episode_0181

CLXXIII.

When the Gold Dragon and Blue Dragon Knights, and the wizards of the Second Magic Faction, were suffering from neurosis over the word ‘Don’t do that!’

“Get out of the way.”

Pope Judas stood before the Emperor’s office in the Cliftonian Empire, his mouth full of blood.

And that too at a time when the 1st and 2nd Knights’ Orders directly under the Emperor were both absent.

“What’s going on?”

In that situation, the knight of the guard who was confronted directly by Pope Judas was on the verge of turning back. He wished that the Pope would beat him to a pulp and knock him out.

But the Pope would never make the first move, and the Knights Templar would never back down meekly.

The knight, who had been exposed to the Pope’s murderous intent and momentum, began to lose his vision and became confused by the pungent scent of blood rising from his throat.

“Keuk!”

The knight let out a scream he had been holding back, and then spurted blood as well, and fell down.

As he passed by, a brief ray of light flowed from Pope Judas’ body and permeated the knight’s body, which saved him from suffering any aftereffects.

Bam!

It is an office where the emperor stays and works.

As the door there exploded, or rather, really shattered into pieces, with fragments of the door flying in all directions, Pope Judas entered.

“Should I say it’s been a while?”

Emperor Clifton’s face, with startled eyes and a wide-open mouth, changed quickly.

With a face that was full of false majesty.

“What the heck is this!”

“Hey.”

But to Pope Judas, the false grandeur is nothing more than the whining of a child.

“Do you want to get hit hard?”

“Oh my!”

“Remind me of the old days? When I begged you to spare my life?”

Guessing what he was talking about, the current Emperor of Clitun, Santiago Cadena de Clitun, turned pale.

It must have brought back some bad memories.

His majesty, which had been inflated like a balloon, quickly shrank.

“What’s going on?”

“I heard there’s a girl named Nita. Where is she?”

At that moment, Pope Judas instinctively sensed the strange atmosphere permeating the office.

Those who had been oppressed by his authority until just a moment ago simultaneously showed signs of strong opposition.

Not only the emperor, who was terrified, but also the chamberlains, ministers, and even the quasi-superhumans who heard the situation and secretly rushed behind him.

‘Look at this?’

Pope Judas did not miss the change in atmosphere, especially when he said the word ‘that girl’ at that moment. What he had not expected was the hostility that the foolish emperor showed toward him, as if there was a special incident with Pope Judas.

“That girl. Where is she?”

So, to emphasize it more, I put more emphasis on the word ‘that girl’.

Then, as expected,

“Why are you looking for Nita! She belongs to the Imperial Tower!”

He’s a stupid emperor who reacts right away.

“Why?”

“Yeah!”

“That girl is the evil dragon Nitas, the villainess of Heian.”

thud!

It felt as if I was hearing a sound, as if the weight of the air had doubled.

“That’s a lie!”

“I knew you’d say that. That’s why I’m checking. I’m the Pope of the Caligo Order. Bring that girl to me?”

And Pope Judas, who perfectly inferred the situation from the reactions of those around him, openly demanded Nita’s new soldier.

The position of Pope is not one that you can sit in just by attending services and saying nice things. It is not a position that you can sit in just because you are strong.

In fact, if you consider the standard of strength to be based on killing power, the Sword of Caligo is much higher than that of Pope Judas.

The playful faces, expressions, and actions that Pope Judas shows to Gray are only visible to Gray.

To the other candidates, he uses a tone that is condescending, like when he first met Gray, befitting his childish stature, his title as the Pope, and his position as a powerful person, and uses a speech style that makes them feel uncomfortable or puts them down.

He places his complete trust only in Gray, and treats him with respect and courtesy.

So even though this place was the palace of Clifton, the second most powerful city on the continent, Pope Judas had nothing to be afraid of.

Above all,

“Your Holiness the Pope.”

They had already boldly invaded the palace and contacted the Caligula Order in Hubble.

And Cardinal Hubble of the Order of Caligula, who received the contact, immediately relayed the contact to the Sumerian kingdom.

Even without that, the First Knights and cardinals who had arrived in the Sumerian Kingdom were in chaos because the Pope and Gray’s party, who had almost set off at the same time, had not arrived.

It has been seven hours since the disappearance of the Pope and Gray was reported to the Caligo Order across the continent.

Such a pope appeared.

And then, once a year, he left an order in a hard, hard voice that was hard to hear, to come to the Clifton Palace?

How would the Caligula Church react?

The forces of the Caligo Cult, originally intended to escort Gray, who had been waiting in the Sumerian Kingdom, rushed to Hubble.

And now he is besieging the palace where his Pope is, where the Emperor resides.

also,

“Judas.”

“Sword. You didn’t have to come all the way.”

I even found the sword of Caligo, which I had to miss on this trip to Sumer due to church work.

“What happened?”

“That’ll be later. Right now, I have to catch that Nitas bitch. I’ll ask you one last time. Where is she? That bitch?”

And Santiago, the Emperor of Clifton, was really mad when he was questioned by the Pope.

In this situation, there was Pope Judas, who had given him a fear close to trauma, and the sword of Caligo, who was known to be even more ignorant.

“She is said to be in the Crown Princess’ Palace.”

Just when he was becoming increasingly consumed by fear and was beginning to feel the strength leave his lower abdomen, the timely advice and intervention of the chief steward saved him.

“Wait.”

Pope Judas said this and left the office, as if he were the master of the room.

As soon as Pope Judas left the Emperor’s office, three women followed him behind.

The three women with their robes pulled over their heads are, as you might guess, Canviel, Advakiel, and Freyda.

“Brother. He’s still an idiot.”

In response to Canviel’s sharp expression,

“Oh my? You still don’t know? Gray-nim said it. The law of a certain proportion of trash and the law of conservation of idiots are maintained everywhere.”

Frey killed his opponent twice with an indifferent face and polite speech.

Meanwhile, when the party, including Caligo’s sword, arrived at the Crown Prince’s Palace,

“Stop!”

Pope Judas stopped the party.

But even if he hadn’t warned them, the superhumans wouldn’t have entered the Crown Prince’s Palace.

because,

“What, is there such a disgusting magic energy?”

It wasn’t a smell that could be felt through the nose, but it was a nauseating magic that could be felt so clearly by anyone who was somewhat strong.

“This is probably it.”

Frey trailed off as she stroked the holy sword Fragarach, which vibrated and made a humming sound in her hand.

“Yeah. The people inside are no longer human.”

Clearly, this energy was the dirtiest of the evil spirits.

I already had a feeling that there was no such thing as Nitas inside. No, not just Nitas, there was no one else.

So the superhumans were troubled.

Should I clean this place up, or wait and show it to Gray to decide?

And Pope Judas made a quick decision.

“Block off this area.”

“Yes!”

After giving this warning to the chief inquisitor who followed him, Pope Judas quickly returned to the emperor.

And he brought up what he had to say to the emperor. Urgently.

“Where does that girl belong?”

“That, yuck yuck!”

However, the fact that he was grabbing the emperor of the empire by the collar astonished the onlookers of the Clitec Empire.

No one could dissuade the Jewish Pope, because he,

“Speak up! You little pig!”

Because I was really dizzy.

As befitting a member of the clerical class, Pope Judas neither gets excited nor angry easily.

But we need to know that it’s not that these people can’t get angry, they just don’t get angry.

It means that you are the type of person who keeps your anger bottled up even though it is not a mileage card.

So, when these people get angry, it’s best to avoid them as much as possible.

As Pope Judas is doing now.

“Huh? Did you just listen to what I said? Really?”

“Cheers, Cheers!”

Then, with an urgent gesture, the Emperor’s hand, which was the proud hand of Pope Judas, tapped the hand that was strangling his neck, and Pope Judas finally released his hand that was holding his neck.

“Why don’t you answer quickly?”

“Crash! Crash! Huh… Cough! The Imperial Tower, the Imperial Tower.”

It is unclear whether it was because Pope Judas’s momentum had risen like a blade, or because he had simply been grabbed by the collar and briefly seen the gates of the underworld, but Emperor Santiago was now speaking respectfully to Pope Judas.

◦ ◦ You will go to the imperial tower.

“You, aren’t you going too far! Even though he’s the Pope, he’s the Emperor of the Empire!”

When everyone else said no, like someone who says yes, the skinny, lanky man chided Pope Judas for his actions.

With both legs shaking.

“Go to the Crown Princess Palace and see what that sucking bitch you’ve done and come back and tell me. Before I tear her mouth apart.”

Of course, his actions were a tantrum that the Jewish Pope couldn’t even take. Especially, when he started the sentence at the end with ‘snout’ and exuded a murderous spirit, the middle-aged nobleman who had been pointing it out in his own way let out a scream of ‘Eek!’ and collapsed on the floor. He was giving off a foul odor.

“Let’s go.”

And just like before, Pope Judas led the superhumans as if it were his office and ran to where the Imperial Tower was located.

“Haa… … .”

As soon as Pope Judas left the room, the emperor let out a long sigh of relief and resentment. After a moment of being lost in thought, the emperor

“Go and bring both the prince and princess.”

I followed the instructions and orders of Pope Judas. I had to survive for now.