Mayers dark eyebrow rose, a dubious expression appearing on his face. But at least he was willing to listen, so I wetted my lips before continuing. You can claim that its a power specialized for attacks and that it cant heal. Its not like there isnt a precedent.

Saint Marianne bestowed all kinds of mana to humanity. Those types of mana were called talents. Even if someone awoke to the same type of mana, they may not be able to use the same spells as another. Wipera and I were an example of this: both were support-type mages, but we used different kinds of magic. In reality, this was only intended as a diversity for the game characters, but that was how this world worked.

To begin with, Captain Youre a devout believer, arent you? Its not that uncommon for a believer without mana to awaken, after all I gauged Mayers reaction as I kept explaining. Knowing that he was devout only for the sake of suppressing his power, talking about it felt very awkward. But there are no cases of humans with demonic power, so no one will ever think that you have it.

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Even if I claim to have manifested holy power, what of my hair color? The hair of anyone that awakens to holy power turns golden, no?

Surprising as it may be, saying its a rare case can serve as an excuse a lot of the time, I pointed out. Yet, despite my answer, Mayer still seemed anxious. He looked extremely worried about others finding out the truth about his mana. This man had confidence in almost everything: power, ability, wealth The sole exception was trusting others. Because of his childhood, he built a wall around himself and became unable to trust anyone. He assumed others would be unable to believe in him as well and couldnt bring himself to trust them It was a vicious cycle.

You can say that your holy power isnt strong enough to change your hair color. People will think its something beyond their comprehension. Youre currently the strongest, highest leveled person in existence, after all. And then, to put him more at ease, I added, What I mean is It doesnt matter what excuse you come up with. Theres no need to give an explanation for every situation. People will fill in the blanks by themselves.

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At that, his expression became odd, a mix of happy and doubtful. A moment later, he let out a low laugh. You seemed very convincing now. I did not know you could lie so well.

Ive always been a good liar, I said and laughed at him inwardly. Heh, hed be shocked if he knew how much I had hidden from him. Whether it be the kisses wed shared, or the truth about me not being the original owner of this body It didnt matter how much he read in my expression, what mattered was that he didnt discover my secrets. Besides, if I was that bad at lying, everything wouldve been over the moment August had noticed what we had done.

My tongue itched to boast of the great wit I had displayed when evading the priests suspicions. But that would be stupid of me to do, so I held back firmly as I said, And Your Excellency will be the one who will lie. But Im not particularly worried, though, since unlike me, youre an experienced liar.

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I am thankful for the trust.

Youre the only one who knows I can use elemental conversion. Its a technique I havent used before even in the first playthrough, so even Fabian doesnt know. It wasnt like I was saving it for anything, I merely didnt have a use for it. Mayer seemed to think otherwise, however; he looked slightly moved as if I had told him about some special move Id been hiding all the while. Of course, there was no need to clear up that misunderstanding. No one will imagine that the element of your mana has changed. Trust me.

The look in his golden eyes was like a sunset on a rainy day. He nodded, obedient, and I felt ecstatic. I felt like the first person in the world to tame a beast that no one could ever tame. Maybe that was why I started feeling deep pity towards this man who was a head, no, a head and a half taller than me. I felt as if I was the only one who could protect him. But the moment I realized what I was thinking, I shuddered. The one who deserved the most pity was me, having to look after this mess! Was I stupid or something?

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Seeing how Id forgotten how I got bruised all over from bumping into him a few days ago, it seemed I didnt have a good memory. Either that or my survival instinct was lacking. Feeling embarrassed all of a sudden, I changed the topic. Ive been asking Reverend August lately about unusual cases of people manifesting holy power. So even if we reveal that youve awakened, hell be easily convinced. As long as August acknowledges it, theres no way the other elites will suspect.