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Chapter 106 : Is it the choice to become a Saintess
“Ah...?” Winnie was taken aback, why were so many people suddenly coming to his dorm?
Aesphyra joining in the fuss was expected, but even Isatia wanted to come after hearing about it. Even Mirexia, who normally disliked crowds and knew nothing about entertainment, said she wanted Winnie to teach her how to play.
“Is that not allowed?” Mirexia stared at Winnie.
“No, of course it's allowed. But Mirexia, didn't you say you weren't interested in board games like this?” Winnie asked, confused.
“I want to try.” In response to Winnie's question and Aesphyra's teasing gaze, Mirexia averted her eyes.
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“Oh, well then, of course you can.” Then Winnie counted the people, five in total. That was enough for a full game.
Since he had nothing better to do anyway, with Mirexia here, maybe he and Shikondell wouldn't have to keep enduring that awkward, tense atmosphere?
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“Hey, hey, am I being ignored here?” Milian crossed her arms and pouted her pink lips, clearly upset at being overlooked.
“Huh? You want to join the fun too?” Winnie glanced at Milian. “Your Highness, there are cockroaches in my room, big ones, there.”
“Tch! Don't try to scare me, you! And even if there were, do you think I'd be afraid of some measly bugs?!” Milian shuddered slightly but still stubbornly insisted.
“Oh? Indeed, with Dell around, even Milian isn't afraid of cockroaches anymore,” Winnie teased, mocking Milian for forcing her way into the game.
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“You... you're such a rude person!” Milian's cheeks suddenly flushed red.
Winnie glanced at Milian, then approached his room and unlocked the door with his key.
After removing his shoes and stepping onto the soft carpet, he was followed by the girls, who each took off their shoes at the entryway. One by one, pairs of black tights, white tights, and white socks stepped onto the cushioned mat.
Come to think of it, wasn't he now the only male in the room? At least, it looked like only him and Shikondell were guys.
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Soon, everyone gathered around the living room table.
“Everyone, please enjoy some tea.” Shikondell, upon entering, immediately seemed to recognize her role. She brought out tea leaves and poured a cup for each guest, serving them on a tray.
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“Hehe, thank you, Dell.” Milian happily accepted the tea, smugly thinking, 'She poured me tea, clearly she still has feelings for me.'
“Hey, you silver-haired nutball, which board game were you talking about?” Winnie pulled out all the board and strategy games stored in the cabinet and laid them out together.
“Winnie, you've never played board games before?” Aesphyra picked up one titled 'Divine Mandate Mission'.
“Never.”
“Aren't you always playing cards with your friends?”
“Just because I play cards doesn't mean I know strategy games. They're not the same thing, you know?” Winnie shot Aesphyra a look. “You want to play this one? Who knew you had this kind of hobby?”
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“I've heard of it, but I've never played.”
“Never played? And yet you're suggesting we play it?” Winnie raised an eyebrow.
“But I've watched others play it many times before. I understand the rules. These kinds of games don't require formal study, you grasp them just by looking, don't you?” Aesphyra hugs the game box close, speaking as if, 'Isn't that obvious?'
“Tch, that tone of yours is just as annoying as ever,” Winnie said, pursing his lips.
“Hmm.” Aesphyra carried the game back to the table.
Winnie glanced around and noticed everyone had already found their seats and were chatting with one another.
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“Princess Isatia, long time no see.” Mirexia, seated beside Isatia, offered a greeting.
“I'm fine. But there's no need to address me as 'Princess' at the academy, Mirexia.” Isatia nodded slightly in response.
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The table was small and low, and the cushioned sofa was also quite low, so everyone was nestled into the seats.
Winnie sat beside Mirexia, and since he and Aesphyra had gone to fetch the game box, they were the last to sit down. Thus, Aesphyra took the seat next to Winnie.
“Alright, alright, does everyone roughly know the rules of 'Divine Mandate Mission'?” Aesphyra sat down, placing the game box on the table and opening it.
“I've never played, so I don't really understand. Can you explain in detail?” Milian raised her hand.
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“Me too,” Shikondell timidly raised her hand.
“Of course. But verbal explanations can sometimes be hard to grasp. Compared to that, I think a formal written description would be more accurate.” Saying so, Aesphyra handed over the instruction manual from inside the box to Milian and Shikondell.
After seeing the manual was just a small piece of paper, both sighed in relief. But once they unfolded it, they realized it wasn't small at all, it had been folded into multiple pages, and the text was extremely fine, densely packed and completely overwhelming.
Were the rules really this complicated?
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Winnie felt the manual looked even scarier than a textbook. Just looking at it made him feel dizzy.
“Winnie, you don't understand the rules either?” Aesphyra asked.
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“Not really. I only know the basics,” Winnie murmured.
“Well then, if anyone finds the rules too difficult, don't worry, once we start playing, you'll get the hang of it.” Aesphyra smiled gently.
“Then let's begin. First, let's choose our characters.” Aesphyra took out the game pieces from the box.
The pieces resembled chess pieces, each had a figurine on top and a cylindrical base.
“Alright, time to pick your characters. Everyone, take a look. Choose the one that suits you best. Each character has their own unique skills and opportunities,” Aesphyra placed the pieces in front of everyone.
Isatia seems familiar with the rules. Without even glancing, she immediately chose a piece depicting a knight holding a sword.
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“Oh, Isatia, you have excellent taste. That piece represents the Guardian. Its prototype is Duke Fleet Lanteville, the Imperial Protector of the Carillian Empire, your ancestor, right?”
“At the time, Duke Fleet was known as the 'Bulwark of the Carillian Empire' due to his outstanding achievements, which is why the Guardian is modeled after him.”
“It seems you've played 'Divine Mandate Mission' quite a bit, Isatia. You instinctively picked Duke Fleet,” Aesphyra asked with a playful smile.
“Mm. I'm used to it.” Isatia offered no further explanation.
“Then I'll pick this one.” Next, Winnie saw Aesphyra choose the piece of a majestic man wearing a crown and holding a scepter.
Winnie knew this piece, [The Godless Emperor]. Its prototype was the legendary emperor of the Carillian Empire, Lexius Carillian.
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This silver-haired nutball choosing this piece was clearly intentional.
Why did Winnie know? Because he'd played this game with Fred before. Fred was a true veteran, 'Divine Mandate Mission' was actually the game that introduced Winnie to strategy games. Fred knew everything, from card games to board games. There was nothing he didn't master.
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Well, except for studying. He seemed to excel at everything related to eating, drinking, and playing.
Meanwhile, Milian and Shikondell both immediately set their eyes on the two beautiful elves, one holding the sun and the other holding the moon, the King of the Golden Elves and the King of the Moon Elves.
Hmm?
Winnie was slightly surprised.
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Was it just a coincidence? Why did everyone pick such fitting characters?
“Winnie, is it okay if I pick this one?” After hesitating briefly, Mirexia beside him set her gaze on the duke with dragon wings.
“Of course. This piece is called [The Dragon King], modeled after your ancestor, Mirexia. It suits you perfectly~” Aesphyra said with a bright smile.
Now, only Winnie remained without a character.
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Winnie looked at the remaining pieces. His eyes immediately landed on the figure of a maiden with pure, flawless angelic wings, hands folded in prayer.
The others noticed Winnie hadn't chosen yet and turned their attention to him, following his gaze to the piece he was staring at.
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“Will you pick [The Radiant Saintess], Winnie?” Aesphyra suddenly asked.
For some reason, upon hearing this, Winnie's heart gave a sudden jolt, maybe it was something in Aesphyra's tone.
What made it even more intriguing was that when Aesphyra asked, Milian and Shikondell didn't react much, but both Mirexia and Isatia instantly turned their full attention to Winnie.
Suddenly, Winnie felt sweat trickle down his back, overwhelmed by immense pressure. It was just a game, yet he felt as if his entire life was being questioned.
“Of course. I think you'd suit this piece perfectly~ This way, everything fits just right.” Aesphyra rested her cheek on her hand.
“Uh... I, ah, actually, I think I'll pass. Hehe, this piece doesn't really suit me,” Winnie chuckled after a pause, under the three girls' gazes.
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“How so?” Mirexia asked. “Aren't you a descendant of the Varelis family?”
“Well, it's not that it doesn't suit me. It's just... this piece is too difficult to play. I can't handle it.” Winnie laughed it off, then reached for other pieces.
“I'll go with another character. Other roles are better suited for me. They're not as hard to play. Haha.”
But at that moment, the lights suddenly went out.
“Eh?!”
“Waaah?! What's going on?!” Milian and Shikondell both shrieked in panic.
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Their screams were so loud, and the sudden darkness so disorienting, that Winnie flinched too. His hand jerked, and he heard a 'snap' and a 'crack.'
“What's happening?!” Winnie asserted, bewildered.
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“It's probably due to unstable magic supply, magic essence flow has been interrupted,” Isatia calmly analyzed. “No need to panic.”
Sure enough, the moment Isatia finished speaking, the lights flickered back on.
Winnie could now see Milian cowering like a frightened child across from him, and Shikondell trembling beside her.
Meanwhile, Mirexia, Isatia, and Aesphyra all remained perfectly calm.
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They got scared just from a power outage?
Winnie didn't know what to say. But it was just a minor accident. Time to continue the game.
Winnie tried to pick his character again, only to realize the piece he'd intended to choose was gone.
“Wait, where's my piece?!” Winnie blinked in confusion.
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“Here it is.” Aesphyra picked up several broken pieces from under the table. “Winnie, are you really that afraid of the dark? When the lights went out, you slammed down so hard you shattered all these pieces.”
“Eh, no way, these things break that easily? They're so flimsy!” Winnie complained.
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“Well, they're magical pieces. The craftsmanship inside is extremely delicate. The more intricate something is, the more fragile it becomes,” Aesphyra explained. “Who told you to panic like that, Winnie?”
“Nonsense! I'm not afraid of the dark! It was just so sudden when the lights went out!” Winnie defends himself.
“Isn't that basically the same thing?”
“Whatever. So what do we do now?” Winnie groaned, exasperated.
“What else? Winnie, you have no choice now. Isn't there still one piece left on the table?” Aesphyra pointed at the single magical piece that hadn't been knocked away, [The Radiant Saintess], still intact in its original place.
“Huh?” Winnie noticed it too. Somehow, during his panic, he had knocked aside all the other pieces, yet this one, [The Radiant Saintess], remained untouched, perfectly undamaged.
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“This?!” Winnie was stunned.
No way. Was this really just a coincidence? Why?
Why hadn't he knocked this one away when the lights went out?
“There's no helping it, Winnie. You don't have a choice anymore.” Aesphyra delicately used her slender fingers to gently place [The Radiant Saintess] in front of Winnie.
“This is your only option.”
Winnie remained silent. At that moment, the piece faced him directly. He stared at the angelic maiden silently praying before him, and after a long pause, reluctantly accepted it and picked it up.
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Hmm? Wait a second, wasn't this Saintess depicted in the carving somewhat familiar?
“Winnie, your character's prototype is the Radiant Saintess, Selina Varelis?”
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Ah, that's why it looked so familiar.
It was Selina.
The game began.
As Aesphyra set up the board and activated the magical switch, a projection appeared above the game board.
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When everyone placed their pieces on their starting positions, the projection displayed the 'true forms' of these figures, prompting exclamations of awe, this was just like the holographic games from Winnie's past life.
Each character had their own unique entrance animation. Isatia's 'Guardian' character, for instance, dramatically summoned a city into his palm and made a grand entrance with a sword drawn. Mirexia's 'Dragon King' descended from the sky, breathing dragonfire.
Only Winnie sat in silence, watching as Selina emerged, bathed in holy light, radiating purity and sacredness, utterly immaculate.
He murmured to himself, “Who exactly was this Radiant Saintess?”
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First, rule out Selina, she definitely wasn't like this.
It was just a game after all. Its accuracy could be questioned. Aside from the resemblance, did the figure in the projection have anything to do with the real Selina?
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I forgot Selina's name I need to check past chapters where she mentioned. Is it Selina or Selena or something else
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