can be a target.]
]Even though it was impossible to determine who was currently under the influence of dark magic, the awakened Saint could still remove curses.]
[If Genevieve knew exactly who was possessed, she could help.]
[That is why the sorcerer sought to get rid of her.]
[Genevieve used to be able to cleanse even without physical contact...but could she now?]
[It turns out that this is where the attempts to attack directly ended.]
[In novels of the “healing fantasy” genre, everything was different.]
[There the heroine and the sorcerer gradually fell in love with each other, and in the end he could not kill her.]
[This is how the story ended, amidst her dazzling charm that saved even the darkest antagonists.]
[Ah, I’m not the one who generally pays attention to love lines. Not on the main one, much less on the secondary ones.]
[I hate to see how the screen is filled with these eternal secondary characters who will never achieve anything anyway. And the villain in love? This is completely beyond the bounds.]