Episode 53
“His Holiness is calling.”
Shortly after arriving in Nut, the capital of the Church, I was immediately called by the Pope.
It’s not strange.
Am I not the one who has the qualifications to become a warrior?
No wonder the pope summoned me to confirm the possibility.
However.
‘You’re in a bit of a hurry.’
Does that mean that the pope is feeling impatient?
Well, from this point on, the archbishops’ right to speak became strangely strong… ….
“Guide me.”
“Yeah, then what should the people who came with me do…”
“Oh, I will take care of it.”
All three of them were like weeds, so there was no need to worry.
I’ll take care of it if you leave it alone.
but.
‘…But just in case you don’t know, let me tell you something.’
I glanced at Cassandra.
As soon as she felt my gaze quickly, she came towards me.
“Did you call, Mikhail?”
“You already know, but Archbishop Killian’s side must have noticed your presence already?”
“Yes, of course.”
As if that was what she expected, she nodded lightly.
“I wondered if he was threatening me in some way. Because they were the ones who were most wary of my prophecy in the first place.”
“Right, I guess.”
There will be no direct threats, such as sending an assassin right away.
But I won’t stand still either.
It was clear that he would try to contact her in some way.
Perhaps he would try to embrace her by asking for reconciliation.
“What should I do?”
“do whatever you want.”
“…yes?”
She looked at me with her eyes wide open.
Just like a doll that has lost its direction.
“Even if you tell me to do what I want to do, I don’t know what to do…”
“I told you. Whatever you do, I will support and help.”
In other words, I believe that she will make the right choice no matter what.
[Don’t you believe too much when you haven’t known for a long time?]
It doesn’t matter.
You can be sure she won’t make the wrong choice.
Rather, the situation got worse because I didn’t listen carefully to her words before returning.
Before the regression, I felt it with my skin.
The fact that there is nothing to lose by listening to the advice of a prophet… ….
“ah.”
At my words, Cassandra’s eyes flickered for a moment.
And after a while… ….
“All right. Then I will do what I think is best.”
“good. Oh, and there is one thing I want to ask you.”
“Say yes.”
I glanced at Helen waiting behind me for a moment.
Then he asked her
“Is there some connection between Sir Helen and ‘Siegfried’?”
“…that.”
At those words, Cassandra’s eyes shook for a moment.
‘There is.’
Perhaps if you ask her for an exact answer, she will.
but.
“it’s okay. That reaction is enough.”
I didn’t need any further explanation.
Her reaction just now was enough to clear some of my doubts.
“Then I will leave the rest up to you. I guess I’m going to have a rather long interview.”
“Yes, I understand.”
She nodded at my words and stepped back.
And then before I turn my back.
“Thank you, Mikhail.”
Once again thanked me.
I smiled at those words and waved my hand.
“What’s new?”
what a great thing you did
* * *
The center of the Holy Church.
Shining Temple.
The temple was never a place that could be easily accessed, but being a candidate for a warrior had that much meaning.
When I arrived at the temple, a boy in a robe was waiting for me.
“It is an honor to serve you like this, Mr. Mikhail.”
He continued speaking with an example.
“I am Xian, a mid-level priest who will assist Mikhail-sama from today until he is selected as a hero.”
“Hoo.”
Are you around fifteen?
It’s a pretty young face.
He seems quite young to be an intermediate priest.
However, being an intermediate priest already means that his talent was recognized within the church to that extent.
“A throne…”
“If you tell me, I will take care of it somehow. The same goes for people in other places.”
“Then ask for that.”
I said roughly that and looked around.
The temple is the place where the pope resides and is also the largest and most sacred temple on the continent.
The interior of the temple was filled with things such as stone statues of successive popes and symbols elaborately carved with precious stones.
[It’s gorgeous. I don’t like it.]
Set grumbled and expressed his impressions.
She had the attitude from before that she didn’t like the way Kyoguk looked.
[A place to worship God must be frugal. It should be a place that accepts people, not a place that overwhelms them like this.]
“It changes with the times.”
[What is the change? I heard that it grew endlessly and even started a war. Damn things.]
Is it a prophecy war story?
Well, from Sett’s point of view, it must be teeth grinding.
Humanity, which should have united as one, rather killed and killed each other because of God.
Whatever.
‘I wonder if the butler is doing well.’
It’s not that I’m overdoing my poor physical condition for no reason.
Now is the time to openly talk about everything, but… ….
‘I think we should talk a little bit after this job is over.’
Even if I dragged it on like this, I don’t think the butler would approach me first.
It was about half way through the hallway.
Xian, the priest who was guiding me, wiggled his fingers and suddenly called me.
“But I…Mikhail?”
“hmm?”
“I heard that God caused a miracle at the main gate…. Is it true?”
“…A miracle from God?”
Could it be that the massive armed demonstration at the main gate was so well known?
[That’s right?]
Set grumbled, as if he had read my thoughts.
[Ever since then, an object containing the power of the apostle itself, which served the old god, has stood on you, of course… …!]
That’s a lot of talk.
He brushed aside Set’s constant chatter and replied as if it was not a big deal.
“It’s not so great that it can be called a miracle.”
[Hey!]
Oh, there’s an old seller.
He shook the set that was making a loud noise next to him with his hand and drove it away, then continued.
“It’s divine power, right? Is it strange that a mage uses divine power?”
“of course!”
Even if he was a middle-level priest, he said to me with sparkling eyes, probably because he was a child.
“It is near impossible to mix mana and divine power! But if you did it, it really means that God has come!”
“God…To be honest
, I don’t remember meeting such a grand existence, let alone now, before returning.
infinitely ominous and terrible.
Although I had briefly encountered such a divine being.
“I’ve never seen a warrior before, but I want to see a warrior who uses magic at least once.”
“Surprised. I’ve already heard that there is a warrior’s lumber in the kingdom.”
“Oh Sir Siegfried?”
At my words, Xian tilted his head with his eyes wide open.
“He…um yes You must be a good person. yes.”
“Are you ‘good’?”
“Yeah, what should I say about this?”
Xian tilted his head while diligently guiding me.
“It’s a little rude, but they say that if your brain is bad, your body suffers, right?”
“There is no such word.”
“He feels that way.”
At those words, I stopped walking for a moment and looked at Xian.
My body trembled.
iced coffee.
I never thought I would find the hope of the kingdom so soon.
“You you this guy…”
“…iced coffee! Bar Did I just say something too presumptuous? I’m sorry! I’ve heard this from people around me for a long time!”
“are you okay.”
I gently wrapped my arms around Xian’s shoulders as he tried to blame himself.
It was thrilling.
A foolish bastard with a bad brain in spite of being unnecessarily superior in military power… ….
“How long have I waited for that word…”
“Yes?”
I patted Xian on the shoulder, who was looking at me with a puzzled expression, and was moved.
Intermediate Priest Xian.
Let’s remember.
This is a timber that will become big in the near future.
After a while, I stood in front of the white door.
The door was so low that adults would have to stoop down to enter it.
“His Holiness is over here. This door here means that only the ‘lower one’ can enter.”
Not bad.
I don’t know if the archbishops who crossed this gate really thought lowly of themselves.
whatever
“My mission ends here. I’ll be waiting for you to come out from here. Please, I hope that the grace of Hekau will be with you, Mikhail.”
“Yes, yes.”
Before returning, I didn’t see it very much, and I didn’t build up enough memories to call it fate.
‘Let’s check it out.’
What kind of person is Pope Gregory?
kugung.
With that thought, the door in front of me slowly began to open.
and….
“…uh?”
My thoughts stopped for a moment at the unexpected face I saw through the gap in the door that opened for a moment.
Golden eyes shining brightly.
That unnecessarily refreshing smile that I was tired of seeing before returning.
fuck.
“Siegfried.”
why are you here
* * *
“Huh, that’s really gorgeous.”
Around the time Mikhail was in the midst of an audience with the pope.
Ryan was looking around in admiration.
He had recently visited not only the Duchy of Lindel, but also the capital of the empire, but the kingdom was surprising in another way.
The pure white building and the warm energy that fills the surroundings.
Perhaps that is divine power.
The fact that even he, who is exceptionally insensitive to divine power, feels it means that the density of divine power in the capital is so high.
“In many ways, it’s like a church country. I was quite moved when I first came here.”
“…Even the Prophet?”
“yes. The place where I grew up was a slum.”
A small shade fell in Cassandra’s eyes, probably remembering that time.
“Those who don’t have…In some cases, it can be very desperate. Children are never treated well.”
“Casa…“
It’s all right, Sir Helen. Well, those days are long gone. Anyway, I saw this scene when I was young.”
heaven.
It was to the extent that he thought that heaven, which he had only heard about, had appeared in front of him.
Clean and tidy streets and people with smiles… ….
“It was good. really.”
Hope overflowed.
Only then did she realize that the world could be like that.
The most important thing is that Kyoguk sincerely listened to his ‘prophecy’.
As a result, the forces of the Archbishop led by Killian opposed her prophecy and tried to expel her… ….
Anyway.
The one who took her out of there was also the religion.
“That’s why I want Gyoguk to stay as it was then. Should I at least hope that the scenery I saw that day will not change?”
“Hmm…”
Lian looked at her with complicated eyes.
Although I thought that there would be some complicated circumstances because I was a prophet.
“Is that why you chose Mikhail? Do you think he can change?”
“Oh, that’s a little different.”
As she answered, she remembered Mikhail’s words for a moment.
-I believe in your prophecy.
Mikhail believed in himself.
trust.
How much did she long for?
As long as Mikhail agreed to trust her, nothing else mattered.
but aside from that.
‘I’m sure you can solve it.’
Mikhail will somehow solve the church’s problems.
As promised to her, I will make sure that her ‘prophecy’ is taken seriously within the Church.
“I decided to follow him because he believed in me before he was convinced that he could change the kingdom.”
“…Is it something else?”
“It is different. It’s not a one-sided thing, it’s a two-way faith.”
She is not the only one who believes.
That was enough.
Then she too can trust her ‘prophecy’.
‘He told me to do whatever I want.’
If so, do it.
“Sir Helen, Prince Lian.”
Cassandra called them both.
“Perhaps soon someone undesirable will try to contact me.”
“If you’re not happy… …”
“Archbishop Killian.”
She narrowed her eyes.
“He’s the representative of the forces trying to make Sir Siegfried a hero. He’s a clever old man.”
“Casa what are you going to do?”
Helen asked softly.
In her experience, when Cassandra showed this kind of appearance, there was always a big incident.
Cassandra said.
“Mikhail told me to do whatever I wanted.”
she is a prophet
In some cases, it even foretells a more favorable future.
in short.
In other words, it was possible to take care of things in advance that Mikhail would have instructed her to do.
“If they don’t want to believe my prophecy… …”
she laughed.
“You have to give them reason to believe.”
Great mage who transcends by regression
