Game Mind of a Medieval Modern Person - Chapter 238



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238. The Exorcist’s Suffering

It’s really mysterious.

I swung my sword a bit to grapple with the resurrected monster, but when I came to my senses, only a few traces remained.

There were too many dubious aspects to dismiss those traces as old scars.

There was actually someone who heard the sound of a sword being wielded.

The main character is Ethelred, who strokes his neatly trimmed beard and looks around the chapel.

As soon as I followed Terveer out, Ethelred shrugged his shoulders and said:

“It’s strange. The sound of swords being wielded near my mother’s tomb is heard so often.”

As soon as I heard those words, I took action.

Slowly and steadily.

The time when you take very small steps sideways without others noticing.

Terveer raised his index finger, his eyes sparkling.

He took this opportunity to take revenge on the resentment he had been receiving from Ethelred for always nagging and criticizing him.

“You misheard the deal, brother.”

“I said that just in case.”

Slowly, slowly…

“Hahaha! Who would do something like that in the first place? Here, me, and here…”

Got caught.

The two people who were busy talking to each other were looking at me at the same time.

“Narva. What are you doing?”

“Terve, don’t push Narva too hard. Narva is more of an expert than you on spiritual matters, so it would be right to seek his opinion on such matters.”

At that moment, I remembered.

At least in the Duchy of Powis, I am the leader in mystical and spiritual matters.

To put it another way,

“I have set up a barrier to protect the underground against the possible influence of Ise. As a high-ranking priest with a high level of devotion and a manifestation of the stigmata, I believe that if I am guarding it, they will not dare to plot against it.”

It means that people are compensated for by the art of speaking that allows them to go on with their lives with peace of mind.

I take it for granted that I tell the truth, but only if it meets certain criteria.

In fact, my mother was a servant of the old god of Ise, and she was resurrected as a monster and tried to kill me, so I had no choice but to open the lid with deep regret.

-What would happen if I said that?

Moreover, it is unclear whether the fight that just took place was actually real.

There were traces of swordsmanship, but the coffin was intact, the portrait was clean, and the rest of it was stuffed just as it was when I first saw it.

Since I couldn’t even tell if it was reality or an illusion, it was difficult to decide whether I should tell them or not.

Of course, there was a surest way.

Open the coffin lid and check the condition of the body.

This is something we can know for sure.

The problem is that exhuming a buried body is an enormous burden, both socially and doctrinally.

A church that goes on and on about how there is no other reason to bring back a dead person than this worldly faith.

Likewise, there are people who look at you suspiciously, asking if you are a grave robber or why you are taking it out.

and-.

“However, I am concerned that it has been left unattended for so long. It might be a good idea to open the coffin and check to see if Ise was involved in any mischief.”

-There were two people who shouted at me as soon as I got lucky.

“What the heck are you talking about!!! Narva, are you in your right mind saying something like that?!”

“This is… Narva, please refrain from such obvious behavior. I’ve heard that finances have been tight lately, but even so, why are you after your mother’s belongings?”

“What on earth do you guys think of me?”

I hate my family who still looks at me with a twisted gaze even though they accept me because of their wrong preconceptions.

What the hell do you think I am?

Unable to bear the rising anger, I pounded my chest with my fist and complained about the injustice.

“No matter how poor my finances are! Do I look like a grave robber who would open a coffin lid and search through it all, hoping to salvage even a single burial item?”

Although there was an unfortunate incident where the woman’s head was split in two during an unintentional act of self-defense, it was only an accident.

Moreover, we don’t even know if the accident actually happened until we open the coffin lid.

If we look closely, I am still a clean and innocent filial son who has not committed any unfilial act.

This is what it means to be proud.

This proud and courageous attitude impressed Ethelred and Terveer.

The two of them seemed to realize that they had gotten too far ahead of themselves and slowly looked away.

“Ahem.”

Ethelred coughed in vain, unable to bear the embarrassment.

“Wasn’t it?”

In the meantime, Terveer just stared at the ceiling and said everything he wanted to say.

“No… Whenever I told you to go see your mother, you would immediately get serious, so I was happy that you came, but I also had some doubts in my heart… The moment I heard you were going to open the coffin, it felt like the pieces in my head started to fall into place.”

“Such speculation breeds false accusations and innocent victims.”

“Ugh. I’m sorry. It was definitely a dishonorable attitude for a knight to have acted in a biased manner. Please accept my apology, Narva.”

It seems that he realized his own ugly appearance after grumbling.

Terveer scratched the back of his neck in shame and asked me for my apology in a very polite manner.

Of course, I wasn’t particularly angry at Terveer’s speculation.

“It’s okay. We’re family, aren’t we?”

“Guy…! That’s right. In the end, it’s the family that remains! Hmm. Looks like you’re finally starting to understand a little bit!”

Terveer.

He was a man of rich sensibility, united by strong family love.

But Ethelred still seemed deep in thought, even while coughing.

“But… I definitely heard the sound of a fierce fight…”

“Brother, I was going to say this earlier, but look here. This is a place that Narva and I are guarding, so what kind of guy would come here without any thought!”

“Eeeeeeeeeee.”

Even though Terveer boasts that he is fine, Ethelred still remains skeptical.

It was when two people were arguing, not arguing.

Prince Athelton.

The owner of the building that built this church came to see him after hearing the noise of his grandson Arsenios and granddaughter Euryde.

***

The building owner’s discomfort was first directed to Terveer.

“This is where my mother is. Terve, it’s good to be lively whenever and wherever, but sometimes I wish you’d show a quiet side that suits the place.”

“Father… umm.”

The words of Duke Athelton, who loved his wife Tesherina dearly, were weighty.

Terveer felt the weight and had to keep his mouth shut.

Then it was Ethelred’s turn.

“Ethelred.”

“Yes, father.”

“It’s good that you’re paying attention, but you should also know how to stop caring if no clear evidence has been found. Should meticulousness turn into obsession, and obsession into paranoia?”

“…no.”

So naturally, it was my turn next.

“Narva.”

There is only one way to avoid getting in trouble in this atmosphere.

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

“majesty?”

“Before Your Majesty asks me, I, as a priest who follows the light of the stars of humanity, have something to ask you.”

“I should say this not as father and son, but as a king and a bishop.”

Wiggle.

You can see Prince Athelton’s eyebrows twitching.

But I didn’t panic and just stood in front of the stairs leading down to the basement.

He said this while nodding his head.

“should.”

“…”

“If the demons of the world were to promise Your Majesty the resurrection and youth of his beloved wife in exchange for a ransom, would Your Majesty agree?”

There was silence for a while.

The eyebrows of Prince Athelton, which had been twisted so much, had long since relaxed.

I watched the warm and gentle eyes of Prince Athelton tremble slightly and continuously.

Several times, her lips opened and closed as if to say something, only to close again.

Ethelred and Tervere were busy watching with their mouths shut in the delicate atmosphere.

Even the voices of my sisters-in-law and nephews that had been heard from outside the chapel suddenly stopped at some point, as if they had noticed the strange air current.

After such a long time.

“If you ask if that’s possible.”

Prince Athelton is really having a hard time.

“That would be a heresy.”

He answered, sobbing as if he was about to burst into tears.

“To me, this place where I lived with Tesherina and you, the traces of it, are just as precious as Tesherina herself. My immortality depends not on the hands of demons, but on this bloodline, this family, and you, who will continue to carry on.”

“…”

“Narva, I understand and accept the end. The one principle that the Starlight of Humanity never yields or compromises.”

Duke Athelton finally wiped a tear from his eye with his sleeve and continued speaking.

“So you don’t have to test me. That’s too bad, something like that.”

“Then let’s go back now for today.”

“what?”

They say that there is truth in its own way, but there is nothing we can do about someone who confesses honestly and with such sincerity.

I clicked my tongue inwardly, stepped back, and said.

“Tesherina is finished.”

The star of royalty, Lux Stella.

A woman who gave up the protection he bestowed and accepted the holy relics of Ise.

No matter how unfortunate the circumstances may be, from the church’s perspective, he is an apostate who cannot be excluded, and as soon as he is discovered, the entire Powis family will be referred to the Inquisition for Heresy.

Another stigmata manifester goes to the crypt where Tesherina is buried to investigate, and the stigmata glows?

Even if Terveir and I, who are both stigmata, escape punishment, Athelred and Arsenius will go straight to the stake.

I said I was tightrope walking, but this wasn’t tightrope walking. It was an act of hanging my body on a broken rope.

but.

“Narva, what the hell are you talking about? This father is doing a good job, so why are you talking nonsense like that…!”

It was not an offer that Duke Atheltan, known for being a lover of women, could accept.

I never thought I would feel the same way when I stood before the families of the soldiers who died on the battlefield.

I had to close my eyes and declare calmly.

“It has been a long time since Ise intervened and toyed with the fate of Tesherina, that poor woman. Her influence remains deep in her body, and if another church official confirms it, she will be branded with the unmistakable brand of heresy.”

Of course, I decided to hide the fact that I had plastic surgery on my lower jaw because it didn’t look that good.

Tesherina.

It was an honor to have the first plastic surgery performed by this body, the oldest doctor in the island, in the morning.

History had to hide another brilliant precedent behind the pages today….

***

The long-awaited family outing ended on a sour note.

Still, not all hope was lost.

“Father, I did my best to seal it, so there won’t be a problem.”

The future of the Powis family is bright, as all physical power has been mobilized to completely seal Tesserina away to prevent any repercussions.

Even though I appealed to that fact, the gloomy atmosphere of Prince Athelton did not go away.

“father.”

“…”

“I will definitely find the culprit and punish him.”

Prince Athelton, who had been holding the reins in a dazed state no matter what was said, finally reacted for the first time at this time.

“Cut it to pieces.”

“yes?”

“Cut off their limbs and make them crawl around with only their bodies left. Then tell me how they die and how long they suffer.”

I’m a bastard who would slap Lu Bu, who changed his name three times and had three fathers and three mothers.

“Yes, I will definitely do that.”

My third father, he used to be a knight, and he has a very fiery personality, which I like.

It seems a bit more similar to the pagans who came across the northern sea than the knights who shout that honor is everything and chivalry is everything.

Originally, if a plunderer went to church, he would be called a knight.

Then suddenly an idea occurred to me.

“….”

I guess I was saving the soul of a poor woman who had been used by evil demons.

I don’t think I’ll be the target of revenge, right?