Episode 51
Headquarters of the Holy Church.
Pope Gregory was sitting at the end of a long table.
At the table, people dressed in different robes were sitting in unison, but all of them had unusual divine power lurking in their bodies.
Archbishop of the Holy Church.
Priests with the highest authority, said to be one in the kingdom, but only two in the empire… …
“I think everyone has gathered.”
The pope sighed and looked back at the archbishops.
The Archbishops were all looking at the Pope with serious expressions, not even a smile.
“His Holiness.”
“Tell me.”
“I heard. They say that one more candidate for the hero has been selected, right? I’ve heard that it’s none other than Walpurgis’ lineage.”
smart old people.
The pope thought so, but looked at the archbishops without expressing himself.
“Yes, Archbishop Alley personally confirmed that he was qualified. It is certain that he also has the qualifications of a warrior.”
“His Holiness, however, it is ‘Walpurgis’. lineage of wizards. As you know, a warrior is in every way… …“
I haven’t checked yet.”
The pope replied emphatically.
These old people will never listen unless you speak firmly.
The pope’s words made the archbishops look uncomfortable.
There were some who didn’t, but… ….
‘…Since when did those who serve God become so self-righteous?’
insistence that only you are right.
At some point, the poison of self-righteousness began to spread among the archbishops.
There hasn’t been a move to midnight since the war of prophecy, but… ….
“Whoa.”
The pope let out a small sob.
It was not the archbishops who used the prophecies to start the war.
Pope at the time.
What the Pope of the time was obsessed with the desire to expand the power of the Church using prophecy.
As a result, the authority and power of the pope rapidly diminished, and the current pope came under pressure from the archbishop.
Now, only sincerity and its symbolism are imposed on the pope, but he is no longer the old pope.
“There is no ‘lineage’ required to become a hero. The important thing is whether God chose him or not.”
“However…“
Everyone, we are the ones who follow the will of God, not the ones who decide.”
At some point, there is an increasing movement to rationalize my actions in the name of God, but that fact is clear.
“It’s good when the number of warrior candidates increases. After competing, it would be better to select a person more suitable for a warrior. There is nothing wrong with that.”
“However, there is no precedent for a wizard to become a hero, Your Holiness.”
“There is no precedent. But there is nothing wrong with that.”
God did not forbid magic.
The ones who forbade magic were rather the humans who followed such a god.
To my eyes, magic seemed to go against the law.
“…that it!”
“We wanted to nurture ‘heroes’ in preparation for any disaster that might happen. It is true.”
However.
“That is no reason to reject a new candidate.”
“His Holiness!”
Then one of the archbishops jumped to his feet and shouted:
“…Archbishop Killian.”
“This child was made to become a hero! We forced the child to follow our own path with our greed, and now we are saying that!”
‘It must be your greed.’
The pope struggled to keep the words from coming out of his throat.
Archbishop Killian.
The one who is currently in the limelight as a candidate for the hero The one who gave Siegfried strength and the elder with the highest voice among the archbishops.
“If that child is more suitable as a hero, he will defeat the new candidate and become a hero.”
“But if not…”
“That is also something we have to endure. In the first place, the hero is not the only way for that child. There are many ways to serve God.”
At that, Archbishop Killian opened his mouth as if he was trying to say something, but eventually gave up.
I would have known that it had no meaning.
“…We will watch.”
“You do.”
The Pope nodded.
Archbishop Killian glared at him for a while, but it didn’t mean much.
The Pope decided to end this meeting quickly today.
“Then let’s end today’s hero candidates here.”
It had no nutritional value.
However, since he insisted so strongly, he could buy at least some time.
‘What kind of a thing it will be.’
The quality of the child whom Archbishop Killian is pushing as a warrior is not too bad.
However, something is unclear.
I can’t express it in words, but what should I say about whether that child is really suitable as a ‘hero’.
“…I don’t know.”
May he be the right one whom God has guided.
The pope longed for it.
* * *
Before regression.
The first meeting with ‘that bastard’ is really clearly embedded in my brain.
“Nice to meet you, are you Mikhail?”
first meet.
The bastard held out his hand to me with a truly refreshing smile.
The bastard who was so awesome that even the appearance of a hero in a fairy tale would be believed… ….
Until then, I thought this bastard was really brave.
Golden hair that seemed to shine in the sun and golden eyes that shone brilliantly.
You’re a fucking warrior.
In addition, he was born with enormous divine power, and his personality was also impeccable.
…was there
Looking at the way it’s revealed now, it doesn’t seem like his personality was really good, anyway.
He was like a warrior back then.
His swordsmanship talent was as good as Lian’s, and his personality was also well-reputed within the kingdom.
…It was then.
It was a time when my self-hatred was reaching an extreme level, so I had the thought that I shouldn’t become a hero.
But who would have known
fuck.
I don’t think the warrior would have thought so.
– This is Mikhail. Let’s save!
– Hey hey you crazy bastard! Just looking at it, it’s a trap, you asshole!
– So let’s throw it away?!
-I’m not saying to throw it away, just be a little bit prudent… …hey hey! You bastard! Where else are you going!
– Aaaaaaa!
Almost like that happened countless times.
The guy who was thoroughly educated to be an ‘ideal hero’ tried to act that way unconditionally.
Without thinking about efficiency or the aftermath.
that was self-righteousness
At least what a hero with everyone’s hopes shouldn’t do.
Many people died because of it.
Possibilities that could have yielded better results disappeared one by one.
But he didn’t know until the end.
He refused to admit that his actions were wrong.
“…Tsk.”
Oh, it’s crazy to think about it again.
How many cans of stomach medicine I ate while assisting him?
pup.
Roughly inwardly, he grunted while fulfilling his swear words one day a day.
“What is it?”
“Ah, nightmares make you sick.”
child sitpal.
At my words, Lian turned her head away with an expression that didn’t matter much.
“It’s not once or twice that you get fed up. Look over there.”
Ryan pointed forward.
A white spire towered above the trees beyond the forest.
“Isn’t that the ‘Saint’s Spire’?”
“That’s right. A symbol of the Church.”
The only tower in the country that stretches high toward the sky.
That you can see it means that you have really come to the church.
‘Kyoguk.’
I haven’t seen that spire in a long time.
The last time I saw it was during the war to defend the kingdom before returning.
While desperately trying to defend the wall, the spire was blown off by guerrilla forces.
In any case, I arrived at the church.
that you have to prepare for it.
[Is this where those who serve her gather?]
Set muttered in a voice full of complex emotions.
[I can definitely feel the divine power. What should I say? It’s friendly.]
“If it’s divine power…Do you think it’s similar to yours?”
[Same yet different. but…The resemblance cannot be denied.]
She let out a wry smile.
Is the relationship between ‘Hekau’ and Set more complex than I thought?
It is difficult to know the details at this time.
Anyway.
‘Is that guy over there?’
I recalled information about the church.
At this point, the Archbishop’s influence was quite strong in the church.
Due to the war of prophecy, the power of the church state has declined sharply, and the authority of the pope has also fallen greatly.
In the meantime, it was the ‘Salvation Church’ led by Archbishop Killian who squeezed the gap.
Credit to the warriors.
A denomination that gathered with the idea that the authority of the church should be regained by using the symbolism of the hero.
More than half of the archbishops presently residing in the Church belonged to this very Salvationist sect.
In other words, it means that very greedy and extreme people are the mainstream of the religion.
I don’t know about other countries, but the religions shouldn’t be like that.
‘First of all, I have to change that bastard’s Salvation denomination.’
They are no different from tumors at this point.
It doesn’t matter if you had some lofty beliefs in the beginning or not.
That the church could be normalized only when they were scattered.
And above all… ….
‘The Salvation denomination supports that bastard.’
Even before the return, I really tried my best to somehow make that bastard into a hero.
I knew then that archbishops could be so ugly.
then it is my enemy
‘I don’t know anything else.’
There is absolutely no room for compromise when it comes to supporting that bastard.
It was around the time I was making the plan.
“Mikhail.”
Suddenly, Cassandra came up next to me and said.
“I have something to tell you before I arrive at Kyoguk.”
“hmm?”
“I thought it would be better if I explained exactly why I came out of the church.”
Come to think of it, I haven’t heard the reason for it in detail from her.
“Isn’t it because the church does not trust your prophecy?”
“There are reasons for that, but that’s not all.”
“say it.”
What on earth had happened to Cassandra and why did she dare to break away from the fence of the Catholic Church… ….
I also waited for her words because the question was not completely resolved.
“Not all of the prophecies known to the public have actually been revealed. It is a little different from my prophecy.”
“…different?”
The revealed prophecy is not everything.
That is information that was not known even before the regression.
“say it. What was the content of the real prophecy you saw?”
“I think the demon god was burning the world in a terrible way. Many people screamed and blood and death were shed. but.”
When she said that, she frowned.
It’s like I don’t want to think about it.
“A lion with a golden mane was standing next to the demon.”
lion.
I frowned for a moment.
‘If it’s a lion… …’
Quickly check the information that pops into your head.
Prophecy is always ambiguous.
If it’s a lion, there must be something that symbolizes it.
“The lion was betting on something. inverted sun. I don’t know if you know… …“
The sun is the symbol of a warrior. It could be interpreted as meaning that the hero will fall.”
“That’s right. Many archbishops would not admit it.”
It’s a natural story.
The symbolism of warriors in the kingdom is beyond imagination.
A bad prophecy for such a warrior?
Then, of course, he would be reluctant to be known to the outside world.
Because the position of the church, which had already been reduced, could be further reduced.
by the way.
“A lion with a golden mane…”
If the sun symbolizes a warrior, the lion wearing it must also mean something.
But then.
‘…Golden mane for a moment?’
Why?
At this timing, one mischievous person comes to mind.
Coincidentally, his symbol is also a lion with a golden mane.
-Nice to meet you, are you Mikhail?
The voice came to mind again.
“under.”
…Is this really that baby?
Great mage who transcends by regression
