Chapter 306 – Chapter 306 ― The One Who Doesn’t Run (5)
Episode 306 ― Who Doesn’t Run (5)
Although he was kicked out of the church, religion and goddesses are important to Fritz.
Rennart withheld his evaluation of Roan, surprised by Fritz’s attitude of talking about Roan’s power while establishing the existence of such a goddess.
‘Some of the facts… I do have a mix. Most of this power was given by the goddess.’
After a brief mutual introduction and an explanation of Roan, Roan sat face to face with their leader, Lennart, and Fritz.
Roan became Anmut and Urtellia’s employer.
I decided to give the money to the two and decided on their whereabouts, so it’s not wrong.
Roan carefully examined the appearances of Rennart and Fritz.
‘Still, it’s better than last time. Not yet.’
It’s better than the poor people around here, but on par with the commoners walking around the market.
Their clothes are clean, and their complexion is not as desperate as it was then.
“I don’t know how you knew of our existence, but why did you come to visit us?”
Lennart was candid.
“We have nothing to say as a force. I am not in a position to accept your request.”
It feels like a roundabout refusal.
Roan was silently listening to Lennart’s words. Rather, it was Fritz and Anmut who opened their eyes wide and were surprised by his words.
It was because Roan had not yet brought up a full-fledged conversation, saying, “I have something I want to do with you.”
Recognizing such an atmosphere, Lennart added as if making excuses.
“It’s not a virtuous reason that I don’t want to be used by others.”
When I met Lennart in the past,
Roan gained knowledge by asking Grünent about his background and circumstances.
The meter region where he was a knight was a medium-sized territory. It was a large farmland among the middle territories ruled by the count family, which had quite a lot of small territories.
He fell because he followed Grünent, but he was a competent and strong man who served as a knight in that vast territory until just before that.
3,000 knights led by Roan, the head of a country.
In other words, that is the maximum number of knights that the strongest person in a country can rule.
There are only three or four great lords in a country, and they can command 1,000 or hundreds of knights at most. If you replace it with the human country Merde, the number of dukes that are related to the royal family and the number that can be mobilized.
And if you go to a small or medium-sized territory under their control, the number of knights in a territory will decrease even more.
The number of medium-sized territories managed by the great lord was in the tens. There were at most ten to twenty knights in each territory.
However, this does not mean that the size of the medium-sized territory is small. The land to be governed is large, and the population is small compared to modern times, but it is spread out that much.
The job of knights is to train soldiers in such a territory, assist the lord, and take charge of all security of the territory.
If you want to do it roughly, you can do it roughly, but if you want to do it properly, the position that requires ability is a knight in the normal ‘territory’.
“It would be nice if we could trade with each other. But we don’t have conditions to put forward enough to call it a deal. Wouldn’t a relationship that is not equal end up tilting?”
If I am human, he is right.
If I am a man of power, I have little to gain from a group of equal men, whose strength is inferior to that which a king can mobilize.
But I’m a demon now,
These are humans.
That alone gives them an advantage I can’t have.
“I am a person who cannot stay here long. And neither among the people nor among the nobles can mix. But you can.”
Rennart’s sharp eyes scanned Roan.
For a strange reason.
He is a noble and powerful man,
You can’t mix even among nobles.
Considering that he can’t stay long, is he a noble from another territory? However, I can’t understand the words that you can’t mix among the nobility. Since there is a social season, no matter how local lords or nobles are, there should be no problem with mixing in Sprouse.
“I recommend you to listen to it once. Lennart.”
Anmut helped.
Lennart was quite surprised by the words he added, who had a calm and blunt personality.
Okay.
A guess is a guess.
This organization is nothing compared to the private soldiers and knights under his command in the past.
But it must mean that we have something useful for Lee.
Lennart looked back at Fritz as if to confirm his agreement.
Able to use divine power, he was showing a favorable gaze to outsiders without saying anything.
There is no lie in his words,
On the contrary, he said that he felt even the thick holy power.
‘Are you a high-ranking paladin of the Order trying to get involved in politics?’
No matter how you look at it, the pure fighting spirit felt in the body belonged to the swordsman.
Rennart became interested in Roan.
To think that such a person remained in the church that even Fritz had expelled.
What would a person with such strong and clean holy power try to do with them?
Lennart asked out of personal curiosity and anticipation.
“All right. Let’s listen to what you have to say. What do you want us to do?”
Then Roan answered.
“I intend to create a new religion. I want to use your power for that.”
The priest’s body trembled.
He is now out of the church.
Even so, it was difficult to shake off the common sense that I had been accustomed to all my life.
Religion without the power of God is heresy.
So instead of Lennart, who was at a loss for words after hearing Roan’s words, it was Fritz who spoke first.
“The power of the goddess… Do you deny it?”
“No way. Quite the opposite. The current Laurecia Church is not enough to contain that power.”
Roan’s very existence originated from the goddess Laurecia.
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Roan was the one who was most keen on the existence of the goddess among those on the Moira continent.
“I understand your concerns, Lennart. I also do not intend to use you for the simple noble reason of solving the suffering of the people of Merde. “
Rennart looked at Roan with a worried expression. But Roan calmly continued his words.
“I will be in the vanguard. I will pass on the words of the Goddess. However, it is not possible for only one leader to spread the word. We need people who are helped by the power of the Goddess and sincerely feel the need for her story.”
In the dark crypt room, the light that leaked through the cracks in the window accidentally illuminated Roan.
Lennart and Fritz both swallowed admiration at the sight of him shining alone.
It was the result of a mixture of all of Roan’s skills, such as ‘Charisma’, ‘Appeal’, and ‘Politics’.
“You already know a lot about life. It is important to live, and to save yourself, your family, and others, you have escaped even the yoke imposed on you by society. I acted boldly because I decided that life was important. Goddess will not blame you.”
Lennart’s and Fritz’s eyes met.
They are already familiar with the power of religion.
A properly empowered religion can become more powerful than any political force.
However, it takes a very long time and a lot of effort to do so.
And the existing churches, especially the existing Laurecia Church, which has the strongest power in Merde, will not sit idly by.
Even if they can’t wield as much power as they did in their heyday due to current wars, unsavory rumors, and checks from nobles and royal families.
It was Fritz who gave his opinion to Roan in a worried voice.
“Aisen-sama. The power of religion is actually a reliance on the power of God. You can’t pull people out with the thinnest tricks of magic.”
Then, without saying anything, Roan raised his hand.
And soon the darkness began to dissipate.
What came to his fingertips was a small ‘starlight’.
It was a small, warm light as usual,
It was enough to light up all the dark places.
Even to turn the minds of those who were immersed in delusion.
“… Ah.”
It was Fritz who felt the power of that light most intensely.
A trembling sigh leaked out of his mouth involuntarily.
He left the church, but the power of the goddess still remained with him. He still had the eyes to recognize the traces and strength of Goddess Laurecia.
“How can this power…”
Lennart, who saw “Starlight,” Was just astonished and shut his mouth.
It wasn’t as much as Fritz, but it felt like an indescribable force was pressing on my whole body.
The light wasn’t even hot, though it was simply a small light.
To put it bluntly, what he felt was closest to ‘sacredness’.
“There is no need to fool anyone. Spread the word about what the Goddess wants, and save as many lives as possible. That is what I want to do.”
The devil said
“You should help people who really need help.”
The starlight disappeared from Roan’s hand.
Even though they only saw the light for a short time, everyone’s eyes got used to the brightness.
The sudden enveloping darkness prevented them from seeing any form for a moment.
Roan’s low voice was heard in the darkness.
“In a dark world like this, just having something to rely on can give people hope. In that respect, the path you and I want to go is not different.”
Even in the darkness, the beastmen Anmut and Urtellia could glimpse Roan’s expression.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
It was a smile that could feel determination and will, far from evil.
How can I call him the devil?
‘How could he make such a statement?’
Anmut narrowed his eyes.
Helping someone is difficult.
No matter how laid-back the emperor may seem, the same is true.
It’s not that the king of this country lacks the means to help others.
Everyone has their own circumstances, and it is difficult from the beginning to have good intentions toward the outside world.
It becomes a stumbling block from eating your mind to consume your own resources for others. Anmut himself feels sorry for Merde’s current situation, but it took a lot of determination to help this ‘secret organization’.
There is nothing to go far.
Even if she’s just Yurtellia, isn’t she against what she’s doing.
It’s not because she particularly hates humans.
This is because Yurtellia wanted Anmut to focus on his own life and problems.
“It’s just that there are additional benefits in the process. It’s not evil Goddess won’t object.”
There was certainty in his words.
“Because the Goddess will be proud of the living people struggling to survive.”
“Rennart.”
Fritz opened his mouth with a voice full of emotion.
“His power is real. I can’t even compare… I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the policy you set, but I want you to think positively about this.”
Hearing his words, Lennart almost nodded his head involuntarily.
To that extent, the ‘starlight’ seen by Roan felt sacred, different from the countless other magics he had seen so far.
Besides, it was the first time Fritz had expressed such a strong opinion.
Mentally, Lennart’s heart also leaned toward Roan. There was definitely something in the magic that Roan showed that drew people’s hearts.
But Lennart did not forget that he was leading the powerless.
He thought for a moment, then said. It was a calm voice.
