A fanatic blinded by paganism – 4
The ‘Tactical Temporary Totem: Tanian’ project, which succeeded in receiving approval from the superiors, faced a final obstacle.
“You have to go alone. Other guys can’t go too.”
Of all the confectionery club members, only Tanian needs a justification for moving to the forest. Although the confectionery club often goes sightseeing, it is not possible for the confectionery club to move together on this day.
Tanian was able to participate somehow due to the combination of four conditions: his own request, useful ability, his position as a party, and the acceleration of hair loss by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was prepared to protest from the Holy Church. But otherwise, never.
Princes Armenian and Prince Juven risk their injuries to participate in the affairs of the Empire and the Holy Church? It is a diplomatic disaster that will be unprecedented for the next 10 years. You will see the Minister of Foreign Affairs being replaced.
And the last hurdle was easier than I thought.
“I’m going to church.”
“Yes, have a good trip!”
That’s it. It is not unusual for the next saint to visit the church, and there is no way anyone would dare to follow it. If it was Louise who was going to go, he would not know, but Louise quickly gave up on the word that it was a church.
To be honest, going to church while traveling is very boring.
‘Performance sure.’
Thanks to this, Tanian was free from anyone’s suspicion and gained the justification to step out of the system. One word was enough for me.
“I expected it, but I feel sad for nothing.”
“It’s difficult to expect the faithfulness of a priest from a civilian.”
Tanian, who was freed by the word church, seems to have suffered a small wound in his heart, but it’s okay because it’s not important.
It was a bit frightening to see the ink clowns gathering in an instant as soon as Tanian and Jedo went out the gate. No, anyone would be surprised if dozens of kids dressed in black suddenly clung to each other silently. Tanian also flinched.
Chief 4, who had been walking around in a maid uniform for a while, was naturally among the ink clowns. I’m sure he was washing the windows before he left the mansion, but he seemed to be moving faster than me.
“I’ll see you.”
“Yes.”
I moved to the temporary headquarters set up to intercept the Twilight Church under the guidance of Section 4, who bowed his head. The headquarters was supposed to be finished within a few hours, so it looked like all it had was a few barracks.
“It’s strong.”
And Tanian smiled a little as he felt the harrowing atmosphere of the headquarters.
That sounds good. The atmosphere is tough, but it’s more reassuring because it’s directed at the Church of Twilight rather than killing us.
‘Did the Holy Knights move?’
I turned my gaze to the corner and saw a group of people wearing silver armor. The Holy Knights of the Church of Dawn stationed in the center of each Archdiocese. The Holy Knights in the Archdiocese of Ausen were also brought to this operation.
The Church of Twilight is an enemy worthy of death even to the Church of Dawn. No matter how much subjugation takes place in the Empire’s realm, the Church of Dawn cannot sit idle. Of course, even those people didn’t know that Tanian would participate.
‘My wish came true.’
Three years ago, a person of misfortune was seen among the Order of the Holy Knights, who was even discharged because his promotion slipped. Congratulations, former corps commander. His wish to tear to death with his own hands can be fulfilled. When people hold grudges, they are so persistent and scary.
“Chief.”
“Oh, yes.”
I belatedly woke up to the cautious voice of section 4. I lost my mind for a moment when I saw someone who was passionate about his second life.
“Let’s go in. His Excellency Majong will be there too, so it’s difficult to make him wait.”
The central barracks are the largest among the few barracks. All the nobles with higher ranks are gathered there. To be honest, there is no one higher than me except for His Majesty, but the only one higher up is the duke.
“Are you the head of the inspection department—”
“They say it’s something they don’t know about in their home country.”
“It’s a decision I made after much consideration in my country. I’m sorry.”
“… Everything.”
As soon as I entered the barracks, the urge to go out raised my head slightly. The intense argument between the man in the silver armor and the man in the Imperial Army uniform made even those who had just entered the barracks faint.
But it makes me crazier because I think I know why. Hey, even if you haven’t heard the previous one, you can guess right away. Rather than explaining the situation to the Holy Church Bureau and asking permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, you chose to just commit and be forgiven.
And as he came in, he proudly introduced himself, so the eyes of the two mouth fighters were simultaneously focused in this direction. It’s my fault. Pass on the fact that there was no greeting just now.
“Is the Inspector General here?”
“I see the Son of the Lord.”
The man in the imperial army uniform greeted me, and the man in silver armor greeted Tanian. His eyes were still burning hot, perhaps because he was in the midst of an argument.
Isn’t it? Did the main character of the controversy just come and get more heated? Then it’s not a very good situation.
‘It’s not there yet.’
I nodded lightly and looked around the barracks, but Lord Majong hadn’t arrived yet. Somehow, there is no need for an argument in front of the duke.
For a moment, his mother, Ma Jong-gong, felt a little resentful. If you had come earlier, I wouldn’t have had to see anything like this.
“Tanian, you don’t need to do this yourself.”
While holding a small resentment, the man in the silver armor hurriedly approached Tanian. Perhaps he thought it would be easier to persuade the person concerned and send him back rather than continue arguing with the person who would only repeat the words of regret.
But that would be more difficult. Tanian is a terrible hybrid of a high person’s My Way tendency and a priest’s conviction, so he’s stubborn.
“I’m a guest who came looking for me, so it’s my duty to greet you myself.”
“They’re not guests, and they’re not to be treated with due diligence. You know that, don’t you?”
“That’s right. I’m coming out because I know what kind of people they are.”
I sneaked out of my seat at the one-sided plea that was happening right next to me. Do your best in useless persuasion. Seeing him here, he looks like the leader of the Holy Knights, but I wonder how strong the leader of the Holy Knights, who is not even a cardinal, can stand out against Tanian.
As I turned my gaze away from the desperate cry of a subordinate, an Imperial Army man came into sight. Judging by his epaulettes, is he a senior commander?
“This is Francis Neville, senior commander of the 1st Guard Corps.”
Ah, that’s right.
When our eyes met, the senior commander lowered his head this time. He did not come directly from the corps commander, but to the extent that a higher-ranking commander came, he sent it with determination.
An embarrassing scene would have been made if the corps commander had come in person. A meeting between the former corps commander and the current corps commander.
“This is Karl Krasius, Director of the Inspection Department. Thank you very much.”
Anyway, I bowed face to face with the senior commander’s greetings. The Muk Gwangdae, the Holy Knights, part of the 1st Guards Corps, and the soon-to-be Prince Majong.
It’s over. This is not the Twilight Church, but it is possible to subdue it even if a regular corps advances. If he manages to break through this power and succeed in assassinating Tanian, he should rather be thankful for killing only Tanian.
“Don’t worry. Even if I die, you will be innocent.”
“Tanian, I’m not worried about that…”
I pretended not to hear the terrible words from the side.
The leader of the Holy Knights eventually failed to persuade Tanian and was fiercely oxidized. It’s an expected result, so it’s not particularly surprising or sad. Expectations in the first place only lead to disappointment.
“As a result of cross-verification of the information delivered by the Holy Church and the information identified by the Empire, there are a total of 32 members of the Twilight Church coming to the island.”
Whether or not the commander of the Holy Knights burns white, Prince Ma Jong went to work naturally and settled down, so the strategy meeting began.
“And among them, the leader of the Church of Dusk has also been identified.”
“You’re a giant.”
I nodded at Jong-gong Ma’s words. Throughout the activities of the Church of Dusk so far, it is rare for the leader to directly step forward. Even more than 30 people, not around 10 people, are doing group action.
There is something unclear. No matter how successful they are in the system, they are aiming again for an empire that has ended the war of subjugation. It seems more like an accidental outburst than a thorough plan.
But it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t change that the cult leader is leading a large group of people and running towards death. Whatever their circumstances, we’re clearing them out today.
“Thanks to Tanian, the Church of Dusk has lost its advantage of stealth.”
Since it was an official position, he turned his gaze toward Tanian with respect. Then, the eyes of all the people gathered in the barracks turned to Tanian, who calmly opened his mouth.
“You can use it right away.”
That answer was enough. Although Tanian’s tracking method cannot cover the entire continent, it can at least cover a range that can catch things rushing to the islands.
“As soon as Tanian uses the Holy Law, His Excellency Majonggong will unleash a large-scale barrier magic.”
Gong Majong was already prepared to change the entire terrain around here. It’s just a barrier, so it’s at a level where you can spread it in 2 or 3 layers.
A minor problem is that we as well as the Twilight Church can’t go outside while the barrier lasts, but in the first place we don’t have to go out until we kill them all, so it doesn’t matter.
That’s how the strategy meeting came to an end. Even if I really want to lose, it is full of conditions that I cannot lose, so there is nothing to drag on for a long time.
“There is no place for dirty pagans to set foot in Enen’s empire!”
After that, there were relay speeches by people with higher positions in front of the entire force that would go into the operation.
“One large silver coin for one neck, two for capture alive. Five priests regardless of life or death. I will pay immediately.”
I made it short. What are you doing by holding on to the kids who will soon fight and talking at length?