episode_0080

Although humans believe in Stella, this does not mean that they deny the existence of other gods. This is because different races, including elves and dwarves, also have their own gods, and there is a lot of evidence that these gods exist, just like Stella, the human god.

Of course, he didn’t do anything to put Stella and other gods on the same level. However, what the church claims is that no matter what gods exist in the world, the god who created the stars in the sky and this earth is Stella, and the greatest god is also Stella. Therefore, the fact that the power of the god he believed in did not work was such a serious issue that he had to risk his life in some cases.

However, if you are dragged into another world, your position becomes a bit ambiguous. A world that does not belong to the stars in the sky or anywhere on this earth. God came from there. Isn’t he truly a complete outsider among outsiders? The very act of trying to determine the superiority or inferiority of such a person to the gods of this world was meaningless. This is because there is no standard for comparison in the first place.

“Why did he come to this world?”

No matter how much he is the Pope, it is impossible for a mere human mind to understand God’s will. Of course, this was based on the assumption that he was really God, but the Pope was already not denying the fact that he was God. Wayne, who understood that feeling, calmed down for a moment.

“It’s probably just a guess… but I think that’s what Stella meant.”

“Yes? Did you say it was God’s will?”

I wasn’t making things up that didn’t exist. Wayne met Eugene twice. I remembered Eugene muttering during our first meeting. It was so long ago that he couldn’t remember clearly, but he had said to himself that his coming here must have had something to do with God.

‘I think I said I wanted to hit him so bad, but let’s not scratch him and make a mess.’

After hearing Wayne’s words, the Pope fell into deep thought for a moment and remained silent for a while, then his eyes widened as if he realized something on his own.

“I see. I think I understand now. That’s how it was.”

“Did you realize something?”

There is a saying that interpretation of dreams is better than dreams. Wayne threw out words in a variety of words, and the Pope ended up interpreting it however he wanted.

“All of this was God’s providence… Even though it is not the time to pray, I can’t help but bow my head.”

The Pope suddenly turned to look out the window, knelt, bowed, clasped his hands, and prayed. After about 10 seconds, the Pope got up and explained to the warrior.

“Of course you know, right? That God never intervenes in the affairs of the underworld on his own.”

The warrior nodded. If it weren’t so in the first place, you couldn’t exist. The basic gist of the cult was that God did not directly step in and punish those who were a threat to humanity, but rather selected warriors so that humans could save humans themselves.

“In the near future, a great disaster may occur that the warrior cannot handle alone. Just like the meteorite that fell on Eletrove last time.”

“That’s……”

Wayne, who was about to refute the words he couldn’t handle at the moment, quietly accepted them. I was confident that I would not die even if hit by a meteorite, but it was impossible to destroy the meteorite without leaving even a trace.

“I think God called the god of this world to prevent such a disaster.”

“…I see.”

The warrior barely held back the laughter that was about to burst out. From Wayne’s point of view, who had heard that Eugene was not a god and that he had no powers when he came to this world and was in a very dangerous situation, the Pope’s interpretation was just laughable.

“Isn’t there a way to select other heroes besides me, or to get help from gods other than this world?”

“Just as Stella does not directly interfere with the underworld, the same goes for other gods. And the reason you didn’t select one more warrior… shamefully, I think it’s because of our human greed.”

People don’t know where they might end up. When the enormous power of a warrior is given to two people, there are more than one factor of anxiety. In cases where two warriors had a dispute, or even if that was not the case, the warriors could be divided into factions and fight against each other. Humans are creatures capable of such things.

“But since the god of this world is free to interfere with the lower world of this world, he must have called an outside god. I’m just amazed.”

Seeing the Pope praying once again, Wayne was happy that he got through this safely and also thought that the Pope was amazing.

‘You gave the best interpretation in a way that prevented any conflict from occurring at all.’

A god from another world whose power the god he believes in does not work at all. When a normal person hears these keywords, what comes to mind is holy war or witch hunt. In fact, Eugene was also concerned about friction with the church. However, the Pope interpreted it quite differently.

The reason why sacred power, including the Holy Sword, does not work is because he is a god from another world whom Stella herself summoned, and in fact, he has acted helpful to humanity on several occasions. In the future, he will continue to lead humanity to a bright future, just as Stella intended.

“That is a very fortunate thing. God’s will is great.”

“It’s thanks to the warrior who told me about him. Now the direction our church must take has been decided… Sir Antor?”

The Pope called the paladin standing guard outside the door.

“Yes, Pope.”

“Would you please place this ring on Lord Heltica’s body?”

The Pope presented a white ring engraved with a golden pentagram, the symbol of the religious order. Antor, who saw this, was startled and took a deep breath.

“Huh…!”

Ring of Venus. It was a ring given to saints by the religious order. It was said that Heltica, a Holy Knight belonging to the Holy See, would be revered as a saint.

“He maintained chastity during his lifetime and ultimately proved his diligence. Accordingly, as the 307th Pope, I nominate the Holy Knight ‘Heltica Vigmund’ as a saint.”

Words spoken in private or appointments made by the Pope had effect everywhere. Of course, these same words will be spoken again at Heltica’s funeral. Anthor received the ring from the Pope and left. When the two of them were left alone again, the Pope seemed embarrassed and gave Wayne his due.

“My life was sacrificed for no reason due to my evil mind. However, the ring is not given to him out of atonement. Because he is fully qualified.”

“I acknowledge and respect the Pope’s will.”

For her, whose faith had already faded a bit, it was not a big concern for someone to be canonized as a saint. If only the Pope hadn’t taken out the second ring.

“…His Holiness the Pope?”

Surprised by the Pope’s actions of giving him a ring, Wayne used an extreme honorific without realizing it.

“Would you please give this ring to him?”

Before we knew it, the name the Pope called him had changed from ‘he’ to ‘him’. The hero received the ring with a puzzled expression.

“Uh… You weren’t a martyr?”

Not only was it unprecedented for a living person to become a saint, but Eugene did not believe in God to begin with. Could there be anything more absurd than this: to canonize an atheist as a saint? If Wayne had had as much faith as he had before meeting Eugene, he would have jumped. Nevertheless, the Pope only smiled warmly.

“Oh, I understand.”

Wayne, who knew that the moment he refuted something would end up strangling him, calmly accepted the ring the Pope gave him.

“Then, I’ll see you again next time. May the blessings of the stars be with you.”

“…May the blessings of the stars be with you.”

The Pope saw off the warrior and returned to his office. He was alone in the room, but a voice from somewhere asked the Pope.

“Do you believe what the hero says? That he is really a god from another world?”

It was the escort of the Pope who never showed up. The staff was there to prevent threats, including assassination, from being made to the Pope at any time and place. As a so-called assassin who catches assassins, he was not appointed as a formal Holy Knight, but due to the nature of his job, he was performing a mission more noble than anyone else.

“So you don’t believe Lord Veil?”

In response to the Pope’s question, Escort and Bale expressed affirmatively.

“That’s my opinion. There are degrees of absurdity. This world has not been clearly proven academically, but a god came from another world…”

“Have you ever thought about how things would go down if you didn’t believe?”

Veil was silent. I didn’t really think about it. The Pope began to explain why he had interpreted the warrior’s words as he had heard them.

“God is merciful, yet cruel.”

“Yes. You often said it.”

“All humans sometimes make foolish mistakes. That is my judgment that led Sir Heltica to martyrdom this time.”

“…….”

“If what I said is not true and it becomes known that there are beings to whom our faith does not apply at all, it will be unimaginable how much blood will be shed on this land created by God.”

“Now I understand what you mean.”

“Yes. It’s not that I don’t have doubts. There is no doubt about it.”

It is not difficult to ostracize an individual through the power of a religious denomination. However, it was a different story if that individual could ignore the power of the church and make even the ferocious dragons move as they wish. Countless human beings will die, and the Pope certainly does not wish for such a future.

So I held out my hand instead of the knife. He appears to be friendly towards humanity, so there was no need to decide to see blood first.

And above all else, we cannot tolerate the existence of anyone who goes against the power of the god they believe in. God is not incompetent. Since God had called him, it was correct to assume that he was protected according to God’s will.

All of this combined, Eugene became the world’s only ‘living saint’.