Hearing Synthia's words, Aria's confusion increased even more. She could not understand what was in Westirifer that even the wind spirit Sylphclare could not figure out. On top of that, she started worrying whether the decision to go against Morthveil was right or not. And even if everything else was set aside, she had given her word to Mitalda that the Holycross Dutchy would give its full support to Westirifer against Morthveil City and Rotveil.
Now Aria's only hope was Synthia. Whatever Synthia said, Aria would have to do exactly that, because only Synthia could find out through the spirits what the right thing to do was.
While Aria was thinking all this on one side, on the other side Synthia had once again become immersed in her prayer and kept summoning the spirits in her mind again and again.
'O great spirits of this beautiful world, heed my prayers and tell me what the future will reveal..... O omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent spirits of this beautiful world.... Guide this little girl in her way of life and help her to protect others.'
Synthia began summoning the spirits with all her might. Every time, either a nature spirit or a lesser spirit would come. And when Synthia asked them which side the Holycross Dutchy should support between Westirifer and the Lustbound Haven Kingdom, all the spirits said only one thing:
"Child.... I can only tell you this much — be cautious of Westirifer. There is something there that even we do not have the capacity to comprehend, and speaking anything about Westirifer is forbidden. If you still want to know, then take our advice and either summon the divine spirit Merlina of this world or the quasi-divine spirit Elyxia. Apart from these two, no lesser or nature spirit will be able to tell you anything about Westirifer. Child, we hope the Goddess will do what is best for you."
After saying this, all the nature spirits and lesser spirits would leave.
Actually, this was not the first time Synthia had summoned spirits and spoken to them. But this time her experience was completely different. Every time, the spirits had guided her properly, and never before had any spirit told her that it did not have the authority to speak.
For Synthia, what was happening today was entirely new. Still, she did not give up and once again began summoning the spirits.
Slowly, the night turned into dawn, but Synthia's summoning did not end, and she still had not received her answer. Gradually, it started affecting her mind and the mental pressure kept increasing. She began thinking what kind of matter it was that knowing about Westirifer was so difficult. But just as Synthia was about to end her prayers, this time space in the completely sealed Oracle Hall began to rupture, and it felt as if time had frozen. However, this phenomenon did not last long — it was only felt for a few seconds.
Aria and Nad once again became fully alert and began watching Synthia with protective eyes.
At this moment, Synthia's entire body was drenched in sweat. Even her hair had become wet. If anyone saw her face right now, they would know that Synthia was handling extreme pressure. Seeing Synthia's face under such pressure, both Nad and Aria became very worried. They wondered what had happened to their aunt that her condition had become like this.
While Aria and Nad were worried inside the Oracle Hall on one side, on the other side, a voice came inside Synthia's consciousness.
"Synthia..... My child.... Tell me, why did you remember me today?"
"This is the mortal world... All the work here is handled by lesser or nature spirits. But today your prayer has forced me to come here, my child..... So tell me, my child.... In what way can I help you?"
As soon as the voice appeared, all the pressure on Synthia disappeared. Synthia looked toward the voice in her mind and saw only a bright light there. She was unable to see the spirit clearly.
Hearing the spirit, Synthia said to it, "I hail you, divine spirit.... Please guide me."
Hearing Synthia, the spirit said, "Synthia..... Forgive me, but I am not the divine spirit or Spirit Queen Merlina. I am only a quasi-divine spirit. My name is Elyxia."
Hearing Elyxia, Synthia said in her mind, "Please forgive me, quasi-divine spirit Elyxia. I made a mistake in recognizing you."
Hearing Synthia, Elyxia said, "Child..... This is the first time someone has summoned me in the mortal world. If you could not recognize me, it is not your fault."
"Come, leave all that. Tell me, what is it that these lesser and nature spirits could not answer, forcing you to summon me?"
Hearing Elyxia, Synthia said, "O quasi-divine spirit Lady Elyxia..... I want to know what the future holds for my Dutchy and my family."
"I want to know which side the Holycross Dutchy and the Holygrill family should choose between Westirifer and the Lustbound Haven Kingdom.
All the spirits I asked before you said that only you or the divine spirit Merlina can answer my questions."
"O holy quasi-divine spirit Elyxia.... Please tell me, between Westirifer and the Kingdom, which one should I choose?"
"And also tell me what is in Westirifer that we should be cautious about."
Hearing Synthia, Elyxia said, "My child... Some questions are beyond even my authority to answer. But I will definitely give you answers to your questions."
"I cannot say much on this matter, but I will definitely say this — according to destiny, the ruler of Westirifer is your husband. Even though you do not know him right now, you must try to meet him. If you support him, the result will be many times greater than the blessing of Valkyrie Keria that flows in your bloodline. Or rather, I should say that the blessing of your family is nothing in comparison to his. Synthia, remember one thing — your family may be named Holygrill, but the family in Westirifer is truly holy. Therefore, do not oppose Westirifer. If possible, go and meet them in their holyland. This is where the welfare of your family and this Dutchy lies."
After saying this, Elyxia left Synthia's consciousness. As soon as she left, Synthia immediately fainted.
Seeing Synthia suddenly faint, the worries of Nad and Aria increased. It could be said that an Oracle Master had always been the foundation of the Holygrill family, and seeing Synthia in such a condition today was causing great pain to Aria's heart.
In Synthia's unconscious state, Nad gently lifted her in his arms and laid her on the bed, while on the other side Aria personally attended to her.
For others, Synthia was just an aunt to Aria, but only Aria knew how much more care Synthia had shown her than her real mother.
Slowly time passed, and Synthia's condition started improving. After sleeping for about 4 hours, Synthia returned to her top condition.
When Synthia woke up, there was a different kind of glow in her eyes, as if a fresh rose had just bloomed. The reason for that glow was what the quasi-divine spirit Elyxia had said — that her life partner was the ruler of Westirifer.
For Synthia, this was nothing less than a sweet dream. As an Oracle Master, she had never had sex with anyone until today. Or rather, she had always wanted someone she could call her own. Yes, she had the Holygrill family, which was her own, but Synthia knew that no Oracle Master had ever had sex with anyone, nor had they ever married. In fact, no Oracle Master had ever even allowed anyone to touch them. But today a quasi-divine spirit had come and told her that she had a life partner in Westirifer. At this moment, Synthia had become like a lover drowned in love, lost in her own thoughts.
Synthia did not know who the ruler of Westirifer was, but she knew one thing — uniting with that ruler would open the door to her freedom.
Seeing Synthia wake up, Aria and Nad immediately came to her side. Nad then asked her, "Aunt, are you okay?"
Hearing Nad, Synthia said, "Yes, Nad, I am perfectly fine."
"Rather, I should say that all the problems I had until today have suddenly disappeared."
Hearing Synthia, Aria felt that something good must have happened during her aunt's summoning, which is why she looked so happy. But at this moment, Aria was more interested in knowing what she should do next than in that happiness.
Aria took a long breath and then asked, "Aunt.... so what was the result? Were you able to find out from any spirit what we should do next?"
As soon as Aria asked this question, Synthia looked at her and said, "Yes, Aria.... In the end, I did not speak with any nature or lesser spirit. Instead, I spoke with the quasi-divine spirit Elyxia herself."
Aria asked, "Quasi-divine spirit?"
To this, Synthia said, "Aria.... In our world, there are four types of spirits, and above all of them is our Goddess.
The lowest level spirits are called nature spirits.
After that come the lesser spirits.
Both these types of spirits live in the mortal world and keep their blessings over all of us.
Above them are the quasi-divine spirits. In fact, there are more than 10,000 nature spirits in the world and about 100 lesser spirits, but there is only one quasi-divine spirit. And above even her is only the divine spirit. And both these — the quasi-divine spirit and the divine spirit — do not interfere in the mortal world."
"So at the end of my oracle, I spoke with the quasi-divine spirit Elyxia.
Like the other spirits, she also said that she does not have the authority to speak about Westirifer. But she told me something that will make it easier for you to decide, Aria."
"Quasi-divine spirit Elyxia said that no matter what happens, do not go against Westirifer. Otherwise, our Dutchy and our family will be completely destroyed. And if possible, give them full support in whatever Westirifer is saying."
"Not only that, Aria.... Lady Elyxia said that if we — meaning the Holygrill family — join Westirifer, then the blessing of Valkyrie Keria flowing in our bloodline will become even stronger."
"And moreover.... Lady Elyxia also said that the ruler of Westirifer will be my first husband. And if I unite with him, we will never have to remain virgin for life just to summon spirits. We Oracle Masters will also be able to live like normal women."
Nad and Aria listened to Synthia till the end. In the end, their reaction was:
Nad: (´・д・｀)
Aria: ಠಿ_ಠ
And they began to think whether Synthia's mental state was okay... or whether her mind had gone a little crazy because of the fainting after the oracle.