The Grand Mage who transcends by returning Episode 258
“Hero, I don’t know if you remember me, but the other day in the kingdom….”
“I know, Archbishop Bill.”
The number of archbishops who gathered on the day he was selected as a warrior was considerable, but he remained in memory.
Archbishop Bill.
He was famous even among the archbishops for his piety and integrity.
but….
‘Is this too frugal?’
I saw Archbishop Bill.
Clothes that look like they’re going to be worn out.
In the meantime, his skinny arms and legs were trembling dangerously.
No matter how you look at it, it has exceeded the level of ‘frugality’. Moreover, the state of the temple would not be strange even if it collapsed right away… ….
“I don’t think King Krozen gave proper support. No, rather than support… ….”
“Yes, persecution.”
Saying so, Archbishop Bill’s arms trembled.
I looked around quietly as I saw his skinny arms.
The outside is quite shabby, but the condition inside is even worse.
Mold and various stains everywhere.
Besides, even the symbols that should be strictly maintained in temples were not in proper condition… ….
“Ahhh….”
Then Ariandel looked around with a trembling voice.
“…Archbishop Bill? How the hell did this happen?”
“Lady Seo!”
Archbishop Bill bowed his head with an expression of disrespect.
“Two two people came, but the temple is in this state, so it’s really….”
“No, you don’t have to be sorry. You can tell just by looking at it that this is not a normal situation.”
Yeah, it’s not a normal situation.
The status of a temple eventually leads to the status and prestige of the country.
No matter how weak the influence of religion is compared to the past, in the end, the power of religion cannot be ignored.
In terms of common sense, it makes no sense to openly destroy the temple like this.
Even considering that the current state of the sale is not normal.
“What happened? As far as I remember, the temple in Seir would not have been persecuted to this extent.”
“On the way…Have you seen the buildings of the company called ‘Avaritia’?”
“Yes, I did.”
Archbishop Bill’s shoulders trembled at my answer.
He let out a small sigh and continued.
“…Currently, Sale is in the hands of Avaritia Corporation. Starting with the little things, everything… …It is no exaggeration to say that there is no place left untouched by him.”
“Hmm.”
“It wasn’t like this at first. No, originally, it would be close to impossible for a single firm to dominate the country to this extent… ….”
Archbishop Bill continued.
“…It started with him resolving the demon attack that Seil was struggling with.”
“You mean Avarittia solved the problem with demons? No, if it was a problem related to the devil, the church government would be more active… ….”
“The King didn’t want it.”
He said with a small sigh.
“The king considered the intervention of the church state to be the intervention of a foreign power. That’s not wrong. In fact, we had such a precedent.”
“….”
“The only problem is that Avarittia took advantage of the fact that it solved the demon like that and began to blatantly spread its influence within Sale.”
“Did the demons run that rampant at the recent sale?”
“Yes that’s right.”
At my words, Archbishop Bill nodded. With a dark expression, he said what had happened so far.
“There have been cases where dozens of demons attacked the territory all at once, or even demons disguised as humans targeted the capital.”
“…Hmm.”
“As a former archbishop, I did my best. In fact, in the process, demons disguised as humans were discovered, and incidents that could lead to serious problems were prevented.”
Archbishop Bill did his best.
“But the problem is….”
He stared at the ceiling for a moment with a dark expression on his face before opening his mouth.
“…You failed once.”
“That word.”
“yes.”
he spoke with difficulty.
“The demon that missed has self-destructed in the middle of the street. And as a result, there were numerous casualties.”
“…hmm.”
he did his best
Missing the devil was obviously a great tragedy, but it certainly wasn’t entirely his fault.
‘The king must have needed a scapegoat. It would have been possible for the spark to fly to a useless place.’
Just in time, the temple has an obligation to punish the ‘devil’.
It could be used as an excuse to take the responsibility of the temple.
If all the resentment at that time was concentrated in the temple… ….
‘This isn’t even strange.’
I clicked my tongue briefly and looked around the inside of the temple.
Was it like the aftermath of what happened back then?
“On the other hand, Avaritia’s plan has definitely worked. Which one will the king trust… …Yes, that was very clear.”
“It’s definitely a success….”
what would have been
The great great devil worked alone and organized everything by himself, so how could he not be sure?
furthermore.
“Archbishop.”
I said, pointing to the stains all over the place.
“You must have been taking care of the stains here, but it must have gotten dirtier the more you did, right?”
“yes? uhm that’s right However, stains are inherently… ….”
“It’s not really a natural stain. It is a kind of curse.”
“…yes?”
At my words, Archbishop Bill looked at me in disbelief.
“It can’t be! If it’s a curse, I won’t notice… ….”
“It is a curse that has been passed down from ancient books that have not even been recorded. It wouldn’t be strange if the Archbishop didn’t notice.”
As I said that, I put the name of this ‘curse’ on my lips.
“< Growing Stains >.”
“…A proliferating stain?”
“Yes, not a curse of the kind that has a great effect. However, since few people know about Haeju, it should be said that Haeju is difficult.”
“If it’s a curse that doesn’t work… …Um, does that mean anything?”
“It wouldn’t be possible if it was just this.”
I looked around.
If only < proliferating stains > existed, it would have been regarded as Avaritia’s bad taste.
But that can’t be the case either.
I used my divine power to draw a small spell on my fingertips.
Originally, the magic formula, which is the basis of magic, would not be able to harmonize with divine power… ….
‘Because I’m not eligible.’
In that state, I slowly wiped the stains spread across the wall.
Then the stubborn stains on the wall began to disappear along the tip of my index finger.
And the things that were hidden behind the stain slowly revealed themselves.
that.
“This is…!”
The ‘shadows’ cleverly hidden between the stains.
They wriggled and glistened with unpleasant eyes.
The archbishop and the others who saw it all held their breath.
The first to move was Ariandel, who was the most hostile towards this kind of thing.
“dare!”
Ariandel’s temper struck the wriggling shadow.
Roaring!
The temper wrapped in pure white light burned all the shadows.
but it’s not long
“…what?!”
The shadow multiplied again.
As if they were laughing at Ariandel who attacked them, their eyes shook all at once.
giggle
As if we were late.
I quietly listened to his ridicule for a while before opening my mouth.
“Is it Avariti?”
“…!”
At my words, the archbishop was startled and looked at me.
“Yo warrior! what is that… …! Is that shadow ‘Avaritia’?”
『Kihihihihi!』
The shadow did not answer.
They just giggled and laughed as if they had nothing to do with my words.
hmm what… ….
If you want to set the mood and mock me, I won’t stop you.
“If you don’t answer, only you will suffer.”
『Kihehehehehehehe!』
“< Longinus >.”
That moment.
『…As if he had prepared for that,
the laughter stopped.
Then all the ‘eyes’ of the shadows inside the temple focused on me.
『Hero.』
An old man’s voice came from the mouth that sprouted from the shadows.
“Hey, are you talking now? It’s really hard to hear your voice.”
“How did you do that…?”
“Ah what < Longinus >?”
don’t know the truth
It was just one of the words I had in ‘Record’.
I don’t know the exact information, but based on the fact that the word < Longinus > has appeared several times, I can only guess that it is an ‘important thing’.
Avaritti You don’t know.
The fact that you showed up in front of me is proof that < Longinus > is here.
“Isn’t there any reason for me to tell you?”
『…At my words , Avaritia
glared at me with quivering eyes.
『No matter how much you noticed my plan, it is already
too late.』
『Do you think that a mere human, no matter how brave you are, will be able to stop the coming of a god?
』 Why don’t you try changing things up a bit?”
I wonder if the words of the great devils need to be a little innovative.
Just a human being or words like ‘dare’ are a bit… …It’s like a trinity.
“It doesn’t matter.”
Avaritti laughed.
『Anyway, my plan was fulfilled at the time you came to this land.
』
『You won’t be able to stop it.』
As if it were natural, he said that and laughed at me.
For now, one thing is certain.
That this was the land where the ‘Demon God’ was defeated and the blood was shed. That something called < Longinus > was involved in it.
and….
‘That bastard has already found the location and started working.’
However, the work may not have progressed much yet.
Otherwise, there’s no way you’d show me such an attitude.
Even if he tries to deal with me with a relaxed attitude, he shows impatience in the middle.
“The reason why you needlessly hid your eyes in the temple must have been because you expected me to come.”
『Think what you want.』
He didn’t give out any more information, as if he thought that further conversation would be a loss to himself.
『As you have given us countless defeats so far, will we do the same to you this time?
』 …!”
I shouted at Avaritti.
“Enoch said that.”
『….”
“Actually, you have a close connection with Enoch… ….”
『Shut up!』
That single word broke Avaritia’s composure, which had maintained a poker face until now.
why. What about Enoch?
Please stop hating Enoch.
Anyway, after saying that, the shadows surrounding the temple disappeared as if they were washed away.
“Hmm, is it gone?”
dump.
At the same time, Archbishop Bill, who was barely standing, sat down helplessly.
“The sign of that bar just now is clear….”
“Yes, it is the Great Devil.”
I said, averting my eyes from the place where he was just now.
“Looks like you’ve been working on it for quite some time. The countless unreasonable things the archbishop has been through must have been his trickery.”
“That means…All of those demon attacks… ….”
“Yes, it must have been a self-made play.”
My words made Archbishop Bill’s eyes red.
“Then, the young priests who were sacrificed by them were all due to his own play…Ahhh….”
Archbishop Bill covered his face with both hands.
The shivering shoulders and deep wrinkles on his face seemed to tell of the helplessness and despair he was experiencing.
Then the butler said.
“But the fact that the great devil showed up just now means that he revealed his plot with his own feet.”
“It was revealed to us. But there is no way to prove that right now.”
“…Uhm.”
“Just what? He wouldn’t have thought that revealing things about himself as a bastard wouldn’t hurt at all, and in this case… …He must have been confident that it didn’t matter.”
At my words, everyone’s mood fell at once.
that you have yourself.
That means it has already achieved its intended purpose.
And the purpose will be in touch with the ‘miserable situation’ of the current Kingdom of Seil.
“…It won’t be easy. It is unlikely that the king, who has already been touched by the great devil, will try to treat us alone, and if that happens, it will be difficult to solve the kingdom’s problems right away.”
“Iknow, right. It’s nothing else, if the great devil reached out to the royal family, what we, as outsiders, could do would be overly limited… ….”
Aileen also muttered with a serious expression on her face as if it was not easy.
Because there are so many needless worries.
“Who are we?”
“The hero and his companions, right?”
“yes. Besides, I’m in the 8th circle and the butler is in the 7th circle… …Not to mention Ariandel, the other two are also close to being masters. Isn’t it a very fancy party?”
“…So?”
“It doesn’t matter if you smash whatever is in your way and break the king’s head.”
“….”
At my words, everyone looked at me with an expression of absurdity.
“Isn’t it that easy? There will be diplomatic problems, and if it goes like that, even if it’s a war… ….”
“That kind of worry is for a country strong enough to worry about war.”
Whether it’s a diplomatic disrespect or the threat of a war… …
“Do you think Seil can afford to start a war in the first place?”
“…hmm.”
The butler, who had seen it so far, couldn’t answer my words.
In fact, the current situation of the sale was so miserable.
“If you screwed up the country, you should think about getting fucked up.”
“young master.”
“uh.”
The butler said with a serious expression.
“Don’t you sometimes forget that you are a hero too much?”
“hmm.”
I quietly remembered what I had done so far.
and.
“I don’t know. I’m going to boil it.”
I don’t know, I decided to do it all.
