revelation (2)
The princess, who barely came to her senses, asked me a question a little later.
“Saint Ronan, what are you thinking?”
What are you thinking…A blow to the Church? Is there any other way to get out of this situation without counterattacking?
“Are you sure you want to take responsibility for all of this by yourself?”
What? No, that’s why it happens.
I looked at the princess again, wondering if she was telling me to shoulder everything and self-destruct since the situation has become difficult because of me, but I didn’t feel that way.
Then again, where did you get that strange misunderstanding?
Even if it’s really all my fault, I’m still trying to figure out how to blame others. Why am I covering up other people’s faults? Am I crazy?
“It can’t be. It’s just making things right.”
“Then why the hell is Ronan Saint…”
Seeing that the princess kept talking behind my back in response to my answer, I wondered where to begin to clear up the misunderstanding and continue the conversation, but after thinking about it for a while, I began to wonder if I had to resolve the misunderstanding.
From now on, the role of the princess is also important, but in order to properly pressure the church, wouldn’t it be better to accept it as it is rather than knowing that this is a concocted trick?
Isn’t there a saying that if you want to deceive your enemies, you must first deceive your allies.
After thinking about it for a while, I started to think that this was a better scenario than I thought.
If I adequately convince the princess that I am not intending to put everything on her face and self-destruct as she thinks, then the princess will have more motivation to believe that she has received a real revelation than even her faint faith will disappear when she sees the saint committing disrespect by fabricating a revelation from God. Wouldn’t it be nice to have it too?
“Of course, if the Church of Orion orchestrated all of this, then I think it’s my fault for not stopping it. It’s too late, but we have to fix it now.”
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Deciding to change my course slightly, when I said that, the princess sighed and wondered where to stop me.
That’s what everyone would do if they suddenly heard such absurd words.
“Ronan…the saint…what the hell…”
The princess was in a state of shock because she hadn’t explained that this was a lie even to the princess, but seeing it paradoxically, she began to be convinced that this had no choice but to work.
Originally, moderately absurd claims do not get proper treatment, but such shockingly absurd claims are surprisingly accepted.
Even if there is a possibility of being eaten, not long ago, if I had made the claim that the Church had created all this horror, I would have been told straight away that the saint was insane. Why did the denomination come out?
But is it still like that?
If you bluff with a fact that doesn’t exist at all, the lie will be exposed sooner or later. However, a lie with a spoonful of seasoning called the truth is surprisingly accepted by many people.
In the process of trying to prove that my words are lies, you will find clues that match my words.
I don’t know if there are devil worshipers lurking in the church, but at least there is something similar. Isn’t there a group called shadows for sure? A secret group that runs the church behind the scenes?
How do devil worshipers disguise themselves as priests? Haven’t we already experienced several cases where priests can’t distinguish between devil worshipers? That’s enough. Or you could say he’s a corrupt priest colluding with a devil worshiper.
A sudden revelation? Isn’t it strange to judge the timing of God’s revelation by human standards?
Besides, it was already known to some extent that I received a revelation from the dwarf god, saved the dwarves and sealed the monster. Unless I borrowed the wisdom of a real god, it is easy to explain how I sealed a monster I had never seen before in a way I had never seen before. No. And the fact that the dwarf god gave the revelation will also add to the credibility of my words that I received the revelation from Orion.
Above all, isn’t the dragon that was sealed this time actually a monster created by demon worshipers? At least I know that fact. The impact was large and there was nothing to gain, so I didn’t inform it, but that didn’t mean there wasn’t a corner to use.
What if this was one of the fruits of demon worshipers’ endless efforts to deceive the gods and priests, claiming that the corrupt priests were deeply involved in their research, and that they could also pass on abilities that mimic divine powers to others?
It is unclear whether the head of the group called the shadow can really share divine power with others.
But what if you really have such an ability? Are there any shadows who have heard my argument who could not be shaken in the slightest?
Even if the chief possesses other powers, I don’t lose much. There’s no way to prove anything about the devil worshipers anyway.
It is true that the church has such an ability belatedly, but if you claim that it is not an ability related to devil worshipers and is a real divine power, you will lose it from the point of hiding it so far.
Then, what did he do without benefiting humans by widely publicizing his ability and giving it away?
A ball thrown roughly after asking anyone to hit it. If anyone gets hit, it’s a win, and even if you don’t hit it, it’s worth it.
“Saint Ronan, it’s not just that I’m going to throw everything upside down to end this situation… the cause of all this is the cult, and there is a devil worshiper working with the cult… are you saying that?”
The princess, in disbelief, repeated my words and asked a question.
It’s probably because he wasn’t sure if his perception was correct, rather than a real question.
Even if the corrupt church did this to keep the imperial family and the different races in check, it is difficult to understand from common sense, but there is even a devil worshiper behind it?
“Saint Ronan, this is a statement that shakes the very foundations of the Church. It will not end with any headwinds. Do you have any evidence to prove this?”
Even in the midst of chaos, the princess controlled her mind and slowly began to regain her cool.
The head of the church allied with a devil worshiper. It was a completely different matter from treating any corrupt cleric as an individual deviation.
Regardless of how absurd my remarks were, it was very clear that if there was even the least amount of evidence to back him up, it would be a trump card that could strangle the church’s throat.
“Did people call it revelation? Orion whispered to me.”
When I directly mentioned the word revelation, the princess’ face, which was barely regaining her cool, had a crack again.
“A revelation… is it?”
“Yes. Do you remember, Azalia-sama? When we first met, I asked if I had received a mission from Orion to purify the church.”
Following my words, the princess seemed to recall the past for a moment, then shook her head.
“At that time, didn’t you say that you didn’t know about such a thing?
“Well, maybe this incident changed Orion-sama’s mind? Or it could be that he’s been waiting for the right time. How can I count all of God’s will?”
“Orion… don’t you know the human mind? Or do you not value humans?”
At first glance, those words might sound disrespectful to God, so I reflexively looked around.
Fortunately, there was no one around except Celia. Celia’s eyes were still rolling round, as if it was too much for her to keep up with the conversation between me and the princess.
“Why do you say that? Of course Orion-sama loves all humans.”
It’s a problem because there’s no Orion to share that love with, but looking at the tendencies of other gods, it’s not difficult to infer that Orion would have loved humans in his own way.
“But until now, even when Saint Ronan was in danger of dying, he didn’t even give a single piece of advice, and then he was in this situation and ordered us to attack the Church of Orion? If Orion truly loves Saint Ronan, how can that be? To risk on my own feet… such an order…”
Hmm… I seemed to know roughly what the princess wanted to say.
If there is even the slightest evidence that there is a devil worshiper behind the Order of Orion, and that this incident happened due to the manipulation of the devil worshipers, I can entrust the evidence to the imperial family and make the imperial family take the lead in attacking the cult.
But what if I start making these claims of revelation in the absence of any evidence?
Naturally, all aggro will be focused on me.
The church will want to keep my mouth shut by any means necessary, and besides that, those with various interests or beliefs will also pay attention to me.
That’s why I haven’t taken out the cheat key called revelation until now.
However, since I was in the same situation as I am now, I thought I had to step in.
I have been acting as an ideal saint, so I have avoided friction in interpersonal relationships as much as possible, and as I built my reputation by dealing only with things that no one sees as absolute evil, the tendency to idolize me further intensified.
To be honest, my reputation has risen too much right now. Catching and sealing the rampaging monster was similar to the way I dealt with the demon worshipers in the expedition, but thanks to those ridiculous rumors about being able to raise the dead, things got pretty complicated. .
This is why I wanted to build a friendly relationship with people. I still don’t know where it got so twisted.
There is no such thing as a perfect being without even a hint of blemish. At least even the gods I’ve met seem far from being perfect, so I can say this.
However, since I have accumulated a reputation without any particular flaws, there must be quite a few people who have an antipathy towards me somewhere as the number of people who follow me has increased.
It was obvious without even looking at the fact that it would be dangerous to continue going like this. If this continues, later, the fact that you eat rice will be involved in controversy. Why would a perfect being like you eat rice?
It seems like an outrageous exaggeration, but personally, I never thought it was impossible. So, now was the best time to let go of that overly exaggerated reputation.
It was a goal that had no choice but to be achieved naturally if I showed the image of me rolling in the mud while holding onto the church by the hair.
That’s all, anyway, the swollen reputation was not enough to be used for one-time use.
My now ridiculously swollen reputation will add credence to the two words of revelation that came out of my mouth without any evidence.
Well, despite all these benefits, the fact that I’m dangerous doesn’t change…
“Then how about thinking like this?”
I held the princess’s hand and opened my mouth.
“Orion-sama also believes that Azalea-sama will protect me. Just as I believe in Azalea-sama.”
“What is that…”
“I already told you. Now that I’ve told you all of this, shouldn’t the imperial family hold me in for a fact-finding?”
It was because of this that I tried to confide everything to the princess and seek her cooperation in the first place.
It is inevitable that I will be exposed to threats from the moment I start attracting Revelation Aggro.
So, to prevent that, the method I mentioned at the beginning is necessary.
It’s just that the imperial family holds me as an important reference in name.
A person who is kept under investigation by the imperial family should not recklessly contact an outsider, right?
To be honest, it’s only a nominal investigation, it’s a request to protect me.
“It’s no different than before. I will believe in Azalea-sama and act. Izelia-sama, please stay by my side.”
A light of realization flashed in the princess’s eyes. It seemed that she finally understood what I wanted.
Oh, shouldn’t I have just told the truth and asked for cooperation?
“That’s right. It’s the same as before. Even if I’m too dangerous, Saint Ronan won’t listen to me.”
Hmmm… How can you make me feel so sad?
Besides, this time I’m really just going to act as living proof?
“Saint Ronan, I would like to ask one last question. Are the words you are saying…really from Orion? Or are they made up for some purpose?”
Once her coolness returned, the princess asked a rather sharp question.
Shall we just call it a made-up story and seek cooperation…?
I hesitated to answer because it was a harder question than I thought.
If you ask a question that is difficult to answer, the most convenient way is to return the choice to the other person.
I returned the question to the princess.
“Which one do you prefer to listen to?”
To be honest, when I see you ask such a question, you should have already noticed it to some extent. I decided to leave it up to the princess to decide whether she wants to hear confirmation from my mouth or just let it go. He said he was just fooled by me and should leave at least some room for escape.
Upon receiving my question, the princess seemed to ponder for a moment before answering with a blank smile.
“For a very short while, I had an absurd imagination that Saint Ronan fabricated the word of God in order to keep the church in check for the sake of the imperial family.”
…is that true?
It was such a perfect insight that I was at a loss for words for a moment.
“Ronan Saint couldn’t be like that. It was a useless delusion. I guess human greed is really an emotion that can’t be controlled.”
That perfect insight quickly goes to a strange place…
The princess nodded her head a couple of times and looked at me, as if she was sorry for something, but also as if she was relieved.
“If I leave this place, I will immediately call Saint Ronan as an important reference. Based on what Saint Ronan said now. “
Perhaps the princess seemed to be assuming the worst case scenario, in which the church actively denied it and the conflict between the imperial family and the church was prolonged due to the lack of plausible evidence.
But don’t worry. As I expected, it would be over much sooner than expected.
Even in this situation, you can’t just hide in the shade of the church and play in the dark. Besides… there are also seeds that you personally sown.
I nodded my head to the princess, contemplating where the bishop who had been avoiding me since our meeting at church was now.
The princess looked at my positive gesture, then slowly got up from her seat, greeted me, and left.
I looked at the back of the princess as she left and measured the time by looking at the sun in the sky.
Do you still have time for lunch?
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That afternoon, rumors started at the academy. Rumors began to spread that would throw the entire continent into chaos, not enough for the entire empire.
Saint Ronan, the protagonist who solved this situation, confessed through his conscience confession that all of this was planned by some of the leaders of the Orion Church, and that he, as a member of the Orion Church, deeply felt the weight of their sins and surrendered. It was such a rumor.
