He opened his mouth as if he had read my mind.

“I’ve been chasing Sonia’s pheromone smell.”

After that, I rolled up my sleeve and sniffed the skin. There was no scent of lily of the valley that I smelled yesterday. The scent was so light that only an alpha like Cassius could recognize it.

I lowered my sleeves.

'It's too late to run away... … .'

As the smell continued, I couldn't figure out where and what kind of alpha I'd run into. Feeling exhausted, her legs relaxed and she sat down on the chair.

Cassius came closer.

“What are you worried about?”

call it a word

As soon as she felt the urge to slap them all, it seemed that she didn't want to show any courtesy to Cassius.

I replied gruntingly.

“Everything.”

“Are you worried about being the only omega that survived?”

“…… Don't say omega. You don't know exactly yet."

Because I slept and didn't check.

When you put a strong emotion in it, not only the alpha and omega, but also the beta reacting in a fragmentary way.

“Hmm.”

With a meaningful smile, he lowered his head.

He remembered that his pheromone had wet her whole body.

Pheromones are scents that seduce the opponent. In particular, Alpha's use of pheromone on Omega was no different than begging him to take a look at me and to select and imprint on me.

‘I’m not going to choose anyone.’

Which specific alpha does the only omega left in the world choose?

What's next is obvious. The remaining alphas will have their eyes turned over and kill the engraved alpha, trying to take over me somehow.

No matter how fragrant the pheromone was emitted, I had no intention of choosing anyone.

Cassius, who was making eye contact with me, put his hand on my neck. Then, he unbuttoned the priest's uniform, which was tightly packed all the way to the end of his neck.

“Wow, uh…… What are you doing?”

Confused, I asked. He smiled faintly, and instead of answering, he untied his collar. The tight-fitting priest's uniform flowed down.

Are you trying to prove yourself with your body because I don't want to admit that I'm an Omega?

A smooth neckline was visible through the gaping collar. The heat rose to the tip of my ear.

"Please stop it!"

"what?"

I mean stop taking off your clothes!

He moved his hand calmly, as if he knew nothing.

Crazy, I think you really want to.

“Sung, His Majesty…… Gee, calm down.”

But instead of stopping, his hand quickly unfastened the locked priest's uniform.

A firm chest was visible through the white priest's uniform.

I wanted to see it, but I didn't want to see it. I closed my eyes tightly, feeling like I couldn't see his body.

Cassius grabbed my wrist and led me. The man's soft skin touched my fingertips.

Hard yet soft to the touch. Blood rushed to my face at the sensation of his hot skin, which was distinctly different from mine.

‘Where the hell am I touching?’

I couldn't tell what part of him my fingertips were touching. I couldn't open my eyes in fear.

“Sonia.”

“Yes, yes… … .”

“It’s okay, open your eyes.”

One eye was half-opened at his words.

‘Is this a real human body?’

Like the statues of gods in a museum, it was a muscle with a definite shade.

In particular, the abs that look like they were sculpted in detail one by one were like a work of art, not a human one.

My hand, grabbed by Cassius, pressed against his broad chest.

'uh?'

Seeing the black pattern spread across his chest, I opened my eyes.

I didn't see it wrong. On Cassius' chest was a vine of black roses.

'It's a curse of power!'

There are only a few alphas in the world. A curse, a sign of a supernatural ability that only a few of them, alpha have.

The more you use this ability, the more black thorns will come out, but if the thorn vines cover your body, you lose your sanity and eventually your mind will collapse and run wild.

To remove the curse, you need to contact the engraved Omega.

Therefore, alphas, especially alphas with supernatural powers, needed an omega.

In the original work, all of the Gwanggongs were alphas of supernatural powers except for one prince.

Because he really needed Omega, he made Lancelot become obsessed with it.

“My curse is on my shoulders.”

Cassius led my hand from his chest to his shoulder. Unintentionally, I felt his chest under the palm of my hand.

The uniform of the priest, which had been roughly draped over in accordance with the movement, fell, revealing all of his upper body.

Among the black thorns, a red rose, the color of Cassius' eyes, bloomed.

As he led, I stroked the red rose.

The black thorns that had spread all the way to Cassius' chest began to disappear.

The curse was being cleansed.

My eyes widened in surprise.

Lancelot wasn't an Omega, so even if he touched the Rose of the Maniacs, he couldn't get rid of the thorns.

“It’s real.”

Purifying the curse of supernatural powers, I couldn't deny it anymore. I was hit by the only Omega in the world.

“I was a real omega… … .”

It was just as Cassius said.

I muttered helplessly in a tight, locked voice.

"how… … Did you know?”

“When I was by Sonia’s side, I could smell the flowers. Like the smell of pheromones from Omega.”

I think it was the faint smell of lily of the valley.

“… … Have you ever met Omega?”

“Yeah, a few times before a fever epidemic.”

Unlike Alpha, which has different scents, Omega has a scent of lily of the valley.

It is an impressive floral fragrance that cannot be mistaken for any other scent.

Whatever it was, it was disappointing.

“I really…… I did not know. I don't even have any memory of it happening...….”

“It seems you really didn’t know. I thought you were seducing me because they kept emitting omega pheromones.”

“Oh no!”

I really didn't know. I desperately denied it.

“Am I the only one who knows Sonia’s secret then?”

In the current situation, that was all.

"Right…… .”

He loosened my hand and whispered.

“We shared each other’s secrets.”

I understood what he meant. The Holy Kingdom does not recognize any power other than the divine power.

I don't know what abilities Cassius has. When it was revealed that he had supernatural powers, he had to step down from his throne.

“So don't be afraid. I want to be the strength of Sonia.”

If I expose Cassius' secret, he will be banished from the Holy Land.

The reason he took the risk and shared his secret must mean that he would keep mine as well.

His consideration gave me the courage to face my fears.

My mind calmed down. I thought of what to do next, one by one.

The reason Lancelot was devastated was because he wasn't a real Omega.

Because of the curse of the supernatural power, the maniacs are only going crazy.

But Lancelot could not quell their madness.

On the other hand, as a real Omega, I can hold back the maddening curse.

I seemed to know what I had to do.

***

The formal priesthood ceremony was approaching a month later.

Priests who are going to be promoted will not be in charge of chores such as cleaning until they are conscious.

Instead, I had to bathe and pray every day to make my body and mind reverent.

The priest's work continues. However, consultation is only conducted when a nominee is received.

However, no designation is given to apprentice priests who are not well known. So it's like the priest doesn't have a job.

Leisure was poison to me.

It was because all kinds of stories poured out when I passed by.

I woke up in the morning and was caught by Ellie.

“Sonia! Why did you keep it a secret even from me that you have healing powers?”

A lot of people asked the same question.

The answer came out reflexively without even thinking about it many times.

“I can’t do the final awakening, can I?”

All divine powers are awakened twice. It is only after the second final awakening that it has significant power.

After a certain amount of training, the priests could finally awaken by visiting the sanctuary of each attribute and praying.

However, healing does not have a final awakening because there is no vocation.

Knowing that, Ellie nodded her head.

"right."

“To be honest, I kept it a secret because I didn’t want to get teased because I had less power than Seongsu.”

“But it’s a special power that only you have. If it were me, I would have been proud of it!”

My goal is to live a quiet life as a priest without being noticed by others.

I honestly didn't want to have the power to draw attention even though it wasn't particularly useful.

“I’m not going to present it. Even small wounds can be healed.”

“What else?”

“It’s about relieving fatigue.”

“What else? Don't keep it a secret this time, tell me everything!"

She has never been afflicted with a mild disease since she had healing powers. I was so scared of Ellie's expression that I was trying to explain everything properly, so I bit my mouth.

“Answer me now!”

Looking at her persistently asking questions, it seems that the other priests had asked Eli to find out more about it.

The healing properties in their eyes are mystical powers.

After removing Eli, I fled to the prayer room.

And I put my hands together.

‘Lord, why are you doing this to me? I just wanted to be an ordinary priest.’

After the power of healing, the only surviving Omega.

It feels like the only endangered species left in the world.

‘I don’t want too much attention. I want to be buried safely in the pockets of many priests.’