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Chapter 2, Episode 9: (Farne’s Point of View)

"About myself…… you ask?”

After breakfast, when Riese had just finished a short morning walk, she asked with a sense of excitement, causing Farne to raise a confused voice.

"Yeah, yeah! I realized this when I was listening to Farne-sama talking with Sasha-san.
I don't know much about you, Farne-sama. I always end up talking about whatever I want to talk about!
I learned this in class with Farne-sama the other day! I should listen to what people have to say!”

Farne smiled at Riese, who smiled back.
Before, Riese was happy to be able to chat, and she would only concentrate on communicating, but the fact that she now wants to listen to other people's stories is a sign of her growth.
Although she slightly misunderstood the meaning of “let's listen to what other people have to say”…… it was still a joy to see her grow and smile.

"Right. I wonder what I should talk about first."

He said, and escorted Riese to sit on the bench, with Farne sitting next to her.
It may be difficult to talk about yourself, but since Riese was interested in hearing about it, Farne may as well answer seriously.

"I was not born on this continent.
Can you remember what we studied in class? There are five continents in this world."

When Farne spoke, Riese nodded in agreement.

"I remember! I remember! The continent I live on is the continent of Lambaudia!”

"You remembered well. You're doing a great job studying hard."

When Farne praised her, Riese smiled happily, which made Farne feel relieved to see her smile so happily.
Having a harsh past, he felt sorry for Riese, who was barely able to live a normal life, for having to take on the heavy responsibility of being a saint.
Even so, with a heart as pure as hers, Riese accepted her role as a saint and worked hard at her studies.
Farne patted Riese on the head.
“I was born in the city of Kateal, a kingdom that receives the blessings of the Holy Tree Thanatos, located on the continent of Tornelia.”

He explained.

"You were a priest from another continent?”

"The religious sects of the Kingdom of Thanatos and the Kingdom of Kardiana are different.
The only place that worships the Forsha religion is the continent of Lambaudia.
I wanted to join the Forsha religion, so I abandoned my noble birth and came to this continent by ship."

"Is that so? Is that so? Are they different?”

"Right. Although they are religions that worship the same sacred trees, they are on different continents and so their ways of thinking are considerably different. While we both worship the sacred trees, Forsha is a religion that worships the sacred tree as the pinnacle of its faith.
The sacred tree of the Tornelia continent is a messenger of the gods, and the gods who brought the sacred tree to humans are the ones who are worshipped.
We of the Forsha faith pray to the Holy Tree, and on the continent of Tornelia they pray to the gods.”

"Hmm. Isn't it the same? Even in the Forsha religion, I learned that God is great, right?”

"Yeah. God is at the top, but you could say that the proportion of worship is different……"

"That's difficult. Even though it's the same."

"Right. Although they may seem similar, they are quite different in concept.
Therefore, although we are not in conflict, we cannot say that we of the Forsha religion have a good relationship with them either."

"Adult affairs?”

"Yes, that's right. It's a matter for the adults."

Responding with a smile caused her to also smile.
Whenever you gave Riese a positive response, she would immediately look happy.
This was also cute, but he also felt sorry for the fact that there had been so few positive comments about it until now. .
"Did you prefer the Forsha faith, Farne-sama?”

"……How should I explain it? What I'm about to tell you is a secret.
Can you promise not to tell anyone?”

When Farne said this, Riese's face turned bright red and she smiled happily.

"I promise!! I promise!!! A secret talk with Farne-sama!!
A secret between the two of us!!!!”

"Yeah. It's our secret."

When he said it and smiled and took her hand, she turned bright red and said, “It's our secret!” with a happy smile. Her expression was so cute.

"To tell the truth, I wasn't interested in the work of a priest before I became one."

Riese's face turned into a surprised expression when he said it with a mischievous smile.

"EEEHHH!? Is that so? Is that so? ?”

Answered Riese, leaning forward.

"Yeah. I was interested in the holy tree seeds that Kardiana-sama drops."

"I know! I know them! The seeds of Dai, Remu and Koron!”

"I came here to sprout those seeds and increase the number of sacred trees and fertile land."

"You've been working on that research for a long time, Farne-sama!
……Huh, but does Thanatos-sama not drop any seeds?”

"Yeah. Only Kardiana-sama can drop seeds."

"Really?! I'm so glad! Because Kardiana-sama dropped the seeds, I was able to meet with you, Farne-sama!”

"Right. Let us be grateful for the guidance of Kardiana-sama."

"Yeah, yeah! Thank you! Thank you so much!”

When Riese stroke a praying pose, Farne also followed her and prayed.
I pray that this girl will be able to live a happy life without any problems from now on…… He said in his mind.