Last Embryo - Side Story Compilation Chapter 24

First, Canaria itemized several mysteries to explain everything properly.

1. The era where the real Queen Maeve existed is estimated to be around 2500 BC, very different from the era of the Queen Maeve who was portrayed to live around AD.
2. The reorganized Celtic Mythology had numerous descriptions that are partially benefited for other pantheons.
3. The reason why the Crown Stone lost its power.
4. The strange crack that was somehow engraved on the Crown Stone.
5. Where would the descendants of the Druids be if they managed to survive?

After Canaria itemized the mysteries and problems lines by lines on a blackboard that came out from nowhere, the chalk powders fell as she swept them away.

“Ehhh…… I believed since these important points are the keys to solve this mystery for us, we should give as much as thought we could about them. If possible, I would like everyone to fill in anything missing.”

“Umu.”

“Got it.”

“……*Sigh*. Why do you of all people – the G.o.d King has to obediently listen to this girl like a good kid?”

“Kihaha, don’t sulk about that too much! After all, the G.o.d King also wished to know the ability of Canaria!”

Croix rebuked Aira who was dissatisfied with this circ.u.mstance. The duty for his position was to do everything he could to avoid a situation that could make the G.o.d King looks like a joke.

“Even if the G.o.d King had a bad reputation to begin with, but to let a child looks down on him is basically the end for me.” – Hence, despite Aira normally acted like he doesn’t care, he’s always serious when the situation called for it.

That made Aira readied himself to relentlessly rebuke if there was a hole on Canaria’s reasoning.

“Okay, we will begin with the first important point. Queen Maeve that was worshiped in the royal tomb and Queen Maeve that was portrayed in the legend…… are two completely different people. However, that doesn’t mean they are also completely unrelated.”

“You mean?”

“G.o.d King-sama, did you know about the concept of “Veneration of the Dead” in Celtic Mythology?”

Of course we do, everyone nodded simultaneously.

“Veneration of the Dead” is the act of revering important figures of a country or a tribe and treating them as the G.o.ds.

A concept that was used in not only the Celtic Mythology but also in numerous other mythologies. Rather, it is simply impossible for there is a Divine Spirit that doesn’t know about this concept.

Aira snorted and b.u.t.ted in.

“If you were thinking the second Queen Maeve is actually the [Deified Queen Maeve], then that possibility is completely zero. “Veneration of the Dead” or whatever, a deified ancestral spirit mustn’t let the ma.s.ses know when they interfere with history, that is the unwritten law…… Maa, though there are similar tricks that were described like appearing before many people in legends, but a Divine Spirit are fundamentally not a political figure and can’t appear in front of many people either.”

Aira avoided the point in a clever manner and reprimanded Canaria. He’s right. Since the two concepts of [G.o.d] and [King] never had coexistence as their nature.

By their nature where one is the ruler of mankind and the other is the tester of mankind, there isn’t a being who can proclaim themselves a king while had ascended to the realm of the G.o.ds, not even once.

In the first place, a being promotes the breakthrough of mankind from the process of the prosperity of a country and a being pursues the evolution of mankind as the result of the continuation of a species, are two opposite existences at the heart of their nature.

The G.o.ds was described as natural disasters because of that reason.

It isn’t that much of a problem for the people can’t distinguish that to proclaim themselves as both, but there are only extremely few among the G.o.ds who attempted to be such a dual existence despite knowing their very essence.

“It is simply impossible for Queen Maeve to be on that domain.”, as told by Aira’s sharpened eyes.

Yet, Canaria puffed up as if she was waiting for that counterargument.

“Fufufu. Your perception is still naive, Aira-san. You know about the concept of “Veneration of the Dead”, but you aren’t very knowledgeable regarding how they were performed, do you?”

“……What? Method, you say?”

“That is the “how to worship” the G.o.ds. Although the majority of prayers are innocent ones, there are various methods on this world to prove your prayers to stronger G.o.ds. Am I right, G.o.d King-sama?”

Yeah, the G.o.d King replied with a strong nod.

“Like how monks in our Indian Pantheon abused their body or cultivators climbed to the top of a mountain range and offered their prayer from a place close to the Heaven and so forth, such are few among numerous methods to worship or to show your belief.”

“However, most kings or political figures won’t even pick up those methods.”

“……Huh?”
“Hah?”
“Eh?”

Canaria spoke in a boastful tone, but quickly held her breath at the discontented face of the G.o.d King and Aira.

“Ah…… the heroes of Indian Pantheon are special cases, though! Even a political figure have very amazing or rather, very dangerous methods, what should I say…… Pa.s.sionate, I guess!?”

Canaria corrected herself in a panic.

She emphasized again on the “most” part.

“Ahem! ……Anyway, “Veneration of the Dead” is the act of worshiping an important figure like a G.o.d. But that doesn’t stop at the form of asceticism alone. Especially for a political figure, they had even more methods for that. They can build a temple, or construct a huge royal tomb, make a statue and furthermore—”

Canaria, restrained her lips with a convicting smile and pointed her finger.

“Or — to succeed the name of an important figure, maybe?”

Hah?, everyone looked at each other simultaneously.