Rain thanked the road manager and turned to leave. As she was walking away, he called out to her.
«May the Queen's grace protect you!»
She halted for a moment.
«Uh… yeah, Thanks, You too!»
It felt weird to see how readily the settlers accepted Queen Song as not only their ruler, but also a… a surrogate goddess, of sorts, Sure, the Sovereigns possessed unimaginable power — Saints were already called demigods at times, and the Supremes were far above them in all regards.
But, still… Ki Song was just a human, just like the rest of them. So was the King of Swords. Watching people treat them with religious zeal made Rain a little uncomfortable.
She wasn't really sure why, since most of them were still good people. It was just that there was an inevitable element of surrendering your own judgment when one acted with blind faith… and if you followed someone blindly, who was to say that they would not lead you into a dark place?
On the other hand, perhaps it was only logical that the people of the Song Domain treated their Queen as a deity. Most of them were only alive because of her grace, after all, and would be swallowed by the Nightmare Spell without her. l?ght\nоvel\cаve~c`о/m. From the point of view of a mundane person, her vast power would indeed seem godlike.
Gathering her pack, Rain asked thoughtfully:
«Teacher… can a person become a god?»
Her shadow moved slightly.
«That's an unexpected question.»
He lingered for a few moments, then said neutrally:
«Sure, It's possible.»
Rain continued to gather her things, thinking that his answer was over.
But then, her teacher added suddenly:
«Not only is it possible, it is also necessary.»
Rain stopped what she was doing and looked at her shadow in surprise.
«What's that supposed to mean?»
He remained silent for a while, then laughed.
«It means just that. Why, do you feel insecure? Alright, alright… I won't insist that you become a goddess… just yet. But honestly, for a student of mine to aim any lower is a bit shameful…»
She stared at the shadow for a while, then scoffed and turned back to her pack.
«…Why did I even ask?!»
Rain was pretty sure that becoming a deity was not in the cards for her.
However, with such a teacher… she definitely had a chance of developing divine patience.