Two days later, in Granger's study, John began to formally teach Hermione the way of the Holy Light.
"The type of spell I want to teach you is called Holy Light Spell. Different from the magic in the magic world, the power of this spell comes from Holy Light, not magic!" John slowly described.
"Is this power called Holy Light, like magic, innate?" Hermione tilted her head and asked, "Are you teaching me because I also have this talent?"
"No, this is also one of the biggest differences between Holy Light and Magic. Holy Light is not something you are born with, but a power that requires learning to acquire." John explained, "And its learning method is also It's completely different from magic. Magic can be released as long as you have magic power and learn the spell, but Holy Light requires faith!"
"Faith? Believe in God? So John, are you preaching to me?" Hermione frowned upon hearing this.
In fact, the Grangers are also believers, but they are just the most ordinary believers, and they rarely even go to church.
As their child, Hermione couldn't even be called a pan-believer. She didn't even have a good impression of religion because she had read a lot of books since she was a child.
What she likes most is the exploration of knowledge - and this is also in line with the spirit of wizards. This may be the reason why Hermione has outstanding talent in magic.
As their relative, although John was a high-level member of the church, he had never preached the church's beliefs to them - because even if they were beaten to death, they would have thought that John, a knight of the church, did not believe in God at all.
But now John suddenly mentioned his faith to her, which made Hermione feel a little uncomfortable instinctively.
"To a certain extent, teaching the Way of the Holy Light is indeed similar to preaching, but what I need to correct you is that what the Way of the Holy Light requires is belief in the Holy Light itself, not God... But between the two There is no conflict between them! To be precise, belief in the Holy Light does not conflict with any other belief in gods!" John did not pay attention to Hermione's doubts, but smiled and said a paragraph that was considered heretical by the church. theory.
"Uh... I'm sorry, I don't quite understand!" Although Hermione is more mentally mature than her peers because she has learned a lot of knowledge, in the end she is still just an eleven-year-old child. John's words are a little bit... The convoluted theory really confused her.
"What do you think God is?" John did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.
"The existence of personality and consciousness referred to in religion!" Hermione replied immediately.
"A very standard answer, yes, the objects of general religious beliefs are existences with personality and consciousness, so believers need to comply with the moral principles set by him, or the person who created him. But the Holy Light is different. It is a pure energy that naturally exists in the universe and has nothing to do with morality or position," John said.
If John's words were preached in the Holy Light Church in the Holy Light Genji world, they would probably be directly regarded as heretics and attacked by groups.
Because in that world, the existence of the Holy Light has always been promoted as a force of justice.
Being labeled with various benevolent morals.
But in fact? Holy light is just a kind of pure energy. If you can sense it and firmly believe in it, it may be used for you.
This is why in the source world of the Holy Light, the Scarlet Crusaders who have completely gone astray can still use the powerful Holy Light. Even undead beings that violate the rules can use the Holy Light, and even demons can use the Holy Light.
Only when believers begin to doubt the power of the Holy Light will the Holy Light "abandon" the user.
Of course, John himself is an exception. His holy light comes from the system, and his use of the holy light is true control, not belief.
"This sounds similar to magic, except it's not innate?" Hermione scratched her head.
"That's right, so in essence, just think of it as an ability similar to magic. And what I call faith can actually be regarded as a training method that allows you to deepen your understanding and purity of the Holy Light. , as long as you firmly believe that this power can help you, then it will take care of you!" John nodded and said, "But I hope you remember one thing, the theory I mentioned above can come out of my mouth and into yours. But you must not let the third person know, do you understand?"
"Why is this?" Hermione was puzzled.
"Because people all want their own justice, whether it's the Holy Light or magic!" John pointed out.
"Sorry, I still don't quite understand!" Hermione scratched her head in distress.
"...It doesn't matter. In fact, it's a little early for you to talk about these principles. You just need to know the nature of the Holy Light!" John rubbed the little guy's hair and said with a smile, "When you grow up a little bit, The more you experience it, the more you understand it.”
That is to say, Hermione is his cousin, so he would spend this time to interpret the nature of the Holy Light for her.
If it were anyone else, he would just follow the requirements of the monks of the Holy Light Church. Except that he does not believe in God, there is basically no difference from the requirements of the ascetic monks of the church. This is why the church values and absorbs John.
"Then where should I start? Praying?" Hermione nodded as if she understood, and then brought the topic back to the topic.
"If it were anyone else, I would definitely have to let them pray in the meditation room for a few days before they can feel it, but you don't have to!" As John's words fell, a thumb appeared in his hand. Large and small, crystals shining with golden holy light.
"This is the Holy Light? It feels very comfortable, just like being in mother's arms." Feeling the warm and soft Holy Light coming from this crystal, Hermione was very surprised.
"This is the materialized crystal of holy light that I spent a few days cultivating. I call it the seed of holy light. It allows people to better experience and understand the holy light. This is my preferential treatment for you. You know To the pastors of the church, I will give them at most something as big as a grain of rice." John introduced, "Now let go of your mind, and I will introduce it directly into the sea of your consciousness."
"Sea of Consciousness? Do you mean to stuff this thing into my brain? If it comes in so big, someone will die, right?" Hermione said as she looked at the Seed of Holy Light with a tangled look on her face.
"...This is pure energy, not the physical substance you think, so you won't feel anything!" Faced with Hermione's unintentional remarks, John explained a little speechlessly.
"...Come on!" Hermione closed her eyes in resignation.
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