Episode 153
Episode 153
The church’s doctrine states not to covet material things. Therefore, most priests who receive offerings or donations try to use them in various ‘right’ ways, including the activities of their religious denomination and temple and relief for the poor.
It would have been nice if priests of all denominations acted according to their doctrines, but unfortunately not all of them did so.
Although priests served gods, they were ultimately humans.
There were cases where material greed surpassed doctrine, and priests who enriched themselves by greed for wealth arose. This resulted in the corruption of the temple.
‘So, the priest in front of you was trying to report a corrupt fellow priest, and the corrupt fellow priest found out about it and ordered the big man from earlier to catch him, right?’
Jeron frowned and summarized the priest’s words in his head. As I thought about before, corrupt priests are quite a troublesome case. It is not the type of problem that can be solved by Xeron’s power (force). If you want to solve it, you have to rely on the law, but even if it is not located in a religious kingdom, it is not easy to take action unless the temple or religious denomination has committed a serious crime against the laws of the kingdom.
‘This is not a problem I can do anything about.’
Jeron finished thinking and spoke.
“for now… … “Please come with me.”
If you don’t take the priest with you, you will definitely die. The reason he hired mercenaries and ran away was because he had no power to protect himself and did not know much about the world.
The latter reason was greater than the former.
‘Even if you hide your identity well and leave secretly, you will be caught quickly, so you hired mercenaries as escorts.’
When mercenaries receive a request, a record is left in the mercenary guild.
Also, as the number of people running away increases, there are more witnesses and more traces are left, making it easier to be tracked. If Jeron wasn’t nearby, he would have already been captured and dragged like a dog.
In fact, there was no reason for Jeron to care about the priest.
‘Because it’s not a relationship at all.’
Moreover, inviting him to go to Viscounty Perian with me was no different from saying that I would continue to take responsibility for his life.
‘They say I saved them, but they won’t accept it.’
Usually that’s normal. And at that moment, the problem becomes out of one’s hands. However, the priest gave an answer that was beyond Jeron’s expectations.
“I will gladly comply. “Apostle of God.”
“what? “No, what?”
“yes?”
The final interrogative protagonist was Erdin.
‘Apostle of God?’
Erdin picked his ear with his little finger, wondering if he had heard wrong a moment ago. Her earlobes came out a little, but not enough to block them.
I blew it away with my breath and looked at the priest.
‘You’re probably not a priest of an evil spirit, are you?’
If he was a priest of an evil god, it would make sense to tell Xeron that he was an apostle of God.
“I said I would gladly comply.”
The priest looked at the two people blankly and spoke again.
“no. Other than that, what he said after that… … “I heard wrong, right?”
“God’s messenger… … “Do you mean what you said?”
When the priest asked back with an expression as if something was wrong, Jeron covered his face with his palm. Erdin’s lips were twitching. It will be a subject of teasing for a while.
“It’s a title that’s too undeserved. “I am far from worthy of being called an apostle of God.”
“no. I saw a miracle. And I experienced a miracle.”
The moment I prayed to God, Jeron appeared as if by fate. You sent an apostle to save your Son.
“Even if the Apostle says he denies it, I believe it.”
The priest shook his head resolutely.
He was so decisive that it left Jeron speechless.
“… … “Let’s sleep for now.”
“All right. “Apostle of God.”
“that… … no.”
Jeron felt like beating up his past self for asking the priest to come with him.
* * *
“God’s Messenger.”
“Don’t cry.”
Jeron said, clenching his molars. Erdin giggles and runs away. She wanted to run after him and beat him up, but held back. It wasn’t that I cared about the priest’s gaze. It just took a lot of mental energy and she didn’t want to do anything.
“O Messenger of God. Where are we going?”
“… … .”
That’s exactly why.
Whenever the priest said anything, he always added ‘God’s Apostle’ at the beginning.
“O Messenger of God. The weather is good.”
“O Messenger of God. “I can see the clouds over there.”
“O Messenger of God. “It looks like it’s going to rain.”
“O Messenger of God. today… … .”
Jeron eventually couldn’t hold back and burst out.
“stop! Please stop! Stop talking! Stop saying ‘Apostle of God’! “It really feels like scabs will form on my ears!”
“But, Messenger of God… … .”
“Aaaah!”
“The Messenger of God is very shy.”
The priest spoke to Erdin as he watched Jeron run away.
Erdin smiled awkwardly and neither confirmed nor denied.
Instead, I thought:
‘How can you think I’m ashamed of that reaction?’
I suspected that there might be a slight problem with my way of thinking. He is a typical innocent priest, like something out of a novel or play. I wondered how a person like this could exist in this harsh world.
“I… … Priest. “Can I ask you a favor?”
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“Yes, brother. “Please speak.”
“I wish you would stop calling Jeron an apostle of God.”
“… … ?”
Erdin calmly explained to the priest who looked like he did not understand.
“Like the priest said, Mr. Jeron may be God’s apostle. However, you may feel burdened because you are not self-aware. therefore… … .”
“You are saying that we need to make you aware!”
When the priest smiled brightly as if he had realized something, Erdin gave up explaining.
‘it will work out somehow.’
Recalling once again the famous saying that it is easier to give up, Erdin chased after Jeron, who had run away with the priest.
As the sun was setting, I found Jeron sitting on a large rock, completely lost.
He was waiting, as if he wasn’t planning on leaving the two of them – in fact, Jeroen just kept going along the road home.
“Jeron, please rest. “I will prepare everything on my own.”
“… … okay. thanks.”
Erdin has been making a bed and hunting wild boars.
I lit a bonfire and grilled it until it looked delicious and handed it to him, but Jeron ate it without knowing whether the meat was going into his mouth or his nose.
Erdin, who had been busy teasing and ridiculing at first, was now so devastated that he looked at Jeron with pitiful eyes.
The priest may have been completely oblivious, but did not use the title “Apostle of God” in his words like before.
‘no. ‘You must not let down your guard.’
Erdin shook his head. She figured out earlier that she needed to make herself aware. He should not think like an ordinary person. The moment she realized what she might be thinking, Jeron smiled faintly and said,
“are you okay.”
“… … yes?”
“It’s easier if you give up.”
Erdin wanted to ask if that was the face of giving up. She just seemed resigned. Forcibly swallowing down the doubts welling up in his throat, he quietly pulled the blanket over his face. So the night deepened.
* * *
The Margrave’s territory located in the west of the Kingdom of Orne.
There was a temple built by the ‘Cult of the Sun’ of the Ionic Church.
Inside the temple, the archbishop shouted with his face distorted.
“what?! “You missed it?!”
The priest stuttered his answer with a pale expression.
“Yes, it looks like an unexpected disruptor has appeared.”
“What is that guy? Did you figure it out?!”
“I didn’t understand… … .”
puck-!
The archbishop picked up the candlestick on the desk and threw it. The body of the candlestick struck the priest in the head.
The priest could not bear the shock and stumbled and fell. My forehead was torn and blood flowed out. However, rather than feeling embarrassed or humiliated, a feeling of relief that she was glad that she had not been stabbed by the sharp needle of the candlestick passed through her whole body.
“Be sure to find it! “Do whatever it takes!”
“But finding out who the saboteur is… … !”
“If I don’t find it, it’s over for you and me. know? “Not only did I eat it alone, but you also ate it together.”
The priest wanted to say, ‘You Sae
“I’ll say it again, we’ll find it at all costs. “If you don’t think you can bring it, keep your mouth shut.”
“Shut up… If you say yin… … ?”
“ha. “It’s frustrating.”
The archbishop sighed, looked straight into the priest’s eyes, and slit his own throat with the blade of his hand.
* * *
The small city where the Perrian Viscounty’s lord castle is located continued to develop day by day, and soon became a mid-sized city with a population well over 50,000 people.
In order to accommodate the population, which had more than doubled, the walls were expanded under Giupetto’s instructions, and a large number of workers were hired to expand the walls and add buildings over several years.
Before Jeron left the city to attend his sister’s wedding, construction had just begun, so he could only see workers carrying building materials, but now, two years later, more than half of the building was completed.
“In fact, the reason construction takes so long is because of the time it takes to process and transport the materials.”
The material of the castle wall is stone. It is not just a stone, but a hand-carved stone. It takes a very long time to carve the walls to fit the design plan.
Also, how heavy is it?
Unlike Hyundai, there are no means of transportation such as forklifts or trucks, so they have to be moved one by one by cart. It takes several times more time to move a stone than to cut it. Therefore, considering that more than half of the work was completed in two years, it was concluded that a huge number of workers were employed.
“You say it’s an expansion, but you spent a lot of money.”
I was worried that they would get ripped off by asking me to pay for raising them. Soon I thought it wouldn’t matter.
‘Well, I wonder how much money I have to spend.’
Both Jeron and Erdin were far from luxury. I only buy things I need, clothes, and spices for camping. There were many times when I ordered a lot of food at the inn, but I never once threw it away.
Above all, I did not spend even 10% of the money I earned through mercenary work.
“Pass. next!”
You can hear the voice of a guard leading you through the castle gate.
Finally, it was Jeron’s turn.
Just as the guard was about to block Jeron’s path, the senior guard, who had been watching his successor from behind, urgently stepped forward and spoke.
“for a moment! Wait a minute!”
“yes? What happened suddenly… … ?”
As the junior guard turned around with a puzzled expression, the senior guard stood in front of Jeron and saluted politely.
“insect! “Nothing more than working!”
“weight… … insect! “Nothing more than working!”
The junior guard hurriedly followed, shouting and saluting. People waiting to pass through the gate looked up, wondering what was going on.
“You have returned from your trip. “Master Jeron.”
“I came to see my parents for a moment.”
Jeron grinned and mimicked the salute.
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