204. Heretic Questioner (2)
“You just killed him for no reason?”
“Yes······. Unexpectedly during the interrogation······.”
A prison full of blood.
Looking around inside, I let out a sigh.
It wasn’t the amount of blood loss when the head was cut cleanly.
I wonder if this much bleeding will come out if I turn the skin all over my body.
“He said he had a bad crime and suddenly attacked him with a spear… Rather, he was cooperative in providing information, but I have no idea why he killed him.”
“·······.”
The Heretic Questioner killed an Asylum follower without permission during interrogation.
Neither the emperor nor I gave permission at all.
Do they think it is their jurisdiction to dispose of heresy?
‘Are you posing a threat…’
It would be fair to see it as a warning and a demonstration of force against Arya, who tries to treat the Vatican as a back room old man.
It is to show that the power of the Vatican is still intact.
Something is in the mood.
I kept getting a hunch that they were going to do something big.
Gustav also committed the eccentricity of shooting an annihilator targeting the islands, but what the hell will the Holy See do?
My heart was beating so fast that I was on the verge of high blood pressure.
“His Excellency is leaving the room.”
“Go take a look, Mr. Heinkel.”
When I left the prison, the guards lined up to see me off.
Excuse me…
It’s not that I don’t like hearing it, but there was a feeling that it was burdensome to listen to.
“Hmm…?”
When I left the prison, there was a carriage standing in front of me.
The door squeaked open by itself, and a noblewoman dressed in fancy clothes appeared.
It was unusual to sit still wearing a hat so large that it covered half of her face.
‘Inquiry.’
[Jin]
[Real name: Jane Watson]
[Gender: Female]
[I am a member of the crows. She is good at disguise.]
This b*tch.
Why are you fooling around in front of me again?
Her expression crinkled and her fists clenched tightly, and Jin floundered as if embarrassed.
“Now, wait a minute! You’re not trying to kill me, are you?”
“Hearing that made me want to kill him even more.”
“I’m really sorry about what happened at that time! I’m really reflecting! To dare to do such a thing to a person who would become the state power itself…”
“·······.”
You sound like reflection.
That means that if I hadn’t risen to the position I’m in now, I would still be damned.
I was embarrassed and wanted to beat him to death right now.
“I’m really, really sorry… So I’m here to give you some information as an apology… Are you still not angry?”
“Listen and judge.”
But she couldn’t kill Jin either.
Surely, I hold absolute power second only to the emperor, but there must be many aristocrats who don’t like that.
The reform of the military and the purge of the ministers had a just cause, so they went over with some resistance, but if you kill a crow for no reason, the movement to bring me down by using that as a signal flare will intensify.
This means that you need to refrain from doing anything radical unless absolutely necessary.
I got on the carriage with a displeased expression on my face.
Soon there was a thud, the door closed and the carriage started.
“Anyway, isn’t that official position uncomfortable?”
“What do you mean?”
“A government office called Regent. It’s an official post created by a minister who held real power in ancient times and appointed himself. It’s an official post that disappeared after he tried to abolish the imperial government and turn it into a republic, but ended up getting backlash and being executed… It’s like foretelling your future, doesn’t it?”
“·······.”
Damn it.
I didn’t know it had such an ominous origin.
It was definitely embarrassing.
But it was impossible to show it off.
“The past is just the past. The authority and tasks performed are different from the Regent at that time, only the name is the same. I don’t worry about such useless things.”
“Hmm. After all, he’s a terrible realist, isn’t he?”
“I don’t intend to spend my time chatting with you. Hurry up and get out of here.”
“I’m impatient, really…”
Jin mumbled something and took something from her bag that was lying next to her.
It was a bundle of papers.
She smiled and took the wad I handed to her and looked at it.
What was written in the documents was none other than the minutes of the meeting.
But looking at the names and frequently appearing words-
“Did you infiltrate the Holy See?”
“Bingo.”
It was the contents of the meeting of the Holy See.
This is amazing.
I knew she was crazy, but a crow dared to infiltrate the Papal States and eavesdrop on a meeting presided over by the Pope.
It was not a problem that would end with being executed if caught.
The pope’s back end is famous for being long, so it wouldn’t be strange to destroy his three legs.
Just showing this to me would have been a difficult decision.
It’s like giving Jin’s lifeline to me.
Of course, even if I expose this, if it is Jin, he will stop wearing a crow, wear a disguise, eat well, and live well.
“Are you going to stick with just this?”
“It’s not the meeting minutes themselves that are important. Read them carefully. They’ll contain some pretty important information.”
I fumbled through the meeting minutes and looked closely at the contents.
There was nothing special on the surface.
Everyday content like how to conduct Mass and how to reduce or increase the scale of charity work.
But when I went to the back, familiar names kept appearing.
Iris von Dem Pleschette.
The discussion about the qualifications of a saintess was constantly going on.
Methods to deprive Iris of her status as a saint were proposed here and there, but all were rejected as not having sufficient justification.
But one thing was certain.
The Holy See goes beyond disapproving of her Iris and is looking for a way to bring her down altogether.
“How is it? Do you like it?”
“This is valuable information.”
Where else can you find the contents of meetings within the Holy See?
I couldn’t help but admit that it was valuable information.
I opened the window, threw the meeting minutes, and started the pyrotechnic magic.
Then, all the minutes of the meeting were completely burnt to black ash and scattered across the street.
“Coachman. Stop here.”
Now the business is over.
As soon as the carriage stopped, I immediately pulled out a check from my inside pocket.
I drew a check with flash magic, wrote my name and 5 million tyrions in the amount column, and threw it on the floor.
“Hey… I said it was meant to be an apology, but what the heck is this…?”
“It was physiologically difficult to receive something from you without payment.”
“·······.”
No matter how much I thought about it, I felt bad because I felt like I owed Jin.
It wasn’t that I couldn’t afford it right now, and there was absolutely no reason to save money, so I thought it was a trick and I was happy.
Anyway, 5 million Tyrion is enough for Emilia’s several months’ salary…
When I thought about that, I suddenly felt sorry for Emilia.
I got out of the twenty thousand wagon with my back to Jin.
‘Could it be that the Heretic Questioners came after Iris…?’
The Vatican’s intentions began to be questioned.
There is absolutely no reason to undermine Iris’ character.
So what if you had the Heretic Questioner try to use force?
It was a story with some possibility.
But targeting Iris won’t be easy.
Iris has future poetry.
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‘Let’s attach an escort.’
Still, I decided to take out insurance in case of a gulf.
***
“Something is… Awkward.”
Secluded garden.
Trie, fully armed, sat in her chair and glanced at her side.
There, Iris tilted her head and smiled.
“Is that so?”
“Isn’t it burdensome to suddenly have such a loud knight escorting you?”
“It’s definitely something she’s not used to, but she doesn’t feel it’s a burden at all.”
“·······.”
Even in the tree, she had no idea why she had to follow her around in accordance with Iris’s schedule in this outfit.
I just comply with her request to thoroughly escort Iris for several days.
She couldn’t understand where the forces were trying to touch her saintess.
Even crazy fanatics must have known at least that if they touched her saintess, a miracle would occur in which the entire continent would unite harmoniously.
I wondered if there were any guys with bigger livers than them.
“Thank you so much for taking the time to escort me. Give me something like-“
“No. What kind of case, case. It’s living by helping friends.”
Though he said that, Tree had doubts.
What’s the use of escorting the person who is least likely to be killed in the empire?
“Ah. It’s about time.”
Tree, who confirmed that he was on time, drew a communication magic spell and sent a powerful magic wave toward the Imperial University.
This is because the Schluss requested that a signal be sent like this every hour on the hour.
To be honest, I didn’t know what this meant.
“Now what’s the next schedule?”
“Hmm… I’ll have to go around the hospital to see if there are any emergency patients.”
“Huh? You went to the hospital earlier.”
“Patients don’t come only in the morning. I don’t know when another critical patient might arise, so I try to check on them at least three times a day.”
“I see…”
“After that, I think I’ll have to stop by the orphanage, and since there’s a family meeting and meal in the evening, I think I’ll have to attend the mansion. Also, at dawn, I’ll go to the church to pray…”
“Kek.”
Just hearing the schedule lined up, the tree seemed to vomit.
She was said to be a saint, so I thought all she had to do was wear a benevolent smile.
Iris was moving busier than expected.
She seemed to realize all over again that the pope had not given the title of saint to a living person for nothing.
“A person who wants to see the saint has come.”
“Hmm?”
Just then, Pleshette’s attendant came in, and she said in bewilderment.
Her feeling was somehow strange.
She looked like she was terrified.
“Can I know who you are?”
“I have not heard her name, but she is said to be a heretic inquisitor dispatched by the Holy See…”
“·······!”
It’s okay.
Trier reflexively clutched the longsword leaning beside her in her hand.