Ana’s blessing magic had stretched so far that it even reached Luchizua and the Grand Duchy of Sevensworth. Absolutely everyone was surprised by this blessing magic, which was on a completely different level from what they knew. Thanks to this, they didn’t even have to wait for the church’s declaration—they knew immediately that Ana was now a saint.
Since then, Ana had been helping in the former country of Thorsdale. She’d helped to complete the flood-control structures in practically no time at all, and even encouraged the seeds that’d just been planted to sprout immediately into lush fields. She was fully using her power as a Magic Monarch.
When she activated her powers and spread those white wings of hers, she was able to finish in mere moments what even all the court sorcerers combined couldn’t accomplish. Rumors of the child of the gods performing miracles spread like wildfire until everyone in the former country was a fervent believer in Ana. Seeing the real deal performing feats that could only be explained as miracles was more powerful than any declaration of sainthood by the church.
At this point, there were absolutely no more rebellions. The child of the gods was an existence adjacent to the gods. If they raised a weapon toward her, it’d immediately make them an enemy of the gods themselves. Besides, Ana was helping to fix their roads, and the golems were keeping them safe from monsters. Their economy was rapidly improving, and it was becoming safer to live in the territory. There was absolutely no reason for them to rebel.
We asked the noble houses that had fought against us with House Lillard to pay a large amount in fines, as well as to give us an apology. Nobles placed great importance on their pride, so usually they would apologize in private where nobody would see; however, they all prostrated themselves in a public plaza, in plain view of even the commoners, and deeply begged for forgiveness.
There were many verses in the holy scriptures like:
“Thou will be deemed an enemy of the gods if you follow the orders of those who oppose the gods. Thou shall not obey their orders. Thou will raise thy blade against our enemies—those who make heinous orders and try to destroy you.”
“Upon seeing an enemy of the gods, thou shall strike them down. No matter their power, you shall not have reason to fear our enemies. Even if you perish, what awaits you is peace that far exceeds the pain you experience in death.”
The noble houses that attacked Ana were devout believers, and now that the ten thousand soldiers we’d captured were back in the country, word inevitably spread about what had happened. It was impossible to stop them from talking, which meant the truth ended up spreading very quickly. As a result, the knights of these noble houses would no longer follow their commands, and their people and soldiers also began to turn against them. In order to survive, they needed a public display of receiving Ana’s forgiveness.
Today was yet another day that Ana was performing miracles. She invited members of the church and began healing their ailments and injuries for free. Though Ana could use both chi and mana, she couldn’t heal people on her own. Healing involved knowing the appropriate magic to use for their specific ailments. It wasn’t enough to just be able to freely use magic; she needed medical knowledge as well. That was why whenever she used medical magic, I was there to lend a hand. I helped to direct her internal mana and to activate the appropriate diagnostic and healing spells.
When a Magic Monarch completed their magic circuits, they’d become unable to be affected by regular healing magic due to how dense their mana was and how fast it circulated through their body, creating a powerful magic barrier. Because of this, I’d already worked to come up with a way for her to be healed by magic via a supercondenser for mana. If I used my healing magic through this, it’d even be able to work on Ana.
To achieve this, though, I’d needed to study medicine and healing magic. Ana had enough mana to heal tens of thousands of people, so now with my medical knowledge, I could help her control her massive amount of mana to perform healing spells.
Usually, it was impossible for a normal person to control a Magic Monarch’s mana even if they were willing, since the difference between their mana density was too great. But for some reason, I could control Ana’s.
This was obviously abnormal, so I became worried that there might be something wrong and began poring over all the books I’d brought back from the college library. After much research, I found that there actually had been Magic Monarchs like this in the past, and that scientists had even tried to study this rare phenomenon.
There were apparently three conditions that needed to be met in order for a normal person to control the mana of a Magic Monarch. The first was for the Magic Monarch to have been exposed to the normal person’s mana for a long period of time. The second condition was that the Magic Monarch strongly wished for the person to be able to control their mana. The third was for the two people to have a strong, deep bond. All three conditions sounded like something that we met the requirements for.
Back when we were still getting to know each other, I’d given Ana a ring. In my past life, it was a health tool known as a pippue reiki ball, which helped to control the flow of mana. Occasionally when I touched Ana’s hand, I’d covertly touch the ring to recharge it, and since it operated by using my mana, she’d been continuously exposed to it this whole time. As for the second condition, Ana had also told me that she wouldn’t mind me filling her up with my mana before, which fit the condition of the Magic Monarch strongly wanting the normal person to be able to control her mana. The last condition needed no explanation. We were tied together by a deep bond. Heh heh. Science has proven the deep bond that Ana and I have. Heh heh.
“Hey, mama, the saint is holding hands with that noble.”
“Those two are the real people that the characters Anassy and Ginova from The Goblin Maiden are based on. They’re very close.”
“Oh, I see! They’re flirting!”
Ana currently had her hand on the afflicted part of a patient, and I was holding her other hand. It was necessary for us to have contact when I was trying to guide her mana, and it had sparked a conversation between a nearby mother and child.
“They’ve been holding hands in a place like this the entire time. They’re flirting so, so, so passionately.”
“They even held hands at the church. It’s surprising, isn’t it? They’re so head over heels.”
“They’re married, but they’re still that flirty with each other. Isn’t it amazing? I’d expect nothing less from the couple The Goblin Maiden was based on.”
“With this much tension, do you think they’ll get home and go straight to the bedroom?”
The middle-aged women around us also began gossiping excitedly, and their voices were even louder. They used a lot of commoner slang, but I could essentially understand what they were saying. Plus, in true commoner fashion, they weren’t especially shy about hiding the emotions on their faces.
Though Ana continued treating the patient as if she couldn’t hear them, I could see that her ears were turning red.