(EP.405)# 2
405 – Boss #2
I told Marmar and Balaan.
I didn’t come to Roman to play, so I don’t have time to look around or enjoy.
However, that did not mean that he had come to Roman to do a heavy duty.
It was a city I visited with a light heart, even if it was not for tourism. I was going to finish all I had to see and go back to the priests and report the situation.
But, out of nowhere, I meet the Archbishop of Roman-Antiek.
In all of this, he may be the ultimate adversary or a figure of darkness. I was a little upset at the percussion of this sudden meeting.
“He, Seo, and Saint Friga are the heads of another denomination… . I don’t know what kind of man he really is. If anything happens, that Balan sacrifices his body… .”
We entered Seonghwangcheong, which could be called the den or main hall of the enemy camp.
The saint’s residence located in Gracia is also called ‘Seonghwangcheong’, but in the dictionary meaning, this is probably a place befitting the name.
In the first place, the sect of Gracia, the city of the denomination, was a city of defectors who were separated from this city. The original source is older here and has tradition and authenticity.
Of course, just because it’s old and orthodox doesn’t mean it’s all right or good. Still, the grand building boasting a long history was quite nice.
-It’s a very nymph-friendly building… !
-There is also a statue of a nymph… !
For some reason, there are a lot of nymphs who look like tourists.
Shiny ivory marble floors and tall columns. On the fairly high ceiling, the paintings of the creation of the heavens and the earth as if drawn by masters majestic touch.
“If you stay in a place like this, you will have faith that you don’t have.”
I also remember what I thought when I first went to Angmar Royal Castle.
In a place like this… .
“Who the hell lives in a place like this? ?”
I was a little startled by Marmar’s story and pulled out of my mind. Soon, laughter came out of nowhere. All people think the same.
A tailed imprado.
Shh. pod.
“Ah, comrade! Why are you holding my tail? The tail can be pulled out, so don’t grab it carelessly… !”
“I just wanted to catch you.”
Marmar is bewildered that her own tail has not been pulled out. Looking at the pillars that looked over his shoulder, I thought briefly too.
Who will live in a place like this?
In the splendid and gorgeous palace of Angmar, the heart of the empire, a woman who was worthy of it, Aira, reigned dignifiedly on the throne.
So what about this magnificent and wonderful Sanctuary of the Gods?
Of course, he knew that Roman Archbishop Antiek- But I didn’t know much about him and I wasn’t willing to know on purpose.
Because I didn’t want to create any preconceived notions.
Still, if you think about it a little bit, it might be a priest with a beard growing old. Either that, or an old man with white hair, pale skin, and a kind smile.
Maybe he’s an ambitious man with a belly button.
Then the priest who was guiding us pointed to the door.
“Here, this is Seonghwangcheong’s drawing room. Antiek will already be waiting inside.”
“Then, let Marmar and Balaan wait here.”
I entered the room where the priests were guiding me.
There was already a man in a long white priest’s robe sitting in a chair, and the moment I met him, I had to admit that my imagination was a bit narrow-minded.
Shh.
He got up and held out his hand to me.
“Welcome, Tae-oh Gospel. My name is Antiek, Bishop of Roman.”
He was a giant who could not lose even to that Reinhardt. Thanks to him, I had to look up for a while to see his face.
Are you in your early to mid 40s? His head was stripped in the shape of an M, but his left eye was covered with a luxurious eye patch.
Her face is full of scars and burn marks everywhere… , frankly, if you look at the costumes aside, a warrior, a thief, a pirate, a robber, or something like that suits you better than ‘Priest’.
Shh.
Maybe he felt my gaze, and the man touched his left eyepatch and face.
“I know what you want to say. Most people who see me for the first time have that kind of expression on their face. It’s probably a little, I don’t think I’m comfortable with it.”
It was strange to see a man like a general on the battlefield using the humble language typical of priests. However, that does not mask his appearance or dignifiedness.
Inherently, humility is given to those who are high and great. Because those who do not have anything have to humble themselves only to be servile.
In that sense, this man’s humility was like a sharpened blade.
“However, the first time I saw Sir Tae Oh, I was also surprised. I’ve only heard that he is a giant eight feet tall and has a shaggy beard.”
“okay.”
“He is a wizard who reached the level of great magic in the shortest amount of time. I thought it would be a little more eccentric and strong impression. Of course, it’s still intense in a way in its own way.”
Heh, smiling Antiek. That smile is quite exciting.
I thought there was a causal relationship in a person’s life.
If someone stood and reigned above other people, he would have any ability, strength, or lineage.
In that sense, Anti-Ek was a man who could be called a fairly invincible man.
At least in terms of appearance, I speak above others. People are surprisingly picky when it comes to leaders. It’s only natural that they pick someone they want to brag about as their boss.
but.
It was hard to believe that such a man was plotting revenge by crafting a duke from behind.
It’s something you don’t know from the outside that it’s a human job.
Right now, I am a half-elf as small as a mouse. Who would think of such a person as someone who would marry five wives at the same time?
Shh.
Bishop Antiek bows his back and knees. He said after a moment’s bewilderment at his action making eye contact with me.
“… But, seeing it this way, I see. you look alike very much with that man. That man was also a man with clear eyes like you, Sir Tae Oh.”
“If that man… ?”
“Isaiah Gospel. He said it was your father. I know the man well. Sir Tae Oh, the fact that you and I met is close to the providence that has been planned for a long time.”
Isaiah Gospel.
You’ll hear names you never thought of here. It was when I made a small gap in my heart at the sudden name. The man, who had his back bent, stretched out his body and spoke with a fair amount of weight.
“He must have had a personality that was reckless. Then it’s clear that you don’t like long conversations. So, let’s talk straight through.”
Something great may come.
So, it’s time to build up the barriers of your heart.
He opened his heavy lips.
“Be our lamp. As he should have been.”
* * *
Antiek’s real name is Barabbas. It was just Barabbas without a surname attached.
The meaning of the name is the son of the father. Father here means God. He was said to be the son of God.
However, the use of the name, contrary to its splendid meaning, contained sympathy.
The reason was in line with the denomination giving meaningful names such as Gospel (Gospel) and Gloria (Gloria) to children who lost their parents.
Those with the name Barabbas, like Gospel and Gloria, usually lead a mundane life.
Antiek-nay Barabbas as well, he didn’t do anything he didn’t do, starting with robbery and theft.
He said he was a criminal among criminals, and was eventually sentenced to death by an angry mob.
“I was hanging from the mold, waiting for the flame. I was twenty-five then… , it must have been similar to Sir Tae Oh now. Just imagine. A criminal who was imprisoned at the age of twenty-five.”
“… … .”
“No one defended me. The people I thought were my colleagues just quarrel and accuse me. It was natural. And then, I met him here.”
“This is Isaiah.”
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Nod.
It was the first time I knew that Isaiah Gospel was in Rome. Neither Reinhardt nor Stella told me this.
Perhaps it was a story long before Isaiah’s disappearance.
Antiek said.
“He bought me for 30 gold coins. Can you believe it? Buying a heinous criminal for 30 gold coins. At the time, it was enough money to build a pretty house on this Roman land.”
30 gold coins.
I remembered the first time I met Marmar. I saved Marmar, who was surrounded by angry people and almost burned, with gold coins.
Did Isaiah do the same?
A strange expectation arises, perhaps because of a commonality that we had not expected. I sat down on the sofa and rushed where his story was going.
“okay. So, have you been released?”
“Of course, sin comes with a price. Then I lost one eye.”
He said with his only one left eye shining like a boy.
“After that, I became his servant, and followed him to many places near Roman. Ruins I’ve never been to. high mountain peaks. God, I never knew the world was so wide. If I hadn’t lost my eyes, I would have seen a wider world, but I regret it.”
He said that for the first time in his life he did something called penance. When I recalled the mistakes of the past, unbearable tears flowed out.
“I didn’t know you were a god, but Isaiah Gospel. That man was like a god to me. Seeing him save my life, I also saw the image of God in him.”
Is it a testimony of faith?
Such a figure was that of a priest who had risen to the position of a bishop.
“I asked Isaiah, my master, to give me a new name, erasing the old name. However, he refused. He doesn’t give names like that.”
Isaiah without names. Suddenly, Mormor came to mind. No, not only Mormor… . Isaiah did not even name his son, the half-elf.
I thought it was just a whim.
Hearing this, there seems to be a reason.
I suddenly got curious and asked.
“Have you ever heard of such a reason? That’s why I didn’t give you a name.”
“The reason… , I think I can remember… . Oh, yes. I was talking like this. A name is like magic, so it has a lot of meaning. So, I said it was right to put it on myself, not someone else.”
“ah.”
Only then did I attain a great realization. Abandoned in the fortress, Mormor was nothing to Isaiah. Rather, it was the opposite.
And I, the half-elf, were not abandoned by indifference either. I named myself Teo Gospel of Angmar. This is what he meant.
Thinking about it that way cleared my mind.
The man sitting in front of him smiled softly.
“Something seems to have been cleared in my head.”
“Thanks to. To be honest, it was a burdensome meeting, but now I think I did well to come here. Thank you, Bishop Antiek.”
“you’re welcome.”
“So, what does it mean to ask me to be a lamp?”
At my words, the man’s face, who had been smiling softly, became quite serious. Then he went on to tell a story that was quite disturbing.
“I traveled quite a long time with my master Isaiah. And I knew. That he was looking for something.”
“… Are you looking for it?”
“What it was, I didn’t know. But at last Isaiah found something in this ruins near Roman, and after entrusting it to me, it suddenly disappeared.”
Shh.
Antiek, Archbishop of Romans, pulled something out of his wide sleeve. It was a scroll. A fairly stiff and neat scroll.
When I opened it, I couldn’t help but wonder.
“What the hell is this?”
“This is what Isaiah was looking for. Of course it is a copy, though.”
“So this scroll… .”
“Someone described it as the truth beyond the door. However, I like to call it this way. A star that fell from outer space or—”
His only blue eyes flashed.
“god.”