I Became a Childhood Friend With the Villainous Saintess chapter 137

137 – Pantheon (3)

The Imperial Pantheon is an organization that does not have a very long history.

The five denominations, including Asirel, the god of light, wanted to exert influence in the religious world, and the emperor of the empire believed that they would become a new source of power.

That is how the imperial pantheon was born.

A ‘political’ force created by the Church of the Five Gods to exploit other weaker churches.

The imperial family gained diplomatic advantages and stabilized internal affairs through the religious community, and the five religious orders gained worldly interests by relying on the authority of the imperial family.

However, this is the beginning of the name Pantheon.

If we go beyond the era where history was lost and reach ancient times, there was a pantheon in a more fundamental area.

The God of Time and the God of Darkness were gods subdued by the ancient pantheon.

Since the Imperial Pantheon is, on the surface, an organization that inherited the ancient pantheon, records from that time may have remained.

So this is the journey we started on… ….

As expected, the distance between the Archduke and the capital was quite long.

“Ugh, there. Flaw. Good mood.”

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Sirien made a melting sound.

The carriage ridden by none other than the Grand Duke of Ilencia.

The carriage itself was so large that there was a lot of seating inside, but Sirien was sitting on my thighs, leaning her body against hers.

Her hands are massaging her shoulders and loosening them.

It seemed like he had no intention of leaving my side the entire way.

“This is it. I couldn’t find this happiness because I was buried in work for a while. So, you should make the most of it while you have time.”

“You watched it all the time except during working hours.”

“That’s not enough! I’ve had a hard time so now I need you to fill me up. Please do more quickly.”

Well, Sirien’s shoulders were definitely tense.

Skin that can be felt on the outside. Her muscles above her collarbone were still toned, but the aftereffects of her hard work just sitting in her chair were still there.

Additionally, Sirien had quite poor sitting posture.

In front of others, she straightens her back and straightens her head, but that’s only in front of others.

Whenever she was alone or alone with me, she quickly lost her bearings.

Especially when things weren’t going well. The body is lined up on the desk, or the arms are like a “ crying ”.

As a result, there were a lot of tight muscles in her back and lower back.

Thanks to her long-term use of the knife, I have sharp human muscles.

You can see at a glance where to massage to feel cool.

“Hmm, ugh, ugh.”

“Are you cool?”

“Ugh… ….”

A voice that feels a little shy.

As expected, Sirien’s cheeks were slightly red.

I also feel a bit of desire, but I can’t do it in a place like this.

Because there are other people out there. No matter what you do by putting up a curtain, if the carriage shakes, it will be an embarrassing situation for both of you when you leave.

Maybe that’s why Sirien cleared his throat and changed the topic.

“Hmm, big. Anyway…… “How much did we talk about?”

“God of time.”

“Ah, yes! The God of Time is the only evil god with whom many records remain. “It is not well known to the public, but in theology, it is something that must be pointed out.”

Even before we were locked in the cabin, Sirien studied theology.

Even after that, I was limited to training as a guardian, but Sirien studied a lot more as a saint.

Naturally, the person who taught me theology was also Sirien.

And Sirien, she especially loved teaching me things.

As I began to listen, my pretty lips smiled.

“Sonark, the god of time. It is not known what the power behind it is, but the reason why it was subjugated remains. The saint abused her power too much. She bound the time of an entire continent and imprisoned it for eternity.”

“…… “Why do you do that?”

“I don’t know that. Nowadays, we are not in an era where we can determine the truth, and the records themselves are too few. “It is usually used as a lesson that no matter how much God’s power is, it cannot forever control the laws of the world.”

If you turn back time, of course a person’s memories will also return.

If one day the flow of time breaks down and the day goes back every night, in theory, no one should be able to notice it.

However, whatever the reason, the trick played by the Saint of Time was revealed to the world.

The Holy Maiden of Time periodically returned time to the continent, but in the end she was unable to overcome the pantheon and was subjugated.

In honor of this incident, the Imperial Pantheon destroyed the statue of the God of Time as an example for future generations.

“Then what about the God of Darkness? “If demons can use divine power, this one seems likely.”

“There is a possibility, but…… This is a denomination that has clearly been destroyed, to the extent that the word ‘extincted’ has been used several times in the records. “It is true that demons embrace darkness when they are born, but it is still doubtful.”

Sirien shook her head.

It seemed like there was a greater possibility that there was a forgotten cult or a completely unknown god rather than a god of time or a god of darkness.

However, I had no choice but to ask something that had been bothering me for a long time.

Every god has another side.

Rest is death, order is oppression, faith is fanaticism, war is devastation, charity is sacrifice.

But just one thing. He did not have as much power as Asirel, the god of light.

The shadow of a tree branch was visible outside the carriage.

“It’s something I’ve been curious about for a long time, but I couldn’t ask because I felt like if I said it out loud, it would be called blasphemy.”

“Isn’t Asirel’s other side a darkness? It’s very blasphemous. “Historically, there must have been three theologians who were beheaded for saying such things.”

“I know that. So, I just know that Asirel has no other side…… When light shines on an object, a shadow is created. “Is there no possibility at all?”

“Hmm.”

Sirien slightly rolled up her arms.

The light created by the nova created a shadow on one side of the carriage.

Sirien moved her hands and changed the shape of her shadow.

His right hand made his head, and his left hand made his horns.

It was a deer. As his finger moved, the deer gaped.

What is that? Why are you so good at this?

Who did you learn it from? I want to do it too.

I barely held back from almost asking him to teach me, too.

“It’s one of the most common misconceptions. The other side of God is not necessarily determined that way. “It is true that darkness follows light, but light itself does not create darkness, right?”

Next was the bird.

A bird made of shadows flapped its wings.

Sirien also giggled as if it was fun inside.

I really need to ask you to teach me later.

Then Sirien’s divinity shined once again.

A place where animals made of shadows have been reflected until now. As another light source appeared, the shadow gradually faded and disappeared.

“Light can eventually erase even shadows. This is also why the other side of war is not peace. Peace always follows when war ends, but that doesn’t mean war creates peace, right? “Is it a little difficult?”

“A little. Anyway, darkness is not the other side of light.”

“Yes. For now, this is the truth. “There are still many things we don’t know about theology, so it may change someday.”

Moreover, the divinity of light is not replaced by darkness.

In the case of Hybras, some processing is needed to change the divinity of rest into death.

However, the method of changing the divinity of light to the other side was not taught to the Asirel Church.

There were countless attempts to find out whether it was simply unknown.

Even the Asirel Church conducted its own research.

However, none of them were successful.

Something that no one has been able to accomplish for well over a thousand years.

At this point, it might be right to say that there is no way.

Just like the dream of alchemists who wanted to make gold.

No matter how hard you tried, there were things that could never be achieved at the time.

“That’s right. There is another interesting thing about the God of Light…… “

What came out like that is the story about the time when Asirel chose her saint.

In the original work, this was also what Sirien said to Ellis.

It seemed like Asirel could not even dream that we would be the reason he chose a saint.

Ellis’ greatest enemy was not the plague that would engulf the empire, nor was Barbatos advancing from the southwest.

This is Sirien Ilencia.

The Archduke, who created a rabbit by wriggling his fingers as if he had a taste for playing with shadows, was a disaster that would overthrow the empire.

And I, who is memorizing Sirien’s hand movements next to me, am the worst swordsman in the empire.

…… Even though it looks a little childish, what should I do about it?

There was no such thing as play in this world.

I later showed the movements I had memorized to Isha.

She pretended not to be Isha, but she couldn’t take her eyes off my hand. It was clear that he had memorized it.

Sirien was flattered when he saw that.