When An Su first met the goddess, he received her blessing and became a priest, quietly dedicating his life to the Church.
A hundred and fifty years passed in a flash. The Starshine Church, once barely scraping by in a remote border town, grew into a power that stood alongside the three other great churches.
The road to prosperity requires iron and blood.
But not everyone understands that.
Fifty years of prayer brought no response from the divine girl, nor any understanding from his companions.
He was tired. He decided to resign and spend the rest of his life in peace.
But... resigning wasn't so simple.
Burdened by the divine girl's curse, the saintess companion's hatred, and the accusations of fools who cared only for abstract ideals...
An Su finally left.
But, as the story goes... only after he was gone did they realize how important he was, what he had borne, and what he cared about.
Guilt and regret intertwined.
But it seemed everything was too late.
Remorse swallowed them up, while An Su...
