119 – Delegation (3)
After the weekend, when I went to work, the church headquarters was noisy.
It’s usually noisy, but today, moving a lot of stuff felt like moving.
By the way, I heard that an envoy from the kingdom of Lolth will arrive soon, right?
I came up to the place where the father-in-law, His Holiness the Pope, was greeted by the priests and priests who were carrying the luggage.
Everything here is nice, but there is no elevator.
I have one in my house too, just install one.
There are many elderly people.
“Did your wife come?”
A senior priest bowing his head to greet me.
I want to get used to it now, but it seems that the thing I’m not getting used to is being greeted by a superior.
If you are a high-ranking priest, it is the highest position with only 25 members in the church.
Considering that there are 8 high priests and 8 cardinals, one of them will become the next cardinal.
And the next pope.
My stomach hurts strangely when I think of being greeted by such people.
“Is your father-in-law inside…No, the Pope?”
“His Holiness is currently away. Would you like to wait inside?”
What is it?
I heard that it would be nice to stop by this morning…
Where did you go on an urgent business?
“Uh…Then I’ll just have to go to work. It’s not urgent, so tell him I’ll see you later.”
“Okay.”
Well, I don’t think it’s urgent, so I said that and went downstairs.
Still, since I said I’d be a little late, let’s look around and go to work.
Yes, that would be nice.
***
“Clear air…So good.”
The air at the church headquarters, which is located halfway up the mountain, is really good.
There are a lot of trees around our house, so the air was good, but it’s different from the mountain air.
In another world, you would have to go down to the countryside to breathe this air…
Now, breathing this kind of air is a daily routine, so I am very fortunate.
“Suddenly… I have to go to work…”
Everyone must be waiting for me…
I’m so tired I think I’m going to fall asleep on the bench.
But wouldn’t it be okay to take a deep breath?
This is a place where people roam around, so I’ll wake you up if I run into you…
“Haam…..”
“Hey…Would you mind if I ask for directions?”
I was yawning so loud that my mouth was tearing, and someone started talking to me.
With her mouth still closed, she turned her head and saw a very young-looking woman standing there.
“Oh, sorry. I didn’t sleep well last night.”
“Ahahahaha, I yawn often too. I understand.”
Still, he doesn’t think it’s strange because he’s a caring and altruistic person.
I came to my senses with a light tap on the cheek and stood up.
“Where are you on your way?”
“Where is the Pope’s office?”
“The Holy Father must be out of the country right now…”
“I got a call to come to the office right away…”
What is it?
Did you come back right after I left?
If it was like that, I should have waited for a while.
“Then I have business to meet you, so let’s go together.”
“Thank you. The clergy of the church are all kind.”
“Ahahahaha, there are many people who are kinder than me…”
What?
Looking at the praising the cult… Could it be that this person is from the Kingdom of Lolth?
Somehow, the clothes seem to be fancy like a kingdom…
There are not many people who can face the Pope in the first place.
Still, I am an adult.
She did not bring the question out of her mind and walked quietly with her to her papal office.
*
“Oh… No one is there.”
“Hmm…?”
Guests are scheduled to come, but no one is in front of them.
Something strange?
I knocked on the door, wondering if there was another adult in the room.
This time, fortunately, I could feel the presence inside.
“What happened?”
“His Holiness the Pope, this is Elvin.”
“Oh, come in.”
“And the envoy from the kingdom of Lolth arrived. What should I do?”
“Come in with me.”
With the Pope’s permission, I gently opened the door and motioned for them to enter first.
Nodding to me, the envoy from the Kingdom of Lolth went inside.
When I went inside, I didn’t know why, but the cardinals and high priests were gathered.
And on top of the round table, Stella was sitting quietly, and there was an empty seat next to her.
“Go up there and sit down.”
As expected, it seems that my seat is right for me.
As I trudged up the stairs and sat down, the person who was standing next to me from the Realm of Rolls looked quite bewildered.
I thought he was just a priest, but since he sat next to the saintess, that’s understandable.
“My wife and Princess Anemoa Rawls, the ambassador of the Kingdom of Rawls, have also arrived, so let’s talk soon.”
“Eek.”
“Why do you do that, Mrs. Ma?”
“No… No.”
The person I thought was just a death god seems to be the princess of the kingdom of Lolth.
So you’re the younger sister or older sister of that stupid idiot spy prince?
If you think about it, even that stupid, stupid spy prince was polite and decent when he first met…
As expected, being a member of the royal family is a great example of etiquette.
Afterwards, Princess Anemoa, who came as an ambassador, also sat in her seat and started a conversation.
Because rushing to the main topic from the beginning would destroy even a good atmosphere, so I started talking about what was going on in the world.
On the way, our lovely saintess made the mistake of talking about spies…
Well, Princess Anemoa didn’t react much either.
She said they were fighting over the succession to the throne.
“Keuhmm… Shall we get to the main topic then?”
A cardinal stood up and began to point out the current situation, problems, and damage.
After the prince spying incident, only 5 spies who were judged to be from the kingdom of Lolth were arrested, and it seems that there are more secrets than expected.
It is said that there were past historical issues hidden by the Church Bureau, and personal images of the commander and officers of the Holy Knights.
In a way, it doesn’t seem like a big deal, but that’s why it was said that it should be punished more severely.
The longer the cardinal spoke, the darker the princess’ expression.
The prince doesn’t seem interested, but when you talk about the indemnity, his face suddenly looks old.
“Payment of compensation shall be within …. Is that possible?”
“We will try to arrive as soon as possible.”
It was easy because I was aware that I had to pay the compensation.
Then it will be an agreement with the stupid idiot sea anemone spy prince.
“It is the opinion of Your Majesty and of me as Plenipotentiary that the prince’s crimes against the Church should be dealt with by death.”
“Ohhh…You mean you’re going to abandon the prince who is number one in line for the throne so easily?”
I got a headache when I was told to grill or boil the prince.
The king abandoned the prince so easily.
“Your Majesty thinks this case very seriously.”
The princess spoke slowly.
Sending spies to the religious authorities is a ruse of the Prince’s faction, and it is not a nationwide scheme, but the Prince’s faction.
So I’m telling you to relieve your anger by beating the head of the ringleader, the prince.
Even if I save that prince and send him back to the Kingdom of Lolth, I won’t be able to live.
Since he has already been abandoned by the king, his support base will be destroyed, and he will live another day or two before being killed.
And from the standpoint of the Church, it would be better to execute the Prince of Rawls.
In a way, isn’t the prince a disgraceful existence even from the standpoint of the church?
It is a state spread all over the world that that bastard proposed to Stella, our mite saint.
If you don’t kill it for no reason, strange words like “Have you become attached to it?” Might be floating around.
“Hmm…Regardless of whether it is true or not, I deeply understand how seriously Rolls Kingdom takes this matter.”
The cardinal subtly knows that you guys are lying, but he is saying that since he offered the prince’s head, he’ll just let it go this time.
As expected, you have to be that smart to become a cardinal.
“Isn’t the saintess His Majesty anything to say?”
“Hmm…But do I really have to kill the prince? Thinking about it now, I feel a bit pitiful…”
“It can’t be helped, sir. Aren’t you the ringleader and the party to the espionage?”
Stella seems a little sorry for the prince.
This older sister had her excommunicated, and then even had her reinstated and was going to excommunicate her again…
But killing is a bit pitiful…
Something seems to be out of focus.
“Does your wife have anything to say?”
“Me? What am I…”
I don’t have anything specific to say.
I just hope the stupid spy prince’s job is over.
Didn’t he go all the way to the National Union Headquarters because of that idiot?
Well, since we got the world’s best oasis as a bonus, in a way, you can say it’s a benefit.
“Or how about using a bunch of slaves instead of killing them?”
“Huh…Are you referring to the neutral zone?”
“Yes, but you can live there.”
There are no laws in neutral areas, except in cities.
So, the company that received orders from us, clients, and is proceeding with construction is a company that is famous for building fast, high-quality, and satisfactory buildings using a lot of slaves.
However, I heard that the scale is too large, and there is not enough manpower.
That’s why I send them there and make them work.