Game Mind of a Medieval Modern Person - Chapter 218



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218. If there is a meeting between a teacher and a captain, there is a parting.

These days, there is no saying that feels more real to me than this one.

Princess Karina, who is only one or two years older than me, became my best friend thanks to our bond that easily transcended time.

The breakup with her is a representative example.

Karina was a pure-hearted intellectual who was lonely because she had no friends her age to share her feelings with.

Fortunately for Karina, in the remote, foreign land of the Morning Isles, she had a worthy position, a knowledgeable mother, and a generous spirit of tolerance and understanding…

I can confidently say that I met Bishop Powis, who is worthy of being called the torch of the times, but unfortunately, the good fortune of a lifetime does not last long.

Princess Karina had no choice but to comply with the duty that came with her birthright, the request for repatriation from her native kingdom of Norfang.

When the body becomes distant like that, the mind naturally becomes distant as well.

Even the best of friends who shared the same space and time, transcending gender, age, status, and all kinds of restrictions, were no exception.

Karina de Win Magister Tribunal Norfang.

She hasn’t written to me once in nearly six long years since she said goodbye to Saint Idea.

I leaned back against the back of my chair in my office and raised my glass, thinking about Karina’s circumstances, which would have been so cruel to anyone who saw it from an outsider’s perspective that anyone would have recognized it.

Hororok-.

“…”

The hot water in the glass had already cooled down.

I put the glass down slowly, biting my lip, and thought.

If you were an average person in this era, you might feel disappointed by the cruelty.

But despite her many unsuitable qualities, Karina was still a princess of a country.

So it is natural that it receives public attention.

If it was known that she was exchanging letters with a foreign man while her home country, the Kingdom of Norfang, was arranging a marriage, it could lead to negative rumors.

Considering the average patriarchal society in this world, such a scandal would be a terrible weakness for Karina.

So I decided to keep the countless memories I had with Karina in a corner of my heart.

Chewing on the saying that no news is good news.

Of course, I wasn’t suddenly thinking about the breakup.

For the past six years, I have been busy taking care of my affairs and doing my best to fulfill my duty as a husband, so the reason I am thinking about my separation from Karina now is for no other reason.

Just another one.

The time has come to say goodbye to the person who has been by my side for a long time.

While I was lost in my memories, recalling my relationship with Karina, the moment finally came to let go of the girl who had been sitting quietly across the desk.

“Enon. As your teacher and guardian, I, the Bishop, am proud and honored of you.”

“…teacher.”

Enon’s voice, which had been silently shut, was trembling.

Then, emotions came rushing in like a tide and began to fill my eyes.

After this bishop, he succeeded in raising the newborn baby as a proper adult.

What kind of child was Enon?

He was a poor child who was originally sent to the outcasts and was supposed to be killed.

But as a person with a 21st century modern Earth ethics and an abundance of altruism that far exceeds the average, I decided to reject cold political logic and evil schemes and keep Enon alive.

As a result, Enon grew from a sickly child who only needed help to a full-fledged person.

I decided to share this boiling joy, wiping away the tears of joy that were welling up near my eyes with my index finger.

“Now it’s my turn to feel the reward for keeping you alive. When you go to Yuvas, don’t let Kardal eat you. Do your best to survive as my puppet.”

“Could you please just wrap it up?”

“What. This bishop is a man who lives honestly without a vow of honesty, so he doesn’t know how to use diplomatic rhetoric like that.”

A cancerous entity that only sucked up help and finances and spread false rumors about my illegitimate child, an ATM machine that finally spits out money from the black hole of expenditure records for the benefit of this country and this bishop.

Enon’s dramatic development and evolution was more than enough to appease the lonely heart of Bishop Huran of Powis, the epitome of frugality who even had to raise chickens to pay for his coronation.

But he is originally a proper person who serves one person.

Becoming an adult isn’t always something to look forward to and be excited about.

Enon, who had a much more mature mind than his peers, also began to cross his arms and glare at me with a slightly pouty look.

“Teacher, think about it rationally.”

“Isn’t it common sense that if you receive a favor, you should return it?”

“Not that! If you send me to a faraway land after harming my only blood relative, why should I obey you?”

Ah. Indeed.

As expected of someone who gets lonely easily, Enon seems to miss the embrace of his family.

But I can’t tell you right now that Miriam Orne Yubas is alive, because that might dilute your hostility toward me.

Fortunately, I was able to ease Enon’s worries without having to tell him the news of Miriam’s survival.

“You have many relatives in Yuvas. Start a new life with your new family.”

“So… you’re talking about that part. What are you going to do if I don’t follow what you say and start a new life?”

“hmm.”

I guess it was a misunderstanding.

Enon and I had very different views on the titles of teacher and master.

Maybe Enon expects me to go beyond being a teacher and take on the role of a father.

“Enon. It seems that the time has come for this master to give you, his beloved disciple, your final teachings before graduation.”

But I, Bishop of Powis, Narva.

When it comes to self-objectification, no one in the world is behind.

“This teacher doesn’t care what you do after you graduate.”

“…?”

“It doesn’t matter if you don’t use what you learned from me, and it doesn’t matter if you stick your teeth into me with what you learned from me.”

Who am I?

Even if you raise a child who is related to you by blood, you would sigh deeply, saying that it is a hassle, so he had no intention of feeling rotten while raising a child who is not related to him by blood.

I looked straight ahead at Enon, who was looking at me with a look of absurdity, and gave him a simple, clear, and crisp answer.

“If you ruin your life, then you are lacking.”

“No, sir.”

“If you are good, it is because I taught you well.”

“really…”

“If you fail to obey me, it means that this teacher is a good person.”

“really!”

“If you can beat me by fighting me, isn’t that because this teacher taught you so well?”

bang!!!

A loud noise so loud it seemed as if the desk would shatter, filled the office.

“This is absolute trash!”

Enon, unable to bear it any longer, stood up and slammed both fists on the desk.

That’s the passion I’ve been wanting to see.

I applauded and cheered on Enon’s passionate determination.

“Hahaha! That’s right, a proper disciple should do his best with the intention of beating his master! Go there and do whatever you want, just do it with the determination to beat this master!”

“Teacher, just wait and see!!!”

“Even if you win, it’s because I taught you well. Don’t forget that.”

The back of Enon walking away, grumbling.

I looked at the first graduating class, who had forgotten loneliness, with eyes full of countless emotions and said one last word.

This feeling of a tingling sensation in my chest…

Suddenly, I remembered my childhood on Earth.

“Looking at your personality, I think you would be good at swordsmanship. Don’t forget to learn it on the side too!”

As a child, I was taken to the countryside and had no choice but to pit stag beetles and longicorn beetles against each other to see who would win.

One of the few things that made my heart race in the middle of nowhere.

It was so much fun watching bugs squabble amongst themselves.

What if we pick a fight between Yurid and Enon, who learned swordsmanship?

“Hehehehe…”

It would be perfect if the disciple who won the other side could have a one-on-one time with this teacher.

Anyway, thanks to this happy idea, Enon’s graduation ceremony ended up being quite different from a normal graduation ceremony.

Not a farewell filled with tears and sadness, but one filled with laughter and burning passion.

As a turning point, boiling with determination towards a new life and new goals.

***

May 2, 1225.

The plan of Bishop Powis of Narva to intervene in local affairs by putting forward the Ordo Sanctus Ilenio was frustrated.

This was because the various lords who had no choice but to unite within the framework of the peace alliance fiercely opposed the incoming hordes of pagans.

The barons, who were sensitive to the customs and rights passed down from their ancestors, never tolerated the tyranny of Bishop Powis, and they began to act confidently, emboldened by the bold statements made by the clergy of each diocese.

“I hate the church that interferes in everything, but I hate the pagans who try to rule as they please even more, so I’m fighting against them. If you plan to manage even the schedule of a young kid going in and out of the toilet, then it’s a different story.”

“Hahaha… I heard that the barns of the lords of Powis are frequently inspected by priests sent by the bishop, and when a trial is held, priests rush over and claim to be judges, ignoring the lord’s judicial authority. If you’re going to live like that after becoming a lord, I wonder why you even live as a lord.”

In fact, even in the Duchy of Powis, there were many minor lords who were resentful of Bishop Narva’s arbitrary policies.

Thanks to Athelred, who knew how to appease the lords, constantly holding meetings with them and persuading them that a unified power was needed to fight against the wickedness and fierceness of the pagan hordes, they were barely able to endure it.

At the same time, Narva did its best to persuade the three Counts, Gaitan, Fairson, and Oduard, who could become the focal point of the lords.

But the lords of other regions had very different stories.

In the end, Narva had no choice but to take a few steps back, repeatedly reminding the Ordo Sanctus Ilenio that its authority was only to request cooperation, and never to force it.

Some saw this as a complete thwart to the attempts of the Bishop of Powis to interfere in other fiefs of Narva.

But Narva decided to go back a little further.

A representative example was the political offensive that had a strong retaliatory nature toward Yubas.

“I feel that Enon Orn Yuvas, the rightful successor to Yuvas, has come of age sufficiently to have the legitimacy and protection of the Church. I hereby approve of his joint rule with the local regent, Kardal Orn Yuvas.”

It didn’t matter whether it was the dismembered head of the household, Bair Orn Yubas, who used the clergy who made outrageous statements, or the regent, Kardal Orn Yubas, who was used as a puppet.

Narva was even more vicious in avoiding mentioning the late Bayr Orn Yuvas, thereby avoiding having Yuvas’ political landscape completely determined.

Even though his limbs were cut off, Byr Orne Yuvas still holds the position of head of the household and controls several territories including the capital.

Regent Kardal, who has forcibly occupied both the Duchy of Penrad and the Duchy of Uvas by military force, barely maintains power with the support of Narva.

Lastly, there is Enon Orn Yubas, who the church has put forward as the legitimate leader of Yubas.

Yubas was suddenly transformed into a deformed country with only three heads.

Naturally, the one who opposed this measure was Kardal Orn Yuvas.

He immediately sent a letter to protest.

[Bishop, are you crazy?]

One short and concise sentence.

As soon as Narva read the letter, he tore it to pieces and burst into laughter.

“I gave you the armband to manage, so if you let it go to waste, you should be punished.”