The Beginning of Destruction (2)
In the inner city of the Kingdom of Jive, Uorin closed his mouth tightly and was lost in thought.
“Wheeeeee.”
Habitz, leaning on her back, whistled and blew out Asker’s smoke.
“I can hear the sound of my heart.”
It was the frequency of May Ray’s ability god.
“That’s what you said when you saw Sirone. “Isn’t that probably closer to pain?”
Wuorin opened his mouth.
“If you had asked me to give way, I would have done so.”
“Do you have delusions too?”
As silence came again, Habitz continued.
“The reason I didn’t kill you at first was because you said you had someone you loved. I was curious. Because I couldn’t listen to my heart back then. But now that I listen to it, it seems like you have a love similar to mine.”
“Have you ever been in love?”
“well. If this is what you are doing, do it every day. Or maybe every second
?” “People have the illusion that if a word exists, it actually exists. The same goes for love, success or failure, happiness or unhappiness. “I don’t know what I was doing when there wasn’t such a word.”
Although his eyes were glassy due to the drug, his emotions were much calmer than usual.
“Try to erase all the words in your head. Still, your heart is beating and your body wants something. Whatever you want, you will eventually achieve it. “If you don’t define it.”
“Is that vanishing?”
“It’s happening again.”
Havitz threw the butt at the Jive official who was watching him in astonishment.
“It gets complicated when you try to confine it to words. Because if you share your thoughts, you won’t be able to feel the whole thing. It doesn’t have to be love. “What’s important is what that feeling is, isn’t it?”
Wuorin was bitter.
‘I can’t believe I was comforted by Satan. Actually, it might mean that I have become corrupted to that extent.’
What does it matter?
Desire is always nearby, and God is always far away for humans.
“…Can we achieve it? “If I don’t define my feelings for Sirone, will I ever be able to reach that feeling that I want?”
“then.”
There was no desire that Habitz could not achieve.
“Of course you can.”
His face, smiling toward the sky, was as innocent as a child.
“What a nice day.”
Today too…
I hope everyone in this world gets what they want.
‘Without one exception.’ At the fountain in the square overlooking the Pope’s Palace, Sirone and Irukinade were troubled.
Nade said.
“How about sneaking in? Once Sirone’s identity is revealed, the Paladin will make his move. “I knew from that experience that I hate getting involved with those guys.”
Iruki clenched his chin.
“Hmm. But is that also true within the Vatican? As far as I know, Lamishism is not a particularly militant doctrine. “I don’t know what it looks like from the outside, but at least it is a religion that saves its external face.”
Sirone said.
“It also varies from case to case. The attitude of Lamish religion towards other religions is divided into two. Cults and heretics. If you believe in a god other than Kria, you are a cult that stands on the side of Lamiism. And I tend to neglect it. On the other hand, I feel…”
It is not a cult.
“It is dismissed as heresy. In other words, a religion that calls itself God. In these cases, Lamigyo has always been aggressive in suppressing. “It won’t be any different this time either.”
“But you never said you were a god, and above all, you didn’t establish a religion.”
Iruki said.
“It’s about reputation. Because countless people already regard Sirone as the Messiah. It is enough to dismiss belief in other gods as fake. However, if humans who exist in reality are revered as gods…
Nade’s expression finally became serious.
“It is fatal to the Ramic religion. Because it directly contradicts the doctrine of One God.”
Iruki agreed.
“So the Holy Knights were particularly hostile to Sirone. “It would be dangerous to approach it with the mindset that religions are just different.”
I’m sure it will.
“but! But it’s okay to say it out loud, right? “There’s no way we can have a fight here.”
Iruki raised his index finger.
“How about using a pseudonym? “There is a prerequisite that the person must be someone worthy of the Pope’s attention.”
“Break through head on.”
Sirone made a decision.
“If we plan our plan, it won’t be difficult to meet Pope Constantine. But I can’t make my point that way. Besides, the Pope is about to leave for the temple. “I want to check something before that.”
Nade suddenly got up from his seat.
“Good. Then, let’s formally request a meeting. “If a paladin attacks me, I’ll become a villain.”
Inside the Vatican, they visited the central secretariat of the Diocesan Administration and the Holy See.
“excuse me.”
The priest welcomed me with a smile.
“Come, servant of God Crea. “What brought you to the castle office?”
Nade said.
“I came to see Pope Constantine. “I really want to see you before I go to the temple.”
“yes?”
The priest blinked for a moment, then checked the ages of Sirone and his group and scratched his head.
‘Well, that’s the age.’
Among the Lamish believers, energetic young men traveled across the continent to meet the Pope.
“I’m sorry, but the Pope is a very busy man. To conduct an interview, separate procedures must be followed. There is a department in the Diocesan Management Office…
“I am Sirone.” The priest did not understand at first.
“I want to talk to Pope Constantine. “Please tell me that Yahweh has requested a meeting.”
The priest’s face turned white.
“Hey Yahweh?”
At the same time, all the priests in the integrated office stood up and looked at Sirone.
“what? “Yahweh?”
Of course, he is not a villain.
Although they were not murderers or terrorists, some priests did not have pretty eyes.
The high priest, head of the Integrated Secretariat, approached.
“Hmm.”
He bit his lip as he contrasted Sirone’s face with the facial expression he had heard about through rumors.
‘It seems to be true.’
Unless you have two lives, there’s no way the Vatican would tell such a lie, right?
“If you are truly Yahweh, you would know what kind of place this is. “Is this a declaration of war?”
“I have no intention of fighting. There is no reason for that. “I just came because I have something to say to the Pope.”
You criticize the Pope.
‘This kind of arrogance and wantonness…!’
There was anger in the high priest’s eyes, but Sirone did not back down this time.
‘Constantine.’
I think he is a good person.
Is there a human being in the world who can clearly distinguish between good people and bad people?
‘Even if there is.’
Can we really call it human?
‘By that time, it is already a concept that transcends humans. Just as Mr. Miro is the best and Havitz is the worst.’
Of course, Sirone was included.
“It won’t take long. Please let me meet you. Anyway, I also attend the temple and can meet the Pope there. “The reason I came here now is because there is an agenda that needs to be dealt with at the Vatican.”
“Khome.”
Information about the temple could not be refuted because the Vatican knew more details.
“I guess I’ll just say it first. But if the Pope refuses, then we have no choice.”
“yes. please.”
After hearing the high priest’s instructions, the two priests ran into the hallway and split off to the left and right.
‘2 people.’
The Diocesan Administration and the Holy See.
‘There’s no way they’ll send it to you kindly. Anyway, the Pope will meet me. If you want to maintain your authority in the temple, you will definitely have to compromise with me.’
The problem was:
‘How will the Pope answer my question? If it’s a humane answer, I’ll accept it. But… if
the answer is to deny humans.
‘I have no choice but to see blood.’
Holy Knight Office.
Seina, a senior paladin belonging to the Trust Management Department, stood in front of the mirror wearing ivory armor.
‘Oh God.’
Her short golden hair and neat face were so beautiful that one could believe they were created by a god.
‘Please punish me.’
However, to her as a paladin, her body was nothing more than a shell containing her faith.
‘Please God, erase the doubts in me.’
Divine power has weakened.
‘Why on earth is this happening? Nothing has changed in particular. Why did I start doubting
everything I had achieved in my life ?
The first time I felt a change was when I returned to the Vatican after meeting Yahweh.
‘I said Sirone.’
When Siok gave in to temptation, Yahweh rushed to her and baptized her.
‘I decided to become a martyr. I wasn’t afraid of death. But why…
did she shed tears?
The moment Sirone’s hand struck his forehead sharply, all of the terrible evil escaped.
‘Maybe…
if it wasn’t just the devil that got away?
“no!”
Seina shouted.
“There is no way my heart could have been shaken by that guy. Yes, this is the price for submitting to Siok.”
It was psychologically easier to be a loser to evil than to become a renegade of faith.
“But…
when the brilliance of the light that flooded before her eyes came to mind, she became dazed again.
“Seina, are you inside?”
“ah! yes!”
Seina, equipped with the holy sword, hurriedly turned around at the sound heard outside the door.
When I opened the door, a handsome man in his early 30s with a short beard was smiling.
“Mr. Leon.”
He was a senior paladin in the same department.
“Seina and I won the patrol team this week. Was it too fast? “There are still 5 minutes left.”
Five minutes from the room was a bit late for roll call.
“Oh no. sorry.”
Seina’s sociability wasn’t that bad, but Leon was always awkward.
The reason may be…
“How long has it been since I was part of the patrol team with Seina? “It seems like God Crea has answered my prayers?”
This may be because it is light.
‘I’m not a bad person. However… Leon’s language, which subtly emphasized the relationship between men and women,
was very annoying to Seina.
‘Marriage is prohibited for Holy Knights. Our body and soul have already been offered to God.’
Leon, as if he didn’t notice, changed the topic.
“I heard that the Holy Knight training program will be revived after Seina’s report. The subordinates’ complaints are not limited to this haha. “It was really brutal in our time.”
‘It was like that.’
Since she was a child and decided to become a servant of God, Seina has undergone rigorous training.
Also, it was clearly a point of pride for her.
‘But why?’
After being baptized by Yahweh, I felt disgusted by that series of processes.
‘Yes, this doubt is making me weak. Come to your senses, Seina. You are a paladin.’
Leon’s expression as he gazed at Seina’s thoughtful face was mesmerizing.
‘He’s a really cool guy.’
Holy knights are prohibited from marrying, but they do not force their doctrines on ordinary laity.
‘If I give up my position as a Holy Knight, Seina-san…
As I was imagining such things, a priest came running in a huff from the other side of the hallway.
“Mr. Temi? What happen?”
“Ah, Seina! Mr. Leon!”
The priest, who was on his knees and breathing heavily, raised his head and shouted.
“We’re in big trouble! Now in the Holy See… I mean, in this sacred Holy See…!”
Leon grabbed his shoulder.
“Try to speak calmly. What happen?”
“Yahweh has come! “They proudly stormed through the front gate! I’m going to see the Pope!”
Leon frowned at the unrealistic words.
“What on earth are you talking about?”
At that moment, he turned his head when he heard heavy breathing behind him and opened his eyes wide.
“Mr. Seina?”
Her face was as red as a crimson.
“Yahweh…
she couldn’t control her heart beating fast and asked back with a blank expression.
“You came here?”
Waves of light flickered before my eyes like an afterimage.