Episode 49 14. War makes someone fat (1)
An all-out war between the two factions outside the territory of Montefeltro.
Ironically, it was not the owners of the Thunder Mountains who benefited the most from the Totem War, nor the Redskin Orcs who waged war with them.
So who was it?
They were a church located within the Montefeltro estate and a family of commoners called Los Medici who secretly supported the church.
‘It’s God’s grace.’
Priest Peter looked around the wide open fields of barley and hops today with a satisfied smile.
There were young priests who had just arrived this time everywhere he looked, and they were working hard every day for the revival of the church.
Unknowingly, the church was gradually growing.
This was definitely a good thing.
‘Because I live, this day will come.’
There will come a day when you won’t have to worry about financial problems.
‘It’s all thanks to Johann and the young owner of the Los Medici family. I have to be really grateful.’
At this moment, Priest Peter thought of a Banco assistant named Rockefeller, who had brought unexpected good fortune to him and to the Church.
Without that boy, I probably wouldn’t have been able to enjoy this kind of happiness.
‘He’s a very mature kid for his age. To be honest, I would believe it even if I was an adult.’
At times, his adult-like appearance was alien to him, but he was thinking about it this way.
‘Since I became the head of a family at a young age, it’s only natural that I have such a mature look. You’ve grown up early.’
Priest Peter, who was walking around the farmland outside the church as if for a walk, saw a familiar young priest in the distance and smiled again on his lips.
‘He was there.’
Although Leo resembled Rockefeller, there were parts that he liked, but the sincerity and kindness of Leo was also one of the reasons why Priest Peter liked Leo.
“Leo, you were there.”
When Priest Peter, who had visited Leo, heard a voice, Leo, who was growing barley and hops with the other priests, answered his call.
“Hello, Priest.”
“Yeah, there are a lot of people to work with, so take it easy. Even if you don’t work, there are people around you who will work, aren’t you?”
Then, Leo was conscious of the priests around him and struck him with his hand.
“Oh, no. I’m OK.”
“not. If you’re not going to be here for the rest of your life, you’d better be doing something to help you.”
“I’m really fine.”
Priest Peter thought, narrowing his eyes.
He still hadn’t forgotten what Rockefeller had said.
“You want to raise Leo? As a church member?”
“yes.”
Rockefeller, who gave a short answer, told me about my wishes at a private meeting with the priest.
“I want Leo to grow significantly as a member of the church. Even if Leo can’t go down the same path as us.”
“I want to grow big as a church member… … .”
As a lifelong member of the church, the position that Priest Peter could occupy was the owner of a small parish located on the outskirts.
The title is Priest.
Above him was the seat of the bishop, who oversees the surrounding diocese, but the bishop was not a seat where anyone could sit.
It was also important to know where you came from, and the position of the bishop was the position that could only be obtained by establishing a certain position within the denomination.
‘And there must be a relationship with the law.’
So with this in mind, Priest Peter, who had been thinking for a while, began to open his mouth carefully.
“If you want to grow big as a member of the church, you have no choice but to go to the Beophwang Office. But not everyone can go to the courthouse.”
“Actually, not everyone can go.”
“There is an order in everything. A priest in a parish like this can’t be big. First of all, I have to get a letter of recommendation from here and move to a larger parish, and it would be ideal to get another letter of recommendation and go to the Beopwang Office.”
Priest Peter’s words continued.
“Other than that, it is impossible for a child from a commoner to suddenly go to the Imperial Palace.”
Rockefeller thanked the priest for his candid advice.
“Thank you for your words.”
“First of all, Leo is still young, so I’ll keep an eye on it and then I’ll write a letter of recommendation to the church in Lyon.”
Lyon was one of the most popular cities in the Empire after the Imperial Capital, the Imperial Capital.
The official name is Lyon Special Commercial District.
It was a commercially developed city that could not even be compared with the territory of Montefeltro located on the edge of the empire, and the parish located in Lyon controlled all the churches located in the neighboring estates.
When he offered to recommend Leo to such a place, Rockefeller was quite satisfied.
“If you do that, I don’t think I can ask for anything more.”
It was the same with Priest Peter who smiled face to face.
“Haha, that’s what you should do. How much have I and this church benefited thanks to you. I don’t know you, but this project got our church to get attention from the denomination. That’s a good thing.”
Some of the donations donated to the church were flowing into the higher parishes and ultimately being collected by the Ministry of Justice.
Therefore, the denomination had no choice but to pay special attention to the parish that received a lot of donations, and when a lot of donations suddenly started to come up from a small parish on the outskirts, which had not been seen until just a year ago, they naturally started paying attention.
The church’s interest was soon promoted to the parish.
So, Priest Peter’s smile did not stop.
“It’s all thanks to you. Since I’ve been living, I’ve been receiving greetings from Bishop Berkis. Who knew that a day like this would come in my lifetime?”
Bishop Berkis?
It’s a name I’ve heard a few times in the novel.
“If you say Sir Berkis… … Aren’t you from Lyon?”
“I know you well. That’s right. You’re from Lyon. He’s in control here. It’s a parish above us.”
“okay. I remember where I heard it.”
“He is very famous there. He is also a difficult person to meet.”
During the conversation, Rockefeller suddenly had a thought.
Wouldn’t it be better for Leo if the priest here became Bishop of Lyon?
‘It’s possible enough. That person is easier to coax than you think. Unlike other church members, he is especially vulnerable to wealth.’
Lyon’s position in the denomination was also very important.
Because it is a commercially developed city, the archbishop, not the bishop, sometimes took over the diocese.
After thinking about it, Rockefeller decided to take a look at him.
“Priest Peter, may I ask you a pretentious question for a moment?”
“A presumptuous question? That’s something.”
“Did the Priest have no intention of sitting in a higher position in the future?”
“What do you mean?”
“just… … I thought you had no intention of becoming a bishop.”
“Sir, Bishop?”
Priest Peter was momentarily perplexed by the sudden question.
No, the bishop.
“Did you ask me if I don’t want to become a bishop?”
“Yes, I think the Priest would be able to do it, but I just thought it was rude, so I asked. I’m sorry if I offended you.”
Why didn’t you think of that?
“Hmm… … .”
Priest Peter, who had been drooling for a while, raised his voice with a sigh.
“I have been a member of the church all my life, but I never thought that I would dare to become a bishop. If that was as easy as I thought, I wouldn’t hesitate either.”
Priest Peter swallowed the past regret and continued his speech.
“It seems to me that you are still young and do not know much about the church. The position of supreme bishop is not a position that can be taken so easily. I have no position in the denomination, and I have no power to attract them. Fortunately, I have experience living as a church member, so I am occupying this position.”
“Still, isn’t there something about it?”
“haha… … If, as you said, if I became Your Excellency, this would probably be the only way.”
Priest Peter continued.
“This will either grow significantly and be recognized as a completely new upper parish by the denomination, or I will go to Lyon and become Your Excellency Bishop. But none of that is easy. Since this is an area that has always been marginalized, there is no chance of being promoted to a higher parish. In such a place, an old priest of unknown origin, like me, assumes the position of bishop? That’s hard. not even possible. The above will not allow it.”
In fact, if it was a position where anyone could be, it would have been done right away.
But Rockefeller had a different idea.
‘I think both are possible?’
As Priest Peter said, there were only two ways he could become a bishop.
But contrary to what Priest Peter had thought, Rockefeller saw potential in both.
“I’m sorry, Priest. Neither method seems so impossible to me.”
“What? You don’t think it’s impossible?”
Priest Peter frowned for a moment.
What nonsense is this boy saying like that?
“What do you mean? Both are impossible.”
“If the status of the territory of Montefeltro here rises, the denomination will have no choice but to discuss promotion to a higher parish. Then Priest Peter, who has been here for a long time, will certainly benefit from that.”
“That’s right, wouldn’t this be possible only when this territory becomes bigger, as you said?”
“Right now, we are marginalized by everyone because we are on the outskirts, but who knows what will happen in the future?”
Priest Peter smiled softly as if he was grateful for the words.
“Thank you just for the words. I wish I did too.”
“And it seems unlikely that it would be impossible for the priest to become the bishop of Lyon. The dominant force in Lyon today is the Lyon family, as the Priest said. However, if the Lyon family suddenly collapses or loses its power, the priest may be able to sit in the seat of your Excellency Bishop.”
“It’s a real possibility. But even if that happens, the chances of me sitting there seems small, don’t you think?”
“Because I don’t know the world anymore.”
“Yeah, like you said, I don’t know about the world anymore. Who would have known that things would turn out so well here? No one really knows.”
Priest Peter didn’t think too deeply about Rockefeller’s inadvertent question.
On the other hand, Rockefeller, who posed the question, was looking into the possibility of the task.
‘It’s absolutely not impossible.’
And if, according to his thoughts, Priest Peter here took the position of bishop, Rockefeller would be able to achieve many things.
‘First of all, it will be the best thing for Leo. Because it’s really important that someone draws you into a denomination that has no connections.’