I Became a Shaman in a Fantasy World - Chapter 57



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#57 I should have done what I had to do (1)

What was your first impression of the Pope?

It might be most correct to call it a classic.

He was already a man who had lost his appearance.

A person who gives off a warm impression.

Even the body itself conveyed a feeling of admiration.

“You were waiting for me?”

“exactly.”

It was an extremely polite attitude.

This Pope would certainly show this attitude to others, not just me.

“…”

The sensation that had subsided while I was sleeping returned to its original state.

From now on, this will be my homework…

“I tried hard to find you secretly… but in the end, I couldn’t reach you.”

Did you find me at the church?

It’s strange, because Hans, Allure, and Klein had already met me.

“It started not long ago in the County of Aster…”

“The count’s territory?”

It was a very good find.

That’s where I settled down.

Because it is a place where a new temple is built.

Even though it’s in a remote place, it probably wouldn’t be hard to find.

“The priest who was dispatched without anyone knowing returned chased by some elf.”

“Elf…?”

“I received a report that he had to use a teleportation scroll to barely escape the pursuit…”

“Wait a minute, maybe…?”

Spatial movement in the Baekjak territory.

Something came to mind.

This is what happened when Irene was first appointed as a noblewoman.

Strangely enough, I couldn’t meet Irene right away that day due to interference from many people.

There were clearly traces of magic wherever Irene followed.

“her…”

“Do you see anything?”

That was when Irene came to me following the will of the World Tree.

I’m sure I would have chased after anyone suspicious related to me.

The elves were in a rather urgent situation.

“In fact, I haven’t sent anyone to you since then.”

“Why?”

“Because I judged that it was not yet the time.”

“…?”

It’s not the time…

Judging from the Pope’s expression, it seemed like there was something I didn’t know.

As expected, the old man began to tell his story as if he had noticed my doubts.

“Do you know about the oracle of the Continental War?”

“…”

I heard it from Hans.

“The god gave an oracle saying, ‘Night has come, but it is not night. Dawn has broken, but it is still night. Do not lose your way.’”

“But…?”

“The previous popes and saints thought that the oracle ‘the dawn is dawn, but it is also night’ applied to the current situation.”

It could be interpreted that way quite well.

Because dawn can be interpreted as the end of the continental war.

You can look at the aftermath as the present.

However, few people knew about this interpretation.

Even our ancestors thought the war was over at the time.

“I know what you’re thinking, but… the church has its own circumstances.”

But, you know.

“What does that oracle have to do with you finding me?”

The Pope smiled warmly.

It seemed like he had a lot to say.

“On the day the Continental War ended, the saint sacrificed her body and accepted divine power.”

“…”

“And he gave a revelation to the previous Pope and to me. It is a story that even those behind you do not know.”

An oracle that was passed down quietly, not known to the world.

Shudder.

The bodies of Klein and Allure, who were behind them, froze.

It really seems like a secret that even they didn’t know about.

“…?”

“The string has been connected, so wait. Life will come with the blue bell.”

“…string? Life?”

When I say blue paper, I mean the bell I use.

“And he said there was lightning and gave me the approximate location.”

Something strangely···.

It was more like a blessing I received than a trust.

It wasn’t exactly the same though.

Could it be that it was a revelation received by the saint as she threw herself into it?

“That’s all you found for me?”

“Haha… The church’s information power is not weak, and lightning doesn’t strike a clear sky without magic.”

I feel it again, but it was a great thing.

In this vast continent, that alone identifies me.

Did you see my face filled with admiration?

The Pope scratched his head awkwardly.

“Actually… it just flowed naturally.”

“…yes?”

“Suddenly, Sir Klein’s disciple was with you. I didn’t even know it was you until then. I just found out the location.”

Inspiration Klein reported, and Hans accompanied me.

The Pope said that he was confident after hearing the subsequent events.

Exactly, I couldn’t help but recognize that it was me.

In their situation, they are the only ones who receive oracles and are with God.

“You seem to have a lot of work to do. It’s understandable why you’re being told to wait. But…”

And at those words, a snicker burst out of my mouth.

“The guy behind you suddenly ran away and came back with you.”

He was a guy who really didn’t get away from my feelings.

A disobedient brat.

A reckless child.

I recognized him when the guy behind me came running towards me, noisily.

Aluard opened his mouth, sweating profusely.

“I’m… sorry…! If I had known there would be such a revelation…!”

It seems like he was very confused because of the phrase “wait”.

Because it turned out to be a painting that I had brought by force.

“hey.”

“Yes, Chris…”

“Will it be okay?”

“…yes?”

Clearly, it had nothing to do with the airstrike that occurred earlier.

And since he had to come here anyway, he thought it was a good thing Allure did.

I guess I was dragged here in a strange way…

Since I said I would get over it once, there won’t be a problem.

“You don’t have to worry.”

“…yes.”

Aluard cringed and stepped back.

“I apologize again. I’m sorry I couldn’t greet you properly.”

“Hmm…”

Well, nothing much has happened yet anyway, so it’s not something to worry about.

The complicated circumstances of the church are something that we will gradually come to understand.

What I’m more curious about is…

“How often do saints and saintesses receive revelations?”

“….Not much.”

“What’s the difference between this and a regular priest?”

“He was born with divine powers and possesses extraordinary divine powers…”

“also…”

Now I feel like my doubts have been resolved.

I’m not sure yet, though.

It kept getting weird.

Didn’t you feel that way when you came here?

I am talking about God’s concern for them.

They were people who were loved more than any shaman.

“Hmm…”

A world without any notable new things.

Even though the High Elves were drought-stricken, didn’t they receive their share from the World Tree?

Even its performance wasn’t that good.

“…There was no way there could be no shaman.”

A shaman is a person whose job is to convey the words of gods on their behalf.

A person who comforts the dead and the living and guides the way.

A person who receives the attention of the spirits and walks the path of unemployed.

There is a big difference between the priests here.

I have the divine power, and they have the divine power.

Here, the influence of God is manifested as divine power.

For the elves, it is the harmony of nature.

“…Huh?”

A different priest from them.

It’s like this···.

“Am I really a heretic?”

The Pope’s rebuttal followed immediately.

“Absolutely not.”

“…?”

“A heretic is someone who worships a god that is not recognized by the religious order. Even those who worship the demons have solidified into those who worship the devil.”

He kept calling me a heretic, so I honestly thought that.

If you hang it on your nose, it’s a nose ring.

If you hang it on your ear, it’s an earring.

But it seems like there is a certain standard.

That’s obvious though.

“Even you are the one mentioned in the revelation. It is already certain that you have the blue bell.”

“…”

“Besides, you are an out-of-the-ordinary person, like a saint.”

When you say it like that, doesn’t it make me sound like I’m a really important person?

I knew my fate was twisted, but it feels more twisted than I thought.

That’s been going on for quite some time…

“I didn’t know you would serve God like us.”

It is understandable to think so, since the trust they receive is quite ambiguous.

He could be a great wizard, or a sword master.

The Pope asked me cautiously.

“May I ask which god you serve?”

“….”

I turned my head and saw Mr. Klein slightly avoiding my gaze.

Oh well, it looks like I couldn’t report this.

“that is…”

What should I say?

Perhaps, if I become the Pope, I will be able to specify the person who gave me my body?

“….?”

“Why are you doing that?”

“….?”

My mouth wouldn’t open.

I was definitely trying to say that I looked like my grandmother.

But from that moment on, my mouth seemed to be stuck shut and wouldn’t open.

Every time I tried to say that word, the same thing happened again.

“This…could this be…homework too…?”

Has the spirit not given me permission to give him a name yet?

Or else···.

“Isn’t this the first?”

This idea seems correct.

Because I felt the gaze of the spirit looking at me as if I had done well.

I almost wasted my time trying to figure out who the spirit was.

“Then… the reason I came here first…”

When it comes to homework, the purpose is usually clear.

In the Elf Forest, there is something black inside the World Tree.

A question I received as a shaman on the mountain I went to recently.

Well then, this time···.

At that moment, the words I had uttered on my way here came to mind.

Unlike the words that scolded Klein and Aluard, these words had no destination.

It was a surprise attack on me.

“Take away the blindfolded one… and open the other one’s mouth…?”

The Pope’s bewildered face came into view.

“By the way, when will you receive the trust?”

“I’m expecting to receive it soon…”

“Are you sure you can get that?”

“…I’m not sure since there are no saints or saintesses.”

This seemed right, but it was ambiguous.

I’m not sure if this is it.

What on earth is the homework that needs to be done?

The spirit’s gaze was also calm.

It feels similar to when I asked the question last time.

If you asked a question without asking a question, I wouldn’t have noticed it.

“The children who should not have died died, so they must be held responsible.”

Children who should not have died.

The reason they died.

Mr. Pope, trying to say something to me.

There was no choice but to stop it resolutely.

“Just a moment. It’s an important situation right now…”

There were two guests who came to me.

Eventually, both would have led to that mountain.

To the mountain where the necromancers had been preparing something for a long time.

There I made a choice to save people.

“…”

In the end, even if you came here first, you were destined to go there.

And I would have made the same choice to save people.

“Children who won’t die… responsibility… open your mouth…”

The mountain kept bothering me.

How was the question asked···.

“Necromancer on the mountain. People under the mountain.”

And Aluard, who appeared before them.

At that moment, everything felt like it was falling into place.

This is what they should have done, no matter where they went first.

But it’s something you have to take responsibility for if you don’t do it.

“Hey, Allure.”

“…Yes, Chris.”

“Do you guys think something big is going on?”

“yes…?”

It was the result of those who would not listen to me until they died.

“Where are the kids I brought here earlier? And the kids who bought it.”

Somehow, there seems to be a specific person that my grandfather is proud of.