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Episode 270 – Children of God 3 –

“Yes… ?”

I was stunned by Alice’s words.

I heard exactly what was said, but it was hard to accept.

In Seonghwangcheong? me?

In a group that cannot even rival the imperial family in terms of authority and history?

Even the person they almost judged for heresy?

It was difficult to continue talking because it was a fairly shocking story.

“No… Daesinjeon is the largest main building in Seonghwangcheong. It was the first of all cathedrals to be built. And even though it was built 10,000 years ago, the cathedral is bigger than any other cathedral.

The key figures of that gigantic building that cannot be destroyed by time due to the power of divine restoration are inviting me? Who once tried to designate a heretic?”

Although Seonghwangcheong is not the best religious system.

It is the most ideal form of group within a realistic system.

Saints chosen by God are good, clean, and innocent.

The countless miracles and stigmata they perform, and the self-monitoring network created by those who are fascinated by them.

Even though there may be political strife within them.

This ensured that there was no direct corruption.

The designation of me as a heretic was also a drastic move considering the possibility that I was a fallen saint.

It was not a violation of the internal regulations of the Seonghwangcheong Office.

In Korea, it can be considered a situation where martial law has been declared, which can limit the freedom guaranteed by the constitution.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s right or wrong. Because it is absolutely necessary to prepare for just such an emergency.

“Seonghwangcheong’s power declined as the fortress grew. The hardships I had endured were just a loss of strength, so I would recover again. Because Seonghwangcheong’s power is always guaranteed.”

“That’s right. Unlike other countries where talent dies, it ends as soon as a saint dies, the next saint is born.”

However, with that alone, 10,000 years of history can never be achieved.

Ten thousand years.

On Earth, it is 2000 years from the founding of Silla to the Republic of Korea.

A time that is five times that.

What made this possible was the uniqueness of being an adult.

“A saint chosen by God takes care of the Seonghwangcheong. The Pope chosen by humans engages in diplomacy with humans. In the process, they even entrusted various dirty deeds to the empire. Seonghwangcheong has created an environment where it can focus purely on doctrine.”

Even if a saint is great, political power is an experience unless you are a genius.

And because the world is not ideal, there are many people who aim for Seonghwangcheong.

So, the person who ultimately won the internal political battle of the Holy Hwangcheong was made pope and devoted himself to diplomacy.

Adults focus their efforts on internal surveillance to prevent the group called Seonghwangcheong from festering internally.

However, this is because the group called Seonghwangcheong is so large. It’s run so inefficiently without doing anything dirty.

They say they occasionally ask the Empire to do dirty work.

Honestly, if it didn’t even exist, it would have truly been a utopia that has descended into this world.

“But it is not the current Seonghwangcheong. In the end, even the most basic authority is being questioned. Because they failed to conquer the Demonic Realm of Il, their authority as good and god’s representatives was damaged.

Even the details of the incident were not made public because it was a top secret. It’s not strange for people to have doubts.”

In the end, Seonghwangcheong failed to conquer the demonic realm of Il.

Because of this, there were numerous slanders and internal collapse began.

The basic foundation has been blown away.

The adults were fine, though. No longer could they focus solely on internal audits and detecting and keeping evil forces in check.

I no longer have the strength to do that now.

In order to control the power of Seonghwangcheong, even adults had to participate in politics.

“No matter how prosperous it is. You can’t force nobles to become priests. To leave behind the genes of a talented priest. Even if the marriage ban was abolished long ago.

There is no reason for aristocrats who have lived a life without restrictions and where they can do almost anything with money to focus on the story of Seonghwangcheong.”

However, even though advertising may seem meaningless, it is more effective than you might think.

Even if an advertisement is laughed at by some, it may be an effective advertisement for the class the advertiser is targeting.

Seonghwangcheong was like that.

The talented, faithful, and innocent people that Seonghwangcheong targets came to Seonghwangcheong.

“Honestly, it’s amazing that they have this much power even after the incident occurred. The Pope is in hiding, the bishops are fighting to become the next Pope, and the saints are conducting diplomacy on behalf of the Pope, but corruption is emerging.

Even the absolute number of people is insufficient, making it difficult to select people. Yet the majority of nobles keep it in check. It’s so amazing.”

The story, which started with an incident that Seonghwangcheong invited me to, went beyond the topic and expanded into other areas.

It was fortunate that the healing saint went off to do other things.

Even if they were true, such stories were rude to say in front of the person involved.

“Is this also an extension of politics?”

This was a thought that occurred to me after talking about the current state of Seonghwangcheong.

If it were a normal Seonghwangcheong, this would clearly have been an invitation to celebrate and talk about an honorable event.

But was this invitation really sent with that intention to the current Seonghwangcheong?

Couldn’t it have a different meaning?

‘There are a lot of politically perverse people. ‘Because they are people who can see into the future, it is impossible to predict what kind of conclusion they will act on.’

The saints of Seonghwangcheong actively intervened in politics as the situation became urgent.

Previously, the end was simply burying individual sins or uncovering major corruption.

A saint who enters a political battle fights it out somehow.

I tried to settle down properly.

The ending has now turned out to be a very good one.

“So I’m not sure either. What kind of future did you make this decision based on? What did the saints see to send you this invitation?”

“Sure. All modern saints must have great political power as well as basic political power.”

Those who see the future are starting to accumulate political insight. Its influence was enormous.

Although the nobles were reluctant to participate in the battle, only saints participated and the number of saints was small.

Due to the demonic incident of the day, most of the saints appointed were very young and were ignored by the nobles.

Now, ten years have passed. They gained great political power of their own.

The reason why Seonghwangcheong still cannot be restored.

Nevertheless, the nobles are afraid of the restoration of Seonghwangcheong.

This may be because the losses suffered by Seonghwangcheong are difficult to recover by simply gaining political influence.

“Ah. Everyone stayed here. I wondered what would happen if he went somewhere else just because he recovered.”

A health room with just me, Alice, and her aide.

A new person came in there.

I left the health room earlier because I had something to contact. The owner of the Imperial Academy Health Room.

Even though I became close with her, I still don’t know her real name because she gave her name to me.

The healing saint came in.

“Huuuu… Still, I’m glad this incident is over. I think it’s fortunate that I can at least see Abraxas wake up.”

“Yes? Holy woman. Do you have any plans to go somewhere?”

“Yes. I can’t tell you exactly either. I’m going to the main office of Daesinjeon and it looks like I won’t be able to come back for a while.”

“Main office? We went there too. Then let’s go togetherㅡ”

“Unfortunately, since this is top secret, I cannot accompany you. Even if we go to the main office of Daesinjeon, we will hardly ever see each other. Because it is an extremely secret matter.”

Her face darkened as she answered the story.

What was certain was that there was something huge.

He looks a little trembling.

A reality that I want to talk about but shouldn’t.

It felt like I was in a situation where I couldn’t do anything due to the mixture of such complex emotions.

“Then I wish you good luck. Although I am not a priest and cannot give blessings, I am sure I would have a similar effect as a priest. Your future will be full of only hope.”

Although I am not a prophet and cannot see the future.

There is a mouth that can give good words.

She responded with a slightly relaxed smile, probably satisfied with those words.

“Thank you. Everything. Well then, I’ll leave now.”

After saying that, she left the academy health room.

Not long after she left, the subject of Alice and I turned again to invitations.

It was just that kind of story.

It would have been normal.

It was a story.

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“We will return to the parish as of today.”

[…] Excellent. But no matter how much you are ordered to do something like that, you don’t run away… You are a being who will be guided by the heavenly gods even after death.]

After heading outside, the saint spoke on the phone with the person who had called her.

Although the content was not very pleasant.

[Please understand our situation… The future is fixed and cannot be changed by human power. To escape from that, you need the power of God.]

“I know.”

There was something unusual going on in the conversation.

No one said anything in particular.

The healing saint seemed to have made up her mind.

He closed his eyes and spoke calmly.

“Even if the result is execution. I will go on until the end.”

[Please refrain from taking your life. May everyone be atoned… ]

execution.

The saint of healing. To die.

I headed to Seonghwangcheong.