The next day, as dawn broke, radiant sunlight poured over the colorful capital, the fervor of last night's heat yet to dissipate. Rumors about the young girl filled the streets and alleys.
"A Saintess who can seal all disasters and even effortlessly break the Key of the Black Gate... Blessings upon the Holy City, blessings upon the Kingdom!"
"Of the Kingdom's four major cities, except for the Plain Ancient City which hasn't faced disaster, and the Capital saved by magic creatures, she thwarted the Black Gate disasters targeting both the Border City and Holy Capital!"
"If the Border City and our Holy Capital fell like the Capital did, the nation would likely be beyond salvation. Saying she saved half of the Kingdom is not an exaggeration!"
"Half? Haha, you're quite uninformed. It's said that the Saintess Candidate's innate profession is—"
"Wasn't there someone who dreamt of the Holy Snake a couple of days ago? If that's true..."
