“…High Priest?”
Alexei urged.
Timothy could barely take a shaky step as his eyes turned white.
‘It’s okay. What can it say? I have His Majesty’s blessing.’
He will be able to lift it.
Because the Emperor must have used his strength to safely put the holy relic in his hands.
So, so…
“Ah.”
His old, wrinkled hands gripped the handle of his sword.
“….!”
But he can’t lift it.
He tried to apply strength to his hand, but it wouldn’t move at all.
“Whoo.”
Alexei, who was watching from the side, sighed.
“High Priest.”
There was a cold sweat on Timothy’s back.
“High Priest…?”
“….”
“I guess the High Priest is not the owner of the holy relic.”
Putting his hand on Timothy’s shoulder, who was frozen on the spot, Alexei said with a grin.
“It would be a waste of time to continue. Let’s go back now.”
* * *
Emperor Nicholas was reading a revelation that a deputy priest had brought him instead of the high priest, who was away on a expedition.
<My poor little servant.
It is not yet time for you to enter my temple.
I will give you a miracle so that you can live the time of your life that you have prepared and come to me.>
Nicholas laughed dejectedly.
‘Our mother is truly desperate.’
It is a revelation that he will wake Enoch’s daughter, who had fallen into holy fever, with his own power.
The voice of God had already interrupted him three times.
Now all the plans are broken.
Even his will to fight faded away due to the power of God that no human could dare reach.
‘God is back…’
An absolute being who transferred her authority to the royal family and disappeared a long time ago.
As it happened, the God who reappeared in his generation was clearly angry.
Why?
As it happened, the god who reappeared in his generation was clearly angry…
He ruled with the powerful power of Primera and theocracy, increasing the power of the empire and expanding its territory.
Nicholas, who grew up watching it all, also had the same wish.
A strong country.
The only great country.
In the end, only the name of the empire is left under this sky.
He had to be able to put an end to the achievements of his ancestors on his own note.
He lived for it his whole life.
But is she telling him to give up now?
“Mother.”
Nicholas laughed, softly calling out to God.
What God clearly desires is ‘peace’.
“I know what you want, but….”
Due to a series of events, a long-cherished dream that seemed like it would come true soon becomes distant.
It will take several years of waiting for God’s voice to fade and the atmosphere of the Capital to be reorganized.
“I will never, ever give up.”
At the same time, a voice was heard announcing a visit.
“Your Majesty, the expedition team has returned. The Expedition Commander, Sir Alexei, and the High Priest request an audience with Your Majesty.”
“Yeah, let them in.”
Nicholas greeted them as if he had been waiting.
* * *
“Hmm.”
Oscar’s eyelids slowly opened as he tossed and turned.
‘Oh, what is it? Did I fall asleep?’
A scarlet sunset poured in beyond the window.
Looks like he slept for quite some time.
Oscar was startled and opened his half-closed eyes.
He can’t believe he’s sleeping without even dreaming.
This was the first time since he returned and had trouble sleeping because of nightmares.
‘The kid…’
For a moment, he thought of Lilith.
He turned his head in confusion.
He saw a sleeping child with her chubby cheek pressed against a pillow.
“…”
The glow of the sunset on a white face.
Oscar ended up laughing because her sleeping face looked so peaceful.
‘You sleep while making noise. The child is a child.’
The child’s breathing could be heard clearly in the quiet room.
Oscar could barely stop himself from bursting into laughter because her breathing was so cute.
How long had he been unable to take his eyes off the child’s face, letting the corner of his mouth go up?
He could feel the gaze belatedly.
‘Ah, tsk.’
Enoch was standing at the window.
As he stared at Oscar, who had just woken up, an expression of suppressing laughter was evident on his face.
“The princess’s face will wear out~”
“Noisy.”
Oscar got off the bed, being careful to avoid waking up the child, and approached Enoch.
Before he knew it, Enoch’s eyes were looking out the window again.
“What are you looking at like that?”
Oscar looked out.
The main temple building could be seen from Lilith’s room, though it was small.
‘Aha.’
Oscar chuckled.
The front of the temple was crowded with people for some reason.
* * *
The high priest’s face was pale.
Just by looking at that expression, he could tell that something had gone wrong.
“Your Majesty, I am reporting the results of the expedition.”
Alexei, the leader of the expedition, bowed his head in front of Nicholas and said.
“Good job. But seeing as you didn’t bring anything, I guess something went wrong.”
“Yes.”
Alexei reported, looking puzzled at Nicholas’ seemingly calm expression.
“Contrary to revelation, the holy beasts protecting the holy relics were aggressive. So I took care of it myself and found the holy relic, but…”
“What was it?”
“It was a sword.”
“Sword?
“Sword? Right. Why did you not bring back the holy relic?”
“It seems that only the owner of the holy object mentioned in the revelation can bring it. It was impossible for all members of the expedition team, and even the high priest, to lift the holy relic.”
“Ah, again.”
Nicholas clicked his tongue.
“Of course, we expected that our high priest, the most faithful in this empire, would be the owner of the holy relics, so we sent him along… But it seems that the priest of the temple of Seraph who received the revelation is the owner.”
Nicholas ordered.
“Then, Sir Alexei, take the priest back to Alpen and bring the holy relic.”
“…Yes?”
Alexei was surprised.
Why does the Emperor not look flustered at all?
He must have wanted to place the holy relic in the hands of the high priest…
“…I will obey your orders.”
Alexei, who was puzzled, left and the two of them were left alone in the office.
In the quiet atmosphere, Timothy began to tremble severely.
“Y, Your Majesty… I owe my loyalty only to Your Majesty. I’m…”
A false revelation made by the emperor.
It was discovered.
Now, of course, the emperor will try to withdraw his foot, and he will have to die alone.
Timothy was afraid of his obvious fate.
“T, they say people are already gathering in front of the temple… When my false revelations become clear, everyone throws stones and curses at me…”
“Ah, High Priest. Don’t be nervous.”
However, Nicholas consoled Timothy with a sad expression.
“The High Priest merely helped me. Did I really seem like an unscrupulous person who would turn a blind eye to my loyal subjects just because something went wrong?”
“Your Majesty…?”
“Don’t worry. I have everything on my mind. I will personally go to the temple and explain this situation in front of many people.”
“Yes? Your Majesty… in person..?”
Nicholas smiled generously as he looked at Timothy, who was surprised.
“So our High Priest, don’t worry and just wait.”
* * *
“Those people are probably waiting to throw a stone at the old High Priest, right?”
“I guess so.”
Oscar asked as he looked out the window, and Enoch gave him a short answer.
“What will happen to the old man? This incident must have been a bit of a blow, that’s too bad.”
Contrary to his regretful words, Oscar chuckled.
No matter how much one looked at it, there was no way for the high priest to get out of this situation where he lied by selling God’s name.
“It will be boiled, right?”
“What do you mean boiling?”
Enoch’s blue eyes glowed fiercely as he looked at the temple in the distance.
“The High Priest.”
After the hunt is over, the hunting dogs are boiled in a pot.
Moreover, he is a useless old hunting dog who is no longer good at hunting.
There is no way the Emperor will let him live.
Rather, he tried to hide his sin of failing to hunt by sharing well-boiled dog meat.
* * *
Three days later.
Timothy, the high priest who had been living alone, was trembling and getting ready to leave.
Did the High Priest really lie?
On the first day, people who had just come to the temple and were curious, now shouted and cursed and called for Timothy.
This was because the expedition team that took Zadkiel, the young priest of the Seraph Temple, safely brought back the holy relic.
As a result, the revelation Zadkiel received was the truth, and Timothy was branded a deceiver who betrayed God’s name.
‘Y, Your Majesty will come…’
The Emperor said he would not abandon him. He decided to come here in person, bringing his precious body with him.
But Timothy was anxious.
He didn’t know what the emperor was going to explain and how he was going to save him…
“It’s the High Priest!”
“Why did you lie!”
“He has deceived God!”
Timothy’s breath, coming out of the temple, became rough.
They were waiting for Timothy’s mouth to open and what excuse to make.
* * *
At that time, among the crowd gathered in front of the temple was Axion, covered in robes.
“You also have a really strange personality. Why do you want to come out and say it’s a good view? Why, should we throw stones together?”
Next to him was Cheshire.
“…No. I want to see the Emperor’s face.”
“The Emperor? Will that precious body come here? He probably doesn’t want to get involved with that High Priest.”
A high priest who fell into an irreversible abyss.
His downfall may have been regrettable, but the Emperor cut off his tail and fled because he is not a great man who would save the high priest.
However, contrary to Axion’s thoughts.
“Y, Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty the Emperor!”
The Emperor was walking directly in front of the temple.
‘What, he really came? Was it a waste to just let the high priest go? It wouldn’t be good for him if he went around looking for a high priest here, right?’
Axion was confused.
The corners of the high priest’s mouth, who had been trembling just a moment ago, were seen slightly turning up.
“Your Majesty the Emperor!”
“It’s the great Primera!”
The people were all afraid and hurriedly fell on their knees before the emperor.
“Y, Your Majesty…”
The emperor approached the high priest who was standing blankly.
The high priest had a tearful expression.
“Listen.”
The emperor spoke to the crowd.
“The high priest dared to create a false revelation, mocking me and the people of the empire and deceiving God.”
Cheshire watched him from afar.
He came here not because he was curious about the high priest’s excuses, nor because he wanted to see his end.
It was just that he wanted to engrave the emperor’s face inside his eyelids.
“He cannot help but be held guilty of not only failing to hear God’s voice, but also for unfairly utilizing his position as a high priest to create an environment in the Capital.”
“Y, Your Majesty? I…”
The high priest suddenly became anxious, puzzled by each of the sharp words.
“As the owner of the empire, this is a situation that I must never ignore, so I came here to personally punish the deceiver and set an example.”
What do you mean?
When the surprised high priest stretched out his wrinkled hand and tried to grab the hem of the emperor’s red cloak.
“Your—!”
“Look!”
The emperor raised his right arm majestically, with an angry face.
That moment.
The light of life suddenly faded from the old high priest’s eyes.
Silence.
Soon, gasps could be heard coming from everywhere.
Everyone froze in shock.
Meanwhile, only Cheshire was watching the emperor with unimpressed eyes.
Slash.
Soon, the high priest’s body, which hadn’t even eaten, fell forward.
“…High Priest?”
Alexei urged.
Timothy could barely take a shaky step as his eyes turned white.
‘It’s okay. What can it say? I have His Majesty’s blessing.’
He will be able to lift it.
Because the Emperor must have used his strength to safely put the holy relic in his hands.
So, so…
“Ah.”
His old, wrinkled hands gripped the handle of his sword.
“….!”
But he can’t lift it.
He tried to apply strength to his hand, but it wouldn’t move at all.
“Whoo.”
Alexei, who was watching from the side, sighed.
“High Priest.”
There was a cold sweat on Timothy’s back.
“High Priest…?”
“….”
“I guess the High Priest is not the owner of the holy relic.”
Putting his hand on Timothy’s shoulder, who was frozen on the spot, Alexei said with a grin.
“It would be a waste of time to continue. Let’s go back now.”
* * *
Emperor Nicholas was reading a revelation that a deputy priest had brought him instead of the high priest, who was away on a expedition.
<My poor little servant.
It is not yet time for you to enter my temple.
I will give you a miracle so that you can live the time of your life that you have prepared and come to me.>
Nicholas laughed dejectedly.
‘Our mother is truly desperate.’
It is a revelation that he will wake Enoch’s daughter, who had fallen into holy fever, with his own power.
The voice of God had already interrupted him three times.
Now all the plans are broken.
Even his will to fight faded away due to the power of God that no human could dare reach.
‘God is back…’
An absolute being who transferred her authority to the royal family and disappeared a long time ago.
As it happened, the God who reappeared in his generation was clearly angry.
Why?
As it happened, the god who reappeared in his generation was clearly angry…
He ruled with the powerful power of Primera and theocracy, increasing the power of the empire and expanding its territory.
Nicholas, who grew up watching it all, also had the same wish.
A strong country.
The only great country.
In the end, only the name of the empire is left under this sky.
He had to be able to put an end to the achievements of his ancestors on his own note.
He lived for it his whole life.
But is she telling him to give up now?
“Mother.”
Nicholas laughed, softly calling out to God.
What God clearly desires is ‘peace’.
“I know what you want, but….”
Due to a series of events, a long-cherished dream that seemed like it would come true soon becomes distant.
It will take several years of waiting for God’s voice to fade and the atmosphere of the Capital to be reorganized.
“I will never, ever give up.”
At the same time, a voice was heard announcing a visit.
“Your Majesty, the expedition team has returned. The Expedition Commander, Sir Alexei, and the High Priest request an audience with Your Majesty.”
“Yeah, let them in.”
Nicholas greeted them as if he had been waiting.
* * *
“Hmm.”
Oscar’s eyelids slowly opened as he tossed and turned.
‘Oh, what is it? Did I fall asleep?’
A scarlet sunset poured in beyond the window.
Looks like he slept for quite some time.
Oscar was startled and opened his half-closed eyes.
He can’t believe he’s sleeping without even dreaming.
This was the first time since he returned and had trouble sleeping because of nightmares.
‘The kid…’
For a moment, he thought of Lilith.
He turned his head in confusion.
He saw a sleeping child with her chubby cheek pressed against a pillow.
“…”
The glow of the sunset on a white face.
Oscar ended up laughing because her sleeping face looked so peaceful.
‘You sleep while making noise. The child is a child.’
The child’s breathing could be heard clearly in the quiet room.
Oscar could barely stop himself from bursting into laughter because her breathing was so cute.
How long had he been unable to take his eyes off the child’s face, letting the corner of his mouth go up?
He could feel the gaze belatedly.
‘Ah, tsk.’
Enoch was standing at the window.
As he stared at Oscar, who had just woken up, an expression of suppressing laughter was evident on his face.
“The princess’s face will wear out~”
“Noisy.”
Oscar got off the bed, being careful to avoid waking up the child, and approached Enoch.
Before he knew it, Enoch’s eyes were looking out the window again.
“What are you looking at like that?”
Oscar looked out.
The main temple building could be seen from Lilith’s room, though it was small.
‘Aha.’
Oscar chuckled.
The front of the temple was crowded with people for some reason.
* * *
The high priest’s face was pale.
Just by looking at that expression, he could tell that something had gone wrong.
“Your Majesty, I am reporting the results of the expedition.”
Alexei, the leader of the expedition, bowed his head in front of Nicholas and said.
“Good job. But seeing as you didn’t bring anything, I guess something went wrong.”
“Yes.”
Alexei reported, looking puzzled at Nicholas’ seemingly calm expression.
“Contrary to revelation, the holy beasts protecting the holy relics were aggressive. So I took care of it myself and found the holy relic, but…”
“What was it?”
“It was a sword.”
“Sword?
“Sword? Right. Why did you not bring back the holy relic?”
“It seems that only the owner of the holy object mentioned in the revelation can bring it. It was impossible for all members of the expedition team, and even the high priest, to lift the holy relic.”
“Ah, again.”
Nicholas clicked his tongue.
“Of course, we expected that our high priest, the most faithful in this empire, would be the owner of the holy relics, so we sent him along… But it seems that the priest of the temple of Seraph who received the revelation is the owner.”
Nicholas ordered.
“Then, Sir Alexei, take the priest back to Alpen and bring the holy relic.”
“…Yes?”
Alexei was surprised.
Why does the Emperor not look flustered at all?
He must have wanted to place the holy relic in the hands of the high priest…
“…I will obey your orders.”
Alexei, who was puzzled, left and the two of them were left alone in the office.
In the quiet atmosphere, Timothy began to tremble severely.
“Y, Your Majesty… I owe my loyalty only to Your Majesty. I’m…”
A false revelation made by the emperor.
It was discovered.
Now, of course, the emperor will try to withdraw his foot, and he will have to die alone.
Timothy was afraid of his obvious fate.
“T, they say people are already gathering in front of the temple… When my false revelations become clear, everyone throws stones and curses at me…”
“Ah, High Priest. Don’t be nervous.”
However, Nicholas consoled Timothy with a sad expression.
“The High Priest merely helped me. Did I really seem like an unscrupulous person who would turn a blind eye to my loyal subjects just because something went wrong?”
“Your Majesty…?”
“Don’t worry. I have everything on my mind. I will personally go to the temple and explain this situation in front of many people.”
“Yes? Your Majesty… in person..?”
Nicholas smiled generously as he looked at Timothy, who was surprised.
“So our High Priest, don’t worry and just wait.”
* * *
“Those people are probably waiting to throw a stone at the old High Priest, right?”
“I guess so.”
Oscar asked as he looked out the window, and Enoch gave him a short answer.
“What will happen to the old man? This incident must have been a bit of a blow, that’s too bad.”
Contrary to his regretful words, Oscar chuckled.
No matter how much one looked at it, there was no way for the high priest to get out of this situation where he lied by selling God’s name.
“It will be boiled, right?”
“What do you mean boiling?”
Enoch’s blue eyes glowed fiercely as he looked at the temple in the distance.
“The High Priest.”
After the hunt is over, the hunting dogs are boiled in a pot.
Moreover, he is a useless old hunting dog who is no longer good at hunting.
There is no way the Emperor will let him live.
Rather, he tried to hide his sin of failing to hunt by sharing well-boiled dog meat.
* * *
Three days later.
Timothy, the high priest who had been living alone, was trembling and getting ready to leave.
Did the High Priest really lie?
On the first day, people who had just come to the temple and were curious, now shouted and cursed and called for Timothy.
This was because the expedition team that took Zadkiel, the young priest of the Seraph Temple, safely brought back the holy relic.
As a result, the revelation Zadkiel received was the truth, and Timothy was branded a deceiver who betrayed God’s name.
‘Y, Your Majesty will come…’
The Emperor said he would not abandon him. He decided to come here in person, bringing his precious body with him.
But Timothy was anxious.
He didn’t know what the emperor was going to explain and how he was going to save him…
“It’s the High Priest!”
“Why did you lie!”
“He has deceived God!”
Timothy’s breath, coming out of the temple, became rough.
They were waiting for Timothy’s mouth to open and what excuse to make.
* * *
At that time, among the crowd gathered in front of the temple was Axion, covered in robes.
“You also have a really strange personality. Why do you want to come out and say it’s a good view? Why, should we throw stones together?”
Next to him was Cheshire.
“…No. I want to see the Emperor’s face.”
“The Emperor? Will that precious body come here? He probably doesn’t want to get involved with that High Priest.”
A high priest who fell into an irreversible abyss.
His downfall may have been regrettable, but the Emperor cut off his tail and fled because he is not a great man who would save the high priest.
However, contrary to Axion’s thoughts.
“Y, Your Majesty!”
“Your Majesty the Emperor!”
The Emperor was walking directly in front of the temple.
‘What, he really came? Was it a waste to just let the high priest go? It wouldn’t be good for him if he went around looking for a high priest here, right?’
Axion was confused.
The corners of the high priest’s mouth, who had been trembling just a moment ago, were seen slightly turning up.
“Your Majesty the Emperor!”
“It’s the great Primera!”
The people were all afraid and hurriedly fell on their knees before the emperor.
“Y, Your Majesty…”
The emperor approached the high priest who was standing blankly.
The high priest had a tearful expression.
“Listen.”
The emperor spoke to the crowd.
“The high priest dared to create a false revelation, mocking me and the people of the empire and deceiving God.”
Cheshire watched him from afar.
He came here not because he was curious about the high priest’s excuses, nor because he wanted to see his end.
It was just that he wanted to engrave the emperor’s face inside his eyelids.
“He cannot help but be held guilty of not only failing to hear God’s voice, but also for unfairly utilizing his position as a high priest to create an environment in the Capital.”
“Y, Your Majesty? I…”
The high priest suddenly became anxious, puzzled by each of the sharp words.
“As the owner of the empire, this is a situation that I must never ignore, so I came here to personally punish the deceiver and set an example.”
What do you mean?
When the surprised high priest stretched out his wrinkled hand and tried to grab the hem of the emperor’s red cloak.
“Your—!”
“Look!”
The emperor raised his right arm majestically, with an angry face.
That moment.
The light of life suddenly faded from the old high priest’s eyes.
Silence.
Soon, gasps could be heard coming from everywhere.
Everyone froze in shock.
Meanwhile, only Cheshire was watching the emperor with unimpressed eyes.
Slash.
Soon, the high priest’s body, which hadn’t even eaten, fell forward.
