Ciel borrowed a pendant of the Faceless Goddess from Tara.
This pendant was something Tara always kept close to her, used for her nightly prayers. When Ciel took it, she found that the surface of the silver pendant had been rubbed quite smooth, even developing a sheen.
It seemed to be an old item, well-handled by Tara.
Although the materials at Stakes Manor were quite complete, religious artifacts or ornaments were not available. She could only make Tara suffer a little and hand over her “heirloom.”
However, Tara seemed to have no objection to this. Instead, she felt honored that her prayer item was touched and used by Ciel.
After borrowing Tara’s ritual carving knife, Ciel took the knife and began carving on the Faceless Goddess statue.
What she was carving was the symbol she had tested out in the simulation before, the one that could point to herself.
However, this was the first time Ciel had attempted to carve this symbol in reality.
When she handed the carved goddess statue to Little Left, Little Left, standing on the table, curiously raised two fingers and held the goddess statue.
Ciel spoke, attempting to communicate with Little Left.
Little Left just shook the pendant in its hand, seemingly a little confused, not knowing what Ciel wanted to express.
It seemed to not quite understand the meaning of the word “pray.”
Compared to Little Left, Adele’s emotional intelligence was arguably the best in the Other Side.
Ciel thought for a moment, then took the pendant back and beckoned to Tara.
In times , she needed someone to demonstrate.
Tara walked to Ciel’s side, lowered her head, and asked, “How can your servant assist you?”
“Hold this and pray to me.”
Ciel placed the pendant in Tara’s hand and said, “It doesn’t matter what name or prayer you say, as long as you think of me in your heart.”
Tara was stunned for a moment. She reached out and took the warm pendant.
This is easy, isn’t it? I think of Lord Mother Goddess every moment.
Tara held the pendant in both hands and devoutly pressed it against her chest. She lowered her head and prayed in her heart.
Tara prayed as usual, feeling the subtle chaotic whispers in her mind, praying that she could hear some divine oracle from them.
And this time, in her mind, Tara meditated on the symbol on the goddess statue, and the image in her mind was precisely located on Ciel at this moment.
Just when Tara thought this prayer, like her countless previous ones, would end without any result, a phantom voice echoed in her mind.
Tara suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Ciel before her.
Ciel looked at Tara, who seemed to have felt something, and asked.
“Yes… I can hear you…”
Tara spoke, but her voice was already trembling a little. She sniffled, her eyes a little moist.
This was the first time she had formally felt the Mother Goddess’s call… Just like the divine servant’s call before, the emotion and excitement in Tara’s heart at this moment were completely irrepressible.
“Can you directly say a simple prayer?”
Ciel pointed towards Little Left and said, “Just consider it a demonstration for it.”
Little Left saw Ciel pointing at it with her finger. It also raised its hand and touched Ciel’s index finger with its own.
It was clear that Little Left really liked Ciel’s hand.
“Alright… Lord Ciel…”
Tara took a deep breath, calmed herself, and also walked to the table. Facing the Other Side creature before her, she closed her eyes.
Little Left’s materialized body in reality had not reached the point where it could directly affect the mind of a Tier 2 transcendent. In terms of the hierarchy of Other Side creatures, Little Left seemed to be in the weakest tier—after all, Ciel had never summoned an existence weaker than Little Left.
Ciel gave Little Left a command. Then, she began to observe Tara’s live demonstration.
Lucy remained silent behind Ciel the entire time. Even her breathing was cautious, as if she was afraid that any slight sound from her would disturb Ciel.
Tara could see that Ciel seemed to be preparing to make this terrifying Other Side creature a follower or devotee of the Mother Goddess. As a “Missionary,” Tara naturally put in a lot of effort for this kind of missionary work.
She selected the simplest and easiest prayer to remember and recited it in front of the Other Side creature.
Then, she flipped the goddess statue, presenting the complete goddess statue, especially the symbol on the goddess statue’s face, to the Other Side monster before her.
Finally, Tara tentatively used her “Missionary” ability on the Other Side creature before her.
“Believe in the Mother Goddess…”
As Tara’s words left her mouth, a phantom spiritual imprint seemed to slowly form in Little Left’s spiritual world—but the moment the symbol formed, the symbol used to etch belief directly shattered.
Little Left suddenly arched its hand back. Like a spider, its body rose towards Tara, revealing the terrifying mouth in its palm as it raised all its front fingers, before hissing at her.
It seemed to sense that Tara was trying to do something to it.
Ciel timely reached out and gently placed her hand on Little Left’s back, slowly pressing it down. “Quiet…”
Ciel’s suppression still worked. Little Left resumed its crouched position on the table. The evil eyes on its knuckles watched Tara before it vigilantly.
To maintain Little Left’s existence, Ciel squeezed out a few more drops of blood and let Little Left consume them.
And Tara was not discouraged by her failure just now. Instead, she started a simpler demonstration again.
After repeating the demonstration for about three or four minutes, Tara offered the Faceless Goddess statue in her hand to Little Left before her.
Ciel gave Little Left her command.
This time, with Tara’s demonstration, which was like teaching a child, Little Left seemed to finally understand what Ciel wanted it to do.
It held the goddess statue again with two fingers. The evil eyes on its finger joints looked in Ciel’s direction.
A hissing sound like that of a snake came from its palm. But in Ciel’s mind, she heard a faint, somewhat phantom hissing sound, constructing a phantom Little Left in the depths of Ciel’s mind.
It can truly “pray” to me through 【Omniscient】…
Ciel just wasn’t sure if such a prayer could penetrate the Other Side…