Reincarnation of The Villainess: She Has The Duke's Baby!-Chapter 142: #-The Appearance Of Monsters And Other Strange Creatures!
"I? The saintess?"
Penelope pointed at herself. Currently, everyone was gathered at Gerwyn’s mansion. Not only her parents but also Claude Sylvester and a representative from the temple. A woman named Lucia Karl. She has extraordinary healing powers and is even rumored to be the next Saintess. However, a Saintess does not only have one power. A Saintess must have two powers belonging to Goddess Elleia at once.
Helios Rune Abelavish is still at Gerwyn’s mansion because he wants to rest after helping Edmund save Penelope. The man yawned and turned his head around when Jeremy squeezed his shoulder and shook his head so hard to him. But, Helios didn’t want to hear anything from Jeremy. He was sleepy. So, what’s the harm if he yawns? Besides, no one would protest here because his position was much higher than everyone else in this room. That doesn’t mean he wants to show off or abuse his position.
Meanwhile, Ethan Askary is going to the Abelavish’s palace using Helio’s teleportation magic. He wanted to meet Isabella Lysander immediately after hearing information from Helios that the woman was hysterical because she had a vision of him being killed by Sebastian De Louis.
"That’s the information spread throughout this empire, Duchess," Lucia said in a gentle tone. The woman smiled kindly. "A woman suddenly had everyone gathered in the square and told them that the Duchess was a Saintess chosen by Goddess Elleia. That the Duchess is a child, who is truly loved by the Goddess Elleia. The mysterious woman even displayed the Duchess’s face in the sky using her magic. She wears a white robe and the magic she uses is pink. The colors that symbolize Goddess Elleia."
"A mysterious white-eyed woman?" Penelope muttered. The woman rubbed her chin and glanced at Duke and Duchess Askary who looked happy. Penelope cleared her throat and smiled awkwardly. Her parents’ gaze at this moment seemed to tell Penelope that they really hoped she would be a Saintess. "Err, Father, Mother, I am not a Saintess."
"I don’t think there’s anything wrong with a test, Duchess," said Lucia. "There is a test that can measure a person’s divine power and the results can tell everyone whether the person is a Saintess or not. We can do that test at the temple."
Edmund snorted. The Duke crossed his arms. "I don’t want anything to do with the temple."
Lucia frowned. "Why, Duke? May I know the reason? That is if you allow me to ask your reasons, Duke."
"Because Gabriel Brown was there," answered Edmund.
Lucia raised an eyebrow, as did Claude Sylvester.
"Gabriel Brown? Do you mean the head priest?" asked Duke Askary. He looked at his son-in-law with a confused look. "What’s wrong with the head priest, Ed?"
"I don’t like him, Father," answered Edmund honestly. "He... gave off a strange aura that was so scary. I have a bad feeling about him. Even Raven and Ocean had him thrown against the wall."
"Yes?" Lucia blinked. Her mouth was wide open. She looked at Edmund and Penelope alternately. "What do you mean by Prince Raven and Princess Ocean throwing the head priest against the wall? Aren’t Prince and Princess still babies? They are still a few months old, right?"
Edmund and Penelope looked at each other. If it was like this, it seemed there was no other way but to confess to everyone in this room. Moreover, the Emperor also knew about the prophecy obtained by Gabriel Brown at that time which said that Penelope Askary would be the person who saved this empire from destruction.
"Raven and Ocean have healing and purifying powers like me," answered Penelope after getting approval from Edmund in the form of a nod. "I had the healing and purifying powers within me before I married Duke Edmund. I have purified the darkness within Duke Edmund several times with my power. When I was pregnant, I had an accident. I almost died and I managed to survive because of the help of the power of my children too."
"Where did you get that purifying and healing power, Duchess?" asked Lucia and Claude together. The two of them looked at each other with annoyed looks and immediately looked away. However, they returned to focusing on Penelope Askary.
"I met Goddess Elleia in person several times in my dreams."
"Ah." Lucia and Claude nodded repeatedly and smiled as they looked at each other. "Meeting..." Lucia and Claude stopped talking and widened their eyes. Then, they immediately looked at Penelope with shocked eyes. "What?! You met Goddess Elleia in your dreams several times?!"
Penelope laughed and nodded. She glanced at her parents who didn’t seem to believe what their daughter had just said. Penelope took a deep breath and looked at Lucia again. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺
"My powers and those of my children are very sensitive to black magic. When the head priest wanted to give his blessing to Raven and Ocean, when the man was about to touch my children, my children immediately activated their powers and sent the head priest flying. It proves that there is a dark magic or forbidden power within the head priest’s body."
Lucia froze. "What?!" The woman shook her head firmly. "It’s impossible for a head priest to have dark powers or black magic, Duchess!"
"I’m just saying what I know, Lucia. My kids never do that to anyone who touches them. Only to the head priest." Penelope said in a firm tone. "Because of that, Duke and I have to find out first about Gabriel Brown’s background. If he really has black magic, we can’t guess how many people in the temple also have black magic like him."
Lucia clenched her jaw and looked down.
"If I have to be honest, I don’t really trust you either, Lucia," said Penelope.
"What? I don’t—"
"But," said Penelope, interrupting Lucia’s words. She smiled. "At least, I can see in your eyes that you’re not like Gabriel Brown. You don’t have that scary aura around you."
"Then..." Duchess Askary looked at Penelope and Lucia. "Is Penny really a Saintess like the white-robed woman said?"
"That has not been confirmed, Duchess Askary," answered Lucia. "If Duchess Penelope doesn’t want to undergo the test at the temple because Duke Edmund forbids her, there’s nothing we can do."
"Do it here." Edmund looked at Lucia with a firm gaze. "Can you do that test here?"
"That..." Lucia blinked and nodded. "It is possible to do."
"Good. I will have Edgar and Jellal accompany you back to the temple and get some things you need to take the test. After that—"
Suddenly, the door to the room opened with a loud push. Everyone jumped in surprise, except Edmund. The Duke clicked his tongue in annoyance at one of the Gerwyn family knights, who was catching his breath because that man’s actions had made his wife jump in surprise until her body trembled.
"Do you want to meet the king of hell?" asked Edmund in a sharp tone. "You dare make my Duchess jump in surprise like this?"
"I’m sorry, Duke!" shouted the knight. He immediately knelt and looked down. "Forgive my impoliteness, Your Highness Helios, Duchess, as well as Duke and Duchess Askary."
"Didn’t he apologize to me?" Lucia asked Claude in a low tone.
The man snorted.
"Should I harm him by using my magic?"
"You two are so childish," grumbled Jeremy, who could hear Lucia and Claude’s conversation.
"What is it?" asked Edmund in an annoyed tone.
"I received a report that monsters and other strange creatures that were no less scary appeared in the square, Your Grace!" the knight reported in a panicked tone. "Currently, some of the knights in this mansion are going to the square to evacuate the residents. They are also trying to kill the monsters."
Hearing that information, Edmund, Penelope, and everyone’s eyes widened their eyes. Helios even stood up from his chair. The man suddenly wasn’t sleepy anymore and looked at Jeremy.
"Jeremy, I will send you to the palace. You have to gather all the knights who can fight and return here with the help of the palace wizard’s teleportation magic. We will help the knights of Duke Edmund’s family to kill these monsters!"
Jeremy nodded and Helios immediately opened his palm to teleport Jeremy to the Abelavish empire.
Suddenly, Penelope’s body was surrounded by a dazzling pink light. Edmund was shocked, as was everyone. Penelope took a deep breath and looked at Edmund with a calming gaze.
"Ed, don’t panic if I disappear."
"What?!" shouted Edmund. "What do you mean, Penny? Penny, don’t talk about strange things. Where are you going?"
"I think I’m going to the square." Penelope shrugged her shoulders.
"WHAT?! THE SQUARE?!" Edmund immediately grabbed Penelope’s arm and looked at her firmly. He shook his head frantically. "No, you can’t go there! It’s dangerous over there, Penny!"
"I think... Goddess Elleia did make me a Saintess," said Penelope. "In fact, I will immediately teleport to the square as soon as I hear information about the appearance of monsters. Calm down, Ed. I won’t do anything dangerous. I’ll wait for you there, Ed. Come and help me exterminate those monsters."
After saying that, Penelope disappeared from before Edmund and everyone else. Edmund growled and immediately ran out of the room.
"EDGAR! GATHER ALL THE KNIGHTS! CHRIS, DON’T LEAVE EVEN A SINGLE SHADOW KNIGHT IN THE MANSION! WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE SQUARE TO SAVE MY WIFE AND HELP HER SAVE THE PEOPLE OVER THERE!"
