688 – Carrot (2)
If you are caught, please draw a carrot.
This is a word used as a joke to people who are suffering or who are likely to be suffering in their previous lives.
This is often done especially for people who do editing or painting-related work, but there are two cases like this.
One is either happy to be recognized for their hard work, or really grinded like a machine.
There is no such prank here yet, so the latter is very likely. The probability that Roman is aware of this prank is extremely small.
‘Are you really just writing while being caught?’
If that’s the case, we need to find Roman right away. But we need more concrete evidence.
Because the development itself wasn’t too angular and connected properly. If the development had flowed strangely, I would have looked for it seriously.
However, the development is fine, and the unique gloomy yet powerful writing power is the same. Although it seems darker than before, it is not different.
So I sent the letter again. It’s not a joke this time, so if you’re caught somewhere, ask me to draw a carrot. To make sure of me.
“Isaac. The manuscript is here.”
“Already? You’ve been working hard lately.”
In less than a week, a new manuscript arrived. After receiving the manuscript from Adelia, I started reviewing it.
In case you didn’t know, I checked from the very last page. But this time, carrots were not drawn.
‘What is it? Was it really a joke?’
I feel a little relieved. It seems that the inspiration simply grew and gained momentum.
So, as always, we started with typo inspection. To be honest, there is no need to say that Roman has a thorough personality.
But since there is such a thing, it is better to do it all the time. The manuscript could have been mixed up in the middle.
“Hmm?”
Then I was able to find a typo from the first page. Originally, the word that should be written as ‘live’ is written as ‘well’.
It seems that I made a mistake as much as I received momentum. I checked that part and skipped it.
‘Another typo.’
Shortly there was another typo. The part that should have been written as ‘Ryo’ was written as ‘Yeo’.
I checked that part again and handed over the manuscript. Even after that, there were occasional typos.
Still, there weren’t many typos. So it wasn’t that hard to fix it…
[Well -＞ Live]
[Yeo -＞ Ryo]
[Two -＞ Week]
[First -＞ Three]
[Oh -＞ Yo]
Summarizing the typos thus far revealed an obvious SOS sign. You cannot ignore this.
But I couldn’t help but wonder. Why the hell is Roman, and for what reason is he locked up and writing?
Even if it’s difficult to tell what the situation is, finding this person first is the priority.
It is clear that he was mentally cornered seeing that he even wrote a password using typos.
“Cardinal Kate is currently serving in the Holy See.”
“Aren’t you here yet?”
“Yes.”
Going to the temple, she looked for Kate, only to hear that she was absent.
I heard she went back to work at the Holy See, but she said that last time and left.
But she didn’t expect it to take that long. She says she’s busy, so she can’t help it, but it’s a pity she doesn’t have a contact book.
‘Should I ask Luminus-sama…’
It bothers me to ask God to run simple errands.
[Didn’t you say you liked it?]
“Sometimes you have to sell your conscience.”
Of course it bothers me, execution is another matter. It is not difficult to cross the threshold.
In the first place, something happened to a person, so shouldn’t we do everything we can?
Ruminus stayed silent in response to my answer, then spoke in a gentle voice. He is currently unavailable.
[It wouldn’t be bad to just leave it alone.]
“What do you mean? People might be in danger right now?”
[Uhm······]
When I refuted with a voice that was absurd, Luminous let out a quiet voice. As you can see, he seems to know something.
If you listen to Luminous, he didn’t seem to have much trouble with Roman. However, the SOS signal he sent can never be passed over easily.
Since the password arrived to me in the first place, I can’t just sit idly by. If you ignore this, Roman will feel a deep sense of betrayal.
Ruminus sighed and said, as if he didn’t feel anything to refute anymore.
[Yes. Don’t call the child.]
“Thank you for your cooperation.”
[Instead, please don’t scold me too much. Because this helped me too.]
As it turned out, Luminous was also one of them. This was completely unexpected, so I was taken aback.
I have no idea what happened to Roman and whether even the gods cooperated. You’d better check it yourself.
Looking at how she asked not to be scolded, it seems that Kate had an accident that was not an accident. She thought she came to her senses after that incident.
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[Rather than losing her senses, I must say that she was a bit impatient.]
“What did Luminus do?”
[I cheered for that child. I just never knew you would go out like this.]
“······First of all, I will meet and talk with Kate in person.”
Since even Luminous is like this, I have no choice but to check it with my own eyes. I went straight out of the temple and waited for Kate to arrive.
In the meantime, I’ve been hearing from Mora about what happened in the Age of Myths, and I’ve spent time doing less blood and steel anecdotes.
Around three days had passed, Kate arrived at our mansion.
“Kate.”
“Yes, Isaac.”
“May I ask where Roman is?”
“··· ···”
Kate flinched when asked about Roman’s location. Although it may be a poker face, he maintains a gentle smile.
Afterward, she answered my question with a calm yet calm voice like a smile.
“Brother Roman is currently being punished for his crime.”
“A punishment?”
“Yes. I’m sure Isaac knows it well.”
You should know. Roman is the son of the Pope and also the Heretic Questioner.
Since such a person wrote a novel about the fall of the gods, he could be considered guilty enough.
Of course, it was only when this era was set as the standard. From my point of view, it is tantamount to suppressing freedom.
“Brother Roman wrote a novel about the fall of the gods. It is a clear sin to write such a novel as a body serving Lord Luminus.”
“Hmm…”
“But forcibly stopping the serialization is an act of suppressing freedom. It is contrary to Isaac’s doctrine of having a voice.”
It’s not advice, it’s ‘doctrine’, so I get confused. I don’t know about anyone else, but Kate seems to have accepted it as her doctrine with all her heart.
“So we punished Brother Roman. He couldn’t come out of his private room until he finished it. We delivered food steadily, but we couldn’t talk to anyone.”
“······Isn’t that fried dumpling type?”
“What is fried dumpling type?”
In this world, fried dumplings exist separately. It is one of the foods invented by the Dwarves for snacks.
However, apart from fried dumplings, you wouldn’t know about fried dumplings. I don’t know if a movie like Old Boy appears in this world.
Anyway, apart from learning that Roman is being sentenced to fried dumplings, I have a question. Why did Kate make that choice?
Roman is not an idiot and must have thoroughly concealed his identity. No matter how much Kate is her boss, she must have hidden it properly.
“······Did Ruminus-sama inform you?”
“Yes.”
As expected. Ruminus told me so it seems that Kate noticed it too.
I laughed dejectedly at the collaboration between the gods and believers. Now that I know the context, the rest is the reason.
“Why did you do that? It’s a sin, but you could have turned a blind eye to it. You should have known at least that you were collaborating with me.”
“··· ···”
Kate shut her mouth at my point-blank question. Even the gentle smile disappeared without a trace.
Instead, she blushed, restless for fear of getting caught. Started to look at me.
It seems that he made an appropriate excuse for a reason. As Ruminus said, she was just impatient, unlike Kate.
“I won’t be angry, so please be honest. Why did you do that?”
“······Are you sure you won’t be angry?”
Kate asked in a timid voice. It was similar to the look on her dog’s face when she did something wrong.
It feels like my heart melts at the indescribable cuteness. I smiled and raised my hand as if it were okay.
Kate seemed to gain confidence as well, as she clasped her hands tightly and placed them on the center of her chest. She then replied with a hint of shame.
“I thought that if the knight walking towards destruction was completed… Isaac would write the story of the gods.”
“Yes. That’s right. Until then, I was planning to write a side story.”
“I’ve been waiting for that time to come soon. Only then will the day to receive Isaac’s seed come sooner.”
“··· ···”
That was it. I was dumbfounded by Kate who confessed her heart with her blushing face.
This is the promise we made at King Morgan’s palace. When I write a novel related to mythology, I will spend the night.
It was Kate’s build-up that she had to open her eyes to, but I also had a crush on her, so there was no problem.
Other women also seem to welcome Kate. Not only did her fanatic side fade, but she helped me quite a bit.
“······Was it to keep the promise?”
“······Yes. I heard that you must keep your promise.”
As a sincere person, he seemed to be keeping his promise properly even if he used expedients. If it’s straight, it’s straight.
I smiled at the shy Kate. She looks cute.
“If that’s the case, tell me. Could you have brought that day sooner?”
“Ha, but I’m afraid that Sir Isaac will be uncomfortable…”
“There’s nothing uncomfortable about it. Thanks to you, I know that Kate likes me a lot.”
“Ugh…”
There is nothing more embarrassing than revealing your true intentions. Look at Kate’s face right now.
Her face turned red like a vagina. She tries to cover it with her hand to somehow cool off her heat.
I was convinced by the reaction. She said that she had a crush on me as a member of the opposite sex, not in a religious sense.
Of course, it could not be denied that it had religious overtones. However, it can be accepted as her own personality.
“I’m well aware of the situation. I’ll take care of this.”
“Now, thank you for your mercy…”
“I’ll ask you this instead. From what I’ve heard, Cherry seems to be joining in as well…”
“Cherry has already heard that she has been favored by Sir Isaac.”
That grace is not that grace. Cherry has been graced by me, but it is not the grace Kate wants.
She raised her dream, which had been trampled on, and even gave her a reputation as a writer. She could be called salvation beyond grace.
These two women are suitable enough for nuclear fusion, but this point needs to be pointed out.
“Cherry’s idea of Eun-hye is different from Kate’s idea of Eun-hye. Does she know what happened to Cherry?”
“I don’t know about that, but…”
“Ask me. If Kate persuades me, I’ll take the cherry too.”
Cherry also has a rational crush on me. But she’s dark, so she just can’t approach her with an abyss-like personality.
She can be said to be the same type as Adelia. The difference is that Adelia was saved right before it collapsed, and Cherry was saved after it collapsed.
Adelia was able to connect with me with the support and encouragement of those around her. However, Cherry is refusing help from those around her at all.
She says that watching from a distance is enough for her. Besides she dumped me but she begged me not to.
“Kate is a sicker child than you think. So she will need in-depth counseling.”
“Hmm… Then, the fact that she was favored by Isaac-sama…”
“That’s absolutely true.”
“That’s enough.”
Kate replied confidently. It is expected that she, who is her light itself, will be able to attract the heart of an abyss-like cherry.
No matter what, it was concluded that Roman’s fried dumplings were still executed. This is unavoidable.
I also sent a letter to Roman asking him to be executed even if it was unfortunate.
And the answer that comes back.
[Traitor]
It was a passphrase using a typo. A traitor, a word that represents his feelings.
As soon as I saw the password, I immediately called Kate.
“What are you doing?”
“I’m going to see Mr. Roman for a moment. Is that okay? Oh, I’m not asking you to look after the execution.”
If you don’t like fried dumplings, there’s nothing you can do.
“Maybe Kate will get what she wants sooner…”
“Let’s go.”
I’ll replace it with canned food.