Game Mind of a Medieval Modern Person - Chapter 214



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214. Love for brother, love for country. There are gods and miracles in this world.

In fact, I am a living witness to that miracle, but even though I received the privilege of miracles, I rarely felt it or knew about it properly.

So it was only natural that research on miracles was added to my many current tasks.

And the results of several experiments.

I learned that the miracle of the fourth stage of devotion, immortality, is literally immortality.

Listening to what Bishop Ganista had to say.

“Haven’t I been telling you this for a long time? I’ve clearly told you this when we talked about miracles. It’s very rare for a priest to obtain the miracle of immortality at a young age.”

“That. Because immortality is often thought of as rejuvenation.”

“Hehehe… Don’t misinterpret the scriptures as you please and confuse their meaning! There is no evidence from the source, and if you misinterpret it just because you think Bishop Huran would do it, what are you going to do?”

The bishop already knew what I had realized after observing the two people who had volunteered for the experiment – Edwina and John – for about a week.

Unfortunately, it seems like you’re under a lot of stress.

The bishop seemed much more irritable than before, perhaps because he was busy leading the Ordo Sanctus Illenio.

When I arrived at the cathedral church of the Diocese of Powis at my call, he was not happy to see me after such a long time, but rather showed his discomfort openly.

For a long time like that.

The bishop tapped his forehead with his index finger, sighed deeply, and continued speaking.

“There is no such thing as rejuvenation for Lux Stella. She doesn’t age, but she doesn’t deny death either. The miracle of the fourth stage of devotion, immortality, is that aging stops once you reach the fourth stage. It doesn’t guarantee youth.”

To summarize what the bishop said, it was like this.

The most notable difference between the Starlight of Inse, Lux Stella, and the Old Gods of Ise is said to be death and time.

At first glance, Lux Stella seems more cruel and cold-hearted.

Especially the parts related to death.

The old gods of Ise will not only bring you back to life if you offer them a proper price, but in some cases, they will even restore you to youth.

Sometimes, a being that you really like will come back to life without you having to pay anything in return, and when its lifespan is about to end, if you have built up enough favorability or if you pay a reasonable price, it will even give you its younger body.

Of course, it doesn’t even have to be a small amount of money.

The only thing that can be exchanged for death is another living, breathing life.

“Family. Among them, the most successful results can be expected when you sacrifice your children. If not, prepare dozens of your compatriots.”

“Is it oral?”

“The elves, especially those related to ceremonial preparations from the Queen’s Protocol.”

“So that’s how you extend your lifespan.”

Just then, I found the answer to how the elves lived for so long.

“Heh heh heh…”

“?”

“no.”

Bishop Ganista sighed and gave a different answer.

“These are the words spoken by the last elven monarch, the elven queen, Yannid Raya Beheb Geriorid, to her human subjects who swore loyalty to her.”

“….”

In any case, contrary to popular belief, the old gods of Ise did not completely push away humans.

He bestowed abundant grace and miracles only on some capable people who had trampled upon their fellow human beings, suffering and persecuted.

Those who calculated their children in numbers also sacrificed their children to regain their youth, while those who could not sacrifice their children sacrificed dozens of their compatriots, who would have been sacrificed anyway, in order to regain their youth.

The old gods of Ise provided a way to overcome death and aging, even if the process was messy.

On the other hand, our god, the starlight of humanity, Lux Stella, was resolute.

“There were some adults who lamented that they had not completed their tasks and petitioned for more time. Those who had obtained immortality but were unable to obtain it and suffered from injuries or illnesses they had received in the battlefield. Before they passed away.”

Here, the adults are not the deteriorated counterfeiters of today, but the Aura Awakeners of old.

Even though they were people who literally dedicated their entire lives to royalty, Lux Stella never listened to the petitions of those Aura Awakeners.

“Lux Stella has never once answered that petition. Instead, when the old gods of Ise try to revive the dead and breathe new life into them, she stops being a bystander and appears to drive them back to death.”

“Usually, the one who forces death is less likely to be treated as a good spirit. Hmm.”

In the 21st century, modern Earth religions guarantee eternal life after death, and the old gods of this world offer resurrection as bait, but our god does not have any of that, and says that when you die, you just rest in eternal peace.

As I said those words with such a thought in mind, the bishop made the sign of the cross and answered.

“He is a human being, neither good nor evil. He is a god only for humans, a patron only for humans.”

“I don’t think that’s the case.”

Even the most hardline Cardinal Martyr was worried that Lux Stella might accept the conversion of the heterodox, and so he directed the extermination of the heterodox.

Feeling guilty about his fading hatred, he vows to completely end Ise before he loses the god’s favor.

For the other races, it would have been better if Lux Stella had been a god only for humans.

If that were the case, they wouldn’t be chasing and slaughtering people as obsessively as they are now.

Bishop Ganista’s later words, which came back soon after, further strengthened this conviction.

“The church hopes that Lux Stella will do so.”

“That’s true.”

Well, if he was a god only for humans, he would have come down a long time ago and destroyed them all.

This may be the reason why the church deliberately left the last details of Lux Stella vague.

Knowing that there are still followers of Ise, I will reappear the moment all human wills are in agreement…

This part, depending on how you interpret it, could easily have resulted in a division of royalties.

In a very extreme interpretation, Lux Stella might be reluctant to completely end the race and Ise.

However, it was not a problem that needed to be agonized over.

so.

Are you not going to do it because God told you not to?

Even if someone threatens you with a knife and says you’ll go to hell if you lie, people will do it anyway if it benefits them.

Lux Stella, the star of humanity, is such a kind and generous god that she would wish for both races and humans to get along well, but humans do not wish for that.

Most people have already come to a conclusion.

I wish for the eternal downfall of Ise, complete destruction.

Even if the price is to lose God’s favor, I am willing to pay it.

It was the same for me.

“Since the answer is already known, there is no need to argue. Now, I must bring up the real reason I called you, Bishop.”

“Hehehe… Looking at you like this brings back old memories.”

Bishop Ganista and I looked at each other and laughed heartily for once.

Because it was a deep relationship where we shared a wealth of experiences together, there were many memories to ponder.

“If I had known you would use it so harshly, I would have handed it over to Kardal Orne Yubas when I first saw you.”

“And you will also offer up the Bishopric of Ileniput together with Holladang?”

“So here’s the problem…”

The reminiscence that only true friends can share quickly ended.

It was because my expectations of the bishop were that great.

Maybe that’s why I did something I never normally do.

I placed a cup in front of the bishop and, acting as his attendant, poured him some boiling water.

“!”

Then the bishop looked in surprise and looked this way.

“Heh heh heh… This is…”

He smiled brightly, wiping away the tears that suddenly began to form in his eyes with his fingers.

“Why did Your Majesty receive such hospitality? Hehehe, I will live long enough to see it. Really. So? What kind of drink is this?”

“Haha. It’s plain water. I boiled it.”

“…Tsk.”

“?”

Even the bishop, with his incredible scholarship, seems to have been unable to overcome the limitations of his time and society.

The bishop, like a savage who lacks the concept of drinking enough clean water, did not even look at the cup and got to the main point.

“The elves’ arrogant nature, which stems from the favor of Sanguior Silva, is easy to trace with careful records. The elves you encountered are no exception. Especially when compared to the old books of the church, you can see how they move.”

The first results of Ordo Sanctus Ilenio came much sooner than expected.

The bishop boasted about the fact, but his serious and solemn expression created a heavy atmosphere.

“As a result, we found an entity whose records and subordinate testimonies matched those of the church.”

An elf who once ruled under Count Gaitan.

“New Rayza.”

I thought they were just remnants who had escaped the purge.

“A member of the Royal Guard who served under Queen Yannid Raya, the last elven monarch, and fought against the Aura Awakeners.”

“…”

He was much older than I thought.

And considering his origins, it left some very unpleasant implications.

But before I could even chew on the hint, a shocking statement followed.

“This old man… Heh heh. I guess I shouldn’t use the word old so loosely. From the looks of this young man, I think the old man, New Rayza, has recently resumed his activities.”

“Where? What is the basis?”

“The Duchy of Bartline, which was practically destroyed. There were deserters among the refugees from there. I remember that a considerable number of them were defeated by someone of terrible strength, but I cannot testify specifically about what they were like.”

The favor of the nature god, Sanguio Silva.

It is clear evidence of the involvement of that transfer.

However, the surprise at the appearance of Newrayza or another elf was short-lived.

“Is resistance still continuing in Bartline?”

I was more surprised that deserters could still come out of the Bartleys, where I had lost contact.

But the bishop’s statement cast a dark shadow over my face.

“Strangely enough, the pagans stopped attacking at some point. They said that they were able to catch their breath thanks to this. It was after this that the beings presumed to be elves appeared. They said it was about a year or two ago.”

A plan to create strife between pagans and foreign races.

It seems that the results of this full-scale promotion of Kardal have shone through.

It’s a welcome fact that the first step was very successful…

The problem was on the battlefield.

“…”

You may need to send Terveer into the battlefield where the elves are.

A thousand years ago, the Aura Awakened led the war, prepared to make all sacrifices for their compatriots.

To the elf who fought against that Aura Awakener.

The moment I thought about that fact, I couldn’t easily calm my pounding heart.

***

Terveer’s Mansion.

It was a quiet place recently, as my wife was away attending a parish synod.

“Ugh. It’s so quiet.”

A situation where all the maids and servants were evicted due to Narva’s pressure to stop having illegitimate children.

Terveer walked along unsteadily, then suddenly narrowed his eyes and drew his sword.

There is someone.

That too, in an armory that is as valuable as a warrior’s life.

Thud, thud-.

It was at this moment that Terveer finally opened the door and aimed his sword.

“Narva. What are you doing?”

Crunch crunch crunch.

“Please stay still. I’m painting the armor.”

The intruder was Narva.

Narva is painting every nook and cranny of the chain link with a brush.

It wasn’t surprising since my younger brother was always acting strangely.

Terveer put the knife back in, licking his lips, and blurted out his honest thoughts.

“That’s silver. It’s too boring. This guy looks good in black armor.”

“I ordered a full-body plate armor from the Saint, so let’s wear this until it arrives.”

“what???”

Full body plate armor.

As soon as the weapon that was said to be comparable to a castle and was a warrior’s dream was mentioned, Terveer’s eyes changed.

“Brother, I have to paint this, so don’t stick to me and get out of the way.”

“Full body plate armor? Where did you get the money to do that when you’re even raising chickens to prepare for your father’s coronation?”

“I prepared one for you last time I went to Seongdo. I thought it would be perfect for my brother.”

“This… this guy! That was several years ago! And you still haven’t given it to me?!”

Terveer even starts to complain.

Narva continued, shaking his shoulders.

“I was thinking of leaving it as debt and using it for other purposes later, but I changed my mind.”

“Wh, what?! That precious thing…! No, no. Good idea, Narva! Hmm!”

“Anyway, it’ll take some time to order, so let’s paint some chain links.”

“Oh my, of course! Hahaha! Now that I look at it, silver seems more mysterious and honest, and it looks much better than black!”

At this moment, Terveer was reborn as Narva’s most enthusiastic supporter.