My Reflector Is Invincible

97. A Question That Must Be Answered

White and red priestly robes.

An outfit that seemed to symbolize the sun.

Joo-yeon smiled at the Saintess’ appearance.

“You’ve finally arrived?”

“It seems you’ve been waiting for me. My apologies.”

“There’s no need to apologize. If you’re going to apologize, you should do it to the gods who must be disappointed at the temple that has forsaken its manners.”

“…….”

The Saintess’ impression turned slightly sour.

She had already received a report about Joo-yeon.

The cardinal who had informed her of this bowed his head slightly.

“My apologies, Saintess.”

“It’s quite alright. I am more apologetic for putting you in such a difficult position, Your Eminence.”

The Saintess’s eyes grew cold and distant.

Jooyeon had received the blessing of the Sun God, which was said to emanate from the stone statue.

This was not someone to be trifled with.

However, she smiled gently, as if nothing had happened.

“I have something I would like to discuss with you. Would you care to step inside for a moment? I have had some refreshments prepared.”

“And if I refuse?”

The Saintess was momentarily speechless.

After all, she was a Saintess revered by the entire continent. Moreover, she was the Saintess of the Sun Temple, the head of the eight temples.

No one dared to treat her with such disrespect.

No. She had never experienced such treatment before.

“Are you serious right now?”

“Of course. I know all about the traps you’ve set inside. Why don’t you tell me what they are right here?”

The Bishop who had accompanied the Cardinal muttered involuntarily,

“How did she know…”

Apparently, they had used people known for being tight-lipped. So how had this happened?

As if reading his thoughts, Jooyeon replied,

“I have my ways.”

The veins in the Cardinal’s forehead were throbbing, but he held his tongue.

Jooyeon chuckled.

“If you have something to say, why don’t we do it here? In front of all these people.”

The temple courtyard was already teeming with priests and paladins.

And they weren’t the only ones.

“What’s going on? Why are there so many priests and paladins?”

“Even the Cardinal and the Saintess are here?”

“But why is the atmosphere so tense?”

More and more townspeople were gathering.

There was no telling how many more would come if this continued.

The Saintess let out a bitter laugh.

“My, my. You truly are a troublesome one.”

The breathtakingly beautiful Saintess sighed.

The people couldn’t help but want to listen to her speak.

But Jooyeon merely snorted.

“If you have something you can’t say in front of people, then you shouldn’t say it at all. Didn’t the previous Saintess teach you any manners?”

“I am not the Saintess she chose. I am the Saintess chosen by the Sun Temple.”

“Oh, so you’re a fake?”

“……!?”

The veins in the Cardinal’s forehead were throbbing.

The saintess’s gentle face flushed red for the first time.

The Hero’s words were that humiliating.

To be honest, it was themselves who were troubled by the Hero coming here.

However, she endured with the firm patience befitting a saintess.

“Well, if I were an impostor, I wouldn’t be able to do this.”

Right at that moment.

The saintess raised her staff high.

-Sacred relic of the Sun God

[Eye of the Sun]

It was a sacred relic that only the Sun God’s priests could use.

Soon, light poured out of the relic and toward the Hero.

[＜Eye of the Sun＞ is using the Innocent skill]

[＜Judgment＞ is activated]

＜Judgment＞ could use divine power to discern the opponent’s lies.

What if they told a lie?

[If you tell a lie while under the effect of ＜Judgment＞, you will immediately receive divine punishment from the Sun God]

Those who told a lie would be burned to death on the spot.

There were two ways to escape divine punishment.

The Hero knew very well.

‘Tell the truth or choose silence.’

But they couldn’t choose silence.

‘Choosing silence in the first place is like admitting that it’s a lie.’

Right at that moment.

The saintess shot a question at the Hero.

“Let me ask you. Were you chosen by God?”

It was a simple question.

However, the saintess’s voice was filled with enormous divine power.

“You’d better answer honestly. If you answer my question with a lie, you will lose your life.”

“Oh my. How scary.”

“It’s an ability that works on high-ranking demons as well. If you’re a fake hero, you’ll burn to death right away.”

There was no lie in the saintess’s words.

She probably intended to finish off the Hero with that question.

‘If I burn that man in front of everyone, all future actions of the Sun’s Temple will be justified.’

Everyone will think that the Hero is a fake.

They will also be absolved of the sin of killing the successor to the Knight King.

Impersonating a hero was that heinous a crime on the continent.

‘Of course, I know that man has special powers.’

However, the saintess had already prepared for everything.

That man was an ability user who could avoid attacks directed at him.

‘Even so, he won’t be able to avoid the ＜Eye of Judgment＞.’

However, the answer that came out of Joo-yeon’s mouth was very simple.

“Yes.”

Soon, the Saintess’s face became distorted.

[Truth]

She wasn’t the only one who heard the result.

The people gathered at the entrance of the temple also heard the result.

“As expected. I knew Joo-yeon-nim would be a warrior.”

“But why are you asking such a question? Isn’t it obvious that Joo-yeon-nim is a warrior?”

“Are they really intimidating the warrior at the temple?”

The surroundings were buzzing.

Perhaps that was natural.

Joo-yeon was a warrior who had done a lot for the Edmer Dukedom until now.

He was also the successor to the revered King of Knights.

In the first place, it didn’t make sense to conduct such an interrogation.

However, the Saintess was genuinely bewildered.

“Tru… Truth?”

Wasn’t he a fake warrior?

“A warrior without a seal, how…!”

Not having that meant not being chosen by God.

Suddenly, she was speechless at the unexpected result.

Daedo was equally surprised.

“Huh? Was it real? No, I thought it wasn’t fake.”

A real, true warrior?

Daedo’s eyes turned to Joo-yeon.

Joo-yeon gave him a sly smile.

‘I’m a player.’

He didn’t choose the warrior class.

But he was a player. It was the same as being chosen by God.

He was also qualified to be a warrior.

‘I should have asked the question better.’

If he had asked directly if he was a warrior, it could have been a little dangerous.

However, the people of the temple always make mistakes by using ambiguous sentences. Just like right now.

‘Is it a loophole in the ＜Eye of the Sun＞?’

As it was now, he could evade it with vague words.

Perhaps the apostates of the temple also avoided judgment in that way.

Joo-yeon chuckled.

“Is that all you’re going to ask?”

“……”

The Saintess was too shocked to ask any more questions.

Beside her, the Cardinal spoke in a soft voice.

“Saintess, focus. This is not the time. People are watching.”

“No, that’s why…”

Not only the two of them, but the priests and paladins were also confused.

Then Joo-in opened his mouth.

“Then I will ask you a question.”

“What are you talking about? Only those permitted by the Sun God can use the ＜Eye of the Sun＞…”

“It is not a sacred relic that anyone can use. Even if you are a hero, it is impossible…”

The priests on the side also made a fuss.

However, Joo-in could do it.

He now had the [Judgement] used by the Saintess’s sacred relic.

[Would you like to use ＜Reflection＞? ]

[Target: ＜Saintess Labelda＞, ＜Great Sword Cheon Su Gwan＞, ＜Knight Olson＞, ＜Cardinal Galatenon＞]

‘I will reflect it.’

Woong.

In an instant, a red light spread from Joo-in’s body.

It was a bright light that looked like the Sun God’s divine power.

The Saintess was startled by the sight.

“No, that divine power is… How can you use that power? It is a power that only the high priest permitted by the Sun God can use…”

“Ask the god you serve.”

Joo-in’s eyes sharpened.

“If the hero is chosen by the god, why do you, a human, and a Saintess who can be called the god’s limbs, misunderstand me as a fake?”

“……”

“Why are you attacking the same side that should be fighting the demons?”

There was no need to ask if she was the real Saintess.

The power of the Pope of the 8 Great Temples could create a Saintess.

So, he asked the most fatal question for his opponent.

“Let me ask you. Did you join hands with the traitor and the demons?”

“……”

At that moment, the Saintess became silent at Joo-in’s question.

The surrounding priests and paladins urged her.

“How can you ask her such a question? How dare you look down on our Saintess!”

“Please answer that question, Saintess.”

“……”

“Saintess?”

However, the Saintess did not answer Joo-in’s question.

Rather, she took a step forward and said something else.

“I can’t trust you. How did you learn to use the power you’re using right now?”

“Why? Are you anxious?”

“No. I’m not anxious.”

“Then why don’t you answer me? It’s a simple question, right? It’s an answer that you should be able to give if you’re the real Saintess, right?”

“…….”

The saintess still did not answer.

The priests and paladins were anxious.

However, the saintess’s face changed. She suddenly smiled brightly like a flower.

“You’re an interesting person.”

“Am I?”

“I heard from the paladins that you are using the power of our temple. You must be trying to deceive me with that.”

“Is that so? Then answer me. It’s not a difficult question.”

The saintess thought that Joo-yeon was bluffing.

‘＜Eye of the Sun＞’s ＜Judgement＞ is an innocent skill that can only be used once a month.

Humans cannot imitate that power.

No matter how sacred it is, it is because it contains fragments of God.

He had already used one chance on Joo-yeon.

“Okay. I’ll tell you. I am the real saintess. And I have not joined hands with any traitors.”

Her voice was full of conviction for anyone to hear.

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Then Joo-yeon smiled.

“Gotcha, you bastard.”

No wonder a window popped up in front of him.

[False]

That very moment.

Kwaaang!

A huge flame soared from under the saintess’s feet.

It was a pillar of powerful flame, as if God was punishing her.

“Gyaaak!”

The saintess screamed as her whole body burned.

“Wh… Why! This is the real power of the Eye of the Sun!”

“No kidding! It’s because you lied.”

Did you think I was joking?

He said he suddenly felt confident.

It seemed he thought Joo-yeon was deceiving him with lies.

“So what? All your lies have been exposed?”

“Gyaaak!”

The saintess tried to put out the fire on her body somehow.

But it didn’t go out.

＜Judgement＞ of ＜Eye of the Sun＞ has the power of the sun god.

Even the saintess could not easily put it out.

What’s more, none of the people around her were thinking of putting it out.

“Wh… What do we do? Should we put out the fire? Save the saintess?”

“But… didn’t she just lie? Was she really the real saintess in the first place?”

A commotion.

Everyone was uneasy.

Perhaps it was only natural.

It was as if the Sun God was judging them directly through the ＜Eye of the Sun＞.

No priests or paladins of the Sun Temple could defy the will of the god they served.

And so, the saintess was burned.

“Kuuk… Kuuk…”

A reward appeared before Joo-yeon.

[You have achieved a special feat.]

[＜Tongue Sharper than a Sword＞]

[When arguing with an opponent, speech ability increases by 2x.]

It wasn’t just any special feat that she had received after a long while.

[You have subdued ＜Fake Saintess Labelda＞.]

[You have obtained ＜Radiance＞.]

[You have obtained ＜Divine Barrier＞.]

[You have obtained ＜Divine Boundary＞.]

[You have obtained ＜Punishment＞.]

[You have obtained ＜Divine Beast Search＞.]

At that moment, the cardinal stepped forward.

“Take the saintess and heal her.”

“B… But, Your Eminence. This person! No, this woman has received the Sun God’s judgment!”

“So?”

“Pardon?”

The cardinal’s gaze was cold.

“Regardless of the truth, she is the saintess chosen by the Pope. It’s not too late to take her to His Holiness for judgment.”

“B… But.”

“If she is a traitor who has joined hands with the demons, we must find out who is behind her. So keep her alive and make her talk.”

“Y… Yes!”

Only then did the priests finally start to move.

The cardinal approached Joo-yeon.

“I apologize for putting you through such an unpleasant experience.”

The cardinal had a leisurely smile.

Joo-yeon smiled coldly at the sight.

‘He thinks I can’t use the ＜Eye of the Sun＞ or the Saintess anymore.’

He believed she was safe.

And indeed, he was right to think so.

After all, the ＜Eye of the Sun＞ had already run out of uses.

However, he was terribly mistaken.

“Do you really think so?”

“What? What do you…”

Joo-yeon’s eyes were still glowing red.

His enhancement of the ＜Reflect＞ he had chosen was none other than that.

[＜Double Reflect＞ has been used.]

[Current targets of ＜Judgement＞: ＜Saintess Laberda＞, ＜Cardinal Galatheron＞]

Therefore, he asked again with sharp eyes.

“Tell me, Cardinal. Did you also take the hand of the apostate, like the Saintess?”

It was a question that had to be answered.