I'm Playing as a Nun.

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【Skill: Holy Blood: Blood Mist】  

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Blood Mist was originally a wide-range skill that sprinkled dark red blood in the air that made anyone in range hallucinate.

But from the moment the word "Guardian" was written in my status window, Blood Mist turned into a completely different skill.

"No... That's not me...!!"

"I was just doing as I was told... I did nothing wrong...!!"

The sprinkling of dark red blood in the air was the same.

However, after that, it gradually began to emit a strange light, which instantly created a dreamy space.  

"Stop it... Please stop!!"

As if stepping into a sacred realm, it inflicted painful hallucinations and strong mental pressure on the wicked.

And it brought healing and rest to the righteous, instantly maximizing that difference.

"L-Levi...?"

"Wow...."

"Whoa...."

The trembling voices of the children quietly came from behind.

The children were not scared at all by this appearance of mine.

Rather, they were looking at me with wonder and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"H-Huh...? Why is the sacred energy of the World Tree coming from Sister Levinia...."

Rune was also looking at me with wonder, like the children.

At the same time, she began to tilt her head to the side more and more at the sacred energy of the World Tree that she felt from me.  

However, I gave no answer to Rune.

Although I maintained a calm posture and a nonchalant expression to the end, as if this was all natural.

The one feeling the most flustered among us was not the children, but me.

"......"

I had no intention of using Blood Mist at all.

I was going to create a weapon using blood as usual.  

But for some reason, Blood Mist was used arbitrarily, making the situation completely bizarre.  

And in a completely different form from when I first used it.

"C-Could it be...!! Did you receive sacred power from the World Tree?!!"

Even at Rune's question that followed again, I kept my mouth shut to the end.  

I stared blankly at the grotesque situation before my eyes and let out a faint, dumbfounded laugh.  

"What?! Does that mean Levi has been chosen by the World Tree?"

"Y-Yes, it seems so... If not, this situation makes no sense at all...."

"As expected of Levi! You've even been chosen by the World Tree in the end!! You're more than worthy of it!!"

If what Rune said is true, it's something to be so happy about that jumping up and down in place wouldn't be enough.

But I couldn't just be happy about being chosen by the World Tree.

I couldn't understand at all why I, a vampire, was chosen by the World Tree, when a village of elves lived protecting it.

Somehow, it felt like my very existence was being denied.

"Argh! Please... please stop... I had no choice to protect the village...!!"

Seeing the elder writhing in pain the most among them made me think that even more clearly.

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【Skill: Holy Blood: Bell of the End】

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- Chwaaang!

In the midst of that, suddenly a notification window popped up in front of me out of nowhere, and the blood flowing from my palm began to quickly gather above my head.

It soon created the shape of a giant bell, simultaneously evoking a strange repulsion and an admirable magnificence.  

"...?"

What the hell is this skill?

Putting aside that it's a skill I've never seen before,

I don't understand why it appears without even being used and consumes a lot of my blood,

Anemia that I had never felt before severely hit me with just this one skill.

"What's this now...? Don't tell me Levi made this too...?"

"It looks like blood...?"

"S-Scary...."

The situation only grew more confusing.

Even I, the caster, had no idea what on earth was happening.

"What the..."

Although I acted as a devout nun borrowing the name of the goddess Paellia,

I've never believed in the existence of a goddess, and I always just spaced out pretending to pray during worship.

I haven't really done anything special to be chosen by the World Tree.

Rather, I think Rune should be the one to receive this power.

Why is it me?

This makes my position that I've worked hard to establish quite ambiguous.

- Dang!

In this space, all kinds of painful screams and voices mixed with praise strangely coexist.

I racked my brain to somehow resolve this situation, which was getting more serious.

A repulsive chime rang out loudly from the bell that had grown considerably.  

"Status window! Status window!"

I don't know why, but this repulsive bell sound seemed to announce the end of everything.

I had no intention of going this far, so I hurriedly shouted for the status window, trying to escape the situation.

But forget the status window; nothing appeared, and only the repulsive bell rang out even louder.

- Dang, dang, dang

Soon, a large amount of blood drained helplessly from the bodies of the elves writhing in pain.

That blood slowly began to flock to the giant bell that was magnificently showing off its appearance above my head.  

"Eek! Everyone, quickly cover your eyes! Quickly!"

The bell that started to arbitrarily gather blood unrelated to my will.

I couldn't possibly show the children such a terrible sight, so I hurriedly turned around and embraced the children who were standing blankly, but...

Unfortunately, I alone could not cover all the children's eyes.

"Wow..."

"What are you doing, Ellie! Don't look at that!"

"Why? It's so pretty..."

"...?"

A moment of Ellie's perplexing words that made me doubt my ears.

I unknowingly furrowed my brows in bewilderment.

"P-Pretty...?"

"Yes... The specks of light are gradually gathering into the bell..."

Even though I heard Ellie's words right in front of me, I kept doubting my ears.

It was definitely not a scene that could be beautifully described as specks of light.

Even when I turned back again with a just-in-case mindset, the specks of light Ellie mentioned were nowhere to be seen.

In my eyes, I still only saw the horrible scene of large amounts of blood being grotesquely drawn from the bodies of the elves.

"The bell is also huge and beautiful... At first, I thought it was blood... but it wasn't..."

That whisper from Ellie piqued the curiosity of the children who were in my arms.

One by one, they escaped from my arms and looked at the same scene Ellie was looking at.

Then, they let out similar exclamations of admiration one after another and slowly began to clasp their hands neatly.

"S-So this... was the purification Levi mentioned..."

"A-Amazing..."

I don't know why, but the scene I saw was different from the children.

"Just what are they seeing to express such admiration..."

"How devoutly have you been living all this time, Levi..."

"I-I want to become like Sister too..."

"My heart feels warm..."

Naturally, the children's reactions bothered me, but Rune's reaction especially captured my gaze.

Rune's eyes and lips were slowly trembling for some reason.

Like a young lamb witnessing a new world, her silent standing figure was so impressive that it was startling.

"R-Rune...?"

"So even non-elves can be chosen by the World Tree..."

Rune reacted slightly differently from the children because she knew my identity.

I couldn't tell exactly what Rune was thinking as she didn't open her mouth anymore after those words.

But contrary to my concerns, I could vaguely feel that she viewed me positively, so I let out a small sigh of relief for a moment.

"Ah, it disappeared."

"I wanted to see it more..."

"But it was super beautiful."

Soon, the children's voices, mixed with disappointment, were heard.

The shadow of the huge bell hanging massively over my head had also disappeared cleanly at some point.

"......"

As the situation calmed down, the anemia I had forgotten about hit me again.

My head became dazed, my vision gradually blurred, and my body felt heavy again.

All the things I had been focusing on disappeared in an instant.

My footsteps began to feel unstable, as if I was floating in the air.

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【Levinia Fallen Grace】 - [Guardian]

[Race] Vampire

[Level] 87

[Active Skills] Blood Transfusion, Blood Mist

[Passive Skills] Rapid Regeneration

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I checked the status window with difficulty, barely grasping my dazed mind.

When I called for it earlier, it didn't appear at all, but now that the situation is over, it pops up nonchalantly as if nothing happened, which is really annoying.

"It's back..."

Everything except the Guardian written next to the name has returned to normal.

The skill names have also become ordinary, and the strange energy coursing through my body has also disappeared.

Only now did my anxious heart start to calm down little by little.

But that skill I used at the end kept bothering me. The uncomfortable feeling in the corner of my heart wouldn't go away easily.

I thought I had acquired a new skill, but the skill Bell of the End is not written anywhere in my status window.

"So this is how to purify using the sacred power of the World Tree! I think I get it now!"

"That was really amazing, Sister!"

"It precisely took out only the bad elves."

As the children said, the elves unrelated to this incident seemed to be unharmed.

Only the elves with wicked hearts lay on the ground like cold corpses.

"Ah, ahaha... I don't particularly remember doing anything... But I'm glad it was resolved well..."

As I awkwardly scratched my head with an embarrassed expression like that.

Standing silently behind the children, Rune slowly approached me and carefully opened her mouth, gently grasping the collar of my clothes.

"Just what are you, Sister Levinia...?"

At Rune's dumbfounded question, I immediately answered without hesitation, maintaining my awkward smile.

"A nun."

Even though Rune was not satisfied with my answer at all and asked about my identity several times.

Nevertheless, I kept repeating the answer that I was a nun like a parrot to the end.

How can I let Rune know when even I have no idea...

"...I want to go back to the church."