165 – Recapture (10)
“…Anyway, this should be about this.”
“This is a wise decision.”
The emperor, who had the words “Do you dare to judge me so harshly”, swallowed the words that came out of his mouth with superhuman patience.
No matter how pitiful the young pig in front of him was, his belly was an existence that even the emperor himself could not respond to. No, not only the emperor, but all the figures standing on this earth are like that.
No matter how pathetic he is, the existence he serves is the God of Light, considered the most important of all the gods that exist in the world. As much as he took away his prestige by killing the god of light from before, his aggression would be considerable, so as an emperor, there was no other way than to bow his head obediently.
Of course, even if he bows his head obediently, it does not mean that his emotions have been subdued.
As long as not long ago, the positions of the two were completely opposite, the Emperor feels the utmost shame and Pierre feels the utmost satisfaction.
“…In addition to the cost of rebuilding the Great Temple and the cost of converting the churches of Serapia throughout the empire into the churches of Faust, are you really taking money? ?”
“Your remarks are quite rude. If you open your mouth any more, I might not be able to protect you, right?”
“…”
Even though the emperor has dissatisfaction, he cannot dare to turn that dissatisfaction into reality and refuse Pierre.
Pierre, knowing that fact very well, twists his face and gives an eerie smile.
[Uh… is that so?]
[Yes, of course! Since Faust is now a great person who has climbed the mountain and opened a new sky, how can he remain still? Please entrust me with the work of creating and spreading new churches!!]
[Uh… um… well, that’s right. Faust is very great. You listened to Faust-sama and acted kindly, so try it.]
[thank you!!! I won’t disappoint you!!]
‘Kuu…’
Pierre laughs bitterly as he recalls the conversation he had with Flora.
Also, my prediction was correct.
If you act in the name of spreading the faith of Faust, anything is tolerated, and Faust’s followers are just fools who do not understand the situation properly because their loyalty is so high that they do it for Faust.
Faust himself would have known, but no matter how strong the people below him were, their heads wouldn’t work properly.
In other words, it was a truly optimal environment for me, who had risen to the rank of Archbishop of the Church of Serapia in the past just by opening my mouth.
“Well… from now on, you will grasp the subject well. Do you dare to conserve worldly possessions in admiration of a great god?”
“…go away.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. I’m leaving.”
Pierre is in a very good mood.
When Cerapia died and her phase rolled through the mud, the future was bleak and it was so crazy, but now I feel so good that I feel like I’m going to fly through the sky.
Secretly wanting Faust to rule the world forever and ever, Pierre leaves the throne room to work on spreading the Church of Faust within the Empire.
I don’t know anything else, but the work of spreading the church cannot be done lightly as it is the reason why Pierre received power from Flora.
Of course, in the process, all of those things, such as the materials and labor costs for building the church, will be modified according to Pierre’s taste, but once the result is perfect, isn’t that what it is?
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“…well?”
“Hmm…”
“Well, trust me.”
Lucia, Iris, and Celestine listened to my explanation and each responded by tilting their heads or nodding.
No, is that a bit like that?
Some kind of patronizing “I trust you.” This is not a lie, is it the truth? What is the reason to lie in the first place?
“…if you really brought it up for that reason, it’s okay, there’s no need for remuneration. No, I got enough in the first place, but there’s no reason to ask for more.”
Lena’s dripping tone disturbed my ears. It’s a very far-fetched excuse, but as if he wanted to believe it.
no, because it’s true It was just a relationship that started with financial employment from the beginning, so I was asking about Lena’s intentions, but honestly, it’s quite embarrassing to see her react like this.
Above all, Lena’s attitude is so strange.
Lena… What is it, the first and second meeting were very strange, but other than that, you’ve always acted normal and cool, right?
She was so cool that she looked at all the events around her and looked at them from a distance as if they had nothing to do with her. Seriously, Lena’s feelings could be said to be cold because she couldn’t relate to those around her.
By the way, why the hell is Lena behaving like this? It’s like you’re afraid of being abandoned.
Gaia would have restored the Great Forest by now, and the elves would have been revived.
“…Fuck, that’s stupid.”
“Irene?”
“I’m sure you know that you used to be human, but after living as a demon for a long time, did your human mind disappear?”
Seeing me holding my forehead in pain, Irene reacts as if she were watching a funny comedy show.
The twisted corners of the mouth, the corners of the eyes, and even the raised cheekbones look like they’ve seen something interesting.
…Come to think of it, this is the first time I’ve seen Irene smile.
“Well, you don’t have to know, Lena.”
“yes yes…?”
“Faust probably didn’t say that out of malice either. It’s probably because he values Lena so much, so don’t be too heartbroken. What’s the point of acting so carelessly like that?”
Leaving me confused, Irene starts a conversation with Lena.
In the middle of the conversation, it’s to the point of mocking me in a slightly severe level, but everyone, including Lucia, doesn’t show a hostile reaction to Irene’s scar. On the contrary, he nodded his head vigorously and even clapped his hands.
…no, kids?
……….
“Anyway, now that the situation is sorted out… First of all, it is urgent to return Flora to normal.”
“That’s right.”
A few hours later, when the situation was over, the warrior party regained its original appearance. In other words, a look worthy of the name of a warrior party that eliminates the world’s threats.
And at this point, what can be said to be the threat to the world is Flora, who exercises the authority of the Goddess of Light as a proxy.
Everyone who is very aware of this fact puts their heads together and begins to devise a plan to recapture Flora from the Goddess of Light.
“Just attacking Cael… Faust-sama?”
“That’s impossible. The coordinates of Kael, where Flora is, are still changing randomly from moment to moment. Flora does not possess the power of light, but is merely an agent. look like.”
“Umm… Then, like before, we have no choice but to induce Flora to come first.”
“It must be surprisingly easy to induce. Flora wants Faust more than anything, right?”
“…I won’t miss it this time.”
Celestine, Lena, Iris, and Lucia come up with several plans while thinking about how to deal with Flora. Lucia is acting hostile towards Flora, but that hostility is not the kind of feeling created by seeing nineteen and one thousand enemies, but similar to the hostility created by seeing a rival.
It seems that it came as quite a shock to Lucia that Flora came out in front of her eyes and did not hesitate to touch her, and even kidnapped her.
That’s right… Unlike Nero, things are going to get a little more complicated. It’s not that Lucia hates Flora either, but the story can flow slightly differently from Nero, who didn’t have any ill feelings.
“Inducing Flora… You can do it the same way you did when you first met Flora.”
“If you say when we first met…”
“Oh, of course, not Flora as a flower, but Flora as the representative of the Goddess of Light. We met at the imperial capital of Aquileia at that time, right? .”
And it seems that the work has been carried out quite successfully. Since you were spreading my faith to all parts of the world and at the same time grabbing and attacking the gods, I don’t know about other places, but it’s safe to say that the empire that Flora came from has already passed.
And passing it on means absorbing the remnants of the Serapia Church as it is, and if you go to the Imperial Church, there is a very high chance that you will be able to meet Flora.
Of course, even if you go to church, there is a possibility that you can only talk without meeting in person… Well, once you can talk, there are plenty of ways to lead Flora to the underworld, so that’s enough.