Aphrodite, the capital of the Crimiana cult. In a room of the Pontifical Temple, which shines in white among the white buildings, Pope Jouvancel Sein is reading a letter.
"Hmm..."
He looked up slowly to the heavens and sighed heavily.
"So King Agartha has left this world. ......"
He mutters this to no one in particular and slowly straightens his posture. A boy was standing in front of him. He slowly opens his mouth to the boy.
Please give the biggest compliment to King Tana. Yes. ....... The staff of Pormerenia would be good. Please bestow it on me, an item of the Church's treasured ......."
Yes, sir.
"However..."
After he has said all that, he looks at me with a faraway look and turns his gaze in the wrong direction.
"A certain Vieille is missing: ....... Please order him to find her at all costs.
After saying this, he turned his gaze back to the boy in front of him.
"And yet, you were right. Thanks to King Vil of Tana, who has entrusted us with all the fighting, we have been able to follow the teachings of the Lord God and punish those who disobey the Way of Heaven. A god of war, indeed. Still, it is King Agartha who is to be regretted. ....... He was loved by the Lord Goddess Klimiana so much that the Lord Goddess stood on her dream pillow. ....... However, I wonder if he is now serving at the Lord Goddess' side. Perhaps it would have been better for Agartha and for King Agartha."
When he says that much, a smile appears on his face and he laughs in a small voice.
"Well ....... What are you going to do now?
He asks the boy in front of him. Without hesitation, the boy answers the question immediately.
Now that King Agartha is gone, that country is no longer worth fearing. But the Heedata Empire stands behind that country. Since the emperor's sister is married to Agartha, Heedata cannot abandon her. Therefore, we must try to make the Heedata follow the heavenly path. For this purpose, we ask King Thana to annex the Hradime Kingdom and then invade Lamaron. And from there, we will continue to put pressure on Heedata: ....... It will be a long war, but we must take our time, or that country will be difficult to defeat."
The Pope nodded broadly at these words.
"I agree with you. You have grown, Cassel.
The boy bows his head reverently at these words.
It's a shame to hear you say that, sir.
"I lost one arm and wondered what would happen to me. ....... I'm amazed at how far you've come. All right. I'll leave it in your hands.
At these words, Cassel straightens his posture.
"Kassel, I nominate you to be the next Pope. I have held the position of Pope for too long. It is time for the younger generation to take charge of Crimeanism and the Church.
With these words he stood up and slowly walked forward to Cassel.
"Your pontificate will take place at the beginning of the new year, around the time of Zimoke. Until then, do not relax.
"Awe."
Cassel bowed reverently and the Pope laid a loving hand on his shoulder.
"...... welcome back."
A woman greeted Cassel with a reverent bow as he returned to his room. She is still a bishop, but has been appointed by Cassel to serve as his secretary. Cassel does not react at all to her voice and walks to his desk and plops down in his chair.
"...... nominated to be the next Pope."
"...... that's, congratulations."
He chuckled at her emotionless way of saying things.
"Ah. By the way, have you received a letter from Mr. Viru since then?"
"No. No. We have not received it yet. Just ......."
"Just what is it?"
"There are rumors that Cardinal Auheisen is making an attempt on Master Cassel's life."
He nodded repeatedly, smiling wryly. I wonder how many times ...... I've seen this kind of assassination. I have been the target of numerous attempts on my life, and more than once I have been wounded. But each time the wounds are healed and I am able to live. For this reason, he has even been given the nickname "The Immortal Man. No one but Cassel knows that this is thanks to the wards put up by his hated enemy, the king of Agartha, Linos.
At that moment, Cassel suddenly looks as if something has occurred to him. Indeed, the letter from Ville had said that Linos, the king of Agartha, was dead. For a moment, he doubted his death, since his body had been so badly damaged in the melee that his head could not be sent, but next to it were the signatures of the three cardinals who had sent him to Thana, confirming that the report was true. Five cardinals had been dispatched to the Kingdom of Thana, and all of them who had served in the previous battle had confirmed the death of Agartha Linos. For this reason, both he and the Pope have acknowledged the fact, but they still do not know that that cardinal, as well as all the cardinals sent to the Kingdom of Tana, are already under Vieille's control.
Cassel thinks. If Linos is dead, then this ward that was placed on him will no longer work. And if so, he needs to rethink his behavior in the future. .......
"Orave."
"Yes."
"You said earlier that there are rumors that Auheisen is trying to kill me?"
Yes, sir.
"...... order Cardinal Karceoff to kill Auheisen."
"Thank you, sir."
"Then I'll send a letter to King Tana. From now on, you must acknowledge what I say in the letter.
"Yes, sir."
She replied in her usual emotionless manner, then sat down at her desk and took out a piece of paper and a pen. Cassel, who was watching her, opened his mouth suddenly.
"There are two things I need to write. First, I would like to give the biggest compliment of the Church to this great victory. And we present you with a treasure of the Church's treasure: ...... And the second is ....... Find the whereabouts of the missing sister Vieille at all costs. ....... Acknowledge it."
Hearing Cassel's voice, Oleibu's pen crunches away. When the letter is finished, she takes it to Cassel.
"......Well, all right. I think you could be a little more commanding about your sister's search. ....... Well, that's about it."
Cassel's jaw drops as he says this. Oraib bowed silently and left the room with the letter.
"...... sister."
Alone in his chair, Cassel mutters to no one in particular. Over the past few years, he had tried many times to summon her back to Aphrodite through the Pope, but had been rejected on all counts. When he heard the report that she had unexpectedly appeared in the land of Sundange with Agartha's army, he himself was shocked. Moreover, one of the bishops who returned with the messenger who brought the report from Ville had reported that Vieille had become the concubine of the Agarthan king Linos, and that she had been called to his camp several times during his campaign, spending time alone with him. Although such rumors were not unheard of, it came as no small shock to Cassel to hear this firsthand from a bishop who had actually served on the battlefield.
"Sister, ...... what a ...... thing to say."
He mutters these words, clenching his fists. Of course, Vieille himself had been the one to report this, but he had no way of knowing that now.
"My sister ....... My sister ....... I will find her and I will ...... make sure she is mine. ....... And ...... make her mine forever ......."
As I was muttering to myself, there was an unexpected knock at the door of my room. The person who entered the room was Oraib, who had just left the room.
"Have you already sent the letter?"
"Yes."
"Well, if you are ......, come here."
Oraib did as Cassel ordered and walked up to his desk.
"Take it off. And kneel."
She did not react at all to Cassel's order and began to undress nonchalantly.
"Hey, you want to bite me today?"
"If you command it."
"No, ......, I'm not going to do that."
If the wards were disabled, I would hurt myself. ....... He was a little puzzled at the thought that he had felt a little fear. He looks at Olive, who is kneeling down, reminding himself that this is not the way to go. She is thin, but her body is beautiful and well-proportioned with the youthfulness of a 20 year old.
I wonder if my ...... sister's body is like this.
This is what he was thinking as he looked at the naked body in front of him. He grabbed a handful of Olive's hair, wondering how he would make her obey him once he had captured Vieille. .......