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138 – Hyde excommunicates Cusan at the Council of Priests #3

“I, Archibald the Medici, in my capacity as Bishop of the Golden Plate, swear to conduct the meeting fairly in the name of the Lord Elohim.”

“I and Hugo Basil also pledge to conduct fair meetings!”

Two archbishops climbed onto a high platform.

The sight of the stained glass shining behind their heads, with radiance emanating from it and casting shadows on their faces, was so majestic and majestic that even my heart shook a little.

“Then everyone will rise from their seats and we will begin the council with the Apostolic Creed.”

I believe in Elohim, the Lord Almighty─.

I am his son─.

About a hundred priests who appeared to be at least the level of bishops with silver medals.

The Apostles’ Creed of the elite priests, who are considered to be the best in the country, resonated loudly in the conference room, which was built as round as an opera hall.

amen-.

Finally, the prayer ended.

“Welcome!”

Cusan.

He came in front of the people and stretched out his hands towards everyone.

Some of the priests who saw the scene whispered.

“That guy is Redfox’s son?”

“What on earth was Priest Gregory thinking… .”

“Shh, quiet.”

“I am rude to His Holiness the Pope.”

Is the mood at the venue half and half towards Kusan?

no.

Perhaps Kusan used some dirty tricks to recruit some of the priests in advance.

Election fraud is basic in voting.

But I didn’t have any worries.

Cusan.

Let’s talk about it.

chuck-.

Cusan opened his hands and the boy, who had picked up a cane from somewhere, appeared limping as the council president.

Kusan tapped the boy on the shoulder and shouted.

“Introducing you to the hundred or so brothers and sisters gathered at Barakan! Do you see the boy, Guernique, seen here? He was a boy who was orphaned at the age of five and wandered around the back alleys of Barakhan!”

Orphan Gernik introduced by Cusan.

He was a boy with a bony face and bright blue eyes.

I guess he’s about fourteen years old now.

He must have just reached puberty, but unfortunately one of his legs was amputated and he was wearing a wooden prosthetic leg.

My back was also bent.

A boy with many inconvenient disabilities.

What was the reason for bringing him in as president of the council?

“It is said that the boy Gernik’s dream was to become a knight. But he lost his legs and his back was bent, preventing him from reaching his dream. But he bravely volunteered for this war!”

Sze-.

Cusan placed the crossbow in his hand into the hand of Gernik, a boy with no legs.

Gernik loaded the bolt with quite skillful hands and fired it at the armored scarecrow in front of him.

Phish, phat!

Naturally, the crossbow pierced the armor.

Bishops from all over the country who saw this were greatly surprised.

“Is that the new weapon that was rumored?”

“A physically challenged boy could penetrate the knights’ armor… .”

“… It’s very surprising and scary. It’s the devil’s weapon.”

indeed.

It was a good performance.

Kusan grinned as he watched the conference hall buzz.

“Load. aiming. launch. With just this simple process, the Guernik Archipelago could be used on the battlefield. Don’t you think it’s truly equal?”

The clamor of bishops from all over the country did not subside.

Perhaps thinking this was an opportunity, Cusan summoned twelve crossbowmen to the council meeting place and they fired bolts at the scarecrows set up in front.

Papa papa pap-!

The scarecrows were transformed into ragged figures, like animals that had been attacked by a porcupine.

It was very quick and didn’t require any special skills.

“Women too. Children too. It is a weapon that even priests who have not learned swordsmanship can easily handle. Isn’t it awesome? It is literally like a grace given by God to eradicate heretics!”

closely-.

Kusan clenched his fist and shouted loudly.

I told him.

“It must have been seen in the blueprints of Redfox, who became a heretic, not a god. The wizard Redfox is a human who worked hard to develop weapons and weapons. Do you have any qualms about using the weapon designed by the Great Sin of Jealousy? Isn’t this a crime of heresy?”

A few years ago, I was surprised when crossbows appeared in the cult’s forces.

When I looked into who made it, I found out that it was designed by a man named Redfox of Red Fox, who was once called the ‘Great Sin of Jealousy’.

He relieved his feelings of inferiority after being defeated by the Archmage Thorin by devising and developing various weapons.

Therefore, the notebook in which his ideas were written was called the “Book of Destruction,” and was treated as a great treasure as the “Bead of Desire.”

“Kusan. Are you the one who currently possesses the “Book of Destruction” written by Redfox?”

“Hyde. It looks like they did quite a bit of research on me, right? But unfortunately, there is nothing wrong with the item. Defeat the heretic using a weapon designed by the heretic. Rather, isn’t it better?”

“Yes. what. That’s possible.”

I nodded.

I thought it would be good to affirm Kusan’s story.

Anyway, Kusan continued to explain how great the crossbow’s range was and how many rounds it could load and fire in one minute.

The bishops, who were on the verge of war, applauded Cusan’s explanation repeatedly, and Cusan became even more excited and excited.

# # #

Cusan.

He was Gregory’s adopted son.

From a young age, he knew very well that he was the son of a crazy wizard called “The Great Sin of Jealousy.”

While researching about it, I also found out about a book called “The Book of Destruction.”

‘After being defeated by Thorin in the sparring to select the court wizard, Red Fox returned to the Onan region and focused on developing weapons instead of magic. To end the age of magic.’

Redfox, who was jealous of the overwhelming magical talent of the platinum wizard Thorin, devised several ‘opinions’ to end the era of wizards and wrote them down in the Book of Destruction.

However, Red Fox was thoroughly crushed and executed by Pope Gregory, who personally led his soldiers to conquer the Onan region.

‘But Gregory saw the value of Redfox’s research. I kept the “Book of Destruction” in Barakhan, and it is finally in my hands!’

Sze-.

There was a book in Kusan’s chest.

The ‘crossbow’ was the second greatest thing written about here.

‘I haven’t even taken out my secret weapon yet. It seems like my victory was preordained without any need. More than half of the bishops who have already participated have been bribed by me.’

It seems that there was no need to buy, but Kusan thought he was a cautious person.

Even a stone bridge has to be beaten before being crossed.

Considering Atalanta and Rehoboam suffered under Hyde’s treacherous tongue, there was no harm in being careful.

“ character. Hyde. Now it’s your turn.”

Cusan leisurely pointed at Hyde.

Soon, Hyde seemed to be walking forward and he was clapping.

Then, people who appeared to be employees of the Agarpe family walked out and started piling stones in the center of the conference hall.

“Wall?”

“Are you building a wall?”

As some bishops questioned, it was the shape of the wall.

A square-shaped wall about 2 meters wide and 2 meters high.

Kusan burst out laughing when he saw that.

“Hyde. Is this the way to build a wall that you have been thinking about? It looks pretty sturdy, but what can you do with it? You idiot! Your shallow numbers are finally showing their bottom!”

“Do not rush. Cusan. Even if you rush me, it only gives you less time to stretch out. Take your time a little.”

There was a saying that it was laughable.

It was also funny that the lion got angry because the rabbit attacked the lion.

‘Hyde, this rabbit-like bastard is showing off!’

Cusan was already well aware that Hyde had no ‘countermeasures’ in place.

‘Hyde. You just went around the slums with Lucy and rescued people for a week, right? It looks like they are trying to build public sentiment. In times of war, strong power is the only way to control the public sentiment.’

It was right then.

“Atalanta?”

“Is it Atalanta official?”

The bishops were in an uproar.

This was because Atalanta, the Pope’s adoptive daughter, came carrying something heavy.

It was a big box.

It also contained an iron pillar, and Atalanta, who was strong, carried the box without much difficulty and placed it on the floor of the council.

“This, like this… . like this… .”

Atalanta looked at the paper and assembled the items in the box.

It had wheels like a carriage and what looked like a round iron pillar now had a hole in it.

Sze-.

Atalanta took out a bead as big as her head.

“This… . In this way… If you light a fire here… .”

Crackling, roaring-.

It was a time when everyone felt puzzled as they thought something had caught fire.

Kkwaang━━━────!!!

There was a very loud noise, like thunder.

“Hiik!”

“Aaagh!”

People were distraught, as if thunder had struck the ground, and they couldn’t jump or come to their senses.

Kusan was also greatly surprised.

“What on earth! What, what happened!”

However, what shocked Kusan even more was the sight that unfolded before his eyes.

“… The wall collapsed.”

“The wall collapsed.”

Who said it?

Bleep-.

The tinnitus was clearly audible to my ringing ears.

As they said, the wall installed in the center of the council hall was seen collapsing without a trace.

“This is artillery. A charge made by processing saltpeter buried in large quantities in the basement of Taeman’s fort, and a gun barrel made of Agarpe steel─.”

Hyde began to explain what was happening, but the bishops who had cheered at the sight of the crossbow could not even express their admiration this time.

Each of them had a serious expression, and some of them were shaking.

Although the bishops did not know what they were looking at, they realized through intuition and experience that it was a dangerous object.

The same was true for Medici Archibald.

‘If Cusan’s crossbow is the weapon that will win the war, then the thunder that Hyde showed is the weapon that will destroy society. Things like that shouldn’t appear in the world. It was a weapon that should not be shown, at least not now.’

Medici was both a priest and an outstanding commander.

It was easy to see that that weapon would burn away everything, including strategy, tactics, and aspects of war, with a thunderous sound.

Soon Archbishop Hugo, who was picking his ears, burst into laughter.

“It’s a very powerful weapon! Let me guess! It seems to be a weapon using a substance similar to what witches call “Earth’s Wrath,” right?”

“Yes.”

“You used agarpe steel again. In the forest managed by the Agarpe family, there is a mine that contains a large amount of high-quality steel where stars fell early on. There are many technicians who can process it.”

“That’s right. The Agarpe family’s treasured sword, “Agarpe,” was made by processing special cloud metal. They can make a gun barrel that can withstand the explosion of a charge.”

“How many can you make?”

“If you have the funds, you can make as much as you want. It takes quite a bit of training to use and make, but the weapon I made will kill everyone equally. Everyone will die. Now, even castle walls cannot keep people safe. There will be no place in this world that is safe. Everywhere will become a battlefield and everyone will die. It’s never a joke.”

phut-!

Naive, who was silent at that time, hit the podium with his fist.

“Using the techniques of the Walpurgis witches? It’s a weapon that makes a devil’s cry! That’s a hex! There is no way such a thing could be tolerated in the church!”

“Sir Naib. If you protest, why didn’t you tell Lord Cusan when he stole Redfox’s blueprints to make the crossbow? There is nothing wrong with things.”

That was correct.

Naib had no choice but to keep his mouth shut, and Cusan also had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.

Kusan just couldn’t understand and was angry.

‘Even in the Book of Destruction, there was no mention of such a terrible thing! Hyde! You fucking bastard! How on earth did you think of something like that! What must be going through your mind to think of creating such a terrible thing? 이 개새끼! Fucking bastard!!! ‘You devil!!!’

Kusan was almost upset.

It felt like my eyes were turning red and then blue, and my internal organs were twisted and it felt like blood was gushing out of my mouth.

chuck!

Hyde said, spreading his hands.

“I didn’t want to go this far either! A battlefield where something like this roams is truly a scene of destruction and slaughter! Therefore, let us all stop war! Let’s excommunicate Cusan, make Miss Lucy the new Pope, and legally demand the ‘right path’ from Queen Uniger!!!”

The sight of Hyde shouting from the top of the collapsed stone wall was very passionate.

Seeing this, Archbishop Hugo clapped his hands.

“Isn’t it very ironic that a person who presents a weapon that will kill thousands or tens of thousands of people is talking about peace! Now, whether you like it or not, the stopped clock will start moving! Then let’s vote for the winner with a show of hands! If Hyde wins, Cusan will be excommunicated! If Cusan wins, everything about Hyde belongs to Cusan!”

The priests were agitated by Hugo’s words.

In many ways, it is time for a fateful decision to come.

Kusan realized that if he continued like this, his defeat was certain, and his mind became dark.

‘To someone like Hyde! I! I will become a leader more than anyone else… !? I can’t tolerate it. I can’t tolerate it! If I lose like this, I will have to give up everything due to the restrictions of the authority “Promise Fulfillment”! ‘I came to this place thinking about how much humiliation and pain I have endured!!!’

Sze-.

Hyde pointed at Lucy Emma with his hand.

“Before voting, would you like to hear the aspirations of Miss Lucy, who will be the new Pope? Miss Lucy says she has something she wants to say to everyone.”

Tap, tap.

“Well, my name is Lucy Emma!”

As Lucy walked forward, Kusan took advantage of the crowd’s attention focused on the pink-haired girl and put his hand inside the silk robe.

‘You just have to get rid of them all before you are defeated. That’s it. There’s no need to keep your promises. That is, if the concept of defeat itself disappears.’

Palak-.

What he took out was the book “Book of Destruction” soaked in red blood.

“Om Marmaha─.”

Kusan opened the book and recited “The Strongest Spell.”

It was an ‘instant death’ magic that killed all living things within a 10 meter radius.

It is literally the spell of destruction itself.

It leaves fatal and terrible scars on the practitioner’s body, but Kusan thought that now was not the time to cover up such things.

‘Everyone die! Turning the promise itself into nothing! Hyde! I will use the weapon you made well! Hahahaha!’

Then someone shouted strangely.

“Yinging yaing… ! Gyuiing… !”

“Oh! Miss Watson! Is that real!? okay! Amara—Fuck!”

Pot-!

Lucy opened her palm and recited a strange incantation, and a large gust of wind blew towards Kusan.

“Cook!”

Kusan stumbled and lost the “Book of Destruction” from his hand, and as it floated into the air, Hyde caught it.

“Kusan. I knew you wouldn’t easily keep your promises. Because you are a small person. We were all already watching your every move. Cusan. You recited the unholy magic of infidelity in this conference room where everyone was present. Isn’t it the “magic of instant death” written in the Book of Destruction?”

Kusan’s eyes grew dark.

One by one, the silver-plated bishops began to stand up from their seats, and eventually everyone stood and spoke.

“Priest Hyde’s victory.”

“I also support Priest Hyde.”

A situation where applause pours in like thunder.

Hyde said to Cusan.

“Kusan. A heretic who dabbled in wrong magic. I excommunicate you.”