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“Thank you for your hard work in coming this far.”

“No. It was nice to have something to drink after a long time. what… .”

Warm afternoon. With warm sunlight streaming through the window, Bishop Lisa and Cardinal Airani entered the reception room and sat down facing each other.

Originally, I would have prepared various things for the Cardinal’s visit, but yesterday, due to various events coming together, I was unable to prepare anything else.

Fortunately, His Eminence the Cardinal was not a person who cared for such pretentious displays, so he did not particularly reprimand her or anything, but I felt sorry inside for not being able to complete the work perfectly.

Moreover, since it was not a short distance and it would have taken at least several days to get here, the crime was even more serious.

“I should have prepared something… . Sorry.”

I swallowed a long sigh and lowered my head slightly. The refreshments they prepared were nothing special, and the tea was also bland, so there was nothing to say.

Here, it was quicker to bow down and ask for an apology than to make a pointless excuse. I won’t say anything, but His Majesty the Cardinal could have felt uncomfortable.

“It’s okay. There must have been insufficient time. And didn’t I come here too carelessly? There is no need to do that.”

She smiles kindly as if she understands everything. The warm expression on her face was enough to make Lisa, who had been stiff, melt.

It was too sudden to say. I only found out the day before when the telegram arrived, so I wasn’t prepared for anything like this. Of course, if Priest Isaiah had done his job properly, there would have been nothing he couldn’t do, but I didn’t want to blame him for something terrible right away.

“By the way, Bishop Lisa? From what I remember, there was another young priest here… . Where have you been?”

A young priest… . I was able to roughly guess who the Cardinal was looking for. The only priest I could think of was Isaiah.

Originally, it was said that it was the minimum courtesy to come out together and show your face at least once, but I didn’t know what would happen if I showed up in that state. Since he was barely able to stand, it was better to lock him in a corner of the room if possible.

“I’m not feeling well… . Since he had a high fever, I told him to go in and rest”

“Is it that bad? Then I’ll go and have a look… .”

“Trigram, it’s okay. I’ve done all the treatment, so you don’t have to worry too much.”

“Is that so?”

Lisa vehemently refuses, leaning forward and waving her hands. No matter what, I shouldn’t have let these two meet. Even though Isaiah looked fine on the outside, divine power was poured into him like crazy during the treatment process, so a cardinal who was skilled in handling divine power would have noticed it the moment he saw him.

“Oh, I understand.”

“…”

His Eminence, the Cardinal, tilts his neck back and stammers, as if he is being pressured by the force. Lisa, who belatedly realized that her actions were rude, cleared her throat a few times and straightened her posture again.

“Sorry. I guess I was too excited. I think that friend is in trouble. I told you this because I didn’t want you to go because if you made a mistake, you could be transferred to the Cardinal.”

“Ah, I see. I understand.”

She has a general understanding of the word ‘gokkun’. I had to end this conversation as quickly as possible, so out of courtesy, I changed the topic so that I could throw everything out there and get straight to the point.

“More than that, may I ask what brought you here?”

“Ah, yes, but… . ha… . therefore… . What should I say about this… .”

In response to Lisa’s question, she looks beyond the window for a moment and sighs. She was cautious about speaking for a while, but soon continued speaking with a complicated expression.

“That… . There was an oracle a few days ago.”

“City, do you mean a trust?”

“Yes.”

Lisa’s expression, who had been quietly listening to the word oracle, slightly distorted. An oracle means hearing the word of God through an agent… . The day the Lord came with this news was undoubtedly full of bad things.

Of course, it could not be seen as all bad because it was all about predicting bad moments that would happen in the future, but since no news is good news, I was happiest when there was no word.

“They say a new hero has appeared this time… .”

“Ah… . Yes?”

Dragon, warrior? Lisa couldn’t believe her ears. The question was so absurd that I wondered if a high god would personally come all the way to this far away place, but he asked me something truly absurd.

She tried to remain as calm as possible, but Lisa’s eyes opened wider than before due to such an unexpected sound.

“Suddenly?”

“Yes. Whoop… .”

His Majesty the Cardinal gives a simple answer and drinks tea. He continued speaking in a calm tone, as if he had fully expected that kind of reaction.

“The Lord said it was not far from here. Of course, it will be difficult to find a person called a warrior right away, and the Lord himself will descend on this earth around this time next year, so he told us to select a certain number of people who are presumed to be warriors.”

“…”

The scale has become too large. I thought it was like an inspection at best, but this was so unexpected.

Below article… . It has to be at this level so that the highest council member of the parish can personally go to every corner of the countryside… . All I could do was stare at the teacup and calm my disturbed mind.

Then, a question suddenly occurred to Lisa’s mind, so Lisa savored her appetite and spoke carefully.

“Your Majesty the Cardinal. Can I ask you just one question?”

“Oh, let’s say yes… .”

“You just said there was a hero here somewhere, so has disaster spread again?”

“Hmm… . It’s a disaster… .”

In response to Lisa’s question, she folded her arms and was lost in thought.

To be honest, I couldn’t help but wonder. The appearance of a hero meant that an equivalent threat to humanity had appeared.

However, the world we live in now is too peaceful to say that. There was no problem other than the occasional monsters coming down to the village.

And usually, before the existence of a hero appeared, major events were taking place, so it would not have been appropriate for a hero to suddenly appear in a situation like this.

“I don’t know that far either. You see, all we do is follow the oracle. Bishop Lisa, you know what I’m talking about, right?”

“… Yes.”

If you say you don’t know what’s going on, there’s no point. As she said, we were just agents doing what God told us to do. I just quietly carried out my work.

“What the Lord wants is simple. Until next year, select the right people and, if possible, keep the village as peaceful as it is now.”

“…”

“Of course, it will be difficult to do it with a small number of people. So, starting tomorrow, we will send some people from the parish. Bishop Lisa can control it well, right?”

“Of course. I will do my best to produce results that will satisfy the Lord.”

‘ha… .’

Lisa bows her head and answers her words. I felt like some strength was being drained out of me. It was good to have more hands to do the work, but at the same time, they were watchmen sent down from the parish.

In other words, this means that they will directly control areas that have been separate from the church until now. It felt like this was already becoming a headache.

“I’m really going crazy… .”

I wondered why he went so far to do something that could have been done by a subordinate, but I guess it was to instill some kind of awareness. She came all the way to this place with the intention of not showing off and working straight until the hero appears.

“That attitude isn’t bad. Oh, and the Lord said he has been watching this place for a year… . Don’t take actions that go too far. For the time being, I hope you will approach it with the mindset that the Lord is by your side.”

“Yes, I understand… .”

‘… huh? ‘What did you just say?’

Who, who has been watching this place for a year?

In an instant, Lisa’s head rose up with a rusty, creaking sound.

“I’m sorry, but… . What did you just say?”

“Yes? Did I tell you to always approach with the mindset that the Lord is by your side?”

”Oh, no, that’s not it… . Since when has the Lord been watching? .“

”Ah… . It’s been a year. why? What’s going on?“

He said it was exactly one year ago. And in that brief moment, I hope that memories of the past quickly pass by in Lisa’s mind… .

‘Fucked… .’

Memories of violating Priest Isaiah in the Holy Chapel.

I remember having my pussy sucked by Priest Isaiah under the desk in my office.

Memories of drugging and committing crimes, etc… .

I could clearly feel my hands and feet sweating as countless memories surfaced.

‘Wait a minute, no way… . What you’ve all been seeing so far is… . ‘I guess not?’