168 – 33. Cloel Martina
“Oh, don’t worry. You don’t have to burden yourself.”
It’s amazing.
I was horrified as the whole story was explained to me in front of Cloel Martina, who had become extremely calm(?).
No, the cardinal’s support, abuse of power, and even the position of archbishop of the cathedral just to have a private meeting with this one person?
A little…… Isn’t this overinvestment?
“Is it true? Anyway, that bastard, Cardinal McLaren, is getting more and more into it, so I was thinking of kicking him out. Instead, Archbishop Carlella would be fine.”
“Oh, are you a good person?”
“Is it possible? Unlike McLaren’s pigs, Karlaya knows his fountain well. “I’ll try to jump the line…But that will come later, and until then, it’s a useful card.”
“……Galaxy?”
“My Min, the hotel manager and security chief here are people who grew up with the support of the imperial family. Since your brother is confirmed to be the next emperor… The imperial family can abandon them, but they can never abandon the imperial family.”
“Ah…”
“And compared to the behavior of the collateral royal family, the orders given by me as a direct descendant were very gentle.”
Collateral royal family, that is, Kim Ha-neul of the third year…… Is this the story of the royal family in the second year?
Come to think of it, I have met Kim Ha-neul, but I have never met the second-year royal family.
“Um, Rain?”
“It is true that your father is building a cathedral. Of course, it is also true that an archbishop is needed. Because of that, many requests came to the family, but I only accepted the request from our family’s exclusive priest.”
“I see… I see?”
“Anyway, I, the girl with the suspicious disease, and the princess were all within a range that didn’t cause too much trouble, so don’t worry.”
Is it true? Driving me crazy.
…… I really didn’t need it.
It was a good idea to just give up and keep And .
The world’s richest person, a direct royal family member of the Korean Empire, and daughter of a family that rules Europe.
If you have these three, you can create skills like absolute power……
“…Namgoong Min, I had a hard time too, didn’t I? I was the one who informed those people about your situation.”
“Huh? Of course. Eileen, thank you very much. You too.”
“Tell me if there is something like this again.”
“Nam Goong Min, I can always be your strength.”
“Don’t worry, the imperial family is on our side.”
“Me too, brother.”
It’s very reassuring. Is this a connection? It’s not for nothing that people manage their personal connections.
When I, who had tasted the pinnacle of networking, faced Chloe El Martina, she was glaring at me with eyes that were the pillars of her life.
‘Pillar West…… That’s right.’
I don’t have a girlfriend yet, let alone marriage.
Anyway, I have no intention of getting a girlfriend until I meet Jisoo…… It’s not that I can’t date, it’s that I don’t date, um.
Inadvertently, I glanced sideways at Liu, and the corner of his mouth turned up with a grin and he massaged my shoulder.
Something unusual about his touch──
“──Rain?”
“Nam Goong Min, I think my shoulders are tight.”
“No, nothing in particular…The galaxy?”
“I have a lump in my throat.”
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“…Please don’t break it.”
Quad.
“Ale, Lin?”
“The sofa here is made of weaker material than I thought.”
“That’s steel…It’s not.”
With both shoulders and neck being grabbed by Liu, Raine, and Eunha, I desperately turned my head away from Eileen, who had smashed the metal decoration of the sofa with just her grip, and looked at Chloel again.
Obviously all four are on my side, but it’s ironic that the person I’m most comfortable facing right now is the nun who tried to smash my head in yesterday.
Anyway, since everyone has laid the foundation for me, I have to do my part too.
“What’s your name?”
“You already…Know…! You know…!!”
“What’s your name?”
“…I am Cloel Martina.”
“How old are you?”
“……24 Years old.”
Okay, this matches the settings I know.
…… I just asked your name and age, but why does the back of your head hurt?
“You are the step-sister of Raphael Martina, the current saint and leading Inquisitor, right?”
“That’s right…!!”
“Oh, you seem quite proud. When did you meet the saint?”
“……….”
“Mr. Chloe?”
“Are you asking this…?”
Well, I also don’t know how to start the saint’s character event.
All Jisoo told me was that if you meet and talk to Cloel Martina, an event will naturally take place.
So, we have no choice but to check by poking around one by one.
“Chloel Martina, there is something you are misunderstanding.”
“What…?”
“I, who was almost killed by you just yesterday, brought my trusted friends with me, put pressure on you, and now I’m talking to you. Don’t you still understand?”
“……………….”
“Just as I made it easy to talk to you, it means that it will be easy for me to get revenge on you.”
“……….”
“Nevertheless, don’t forget that talking to you…Is a kind of consideration and forgiveness.”
He threatened quietly with a smile, and only then did Cloel Martina gradually lose his vicious spirit.
I don’t know if he gave in to my threats or the authority of his friends who were standing behind me, but it felt like a proper conversation would finally be possible now.
“Now, let me ask you again. When did you meet the saint?”
“…I saw them at an orphanage in a back alley when I was 4 years old. Even though we weren’t related by blood, we all considered each other family there.”
“What about that person disappearing?”
“A year later…When I was five years old.”
What I know about Raphael’s past…… All that is said is that as soon as he was born in a back alley, he was chosen by the Pope and taken from his mother’s hand and taken to the church.
But you met Chloe in a back alley when you were 4 years old? Also in an orphanage?
‘…… Was this a time when the personalities of the saint and Raphael coexisted?’
I don’t know what to think, but Raphael was treated as a saint, but when he was four years old, he was returned to the alley where he was born.
And there I met Cloel Martina.
“Did you stay at the orphanage all day?”
“No… I was only at the orphanage for a few hours. But since I came almost every day… I thought they were doing something different.”
So does that mean that he was only at the orphanage for a few hours of the day, and went back to the church for the rest of the day?
Why would you do something like that?
“The name Martina…?”
“… It wasn’t originally, but it was a name given to her by Raphael himself after she entered the church. There was a lot of noise because Raphael’s position was a title, but she was still able to call herself her stepsister.”
“……………….”
“Is there anything else to ask…?”
“…There is one.”
“Something…?”
“Aren’t there any strange rumors going around the church recently?”
“What are you saying…”
“For example… The saint is losing his strength.”
“……!!”
Rumbling.
Chloel, who had been in the most upright position, got up from her seat.
I broke into a cold sweat, not even trying to hide my shock.
“Huh…How?”
“Let’s sing.”
“Tell me! How on earth could you do that?”
“Sit down.”
“───.”
Please listen to what everyone says.
‘The saint is losing his strength.’
In the church, it was said that it is still spread secretly only among high-ranking people.
Although she is not a high-ranking priest, I thought that Cloel would know because she was related to her as her step-sister.
What was more surprising than that was the reaction of the four female students.
‘Did you already know everything?’
No matter how secretly it was spread, it’s also funny that Liu, Rain, and Eunha never heard of it.
Rio alone supports one cardinal, and Arthur also extends his influence to Vatican City, the headquarters of the church, and is the church’s biggest supporter in the Korean Empire.
What bothers me is that Eileen doesn’t react at all.
‘…… ‘No.’
Eileen’s hand, which was holding my arm, was trembling slightly.
But when he made eye contact with me, his eyes were filled with only strong trust instead of doubt.
…… I have my doubts, but does it mean that you trust me more than that?
I was always grateful to Eileen.
“…Answer…Please. How did you hear that rumor…?”
“Well, does that matter? Even my friends already know.”
“……………….”
“Is this a rumor that other priests also know?”
“No way… I heard it’s a rumor that only priests above the archbishop level know about.”
“But how do you know, Mr. Cloel?”
“……Cardinal Rockail told me.”
“Ah, you mean the saint’s faction.”
I heard that there are three cardinals in the church, one who follows the saint, one who follows the Pope, and one who remains neutral.
The one following the saint would be a cardinal named Rockail.
I don’t know who the guy who follows the Pope is.
Neutrality is…… Is this Cardinal McLaren that Rio mentioned earlier? It’s also funny that the guy who takes kickbacks is neutral.
Anyway, it wouldn’t be difficult for the Cardinal of the Saint’s faction to tell Cloel about the rumor that she is the Saint’s step-sister. Because Chloe is the one who follows the saint more than anyone else in the church.
After listening to Chloel, I was confident.
‘The plan is progressing successfully.’
If the rumor continues to spread like this, the opposing faction…… So, if the Pope challenges the saint to a proof trial, it will be a success.
But why did the saint look anxious?
“Has the saint said anything recently?”
“No…Just yesterday’s everyday story…”
As expected, wasn’t there anything else mentioned?
The person the saint is most uncomfortable with is Cloel, so it’s funny that he talks about his concerns.
‘Okay, but how do I generate character events?’
I don’t have to ask any more, but how do character events start ‘naturally’?
Well, if the player is a , Isn’t that also impossible? Does a character event start when my head naturally explodes?
“I…”
“Ah, you can call me Namgoong Min.”
“Uh, Namgoong Min…”
“You are older than me, so please call me comfortably.”
“…No, yo. I’ll just use the honorific title…”
You can call me comfortably.
But I think he changed his words when he looked behind me, not at me. Is this because of my mood?
…… If you look back now, you don’t know what will happen, so just look ahead.
“That…Nam Goong Min.”
“Yes, why are you doing that?”
“…Bu, Boo.”
“Boo…?”
“Boo, Boo, I have a favor to ask…!”
Oh, is this really a character event?
Is this what it means to become natural? If this were the case, we wouldn’t have to prepare a place and just talk.
‘…… Oh, if that were the case, I would have been dodging the mace.’
Even if you only think about the cancer, asking them to do this was a godsend.
Anyway, what would you like me to do?
“Me, me, me.”
“Speak slowly.”
“Please marry me!”
“………Yes?”
──What the f*ck?
Quad.
No, that. Everyone?
I am the victim of the marriage proposal, so why are you slapping my neck and shoulders?
Thud.
*
“Sigh!?”
Sharp.
In the middle of the night, the saint woke up from bed and fell to the floor in a cold sweat.
My breathing becomes difficult, my head hurts, and my heart hurts like it’s being hit with a hammer.
He silently shed tears and moans in front of the sudden pain.
I somehow got up from the bed and chewed and swallowed the pill that was left right next to me.
A crunching sound, a bitter taste felt from the tip of the tongue, an unpleasant sensation.
However, little by little, my breathing eased and the pain lessened.
“……Ah.”
In fact, the drug itself is just an ordinary painkiller. It is also a ready-made product that can be purchased at a nearby pharmacy.
No matter how much it is a painkiller, the effect does not appear immediately after taking it. There is no way that pain can go away with just one pill.
Still, chewing painkillers.
Because I know that the pain that starts from the heart is not real pain, but a kind of phantom pain.
Even if it was ineffective, the phantom pain could be reduced by chewing the medicine.
The saint, shedding dry tears and cold sweat, slumps down on the bed.
…… This phantom pain didn’t suddenly happen today, nor was it someone’s work.
5 Years old, on the pilgrimage route that a saint must climb.
It’s just a nightmare that continues after killing Rafael Martina, who was with him all this time.
“Raphael…I’m sorry…”
Tears are flowing. Today too, the saint recited words of apology.
Towards his brother whom he will never see again.
Confessing your sins.
“God…”
Therefore, God must exist.
In order for the saint’s penitence, which continues every night, to reach Raphael.
Poor Raphael must go to heaven under the guidance of God.
The fate of this miserable
Saint, in which one side must kill the other.
There must be a God who can prove that there was a reason for that.
“……………….”
In a moment, someone’s face comes to mind.
They belatedly realized that they were
Saints, and yet they succeeded in coexisting with the power of fellow sinners.
I’m jealous, I’m so jealous.
“…God…”
The saint just prayed endlessly.
I pray that God will take away this delusion.
The saint of the church shed tears constantly.