§ 123. The trials of the saint (3)
Every novel needs a background explanation first, right?
In Delcross, there is a powerful ruler called the Holy Emperor, that is, the representative of God. He is the noblest priest who guides his subjects and rules his kingdom on behalf of the will of the gods.
However, many years ago, due to the tricks of high-ranking demon kings, the Holy Emperor committed an irreversible sin.
And it is said that the corrupted Holy Emperor is now shaking the very foundation of this world and becoming the source of evil that threatens the world.
He destroyed the boundary between the dimensions, exposing Delcross to the risk of invasion, and antagonized the saint who was supposed to protect the world, preventing her from being reincarnated.
okay. In order to protect this world, I must ultimately stand against that powerful Holy Emperor.
“But how can I fight against him without divine power? “Even if she says she wants to become a saint, who will be on my side?”
“First, ask to undergo the saint’s trials. As long as you pass through it, you will be able to find the [Holy Emperor’s Coffin] in St. Bastian’s Church.”
Crown of prosperity.
It is a precious relic that contains the body of the first emperor, who was a demigod.
It is said that when a worthy person prays in front of the coffin, the spirit of the first Holy Emperor will come to him and bestow the blessings of divine power.
Only one person in his time. It is said that the person who receives the blessing gains strong divine power, and no one else can receive the blessing again until the person dies.
“eww… But what is an ordeal if not a medieval witch trial? Do I really have to do that? “It’s a little scary, isn’t it?”
“What’s the problem? “After all, people in the normal world can control their senses at will, right?”
“Of course, you can turn off apperception completely, but it’s still a world in a book, right? “What do I do if I can’t control it the way I want?”
“Don’t worry about that. “I will transfer the rules of the normal world that apply to your body.”
It is said that this is all possible thanks to the success of weakening the boundaries between dimensions.
Hmm, but just in case, I should pack a lot of potions in my inventory.
“But I have a question. “Isn’t Seonghwang not the sub-male lead?”
“He is a married man with many princes and princesses. “No, rather than that, didn’t I just explain that it was a dark conspiracy that put the world in danger?”
“Eh? “In a romantic fantasy, is there a sub-male protagonist who is as important as the dark side?”
“… … .”
* * *
Chii Iik.
The faint smell of burning flesh along with the hazy smoke fills my nose.
“Tell me the truth right away, you witch!”
Cardinal Benitus, who was watching with cold eyes as the guard pressed down the iron on Seo Yi-seo’s body, growled.
So far, several inquisitors had raised their hands, and Cardinal Benitus, the current head of the Inquisition, was directly interrogating her.
He had already been busy hunting down the remnants of the Dark Church recently, and was completely angry at the crazy woman who suddenly appeared claiming to take over the reign of the saint.
“What kind of trick is this! How dare an evil being without a ounce of divine power imitate a saint! “Can’t you please tell me what your plan is?”
Cardinal Benitus scolded him with an angry face, but Seo Yi-seo did not even utter a groan despite being tortured to death and simply folded his hands and prayed.
“I just follow God’s will. He said, “A real crisis will come to Delcross, so everyone must work together to overcome this crisis.”
“This is still it!”
“I never intend to bear [the saint’s] burden for personal reasons! All of this for Blessed Delcross!”
Sting. Her words had a great resonance that moved people somewhere.
Seeing the pious appearance of only worrying about Delcross’s safety, one of the guards who was heating the iron made the sign of the cross without realizing it and received a harsh glare from Cardinal Benitus.
Right then.
“Your Majesty is eating it.”
With the guard’s trembling voice speaking from outside, Seonghwang strode into the torture room without warning. As always, he was accompanied by the Commander of the Knights of Saint Aurelion.
“your majesty! How did it get to this place… … !”
Everyone in the torture room, including Cardinal Benitus, bows their heads in despair.
Seonghwang looked at the messy scene inside the prison for a moment and sighed softly.
“… “You are doing something useless.”
And Seo Yi-seo, who only raised one eyelid and glanced sideways at Seong-hwang, swallowed her saliva without realizing it.
‘… Wow, it’s so awesome!’
why! why! A person like that is not the male lead, right?
Hey, writer! Are you listening? yes?
Can’t you change the flow of the story even now?
While Seo Yi-seo was silently crying inside, Seong-hwang stared at her for a while and seemed to be examining her carefully. Inside the dark prison, his eyes occasionally shed a mysterious silver glow.
“Did you say you wanted to become a saint?”
How long had it been like that? Seonghwang finally opened his mouth and asked in a quiet tone.
“yes? Yeah… That’s right… … .”
As Seo Yi-seo stuttered in embarrassment, Seonghwang nodded his head calmly.
“Yes, let’s do that.”
“… yes?”
“yes?”
While everyone in the prison, including Seo Yi-seo, was greatly embarrassed, Seonghwang turned his head and ordered Katrina.
“Notify Archbishop Wesker right away. “I will tell you that this is what I recommended, and there will be no separate confirmation process, so please notify me to prepare for a formal inauguration ceremony before the birthday party.”
He was saying a lot of things in an indifferent manner, as if he was paying for a small amount of expense documents!
“… “Huh!”
Cardinal Benitus, who was making a sound of deflation in shock, finally came to his senses and opened his eyes.
“What on earth do you mean by that, Your Majesty? “You’re making that witch her saint!”
“That woman is not a witch. “She says she will live her whole life in service as a saint, so shouldn’t we respect her strong will?”
“But that woman is a worthless person who doesn’t have any sense of divine power!”
“The virtue of a saint would not be divine power, but firm faith and indomitable will. Her saint, Grazie, was also not a priest during her lifetime. This woman said she would endure harsh torture only for the sake of her subjects. “She seems to have already fully confirmed her faith and will, is there any need for further verification?”
“But, but…” The saint’s ordeal is still… … .”
Cardinal Benitus stutters, embarrassed. Then Seonghwang clicked his tongue slightly at him.
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“Tsk, speaking of the ordeal of a saint, when are you going to bring up the enemy’s evil habits? “From now on, we cannot allow anyone to undergo a public ordeal under the pretext of proving their faith, so please know that.”
Cardinal Benitus gapes. Meanwhile, Seo Yi-seo, who had recovered from the shock, quickly shook his head.
No, wait a minute. Then what happens?
What is my plan to be properly recognized by the subjects of the Imperial Capital and the Orthodox Church, and to be canonized as a saint with everyone’s cheers?
What is my plan to take the crown of the Holy Emperor and give the fake saint a show-stopping blow?
“Well, that can’t be possible!”
When Seo Yi-seo continued to raise her voice, everyone in the torture room looked at her with bewildered faces.
They say they will just make her a saint, but why is she doing this again?
“I-I haven’t proven anything! If things continue like this, no one will recognize me as a true [Saint]! In that case, the will of [the Lord] cannot be established correctly! “I can’t fulfill my mission!”
“… … .”
“Please, please consider it! Please allow me to undergo the ordeal and be proudly reborn as a servant of [the Lord]!”
“… Yes, that’s right.”
Seonghwang, who looked at Seo Yi-seo blankly for a moment, answered like that, and then faintly raised the corners of his mouth.
For an instant, a chill creeps into my entire body.
Seo Yi-seo senses something unusual and closes her mouth.
“Katrina, just a moment.”
With those words, the Holy Emperor’s body swayed and leaned forward. Katrina quickly supports him from the side.
“lung… your majesty?”
And then, as if he felt something, Cardinal Benitus looked into space with startled eyes, then immediately fell to the floor and bowed his head.
what? What’s happening now?
Seo Yi-seo, who had no idea what was happening, looked around with a puzzled expression and was startled when she found something.
“uh? what? what? Why is the control window the way it is? Hey, wait… wait for a sec?”
Seo Yi-seo’s wide-open eyes were colored with a light of astonishment.
And soon after.
“Aaaaaaaaaah!”
A tearing scream echoed through the torture chamber.
“it hurts! it hurts! Kueh! please! Don’t touch me! Don’t arbitrarily adjust your sensory levels! Aaaaaaaaaah!”
“… … .”
“Aaaah! portion! portion! Ugh! why? Why doesn’t the shortcut key work? Posian! Ugh! “It hurts!”
Seo Yi-seo, who had been maintaining a resolute attitude and calling herself a saint until just now, suddenly went crazy and started rolling on the floor.
Everyone in the torture room looked at her in confusion. How can someone suddenly change like this!
“no! no! Argh! stop! It shouldn’t exceed 50%! Stop posting! “Aaaah!”
Seo Yi-seo now began to ej*cu!ate, squeezing out tears and snot with a face filled with fear.
“please! I was wrong! Please at least let me drink the potion! It’s all lies! I’m not a saint or anything! Because no! Ughhhhh!”
“… … .”
“Ugh! It hurts so much! Please stop! yes? Please, sniffle.”
“… … .”
“Ugh! Hi! Hi! I won’t! I won’t do it, so please send it to me! I really did it wrong! “Sniff!”
The quiet torture room was filled with only Seo Yi-seo’s cries.
And when the sniffles slowly subsided, Seonghwang, who was leaning on Katrina’s shoulder, opened his eyes.
He got up and slowly approached Seo Yi-seo.
And then he looked down at Seo Yi-seo, who was curled up flat on the floor and shaking.
“Coffin of the Holy Emperor. “Maybe that’s what you want.”
“… … !”
Seonghwang, who noticed that Seo Yi-seo’s body was shaking, slowly bent down and touched her head.
Immediately, a sacred white light explodes from his hand. The numerous wounds on Seo Yi-seo’s body began to heal without a trace.
“There is no need to worry. I will make you a proper saint and present you in front of the public. only… … .”
And Seonghwang whispered softly in the ear of Seo Yi-seo, who was still shaking and unable to raise her head.
“Be quiet and follow the will of the Orthodox Church and live as if you were dead. This means that you should not go out into the world on your own, saying that you are going to be ordained by a saint or that you are going to serve your subjects.”
“… … .”
“Do you understand?”
“Hi!”
Seo Yi-seo hiccuped and nodded frantically.
Tuk-tuk. After half-heartedly patting her head a couple of times, Seonghwang helped her up. And then he left the torture room just as quickly as he had come.
Katrina quietly follows him.
“… your majesty!”
Cardinal Benitus, who had been dazed by the sudden series of events, belatedly came to his senses and rushed out of the torture room.
“Your Majesty, it is the coffin of the Holy Emperor, no way!”
He followed behind Seonghwang, who was walking ahead of him at a brisk pace.
“Are you really saying that you are going to give that witch the blessing of the royal family? “That makes no sense!”
Not all successive kings were born with strong divine powers like Nate. In some cases, when a person without divine power is forced to succeed to the throne because his hands are precious, the crown of the Holy Emperor is the greatest treasure of the Holy Emperor that allows him to stand as a proud representative of God.
“your majesty! There must be a more suitable owner for that blessing… … !”
“Cardinal Benitus.”
Seonghwang stopped for a moment and continued speaking without looking at him.
“Perhaps you were planning to use it on Masain.”
omg. Cardinal Benitus, who was caught off guard, covered his mouth with a pale face.
Benitus had deep respect for the current success that was more worthy of the name of God’s representative than anyone else. Nevertheless, it is true that the half ominous blood he inherited from the empress bothers him.
So, Benitus always thought that it was right for the eldest son, Masain, to at least be the next emperor. But he already knew what he was up to?
Seonghwang looked at Benitus’ expression, which changed from embarrassment to guilt to shame, with cold eyes for a moment, then added softly.
“But now, be aware. “It would be a curse, not a blessing.”
fantasy,
