692 – Assist (2)
Kate has succeeded in persuading Cherry, but she can’t just lead her away.
As mentioned before, cherries are nobles. It is not an ordinary aristocrat, but a count-class aristocrat who corresponds to the real world.
So there is no choice but to be very complicated politically. Even if it is not political, there are many restrictions in many ways.
“Hello. My name is Kate Louise Angelica, a loyal servant of the Luminous and the Spear.”
“I am Countess Leticia Blossom Roseberry, who is in charge of the foundation of the Minerva Empire. It is an honor to meet Ruminus’ representative.”
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Kate and Cherry’s father, Count Leticia, formally greeted them in the drawing room.
Her appearance has changed slightly from the last time she met Isaac, and her pink mustache is very impressive.
A beard that Isaac would think of as ‘Uncle Frankls’. It seemed to represent maturity.
Not only this, but it may be because it was the drawing room of a family belonging to the count level, but it boasted a pretty splendid scenery.
Among them, a picture of cherry blossoms, the symbol of the Roseberry family, was embroidered, and it really seems to reveal the scenery of spring.
“My name is Demoa Blossom Roseberry, the hostess. It’s an honor to meet Luminus-nim’s favorite person.”
The woman sitting next to Count Leticia greeted her elegantly as per the etiquette.
A middle-aged man who is about to turn 40 as much as he has cherries who are about to turn 20.
He maintained a relatively youthful look through steady maintenance, and his skin elasticity was particularly remarkable.
Unlike Count Leticia, who has pink hair and eyes, Demois has dark blonde hair.
As Kate greeted her de Moire, she knew at once where Cherry’s superior genes came from.
Whether it’s the looks or the body.
“Cardinal Kate is so beautiful. Is it a blessing from Luminous?”
“Even the hostess Demois who said that…”
At first, there were trivial conversations. Kate also made her likeable by matching her tune to some extent.
Meanwhile, Cherry, who was sitting next to Kate, kept her mouth shut and watched her situation.
Count Leticia also chatted with Kate, glancing at her cherries from time to time.
“Hmm. Hmm.”
Just when the atmosphere became friendly, Count Leticia drew attention by clearing his throat.
Then he looked at her Kate and asked a question in her serious voice.
“Cardinal Kate.”
“Yes. Please tell me.”
“I heard that my daughter is staying with Cardinal Kate…”
Count Leticia glancing at cherries while talking behind his back. Cherry didn’t seem to care much, just sipping tea.
Count Leticia looked at Kate again and brought her to the point.
“If you’ll excuse me, may I ask what you’re doing with my daughter? I wonder why someone like Cardinal Kate hangs out with my daughter.”
“Ah. That’s what you mean.”
It was a serious question, but Kate responded that she didn’t care much.
Anyway, this time she is going to take out all the work. Instead, I won’t give any details.
“Cherry has been a great help to me. Without it, I wouldn’t be able to achieve what I want.”
“······Is that enough?”
“Yes.”
Count Leticci looked at the cherry with his eyes wide open. When Cherry made eye contact with him, only his eyes blinked slowly.
At that reaction, Count Leticia put on a complicated expression. Because of him, the bright and cheerful child has gone away.
I belatedly came to my senses because of Isaac’s clumsy murder, but it was too late at the latest.
“Can you tell us what you are helping?”
“I’m sorry. It’s hard to tell you this much.”
When Count Leticia asked for details, Kate politely declined.
Because of that, I could only make an analogy. What could Cherry do to help Kate?
‘If I had to, all I could do was write…’
The dream and strength of a cherry that was torn apart by a false philosophy. Hope brought to life anew thanks to Isaac.
That was all I could think of. She comes from a family of philosophy, so he might have taught me about various philosophies.
However, she lacks enough to connect Kate with them.
“I can only tell you that I have a close relationship with Isaac.”
“Zenon, with Isaac?”
When she was deep in her thoughts, she mentioned Kate’s connection to Isaac.
At first I wondered what that meant, but after a while I understood.
Cherry made my dream come true with Isaac’s support and helped me avoid family pressure.
Kate needs nothing to say. Although he is a species of Luminous, everyone knows that he has a big and small relationship with Isaac.
If Isaac was the center, it would have been connected to each other. It’s not an impossible story.
“Yes. Cherry and I had a meeting centered around Isaac, and after that we got along and started working together.”
“Umm… That’s right.”
Cherry is currently applying for a leave of absence to the academy. She took a leave of absence of up to a year, and she thought that by then she would be writing.
She was supposed to be doing bigger things than she thought, though. Seeing how the Cardinals of the Church of Luminus were intertwined, it was clear.
I didn’t even think it was related to force. Cherry is nothing more than a weak ordinary person.
What the hell are you doing? It was while the Roseberrys were thinking about it at the same time.
“And the reason I’m here is simple. Please cooperate so that Cherry can become Isaac’s apostle.”
“Yes?”
“What do you mean…?”
Kate revealed that she started another ordeal (and misunderstanding) by bringing out the reason for this meeting.
The Roseberry couple showed a bewildered look at Kate’s request. I don’t know if it’s a servant of Luminus, but an apostle of Isaac.
It is as if Isaac has become a real ‘god’. Even though he himself is an apostle of Luminous.
“Isaac is the one who saved the world. Starting with saving the demons who were persecuted unfairly, he punished all the devil worshipers who disturbed the world.”
“I know that, but…”
“He is also the one who was personally brought by the gods. He is currently witnessing the ascension beyond the saint.”
Unlike Isaac, who packs the truth with exaggeration or lies, Kate only puts the truth in her mouth.
It is also true that the gods brought them. It is also true that they are looking beyond the saint and reaching the level of ascension.
This means that there is no reason to feel strange. If you are greater than Isaac in many ways, it’s a great way to talk.
“And Cherry was saved by Isaac. I’m sure the Count knows what this means.”
“··· ···”
At Kate’s bony words, the Roseberry couple looked at Cherry. It is an expression of complicated feelings in many ways.
“Currently, Cherry and I are helping Isaac ascend to heaven. Cherry plays a very important role among them.”
“Are we Cherry…?”
The Countess of Demores asked timidly. It’s a story that’s hard to believe.
It’s not enough that Isaac saved a talent and dream that was brutally trampled on, so he’s helping ascension.
It’s like a story that could come out of a myth, isn’t it? Because it was a world where God openly existed, the thoughts had no choice but to turn there.
“Yes. Just as I received the grace of Luminus-sama, you can say that Cherry also received the grace. It is truly fate.”
“Fate…”
“That’s why I’m asking Countess Rosebery. Just like I did, please allow Cherry to dedicate her body and soul to Isaac. This is what Cherry decided too.”
After a long, long talk, Kate brought out her request. What was left now was up to Count Leticia.
It’s not even wrapped in plausible words. In fact, Kate was able to rise to her present position by receiving her grace from the Luminous.
There is no law that says Cherry won’t do the same. Moreover, isn’t it Isaac who is being born with a new faith?
It is ‘faith’ that far transcends ‘politics’. It must be hard for Count Leticia to refuse.
“······I’m really sorry, but I’ll decline.”
However, an unexpected refusal came out of Count Leticia’s mouth. At that refusal, Cherry looked at Count Leticia.
Kate was also surprised, but she was not expected, so she kept her composure as much as possible. First of all, the reason.
Before coming here, she heard from Cherry about the current situation of the Roseberry Countess.
“Why? I’ve heard that the Roseberry Countess doesn’t have any issues with the successor.”
“Cardinal Kate is right. And I do not question Isaac, nor do I disrespect my daughter…”
Then why are you rejecting it? Kate’s expression darkened.
Even if you send cherries to Isaac, the Roseberry Countess will have no problem.
On the contrary, you will be able to get all the benefits. It is to bestow grace directly.
If Isaac were to be born as a ‘religion’ in the future, that halo would be indescribable.
When everyone was puzzled, Count Leticia joined his hands and said in a serious voice.
“The Isaac I saw was a man who respected others’ opinions. He was also the one who gave me real insight.”
“I heard about it.”
“Yes. I realized when my daughter said she was helping Isaac. My daughter, Cherry, is no longer a vessel for me to bear.”
It was practically a statement acknowledging her daughter’s independence. I don’t know if it was a decision made out of guilt.
Just as Kate looked even more incomprehensible at those words, Count Leticia brought up her concerns.
“But I doubt Isaac’s thoughts.”
“Thoughts…?”
“Yes. It is doubtful whether you believe in humanity.”
A completely unexpected remark from Count Leticia. Then he continued.
“Through blood and steel, Isaac demonstrated the extent to which mankind’s evil can reach. He even said that the story was not fiction, but the story of the world he lived in.”
“··· ···”
“He even said that his own world was destroyed once due to mankind’s terrible evil deeds. He self-deprecatingly asked if there was anything different about this world.”
Unlike the first time I met Isaac, Count Leticia explained it logically. I focused on every single word of Isaac’s words and dug into them.
That’s what it actually sounds like. In fact, after that remark, the apocalypse theory prevailed for a long time.
Although it has calmed down, Count Leticia couldn’t help but worry. Does Isaac believe in humanity with a sincere heart?
I couldn’t help but ask such a question because even my own world said that mankind was judged by the gods for their evil deeds.
“It’s called pessimism. In Blood and Steel, Nazi Germany is portrayed as no less evil than evil. The US and Soviet Union against it feel like relative justice. But it only feels that way.”
“Why do you feel that way?”
“As Isaac said, the United States and the Soviet Union compete in the form of the Cold War. It means to pursue profit.”
That’s right. Even the Soviet Union was described according to the theme of ‘revenge’ rather than justice.
Even the US was outraged by the attack on Pearl Harbor and did not commit atrocities like the Nazis and the Japanese Empire.
But if you look at the Tuskegee syphilis live experiment and the cold war America’s gossip, it’s far from justice.
“I wonder if Isaac really believes in humanity. That’s why I rejected Kate’s offer.”
“Isaac…”
Kate barely restrained herself as she spoke. I want to shout out to my heart to raise my voice.
If that happens, the effect will be halved and meaningless.
This is something that should spread out from Stabirk, like white paper slowly soaking into color.
At this, she calmly opened her mouth, exhaling her breath to regain her composure.
“······That’s why you will believe more. So that we can find the true light.”
“I hope my daughter is not blinded by that light, but she wishes…”
“Give me a little time. Isaac will surely show you the proof.”
This is a problem that time will have to solve. In fact, Isaac was scattering a somewhat pessimistic mood here and there.
Kate also thought that this ordeal would last quite a while, so she decided to take a long time.
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She thought that if she took her time slowly, there would be no problem in persuading Count Letish.
[A work that showed a ray of light and humanity in darkness. Conscience.]
[Even corrupt and snobbish humans have not lost their humanity among real demons.]
[What Zenon is talking about is ‘hope’. It is because people like this exist that we can live our lives.]
Of course, it was completely unexpected that Oskar Schindler’s story would appear exactly three days later.
As soon as Kate read the contents, she went straight to Count Leticia.
And there…
“Please take good care of my daughter from now on.”
“Please take good care of me.”
She must have predicted that Kate would come, so she was able to meet the Rose Berry couple who came to meet her with Cherry.
“I’m so glad you did, Cherry.”
The second ordeal is over.
“Then shall we go to Isaac’s mansion now?”
“Yes…!”
Only the final ordeal remains.