Half-Deer Half-Human Iver

When the Pure White Saintess set out for the Twenty-Second Ring, she had no idea what she was about to see.

Grey naturally knew that today was the day Iver would undergo the Promotion Ritual.

Rather, Grey had already breathed a sigh of relief the moment she received the news.

At least our Pope Your Majesty made it out alive, right?

With the Fifth to Sixth Level Promotion Ritual remaining nothing more than a legend, the Fourth to Fifth Level Promotion Ritual was basically the highest-level Promotion Ritual in the world. The New Moon Ritual made it even more difficult, and it had also become disadvantageous to the Dedication Path.

Grey had even mentally prepared herself to urgently take over the Most Holy Crown.

After all, she herself was a candidate for Eternal Pope, and she had the ability to put on the Most Holy Crown.

The only reason she had not been chosen as Pope was political.

An elf with Amberization Disease succeeding as Eternal Pope was still far too sensitive for the current Theocracy.

It would be like the Prince of Avalon rebuilding Lloyd's; Asti denying the founding declaration that "the capable shall rise above"; the mages of Narcissus Territory who guarded and imprisoned the Children of the Moon becoming Children of the Moon themselves; the Iris symbolizing freedom beginning to rebuild the aristocratic system and secret police; the Black Hawk mercenary corps openly betraying their employer; or the slaves of the Parthian Ancient Kingdom launching a large-scale uprising for the fourth time...

What? All of those things happened? Ah, then never mind.

As expected, the Theocracy was still too traditional. It was unlike the other countries, which dared to boldly accept challenges to tradition...

But in any case... although Grey could have taken office as Pope, she