I see your code (166)
… … How the hell did this happen?
According to the original story, the cardinal’s small rebellion is futile and easily collapsed. This is because the crystal ball immediately lights up to declare God’s support, without the need for other people to do anything.
In the end, the story is that the four archbishops, who thought Khitan’s doctor was more important, change their minds and be appointed saints by the cardinal alone… … .
I had calculated the number of other cases, but I didn’t even think about it. It was like a prerequisite that would never change no matter what.
I thought of one possibility and checked the code to see if it had been replaced with a fake, but it wasn’t like that.
Do you think I’m going to use it as a throwaway card like this?
Of course, Kitan is the kind of guy who would be able to do something like that if it was profitable, but… … There must be no reason for that?
As I was organizing my head, which was tangled with unresolved questions, the priests also began to murmur when they saw the crystal ball. It was clear that they too were agitated by this situation.
At that moment, a calm voice came from above.
“quiet.”
The eyes of the priests are fixed on this side. To be precise, towards the Pope behind me.
“Keetan is a very careful person, so there are many cases where he does not answer right away. So, it cannot be said that God has withdrawn his support right now.”
At those words, the room that had been muffled became a little quieter. After seeing him, the pope looked around the president once, and then turned his gaze back to the cardinal.
“So we can only focus on human affairs for now. Cardinal Sylvester. Can you explain the reason for the objection?”
Despite the pope’s question, the cardinal looked at the crystal ball silently for a while.
I saw it and was convinced.
This was not what the cardinal had expected.
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My head was starting to get more complicated, but the silent cardinal turned his gaze to Arina. The boy was still confused, but his expression was still puzzled.“Of course there are reasons. There are two main things.”
“Two things… … . What is it?”
“First of all, we don’t need a saint. To be more precise, having something is rather a loss.”
The chairman, who had been quite quiet, became noisy again, perhaps because he hadn’t thought about it in that way.
The pope calmed him once more and looked at the cardinal with calm eyes.
“It’s close to damage… … . Let me explain why.”
The cardinal replied with a cold smile.
“The Pope already knows, doesn’t he? The fact that the two kingdoms cannot tolerate the growing power of our denomination.”
“… … .”
“From the moment we decided to create our own city, the line was crossed a long way. Nevertheless, the reason we were left alone in the kingdom was simply because our denomination grew ambiguously. It must have been a feeling of wanting to pretend that I didn’t know because public opinion was too concerned about it.”
The cardinal turned his gaze to the Pope, then rose from his seat and looked at the president’s priests.
“But if you have a saint, it’s a different story. Unlike other religions, our denomination is the largest despite having only a pope. However, if there are saints in this situation, the kingdom will no longer look down on Khitanism.”
“What if you don’t let it go?”
“In the worst case, there is even the possibility of forming an army.”
It is said that war may be waged against the denomination.
It was quite an excessive leap, but it was enough to change the mood of the chairman.
“… … army? You mean the kingdom will attack us?”
“Even so, I wouldn’t do that. How many believers in Khitanism are there in the kingdom? I don’t know if there are other sanctions.”
“Anyway, you are saying that something is being regulated. Kitan hasn’t responded yet… … . Didn’t he change his mind too?”
The public opinion of the priests slowly began to lean toward the cardinal. However, for some reason, the Pope, who was still protecting Arina, looked at him without much fuss.
He looked at the cardinal again and said calmly.
“It’s a leap forward, but it’s not impossible. But we are all Khitan’s. It means that we are in a position to obey his opinion no matter what the human problem is.”
Perhaps there was only one answer the Cardinal wanted to give to the Pope’s words.
‘If a god doesn’t care about human problems, what is the reason for us to believe and follow him?’
To be honest, if you weren’t a priest, it’s an idea you’d probably have done at least once. The problem is that this is a temple, and he is a priest. Even though that’s the cardinal’s position just below the top.
Even though I am relatively ignorant of religion, there is no way the cardinal does not know what I know.
Instead of saying that, he pointed his finger at the still silent crystal ball.
“It seems that his opinion has already come out.”
“The appointment ceremony is not over yet.”
“It sounds like you haven’t made a decision. Well, for now, it doesn’t go that far. Let me explain the second reason right away. It has to do with doctrine as well.”
“… … Does it have anything to do with doctrine?”
For the first time, the pope, who was immobilized even when he said that he could be sanctioned by the kingdom, made a face of embarrassment for the first time.
The cardinal looked at him and nodded with a dazed expression on his face.
“Yes. It is about the birth of the candidate.”
“Aren’t you trying to point out that the saint is an orphan from Layton? Of course, that has nothing to do with doctrine or human choice.”
“I don’t mean to say that. I’m literally just trying to pinpoint what birth is.”
“… … I don’t think I’m talking about region or status.”
“That’s right.”
The cardinal answered firmly, and looked directly at Arina. and said quietly.
“Arina Saint Candidate is not human.”
“… … Are you not human?”
“Actually, we can say that we are only half human.”
I looked back slightly. Arina was staring at the cardinal’s mouth with trembling eyes.
It was going to happen anyway, but the timing isn’t very good right now… … .
The moment when I was about to breathe out energy and cover the guy’s ears slightly. The cardinal’s cold voice came out first.
“She is a simple hybrid of elven and human blood.”
* * *
In this world, there has been a culture of hatred of different races since ancient times.
There was a simple reason, such as a different appearance or different characteristics, but it was because there was a much more fundamental problem.
This is the fact that this race is the descendant of the invaders who invaded from the other world five hundred years ago.
Originally, the Velia Continent was a peaceful place where only a few humans and monsters existed, but they think they polluted it.
In a way, it was justified anger, but in fact, the heterogeneous race also had excuses.
From their point of view, they were not an aggressor.
They were simply forced laborers and forced slaves. They were also victims of being invaded by another world and robbed of their own world.
Besides, the situation seems favorable to humans, so I only heard ridicule of bat-like bastards.
anyway.
Regardless of which opinion is right between humans and other races, the perception of discrimination has changed quite a bit now. It was thanks to the recognition of the union between the two kingdoms to face the former empire.
But there were still two groups who did not agree with the decision.
The first were the heirs of the King of Liberation who built the nation by defeating the other world, and the survivors of the empire.
The second was the temple of Khitan, who only followed the gods of humans.
“… … cardinal. Are you saying that you have the confidence to take responsibility for your own words?”
At the question of the pope whose complexion hardened, Cardinal Sylvester nodded calmly.
“of course. It was a long time ago, so we don’t know exactly who the parents were, but we sent the candidate’s hair to the tower to check the results. She must be a mixture of elf and human.”
“… … Pregnancy with Lee Jong-gwan would have turned out to be almost impossible, right?”
“Almost never. I’m just speaking as a result.”
Hearing these words, the Pope chose silence for the first time. The cardinal looked at him and continued to say.
“There is also a doctrine that only humans are recognized as believers, so suddenly the saint is of mixed race with a different race? Wouldn’t this be against Kitan?”
“… … Do you think Kitan didn’t know about that? Maybe it’s because he already knew that this time he pinned the elf to help. Isn’t it exquisite to be a coincidence?”
Originally, the Pope’s opinion would have worked.
The oracle that Kitan has given for a long time is to help the elves, but the candidate for the saint chosen as the party to the mission is a mixed race of elves and humans?
As the Pope said, such a coincidence cannot easily happen.
But now, there was one problem to be persuaded by such words.
The cardinal once again pointed to the dark crystal ball.
“If so, why is Kitan still choosing to remain silent?”
“… … .”
“Whether Khitan knew this or not, at least it is true that he does not want to become a saint now.”
As if he needed some time to think, the Pope quietly closed his eyes. Arina also kept her mouth shut as if she was shocked by the secret of her birth that she did not know.
Then, an arrow of question suddenly flew towards me.
“But, did you already know this?”
I shook my head calmly at the cardinal’s question.
“Is it possible? I don’t think I knew either, how would I have known?”
“I’m just saying that because you look calm. Oh, you’re not a Khitan, so you might not realize how important this is.”
It is a word that subtly drives me into an outsider.
No matter what I say, I’m trying to make them all remarks by outsiders who don’t even know them well.
I noticed that feeling and smiled softly.
“exactly. I know it with my head, but it’s hard to accept it with my heart because I’m not a body that has committed myself to school. What is the great thing about being a heterogeneous race in this day and age? … .”
In an instant, all eyes of the president turned to me.
They were all outraged by my provocative remarks.
The cardinal looked slightly startled, as if he had never expected me to come out so stupid.
“… … Is it okay for you to consider the saint’s opinion the same as yours?”
“I don’t know why my opinion becomes that of St. However, Kitan-sama’s opinion is probably similar to mine.”
“Where can anyone who is not a believer have his own opinion… … !”
One of the archbishops who opposed Arina’s appointment shouted in an angry voice. The cardinal restrained him with one hand and said.
“I don’t know why you thought that, but the situation you see seems very different from him. The crystal ball expresses the opposite.”
“I am not expressing opposition.”
“… … Unless you are expressing your opposition?”
I looked around the president at the cardinal’s question and said:
“It is just that you are silent because this is not the right place to express your opinion.”
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