You think you're worthy of saving the world?

The orc girl's shrill screams of extreme terror would have rendered even the most skilled priests and mages helpless, yet Yuri skillfully neutralized them with just two fingers.

Place your middle finger over your index finger.

The symbol is a cross formed by two intertwined fingers.

That is the simplest, quickest, and most discreet complete prayer gesture known in church liturgy as the Cross Fingers.

The smallest sacred ceremony in the world.

Yuri's unexpected and unprepared use of two fingers to perform this sacred chant ritual amplified the divine spell's effect several times over, resulting in such a perfect tranquility.

Some might dismiss the teenager's actions as a flash of cleverness.

But true warriors would certainly praise it highly, because it is because they have been through countless battles that they can better understand the terror of a young man than anyone else.

The innate inspiration and intuition of Yuri are truly awe-inspiring, yet unattainable, level of genius in this world.

"........."

Maya's eyes widened.

She saw countless spiritual particles, like cosmic stardust, flowing freely before her eyes.

Those tiny particles of light made the girl involuntarily think of herself, so small and insignificant.

Maya was so captivated by this breathtakingly beautiful scene that she forgot her earlier fear, her trembling pupils widening in disbelief.

When the glimmer of magic fades, only a cold silence envelops the streets in the dead of night.

Yuri stared at his fingers: Hmm, it works just as well as in the game, the cross gesture...

This is a passive skill that faith-based classes automatically learn when they reach level 15 in Goddess of Revelation.

The in-game effect is to increase spell casting speed by 15% and has a 5% chance to skip the casting bar and cast instantly.

The key lies in the second half of the sentence: the divine spell with a 5% probability of instant casting has no rank restriction, which means that as long as you are lucky enough, you can cast even a 10th-rank divine spell infinitely.

In *Goddess of the End*, the Knight and Priest classes dominated the PvP arena in most versions, partly due to the existence of this bugged passive ability.

Do you like a healer whose normal attack summons angels and can infinitely regenerate health and mana?

In the game, the cross gesture is an almost overpowered passive ability, but in the real world, few people use it voluntarily.

The reason is that the priests felt the crossed-hand gesture was not devout enough, and even implied a lie—

After all, sacred and noble ceremonies should be performed openly and honestly, and do not need to be hidden.

Even in Yuri's previous life, the cross gesture was controversial because it was usually used when "one hand was secretly hidden when forced to take an oath, and one thought, 'Lord, please forgive me for having to lie.'"

Yuri has always been a pragmatist and never cares about dogmas and rules. He decided to put the cross gesture as the first option on his keyboard shortcut bar and will continue to practice it diligently in the future.

"Holy, holy, holy..."

The panicked sounds pulled the boy back to reality.

Maya's face turned red, her eyes widened, and she looked at him helplessly like a child who had done something wrong.

"Holy Son—"

Yuri smiled and held up a finger to her lips: "Don't disturb the neighbors late at night, Maya-kun."

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……

It was 3:30 a.m., and the living room was brightly lit.

Yuri sat somewhat bewildered on the sofa, while in the center of the wide carpet in front of him—

She was an orc girl who knelt at the feet of the holy son with her forehead, knees, elbows, and palms pressed firmly to the ground.

Let me state upfront that Yuri has no perverted interest in making young girls kneel in front of him.

Maya suddenly collapsed to the ground, and Yuri couldn't pull her up no matter what she tried.

Despite being so petite, she was surprisingly strong; the strength of orcs was indeed far beyond that of ordinary humans.

"I...I'm sorry! Your Holiness! I have offended you!"

The orc girl pressed her forehead tightly against the carpet and cried out as she bent down with her petite body.

Yuri sighed: "I'm not blaming you, but it's really not good to be peeking at your classmate's house at two in the morning. Your parents will cry if they find out."

The orcs who could study in St. Cromwell were all at least the children of clan chiefs, which meant that the slovenly and underdeveloped girl in front of them might also be a tribal princess.

"I...I'm sorry!" Maya cried out, her body bent over, her voice almost choked with sobs.

"Okay, okay, I understand. Anyway, please get up first," Yuri urged restlessly.

If Stella, who was downstairs to pee at night, had seen this scene in the living room, she would definitely have been regarded as the worst perverted lolicon in history.

Get up! Don't kneel! Don't force me to beg you!!

As if sensing Yuri's murderous aura, the girl finally managed to prop herself up.

Her forehead was red from hitting the ground hard, and her cute face was covered in tears.

"Waaaa... I'm sorry... Holy Son... Your Majesty..."

Yuri had to spend another five minutes calming the girl down.

After Maya completely stopped crying, Yuri asked her as she sat down on the sofa.

"Is something wrong tonight? You've been staying outside my window the whole time."

The girl hurriedly lowered her flushed face: "N-nothing... I just wanted to see the Holy Son..."

"Look at me?"

“Ugh…!!”

Maya bit her lip and nodded.

She was so ashamed that her neck turned completely red, and if her ears weren't animal ears, they would probably be red too.

So... is Maya a sasaeng fan who's here to spy on my daily life?

As the prophesied savior and a renowned handsome young man in the surrounding area, Yuri can be described as a highly popular idol of the Papacy.

Naturally, Yuri, like the idol stars of his previous life, also had many fervent fans who tried to interfere in his private life.

Needless to say, behaviors such as stalking, taking photos without permission, and spying are common occurrences.

On one occasion, Yuri was walking alone at night when a strange woman suddenly rushed in front of him, then abruptly opened her trench coat, revealing her naked body underneath—

The disturbing, shaky white scene left a deep psychological scar on the 10-year-old boy, who cried all night in Cecilia's arms.

In fact, one of the original purposes of the Lily Cross was to protect the children of prophecy from being disturbed by fanatical fans.

After awakening her memories of her past life, Yuri was no longer as resistant as before—but she still avoided sasaeng fans.

"I'm sorry, Holy Son... I've caused you trouble... Waaah..."

"I...I'll apply for withdrawal from school tomorrow...I'll never appear in front of you again...I'm sorry..."

Maya rose trembling as she apologized, bowing her head repeatedly in apology, and prepared to take her leave.

However, Yuri grabbed her wrist.

"Hey?"

A flicker of doubt crossed Maya's eyes.

Yuri met her gaze and said calmly, "You wanted to see me tonight, right? Tell me, whatever it is, I'll listen."

I hope you can believe me, Maya.

Although there is no clear evidence, the girl was not a fanatic.

Even if there is gratitude for what happened during the day, it is definitely not excessive admiration or romantic love—

Why is Yuri so certain?

Because over the years, all his sasaeng fans have been older women and wives!

Yuri firmly believed that there was no reason for a young girl to be his fanatical fan.

"Your Holiness... do you really believe what I'm saying...?"

Maya stared nervously at Yuri and asked, who nodded solemnly.

"Yes, I will believe you, so please believe me this once, Maya-kun."

Long and silent,

After an unbearable silence, the black-and-white haired orc girl snorted through her nose.

"…………Um."

Maya mustered her courage, raised her head to look at Yuri, and received an encouraging look from the Holy Son.

This person is indeed mine...

The orc girl swallowed hard and began to recount her past in a low voice.

The girl named Mahasattva Mahasattva was born into the Horned Clan in the Beastman Kingdom.

Her father was the chieftain of the Horned Clan and one of the most high-ranking warriors among the orcs.

"…………ah!?"

Yuri's mouth dropped open.

He gripped Maya's soft, seemingly fragile shoulders tightly and demanded in a loud voice, "Maya, were you originally from the Bull Horn Tribe?"

The orc girl was startled by the holy son's excited reaction, and trembled, thinking that she had done something wrong.

“Yes, um…yes! Your Holiness, didn’t I mention it to you? I’m from the Horned Clan…”

"No."

Yuri shook his head, inwardly shocked.

how so……

He looked at the other person again in disbelief, and the staring gaze even made Maya feel a little scared.