"Piote seems similar."

Divine power is largely innate. Increasing it after reaching adulthood is almost impossible.

However, Piote had shown rapid growth in divine power after arriving in the Fenris territory.
It wasn’t just the quantity of divine power that increased; its purity had reached a level incomparable to that of other priests.

There was only one plausible explanation.
"The ‘Choice.’" It was most likely due to that, though no one could be certain. There was no other reason that made sense.

Piote had cultivated his divine power by continuously engaging in acts of self-sacrifice. Until now, he …