episode_0067

“I can prove it!”

Linai jumped out from between the people.

“What…what?”

“Astecia. Are you Sister Astesia? I came to see her because her name was the same as the one I knew, but oh my…”

“Li, Rinai?”

A priestess and a succubus hold hands. Then Linai stands up again and speaks loud enough for everyone to hear.

“This demon is the one I grew up with at the convent I was in! I testify. I actually knew she was a demon. That’s right, she was the one biting her own fingers at night alone and suppressing her instincts!”

Linai’s intrusion and her claim as a witness that no one expected.

Terraim growls at an unexpected situation.

“That’s a lie! Well, if that is true, you and your convent will not be safe. Punishment will be given according to the tenets of the church!”

But Linai did not back down.

“We were all prepared. We all knew she was a demon. But everyone said the same thing when they saw her restrain herself, memorize hymns, pray to Gaia, and cry for others. If this child is not a person, who else can we call a person?”

Support fire that was completely unexpected.

Even the part where Terraim was hanging on until the end was destroyed by people from the same sect and the same convent.

This was something that could be called a miracle.

Coincidentally, after hearing what I said, Linai continued to walk patiently around the area after finishing work. Then, she heard Astesia’s words and couldn’t bear to step out in front of the tent where we were, but came out at the most important moment.

Terraim retorted in a more weakened voice.

“… There is no guarantee that the demon will be like this forever. One day, they will bite the back of our necks like animals.”

However, that was Terraim’s final statement.

God once again focused people’s attention to end this controversy.

“Then, if you are truly afraid of that, I, Deshade, declare it here.”

Deshade makes Astesia stand up.

“I will accept this child as my believer. I will prove that this child is no different from other humans by being accepted directly by the God who loves humans. I will guide this child so that he does not harm others in the future.”

Shin goes to Astesia’s front, kneels down and looks up at her.

“Demons. You were afraid of mixing in among humans. You have been trembling for fear of harming people other than yourself, and have been holding your breath for others.”

Deshade’s gauntlet shines.

“But you don’t have to do that anymore. I and my bishop will prepare a place for you. Don’t hold your breath anymore. As long as my glory shines on this land, I will provide you with a place in the world where you can sleep safely, as long as you do not betray your good heart.”

Astesia holds my hand tightly and looks at me.

However, I am anxious about my responsibility, which Deshade continues to insert between his remarks.

‘I feel like Deshade is closing the hole for me to escape.’

But in this situation, it was something I couldn’t refuse. Because it was something I wanted to do in the first place.

So, I agree with that statement.

“Trust me. Because God does not lie.”

And as soon as Astesia turns her head, she glares at Deshade.

‘Are you going to keep getting involved?’

‘These are the seeds you sowed, but you are reaping them together, aren’t you? ‘Thank you.’

Astesia looked intently into my eyes, then folded her hands and knelt in front of Deshade as if she had made up her mind.

“I believe it. Astesia was born to these demons and raised by humans. A lowly demon vows to become a nun serving the human god Deshade.”

When the god put the shining gauntlet on her hand and took it off, a pattern was engraved on the back of her hand.

“This is a token given to believers who serve Me. It is a proof that you are a human being and proof that this god and the church that serves me have promised to protect you.”

After saying that, Deshade turns to everyone and announces.

“From now on, anyone standing on this earth who touches this child will be considered my enemy.”

Everyone else shivered at the sight of him.

Although no one was thinking deeply about Deshade, Shin was wearing black battle armor.

Deshade’s warning, containing the will of God, confirmed to people that he was God.

‘I don’t think I’ve ever received a certificate like that.’

Although I was a little dissatisfied, I decided to focus on the present.

Terraim was no longer able to continue speaking. However, if you give it time, you will find the number of cases that will bite you again.

‘So let’s finish before then.’

Move Astesia and Deshade aside and stand in the middle.

“And I have something to tell you.”

“something.”

The officer in charge of mediation, who was unable to play any role, comes to his senses and draws people’s attention.

After making sure I had everyone’s attention, I spoke slowly so that everyone could hear.

“I would like to tell you here that General Terraim demanded perjury from me in exchange for denial. It is not an ordinary brooch, but a special brooch that only the commander has.”

“What does that mean? I’ve never heard of such a thing.”

‘After all, infidelity itself is so common that no one pays attention.’

People thought they knew that about the previous story, so they didn’t pay attention.

They were all interested in the story behind what I told them.

“Everyone, shut up!”

A look of embarrassment appeared on Terraim’s face. He must have forgotten it in order to make an immediate point.

He continues talking, ignoring Terraim’s orders.

“General Terraim showed me that special brooch and claimed that it was a brooch that only commanders received. He said that, unlike other items, it is an item that superimposes all orders and reigns over it.”

“My, when did I say that!”

Terraim denies it, but there is no escape.

A soul soldier who is ordered not to tell lies becomes, at that moment, the kindest person in the world.

“Such…! Let them search your body!”

As soon as they heard Hygenic’s words, the officers standing next to them quickly joined in and started struggling.

“Let go, let go! You know who I am!”

“found!”

An officer found the brooch with the red gem he had seen earlier and handed it over to Hygenic.

“This… is something that shouldn’t exist. Could it be that there exists a private Atyr, not an Atyr created by the kingdom’s wizard?”

Hygenic shows it to me and explains it.

“Soul disease, do you know why the Atir we have is not divided by class and is made of the same items?”

‘Even if I say that, I honestly haven’t thought about it.’

I responded appropriately to his sudden sudden remark.

“To prevent someone from using soul disease to commit injustice?”

“It’s not similar. To be precise, it was to create Atyrs of different grades according to their status, and to prevent those in the position of corps commander from using them to rebel against an army made up of soul soldiers.”

‘I didn’t know that. ‘Then what will be the punishment?’

After listening to Hygenic, I realized even more how dangerous this was.

He explains to me about Atyr and then confronts Terraim as the leader of the security forces.

“General Terraim. You have broken important laws pertaining to soul law. This is a very serious matter that will be reported to the royal castle and is considered a crime of rebellion. It will probably be the death penalty, but don’t think it will be an easy ending. Of course, whether you die or not, I plan to investigate the denials you said as an bonus.”

Terraim, now caught by other officers and unable to move, blushes and begins to say something that no one knows who will hear.

“That…..Aaaah!!! Do you know who I am! Do you think it is common for nobles to talk directly to royals? I am Terraim Rivenholt! He is a noble of a different class from those of you on the outskirts!”

“Drag it. The rest will have to be handled when the corps commander comes. However, please quickly report to the kingdom.”

“Okay.”

Seeing them struggling and being dragged around, I could guess that it was completely over.

This will probably be my last meeting with Terraim.

So at the last moment, I tried a little harder.

widely-

“Ugh!”

Terraim is dragged by the two officers and falls completely to the floor.

‘success.’

I sneaked into a crowd of people and tried to walk, but it was successful.

‘But how can a person fall and their stomach hit the ground before their knees?’

It’s amazing.

Soon Terraim was back on his feet and out, and I thought about what was to come.

‘By the way, it’s a crime of rebellion.’

The crime of rebellion is a crime that carries the ultimate punishment in any world.

Moreover, in a royal country, especially in a union of five kingdoms, the sins of Terraim are not something that can be easily overlooked, even for the sake of the unity of the union.

Starting from where Atyr came from, everyone connected to him will be divided.

‘It’s a satisfactory result.’

I didn’t even think about that for a moment before Hygenics, who had taken on the role of temporary commander since there was no Terraim, ordered the people to disperse and approached me.

“Let everyone disperse. And soul sickness, thank you very, very much. Because he was such a thorough person, there were many incidents to this day, but he always got away with it because there was no evidence. There are days when I make a mistake even though I have something like that. If I had written that to you, this would have ended there. It makes me sick to think that even though they look so ugly, they are still the same human being.”

Hygenics stabbed me in a rather sharp spot, but I was glad it passed right away.

“Is there any other human being? I don’t think there’s any problem with being called a human if you have two eyes, two arms, two legs, and a head.”

‘Anything more than that was a bit gross.’

“Haha! As you say, elves and dwarves are also included, but in the kingdom we consider ourselves and only humans, and other races may not see it that way. Isn’t the scope of humans broad in a place like an empire? So, I was really impressed by your tenacious justice. It seems like there is no one I can trust other than you. If I had known this would happen, I would have offered you the position of my adjutant in advance.”

“The number of soul soldiers is slightly insufficient to include them in the security forces. Thank you for your thoughts. Rather, I never thought that Hygenic would take our side so much.”

“Why are you doing this? Aren’t they comrades in arms who fought together with their backs to each other? And I will feel sorry for the bereaved family if I stay quiet after hearing that that person pushed soldiers, mainly our security forces, into the hybrids. I thought it was enough. ”

‘It’s really a reason to be angry.’

I just thought Hygenic was opposing Terraim out of loyalty to me, but it seems there was more to it than that.

He is also a humane person. Still, I like it because it is kind and humane.

“Still, we came this far because Hygenic believed in us.”

Thanks to him buying time, Astesia was alive and not dead until I arrived.

His role was the most important of anyone there.

“All I had to do was believe in you and that god. Believing in you, whom I have acknowledged, is no different from believing in myself, so there is no need to be thankful.”

As Hygenic said so, he finally untied the straps of his gauntlets and ran his fingers through his hair.

“Then let me go too. You too, go and rest. I’ll prepare a box of alcohol for you later, so you can pick it up when you want.”

“Thank you so much.”

Everyone else and Hygenic have left and only I, Astesia, and Deshade are left in the tent, but Deshade begins to sneak out of the tent on his own.

Such a god was summoned.

“Where are you going? With the bishop and the newly converted believers in front of him.”

“Hmm, hmm. Now that I’ve said this, I’m reminded of my first apostle. I was going to go check how it was.”

“I’m taking a good rest, so please come over here. Let’s talk.”

“But wouldn’t it be better to check it yourself?”

‘They keep trying to take it out.’

It seems like the things he has done on his own will sting him.

‘It was really majestic just a moment ago, but it was so fleeting.’

“No, just come when I say something nice. He said he would listen if I had a story to tell. Let’s talk. And since it was a situation where I had to do it during the ceremony anyway, I understand everything.”

“…”

‘What is this silence?’

“… You really did it even though you didn’t have to? Holy shit, really.”

‘What, there was no need to become a bishop? I was really scammed and this is it.’

As I was doing “, I got excited. You can’t be bitten, so just accept it.”

After saying that, Deshade hurriedly left first.

“This is why I hate religion.”