[Short Story Version] The Holy Maiden Who Can Uniquely Converse with the Goddess, Expelled from the Holy Empire for "Praying to God is Something Anyone Can Do!"—By the Way, That Goddess Only Listens to Me, and She's a Bloodthirsty God. Are You Sure That's Okay?

I am Lazuli, a saint. My role is to make "requests" to the Goddess Alcoa through prayer and bring blessings to the nation. I am able to have direct conversations with Alcoa. Because of such power, I have served the country as a "saint" for 300 years. But one day, I was exiled from the country after being told, "The goddess treats all humans equally! Anyone can pray!!" Ugh, the goddess isn't the "kind" god that you all think she is. But well, whatever. We've prospered for 300 years anyway, so that's enough. 2024-9/24 High Fantasy Daily Ranking #1 9/25 Overall Daily Ranking #2 9/27 High Fantasy Weekly Ranking #1 10/21 High Fantasy Short Story Monthly Ranking #1 I have posted a serialized version. The title is slightly different《https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4540jo/》 (Contains descriptions of cruelty)