# 294
Helmut
Episode 294
Someone raised a hand and asked.
“What’s going on? “I can’t believe you’re summoning the ministers in such a hurry.”
“What on earth is going on?”
The six high priests who returned as soon as the summons was given were sitting at a round table in the center.
Minister. They were young faces worthy of that grand name. It is youth maintained by powerful divine power.
A round table conference held at the temple. This was truly the most authoritative meeting on earth.
It is said that the temple is not as old as it used to be, but sometimes even the fate of a country is decided here. Even the most noble life was meaningless before the name of God.
Numerous decisions were made at this round table, but I can assure you that it was rare for six high priests to gather in one place.
A roundtable meeting that may or may not take place once a year.
The ultimate purpose of this roundtable was one. For the survival and maintenance of this world.
That was Lumen’s intention in saving the world from the Demon War.
These are those who inherit the power of Lumen and follow its will. Even though they were fallen and corrupted and could not properly inherit Lumen’s shining will, they did not completely forget what they had to do.
High Priest Agato looked around at them with solemn eyes and opened his mouth.
“Something strange has occurred in Pahe’s Forest.”
“What if it’s an unexpected event?”
“It was confirmed that the sacred barrier was weakened immediately after some kind of shaking of unknown cause occurred.”
At that moment, the people gathered at the round table were in an uproar. High Priest Agato added with confidence.
“I’m sure. “The temple’s sacred object, which is measuring the concentration of the sacred barrier, responded.”
“Is that a permanent change? Or is it a temporary phenomenon? Or is it some kind of sign?”
“If it is a sign, what kind of sign is it? Are you saying that the Demon King will be resurrected?”
“It’s not impossible. It’s a thousand years. Enough years have passed for something to happen.”
“These are blasphemous words. “What is Lumen’s barrier?”
“But didn’t you say that the barrier was actually weakened?”
High Priest Levina looked around with an expressionless face.
The condition for becoming a high priest is divine power. However, it seemed that the only people who could make the right judgment were Agato and herself.
Of course, among them, they were high priests with high experience.
The high priest Paul was also like that, but he was surprisingly greedy and possessed of wealth.
With gold and silver treasures wrapped all over his body and decked out in the most expensive fabrics, it was difficult for him to let go of his desires and make judgments.
Therefore, there are only two high priests who ‘have appropriate experience and can think properly’.
It was also a heavy burden for the two of us to lead this huge organization called this temple.
Although it is said that there is basically no hierarchy among the high priests, there are definitely those who take on missions closer to the core.
Because of this, Agato and Levina noticed the changes in the sacred barrier faster than any other high priest.
‘Perhaps it’s a coincidence that two high priests died a few years ago, and now even the sacred barrier is shaking. It’s not unusual. ‘Nothing is clear and it’s unclear.’
Levina lowered her eyes. My heart was heavy.
The gap between the two high ministers was quickly filled. When one high priest dies, another person becomes the high priest and takes his place, so the number remains constant.
It was like some kind of natural law. Providence established by Lumen.
It is not common for a high priest to be murdered or die in an unexpected accident, but it is not unheard of. After all, ministers are also people.
However, it was unprecedented for two high priests to die one after another with such a small gap between them as four years ago.
It is said that High Priest Dolos met his death after clashing with the descendants of the Sword Saint in Basor after an arbitrary move, but in the case of High Priest Gaskal, he disappeared along with the troops guarding him on the road.
Another problem is that there is no clue there.
The forest they were in was so clean that not even the high priest could read it.
It wasn’t like there weren’t any guesses.
‘Two great wizards who became exploits of the temple.’
Archmage Antiol and Archmage Heike. Those two would have been enough to kill the high priest and erase all traces so cleanly.
The chase ended there.
Because those two were already public servants of the temple, and there was no way to trace them who had been untraceable until now.
The charges were nothing more than suspicions.
There was also something that could not be explained as to why they bothered to kill High Priest Gaskal.
Even for them as archmages, it would not have been easy to eliminate High Priest Gaskal.
Although it was a credit to the temple, it was true that as an archmage, there was no great difficulty in avoiding the temple’s pursuit, so there was a certain degree of freedom.
‘Losing them is a great loss for the temple. There were problems with Dolos and Gascal, but they were seasoned people.’
They are at least capable of performing duties and making decisions on behalf of the temple as high priests.
Even though she found them disgusting, especially the pedophile Gaskal, High Priest Levina knew how to think about the greater good.
In the first place, high priests are people who uphold the high will of God. Even if they have cold blood, they require heartless and cool-headed reason.
The divine energy circulating throughout their bodies made their hearts even colder.
For that reason, there are people who seek extreme and perverse stimulation.
Levina’s memory suddenly flashed back several years.
‘Did you say Helmut…?’
A boy from the Grand Duchy of Rinosa who was the first to escape the Forest of Pahe. That wasn’t all.
Rampione’s dungeon was opened and the Dark Sprout holder went crazy. Are all these unusual events connected, or are they all part of some unknown, huge flow?
Levina had doubts again.
‘Something is going on.’
But the problem was that she could not clearly know the identity of something.
There was one thing we could know.
‘If there is a problem with the sacred barrier, there is a high possibility that it is related to Archmage Antiol. He’s a wizard who studies barriers.
But that boy named Helmut might also… if he’s still alive.’
Levina’s guess was on the right track. High Priest Agato, who had been listening to the story in silence, opened his mouth.
“It is unknown whether the weakening of the sacred barrier is permanent. But we can do something.
We must dispatch an investigation team to look into the sacred barrier. And the barrier should be returned to its original state as much as possible.”
If there is a problem, why not repair it? It was a natural and clean conclusion.
“Are you saying we have to go to Pahe’s Forest?”
The question seemed like he was hoping that he wasn’t the one who had to go.
“There is no need to enter. Just contacting the sacred barrier on the outskirts of Pahe Forest is enough.”
“I will go.”
Levina suddenly opened her mouth. It was something she was scheduled to go to anyway.
It would be good to identify and resolve the cause of the weakening of the sacred barrier, but the barrier can be strengthened simply by the priest directly granting divine power.
There was no sign of demonic energy leaking from the forest of Pahe yet, so it was impossible to discuss the demon king’s resurrection. Since I couldn’t let down my guard, I was going to go and look into the problem properly.
High Priest Agato exchanged glances with Levina for a moment.
“It is a difficult mission. So, I would like High Priest Romulo to go with me. “It will be a good experience for you since you have only recently taken up the position of High Priest.”
Agato focused his gaze on Romlo.
It was a remark with the implication that since I have more experience than you, you should follow me. And it really was pressure.
Romlo nodded reluctantly.
“I will do so.”
“We’d better leave right away. “It may be an urgent problem.”
Levina stood up, leaning on the round table. The most important things in the temple are the forest of Pahe and the sacred barrier.
The conclusion was simple, but a round table conference had to be convened to make all the ministers aware of this matter.
Then someone knocked on the door.
smart!
Who dares disrupt the round table? Displeasure appeared on the faces of the high priests.
Agato frowned and gave permission.
“Please come in.”
With the eyes of the six high priests pouring in, a priest entered the door with an urgent look on his face.
A loud shout came right out of his mouth.
“This is a big deal! There’s a problem!”
*
[Now… here… my territory… it’s over. Humans… quickly… disappear.]
Somewhere near the central area, Kantra stopped and spoke to Helmut and Area.
As he promised, he was fast on land too. Kantra moved his limbs and glided as if he were digging the ground, crushing the forest and creating a path.
It seemed like they were rushing forward with the sole intention of quickly chasing these humans away.
Anyway, thanks to that, Helmut and Area were able to easily escape the northern area.
No matter how timid and cowardly he may be, Kantra is the ruler of the northern region.
It was calm when crossing the sea, but other monsters were nowhere to be found even on land.
“Okay, I’ll send you back alive as promised.”
Helmut said patronizingly and jumped off Kantra’s shell. Area also said something.
“great job.”
Then Kantra’s golden eyes widened.
[effort. I, Kantra… Greetings… This is my first time hearing this.]
Kantra looked at Area with shining eyes.
[You… resemble my land…]
It seemed to be a connection between Area’s hair color and the silver ice. I remembered Alea’s expression of bewilderment.
“What does this turtle say?”
[But… don’t come again… Black fur… humans… especially.]
Kantra’s gaze returned to Helmut. It was a look of resentment.
[I… hurt… a lot. The neck… was pierced… and it was hard to run….]
It was bleeding profusely from the wound, and the turtle must have used a lot of effort to move at high speed on land.
Helmut, who had nothing to say, said hello after a while.
“Okay, I won’t come back again, so live well.”
Anyway, he was someone I would never see again once I left Pahe Forest.
Kantra turned around.
Cuguagagaga!
A loud sound shook the forest. As if he didn’t want to be away from the sea even for a moment, Kantra disappeared at the same speed as when he came. It looked somewhat comical.
Helmut and Area stared at the spot where Kantra had disappeared for a moment. Helmut spoke first.
“Let’s go now.”
So they safely completed their mission and arrived at the central area.
