Chapter 282 CH 255:CASTITAS

‘Castitas.’

Sol scowled briefly before nodding and giving a gentleman bow,

“Hello, respected goddess. To what do I owe the pleasure of this visit?” Alll latest novels at novelhall.com

Castitas chuckled a little at his salutations,

“You do not have to worry. I have no wish to interfere with whatever you are doing and in fact, I did not even plan to show up.”

Saying so, she moved her hand and two white chairs, as well as a table, appeared. On it was a tea set and two cups were already placed down with a fuming black tea in it.

“We are currently in the spiritual plane. A place that exists between reality and illusion.”

Sol sat on the chair and sipped on the tea. He noticed that the taste was similar to what he usually drank with Medea.

“As I said, everything in this place is an illusion but it’s also reality. The tea I created was changed by your inner wish of drinking the tea you liked the most. Thoughts and actions can easily affect this place. The only reason you can’t affect much more than the tea is that my thoughts completely took over.”

“I see...”

‘She seems a little scatterbrain.’

He realized that she liked to talk quite a lot but strangely, he didn’t find it bothersome. In fact, he was surprised to see that he was feeling more peaceful and calm and that most of his desire were slowly laying low.

It was as if he was being forced into sage mode.

“You are being affected by my aura.”

Castitas answered simply.

“Do not worry. I do not plan to show you my face like my sister did. She was a little too eager to show you off to us.”

Sol seemed confused but Castitas didn’t mind, “You are...Hum. How to say this. You are xxxxxx.”

Sol heard the first part of her words but the second part completely flew over his head. Castitas frowned behind her veil when she saw his expression but in the end she simply shrugged, “It was worth a try.”

She didn’t bother explaining what just happened and seeing this, Sol knew that he wouldn’t get any answer. Either way, there was something more pressing he was curious about.

“How is everyone home?”

“Hum? Hah, you must mean those in Lusturb. I do not know. I am honestly uninterested in most people there. Of course, except for my beloved daughter.”

Sol nodded grimly, remembering that for all her laughter, Castitas was not an entity that would care for most mortals.

“Camelia is alright. She is going crazy because of your absence, but it’s alright. Also soon she will have to mentor a holy daughter.”

“A holy daughter is it...”

Sol’s fist clenched a little. Since he had his discussion with Nent, he now knew that the number of Blessed was completely fixed. The existence of a holy daughter might negatively affect the Fate of Camelia.

‘Perhaps I should try to lower the number of Blessed?’

He wondered idly while thinking of the Wolf King, Setsuna’s uncle. It was an interesting target and they were already in war anyway.

Still, Sol was somewhat relieved. He would have wished to have more details, but simply knowing that she was alright was enough for him. The knowledge that he still had a home to return to allow him to focus on what was important now.

‘No. This isn’t right.’

He shook his head in refusal, fighting that fake feeling of peace.

“I...”

He was sadly interrupted by Castitas.

“As for random abilities...”

Castitas clapped her hands with a delighted smile on her face. “You are indeed very lucky and I believe that you should share your joy with Isis. After all, this matter is as much about you as it is about her.”

“Wait...”

“I bid you farewell, Sol. May your journey be paved with success.”

The last thing Sol saw was her gently waving at him as a goodbye while he vanished.

—---

When Sol vanished, the peaceful garden was immediately overridden as the presence of the three goddesses made themselves known.

“You talk too much, sisters.”

“Oh my, Superbia. What might you mean? I believe he heard nothing of value.”

Even though she did not appear, Castitas knew that her little sister was scowling.

“No matter. Do as you wish and pay the consequences of your folly”

Saying so, her presence vanished completely but the smile did not slip from Castitas face, “Heh, what a cute way of saying she is worried.”

“You know her, she would never put down her pride. I envy it so much, such tenacity and strength of will. How truly splendid.”

Another voice took place before slowly fading away, “Beloved sister. While I envy your current Blessed, I believe wasting all the divinity you accumulated before the Kingdom era was truly foolish. Then again, rich people are free to spend as they wish. Just do not count on me to lend you anything in the next era.”

Castitas shook her head at Invidia’s words. Which was once again an attempt to hide how much they truly cared.

Currently, Luxuria was like an addicted gambler that put too much on the table, and like all crazy gamblers, she was still putting things to the table.

If she lost her debt, even as a goddess she would take quite a hit and might enter slumber, like their mother. At least... Castitas believed Order was slumbering.

“They are right, you know? We are all worried about you and how much you are doing. Is that boy truly worth it?”

Castitas couldn’t help but ask but all she received was a slow chuckle and words filled with confidence, “Trust me...Now that he obtained Nirvana, I do not know how or when. But soon, very soon even, you all will be swallow all your doubt.”

Goddesses were not omniscient and there was a limit to what they could see when other goddesses were involved.

Still, Luxuria had placed all the pieces necessary and she knew that all her losses would be worth it.

She just had to wait, and as a goddess, time was something she never had a lack of.

“By the way...” Luxuria spoke, wishing to bring up another topic that has been bothering her. “Did you tell him what would happen once the change began in his body?”

To obtain new innate power, the body had to be completely changed. It was one thing when all you obtained was a new element. But Nirvana, as well as the two other skills Sol, obtained were skills unique to a race. The change it would bring to his body wouldn’t be small. In fact, it would be quite painful.

As if realizing her mistake Castitas gasped. She had been in such a hurry to send him away that she forgot to mention it.

“Ohhh...I did think I was forgetting something.....Ooops?”

(AN: Opinion on the meeting? Underwhelming? Rushed? Or not enough information?)