Charm (3)
The situation has come to this point for three main reasons.
The first was an official letter of visit from the imperial family.
To be precise, it was a notification. We arrived tomorrow, so we asked to see the saint.
From the standpoint of the church, it was a very lax attitude, ignoring their authority.
The church had no intention of bringing the saint in contact with outsiders yet.
According to the record, there was a marked difference between the brainwashed saint and the non-brainwashed saint in terms of implementing holy magic.
However, since the church became such a mess, it was not easy to control the saint without brainwashing from a certain point on, so it was inevitable.
Because of this, the saint seems to be able to deal with it without the need for brainwashing, which is unusual, so it was easily released, but the saint was still an uncontrolled variable from the point of view of the church.
Of course, he tried to refuse, but the ensuing envoy’s party was a problem.
Part of the 4th great samurai family of the imperial family, Emperor’s Spear Kanion. Part of the 5th greatest magic tower of the imperial family, Ludmilla, the lord of the flame magic tower.
It was nothing short of an implicit armed demonstration.
No matter how arrogant the empire was, the optimism that no one would dare to point a sword at them did not come out of the current emperor’s inclination.
The current emperor was a person so outstanding that if he judged himself to be an obstacle, he could get rid of them and somehow overcome them despite numerous political obstacles.
The high-ranking priests were busy arguing about how to solve this situation for a long time.
The second is that it was Cardinal Telos who witnessed the spectacle of praising Ronan while walking around the headquarters without participating in the meeting.
He was the former head of the Inquisition, a fanatical dogmatist and an anthrophobic.
Most of the Heretic Questioners were human haters and fanatics, but Telos was so bad.
The doctrines interpreted by the church are the only truths that can be accepted even by people who are oblivious to the will of God, and those who do not accept these doctrines are extreme radicals who are called heretics.
The reason why he was able to rise to the position of cardinal was purely because he buried many people who were not friendly to the doctrine = church under the name of heresy.
In addition, due to the nature of the mission of the Heretic Inquisition, many personnel were needed who obeyed only orders without questioning them.
Because it was much easier to supply and receive brainwashing personnel who had castrated questions about the church than fanatics, Telos had subordinates who would obey the order to intimidate the saint without question.
Thirdly, for the past few days, Telos has been closely examining Saint Ronan.
To Telos, the saint was unfortunately a nuisance that Orion had given away without even imagining how low the standard of human beings was.
Of course, according to the record, I knew how to use the brainwashing ritual on the saint as part of the church, but somehow the cardinals agreed to release the saint.
They care about every little detail that could damage their power. For what reason do they release the saint?
Do you really not know what will happen when ignorant and ignorant people come into contact with an easy-to-understand idol called a saint?
Telos’ worries became a reality.
For a few days, they were confined to their rooms for reasons of temper, but those who came into contact with Ronan even once immediately began to show their faith in the saint.
Even Ronan, before he became a saint, seemed to have completely lost his childlike appearance.
But now, the number of people I meet is limited, so it doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it was obvious what would happen if I met people.
For Telos, the teacher’s demonstration was a decisive moment.
The priests of the main office of the church, who should be faithful to the teachings of the doctrine, rebelled against the church, saying that there would be a misunderstanding.
Priests who are thought to have gone through a bit of enlightenment are like this, so what should the ignorant and oblivious public do?
After all, humans were incapable of understanding the noble grace of God.
Having made up his mind, Telos used his brainwashers to carefully cover up the situation so that the other cardinals would not find out.
I didn’t even think that I would be able to cover it anyway.
It was enough for him to be undisturbed while he finished his work.
And he went to see Ronan alone.
Although he could be attacked by other cardinals who are after power because of his arbitrariness, it didn’t matter.
Telos truly believed that this was what the Church needed and that someone should do.
Even if he imposes sanctions on himself, he will not be able to return the saint who has already destroyed his mind, so he will have to proceed with the brainwashing ritual as usual.
I was even more convinced when Ronan showed an extraordinary figure that was not befitting his age, which made me think that if there was a true son of God, he would be like this.
It was a pity that such an outstanding talent had to be sacrificed for the sake of the name of a saint despite his devotion to the church, but at the same time it was unavoidable.
Telos sincerely believed that this was a form of martyrdom.
It was the mentality of a madman that ordinary people could not understand.
Just a moment’s hesitation.
Ronan’s desire to hide everything about himself so that the praise can only reach God was so beautiful that the momentary hesitation that seemed so beautiful ruined the work.
Telos’s intentions were thwarted by the cardinals who rushed to Ronan’s brain just before he poured divine power into his brain.
“These power-hungry writers! Don’t you still understand! The saint threatens the doctrine and the church just by being there! We need to get rid of our personal feelings right now!”
“What the hell is that nonsense! You’re crazy even if you’re crazy!”
Telos shouted, unable to take his eyes off Ronan, who had lost his mind until the moment he was being dragged away by the paladins.
The frightened cardinals hurried to cover up the situation as they saw Telos talking loudly about brainwashing.
“Saint! Saint Ronan! If you are truly faithful to Orion, kill yourself! Saint! Heed my words carefully!”
It was an abusive language that could not reach the fainting Ronan.
It happened with less than a day left until the imperial envoy visited.
* * *
Having grasped the whole situation, I was at a loss for words.
The man named Telos was more insane than I thought…
Are there only people with blank brains, people intoxicated with power, and fanatics at the head of this church?
No matter where I looked around the headquarters, the majority of people had normal religious beliefs, so I didn’t know why only those like them were at the top.
Isn’t it, did they rise to the top because of these guys?
“Thank you so much Celia.”
In a low voice, he thanked Celia, who was sitting next to him.
Telos The person strangled my throat so I couldn’t get out of my voice.
Still, since it is the head office of the church in name and color, it seems that the trauma itself has been fully recovered, but it is not painful, but maybe it is because the divine power is injected, there are shallow handprints and the voice does not come out well.
“Don’t talk like that.”
Celia declined, but these were not empty words.
If it wasn’t for Celia standing next to me with tears in her eyes, I might have really died.
Celia, who was temporarily imprisoned elsewhere by the brainwashers, went on a rampage without caring about herself getting hurt, and it seems that this situation has reached the ears of the cardinals.
It’s really not enough no matter how many times I thank you.
He seemed like he would really cry if he answered, so he answered with a light smile.
And I soon fell into a sense of exhaustion.
You really survived somehow.
It’s fortunate that it wasn’t after messing around with holy magic.
I will remain a pure victim.
Maybe it’s because I’ve been through so many things in a day, but even after I fainted and woke up, somehow I felt a little sleepy.
The door opened and Cardinal Levia appeared.
Oh, I don’t know knock. Knock? What kind of saint do you come into the room like this?
“Are you here, Cardinal Levia?”
Contrary to his inner feelings, a polite greeting came out.
Somehow, Cardinal Levia, who made me speak, was dissatisfied, and pressed Celia’s head, who was staring at her in a daze.
Celia, when you look at me that way, I’m like, ‘Why do you keep your eyes open like that?’ can get hit
It is a magic word with a 100% chance of initialization that cannot be logically refuted.
Keep your head down if you don’t want to get hurt.
“It’s okay not to be too polite. Saint, isn’t your body hurt?”
The cardinal looked at the two of us and spoke to us with a benevolent smile on his face.
“It must have been a real ordeal. Saint Ronan.”
Just like Celia, she responded with a quiet smile.
Anyway, it will look like a sore throat from people around me, so I can talk less.
It’s hard to squeeze out a sound that doesn’t work every time.
“I guess I have a little more to say about him…”
The cardinal’s gaze turned to Celia.
No, he dragged two priests into the room and said why did he want to send only Celia out?
Celia, who was looking at me with anxious eyes, held out her hand as if telling her not to worry.
“hmm…”
The cardinal, who was silent for a moment as if he was doing some calculations in his head while watching that scene, burst into laughter as if he was okay.
“The reason why the saint was not harmed is because of this child’s credit, and it seems like the saint wants it, so I’ll just say it.”
Hey, don’t you know the name of Celia?
“Lord Telos will of course be excommunicated. This cannot be undone even if the saint wants it. Lord Telos’ sin is too heavy.”
What lunatic in the world stands up for the man who tried to kill him?
“It’s different from the priest who inflicted corporal punishment before he became a saint. He punished ordinary believers for violating the rules, and Sir Telos targeted you, Saint Ronan, with a meaningless claim.”
Oh right. Come to think of it, that was me. There was a guy like that.
“but…”
The cardinal paused for a moment before continuing.
“It’s a bit difficult to publicize this.”
Yes, it seemed so.
Unlike Celia, who looked surprised next to me, I fully anticipated this situation.
The status at the moment of committing a crime is a cardinal.
It is only natural that the prestige of the church that raised such a dangerous figure to the cardinal level is diminished no matter how much excommunication and punishment are imposed at the church level.
The Church could not have made this public.
“Sir Telos has been very devoted to the Church. Unfortunately, madness came and attacked the saint as a demon, but Orion would be deeply saddened if his end of life’s efforts for the Church was publicly denied. Can you understand Saint Ronan? “
Oh look at how long the tongue is. Why are you talking so long when you’re just deciding between yourself and notifying me?
“Do as you wish. I’m just following the will of the Church. I hope Lord Telos will have peace in his later years.”
In case of misunderstanding, it means that I wish I could search quickly so that I could be peaceful for the rest of my life.
When he replied with an unwavering expression on his face, the cardinal’s face widened into a smile.
“As expected, the saint’s faith has a nobleness that is not biased toward private human feelings. It’s really fortunate.”
He really makes a lot of bullsh*t.
Hey Celia.
Take care of your facial expression.
You don’t have to make the expression I want to make instead.
As soon as she rubbed the back of her hand with her fingers from the hand she was holding, Celia, startled, immediately started looking only at her hand with a docile expression.
“But Lord Telos is saying something very strange…”
“Does that sound strange?”
“It is said that Saint Ronan summoned an angel while praying and bewitched the people.”
“Hmm… I’m not sure what you’re talking about.”
Regarding that, I decided to remain completely ignorant.
It seems that the medicine is a bit excessive than I intended, so I have to dilute it.
“You don’t know?”
“I just prayed for thanks to Orion. I don’t know much about angels.”
It was quite difficult to calm down Celia, who was glaring at her.
He seemed to want to say that he saw it right away, that it was real.
Please bear with me.
“Your madness has deepened to the point where you want to harm the saint, so you can even talk nonsense. …But don’t you really know anything?”
“Is this something I need to know? If you teach me, I will listen.”
“No. I just wondered if the testimonies were consistent and whether I actually received an angelic blessing.”
I still don’t think I’ve completely shaken my doubts, but I don’t know what to do with him.
In addition, there was even a nuance that seemed to believe and follow only what the church told me, although I was not sure about it.
I’ve done this, but unless you’re a madman like Telos, you can’t show signs of doubting my words that have been changed today.
I wondered if I had passed on the case somehow, but at this point the cardinal, who had to finish the report and leave, was still looking at me.
…what. why.
“And that’s another story…”
Anything else to say?
My danger sensor started to work in an unexpected development.
I really don’t want to go through a sudden death flag like today again.
“Tomorrow, an envoy from the imperial family will visit.”
imperial family?
It was a word I had never thought of.
