Rules of the Crusade (3)
After fleeing from the Holy Knight’s pursuit, Shiro and his party took a moment to catch their breath in a quiet corner of the Pope’s Palace.
It used to be a place full of prayer rooms, but now it was empty and gave off a gloomy feeling.
Sirone said.
“I don’t think he’s doing anything in public. “Let’s go down to the basement.”
“But they’re probably guarding it? “They will read our thoughts if they know we haven’t left the Vatican.”
“There’s nothing we can do about it then. Head-on…
A crying sound was heard from the hallway.
“Hmm. “Hmm.”
I leaned my back against the wall and looked around the corner to see a woman holding a spear walking towards me, crying sadly.
“God Crea, why is the world so turbid? Please give me courage. Nade spoke of the power to subdue everyone at your feet.
“Why is it like that? “Are you crazy?”
“In a way.”
Sirone guessed.
“He must be a paladin from the Heresy Management Department. “Maybe, if I’m right… the one who cries.”
“The one who cries?”
“These are the titles of those belonging to the Heresy Management Department. Those who cry, those who laugh, those who pray, those who get angry. And the Holy Knight Commander of the Heresy Management Department is the one who forgives.”
“That’s extreme. “You can’t confine human emotions to one tendency.”
Sirone nodded.
“I heard that it has disappeared these days, but according to Omega’s records, the Holy Knights of the Lamicism receive special training from birth. The ultimate base of mind and body. Among them, the training received by the Heresy Management Department was so terrible that Sirone was speechless.
“Hmm. God, please punish me a sinner.”
Nade came to his senses when he heard a woman’s voice nearby.
“Let’s subdue it first. Wouldn’t it be nice to run away with such a strange person on your tail?”
Iruki said.
“Don’t be too strong. Just like before…
“Okay. “It’s just that it’s been a while and it’s been hard to control.”
Nade, who generated electricity between his fingers, turned the corner as if by surprise and rushed at the woman.
“I’ll knock you out in one hit.”
“Huh huh. Oh my god…
Nade approached her with spark magic and gave an electric shock to the back of her neck, causing the woman’s body to tremble.
‘ done.’
The moment she thought that, the woman’s body twisted and the tip of the spear flew towards her neck at terrifying speed.
“Ugh!”
A blade passed in front of Nade’s eyes as he tilted his upper body in the air, and the woman let out a scream that was close to a scream.
“Oh God!”
‘That’s incredible speed. But…
Nade in his Thunder God Reincarnation state was so fast that even Shirone had trouble catching him.
Nade, who passed by the window and bypassed the static electricity, was filled with electricity in his palm this time.
“Err.”
With a loud thud, the clothes on her side burned off and she dropped the spear, shaking with her limbs spread out.
‘Now is the time.’
Sirone jumped off the ground and thrust the light of Agape into his forehead, just like he did to Seina.
“Ah ah…
It seemed like the woman’s tears would stop for a moment…
“Oh my God.”
Blood flowed down the pupils.
With the lips barely moving, the vocal cords trembled and a sharp voice was heard.
“You son of a bitch.”
‘It can’t be purified. ‘It’s a huge brainwashing.’
“I’m dying!”
Just before the woman raised her nails and rushed forward, Nade struck her back with both hands.
There was a loud bang, and the woman’s body flew over Sirone’s head and landed on the wall of the hallway.
“ha. ha.”
Nade let out a rough breath, and this time Iruki couldn’t help but scold him.
“He’s a fanatic. “It was almost dangerous.”
Iruki approached the fallen woman and checked her pulse.
“It’s not dead. But…
I could see her back where her clothes had burned off.
Even though only part of the body was examined, there were traces of torture.
“Did you get whipped? “How does the human body become like this?”
“Self-harm.”
Sirone approached.
“The mission of the Heresy Management Department is to hunt down and torture heretics. But that is clearly an evil methodology. So, the Rami Church’s Heresy Management Department… Before torturing someone, they must inflict equivalent pain on themselves.”
As the atmosphere became colder, Sirone continued.
“Because if you don’t, you won’t be able to exercise your divine power. But this is really dangerous. The experience of enduring terrible self-harm was intact…
Iruki said.
“It can be inflicted on others. “Calmly, without a word of guilt.”
“huh. Anyway, I’m in trouble. If the brainwashing is to the extent that it cannot be purified by agape, “Hehehe.” Hehehehe.”
I heard laughter from the hallway on the other side.
“God, I’m so happy.”
After discovering numerous shadows, the group ran around the corner without any hesitation.
“I’m getting chicken skin. What are you going to do? “If it can’t be purified, there is no choice but to beat it up.”
“There is no end to catching and fixing people one by one. Let’s find evidence. Finding a way to go underground…
Shirone stopped walking.
“damn.”
About 10 Holy Knights were walking down the hallway with their hands clasped together.
“God bless the world. “I hope everyone is happy.”
The rainmaker.
Their prayers were murmured together, and laughter could be heard from the other side.
“Do we have no choice but to fight?”
As the door to the prayer room opened, a familiar face appeared.
“Come this way.”
It was Seina.
The group entered the prayer room, thinking that this was normal rather than the crowd of people rushing through the hallways.
When Seina activated the fireplace device, the wall opened and a secret passage appeared.
“Follow me. hurry. “If I get caught by them, I’ll be finished.”
As soon as I followed her into the secret passage, two hands grabbed Sirone’s collar.
“Yahweh! “You bastard!”
Nade and Iruki approached the sudden situation, but Shirone raised his hand to stop them.
“What have you done to me? “Why is my divine power weakening?”
Shirone calmly accepted Seina’s harsh gaze.
“nothing. “The brainwashing has just been lifted.”
“Brainwashing?”
The hand holding her collar relaxed for a moment, but then lifted Sirone up with even stronger force.
“What nonsense? I am not subject to brainwashing or anything like that. “I am the Paladin of the Trust Management Department.”
“You know it yourself without having to ask me, right?” After a moment, Sirone’s feet touched the ground.
“ha. “I’m really going crazy.”
Sirone asked.
“There’s something I want to hear. “Is the harsh training of the Holy Knights still continuing?”
“…although it was officially abolished.” Seina opened her mouth with difficulty.
“It’s showing signs of revival since World War II. “Because the number of paladins has decreased significantly compared to before the war.”
“Heresy Management Department?”
“I don’t know about that. Even if it is the same Holy Knight, the Heresy Management Department only has access to the third-highest rank in the Vatican.”
“I’m third in line. First place is the Pope and second place?”
“…Bani Sa, Holy Knight Commander of the Heresy Management Department.”
He was a forgiving person.
“If second place is the root of the problem, then there is only third place.”
“Yes, High Priest Maximus. But he’s not feeling well right now and is recuperating. “It appears that a woman named Rukia awakened her demonic powers and was injured.”
Iruki asked.
“What kind of education do Paladins receive?”
“Everything against evil. Push your mind and body to the limit and memorize the following verses. “We are loyal to God and we reject the words of those who deny God.”
Seina trembled.
“It was a difficult process, but I actually didn’t think it was unreasonable at the time. Because I thought it was a natural process for fighting evil. But now… I don’t know.”
Was it really his will?
Seina glared at Shirone and argued.
“Even if I was baptized by you, my belief in God Kria did not change! But why has divine power weakened?”
“You can get it back.” Sirone said.
“When the doubts in your heart are lifted. You need to go through the process of believing in God yourself. So if you have any doubts, confirm now. “Be confident in whichever you choose.”
Seina, who was lost in thought while biting her lip, asked.
“What should I do?”
“Take me to the basement of the Vatican. Something must be going on there. Because goodness can never be achieved through coercion.”
“…That is the territory of the Heresy Management Department. Because it is underground, you rarely encounter it even within the Vatican.”
After making a decision, she turned around.
“Follow me. “I don’t know how helpful it will be, but I’ll give it my all.”
“Kingdom of Paras! Entrance!”
While the nations attending the temple were resting at the headquarters, the Kingdom of Paras arrived.
‘That’s fast.’
Even if you went through the space movement magic circle, it was a distance you couldn’t reach without top-level mobility.
In the golden carriage at the head of the procession was a man with a huge snake wrapped around his neck resting his chin on it.
‘Kitra. The new king of Paras.’
The current ruler of the Middle East is Kashan, but everything in Kashan began with Paras.
‘The beginning of civilization.’
It was a procession full of pride in being the place where intelligence began.
“It doesn’t look that easy.”
Lufist spat out, but Sirone had no answer.
“Why are you doing that?”
“No, no.”
It was Shiro Ne who was currently confronting the person called Human Man in the Pyramid of Truth.
“Emotional illness.”
Sirone muttered.
“The King of Paras may have been cured of his emotional illness.”
The Paras procession arrived in front of the headquarters.
Kitra made eye contact with Sirone, who was standing inside the window, and opened her mouth.
“Have you been baptized?”
‘ also.’
Sirone was sure.
‘The reason why King Kitra approved exploring the Pyramid of Truth. This beauty…
His eyes shone fiercely.
‘It’s already gone in and out.’
As if reading Sirone’s thoughts, Kitra smiled coldly.
“Human karma.”
cause.
“It’s truly bizarre.”
A man wearing a robe came next to the king and whispered softly.
“It is time to change your destiny, Your Majesty.”
At that moment, Sirone did not miss the flash of madness in King Kitra’s eyes.
‘Astrologer. They are the most dangerous.’ It was the zodiac think tank of the Kingdom of Paras.
“Glen! Where are you? Glenn!”
Inside the time-warped pyramid, Rukia searched for Glenn.
‘Please be safe.’
Her abilities allowed her to overpower her opponents, but Glenn’s specialty was only recovery.
“Where did you go?”
The moment I took my first step again, the scenery changed like everyone else.
‘Where?’
A priestly training center under the Holy See. It was where Rukia first met Glenn.
“Here you idiot!”
Seventeen-year-old Glenn and Rukia were running around the empty chapel like it was a playground.
‘Glen.’
A smile appeared on Rukia’s lips.
It was a time when I didn’t know anything about the world and just had fun playing with friends.
“Wow, it exploded so slowly…
“These guys!”
The nun in charge opened the door and shouted.
“What are you doing in the sacred chapel! “Today is an important day, so I told you to be careful!”
“Hey!”
While Glenn and Rukia froze, a middle-aged man walked next to the nun.
“Hehe, don’t criticize me too much. “It’s like that for everyone at that age. It was the same for me.”
He was Maximus Archpriest, currently third in rank in the Vatican.
