episode_0094

When Raven was seriously worried about the future of the dream trees growing in the empire.

Licia entered Bologna University carrying a compass and met the saint.

Amelie, who was looking at the compass by turning it around, disassembling it slightly and reassembling it from time to time, opened her mouth after a while.

“I didn’t say anything wrong at church. Strictly speaking, it is not a relic, but rather a trace of magic. Even the remains of saints are treated as sacred relics, so in a way, this is true.”

“Then isn’t it a dangerous item?”

“Be safe. If someone notices the flashing light coming out, it may be a bit of a pain, but in that case, you can just pretend that it is a relic with the function of emitting light.”

Amelie stood up, moved away from the compass, and launched a sphere made of light.

The needle, which had been circling alternately between Amelie and Licia a moment ago, found its proper direction only after the sphere got close enough to hover directly above it.

“It’s useless unless you’re really close, but at this level, you could call it an adult detector.”

“Are these relics common? What if someone else has the same thing?”

“Specifically? So, if I had to compare it, I would say it’s like a fruit that a top-notch chef put a lot of effort into washing. There’s nothing you can’t do if you want to make it, but you don’t have to put that much effort into it. I don’t know who made this, but they used their outstanding skills for the wrong purpose.”

“Is that so… … .”

“If you think about how many adults there are in this world, you can roughly understand the need, right?”

“Then what should I do with this? Destruction as expected?”

“That could be one of the ways.”

The saintess looked at Licia blankly and continued speaking.

“But you’re not the type to loose things carelessly, so I think it would be okay to take them with you.”

“Yeah, well. I don’t think I’ll lose it for no reason… … .”

“Then I think it’s a good idea to take it. They said they already paid a lot of money to fix it. Rather than throwing it away, if you keep it carefully, you may find it useful someday.”

Amelie placed a compass in her hand. Feeling the unique warm feeling of the relic, I unconsciously touched it a few times.

“Have a nice trip. Be careful not to get caught.”

“Yes, thank you.”

“I will be here forever, but I will be cheering you on from afar, so cheer up.”

This is the end of Amelie’s work. We can leave now.

Amelie smiled, covered herself well, and waved. He stopped for a moment outside the university where he had been pushed.

Then I turned around and looked at the gate of the university I had just left.

Amelie said she had to stay at this university forever. Would that happen if you got caught too? Whatever it is, you will live a more restricted life than before.

As I was deepening my thoughts with the worry creeping up, there was a hand tapping my shoulder.

Even after looking in that direction, I couldn’t see what I wanted. When I raised my head up, Raven’s face came into view.

”Are you finished with your work?“

”Yes. You can leave now.“

”What about the compass? It’s okay to break it if you feel like it.“

“It’s not a dangerous item, so it’s okay to just take it.”

Yes, because after all, he was not alone.

I was relieved by that fact and answered with a smile.

Now all that was left was to wait in Alpen before heading to the front.

*****

Heine, who had suddenly accepted the offer, wondered if this was right even after he returned to his room.

I was able to avoid being disappointed by my father, and I was able to stop giving my brother an excuse to get caught. So it was good in a way, but it was also subtle because it felt like I was caught unexpectedly.

Now that he saw it, Guiberto was happier than he was.

“I believed it, Your Highness. Your Majesty will surely be pleased with this achievement.”

“… … .”

After Guiberto’s ceremonial singing of Yongbieocheonga is over.

Constructive talk had to follow next, and the discussion that followed was about his lineage.

“So, can you tell me how you answered?”

“Although he is an illegitimate child, they say he is of the Ravenna family lineage. Since I was liberated, it is true that I am a free person.”

“Is there a way to directly check that?”

“There is no physical evidence right now, but if you look for records from ten years ago in the church on the land of the Count of Ravenna, you will find them.”

“Hmm, I guess I can use this.”

If you want to change nobles, it must at least be friendly to the emperor. To prevent something like a rebellion from happening again next time.

It was clear that the emperor and Guiberto had such intentions. This is a conclusion that can be drawn right away without having to think too much about it.

At first glance, it seems like something she should cooperate with because it helps maintain the position of princess.

Therefore, for a moment, Heine wondered if Guiberto would correct his misconception by saying that Raven was not pro-emperor, but rather was simply a reaction against the current Pope.

Nevertheless, the reason why I couldn’t keep my mouth shut was partly due to my own sense of resistance.

But more than anything, if I told him this, there was a possibility that he would be put under unnecessary pressure, so I decided to remain silent.

It is true that we have to win the immediate civil war, but we also have to think about our own position afterwards.

To be honest, even my father and brother did not necessarily live the right life, even if they said it empty words.

The fact that Raven judges based on her own moral standards rather than the logic of power was a secret that only she knew at the moment. This will be a card that can be used when confronting them.

After thinking to himself, Heine raised his head. In front, Guiberto was rummaging deep inside the bookshelf, trying to find something.

He pulled out the parchment held by his fingertips, blew away the dust that had accumulated on it, and then opened his mouth.

“Then, Your Highness, would you like to go to the next task?”

“There is a list prepared, right?”

“Here is a list created through inquiries from the Vatican in recent weeks. Rest assured, we have selected only those with the most clear tendencies by considering various circumstances, words and actions.”

When Heine tore open the rolled up and sealed parchment, he saw that the names of about a dozen people were listed in it.

From now on, these were the people he had to personally appease, or at least understand their intentions.

It was difficult to return empty-handed after coming so close to the Holy See.

It was clear that the next time I came to the Vatican, it would be either for the winner’s privilege or for the loser’s humiliation, so I couldn’t miss this moment, which would be my first and last time.

Therefore, I decided to use my position as an envoy visiting the Pope. No matter how barbarian or heretic they were, they would never attack a messenger.

About a month after that.

Heine continued his journey by going directly to nobles who owned land near the Vatican and appealing for their support.

This was the Pope who said to his face that there would be an open confrontation anyway.

It didn’t really matter now whether he was angry about the disruption or whether he was excommunicated.

In fact, the Pope had been sitting there for a long time, so there was no way he could have predicted that he would act like this.

“I’m sorry to meet you suddenly, Count. I have urgent business to attend to, so please understand.”

“At a time like this, wouldn’t it be strange not to know the reason, Your Highness?”

After knocking on the doors of many nobles, the last noble he visited was none other than the Count of Canossa, Raven’s only lord at the moment.

Because of various events in the past, it was reasonable to have a moderate amount of opposition to the Pope, and considering the location of his fiefdom, I had to stab him at least once even if I couldn’t eat it.

If you wanted to make a new contract, you only had to tell Raven, but the purpose was also to appease the Count, as he was worried that his actions might irritate the Count.

“Count, could you lend us your strength?”

“I will do that.”

“… Yes?”

And Heine had to come up with a dumb answer again.

Apparently, according to the details in the list provided by Guiberto, it will be difficult to get them to move since they have maintained their neutrality so far.

For a moment, Heine thought he might have been mistaken and asked the attendant next to him if this was correct, but instead he got a blank look that seemed to indicate that he had no idea what was going on.

Of course, you never know where a person’s heart will go. Isn’t that why people like the Pope end up excommunicating people out of anger without thinking about what happens next?

So, in theory, this situation is… It would be possible.

Heine finally came to the thought that maybe everyone was just ticking on the outside, but on the inside, they all actually liked the emperor.

Still, given that his mouth was doing its job, Heine’s ability to hide his emotions could be said to have reached a peak.

“Oh, and about the knight contract the Count signed.”

“I understand who you are talking about. Lord Raven spoke about this a while ago. You should be in Alpen by now, so if you want to see it in person, you can go there.”

When I asked to know what happened, he said he made up his mind after talking with Raven.

Is he really carrying around a hypnosis Bible?

“I believed in it, Your Highness.”

“I actually wasn’t expecting much… … .”

After meeting the Count, I once again went through the process of confirming Guiberto’s trust, whose sincerity seemed ambiguous.

Heine spent the night nearby and set out again the next day. I thought it might take a little longer if I had to lie down and appeal to my emotions, but the schedule was moving faster than expected.

After visiting the Count of Canossa, the final destination was, of course, the front line where the Emperor of the Empire would be.

But before that, there was one place I had to stop by.

It was Alpen, a large village that I had become familiar with after spending several months there.

“Are you ready, ‘Lee’?”

“Of course, ‘la’.”

“… ?”

After completing the tour to persuade the nobles, I set foot on the land of Alpen.

Heine had several question marks in his head as it wasn’t just Raven who was waiting for him, but Licia as well.

“Um, are you planning to take Lisia with you?”

“… I tried to stop him once too.”

“Because you won’t be able to go anywhere else unless it’s a time like this. It’s something I used to do a lot when I was younger, so it’s okay!”

Even so, does he follow you to the battlefield? Now that I see it, I realize that Lisia also has a very curious personality.

One thing I didn’t know about my friend increased.