661 – Voice (1)
While Isaac was appealing the branch, the Stabirkmins hurriedly finished their preparations.
It is said that the country is ruined by extremists’ bullshit, but there are many people who are as strong as patriotism.
Thus, if Assala’s order had been given, street fighting like Stalingrad would have followed. Of course, if only ‘time’ was enough.
“Move quickly! Those who are not supplied with guns, prepare to evacuate!”
“Hey, here’s the bullet!”
“Is this all you need?”
“It was manufactured as much as possible. Besides, defective products are also intermittently mixed in…”
From the opening of the borders of the Minerva Empire to Helium’s teleport ability.
With these two things combined, Starbirk was not properly prepared for both battle and evacuation.
In the end, as the confusion increased, Asala made a big decision.
“Let’s trust Zenon.”
“Asala-sama.”
“If you prepare now, nothing will change. Let’s just humbly accept it. Let the miracle happen.”
Asala is a leader who knows how to face reality. He knows that no matter what he does now, nothing will change.
Therefore, I had no choice but to hope for a fluke, or a ‘miracle’. If a miracle doesn’t happen, Starbirk will perish helplessly.
So, by order of Asala, Starbirk fell into a lull. Civilians entered the house to pray, and those who could fight guarded the entrance.
“Didn’t the sage say anything?”
After gathering as many troops as possible, Asala asked Mersha. I don’t know why, but the sage is silent.
I would normally run to the sage and ask for advice, but he refused. It is because this Satan was born because he did not listen to himself.
Asala knew his mistake, he moved his feet without regret, but was still curious.
“Yes. Currently, he is still confined to his own house. He only said that he would humbly accept his fate.”
“It’s fate…”
Did the word fate resonate so loudly? Asala muttered softly and looked in front of him.
The gate of the checkpoint is firmly closed. Beyond that door, Isaac would stand proudly holding only an axe.
A sentry was put up at the checkpoint just in case. He is, of course, a person who has gone through verification after verification and is not a helper of the white hand.
“Can a saint really defeat an army?”
“Leave it to fate.”
After returning the answer intact, Mersha had nothing more to say. She only watches the tightly closed checkpoint.
So how much time has passed. A sentry at the checkpoint shouted to Asala.
“Asala-sama! The army is coming! The combined forces of Helium and Savior!”
It’s coming. His warriors, including Asala, hardened their bodies. The same goes for the gunmen who have been pushed further back for support.
The news of the army’s arrival spread all over Ilpamanpa Garkan. Civilians without power prayed in their homes.
May a miracle happen. As Asala told me, may Isaac stop the great army.
The civilians also heard that Zenon (Isaac) was directly blocking the large army. That’s why I begged and begged more earnestly.
If even the saint cannot be stopped, Star Birk will perish. Because Isaac was the only one who stepped out for them.
Even when it came close to causing great harm, Isaac stepped out to beg for his mercy. The synergy between them created the true meaning of ‘belief’.
How long did you wait? It was a time when many people, including Asala, were praying silently.
“Oops, troops retreat! Gentlemen! Allied forces retreat! A miracle has happened!”
A ‘miracle’ happened right in front of my eyes. At the cry of the checkpoint guard, Asala and everyone else opened their eyes wide.
Is that really true? Upon hearing the news, Asala hurried to the checkpoint. He followed him up on a high railing and looked out.
“My God…”
Unbelievable even after seeing it with my own two eyes, a situation unfolded. Isn’t the army in harmony with black and white gradually withdrawing?
Only Isaac and Kate stood proudly in front of the checkpoint. However, I couldn’t control the emotions that were rising just because the army was withdrawing.
What the hell happened, how did you slay that mighty army with an axe?
If this is not a miracle, what can we call it?
“Hurry up, open the door! Come on!”
“Yes, yes!”
“Tell all the villagers the news! The army has withdrawn! Starbirk will be safe!”
Asala’s instructions were somewhat urgent. He can’t guarantee that just because the army has withdrawn, it won’t come back again.
However, Asala, who witnessed the ‘miracle’ with her own two eyes, could not help it. Sensibility, not reason, ruled his head.
Geugguk-
Soon after, the door of the checkpoint, which was the last bastion, opened and the two figures were revealed.
Isaac who performed a miracle and Kate, a woman in white armor standing proudly next to him.
They started walking slowly as the gate to the checkpoint opened.
Asala hurried down her railing as her two men and women began to walk.
I wanted to ask if it was true that the army had really withdrawn, but strangely, no words came out.
Jeobeok- Jeobeok- Jeobeok-
As Asala followed her two men and women, others began to follow as if possessed. I followed like I was really possessed.
Warriors corresponding to the rank of knights, as well as soldiers holding guns in a hurry. Another strange phenomenon occurred here.
Tuk- Tuduk- Steep-
It is said that each of the knights and musketeers laid down their weapons on the ground. Just in case, even the muzzle was turned in the opposite direction.
In this way, the number of people following Isaac increased one by one, and unfortunately, the civilians who heard the news also came out of the house.
“Is that person… A saint?”
“What happened? Did the army really withdraw?”
“Let’s follow this for now.”
Starting with people who follow Isaac as if they were possessed, people who just follow him, people who get caught up in crowd psychology, and so on.
In an instant, a huge number of people rushed behind Isaac. Nevertheless, Isaac steadfastly moved forward.
After about 5 minutes of walking. Isaac climbed onto a podium in the center of the plaza.
Originally, it was a podium used by Asala during her independence movement. If it’s fair, it’s fair.
“··· ···”
Isaac stood on the podium with Kate and looked around. People with bronze skin and silver eyes are looking up at them.
If I was an ordinary person, I would have choked up because it was so burdensome. But Isaac had a relaxed smile.
“······The army has withdrawn.”
Amidst the calm atmosphere, Isaac opened his heavily closed mouth. The ending that the Starbirks people wanted the most.
At that, the Stabirkmins smiled brightly. Starbirk was saved by a saint!
This alone could be called a miracle, but Isaac’s words were not over.
“But don’t be fooled. This time they backed off, but there’s a good chance this will happen again. Starbirk has a strong desire for independence.”
A direct statement pouring cold water into the atmosphere that was on the verge of overheating. The Starbirks heard that and fell silent.
He talks a lot. Although Isaac stopped him, Starbirk still wanted independence.
If this happens over and over again, then it is like crossing an irreversible river.
“That’s why you must respond so that the voices of the minority do not flourish. The voices of the minority are drowned out by the voices of the majority. It must be so.”
“Why? We didn’t do anything…”
At Isaac’s words, a woman said as if she was unfair. She was a woman with a small baby in her arms.
Her resentment is all over her face. Even so, she didn’t do anything, and Starbirk was almost destroyed.
“It’s true that we want independence, but we didn’t want this outcome.”
“Yes, that’s right. Zenon-nim performed a miracle, but unfairness is unfair. He didn’t do anything, so why…”
In an instant, the crowd started buzzing. They were the ones who caused the accident, but why did they have to suffer damage?
It’s true that it’s unfair. Because he knew that injustice, Isaac himself stepped forward.
But that doesn’t mean they don’t have ‘fault’. In response, Isaac quietly held out his hand.
“··· ···”
“··· ···”
“··· ···”
Oh. This is how it works As soon as Isaac held out his hand, the crowd instantly fell silent.
Isaac was taken aback by himself, but he soon regained his composure. Agitation is difficult at first, so I’m used to it because I do it often.
A prick of conscience? I’ve already sold my conscience as much as I can, but there’s nothing left.
Moreover, since I was doing good things, I was able to justify myself enough.
“That’s the problem. The fact that the majority doesn’t do anything. They just cheer on the sidelines and don’t stop the noisy minority from rioting.”
“··· ···”
“I have seen with my own eyes how irresponsible the silent majority is. Through the Nazis.”
The Nazi sell-out started again. The Nazis are a group that picks out what they shouldn’t do, so it’s easy to sell them like this.
Of course, people will be puzzled by the Nazis popping out of nowhere. I dropped the bomb without delay here.
“I come from a world where Nazi Germany existed. In other words, blood and steel is not a fictional story, but a real history of where I lived.”
“Yes?!”
“Nonsense. A world where blood and steel exist…”
“You really come from such a world?”
Unsurprisingly, the reaction at first was disbelief. However, these people have already experienced a ‘miracle’.
It means to believe easily. Even my words weren’t completely false, so it wasn’t hard to convince them.
“The gun you made. The gun is the weapon of my world. The tank invented by Machina. The steel weapon of my world. Democracy, communism, and finally fascism. It is the ideology of my place. I am I came from such a world under the care of the gods.”
“··· ···”
“When the Nazis attacked the communists, many people were silent. They were not communists.”
Isaac pulled out one of the most recognizable sayings related to Nazi Germany.
‘When They First Came’ by Pastor Martin Niemüller. It is an article criticizing those who did not sympathize with the atrocities of the Nazis but aided them out of indifference.
When the Nazis imprisoned the Social Democrats, many remained silent. Because they weren’t partisans.
When the Nazis attacked the trade unionists, they were silent. Because they were not union members.
“The last time the Nazis came upon them, there was no one left to speak for them. The loud minority had turned into the absolute majority.”
“··· ···”
“Are you unhappy? You will be unfair. I did nothing and was treated like a minority. But doing nothing is also a sin.”
Of course, there was nothing the silent majority could do in this situation. In the first place, the fire had spread too large.
Just as no one could speak out in the madness of Nazi Germany, the world was almost caught up in madness.
But the already bewitched crowd could take Isaac’s words as a ‘warning’ and a ‘prophecy’.
For now, mercy has been given through a miracle, but there will be no next time. If you don’t follow the prophecy, this will happen again.
“Until the communist revolution in Machina, the dwarven factories went through the work silently, knowing the irrationality. In the end, it was Geist who made the revolution happen. Even during the Jeros Revolution in Ters Kingdom, only a few led the revolution. The peaceful majority. Has nothing to do with it.”
“··· ···”
“If you really want to say it was a mistake, don’t be silent, speak up. Silence is tacit consent. Nothing changes if you remain silent.”
This is the absolute difference between monarchy and democracy. It is that the people realize their power and speak out and act.
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The French Revolution was like that, and the Terce Kingdom’s Jayros Revolution was like that. However, it was Nazi Germany that used it in reverse.
A product of madness befitting an age of madness. A group that even raised their voice was completely burned.
“You are strong. Each voice may be weak, but the voice of many is very strong. But we must avoid becoming like Nazi Germany. I dare you to tell you this.”
Isaac took a moment to catch his breath before he spoke quietly.
“For now, you can go home and rest in peace.”
“··· ···”
“If you are living a peaceful life and the time comes when you need a voice, just come out and shout. Then the miracle will happen again. So, everyone can go home now.”
Even though Isaac urged them to return home, no one went back.
Because, starting with the person standing in the front, everyone behind them slowly knelt down.
It was not enough to call it a spectacle to see the crowd of people in the square kneeling reverently.
“Raise your voice…”
“Raise your voice…”
“Do not be silent…”
“Do not be silent…”
Even chanting a verse(?) With a voice full of faith. No one told them, but they said it themselves.
As Isaac looked at the sight and panicked, Kate next to him muttered softly.
When I looked to the side, Kate was also kneeling reverently.
“Raise your voice…”
I think I know why people started kneeling.