To the Love Born in the Lowest Place

“Stop hiding and say something!”

As Malea shouted like that, now all eyes were fixed on Liv.

How should she answer? Should she just let people hate her? If Liv couldn’t say anything here, she wouldn’t be able to mingle with people anywhere.

But if she speaks honestly, and proves it in a way she can…

‘Yes, what is there to be afraid of?’

For Liv, the scariest thing in this world was being locked up in Abgrund again, unable to meet anyone. If it’s not that, nothing else in this world is scary. Even if it means going to the sacred grounds where the divine energy is thick. Finally, Liv gathered courage and slowly opened her mouth.

“That rumor is wrong.”

“Then what happened?”

Liv couldn’t say here that she was actually from the Gracia family. No one would believe that, and if she said it, the Emperor might try to find and kill Liv. So what Liv was trying to say was something else.

“It’s true that I was adopted into the Hamelsvoort family because people mistook me for a Saintess. Yes. I’m not a Saintess, but…”

As everyone held their breath and looked at Liv, she continued.

“There’s a reason the Hamelsvoort family adopted me. I am a legitimate daughter of the Hamelsvoorts. Even if I’m not a Saintess, I certainly have power.”

At those words, Malea looked down at Liv with a scornful eye and said in an arrogant tone.

“What do you mean you have power? What nonsense…”

The eyes of the other young ladies were also filled with doubt. They had never heard of someone who wasn’t a Saintess having power, and the Liv in front of them was just a very ordinary noble young lady.

Amidst the skeptical glances from everyone, Liv momentarily considered giving up on proving her words. Because…

Just let us bury that one in the ground and kill it. We’ll do it.

How dare they doubt our love.

If Liv did nothing, the gods would immediately punish Malea, and that would prove God’s love.

But Liv didn’t want to let Malea die. Not only did she not want to easily let someone die, but if Malea died like this, she wouldn’t realize anything. The person Liv wanted to show the truth to was Malea.

Because the gods were noisily chattering, it was difficult to continue speaking. But Liv endured, remembering Emmett’s words.

-Even if you don’t reclaim that place, I hope that at least Liv won’t be despised by people.

There’s no reason for Liv to be insulted by these people either. This time, she wanted to reveal the truth.

Liv recalled the location of the sacred grounds. Coincidentally, the Hertz family was very close to the sacred grounds of the god Lufasha. It was within walking distance. Liv was still afraid to go to the sacred grounds, but…

‘I should overcome my fear.’

She can’t live forever relying on the goodwill of others. Liv needed honest and complete power. A calm voice flowed from Liv’s mouth with a determined look in her eyes.

“Should I prove my power?”

“Power? Don’t tell me you can use the same divine power as the Saintess?”

“I can use more than that.”

Now even the other young ladies were looking at Liv with puzzled eyes, but Liv gathered courage and continued.

“I’ll show you. The power I have.”

“How…”

“Follow me. There’s an appropriate place.”

“Where is that?”

“The land of goats.”

When Liv stood up abruptly and signaled them to follow, the young ladies hesitated but followed behind Liv. After all, they wanted to see Liv and Malea settle things. Although Liv’s words about showing something right before their eyes sounded absurd, they were also curious. Even Malea followed behind Liv without picking a fight, with a face that seemed to think of Liv as just a liar.

As they left the Hertz family grounds, a tall cliff came into view. Looking at it, Hannah said with an uneasy face.

“It’s a scary and unpleasant cliff, unfortunately near our house. Are you going to use your power here?”

“Yes.”

Liv slowly approached the cliff.

The cliff, shaped perfectly as if carved by a god, had grass growing here and there, and the mountains around the cliff were densely covered with trees. As they got closer to the cliff, there was an overwhelming pressure that humans could hardly bear.

The other young ladies besides Liv didn’t seem to feel that overwhelming pressure, but they seemed to feel an instinctive aversion looking at this cliff.

“Why did you bring us here?”

Malea asked that, and Liv pondered for a moment. She knew she shouldn’t explain in detail that this was a sacred grounds and that she would receive power here. If she did, they would question Liv’s power. Instead, she answered with a calm face.

“Because this place seems suitable for using power.”

Child, come to my space.

As she got closer to the cliff, her legs trembled. It felt as if something heavy was pressing down on her from above, and it was difficult to breathe. A bead of cold sweat trickled down her forehead. But Liv tried not to show her pain.

Finally, at a distance where she could touch the cliff if she reached out, Liv slowly exhaled. And the moment she slowly put her hand on the cliff.

“Ah.”

Liv realized.

‘So this is how it works.’

As soon as she touched it, she understood the source of the god Lufasha’s power. She understood how human belief constitutes the power of gods. She understood the principles of the Lufahid religion. No, she understood the principles of this world.

Her head felt like it was about to explode, filled with information that humans could hardly accept, but the voices of the gods she had been hearing for a long time had trained Liv. After barely organizing the information that filled her head, Liv thought of how to use the power.

‘Is this it?’

She seemed to feel a different power from before deep inside her.

A power that could destroy this world at any moment and crush to death those beings below her.

Liv instinctively understood how to use that power. Then, she smiled faintly.

‘I should have come to the sacred grounds earlier.’

The process of reaching the sacred grounds was difficult, but once she touched the sacred grounds, the rest was disappointingly easy. If she had found the courage earlier, she wouldn’t have feared the sacred grounds anymore. It was frustrating that she hadn’t known this sensation before.

Feeling that she had completely gained the power of the god Lufasha, Liv removed her hand from the cliff. Then she looked at the young ladies standing behind her with a faint smile.

“I definitely have a power different from humans.”

Child, you have finally obtained my power.

Liv receives the love of the god Lufasha.

She can use the power of a god.

Liv knows a power that humans dare not understand.

* * *

‘What on earth is going on?’

Hannah was truly bewildered. Malea had spread bad rumors about Liv, but the young ladies didn’t fall for those rumors. Even if those rumors were true, what could they do about someone the Duke of Lartman had chosen? Seeing how he had refused several marriage proposals so far, Duke Lartman seemed to be quite stubborn. He wouldn’t give up on the woman he had chosen.

But while explaining about those rumors, Liv said she had special powers. After saying something difficult to understand, Liv brought them to the cliff behind the Hertz mansion. It was a deserted place where no one ever came close.

‘It’s scary.’

Although it was behind her own mansion, Hannah was scared of that cliff. Somehow, looking at that strangely shaped cliff gave her an unbearable sense of fear.

But Liv calmly put her hand on that cliff, then turned to them and said.

“I definitely have a power different from humans.”

And as soon as her words ended, an unbelievable thing happened.

The trunks of the trees densely surrounding the cliff all bent at once. They bowed so low they almost touched the ground. It looked just like the trees were greeting their master.

“Wh-what?”

While the young ladies were shocked at this bizarre sight they had never seen before, suddenly goats lined up and stood on the cliff all at once. And they bowed their heads as if greeting Liv.

“What is this…”

Hannah backed away in fear, grabbing Maria’s hand who was next to her. Maria’s hand was trembling just like hers.

At that moment, a shadow fell over their heads, so they looked up. And once again, an unbelievable sight unfolded.

“Huh?”

Flowers were falling from the sky in droves. Red flower petals fluttered over their heads. It was a rain of flowers, something that only appeared in myths.

Watching the flower petals pile up on the ground, Hannah raised her head with a dazed face. Amidst everyone’s confusion, Liv stood there with an expressionless face.

Yes, she had always thought Liv’s expression was peculiar. It was different from that of an unsociable person. It was also different from that of an innocent person. She always had an expression as if she had transcended all the affairs of this world…

She doesn’t know exactly what Liv’s true identity is. She doesn’t know if Liv is a Saintess or not. But at this moment, Hannah could realize one thing for certain.

Hannah knelt before Liv, not caring that her dress was getting ruined. The young ladies beside her also knelt, but it seemed to have come naturally from their hearts rather than following Hannah.

Liv has the power to perform miracles and is a human being who stands higher than them.

They could instinctively realize this fact.