episode_0174

A few days after sending the letter to the Pope.

Following a suggestion from the Pope to meet, I headed to the Vatican.

-Squeak.

Soon the carriage stops, the door opens and people get out of the carriage and look at the Iyer Cathedral.

A cathedral so large that it is difficult to see everything at a glance.

As I look around, the four large pillars and the dome-shaped roof on top of the cathedral give the cathedral a majestic feel, giving me a feeling of wonder.

It’s so big.

“Your Majesty the Archduke, we warmly welcome you to Iyer Cathedral.”

A man wearing a red hat and white-and-red priestly uniform spreads his hands and speaks.

Here, red represents a cardinal.

In other words… you can think of him as a high-ranking person.

The cardinal says, extending his hand to me.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Adrea, the servant of God. Although he is lacking, he serves as a cardinal in the Vatican.”

I hold the cardinal’s hand and nod and say.

“Nice to meet you.”

“Please come here quickly. The Holy Father is waiting.”

Follow Adrea, who guides you, and head inside the cathedral.

I get lost in thought while looking at the gorgeous marble sculptures and famous paintings painted here and there.

The Holy See has existed for thousands of years since the birth of the empire.

All churches and cathedrals within the Muya Continent are directly managed by the Vatican.

In addition, is it because of the management of taxes and donations collected from the bishopric?

As I see beautiful masterpieces painted on the walls and ceiling, I feel that it is even better than the imperial palace.

-Trudge…Trudge.

Inside the cathedral.

Paladins can be seen guarding the large door.

When they see Andrea, they raise their spears in salute.

And let’s get past them…

At first, there were priests and believers wandering around, but here you only see people of high status, such as paladins and some bishops and cardinals.

“This place is like a gold area.”

I think it’s like a gold area where only authorized people can enter.

The cardinal speaks in a happy voice at my words.

“Haha, it’s not as good as the gold area of the imperial palace. Still, since we are dealing with internal affairs of the Vatican, there are not many people who are authorized.”

As we follow him, he stands in front of a door and speaks.

“The Pope is inside.”

I tell him.

“Cardinal Andrea is not going in?”

The Cardinal speaks as if he is sorry for my words.

“Sorry I have a schedule.”

“Okay.”

Saying that, I knock on the door.

-smart!

-Please come in.

When I gently open the door, I see the Pope and the green-haired woman opposite him, whom I had not seen before during the New Year service, inside.

Green hair?

I can’t tell for sure since I can only see the back of his head, but hey…

With that in mind, I bow to the Pope with all my courtesy.

“Long time no see. His Holiness the Pope.”

“Long time no see, Archduke.”

I quietly look at the green-haired woman.

A woman who looks strangely similar to an illustration I saw before.

Similar to Saint Senna.

“Nice to meet you. My name is Sena.”

As expected… is it because the devil hasn’t appeared yet and I haven’t been able to receive the title of saint?

He looks at Sena, whom he refers to only by her name, and carefully examines her appearance.

A woman with long green straight hair and light green eyes.

Plus, the chest looks a little big because it’s hidden by the priest’s uniform.

It’s a saint.

“Alright, Grand Duke, sit here.”

As the Pope said, he sat down next to Sena and glanced at her.

In the original work, she was described as having the most mature body.

The heroine saint in the original work that I couldn’t see in my dream…

“Hehe, no matter how pretty Sena is, you must not forget that you are married.”

I laugh bitterly at those words.

You didn’t see it because it was pretty, right?

It’s pretty, but I’m not the type of person to be captivated by off-white colors.

Although she has gained a lot of immunity to the world of beauty through Theodora, she speaks with a friendly smile.

“Haha, it was so beautiful that I was mesmerized for a moment. Excuse me.”

“Thank you…”

Sena gently turns her head.

“Hmm… Archduke, I read the letter you sent. Is it true that demon worshipers… made human sacrifices from the residents of one village?”

At those words, I look at the Pope and smile.

“It’s true. How could I lie to the Holy Father?”

Shouldn’t you have come forward and helped me earlier? You ignored me when I said that Valorand was also a demon worshiper, but now you seem to be in a hurry?

Honestly, when I first took power.

That was the biggest crisis of my life.

I was lucky enough to get through it… If it had gone wrong, the devil would have already appeared on the verge of appearance or I would have died somewhere.

So, I presented evidence to the Vatican that Valorant was a demon worshiper, but they just ignored it.

They probably thought I might have submitted fabricated evidence.

When I curse the Pope in my mind like that.

“I heard that the Locust went missing recently… but it’s not that serious.”

I nod my head at those words and bring up the old story.

“Even during the previous Valorant period, demon worshipers moved secretly in the dark. Probably… I think I’m dreaming of the resurrection of the Demon King.”

“Yes?!”

“What… what?”

Sena and the Pope look surprised at my words.

“The devil… The resurrection of the devil… How easy is that?”

I respond lightly to that.

“Didn’t I tell you that Valorang was a demon worshiper? Valorant clearly intended to use the royal family as a vessel for the resurrection of the Demon King. Plus, the empire is in chaos… no one will care if there are countless victims somewhere.”

The Pope frowns at my words.

“It’s hard to believe that Valorant is a demon worshiper. What you sent is clearly a token of a demon worshiper, but such things can be manipulated as much as you want.”

I nod my head and say that.

“That is possible, but did you know that demon worshipers are trying to overthrow the country in this capital city of Roman?”

The Pope’s eyes narrow at my words.

“You’re joking too much, how could that be easy?”

I say with a smile the Pope’s words.

“Do you know the people protesting in Roman?”

The Pope nods his head at my words.

“How can I not know them? That’s a protest caused by your reckless actions.”

The smile on my face grows deeper as I see him folding his arms and nodding as if it were natural.

It has to be that way…

“I started that protest. I don’t want to cause bloodshed against the angry people of the empire.”

The room becomes quiet at my words.

“What.. what is it? Why… why do you do that?”

I say this while looking at the Pope, who looks dumbfounded, and Senna, who has an awkward expression on his face.

“To literally prevent the protesters from becoming more radical, the leaders of the Equality Party are all agents of the Ministry of Intelligence. Anyway, the reason I bring this up is… Our intelligence agents were approached by demon worshippers.”

The room falls silent at my words.

“Z… Do you have any proof? Proof that they are demon worshippers.”

I nod my head at those words.

“Proof… As far as I know, high-ranking priests can sense demonic energy. Is that true?”

Magi means mana is polluted.

“That… Is that so?”

“Then we will be able to contact them from afar, so we can also check if they are demon worshippers?”

The Pope, thinking about my words, nods and says.

“Okay, then I will send Senna, a nun I trust. Sister Sena, can you do well?”

Senna nods at the Pope’s words.

“I will try to live up to His Holiness’ expectations.”

In this way, the schedule at the Vatican was completed.

***

-Smurf.

Going out early in the morning, I feel the popularity of Debian.

Did he come out after washing up?

Last night, my body was so hot that I couldn’t sleep well.

“Ugh…”

It’s always been like this lately…

I frown at the discomfort of dried underwear.

“I have to wash up quickly and come out.”

So I went into the bathroom and took a bath.

You can see the sofa where Debian sleeps every day.

Wouldn’t it be uncomfortable?

I remember Devian sleeping on the sofa most of the time after marrying me.

I should lie down sometime.

Suddenly, such a thought occurred to me as I lay down on the sofa.

-Sreuk…

His scent and body temperature.

-Sniff…

The sweet scent of Debian’s soap and his scent mix together to comfort my heart.

“Ugh… I shouldn’t be like this…”

His body scent stimulates my body and mind, makes me dizzy and sets my heart on fire.

“Haa…haa…”

i love it…

A scent that draws me in in a way that is hard to describe.

This has never happened before when we shared a bed together.

Nothing is different from then.

His scent is so good that I take a deep breath without realizing it.

-Sniff…

As I lie down on his pillow and deeply inhale his scent, my lower abdomen feels hot again.

I… I’m not a pervert…

Now, at this moment… I am intoxicated with his scent and my head feels dizzy.

Ugh! I want to kiss you…

His scent reminds me of the moment we kissed a few days ago…

“Ha… I’m wet again…”

I’m sure I’m wearing soft underwear, but I can’t help but sigh deeply at the feeling of them getting wet before I know it.

-My heart pounding… my heart pounding…

And why is my heart pounding so hard?

His insanely good scent…

I think I should leave a little late today.