"Is this mark a kind of honor? What does it mean?" I asked, looking at the old man with curiosity. When he heard my question, his expression became serious. He closed his eyes as if recalling something.
After a long silence, he gently patted my head and said in a solemn tone, "Kid, do you know how difficult it is to earn this mark? According to ancient scriptures, more than a thousand people participate in the selection at the Sylvan Deity's ceremony, but fewer than twenty-five are chosen to become representatives of the god. Therefore, each person who succeeds holds a position of great honor."
He nearly made me laugh.
'People who are cursed are highly esteemed? They are marked for death, so it's no big deal for others to show them respect. After all, who would bother arguing with a dea
