Before entering the royal palace, Shien glanced toward the side of it.
There, the temple that had once stood alongside the palace as one of the only two buildings on the lake island had already become ruins, its former splendor gone.
Many clergy members circled around the temple ruins, discussing among themselves as though they were considering how to rebuild it.
Beside the temple ruins stood a temporary residence.
It was not where the clergy lived.
The clergy and the goddesses forced to remain in the Human Realm now lived in the royal palace, including Lidas and Anima whenever they were not away.
That residence served as something like a clinic, specifically providing treatment and recovery services.
This had originally been one of the temple's duties, and now that they were in wartime, its importance far exceeded what it had been in peacetime.
Since only clergy members could learn holy and Recovery Magic, their presence was something countless injured people desperately sought.
Just like now, many wounded people were being carried and escorted by knights into the treatment center one after another, seeking clergy capable of using Recovery Magic to heal them.
It was worth mentioning that Ria, the Kingdom's First Princess, often went there to help as well.
This descendant of Hero Mitra did not seem as famous as Roxie in the eyes of the world, nor was she considered as outstanding as Roxie. Shien had once thought her talent was not particularly remarkable, but only recently had he learned that Princess had entered the temple to train from a young age. What she had studied was Recovery Magic, and she was a healer capable of using advanced Recovery Magic.
According to Roxie, this had apparently been Ria's own request.
"Ever since she was young, Sister Ria believed that