Refusing Your Ex-Husband’s Obsession: A Guide - Chapter 166

Chapter 166

Translator: Yonnee

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“…To help?”

“Yes, She said that She shall send servants who will act as my hands and feet.”

“Servants? So, it is more than one person.”

“Yes.”

The high priest was skeptical of Seo-yoon but couldn’t outwardly show it, having no concrete evidence.

He thought of the young woman he had met the day before—the one he was guessing to be the true saintess, as mentioned by the Goddess.

But he had no proof.

Seo-yoon continued.

“The Goddess said She had altered the prophecy. And further, She said that predestining human futures is not right.”

With her words, the high priest pressed down an oncoming sigh. He had been keeping the rest of the prophecy secret until now, and he thought back to the duke, who had once thought that the prophetic writings were just a mere fictional novel.

He could only blame himself for such mistakes.

Had the content changed? Then, did Seo-yoon see the prophecy?

Or did she truly hear the Goddess’s words?

Unsure which was true, the high priest Cleric felt compelled to ask.

“Who are these people you speak of?”

Seo-yoon, as if waiting for the question, replied.

“Irene de Closch and someone named Rose. Do you know them, high priest?”

Hearing one familiar name, the High Cleric swallowed hard.

“…One is a name I seem to have heard of before.”

“That makes sense. The woman who attended yesterday’s banquet as the Duke’s partner. How fortunate I am. I’ve become fond of her too. She’d be perfect to serve as my servant.”

Seo-yoon planned to use this opportunity to torment that woman who dared to be a Guide yet pretended not to know.

How ridiculous must she have looked to that b*tch?

Maybe that wretch was also looking down at her for having a lower rank.

Was that why she behaved that way yesterday?

No, that woman never revered her from the start.

While everyone else looked at her with awe, that b*tch was the only one who saw Seo-yoon as just another human.

Seo-yoon’s lips twisted cruelly.

You dare to look down on me?

She’s had enough of being disregarded for her lower rank in Korea. She calmly conveyed her intentions to the high priest.

“I must inform His Imperial Majesty about this immediately. In this world…”

Seo-yoon struggled to articulate her words, her voice barely escaping her lips.

“…New Guides have emerged to assist me, the Saintess.”

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After hearing Seo-yoon’s revelation, the High Priest hastened to verify the prophecy.

Learning from the paladins stationed outside that she had visited, he felt a bitter taste of reality.

Seo-yoon, hailing from another realm, seemed to be taking their world lightly.

This was a piece of truth that he had uneasily known for long now, but today, it felt particularly poignant.

The high priest bypassed the first volume, which was known far and wide to the people of the empire. He instead reached for the second volume.

Its existence was a wonder in itself.

Once, in a dream, the Goddess had instructed him to acquire a novel from a bookstore and revere it as a prophecy.

As a son of the Goddess, he had disseminated this novel, proclaiming it a prophecy. All this was the will of the Divine.

God didn’t only communicate his intentions to him. While he was told verbally, the duke received his message through time.

“Ah…”

The content was different now, compared to what he had read from his last visit.

The high priest exhaled deeply. The sensation was akin to standing before the Goddess, his entire being trembling.

He too, like Seo-yoon, noticed the novel’s blank pages.

“The ending has disappeared.”

The original ending concluded with the death of the duke.

“O, Almighty Goddess… Does this void signify what I think it does?”

He pondered while gently caressing the blank pages. Then he recalled the duke’s words, which he couldn’t comprehend at the time. Even now, true understanding eluded him.

“One must confront their own destiny.”

If this was the Goddess’s will, he was bound to follow. Thus, he summoned the captain of the Knights Templar.

“You called for me, High Priest?”

“There is a matter that requires discreet handling.”

“…As you command, Your Holiness.”

“Go to Duke Leopardt and convey that the Lady be sent back home.”

“Yes, understood.”

“And let no one know.”

“Understood, High Priest.”

After the captain departed, the high priest gazed out the window.

His deepest wish was to bring her to the temple, but he deemed the time inappropriate.

Allowing a false saintess to overshadow the true one was unthinkable.