Chapter 206 – 17. Holy Kingdom of Simon – Land of Goddess Cult (1)
[Simon’s kingdom – the land of the Goddess Church]
Simon’s Kingdom.
It was a small country located at the western end of the continent. Although the word holy is added to the kingdom, officially and unofficially, the king of the holy kingdom was simply referred to as the king. Furthermore, in the Holy Kingdom, there was a person who was nominally higher than the king.
It was the Pope of the Goddess Church.
And the word castle also meant the goddess cult, not the royal family. In other words, the name of the country showed the equality of the royal family and the goddess religion. To that extent, the position of the Goddess Cult within the Holy Kingdom was terrifying.
In the first place, it was possible to know that by looking at just one tradition in the Holy Kingdom.
The part was that the king of the Holy Kingdom of Simon should be crowned by the pope during the inauguration ceremony.
Of course, that did n’t mean the new king was n’t a king, but his authority was bound to drop that much. In fact, for this reason, there were cases in which the successor, who had been fighting over the goddess religion, did not become the king because he was not recognized. In addition, there were even cases where he passed on to other members of the royal family as if running away within a year after ascending the throne.
The kingdom of Simon was the only country where the prestige of the Goddess Church and the Holy See was terrifying.
“Moreover, recently the status of the royal family has been infinitely lowered because of the warriors. No, to be precise, the influence of the Goddess Church has grown too great.”
“As a member of the same royal family, it’s a bit unfortunate.”
“Well, it’s all cause and effect.”
Valdez smirked as he looked out the window.
It wasn’t because there was some reason, but they were really causal. It was also a history that he learned about at the Vatican when he had just become a warrior. Later, I looked it up just in case, but the record of the Goddess Church was correct, not a distortion of history.
“Umm, I was going to ask, but I’ll stop.”
“Haha, it’s not that important.”
Valdez smiled and turned to look at Mercedes lying naked on the bed.
“Aren’t you tired? You can sleep more.”
“No it’s okay.”
It wasn’t a lie.
We had sex while lying in bed until dawn, but we weren’t very tired. That would be the case because the day before, they had spent the whole day at the hotel they were staying in without doing much, and it was the same that they had no schedule today.
“Haha, they’re really annoying people.”
Mercedes murmured, raising her upper body her.
They started right on the 2nd, when the announcement was made at the Holy See. And in just three days, they arrived at the capital of the Holy Kingdom. It took a day to get from there to the city where the Holy See was located.
The reason it took only this time to move almost to the extremes of the continent was because of the use of the warp magic circle. Although costly, nothing was as time-efficient as this. Compared to the time when they were going to the Kingdom of Ventorino, the number of people was much smaller, so the burden was less.
However, Ulstro’s envoys could not even enter the Vatican except for the first day. It was only natural that he couldn’t meet a high-ranking member of the Goddess Church, even outside. The superficial justification was the fairness of the review, but they assumed that this was to enhance the authority of the Goddess Church.
“It’s a boring town over there.”
“Right!”
Valdez laughed at what she said, and she chimed in angrily.
It was a really strange city with nothing to do.
No, there are actually many places to visit. If it is a goddess cult.
For over a hundred years, the Goddess Church has tried to make this city, where the Holy See is located, holy. In addition, various structures were built for the purpose of tourism income. Thanks to this, a number of hotels were built that could be said to be far away from most aristocratic mansions, like the place where they are staying now.
The Vatican does not have large accommodations for guests, so whenever the envoys come here, they always stay in a hotel. At least, there were various convenience facilities in the hotel, so even if you weren’t a goddess, it wasn’t bad to kill time, but Mercedes, who had been here many times, was already fed up.
“It’s awful to wait another week or so.”
“But it will be an instant after it passes.”
“Is it?”
Tilting her head, she suddenly smiled and ran to Valdez and hugged him. His naked breasts her squeezed his arms, but his lower body her was sleeping quietly in his pants her. That made Mercedes feel her strangeness of her.
“Uh?”
“…Why?”
“… Valdes, where did you go this morning?”
“…”
“…”
It was neither of them that broke their silence.
The door burst open and an orange-haired knight in armor appeared.
“It’s me, Mercy.”
“Three, Mr. Serenia?!”
“My husband and I were supposed to meet under her, but it seems a bit late.”
“…”
Mercedes narrowed her eyes and glared at Valdes and Serenia. Serenia rarely went abroad as an escort for the envoys. She also had a purpose to show off her national power as many people from different countries were scheduled to gather.
“Where are you two going?”
“I’m going to do some work from today.”
“I’m in charge today, so you can rest a bit.”
Seeing Serenia talking with a smile, Mercedes tried to get angry. It wasn’t talked about in advance, and he did this out of the blue, and this was against the Valdes Harem Treaty. But is it because I was trying to move in a hurry with a rough posture?
Throbbing.
“Ugh!”
Mercedes staggered as she clutched at his lower back as the pain suddenly overtook him. Valdes picked up the princess and carefully laid her on the bed.
“Haha, I was originally going to go around alone, but Master caught me.”
“… Deadly.”
“Hmph. The shameful thing is that you monopolized your husband for two days.”
“That, that’s…”
“My back hurts from just rolling around in bed while neglecting training.”
“…”
Mercedes didn’t respond at all. She just pulled up the blanket and covered her face her, making her face red like a ripe apple.
It was natural for Serenia to be angry. Among the members of the harem, those who were included in the Shinigami this time were himself, Mercedes, Ethylene, and two servants. And Mercedes concocted a little plot and made the four knights wander outside. That’s why I came up with all sorts of plausible reasons.
As a side note, two of Mercedes’ three servants, Elsa and Glette, whom Valdez touched, moved to become Valdez’s servants.
“Then get some rest.”
“…Yes.”
Mercedes still hid her face under the covers, letting out only her voice her. She was cheating too, but she was pierced by her conscience for neglecting her latest sword her, as Serenia said. What’s more, her back was weakened by excessive sex with a man. As a knight of hers, it seemed that there would be no shame like this again.
“Then shall we go?”
“Yes, Master.”
Serenia couldn’t hold back her twitching lips when she said she was Valdes’ master.
Although she often took the title of Master in public, she felt a little better when she heard the words in a foreign country. At the same time, she wanted to shout out to everyone that this disciple was my husband.
“But where are you going?”
“First of all, it’s an inn that’s a little far away.”
“Motel?”
“Yes, there are other subordinates there to help with this task.”
At his words her, Serenia hesitated for a moment before she asked.
“Woman?”
“Yes.”
“…Perhaps….”
“I haven’t touched it yet.”
“Oh, is that so good? That’s good… Huh? Still…?”
At Serenia, who looked at herself with her uneasy face, Valdez gave a small smile. Serenia nodded at that smile and let out a pained sound. She never dreamed that she would see her future rival her here.
Furthermore, helping with this task would mean that she also participated in the selection of the warrior party. She would be the woman chosen by the thoroughgoing Valdez, but she was unlikely to fall. If so, she would be together for quite a while, but she felt anxious and uneasy for nothing.
Rather than jealousy, it was a warning against the emergence of a new strong rival.
“Ha.”
As she steps out of the hotel, Serenia puts on her helmet. As she is a famous figure, there might be people recognizing her face. A knight covering his entire body her anyway was a common sight in this city.
“Valdes.”
“Yes?”
“I’m sure I’ve covered everything and I’ve never worn armor, so why are all eyes gathering?”
“…”
At her question her, Valdez didn’t say anything and lowered his gaze from Serenia’s face her. Then, the eyes of others gathered, her large protruding breasts her came into her eyes her. It was a large chest that could not be covered with light armor for everyday use, not for mission use.
“Since you’re pregnant, you’ll be bigger.”
“Ah.”
Serenia let out her brief exclamation as if she hadn’t thought of it, and she was quiet after that. Valdez seemed to be able to bet tonight that the inside of that helmet was now stained red.
Not long after, the two arrived at a reasonably luxurious looking inn located halfway through the city. Valdez sent the waiter back saying that one of his guests was on business, and they headed upstairs.
“Do you know your room number?”
“They told me by magic.”
“You’re a wizard.”
If you think about it, it was a natural thing. Ethylene, who was chosen as another assistant, was a knight, and Valdes himself also used a sword, so it was necessary to request other special skills from his subordinates.
Valdes stood in front of the room with the number written on it by Vilma and probed inside. The energy felt inside was definitely Vilma’s. After confirming that, he casually unlocked the lock with magic and opened the door.
“Vilma, I’m here.”
“Ah, are you here? … Huh?”
“Uh?”
The moment Vilma and Serenia saw each other’s faces, they froze in embarrassment.
Vilma arrived at the inn and took off her disguise her, and Serenia also took off her helmet as she climbed to the second floor where the inn room was. And both were very well-known figures, and the two had seen each other for the last time.
“Wilhelmina… The first princess?”
“Why, why are you with Count Bernstein… ?”
Two women staring at each other in shock so much that they couldn’t even say hello.
Valdez clapped his palms together to focus his attention on him, then introduced and explained.
I did not think that the two did not know about each other, so I did not disclose personal details. Furthermore, in the case of Vilma, he knew about Serenia to some extent because he told the story. That Valdez took her of her.
On the other hand, Serenia, who did not know anything, was particularly surprised.
“I never thought that the first princess who had run away would be here…”
“A patch of conversion obtained through sheer luck.”
Haha…”
Beside Valdés, who was talking triumphantly, Vilma only laughed awkwardly. She really could only put it in words that it was luck upon luck that she met him. She went to the Ulstro kingdom, but she found a hideout made by Valdez.
“By the way, why isn’t the emperor actively seeking her first princess?”
Serenia suddenly asked a question.
In fact, this is the part that Vilma was also curious about. She also ran away impulsively, but she never thought she would stay away this long. More than half a year had passed since she ran away from home, but the emperor was only showing lukewarm movements.
“I’m curious about that too…”
The eyes of the two women naturally turned to Valdez. Maybe it was his gaze his full of anticipation that he would know.
Valdez shrugged his shoulders once.
“Well, I’m not sure, but I think… Confidence.”
“Confidence?”
“Confidence that you can find it as soon as you set your mind to it, no matter where you are on the continent.
“…”
At his words his, Serenia showed an interesting expression, and Vilma made a slightly stiff expression.
“More than that, what’s more important right now isn’t the emperor.”
‘Like the emperor….’
“Then?”
“We still have about a week left until the tryouts start, but we have to move on.”
“Aha.”
Serenia was curious. How on earth would Valdes do things in the Holy Kingdom, and in this city where the Holy See is located? If you make a mistake, you could get your identity uncovered. Even if that was n’t the case, he had no choice but to be severely restricted in his actions.
“What about us…, I’m going to the slums every day from today.”
“If it’s a slum…”
“No way…”
“Yes, the first target here is Saint Cloudy.”
Serenia slightly furrowed her forehead at Valdez’s confident statement about her.
He must have a plan, but I was still worried.
Pedro’s traces were very thick on Valdez’s face. Although he became a different person due to the reincarnation technique, the basis was the warrior Pedro, and less than half of the demon king’s genes entered. It was to the extent that anyone who knew a little about the warrior would think of Pedro as soon as they saw him.
“But isn’t that too dangerous? If it’s a saint, I might even recognize it…”
“There’s no way that could ever happen.”
“… ?”
He smiled confidently.
“Cloudy suffers from a weak facial recognition disorder. He won’t even remember the face of a warrior who’s been there for nearly 20 years.”
