Shadow Ruler Chapter 6 Part 1 (Patreon)

About Petunia and the Sage

I was praying in church and I heard a conversation between someone who looked like my mom and someone who looked like God, while I was glowing, so my grandfather, who was a priest, prepared snacks for me.

Then I explained everything I heard using an aiueo chart.

"I see...I was not convinced that the wise man was a god...And also..."

"Oh...Freesia...That is definitely your mother, Petunia-san."

"I didn't know your mother was helping God...You must have worked very hard when you were here to do something very wonderful."

He said that being God or being that close to God is a reward for doing so many great and good things before you die.

She was much prettier than I had imagined from the letter and the picture of her mother, and her voice was much more beautiful than I had somehow imagined from her appearance, but what she was like was a lot kinder and nicer than I had thought she would be.

But if I do many great things while I'm alive, can I become a god?

"Hey, Father."

"Hey, Father, what's wrong? What's wrong, Bird-san?

"Oh...Call me Carna for now. This cat is Shasty.

"Nya."

"Okay, Carna. And how can I help you?"

"Is it possible to become a god by doing something so heroic while you are alive?"

"Maybe it is possible if you helped out of the purest of hearts and did your best to the best of your ability. But I think it is very possible, don't you? I've thought about it based on what Freesia-san said, though."

"I see..."

"Excuse me, but would you mind telling me the full name of the person who is Freesia's mother?"

"Eh? Petunia...Étoile? Étoile? Do you know her, Father? I mean, what did he do? We don't know anything about that part."

"Well...You know, about that man...?"

"Do you know him?

"We only heard about him from churches in other places. Do you want me to tell you? I'll be brief."

"Yes, please."

"He is famous in secret, but not so publicly. He is not only famous for his prophecies and his efforts to protect the country from catastrophes, but also for his cooking. Besides, he was excellent at cooking, wasn't he?"

"What? Cooking? Cooking was Petunia's hobby. And it was delicious."

"She developed many seasonings and invented new genres of cuisine, which is very impressive on our side of the association."

"Culinary specialties?"

"Yes. Cooking used to be just about satisfying hunger and healing the soul. But now, with the use of many medicinal herbs and other ingredients, the food can act like a concoction, a genre of cuisine called herbal cuisine. Although it has not been perfectly reproduced to that extent, many restaurants have secretly started to prepare dishes that are better for the body than ordinary dishes by using medicinal herbs in ordinary dishes and using seasonings sparingly. That person's inspiration has led to more people taking care of their health, and examples of lives are being saved by methods other than concoctions."

"...Petunia-san....I'm just a sickly, weak character, a stray who was sent here from somewhere else....You're doing something outrageous...."

"And since the people who were involved in the project understood her character, we didn't tell her name publicly, so no one would recognize her if they heard the same family name as Freesia's. At best, they would be more accommodating than usual. At best, the response will be gentler than usual...Because we all said that when that person made us angry, it literally rained magic, and no matter how many lives we had, it was not enough."

"Oh...Because he was outrageous when it came to magic..."

Mom said the magic was wonderful.

"She was outstanding, huh? She had an aptitude for the four attributes of wind, water, fire, and lightning. And the amount of magic power was usually S-rank. In addition, when her emotions were high, her magic was more powerful than normal, so she could have rained down magic on at least one town by herself."

That much?

"Carna is right. Because everyone who actually had anything to do with her who saw her get angry said the same thing. And then, when they found out she wasn't there, the people who made her angry ended up helping the town rebuild and paying for it, and in no time at all, they were sorry for what they had done, you know?"

If she did so many things, that must have been a good friend to God.

Mother was spectacular.

I'm so happy.

I'll do my best.

"By the way, what can I do for you today, Freesia? Are you greeting God?"

(? Kokuri)

"No, I mean, you're not here to greet God, are you? You're here to be healed!"

What?

Is that right?

...I was...I think...I thought.

I was...I was...I think...

"Oh...Oh, by the way, your companion was looking for you because you talked about that...That's also a pretty high-ranking...I'm sorry, but may I ask what's going on? In case you are wondering, many of those who deal with healing magic are not unconnected with the Church, and from what I can see, she is improving a lot, but she seems to be fragile."

"Me, Father...I hear you're the greatest user of healing magic here...If I tell you, will you heal Freesia?"

"It depends, but I will do my best to help. We will do our best to cooperate, depending on the details, and we will make sure that this information is not divulged to anyone else.

"....I understand."