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40 – What the Goddess Abandoned.

“Master, what should I do in this situation?”

“…Well, I didn’t expect this either.”

Many eyes are looking at us.

I think I’ve become accustomed to gazes while living as a warrior in this world, but it’s no fun to feel awkward when gazes pour in from all directions, like wild beasts in a zoo.

Well, I think it’s a situation that can’t be helped even if it gets this much attention.

“Yes…You guys!! How dare you do such a terrible thing to the boss!!”

“Ba… Quickly save the boss and the master!!”

“But in that state…”

“But save it first!! It might still be okay!!”

The Balsam Family gang members are crowding into the pile of rubble where Zikrune and I are standing and causing an uproar.

「…No matter how much I think about it, I think it’s impossible.」

“Right, with this much weight, even a high-rank mercenary would have a hard time surviving?”

Balsam Family Boss, Orlando Balsam is a boss, but he is just a local mafia boss.

I think it would be impossible for a person like that to be crushed under a pile of rubble like this.

…Anyway, it’s difficult.

After breaking through the floor, I thought about what to say.

Who would have known that Orlando Balsam and Lloyd Balsam were sitting right under the ground that Zikrune destroyed?

The hands and feet of two people buried in the rubble of the basement ceiling that collapsed in an instant, only slightly sticking out from under the rubble.

Seeing as there was no movement at all, he probably died without even feeling any pain.

How should I resolve this situation?

“This…You bastard!!”

“Ah, a dagger.”

While thinking of a way to resolve this situation, it seemed that one of the angry gang members ended up attacking.

Zikrune simply flicked away the dagger thrown by a gang member with his bare hands.

“Master, since that side attacked, wouldn’t it be okay to attack this side as well?”

Hmm.

After listening to Zikrune’s words, it is definitely true.

If you think about it, I came here anyway to drive a nail in the head so these guys wouldn’t bother the kids again.

If you take care of everything, isn’t it the same thing?

“What are you all doing? Kill that guy!”

“aaah!!”

What should I say?

Even if it is a village mafia like this, more than half of the people who turn a blind eye and attack him seem to have at least one connection with their subordinates.

Well, if you attack first, the discomfort goes away and it’s the best.

As this place is underground, disposal is simple if you bury it as is.

“Let’s go, don’t miss a single one this time.”

“Yes!”

The worst thing would be if you miss out and think about retaliation from the kids who live at the church later.

I flew towards the flies that were attacking me.

A continental alliance ambitiously promoted by Prince Freud.

However, the number of countries participating in the continental alliance was less than half that of before.

And Prince Freud also knew the reason.

The demons were scheming.

Their goals are the Halfas Empire and the Cloeti Kingdom.

So, as long as you don’t get involved in the war, I won’t harm you.

“You idiots! Are you believing what the demons say?!”

Of course, it may not be the same reason.

It has now been a year since Daejeon ended in the first place.

Would you like to participate in another war when the fatigue from the war has not yet subsided?

If there is a way to avoid it, everyone will want to avoid it.

However, the demon side contacted us saying that there would be no damage if we did not participate in the war.

The monarchs of some countries, who are already exhausted from the effects of the long war, may want to believe in that promise.

In fact, most of the countries that did not participate in the alliance were weak countries that were not very powerful.

Among the countries that did not participate, the most powerful countries would be the Republic of Alhait and the Kingdom of Feusen to the west.

“The Principality of Jorne is also not attending?! Ugh!! It’s this guy and that guy!!”

And this time, even the immediately adjacent Duchy of Giorne sent a letter saying that it would not participate in the alliance.

The content of the letter was that he had to control public sentiment due to the effects of the Great War and could not afford to participate in the war, but there was a different reason.

This is because Bluerant City, a city adjacent to the land of the demons, is now the territory of the Principality of Jorne.

It is a clear fact that if the Principality of Jorne enters the war, Blunt City will be attacked immediately.

That’s probably why they didn’t want to put Bluerant City, which was still undergoing revival, in danger.

Prince Freud also knew that fact.

Wasn’t it you who handed over the city to Princess Millene, the princess of the Duchy of Giorne, just a few months ago?

But even though I understood that fact, I felt embarrassed about the principality.

“After defeating the Demon King’s army, you’ll see!”

After defeating the Demon King’s army, the crown prince gritted his teeth, saying that he would trample on the Principality of Giorne next.

The fact that the Demon King’s side is trying to control each country like this doesn’t mean that they are viewing the war situation in a negative light.

Prince Freud believed that there was a good chance of victory.

After defeating the Demon Lord’s army and trampling on the Principality of Jorne…

Prince Freud swallows his saliva without realizing it when he thinks of the beauty of the beautiful Princess Millene.

Immediately, a terrible pain struck his groin and he had a hard time holding back his screams.

Church of the Goddess Church.

Among them, the church of the Goddess Church within the Halfas Empire was so extraordinary in scale and power that it was called the Great Church.

Saint Ciella left the imperial capital and came to Ramvelt, a city with a great church.

From the Great Church, Saint Ciella Frost was called.

She is now Siella Frost, the crown prince’s wife, but her title as a saint is still intact.

Therefore, Ciella had no choice but to follow the call of the Great Church.

“It’s been a while, Siella Frost.”

“Oh… Long time no see. His Holiness Pope Francesca.”

The current pope of the Goddess Church is Francesca Venerti, a female pope who sits on the throne of the pope despite being a woman.

She looked at Ciella with her cold eyes and opened her mouth.

“Your expression is dark. I guess life in the imperial palace is not comfortable?”

“……”

“Hmph…”

A cold air current flowed between the two.

Pope Francesca stared at Ciella for a long time, then opened her mouth.

“What happened? Now is not the time to reveal personal feelings like this.”

“…Yes.”

“Regarding the Demon King, what is Erdiya’s message?”

“…Nothing yet.”

Hearing Ciella’s words, Pope Francesca sighed.

It is said that for over a year, Siella has not heard the voice of her goddess Erdiya at all.

She thought it was because the Demon King, who could be said to be a threat to this world, was dead, so Erdiya had nothing to say.

However, even though the threat of the Demon King’s army was right in front of us again, Erdiya still said nothing.

“Hey…His Holiness the Pope?”

“Why are you doing that?”

“So…Do you mind if I ask why you called me to the church?”

Ciella carefully opened her mouth, avoiding the Pope’s eyes.

Ever since her big fight with Pope Francis a year ago, Ciella has been uncomfortable dealing with her.

Due to the death of her hero, her marriage to the hero was canceled, but Shiela attempted to marry her crown prince instead.

Pope Francesca objected, saying, ‘It is impossible for a saint to marry a man other than a warrior given by the goddess,’ and Ciella had a big fight with the Pope.

After she became a saint, her relationship with the Pope, who had loved and cared for her so much, became soured that they could no longer be repaired.

In fact, it’s been about a year since we’ve been sitting across from each other like this.

“…The ceremony was held once again in the Magic Tower, Halfas Empire, Cloeti Kingdom, and our church.”

“Yes…?”

“Saint Ciella, she is a saint, so she must attend the ceremony. No, rather, this time you will take charge and perform her ceremony.”

Kloeti Kingdom, Magic Tower, and Church.

As for the ritual that these three collaborated on, there was only one.

“Uh…What kind of ritual is this…?”

“…That’s right. The hero summoning ritual where a new hero is summoned by praying to the goddess Erdiya. You’ve heard of it too, right?”

Ciella opened her mouth.

Ritual of summoning a hero.

Although Ciella had never seen it in person, she cooperated with the ceremony among the high priests of the church, led by Pope Francis.

A ritual in which a warrior descends by pouring in the sacred power of numerous priests and the magic power of the wizards of the Magic Tower.

Perform the ritual again and summon a new hero.

“If Goddess Erdiya takes pity on us, she might give us a new warrior.”

“That’s right. Yes…”

New hero.

At those words, Ciella’s heart tingled.

In the end, they betrayed and killed the hero, and the situation escalated to this point.

Pope Francis glanced at Ciella, who was avoiding her eyes, and blurted out.

“…Well, if you really feel sorry for me…”

“Yes?”

“I’m talking to myself. Go out and use the same room you used before.”

At the Pope’s freezingly cold words, Ciella lowered her eyes and quietly walked out.

After Ciella left, Pope Francesca looked at her ceiling and muttered:

“If you take pity on us… Has Erdiya really abandoned us… Or…?”

The Pope’s eyes looked at the door through which Siella left.

“…Have you abandoned Saint Ciella Frost?”

The ritual of summoning a new hero is approaching.

The ominous feeling that things would never go smoothly never left the Pope’s head.