OVERLORD- CH-87. Picnic

"Yes." Maria wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, agreed, and smiled happily.

"Come back?" Aya keenly noticed the key point in the words.

"Yes, as you can see." Maria said, "I am a nun now."

"A nun." This is indeed something that can be understood just by looking at the clothes. Aya couldn't help but think of the old priest she met before.

"I am studying in the temple in Basil City now, but I will go to Kelmes City starting next week." Maria said as they walked on the country road.

Kelmes City is the largest city in Maple Moon Territory, while Basil City is the third largest city in the territory and the closest city to this remote village.

"If you're in Basil City, you can come back occasionally." The village chief said with such distress, "To be honest, I still want to advise you not to become a nun. With Lady Tiamat here, our village..."

Perhaps having heard such words many times, Maria did not refute immediately, but just smiled at the village headmistress.

"Village head, you know my parents." Maria said, smoothing her golden hair, "They are all gone. How can a woman like me cultivate so many fields?"

"Everyone in the village will help you, and if it really doesn't work..." You can still find someone to marry, but in the end, the village chief still couldn't say this.

There were many men who wanted to marry Maria. After all, she was a rare beauty among the village girls. Especially after being a nun for a period of time, her temperament was even more beautiful than before.

It was originally thought that she came back because she couldn't stand the hard life in the temple. The eligible men still alive in the village began to get ready for it, but they were told that she just came back to say goodbye.

Because of her outstanding performance, she was recommended by the priest of Basil City to go to the temple in Kelmes City. That was the temple managed by Charlotte Mimi, the famous "Merciful One" of the Dragon Kingdom. Being able to go there was a great blessing for Maria, who was originally just a villager.

Perhaps because of this, she now seems to have completely lost interest in the option of getting married and seems to have become a devout religious person.

Of course, it is also possible that she just looks down on the farmers in the village. After all, she is so beautiful and has the identity of a nun.

"No matter what, I will not leave the land your parents left to you idle. You must take at least 70% of the annual harvest." The village chief said, having no choice but to accept her choice.

For Maria, who has suffered such a tragedy, gaining a belief that can support her may be a good choice.

"Maria, how are your eyes?" Aya asked, suddenly remembering this. At that time, one of Maria's eyes was gouged out by a werewolf, and Aya healed her. Of course, the villagers and the girl herself did not know that her injury was so serious.

"Thanks to your treatment and blessing, that eye can now see more clearly than before."

"Really? That's great." Aya nodded.

Soon, they reached the center of the village. It was time to work in the fields, so there were not many people in the village.

"Village headmistress." Maria said, "You have other things to do, so please let me take care of Lady Tiamat."

The village chief glanced at Maria who volunteered, and then looked at Aya.

"I have no problem." Aya said.

"Since the adults have said so, I'll leave it to you." The village chief said. She felt relieved to leave it to Maria. After all, this girl had lived in the temple for a period of time and now had very good etiquette.

"In that case, I'll leave it to you." Aya said.

The actual purpose of visiting the village was for Pleia. After all, she was responsible for the construction of the village. Now Aya was holding her daughter's hand and walking beside the fields.

"This is a fruit farm." Maria said, "Although the area is not very large, there are many fruit trees planted here."

"Yeah." Aya nodded. Both she and her daughters liked eating fruits.

"It's all thanks to the messenger of God... I mean the sacred tree planted by Lady Pleia." Maria said, and Aya noticed that in the center of the fruit field was a 'golden life tree'.

It is two ranks lower than the Emerald Tree among all the spiritual trees. It is a spiritual tree that would only be considered by low-level forest priests, but it is enough to provide the aura that promotes the ripening of fruit trees.

Not only the orchard, the halo of this life tree also covers the large fields around it.

"The trees in the middle are the best quality ones that produce fruits specifically for Lady Tiamat, and the ones further out are for sale." Maria introduced.

"Yeah..." Nodding, Aya reached out and touched Pleia's head as a reward, which was a recognition of her work.

Pleia rubbed Aya's arm happily.

"By the way, Maria." Aya said. There was also something she cared about and wanted to ask her.

"Why do you want to go to the temple?" It's not that there is no farm work in the village that women can do, and with the wooden ox provided by Aya, farming work has become much easier.

"I have decided now to dedicate my whole life to the Lord God." Maria said, clasping her hands in front of her chest.

"Oh, it's faith. I remember that the faith here is the Six Great Gods?" The religious beliefs of the Dragon Kingdom were basically passed down from the Theocracy, which Aya knew about.

They are gods called the Six Great Gods, which seem to be the four elements plus light and death, a total of six.

"Ah? The Six Great Gods? They are not such boring things." Maria said in a very calm voice the dangerous words that a nun from the Dragon Kingdom should never say, and she smiled happily from the bottom of her heart.

"Six Great Gods and such, although I have to declare those things in front of others, it's really boring. What I believe in is the only, real, and greatest God in the world!"

Maria said, her beautiful crystal blue eyes flashing with excitement and danger.

"Huh? Not the six gods?" The unexpected answer gave Aya a very bad feeling. She recalled the day when she first came to this village, and the villagers treated her as a 'god'.

"The God you are talking about, can't it be..." Maria asked very anxiously, but she did not answer. Instead, she looked at Aya with a quiet and sincere look.

"I am not..."

"Isn't God the embodiment of power and beauty?" Maria just smiled and said so.

Even if you praise her for being beautiful, she won't be very happy about it.

God or something... Just hearing it makes her sweat, it feels so troublesome...

"Oh, you are very aware." Pleia showed an expression that said 'this child is teachable', which made Aya want to hit her on the head.

"Lady Tiamat doesn't want to admit it because there is no need." Maria said, her eyes shining.

"No, because I'm not, and it's troublesome..."

"Only false and forged gods would promote themselves so extensively and use believers to decorate their facade." Maria clasped her hands together.

"However, the salvation they preached did not happen. When I brushed shoulders with death, it was my god who appeared before me and saved me."

'It's over' Aya thought to herself—this little girl has lost her mind.

It seems that the psychological blow to her at that time was too great, or the trauma she suffered was too severe, which led to the so-called "suspension bridge effect".

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