Raphaella Castle Kingdom – 5
“… … .”
We were speechless as we witnessed the unprecedented incident in front of our eyes in which the Pope of the Moon used violence against the Pope of the Sun.
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My head turned furiously. The situation where the two popes gathered in the same place was something I had never seen in a game, and even more so unexpected to show such behavior.
I calmly reviewed the conversation between the two.
The Pope of the Moon reprimanded the Pope of the Sun for not giving up pointless hope. That hope must be related to the words that he himself said, “It’s a destiny or a predetermined path.”
Fate can’t be changed, even the sun and the moon have to walk a certain path.
‘Looks like there’s a blood relationship between the popes here too.’
The fact that they were sisters was not at all surprising. Even in the game, the Sun Pope and the Moon Pope were brothers. If the genders were changed through mods, of course they would have become sisters.
What I really had to worry about was what each other thought of each other. First of all, it didn’t seem like a relationship where you think of the other person as if you were a cow or a chicken like in a game.
If that were the case, the Moon Pope wouldn’t have come here, and the Sun Pope wouldn’t have had gloomy eyes.
“… … Yes, sorry. You are the Pope of the Moon.”
The smile completely disappeared from Floretta’s face. Floretta, who was looking at the Pope of the Moon with sad eyes, bowed her head and handed her an apology.
“If you know, that’s fine.”
The Moon Pope withdrew his hand. As if he had gotten the answer he wanted, he turned around as the cold wind blew, and started to walk again, making the sound of his high heels.
The sound of high heels stopped right next to me.
Purple eyes radiating a terrifying spirit turned to me. Overall, she looked almost like Selene, the Heretic Questioner, but the Moon Pope had a much more mature feel.
“In the name of the Moon Pope, I will warn you. gentile.”
The beautiful Jaan, which would never be pushed back even by comparison with jewels, trembled. There was obvious hostility in the eyes toward me.
While the Sun Pope was strangely benevolent, saying he wanted to meet me even though he had never seen me, the Moon Pope showed strange hostility even though he had never seen me.
It doesn’t have to be the exact opposite to that part, right?
“If you meddle in the affairs of our sisters, I will not stand by. It means not to have vain delusions.”
‘… … Vain delusion?’
I haven’t done anything yet, but I don’t understand what the futile delusion is.
“You know?”
As soon as the answer was delayed, a ghastly warning returned. There was an unknown power in his voice. It felt like something was tightly gripping my throat.
There was nothing good about fighting the Pope of the Moon here, so I replied with a meek nod.
“Yes. I understand, His Holiness the Pope.”
Hearing my answer, the Pope moved on again with an expressionless face. No one opened their mouths. The only thing that could be heard in the hall was the crackling of high heels.
At some point, the gray figure disappeared like melting snow.
It really happened in the blink of an eye. I must have been looking at the back, but I noticed that the Moon Pope was gone only after the sun was shining down on the empty seat.
As the moon disappeared, the moonlight gradually faded. The warm sunlight filled the place where darkness and white light had disappeared. We looked at Floretta with our fisheyes dumbfounded.
Floretta stood still with one hand holding the cheek that had been beaten by the Pope of the Moon. Even though he was unilaterally subjected to verbal abuse and violence, his face did not show any emotion of anger.
Rather, there were only sadness and sympathy, very contradictory feelings for a victim of violence.
Floretta, noticing the stares staring at her, hurriedly adjusted her expression. The cheeks, which were slightly swollen red, sank completely. A smirking smile appeared on his face again.
However, because of the sad face he had shown just before, it only made him look more pitiful.
“I showed you ugliness.”
“… … His Holiness the Pope, what just happened?”
“It’s no big deal. It was just a simple difference of opinion. Can you forget what happened a little while ago? It is because it is embarrassing.”
It was said with a benevolent smile, but at the same time it felt an unknown power. Even the knight commanders, who seemed to have a lot of questions, couldn’t resist.
Of course, it is not a memory that can never be forgotten. Floretta’s smile turned slightly self-deprecating when she noticed that fact.
“Today’s meeting seems to have ended here. If this is not a rude request, could you please stay in the Holy Land for a few more days? We promise to treat you the best.”
We looked into each other’s eyes. There is nothing wrong with staying here any longer. However, I doubted whether I could rest in peace after witnessing such a situation right in front of my eyes.
Silver eyes and pink eyes glanced back at them. It felt strange to see the actual and nominal first ranks naturally seeking my opinion.
In the end, it looked like I had to answer, so I took a step forward.
“In that case, I will excuse myself for a moment, His Holiness the Pope.”
“Thank you for the difficult decision.”
Sunlight emanated from its body.
ㅡHeretic Judge.
Floretta’s voice spread out in a subtle circular wave. It seemed to be a kind of commandment filled with divine power. As the wave passed through us, a warm sensation enveloped our whole body.
The hall door burst open. Stella walked in with a single smile.
“yes. Did you call, His Holiness the Pope?”
“Please provide a place for the distinguished guests.”
“I know. Now, honored guests? Follow me. Seeing that the Holy Father said so much, I think I will have to stay here for a few days. You can stop worrying. I’ll give you the best seat.”
We carefully bowed our heads and left the cathedral.
Green eyes stared at our backs for a long time as we were gradually moving away from each other.
The building Stella showed me was incredibly luxurious. According to the knight commanders, it is a place that would not yield at all even compared to the imperial palace of the empire.
I lay on a bed so soft that it gave me the illusion that I was drowning in liquid and pondered all night about what was to come. I barely finished organizing my thoughts until the morning sun was rising.
No, in fact, there was nothing to worry about and sleep on. Because what I have to do from now on has been decided a long time ago.
Catching the final boss of the DLC. That was definitely number 1. If left unattended, the castle would perish and even the empire would suffer tremendous damage. How could they be left alone?
Since the story has already been completely twisted, there is no guarantee that the DLC story will flow the same as the game, but if the result of neglect is the end of the world, it was always right to assume the worst outcome.
And the first quest of the ‘Evil Awakens’ DLC was this.
“You want to fight with me?”
“yes. That’s right.”
Play a mock boss battle with Stella, the Inquisitor under the Pope of the Sun.
In the end, I stayed up all night and headed to the place where the Inquisitor and the combat nuns were training. There was nothing I had to do to lie down anyway.
Stella was sparring with the combat nuns in the same place as in the game, but when she saw me entering the gymnasium, she stopped her arms.
“Why?”
“Do we need a reason to stick together?”
I returned exactly what the Heretic Inquisitor said in the game when requesting a match with the player. When Stella heard those words, the emotion of “look at this” came to mind on Stella’s face.
But the answer that came out of his mouth was far beyond my expectations.
“As you can see, my weapon is like this. You may not be able to place it in your hand as precisely as a sword. I’m sorry, but I don’t want to take that risk. His Holiness the Pope even told us to treat you as honored guests.”
Stella tapped the mace that had been placed vertically on the floor. If it was a game, as soon as I said that, I would have jumped on it. It seemed that his personality had changed quite carefully.
It might not be something I would be very reluctant to do from my own point of view, but I absolutely needed a sparring with Stella. If you win here, the next quest will be unlocked.
“If, by any chance, the VIP dies while sparring with me, I don’t even want to think about the aftermath. So I’m sorry, but I’ll decline.”
“… … .”
I hadn’t thought of this situation. Hearing Stella’s refusal, I stood there dumbfounded. what to do now Do I really have to wait for Stella to challenge me to fight?
“Then I will help you.”
At that moment, the moon descended and someone appeared. After confirming the identity of the woman, Stella’s expression distorted.
“… … Heretic Questioner. What are you doing here?”
It was Selene.