162 – Big Deal 4

Bahamut’s party and the emperor sitting facing each other in a room other than the battlefield.

However, even though they were looking at each other from the same height, not from the same top and bottom position as before, Bahamut was still enjoying the feeling of the emperor sitting on a high throne in front of his eyes.

‘As expected… Maybe it’s because he’s lived for over a hundred years, but his aura seems to be different.’

Although he had met Emperor Karl before, to be honest, at that time, apart from the difference in status, there was no difference in age, and the atmosphere felt like a young man full of blood and spirit rather than a solemn emperor, so there was no great burden.

However, in the case of Emperor Rosebeta right in front of her eyes, even though her appearance appears to be of the same age as Bertina, the contents inside are so vastly different that she can be said to be Grandmother Wang from her age.

Literally, as a person who has been sitting at the pinnacle of power for decades, his age and dignity seemed to be evident in every action.

‘Emperor Mina Roseveta Dragona. Wasn’t she the strongest witch who married a dragon? Although it is said that it is originally a human being, it has already become something that transcends human beings with its enormous magical power and magic..’

In the original work, he was the biggest helper who looked after the blackened Isaac, who was the main character. He was a person who has shown a lot of a warm-hearted president-like appearance, who puts a push to connect Elios and Isaac secretly, and has a concept loaded with drama.

However, there was no existence as terrifying as this if someone accidentally touched them, and in that respect, if they decisively pretended, they could show their cruel side to the point that it would be beneficial to give up their lives obediently.

It was divided into three major categories.

One, mortally wounding her family.

and the other harming her people for no reason.

And one last thing… to run the slave business against her displeasure.

The first one stems from her strong affection for her family, which in some ways can be said to be natural.

Second, it could be said that it is a part that a monarch should have as a rule, unless it is a special situation called war.

However, the case of the last one could be said to be a bit unusual. It is said that this is because in the past, Emperor Roseveta himself had suffered hardships related to the slave business.

The exact inside story didn’t come out in the original work, so even Bahamut had no way to know exactly about this part.

‘Even though you just have to be careful about this. After all, the basic force is no joke. They said that he was the only person who scared Isaac until the end of the story, but he wasn’t wrong.’

While Bahamut was thinking about that, the emperor slowly put down the teacup he was holding and opened his mouth in a calm voice.

“then. Let’s start talking about trading in earnest. As I said, the goal we want is to throw the Holy Empire and other countries on the continent into chaos.”

“Yes, I already know the outline. By greatly shaking the authority of the already weakened church.”

Although this war ended with the victory of the allied forces centered on the Holy Empire and the church. The fundamental problems of the church were still unresolved.

Church forces became secularized and corrupt over a long period of 1500 years.

As a result, various evils related to the church were occurring in succession all over the continent, and in particular, they started raising a huge amount of money to raise funds for the expansion of the Grand Sanctuary, but the method was quite dirty.

It is basic to squeeze lords and followers under various pretexts, and even started selling scraps of paper called indulgences, which are said to forgive sins for money.

Objectively, not only has the religious faith been harpooned, but it has reached the point of intimidating and forcing believers to go to hell if they don’t buy this, so there are many problems in this world where there is no such thing as religious freedom. and the voices of dissatisfaction associated with it were also automatically growing louder.

At least this time, the church’s nose rose after a while as they won the war with the title of holy war. Problems like this are already latent like a time bomb that doesn’t know when to explode.

What Emperor Roseveta wanted was to set the bomb on fire.

“Certainly, it wouldn’t be that difficult to get things going with a little push in the current situation.”

“Yes, for now, but…”

With those words, the emperor looked this way with a little question.

Bahamut started to feel a little nervous about this, and Emperor Roseveta asked him with a little prudence.

“We have a deep-rooted grudge against the church anyway, so it doesn’t matter. But what about you? As far as I know, since it is relatively close to Saint Rom, all the residents of the Shuwyz area are celibate, and you are no exception.

“Ummm..”

Regardless of the purpose, once this work started, it was clear that the church forces, which had been sluggish before, would be in an uproar, and there was even a risk that all the dirty things that had been quieting down would spill out at once.

Above all, it was an act of directly hitting the church, which can be called the center of faith, for whatever reason, and in some cases, it could be seen as denying one’s own faith.

It was a question that the emperor asked, and Bahamut began to prepare an answer by rolling his head accordingly.

‘To be honest, I don’t really believe in God or anything like that. You can’t say that here.’

The story that he was originally an atheist sounds like a no-brainer in today’s world, where religion is still accepted as a natural truth as if the earth is round.

This, in other words, was to explain why you could strike the god you believe in without hesitation.

In other words, from Bahamut’s point of view, it was necessary to talk about the matter of attacking the church under the premise that there was some degree of religiousness.

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No matter how much there is a part about credit, it is in the sense of increasing trust in the other person.

‘Uh… what. If we talk about the realistic parts, it might be okay.’

Right now, he only knew the basics about this church, but since there were many anecdotes related to the church in the world before the transfer, Bahamut began to come up with appropriate reasons.

“Of course, even so, I was perplexed when I first heard of Your Majesty’s plan. I had no intention of rejecting it as I owed it to His Majesty, but as a believer in God myself, it would be a lie if I said there was nothing bothering me. But..”

Taking a deep breath with those words, Bahamut spoke to the emperor with a look of sadness.

“I am also in a position where I already know everything. About how serious the corruption of the current church is. And also about the various evils that arise from it. This situation… will our god see it favorably? I think I can say emphatically not about this. Even if it is according to the will of His Holiness the Pope, who represents the will of God.”

“Hmm..”

Emperor Roseveta nodded slowly at Bahamut’s words.

Bahamut then spoke to her in a voice that seemed to contain his own determination.

“Of course, this, which looks like an attack on the messengers of God, is heartbreaking for me too. However, if the church can regain its senses and return to its original state through these beatings, I am sure that God will be pleased.”

“..I see, I understand what Bahamut-sama meant.”

Seeing the emperor respond with such an understanding, Bahamut let out a sigh of relief.

‘thank god. Still, it seems to have worked out quite well.’

Bahamut is relieved that he has overcome a situation that can be called a crisis.

On the other hand, seeing him like this, Bertina put on a slightly surprised expression and at the same time felt a little impressed.

‘I thought you started this job simply for profit. Indeed, our Western master is a very thoughtful person.’

So, although not particularly devout, Bertina put a deep smile on her lips as she looked at her proud husband.