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Rebecca.

A saint of the Holy Empire, and as of now, the last hope and spark of the Holy Empire.

She was the hope of the priests remaining in the Holy Empire, and an ascetic who had to overcome that heavy and enormous weight.

That was who she was now.

“It’s been a while, kid.”

“Damian, it’s been a while. I’ve heard all the news from you.”

“Yes, it looks like the Holy Empire also sent reinforcements.”

“I’m glad I was of some help to you, Damien.”

Rebecca spoke in a dry, nonchalant tone as before.

“Didn’t you bring the harpy too?”

“She is currently assisting me. However, my belief in Damian has not changed even though I am here.”

This is a place where everyone believes in Lucia, the creator god, and at the same time, it is a place that is in conflict with the evil god.

It must have been difficult to believe in evil spirits alone in a place like this, and it must have been quite a hardship.

Of course, she sent it with Rebecca because she wanted it.

“It seems more comfortable than the Evil God Church.”

It was a quite comfortable atmosphere here.

As expected from a group that literally believes in God, the white buildings were lined up with a reasonable amount of space, and her office was also quite well-organized.

Even the priests occasionally seen did not show any open hostility.

It was literally a place with a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere.

“Anyway, are things going well here?”

“I am sorry to say this, but no matter how much I think about it, it is a purpose that cannot be easily let go, so I am working hard to prevent it.”

It seemed like she wasn’t lying at all when she said she would stop my goal.

Yes, if you are altruistic enough to think that way, then my goal itself must have been wrong.

Of course, it’s true that I can’t say anything because I don’t know the goal.

“You can proceed as you wish.”

It is true that I am egoistic and individualistic, but if the direction is not altruistic, and if it is something I do not know, then there is no need for me to follow it.

On the contrary, I felt relieved if she stopped him.

Like a traditional saint, she was someone who helped others and did things for others before doing things for herself.

“Yes, spring is coming to the Holy Kingdom.”

A defeated country where the Holy Emperor died and was defeated by the evil religion.

Although it was a situation under another religion, I specifically told them not to force anything on the Holy Kingdom and to leave alone any actions that did not cross the line.

Because of that, the Holy Kingdom could have developed further without following the evil religion, even though it had the backing of the evil religion.

In particular, after sending Rebecca here, they were also developing at a faster rate, perhaps because they had found their starting point.

“Let me send you another child here.”

“…Who is it?”

“This is a child who just graduated from the academy. However, he has a good personality and is fundamentally not suited for us. Let’s send him here.”

Ariel attends the academy and has quite a bit of information about Decaprium.

It was no problem getting her to graduate sooner than she was originally scheduled to graduate.

Anyway, in the final year of school, students are sent to get a job in another way, or stay in school or work, so I learned that there is little additional information provided by staying in school.

In short, it’s about reviewing, recruiting people to go to the Evil God Church, or preparing for employment in other ways.

So, it didn’t seem like a bad idea to scout her first in the name of getting a job.

‘I especially like that it has information about Decaprium.’

If you have enough information to work as an information dealer for Decaprium, you are probably good at collecting and handling information from other places as well.

In that case, if we send a dispatch to the Holy Kingdom to investigate, we might eventually be able to find out what Damian’s purpose is, what that damn thing is.

And if you had enough insight and were brave enough to report it to the dispatched priest, it was a perfect condition.

“Where are the Archbishop and everyone else?”

“First of all, the Archbishop has left on a mission, some of the other cardinals have been dispatched, and the remaining ones know Damien and have told them not to come here.”

“Yeah, that’s a relief.”

For some reason, he said that neither the cardinals nor the priests showed any hostility towards me, so it could be that they just didn’t know about me.

Since I wasn’t wearing the uniform of a priest from an evil religion, but was just walking around in everyday clothes, I thought someone must have come.

“Then we’ll send someone later, and I’ll just leave.”

“Welcome in.”

With her still dry greeting, I came out of the office.

As expected, it was a good thing they didn’t dispatch the evil deities.

Fortunately, there is one harpy, but she is with Rebecca, so there is no need for strife or threats…

“God?”

“It’s been a while, kid.”

While I was leisurely going out, I encountered a harpy.

As I go, my complexion gets better.

I feel fortunate that I am having a comfortable time here, or that I am doing well.

“What’s going on so far? I don’t think we’ve met each other since I was sent to the Holy Kingdom… Oh, of course, the people of the Holy Kingdom treat me well. They don’t discriminate against me because I believe in other gods…”

Maybe it’s because it’s been a while since we last met, but I feel quite comfortable.

She started talking really rapidly about what had happened.

However, her expression looked quite relaxed as she spoke, so I smiled softly and listened to what she said.

Because that was the optimal attitude for God to respond to your words.

“Ah, this time, Caesar stopped by the Holy Kingdom for a moment and asked me to tell him if he meets God later. So… Ah! I heard that the Archbishop was recently seen in the Astrea Empire, which was different from the original purpose of his dispatch. “He said he was requesting additional dispatch from the Evil God Church because he had a tip.”

Come to think of it, Caesar was dispatched again after the trip, but it seems he is currently staying in the Astrea Empire.

In that case… it seems like everyone has really important work to do, so I guess I’ll have to dispatch the person who has the least work to do.

My daily routine consists of growing plants, going for a walk, and lying down. I knew one person who didn’t have anything like this.

“I’ll go over that separately. If you have any difficulties, you can always report it to the school through the communication port.”

“Yes, got it!”

She seems to be spending her time happily in her own way, so there is no need to interfere further.

With that thought in mind, I went outside the doctrine.

And right after that, I spoke to Abel through the communication port.

“….Father, it looks like you are being dispatched again. This time, please tell me where you are and go right away. Oh, and so that the other executives don’t worry, please give me an extra day or so to tell you.”

Yes, I also got chills down my spine when you tried to destroy the kingdom just because you were a day late.

“I think it would be better to take about three days this time.”

I can’t believe it’s not like we’re infiltrating or anything like that this time, it’s just an investigation into the archbishop’s whereabouts, so it’s going to take that long.

I think two days will be more than enough.

However, if you think you can take your time and enjoy it more, three days would be enough.

“Whew… I understand first of all. My head already hurts thinking about dealing with Marie, Adele, and Cecilia at the dinner party today.”

Abel narrowed his eyes like that and then cut off the communication channel.

Hmm, it seems those three people are worrying me the most.

Anyway, I can’t quite remember the scene where Cecilia asks where I went.

“It’s the Astrea Empire.”

Somehow, when we first came to the Holy Kingdom, we ended up looking around all the places where Adele, Veronica, and Caesar were dispatched.

From what I heard at the time… they probably took the crown prince hostage as an example to the Astrea Empire.

It seemed to have been quiet since then, but if the Archbishop were to speak carelessly to an empire that had nothing to do with his original dispatch, his words would become very dangerous.

There is a high possibility that the Archbishop is acting against the evil religion, he cannot act actively due to being held hostage, and it means that the Astrea Empire, which should not be doing so, is involved or is intervening.

“This is my first time here again.”

There are only three empires.

One was the Holy Empire, the other was ruled by Beatrice, and the remaining one was this place.

Therefore, it was a place that owned one of the largest downtown areas.

“It’s definitely spacious, complicated, and there are a lot of people.”

As it is a busy street with a lot of people, there were many interesting things to see.

Children’s toy-type magic tools and weapons I had never seen before were being sold at the weapon shop, and plays were taking place actively.

In a complicated situation like this, there was nothing better than the evil priest’s uniform, but if word got out about me, the archbishop could also notice, so I had to move as naturally as possible.

I decided to change my face to a normal one and become a positive positive positive person.

You must think positively and have a smiling expression.

And…no, this isn’t it.

“Hmm…then let’s have some fun first!”

Three days of free time.

I should enjoy it as much as I can and then go back.