Isaac caught the wind whirling around him and listened.

[Your Majesty Isaac, I am sending a message by order of his Holiness. A sanctuary of healing has been discovered in the imperial investigation site.]

Upon hearing the news, Isaac was overjoyed and prayed to the god Magnus.

'thank you.'

Now that the sanctuary was discovered, Sonia's healing power might awaken and become a great power like other attributes.

If you have the power to heal many people, not just holy water, you can be promoted as a saint.

If she is like that, even the nobility of her kingdom will accept her.

'Even if I don't do that, His Holiness will push forward...….’

If Cassius puts his mind to it, he will accept Sonia as his companion, even if the nobility of the Holy Land oppose it. But isn't she good?

If possible, she should receive a lot of love in the Holy Land only when she becomes a successful queen without any noise.

Isaac wanted everyone to bless him, including Cassius, whom he serve, as well as Sonia.

A sanctuary was discovered in the lands of the Empire. The priest who manages the temple of the empire sent a message of wind directly to Cassius.

He next entered the imperial palace to inform the emperor.

After hearing the explanation from the priest, Jade, the emperor of the empire, cried out in surprise.

"what? A sanctuary of healing was found in the land of the Empire?”

"Yes that's right. His Holiness will be visiting soon.”

The sanctuary is found only in the land of the holy kingdom.

In other words, it seems that the land where the sanctuary of healing was found was the territory of the Holy Kingdom in the past.

The sanctuary was a necessary place for the awakening of divine power. No matter how much he was a priest, it was difficult to visit the empire carelessly if he belonged to the Holy Kingdom.

If it's a sanctuary that needs to be opened anyway, wouldn't it be nice to use it politically?

'I just have a favor to ask the new holiness.'

It was also a good opportunity to examine the capabilities of the prince and princess.

“Call the prince and princess.”

It wasn't long before Shane and Certina visited the Emperor's reception room. It was not common for an emperor to call two people at the same time.

Unsure of what was going on, the two held each other in check and politely greeted the emperor. The emperor prepared a seat for Certina.

“It’s been a while.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Shane answered quickly. Because he pricked up his ears to somehow score his points.

“I called you because of the sanctuary discovered in the Empire this time.”

“A sanctuary in the Imperial Land?”

This time, Certina reacted first.

Unlike Shane, who is not interested in the Church of Magnus, Certina once frequently visited the Holy Kingdom and it was because her faith was high enough to offer her prayers.

Even that is a thing of the past.

"okay."

There was one sanctuary for each attribute.

The sanctuary of the four major attributes already exists, so all that remains is...…

“It must be a sanctuary of healing, Your Majesty.”

"right. How did you know?”

“It's embarrassing, but I made a prediction with the knowledge I had. I'm glad I got it right.”

At Certina's answer, the emperor smiled with satisfaction. Shane, meanwhile, glared at her. She neatly ignored Shane.

That seemed to turn Shane's insides even more.

'Those idiotic legs!'

Shane and Certina were enemies. It was partly because of the political relationship, but there was also a reason why they didn't match each other's personalities.

Shane especially hated Certina. Since he was young, he didn't like the attitude of looking down on him for being smarter.

'Does she think she can become emperor even if she's like that?'

Do you really think that the people of the Empire will support a woman who can't even walk properly on her own?

Such Certina looked pathetic and stupid.

He wanted to kick her out right away, but his home palace was her realm of her emperor.

Unfortunately, Certina could not be released unless Jade, the emperor, gave her orders.

'I'll have to answer the next question quickly.'

His stomach was boiling, but he focused on the Emperor's story.

The emperor, who was looking down at Sertina with a smile, opened his mouth.

“It's called the land of the Empire, but since it's a sanctuary, it seems like we have no choice but to allow priests to visit. Now that this has happened, I think it would be nice to hold a banquet so that we can have a good relationship with the success of this generation. What do you guys think?”

Shane intervened swiftly, like a wild animal crouching in the grass watching its prey spring up.

"That's a good idea, Your Majesty!"

The emperor chuckled at the cool answer.

“It's good that you think so too, Prince. Then let you take charge of the banquet.”

"yes?"

Shane wanted to regret it belatedly.

He has to spend his own money to prepare the banquet himself.

I didn't like the fact that I had to spend my own money on something like a sanctuary, but I had already answered.

“I understand, Your Majesty. I will prepare without any shortage.”

Shane reluctantly accepted.

Unlike Shane, who felt uncomfortable with his feelings of losing money for nothing, Certina focused on other thoughts.

'A sanctuary of healing?'

If so, the power of healing can perform great miracles with final awakening like other attributes, right?

She didn't even know if she could fix her hopeless leg.

Expecting so much, she soon learns the truth and despairs.

'As expected, there is no such thing as a god.'

Sertina, who hoped for God's mercy despite her resignation many times, came to hate her healing sanctuary itself.

***

Time passed quickly.

I wanted to visit the Empire as soon as possible, but I couldn't because I was overdue for consultations.

There was one more reason for me to visit the Empire besides the final awakening in the Sanctuary of Healing.

It was also to properly fix Lancelot's backbone, who was agonizing between Prince Shane and Princess Certina.

It was a time when I was busy going back and forth between Seonghwangcheong and Daeshinjeon.

There was a poster I hadn't seen before in the long hallway connecting the two buildings.

‘Recruiting attendees for the Imperial Palace Banquet Ball?’

I read the description written under the recruitment article.

“To commemorate the discovery of the healing sanctuary, we will hold an Imperial Palace Ball.

Priests who wish to attend, please visit the management office of Daeshinjeon directly and apply.”

The deadline was today too!

I've been busy the last few days, so I haven't had time to look elsewhere. As soon as I was in a hurry, I went to the Daeshin Electricity Management Office and filled out the participation form.

That evening, Cassius called me.

The survey paper review has already been completed. Would you like to do something else? It probably wasn't about the imperial ball.

As I walked with such thoughts in mind, I arrived in front of Cassius's office before I knew it.

I knocked on the door, and Isaac, who was inside, opened the door for the owner of the room.

“You are Priest Sonia. His Holiness is waiting inside.”

Isaac, the guide, said he had work to do, and he left. Thanks to that, only me and Cassius were left in the office.

I started by saying hello.

“Meet His Holiness, the owner of the Holy Kingdom. What did you call me for?”

He lifted a piece of paper from the desk. The piece of paper with my signature clearly visible was the application form I had written earlier.

“Are you planning to attend the imperial ball?”

"yes."

I have to go to the Sanctuary of Healing to awaken my strength, and it's a good opportunity to meet Lancelot.

He calmly put my entry form back down.

“Is it because of the sanctuary?”

"Right."

“I will take you to the sanctuary of healing. It is better not to participate in this prom.”

why is he against it?

Contemplating, I opened my mouth.

“Are you afraid that I, an aristocrat of the empire, will open my eyes to the world after attending a ball?”

The ball must be much more fun than the priestly work. However, I was satisfied with my position and work as a priest in my own way.

There was absolutely no way she would quit her job as a priest for the pleasure of a day and return to being a noble lady.

“There is no such thing. Because the Holy Kingdom, not the Empire, is my hometown.”

To be precise, the place of birth is Count Theodore in the Empire, but the home of her heart is this castle country.

How I love this place!

Cassius looked at me feverishly and smiled.

“I know very well how much Sonia loves Seongguk. However, there is an alpha in the empire.”

Alphas were so precious that there were few of them. However, most of those alphas are in the imperial palace.

Representatively, it was Prince Schwartz and Shane.

Most of the events were scheduled to take place in the imperial palace where they appeared.

'Though I'll avoid it.'

He seemed worried that she might run into someone.

"Sonia hasn't even found the last piece yet, has it?"

“Not yet, but I’m good at capturing pheromones now. It won't come out as a bit of a surprise.”

“Shall we check it out? I will allow it if you pass safely.”

The opportunity has come.

I nodded.

"yes."

But how do you check it?

He stared at me and came closer.

Then he put one hand on the back of the chair I was sitting on and bent his back.

His clothes were faintly smelt of incense.

'You were in the reception room today.'

It was the smell of incense in the reception room that greeted outsiders.

The fragrance created by mixing well-dried flowers and medicinal herbs makes me feel comfortable.

In between them, I felt like water droplets were falling.

Shoot ah-. I could feel the alpha pheromone used by Cassius along with the feeling of a cool stream of water pouring down.

His pheromones were so large that if it were real rain, she would be drenched.

I came across Cassius' pheromone a few times while doing capture training.

He mixed his pheromones with respect, trust, and often feelings of admiration or concern.

So I could trust him.

But this time was different. My body trembled as it was exposed to the alpha pheromone.

'what?'

I couldn't read the meaning of Cassius' pheromone.

I didn't know what it meant, but strangely, it felt like my heart was beating faster and my blood was getting hot.

I covered the back of my neck.

With one hand on his back, he just stared down at me.

But I couldn't stop the sharp feeling as if his teeth were being driven into the back of my neck.

'I feel like I'm going to get eaten...…!’

Cassius felt like a beast.

It's like he's going to eat me down, down to the bones.

In response to his alpha pheromone, I inadvertently uncapped it.

'stop it…….’

I tried to suppress it, but once opened, Omega's pheromones exuded.

He took a deep breath.

“Look.”

All of Alpha's energy has disappeared.

He whispered in a low voice.

“Is it okay?”