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134 – Hyde gets into a fight with Kusan’s secret wife! # 2

Alter, who was locked in the next room, said.

“His Holiness the Pope… So, this is the story of the day His Holiness Arud Gregory was attacked by Roland. At that time, Barakhan was in chaos due to the attack by Sir Roland and the Black Knights.”

Roland said that after killing the Pope, he went to the Barakhan dungeon and freed the prisoners in order to escape Barakhan safely.

The prisoners imprisoned in the basement of Barakhan were full of people who could be described as “tycoons,” whether they had committed political crimes or heresy.

Among them, there was even Sir Agileth, known as the “Great Sin Throne.”

Even if Rust and Ras were captured, they would have been trapped underground in Barakhan.

“In a situation where you don’t even know who is your friend and who is your enemy, when Barakhan is burning, it is Naive and her “Rose Knights” who organize the situation. It was Naibgo who enthroned Lord Cusan as the king.”

“In other words, Naib became the most powerful person in Barakhan along with Kusan. That’s why so many people are in prison.”

Gold plated knight Naib.

Before Psyche, Naive, who was the number one among the knights with the gold plate, was a typical psychopathic person.

In the first place, it was natural that the ‘knight’ race would have psychopathic tendencies because they make their living by killing people.

In Naive’s case, the quality was very poor because he found pleasure in ‘imprisoning and torturing people’.

Since such a guy had the freedom to imprison and torture people at will with the help of King Kusan, it was natural that the atmosphere in Barakhan became chaotic.

“Alter. What did you do that got you in prison?”

I also wondered why Alter was locked in the room next to mine.

Soon Alter spoke.

“The Pope of Cusan sentenced the witch Hecate to death. I begged Hyde to wait a little while for you to come back. If you bring the Holy Grail, I can make an “Indulgence” to give to Hecate. It seems you didn’t like that.”

“That’s right.”

It was said that Alter was imprisoned by Naive for rebelling against the Pope’s decision.

We could see how much power the current ‘Naive’ had in his hands, to the extent of imprisoning Alter, a fellow gold plated knight.

Soon people started shouting all over the prison.

“Naive, you bitch!”

“Kusan, you’re rolling around with that wet-smelling brat and carrying power on your back, so it looks like you’re not seeing anything! I am the Count of Orleans! cash! Send me back to where the cache is!”

Count of Orléans.

cash.

My eyes widened at that name.

“Aaron? Is Lord Aaron also trapped?”

“Hyde! I too am imprisoned in this prison because my brother Roland murdered the king! Damn it, Roland is no longer our family or anything since he pledged to the Order! Cathy will be waiting anxiously for a call from me! Ah, what is happening!”

“I am Baron Helamid of Palcea! I got my cousin locked up just because he lives in the royal capital! What on earth is this?”

First of all, did they just put all the people they didn’t like in jail?

This may be what the world under martial law is like.

As the clamor grew louder, Alter spoke from the next room.

“So, Hyde! Did you bring the Holy Grail from the royal capital? We need the Holy Grail to create an indulgence for Hecate! Hyde! You left here to receive the Holy Grail in the royal capital!”

Too bad I didn’t have the Holy Grail.

Due to the sudden movement of the Queen’s army in the royal capital, they could not even get close to the Holy Grail.

The alter in the room next door seemed greatly shocked by my story.

“That can’t be possible… . In that case, Hecate will really die at the execution ceremony that will take place three days later. Because now in Barakhan, heretics and apostates are being executed as an example!”

I could tell that the situation was urgent.

Truly chaos itself.

“Anyway, it’s someone else and I’m putting Hyde in jail.”

What reason would there be to imprison an innocent and innocent person like me?

I asked a female knight of the Rose Order who was passing by.

“Guard. That Hyde is truly an innocent person without any crime. Why did you put me in this prison?”

“Hyde? Let’s see where you go─. Your crime is the crime of treachery.”

“Me?”

“The friend of your acquaintance, Miss Lucy, is the Watson of the Marquis Seraphine family, right? His father, Thorin, is the court wizard of false Queen Ginebit. So you are guilty of treason.”

So, just because my friend’s friend’s father is working in a hostile country, does that mean I’m also a sinner?

What kind of recklessness is this?

Even Germany under Nazi rule would not have handled things this way.

The Roman soldiers who persecuted early Christians and threw them into the lions’ den did not work this way.

“So you’re saying my crime is because of Miss Watson here?”

“… Yingying… .”

Watson trembled. They must have been afraid because they knew we would be trapped and what would happen to us because of their existence.

Lucy holds Watson in her arms.

“It’s okay. Miss Watson. don’t worry. Hyde will do something. Because Hyde saved me. He will definitely be able to save us even in this situation.”

Lucy’s words were very hopeful and indeed correct.

I clearly understand the problem that is happening now.

“It appears that the current denomination is strongly applying the crime of association. In that case, I would like to report another criminal. Do you know the “Great Sin of Jealousy”?”

“Are you talking about the criminals that the previous Pope personally suppressed? That guy is a wizard from the Onan region. 20 years ago, during the war, the Onan region sided with the Uniger royal family.”

I looked down on her because she was a prison guard, but this female knight in leather armor was more knowledgeable than I thought.

I spoke while thinking of the man who was once called “The Great Sin of Jealousy.”

“What would happen if I told you that his child is now in Barakhan? Will a terrible punishment be meted out to him too? Even if he lives independently of his father and is good?”

“Sinful nature flows down from parents to children. If you are the son of a sinner, there is a high probability that you will become the same sinner. If you are the son of Redfox, the Great Sin of Jealousy, you cannot avoid beheading.”

Are you talking about the inheritance of sin nature?

From the perspective of original sin, this is true.

I spoke to people.

“His Holiness Kusan, the current King of the Church, is the son of the red fox who once sparred with Thorin for the position of royal wizard! This is a story I heard directly from His Holiness Gregory!”

Cusan.

I was convinced that he would have an accident someday.

Why?

He flirted with Milione, a very crazy woman!

If there is someone who thinks Milione is pretty, they have a crooked perspective.

And a crooked gaze means a crooked mind.

When Rehoboam had an accident, I was also on guard against Cushan.

And since Rehoboam’s origins were ‘special’, I had no doubt that his other adopted son Cushan’s origins would also be special, so I started researching, and Gregory told me first.

━I’m telling you this because I don’t want you to have another accident through Kusan.

Kusan is an orphan from the ‘Onan’ region, which has a culture similar to that of the East. In reality, his father was a monster who carried the deadly sin of ‘jealousy’.

“Kusan is the son of the red fox?”

“I was a bit suspicious when they wore fancy clothes and carried fans like the eastern humans.”

“Does Kusan himself know?”

no.

Kusan himself probably doesn’t know.

If that were the case, they wouldn’t have applied the crime of association so recklessly.

When the atmosphere around me was tense, I decided to say something.

“And the woman here is Miss Lucy Emma Gregory, the biological daughter of His Holiness Arud Gregory! The only people who can testify to this person’s lineage are Sister Midnar and Bishop Archibald Medici!”

Hwadeuljjak-.

I could feel people being surprised.

The prisoners who were lying helpless in the same prison as me got up and looked at Lucy.

“Similar. They look alike with pink hair!”

“Pink hair is a special haircut. It’s not easy to see.”

“Is this the daughter of His Holiness Gregory─.”

A lively atmosphere in many ways.

The female guard who was a guard looked around and then ran off somewhere.

# # #

Cheolkeong-.

Finally the bars opened and me, Lucy and Miss Watson were released from prison.

We walked through the church hall, followed by knights in armor with thorns like roses.

It looked quite eerie as the entire church building was destroyed and stained black as if it had been scorched by fire.

Should I say that it clearly shows how confused Barakhan and the Pope were at the time Roland murdered the Pope?

Sze-.

We were taken to the room where the high-ranking priests stayed in Barakhan.

There was an old man sitting inside, holding a cane, his hair growing white, and he was wearing a wooden mask on half of his face.

His right hand was a prosthetic made of hooks, and his right leg was also made of wood.

The face behind the mask was probably also hideously distorted.

Sze-.

He got up from his seat.

Jalang-.

I lowered my head as I watched the golden cross swinging around his neck.

“Archbishop Hugo. It is an honor to meet one of the three archbishops that Barakhan is proud of. It was a very wise decision to release us from prison.”

“Hyde. I have heard quite a bit about you from His Holiness Gregory and Archbishop Medici. The current chaos of Barakhan needs talent like you. Kahahaha!”

Although he laughed heartily, Archbishop Hugo’s voice was as horribly cracked as his twisted features.

It was because of the scars from when he was captured and tortured by the witches of Walpurgis when he was young.

“The heretics of the world are running wild with the power of the king on their backs! That shouldn’t happen! Hyde, you know what I mean, right? Don’t you hate heretics as much as I do!”

Hugo grins.

“There are no good heretics! Even dead heretics are objects of fear to the common people of the world! Heretics, prisoners and heretics must not even leave their names in the world!”

“I very much agree.”

Medici.

Coram Deo.

Hugo.

Of the three archbishops, it was Hugo who was the most aggressive toward opponents of the church.

His disposition was like a bomb on fire, and he was hated by heretics the most among the archbishops, so he died the most violent and horrendous death.

He died so cruelly that I can’t even explain it in words.

Of course, in my second chance, I’m still alive.

“His Majesty Archbishop Hugo. I also agree with you. But you chose wrong. The right leader to rid the world of heretics is Miss Lucy, not Cusan.”

“… … .”

Archbishop Hugo looked at Lucy with his blue eyes revealed outside the mask.

“Is she Gregory’s daughter? She had a truly wonderful father—but unlike secular kings, a pope is not hereditary by blood. She can’t become a priest just because her father is a priest. What’s more, she’s not even a priest?”

“But she is a nun who spent her entire life in a convent. In the first place, aren’t we all church and priests who have accepted the Lord in our hearts?”

“It’s Peter’s Epistle 2:9. Peter, who was a disciple of the Savior, said to us that we are all priests, priests, and kings. We all said it had to be like that.”

“That’s it. Miss Lucy is fully qualified to become the Pope. As the Pope, she will sit down to negotiate with Queen Guinevit and become one by exterminating all heretics.”

lets think.

The royal family and the religious order become one and work together to hunt down heretics.

“Your Majesty Yugo. According to the church’s regulations, a council can be convened under the authority of two or more gold-plated archbishops. Please convene a council with Archbishop Medici.”

“Are you saying that you can take on His Holiness Kusan and Gold Plated Knight Naib alone? Hyde. Don’t underestimate Kusan. There is a ‘reason’ why Gregory adopted him. There is a reason why we made him king, even though he has many problems.”

Sze-.

Archbishop Hugo sat down.

“Good! But first, prove yourself! You deserve to sit at the same table as Kusan! To be honest, it’s true that the King’s ‘advisors’, including Naive, the gold plated knight, are causing havoc in Barakhan right now! Naive was the one who imprisoned you! Let’s guide them! I’ll give it a week!”

This was something that was felt during the Medici era, but the gold-plated archbishops seemed to enjoy ‘testing’ people’s qualifications.

I stretched out my index finger.

“One day is enough.”

Even so, Naib still had a debt to pay.