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Rustle-

“Uhm…”

Somewhere, a cold wind penetrates the inside of the blanket.

Gyoju, who had been sleeping quietly and comfortably covered in a warm blanket, did not like the sudden cold that penetrated his skin.

‘Did I leave the door open?’

After falling asleep, she opened her eyes and got up.

I checked the window, but the neatly closed window had no reason to let cold air in.

‘what?’

I instinctively felt that something was strange.

The reason the cult leader has been able to survive so far without any major problems, even though he has killed many people, is because he instinctively knew when a dangerous moment was coming.

‘Is it today?’

As soon as the leader opened his eyes, he took out the knife he had kept under his pillow.

Grumbling-

Franc’s stomach was pierced with this sword, and it was a sword that had taken the lives of quite a few people before.

Even if you are an awakened person, you will not survive if this sword is inserted into your heart.

It was not simply an ordinary knife, but was obtained by secretly stealing a knife used by an awakened person.

‘What are they doing that makes them so quiet?’

I received a promise that if I escorted Franc, I would put him in the bedroom.

It was natural to feel angry after realizing that I had not done a good job on such a topic.

“Fran, where are you hiding? Don’t be afraid and come out. Your mother is waiting for you.”

I sounded as kind as possible.

I knew very well what Fran liked and what kind of attitude he would overlook.

Didn’t he use that to shake Fran’s heart and take advantage of it?

It was embarrassing to end up like this after trying to wait until the child grew up out of pity, but he was sure that any Fran he knew would have no choice but to respond to this voice.

And as expected, Fran suddenly jumped out from the darkness as if he had been waiting.

“Master.”

Since childhood, Fran has been dressed in white to create a symbolic image for the church.

Therefore, when Fran came out wearing dark black clothes, I felt as if I had seen a stranger.

“Fran, what if you run away from home just because you had a fight with your mother? You don’t know how embarrassed I am.”

First, I had to confirm that the unfamiliar woman was Fran.

‘Because some of the awakened people can change their faces.’

Beings called Awakened who use strange powers that cannot be explained in words.

They are ‘weapons’ sent down to earth by God to deal with monsters.

Just one of them.

I have been preparing for a long time with the weapon I was lucky enough to pick up as a child.

How should I use this weapon?

It was a weapon raised with great care.

It wouldn’t be right to kill someone like this.

I will persuade you and bring the relationship back to the way it was before.

‘He’s a good kid, so if you convince him well, he’ll be willing to sacrifice himself for the church.’

The reason he picked up the knife was to protect himself, but it was also to scare Fran.

You will be afraid of yourself because your stomach has been pierced by this knife.

Persuading a child with violence wasn’t my taste, but what could I do?

The situation is not helping.

“I’m sorry, were you very worried?”

“Of course. Why are the clothes like that? My daughter looks better in white.”

Wouldn’t that help people know that this child is a saint?

I thought I should teach Fran again what he should do.

“And from now on, please don’t leave the church carelessly. I saw that you ran away from home just because you locked yourself in your room, so you got into bad habits. You know that you have to be scolded if you do something wrong, right?”

Gaslighting continues naturally.

These words must have been familiar to Fran.

If you do something wrong, you get scolded, and when I was young, I often had accidents and was punished by being locked in my room.

“Yes, that’s right. If you do something wrong, you should be scolded.”

“I think since she was old enough to attend the academy, she paid more attention to taking care of others. She still doesn’t know that she needs her mother’s attention.”

“…..”

“I’ve felt a lot this time. Don’t worry, I’ll take more careful care of you from now on. I’ll make sure you don’t feel lonely.”

One arm was opened as if to be embraced by its mother.

The reason he couldn’t hold out both hands was because he was holding a knife in his other hand.

I still have no intention of driving this knife into my heart.

“If you do something wrong, you know what to do, right?”

“Yes, if you do something wrong, you have to kneel down and report your mistake to your mother and then be punished.”

“That’s right. Now, what are you doing? If you know, you should do it quickly.”

Kneel down in front of yourself and put your hands together and apologize for your mistakes.

If she cried and asked for forgiveness, I was willing to wipe away the tears of this poor child.

Franc was not a child who was this disobedient, but strangely his movements were slow.

“Why don’t they listen to me like this? It’s really difficult.”

The moment Fran spoke while sighing in frustration, he spoke.

“Sir, I think you’re thinking wrong.”

“huh?”

“I’m not the one who needs to be punished.”

“what?”

“The person who committed the mistake is the religious leader. Of course, it is the religious leader who should be punished, not me.”

Something

“Master, hurry up and ask your mother for forgiveness. Get down on your knees and pray to her.”

It’s wrong

“You must confess all your mistakes so that you can be punished and be forgiven.”

Why didn’t I notice it sooner?

“You are the leader who taught me to do that. You know that, right?”

That Fran’s eyes looking at him are different from before.

⁂ ⁂ ⁂

“Sir, why are you so stubborn?”

It was heartbreaking to see the religious leader stubbornly refusing to do anything.

Making a mistake and not admitting it is also a sin.

When he was young, Fran also had to go through a difficult time, receiving punishment from his religious leader for a very long time.

“If you do this, the punishment you have to receive will only increase.”

“Get out!! Get out of my church! I wasn’t picking on people like you in the first place. Who knew you were such a crazy bitch. Get out now!!”

“Even if you say such bad things, I don’t think you are sincere. It’s just what the religious leader taught you. It’s because your heart is hurt.”

The religious leader has already made a big mistake.

The punishment he would have to receive in order to be forgiven for his mistake must have been quite large, but I felt bad seeing him continue to accumulate karma.

“Murder is such a serious sin… no matter how enlightened I am, I would have died if I had been stabbed in the heart. I don’t want to turn the religious leader into a murderer.”

If my senior hadn’t been there to protect me, I would have been in big trouble.

If the religious leader became a murderer because of himself…

The burden on my heart must have been very heavy and big.

How terrible would it be?

The punishment he had to receive in order to be forgiven for his sins would have been harsh.

The religious leader who was punishing him said:

“Crazy bitch.”

“I truly respect and love the leader. That’s why I’m planning to punish him.”

Although he had fallen, he still could not hide his loving heart.

So, I tried to follow the teachings of my religious leader.

Although it may be painful, this is why I decided to punish the religious leader myself.

“Aaaahhh!! Let go of this!!”

“Oh, if you struggle like that, you’ll only get hurt. Master. Would you use it if you hurt your precious body?”

Fortunately, the murder ended in an attempt.

It’s thanks to my senior.

“Thank you, senior. Thanks to you for preventing this, the severity of the punishment the cult leader should have received has been much lower.”

“Haha, of course I have to do this.”

“Crazy bitch, how about we stop acting and be honest with each other? You just wanted to push me away and take over this church!! Ungrateful bitch! Tsk!”

I was like that too.

I hated and resented the religious leader who punished me.

I couldn’t understand why he made me suffer and suffer even though he said he loved me.

Now our situation is reversed.

I was finally able to sympathize with the leader’s feelings.

“I think you must have felt this way when you taught me.”

“Where are you going? Where are you taking me?!!! What did you do to the nobles in the church? Did you kill them all? Did you kill the nobles!”

“I’m sure they are all receiving punishment appropriate for their sins. Your acquaintances helped. They are truly faithful and kind people.”

The religious leader must have felt a lot of pain when he punished me.

However, seeing that he did something wrong and did not reflect on it, I had no choice but to punish him.

Just pouring affection into someone as if you love them cannot lead to a proper human relationship.

“This was also the teacher’s teaching. Haven’t I grown up a lot now?”

In this way, I have grown to the point where I can show the teacher’s teachings directly to him.

“This is the place.”

The senior personally hugged the leader and carried him away.

He was struggling so hard that I couldn’t pick him up and move him.

“Where is this place? I wonder why there is a place like this in the teacher’s office.”

“When I was young, I used to get punished here. Now it’s a shameful time and I don’t understand why.”

“You were punished here when you were young? Putting a saint in such an evil place…”

It was a desolate space with no proper lighting and an unidentifiable fishy and disgusting odor.

Once inside, there was no way to get out unless rescued from outside.

It was completely understandable that the senior was surprised after checking his surroundings.

This was because it was a punishment room so horrific that even he still came out of his nightmares.

“If it weren’t for the teachings of the leader, I would have died while pickpocketing in the alley. The dark alley was a difficult place for a young child to survive.”

“ah…!”

“The leader took me out of there, but at that time, I wasn’t mature enough to return favor with grace. The leader taught me step by step, even though I was no better than a wild animal. I think I also learned at that time that when you do something wrong, you have to be punished. .”

The person who knows best where this place is is the leader.

It wasn’t for no reason that Fran had been struggling since he showed us here.

As much as I hate this place and find it terrible, the leader probably hates it too.

However, there was nothing I could do because there were more than one sin that the religious leader had committed so far.

“I thought this was the only place where the religious leader, who did not repent for his sins and did not ask for forgiveness, would be punished.”

“Hearing about the past makes me grind my teeth, but it also makes me think that there is no more appropriate space than here. If not here, where else would that cult leader be punished for his crimes?”

The senior seemed to be belatedly satisfied and smiled.

When I opened the inner door, my senior threw the religious leader he was holding on the floor.

“Ahh!”

A prison that prevented her from going outside when she was young.

Inside that place, even the awakened cannot resist.

It is natural since it was a prison to imprison awakened people in the first place.

“I’m glad you like it too, senior.”

When I saw my senior supporting my opinion more actively than I expected, I couldn’t hide my excitement and smiled brightly.

Just like you, the religious leader will be reborn as a new person here.

I was already looking forward to that day.