CHAPTER 1038: CHAPTER 1038: DIVINE INTERVENTION AND AN ABILITY

"Y-yes," Arabella gulped.

"It was too much for a young you to be graced by Their presence, so I had to make you forget, or else, your own memory of Them will kill you someday.

Now that you’ve grown up and have become entangled with the long-lived races, you’ll be more likely to encounter them.

Especially with a primordial dragon as a spouse.

Their existence is closest to the gods after all.

With their number so few, their Creator visits them in person at times.

I believe the Dragon God protected you that time because He already knew you would be wed to one of his children someday," Pope Elsevier enlightened her.

"I-I see... It makes sense indeed if we interpret it this way," Arabella slowly nodded her head.

Alwin tried to figure it out, and the only conclusion he came to was also this.

The God of Dragons saved her because she was supposed to be Ferdinand’s mate. If she died, then Ferdinand would have no mate, and there was no use in his heading to the human realm. The Oracle System would have also failed. They could not allow it to fail, so Arabella had to be saved.

However, what they still do not understand is why the other god targeted her specifically. Why would such a powerful entity go out of its way to kill her while she was still young and helpless?

"Your Holiness, there’s something I still don’t understand. Why would the other entity, as powerful as he is, target me? I was just a young helpless child who could do nothing else but pick flowers at the time," Arabella tried to ask the Pope in case he knew.

"I was puzzled by that as well. But I believe it has something to do with your past lives. Your soul feels so much older than mine, so I cannot get a glimpse. You must have already encountered him in your past life and perhaps did something that enraged him to the point of wanting to eliminate you even in your next life," Pope Elsevier theorized.

’But my most recent reincarnation is the late Fairy Queen, and she died tragically during the Great War,’ Arabella thought.

If it was another reincarnation, then why did the said entity not go after her when she was the Fairy Queen and only went after her in this life?

The Fairy Queen would not have had the chance to get married and have children with her spouse if the said entity had targeted her back then. After all, he targeted Arabella when she was a child.

"But whatever that mistake or transgression was, this current me is different from my past reincarnations. Why does he have to take vengeance on me, who’s already living another life?" Arabella asked the question she had been meaning to ask.

"I don’t know either. What I do presume is that it was related to your past life or lives. Your Elder also agrees on this, but she also could not tell why exactly. Our Creator, the God of Humans, has spoken with me many times, but I also still do not understand his motives at times. Don’t dwell on it and focus only on what you can process," Pope Elsevier said, meaning, whatever it was, it may not even be something they would understand.

"I see... Then, Your Holiness, how were you able to stop him from targeting me? I heard the monster attacks stopped after you intervened," Arabella inquired.

"Ah, that. It’s also something I cannot deal with on my own, so I asked for divine intervention. Our Creator then gave me instructions and made me leave a divine marker on you, as a sign you were protected by Him. The attacks finally stopped after that," Popper Elsevier explained.

"I see. Thank you for all your help," Arabella bowed her head. This was one of those times that necessitated it.

"It is my pleasure. And you must thank Our Creator instead," Pope Elsevier did not want to get all the credit.

"Oh, yes, of course. I pray quite often," Arabella replied. Ever since she knew gods were real and could even help them directly, she had been praying a lot in earnest.

Now that she knew the God of Humans also helped her back then, she would pray even more earnestly.

"Good. I’m sure He’ll be delighted," Pope Elsevier smiled. "I’ll undo the spell I used on you now so you can remember your whole childhood. However, I’ll set it to gradually be completely undone in the next few months, so you won’t be overwhelmed. It contained a lot of negative memories, after all. But they’re still your memories. Do you think you can take it? Are you ready?"

Arabella took a deep breath, bracing herself for what was to come, before she said, "Yes. I think I’ll be fine. I’m ready."

Pope Elsevier then said some incomprehensible words, and golden light flashed for a few seconds before it vanished.

Arabella held her head as a memory had she forgotten resurfaced... It was another monster attack, and Benjamin and her assigned knights protected her once again.

’Everyone truly worked so hard for my safety... Thank you, Elder Brother! Thank you, everyone!’ Arabella thought as the memory ended.

"Are you alright?" the Pope inquired.

Arabella realized she was breathing heavily and had propped her elbows on the table to support her head as if it had become heavy for a moment.

"I-I’m fine now. Thank you," Arabella quickly fixed her posture.

The Pope gave her a moment to collect herself before he spoke again, "Do you have any other questions?"

"Um, yes," Arabella gulped. She was unsure if it was okay to ask this, but she had to. "Is Your Holiness taking a peek at my mind right now? I mean, as we converse?"

"Oh, that. Haha. I’m not. It doesn’t work that way. And it only works on humans, so the long-lived races need not be concerned about it. There are also a lot of rules and conditions I must follow before I can use it. Your situation back then, for instance. And the involvement of necromancers is another," Pope Elsevier cited.

"Then, Your Holiness interrogated the prisoners here using it?!" Arabella hoped he got a clue about the culprits.