[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war":3,"chapter-apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-88":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apostle of the Goddess of War",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},394446,657,"Chapter 88","apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-88",88,"\u003Cp>Ch.88 Apostle of the Goddess of War\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Somehow lately I feel like I’ve become a doctor. Not only do people come to me for herbal medicine, but—hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t that right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir Sion, I am the Apostle of Wildflowers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s also correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well now. It’s good to see you after so long, but my mood’s turning sour.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aw, I feel great though.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquisin surrendered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could only let out a hollow laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place, filled with a gentle fragrance that cleared the mind and lifted the spirit, was the domain of the Wildflower Cult—also known as the Forest of Elim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been nearly a year since the Wildflower Cult began relying on the War Cult’s territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exchange between the Wildflower Cult and the War Cult had grown increasingly frequent, to the point where the distinction between the two Cults had almost lost its meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had become so close, with no conflicts, and had developed a relationship of mutual support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like now, when Sion had boldly come to visit the highborn elf and knight of Wildflowers to confirm whether Anna was pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lie down here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna lay on her back in the flower field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquisin tilted his head, looking as if he were thinking, ‘Is this really appropriate?’ before kneeling in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes, Marquisin placed his hands on Anna’s abdomen. Warm sacred energy from the Wildflowers began to examine Anna’s womb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion and Ruina watched anxiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruina clung to Sion’s arm, visibly nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion quietly asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anna… is she…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t know either?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What—what do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruina gave him a look as if to say, “You really don’t know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your master. Mr. Garfenn.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. What about my master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re lovers, aren’t they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion couldn’t help but shout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquisin gave him a stern look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir Sion, please lower your voice. I must concentrate to detect life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion turned back to Ruina, mouthing silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Since when!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘For a while now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruina replied casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion’s eyes nearly popped out of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I knew they had some secret connection, but lovers already? When did that even happen!?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruina pinched Sion’s arm lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘You really have no sense at all, Brother.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘No, I’m actually quite perceptive! I definitely knew there was something between them!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion protested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly felt wronged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘But how come I didn’t know they were dating?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait, seriously? When did they start? When would they even have had the time!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Garfenn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shy, awkward man who only knows about swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he’s already in a relationship with Anna!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who couldn’t even make eye contact with anyone at first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was something utterly unimaginable, even in dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just a minor shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Goddess Achille herself descended to personally help with farming in Elim, he wouldn’t be more surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I-Is this what adults are like…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Ruina looked at his naive expression with pity, even letting out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Brother Sion is such an idiot. A complete idiot.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Ruina was internally frustrated, Marquisin’s diagnosis came to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm. I’ve examined everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna, as well as Sion and Ruina, tensed up. The two of them tightly clasped hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She has conceived life. I bless her in the name of the Goddess of Wildflowers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A miracle had arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna blinked rapidly, gently touching her own belly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruina wiped away tears, seemingly overwhelmed with emotion, while Sion could only stare at Anna, dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is… is the baby healthy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna asked. Marquisin closed his eyes briefly, then opened them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It appears healthy. My Goddess has spoken.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t believe it. Thank you, Marquisin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What thanks are necessary?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquisin stood up and helped Anna to her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he pointed toward Emily’s tree, which had grown so large it now covered the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, come here every day for one hour to rest. Breathing in the sacred energy of the Wildflowers and the fresh air will help your child grow healthily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna carefully bowed her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you. I’ll do that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruina ran over and hugged Anna tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was overjoyed, as if her own sister had just gotten pregnant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister! What do we do! I’m crying! Congratulations, seriously!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haha, um, what now? What should I do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know? First, we should tell the Bishop. Oh! From today, I’ll take over all your work!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you talking about? I’m still perfectly fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laughter wouldn’t stop filling the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby followers of the Wildflower Cult came over to offer their congratulations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion remained dazed, quietly turning over the news of this new life in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The life I saved… is now creating another life…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a strange emotion that couldn’t be fully expressed in words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly indescribable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna approached Sion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bowed her waist to him as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Sion. Thank you. Everything is thanks to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, um, no, not at all. What are you saying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you hadn’t saved me, I wouldn’t have been able to have this child. I hope you’ll bless this baby too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“O-of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion knelt down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her still-unborn belly, he prayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Please let this life be born healthy. Goddess Achille.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no response from the Goddess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remained silent longer than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she knew of this, Achille would surely be happy too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion smiled, hiding his disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I bless you. Take care of yourself until the baby is born safely.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you. Later, with his permission, I’ll let you name the baby.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, please think about it in advance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corner of Sion’s mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Me. I will…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……Become an uncle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelmed by this wonderful, unbelievable news, Sion didn’t know what to do with himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruina and Anna left first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, every step had to be taken carefully, cautiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a time when the number of people protecting Elim was growing. A double celebration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The first child born in Elim, not from an outsider, but from within Elim itself.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was more to protect now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion felt his sense of responsibility grow even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart pounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even more reasons to grow stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquisin quietly asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard you’ve returned from the east. You seem to have gone through some rough experiences.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your aura is different. There’s a slight impurity—something like that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……It’s the miasma of Decay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit down. I’ll help you cleanse it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You really are a doctor after all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I might as well consider making some money from this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll become rich. There’s no other doctor as skilled as you, Lord Marquisin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, Marquisin was tempted. He thought seriously it might be worth considering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training disciples to use medicine and help Elim seemed like a good idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquisin placed his hands on Sion’s back and infused sacred energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short while later, he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Remarkable. Only a tiny residue remains. The rest of your sacred energy is purer and stronger than ever before—beyond human limits. How is this even possible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion roughly understood what he meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to recount what he had experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquisin would surely offer good advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……It’s unbelievable. The evil Goddess of Decay appeared personally, and the Goddess of War descended to save you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t remember the latter part, though.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That explains this abnormally strong sacred energy. The Goddess Achille must have personally refined it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Personally…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion murmured the words, closing his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He searched within himself for the warmth of the Goddess he could feel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was her will—the effort she had exerted to protect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘When will I be able to feel it again?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Sion’s concern for the Goddess deepened, Marquisin dropped a hint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir Sion, have you not felt Achille’s presence for quite some time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H-how did you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you normally feel her before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I used to sense her at the crown of my head. But since her descent, I haven’t felt her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm, as I thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquisin walked around Sion with an unusually serious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion pressed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you… know something?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Goddess just whispered to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She said the Goddess of War cannot interfere for the time being.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marquisin said he didn’t know the full details, only that the Goddess was under some kind of restriction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She said it’s because of a contract made when she descended to save you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That can’t be.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sion had a rough idea, but now that it was confirmed as fact, his heart sank unexpectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the Goddess’s absence really been this painful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had always been the belief that she was with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if unseen, even if unheard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The certainty that she was by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That belief had given him courage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been the very reason he dared to fight enemies he couldn’t possibly defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, she wasn’t here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time since becoming the knight of the Goddess of War that Sion had faced her absence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… when will she return?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There was no word. But only this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……We must prepare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No further words were needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Goddess’s absence meant crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evil deities, Goddess, and rival Cults would surely exploit this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Threats were abundant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And my master isn’t here either.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would have to firmly prepare for the storm that was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great trial, the first Sion had ever faced, was upon him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Temple of Wisdom, the space was filled only with a heavy, sinking silence and the faint glow of candles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Chaos evil deity’s forces began encroaching on the Cult’s territory, the temple had long lost its vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, with the absence of a ‘Priestess’ to guard and manage the temple, this decline was even more pronounced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of that silence, a girl knelt before the statue of the Goddess of Wisdom, who sat with eyes closed in deep contemplation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huuuk… Goddess… please show us the way…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arwen, the Apostle of Wisdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She prayed with clasped hands, tears streaming down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything was sorrowful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world was sorrowful, and life was suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why she never stopped crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her prayer for wisdom to pierce through this darkness had now become a weeping plea, endlessly flowing down her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this desperate situation where only news of defeat arrived, this was all she could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, who should be leading the battlefield, now had to take on the role of priestess as well—making their situation even more disadvantageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The candles on the altar suddenly flared brightly, and a soft, halo-like light rose from the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet whisper, as if audible only to the soul, brushed past Arwen’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arwen’s tears stopped abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, she lifted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tears had ceased, but her glistening eyes now held a clear, resolute determination unlike before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the face of one who had received an answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arwen silently rose, turned her back to the altar, and headed toward her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she took out a blue set of armor and began to put it on. Her attendant, alarmed by her sudden action, ran over and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Apostle! Why are you suddenly arming yourself? Where are you going?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arwen quietly fastened a slender longsword to her waist as she answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To where… the storm will begin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? What storm?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve… received a divine message.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arwen’s gaze turned toward the distant, faraway west beyond the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take the Scales Knights and visit Elim. I… won’t be gone long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sniff!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arwen walked past her attendant, wiping her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attendant hurried after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A-Apostle! You need to take this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arwen took the handkerchief the attendant handed her. She didn’t forget to bow deeply at a 90-degree angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then. Lloyd! Please feed the birds for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Yes. Please return safely. I’ll pray that the light of truth reveals the answer.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schedule: Every mon, wed, fri and sun\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Review at\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>NovelUpdate\u003C\u002Fp>",2017,"2026-05-30T06:48:22.319Z","2026-06-01T04:30:34.110Z",1,"novelbin.me","c33816b69602b11aeb9355e3964ced028f00ca09c26fe4dd49dcb57aea4092e3","apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-89","apostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-chapter-87",174,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapostle-of-the-goddess-of-war-cover.jpg"]