episode_0715
by fnovelpiaA few days had passed since the end of the war that determined the fate of the world, but the continent was still in turmoil.
But the uproar was a pleasant one, because they were the victors of the war and the people who lived in a generation that was like a miracle.
The same was true of the Holy Land, which was at the center of the war and is still undergoing restoration.
Despite having lost most of their former homeland, the people of the Holy Land always had smiles on their faces.
They had no doubt that things would get better.
How could one doubt it? The gods descended from heaven and sat around, pondering ways to restore the Holy Land.
“Ganshu. What do you think of this design? I put my heart and soul into it.”
“You must have thought hard for a crow. Did you implement religious harmony through various colors?”
“Yes! I think this would be suitable for the newly built Holy Land!”
“That’s enough of your opinion. Terabis. What do you think from the perspective of the god of architecture?”
“I want to say that it’s a bit too realistic, but it’s a design that’s too good to give up. I’ll think about it.”
As the god of architecture folded his arms and let out a sigh, the goddess of beauty and art rose from her seat with a bright smile.
“Then can I just go?”
“Will it work? There are still many new buildings to be built and places for you to create. Where are you trying to run to?”
“Just one day! Please let me go! This is something I absolutely have to do!”
“If it has to do with the Lord’s painting, why don’t you just leave it to your apostles?”
“I want to see it myself! Me!”
People of other religions who visited the holy sites of the churches that followed these gods worked with zeal as if this place were their own land.
Even in empty words, they could not say that they were on good terms with each other, and at one time they were enemies and ground their teeth, but now, people from the church that gave birth and people from other religions respect each other.
Because they stood on the same battlefield, following the will of the being who was the apostle of the Lord, the daughter of the great Lord, and the savior of the continent.
‘He said that the continent must now unite. We must become one, so that we can prevent future disasters. We must break the chain of resentment and become one.’
Even though they had different beliefs in the midst of the war, they felt a sense of kinship as fellow human beings, and those who had gained enlightenment through the saint’s sermons encouraged each other to shake hands instead of criticizing each other.
If Lucy had heard that sermon, she would have cursed at me for saying such things, but so what.
Lucy would scream at the fact that her reputation had been raised yet again, but it was a fair trade-off for the miracle of religious unity.
If we leave aside the question of whether Lucy herself thinks so.
‘The tone may have been a bit aggressive, but that must have been Lucy’s true intention. So I never distorted God’s will.’
‘Then, is it okay to report it to the apostle as it is?’
‘…I’m sorry. I was bluffing.’
Cardinal John, who remembered the saint who had boldly committed a mistake and then cowered behind his back, smiled lightly and headed toward a building in a corner of the holy place.
In the tower built solely on the ruined ground, a sinner worthy of being called a disgrace to the church was imprisoned.
“What are you doing here?”
The man who had once been called the Pope had lost all of his former grandeur.
Where there used to be flesh that gave me a sense of warmth, there was only skin and bones.
The eyes that had never harbored the slightest doubt were shaking helplessly, and the clothes that had always been painted white were now stained with dust and soot.
“I have something to tell you.”
“Are you talking to me? I don’t know what you’re going to say, but just pour it out and go back.”
The man, who was rejected by the god he believed in, simply wished for death. He wished that his soul itself would burn and disappear, even if it meant going to hell.
However, even in the land where the evil spirits disappeared, the power bestowed by Agra still remained.
Men were forced to walk the world without even being permitted to die.
A reality more cruel than that time when the age of myth ended and we were left alone on the land.
“You are wrong.”
“Yes, I was wrong. That’s why I’m here.”
“I’m not simply saying that your plan was wrong. I’m saying that the church you led was wrong.”
Men have not simply been part of the church for a few years. For hundreds of years after the end of the mythical age, the church has always been draped with the shadow of men.
“From now on, everything you’ve created will be denied. From the big picture to the smallest detail. You’ll have to watch it all from here.”
“That’s how it will be. I’m a fool who hears the word of God but doesn’t understand a single part of it.”
John stood up after seeing the man’s indifferent reaction.
No matter what else I say here, this guy won’t hear it.
This guy is a being that was stuffed in the very, very distant past.
What would you learn by swearing at someone who has lost his way and is doomed to live forever as a child?
A child who cannot grow up is doomed to live forever trapped in his dreams.
“Then let me just say thank you and leave.”
“Are you talking to me?”
“Yes. I was able to meet the apostle because you sent me to the land of Aln.”
“…”
“ I think it was intended to separate it from central politics, but it is true that it saved us. ”
As soon as John paid his respects, the man suddenly got up and grabbed the iron bars.
A few days ago, the iron bars would have been easily crushed, but the man who had lost everything to the hands of several gods could not even shake the iron bars properly.
“If you had been a little more of a proper human being, you might have been saved like me. The Lord’s Apostle is truly a merciful being.”
If a man had truly desired salvation, the Lord’s apostle would have gladly extended a hand to him.
But the man was so obsessed with his belief that he was right that he turned away from the hand of salvation.
“But now you won’t even have that chance. You have thrown away your own salvation. Please just know that.”
After finishing what he had to say, the Pope went outside, ignoring the shouts coming from behind him.
Under the cloudless sky, only the sound of people’s laughter could be heard.
Just as one person had hoped.
*
I woke up to the sound of birds chirping, looked around blankly, and then rang the bell.
Then, as if they had been waiting, the door opened and Erin and several maids appeared.
“Hi. Erin.”
“…Did you sleep well?”
“Yeah. I slept well for the first time in a while. Was it because I had fun chatting yesterday?”
As I laughed, Erin’s cheeks turned slightly red, she coughed, and continued speaking.
“The Apostle of the Arts Society is coming to visit today. So I plan to prepare more than usual.”
“Haaam. Do I really have to do that? I’m pretty anyway, right?”
“Because this is the first portrait of the three of you together, shouldn’t it be so beautiful that you’ll forget to breathe the moment you open the door and come in?”
I wish my role was smaller. I felt it yesterday too, but I’m starting to feel like the attention is starting to become a burden.
Although I grumbled and complained, Erin neatly ignored my complaints and put effort into each and every touch.
After the maids who came with Erin gasped and held their breath, I was released and headed to the dining room.
“Honey.”
“You.”
And then I stopped walking when I saw Mom and Dad sitting across from each other at the table, exchanging awkward glances.
“…Uh. Lu. Lucy?!”
“Oh, Lucy. Are you awake?”
“You really decorated it so beautifully! I can’t help but want to show it to others!”
“That’s right. Anyone who sees Lucy now would fall in love with her.”
When I stared at them silently without saying anything, the two of them became flustered and started talking nonsense.
I looked at that sight with a sad look on my face, and quietly turned away without saying anything.
I may be oblivious, but I wouldn’t go to the extent of interfering with that. You’ve finally become close, so why bother interfering with that?
‘Hey, Grandpa. Is it possible for me to have a younger sibling?’
“What are you talking about! Lucy!”
The moment I asked my grandfather a question as if it were a joke, my mother screamed with her ears turning red.
Oh no. No way.
“Mom. Are you reading my mind?”
“…Ah. That. I didn’t mean to do that. It’s just that mace is an item imbued with my power.”
“Huh. I see.”
Well, it’s not strange for Mama to do something like that.
Wait a minute. Mama is reading my thoughts.
I smiled mischievously and spoke to Mama in my head.
‘But Mom. Why do you act so innocent when you already know everything?’
“Yes. Yes!? That. What is that.”
‘Hehe. The night I spent with Papa was so good that I can’t forget it. I guess I’m weak to desires even though I’m a rookie?’
“Lu. Lucy? Would you stop?”
‘Or what? Could it be yesterday?’
“Oh my gosh!”
Mama, who was so embarrassed that she looked like she would cry if I touched her, stimulated the sadism inside me.
What should I do? What should I do? I want to make it cry just once.
I can’t help but lick my lips even though I know I shouldn’t.
“Mira. Why are you suddenly doing that?”
“Ahaha. That. Eh. Nothing! Yes! Right! Lucy?”
“That’s right. It’s nothing. I just thought that Mama liked Papa too much.”
“Ahem. Oh. That. Is that it?”
Papa is embarrassed. Mama is embarrassed and bows her head next to her. And I am smiling while watching them.
Could it be because this moment with the three of us together was so missed and warm?
“Black.”
I couldn’t hold back the tears flowing from my eyes.
“Ugh.”
“Lucy!?”
“Is it because I yelled!? Sorry! Lucy! Mama was wrong!”
Oh. Damn. I was going to make Mom cry, but I ended up crying myself.
“Huh. What should I do!?”
“ First, wipe away the tears. And. And. ”
As I was wiping my eyes with my hands to somehow stop the tears, I noticed two people flustered.
I laughed because the sight was so stupid, then I cried because I couldn’t hold back the tears welling up inside me, and now I saw the two of them in a state of panic, desperately asking for help from others, and then I laughed again, then I opened my arms wide and hugged the two of them.
One side was too big and useless to hold everyone, but that was okay.
For Lucy, and for me, just the warmth of the two of us was enough.
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