Episode 27
Holy Church Central Temple.
Between the pure white columns lined up endlessly, a bright red carpet stretched all the way to the end.
An old man was walking between them.
neat attire.
On the shoulder is a pattern that symbolizes the archbishop of the country.
He stopped at the end of the hallway and bowed his head.
“His Holiness.”
At those words, the man who had been praying to the god statue in the center slowly stood up.
He was wearing a shining crown in pure white clothes.
A crown that indicates that one is the most honorable being in the kingdom.
Pope Gregory.
He looked at the old man with calm eyes and asked.
“What is it, Archbishop Narun?”
“This is the prophecy from last time. As you said, I made an announcement, but… …”
Cassandra’s Prophecy.
A bizarre prophecy that no one believes in, yet for some reason it cannot be ignored.
A while ago, the church government wanted to select a ‘hero’ to represent the prophecy.
one.
“Didn’t it go well?”
“Yes, no one seemed to be listening carefully.”
“…I can’t help it. There is a bad precedent.”
There was once a time when the word of the church was the law.
The time when God’s authority was alive and even the empire couldn’t do it carelessly.
The kingdom of heaven used the prophecy as both a sword and a shield to oppress the continent and wield it according to its own will.
But that didn’t last long.
The prophecy was very ambiguous, and the Church did not have the ability to fully interpret the prophecy.
And with such a ‘misinterpreted prophecy’, war broke out and blood was shed.
Since then, the prophecy of the church has lost its power.
People no longer unconditionally trusted the interpretation of the Church.
“A prophecy is a prophecy, even if others don’t believe it. First of all, let’s keep an eye on it.”
“Yes, I will.”
As a believer, you cannot ignore the prophecy.
That is why the archbishop also meekly accepted the pope’s words.
Then the pope asked, as if belatedly remembering.
“Rather than that, Cassandra, what happened to that child? Did you find the whereabouts?”
“It is still…At that
, the pope let out a small sigh.
“I am a child who was born with the fate of disbelief…In particular, the child’s prophecy has many ambiguous corners, so it can’t be helped, but it can’t be helped that it’s bitter.”
“There is no great value in a prophecy that no one believes, so it can’t be helped.”
Even if Cassandra’s prophecy is true, it is of no use if people do not believe it.
Or rather, if she made a ‘prophecy’ and stopped believing in the predestined future… ….
“His Holiness, maybe it would be good for both of us not to look for that child.”
“….”
“There is no point in being a prophet that no one believes in, and in some cases it is rather…“
It can be poison. How can I not know that?”
The Pope laughed bitterly.
“But, well. Still, I’m not sure if leaving the child unattended would be the right thing to do. Should I call it intuition?”
The pope’s gaze turned to the stained glass beyond.
There was a devil under the god.
“I don’t think we should just ignore the child’s prophecy.”
“Then, His Holiness’ will is correct. His Holiness’s intuition is a gift from God… …”
The Archbishop continued politely.
“If I don’t believe it, what will I believe?”
“then…At that
, the pope closed his eyes.
“Let’s wait a little longer.”
Even if no one believed in the prophecy until now, there could be at least one person who would respond.
yes, about one.
‘May God answer.’
The Pope thought so and closed his eyes.
* * *
“…A prophecy?”
As soon as I heard the correct explanation, Eileen looked at me with a ridiculous expression.
“Oh right. I am going for that now.”
“You believe in such a prophecy? Why on earth is it not even held at the headquarters of the religious powers, but at the imperial temple… …?!”
“Because it is a prophecy.”
“Isn’t prophecy now extremely unreliable? Even if the prophecies are true, they say they are too difficult to interpret.”
Eileen tilted her head.
“Well, that is true.”
The current pope is a proper person.
But unfortunately, that was not the case with our ancestors… ….
As a result of dealing with the prophecy, a war that covered the entire continent broke out and a lot of blood was shed.
“The War of Prophecy”.
It is the shovel that came about because of one incorrect interpretation of the prophecy.
“But the interpretation was wrong, and if the prophecy itself was the problem, wasn’t it?”
“That, by the way…”
Eileen scratched her head.
“First of all, it is most likely that this prophecy is a typical church country’s shoveling pattern.”
“Yep, that’s right. At least that’s what the princess said.”
Suddenly the butler intervened.
“Has Kyoguk shoveled once or twice? Just thinking about his prophecy war… …”
“Huh? butler. The prophecy war is quite a long time ago. You speak as if you experienced it.”
“The war broke out when I was very young. I mean, I have memories.”
Well, let’s say that for now.
In any case, it was natural for Aileen and Lian to react skeptically as soon as they heard it.
At this point, ‘hero’ is not a very valuable position.
It’s an honorary job, but the honor isn’t that great.
It doesn’t have any other advantages either.
Even if you’re a warrior, isn’t it meaningful only when you have a demon to defeat?
At this point, all that has come out is a ‘prophecy’ whose interpretation is unclear. A situation where there are no signs at all.
Rather, it is strange to believe.
“There are advantages though. We can make a good relationship with the Gyoguk.”
“…Does that mean something?”
“there is.”
That will happen in the near future.
As a bonus, the position of ‘Hero’ will not be taken lightly as it is now.
‘Besides, there are many things to be gained in the capital.’
It’s not the capital of an empire for nothing, so all sorts of incidents happen.
There are so many things available. At that time, the set sitting on my shoulder was sneering.
[Current mankind is stupid. Prophecies can be ambiguous, but they can never be ignored.]
‘That’s right.’
Including the past me.
what but what to do
Those stupid things were tangled and intertwined to create the current situation.
“But if you arrive at the temple and are selected, do you really intend to become a hero?”
“I guess so.”
“under.”
Lian laughed at my words.
“To say that the heir of Walpurgis, not from another family, is a hero. The temple must be ridiculous.”
“I think so. The heir of that Walpurgis, and nowhere else… …Does the Marquis know?”
“No, I don’t know.”
I answered simply.
Haha, there’s no way I could say something like that. If I had known about his personality, he wouldn’t have let me go like this.
“Is there anything wrong with a leg? If I had known, I would not have come this far.”
“…Then?”
“You must still know that I am staying for a long time in the family of Count Paslov.”
“….”
There was silence for a moment between us.
Then the butler shouted in a desperate voice.
“No, you should have said that! What am I to do!”
“Oh, how are you? You know, it will go well. Even the butler, think lightly. Lightly. There should be times when people are a little more open.”
“It’s open, and my life is over, my life!”
“It’s okay, trust me, butler.”
“Don’t believe that!”
I glared at the butler, who rolled his eyes white and frothed at the mouth.
Looking at it like this, it’s really satisfying to think of the old days.
“Anyway, if we go to the capital, everything will be resolved.”
“That ‘Lawless Judge’… …“
There is a way to connect, so you don’t have to worry too much about it.”
There’s a high probability that things about her will be intertwined with tomorrow, but there’s no need to even mention that.
‘All that’s left is Cassandra.’
As for her whereabouts, it is certainly not easy to find.
No matter how much information I have about the future, she almost never said anything about it… ….
Prophet of disbelief.
Cassandra.
A girl who disappeared unnoticed until the end, not worthy of the notoriety of false prophecy.
she didn’t do anything wrong
If there is anything wrong with him, he prophesied even though he knew that no one would believe him.
‘I begged for it.’
to believe in your own words.
But before returning, no one listened to her words.
So is it like that?
At the time of the first recruitment, the warrior was not selected.
The only ones who responded to the call of Gyo-guk were the rambunctious people who gathered because they thought this was an opportunity.
No one could say that he was a warrior’s lumber.
‘Actually, the hero was selected after the demon descended.’
Realizing that Cassandra’s prophecy was true belatedly, the Empire and the Holy Church moved urgently, but it was already too late.
The improvised warrior and his counselors.
How could a combination that was creaky from the first step roll properly?
Come to think of it, we’ve already lost from there.
Then the butler sneaked up to me and said,
“By the way, Bocchan. That’s what you asked for last time.”
“Yes, did you recognize it?”
“yes. Prophet Cassandra. The Holy Church Bureau has released quite a few people to inquire about his whereabouts.”
“Can’t you find the Holy Church?”
“Yes, for now. The reason for the sudden disappearance is unknown… …However, there is eyewitness information.”
“say it.”
At my words, the butler continued.
“There is a saying that he was seen with a certain knight on the border of the Holy Church. There was no word on where exactly it was headed.”
“Knight…“
A knight with a prophet would be a paladin.
However, was there any reason for the paladin to avoid the eyes of the Holy Church and move?
‘A Holy Knight who goes against the will of the Church… …That’s strange too.’
Even I, who remember quite a few incidents, was not perfect about Cassandra.
In other words, maybe something about her could be an important clue.
“Oh, I see…“
Then the butler said.
“It’s hard to call it a prophecy, but before disappearing, she left a word as if passing by.”
“As if passing by?”
“Yes, so…”
the butler continued slowly.
“At the time, they thought it didn’t mean much, so they just passed it on.”
“What do you mean?”
“He said he would wait.”
* * *
It did not take long to reach the capital.
“Damn it. I really hate magic.”
Lian, who went through only a few teleport transfers, said with a pale face.
“I have feet, a horse, and a carriage, so why should I borrow an obscure power like magic? It really upsets me.”
“Because it’s fast.”
It’s a very simple reason.
Anyway, as soon as I arrived, the colorful faces filled my eyes.
Ryan stared at them curiously with his mouth open.
“Kya, the capital is great. Is the class different from that of other mediocre cities?”
“is that so?”
Eileen tilted her head.
“Even if it’s a little more flashy, it doesn’t feel particularly great.”
“Nothing like that.”
It is certainly true that the capital is one of the largest cities in the empire.
In fact, it is true that it is more splendid and advanced than the Dukedom of Lindel or our Marquis.
But adapting is scary.
Eileen and I were already used to living in a large city.
“…You are like a filthy bourgeois.”
Lian grunted and looked around with her shoulders drooping.
“Our territory is not bad either. The humans on either side of the fuck are all dukes and marquis families.”
“What’s new?”
I gave a rough answer and headed towards the central temple.
Looking at the fine capital, I was seized with emotion.
The time when I was devastated while looking at this half-destroyed place feels like a lie.
‘He’s definitely back.’
Looking at the intact heart of the empire, I realize that fact once again.
That was when I stepped out to head to the central temple.
[Mikhail, why don’t you stop and look over there?]
“…hmm?”
I stopped for a moment at Seth’s sudden words and looked in the direction she pointed.
“What did you just say! A bitch who dares to look ugly… …!”
A middle-aged man stood with someone wearing a hooded hood.
Judging from her petite frame, she seemed to be a girl my age.
But then.
I felt a sense of discomfort.
It’s not weird, but something strange… ….
Then the girl opened her mouth.
Mysterious colored eyes shone through the hood.
“I told you. If it continues like this, you might be in big trouble.”
I felt it in that moment.
Legs moved first.
“What have you been saying to me…!”
“Yes, nothing.”
And Set said.
[That child…I feel quite a strange power.]
I thought I knew what she was going to say next.
“no way.”
[Yes, that child is a prophet.]
A great mage who transcends by regression
