I Became a Shaman in a Fantasy World - Chapter 58



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#58 I should have done what I had to do (2)

“What are you doing? Let’s go quickly. Where is the guy who ordered those guys to do this?”

“…That…That…”

“First, I have to go see those guys.”

“….”

Aluard hesitated and looked around.

It’s amazing how a candidate for the papacy is so mindful of others…

Well, it’s strange that he didn’t notice when the Pope was right in front of him.

I immediately turned my head towards the Pope.

“Is it okay to go?”

“Heh heh…”

I asked Klein one more time.

Because the Pope’s reaction was not very cool.

“Are you okay?”

“…It’s not as easy as it sounds.”

“yes?”

What is this?

It’s hard to meet those who even God would shake his head at.

Inspiration Klein opened his mouth as if embarrassed.

“…It’s embarrassing, but the current religious order is extremely complicated.”

“I will explain that to you.”

Judging from his expression, it was clear that he was talking about politics again.

It’s natural that there are greedy people everywhere.

“Oh my…”

What is so complicated about this…

Our inspirations, our church, everything is very complicated.

When I felt like this, it wasn’t something that should go around in circles like this.

“The Continental War took countless lives.”

It’s a familiar story.

A war that devastated half the continent and left countless people dead.

“The situation was especially serious in the case of religious groups.”

“Hmm…”

“Because all the priests within the sect threw themselves into it. Even the saintess at that time.”

The Pope’s face was filled with sorrow.

“It was so large that we lost most of the religious order’s power.”

From what I’ve heard, it seems like it really was a huge damage.

Of the knights and priests active at that time, none survived and were able to do any work.

Given the size of the church, the number of workers would have been large, but it certainly seemed like a great deal of damage had been done.

“Hoo…”

It was the first time I liked what I heard since I came here.

That means the priests of that time did not spare their bodies.

If you want to worship God, shouldn’t you do something like that?

“The previous Pope decided that the power of the Order should be restored once again.”

That would be a given.

Because they had different interpretations of the oracle regarding the Continental War.

You must have known that the crisis was not over.

“The former Pope and I sought that power in a fallen kingdom.”

The nobles who survived by escaping from the lost kingdom.

It is said that the amount of property they smuggled out was considerable.

This would have been the greatest avenue for the religious order, as even the Empire and other kingdoms were struggling financially.

“If it weren’t for that, it would have taken quite a while for the sect to grow again like this.”

“Hmm…”

“For nobles who had lost their way, the church was a great refuge.”

“Then, the people who came then…”

It would have established itself as an opposition force to the Pope.

Seeing Klein nodding, I could confirm that my thoughts were correct.

“Unfortunately, their financial power… has solidified their position.”

Klein’s expression was serious.

It seems like they’ve been through a lot.

Aluard also had an unusually angry expression on his face.

“To be honest, the balance is on the verge of being disrupted right now.”

“Just before?”

“Because I need to be trusted.”

Isn’t it a trust that you just have to receive?

It didn’t feel like a problem.

“If the oracle does not come down, I will have to step down from the papal throne.”

“her…”

“Those behind you will also be in danger.”

The more I listened to it, the more beautiful the story became.

The Pope, who failed to obtain a trust, abdicates.

Next, he links Klein and Aluard together and accuses them of heresy.

Isn’t this a total mess?

“This is something that needs to be resolved…?”

This is a really difficult assignment.

I think it would have been more comfortable if I had gone to the Elf Forest.

Because dealing with evil spirits is my specialty.

But it is clearly a difficult task…

“It’s strange, but it doesn’t seem like a big deal.”

In the first place, I didn’t feel uneasy even when I was talking about the situation at the church just now.

Even though it will be hard, it really feels like my body will be tired.

“I guess if we just take a look at them, we’ll see what happens…”

It will start with them.

Because I’ve been wanting to see that heretic judge all along.

It may be difficult to see the ones who ordered it, but it won’t be difficult to see the ones who caught it.

My worries didn’t last long.

Because I discovered something strange.

“…hmm?”

“….Chris?”

“Serena…?”

“…yes?”

Serena was nowhere to be seen.

“….?”

We clearly walked here together.

Just before opening the door.

The Pope opened his mouth with a strange expression.

“…No one else has come in here except you.”

“…”

“…”

“Come to think of it, I think I heard you were coming together…?”

In that moment, Allure and my eyes met.

What should I say?

Our expressions right now must be very strange.

“Hey, Allure.”

“This way.”

***

“I locked them up in a secret place.”

The place where Aluard went was deep underground.

It’s so questionable as to why on earth they created a place like this.

Go down and go down again following the torch light.

It seemed as if I could faintly hear a scream.

No, I could hear it clearly.

Aluard’s face was also strange.

“…Do you guys, by any chance, torture someone first when you catch them?”

Even though they are an opposing force, they arrest him and torture him first.

“….That’s not true.”

“So, what is this sound?”

The screams became clearer as they descended underground.

“What is this place in the first place?”

“…This is where necromancers were once imprisoned. It is no longer in use.”

All sorts of things just popped into my head.

It wasn’t an accident, it was my imagination.

Why aren’t there things like that?

A hideous instrument of torture used on pagans.

“….cruel bastards.”

“We do not torture…!”

It was obvious without even looking that the screams were coming from the place where the necromancers were imprisoned.

Who else but the Paladins would torture people to the point where they scream like this?

“Huh… maybe Serena…”

“No way. Our Serena is so quiet and… kind…”

Serena is such a quiet elf.

He was so quiet that he didn’t even talk to anyone else but me.

“….”

At some point, as we were approaching prison.

By the time the faces of the knights guarding the place become visible.

The screaming suddenly stopped.

And the faces of the knights turned pale.

“Ah…Lord Allure…”

“…Please explain how this happened.”

There was no need for the knights to explain.

Because the prison door opened and Serena came out.

“…Serena?”

“Are you here?”

I don’t know about other people, but I could tell.

The corners of Serena’s lips rose faintly.

It was a face that looked relieved.

“How did you get in there…?”

“…I told you who I am. You opened the door.”

“…”

The knights were watching Serena.

Since I came with you and said I was a high elf, did they open the door for me?

Aluard looked at me with a resentful face.

“Look! As expected, it’s Serena…”

“Those cruel guys.”

“…yes?”

“You’re making Serena torture you?”

“….yes?”

Serena came and stood quietly next to me.

“We talked for a bit to make it easier for you to talk.”

I winked at Aluard when Serena said that the situation seemed a little strange.

“…Open the door.”

As I passed through the door, I found them locked up in a prison cell, their mouths gagged and their whole body tied up.

I could sense something peculiar coming from the handcuffs that were binding me, so I thought they were meant to block divine power.

“Hmm…”

First of all, the condition was fine.

That guy named Dawnon is also great.

“I think there was blood earlier…”

Didn’t you clearly get hit by Aluard and bleed?

“…I treated you.”

At that moment, Downon shuddered.

“Ugh…! Ugh!”

The same was true for the knights next to him.

Allure seemed to be saying something, but I just ignored them and looked at them.

Because, as Serena said, their condition was strange.

“….”

There was no light to begin with, but now it was completely murky.

Should I say that it looks dark overall···.

And little by little, the concentration was becoming thicker.

“It’s strange…more so than before…”

It looks like my wrinkles have increased.

Clearly, his face wasn’t this old.

This guy named Dawnon too.

The knights over there too.

It was a very healthy face.

But now, it seemed as if he had fallen ill and was withered.

They also had an extremely anxious look on their faces, as if they were feeling something.

“…..”

Even one paladin was staring blankly into space.

It seems like he’s looking at something, but there’s clearly nothing there.

It was a completely empty place without even a soul.

“…It looks a little familiar?”

Have you ever seen someone see things?

It’s probably something similar to that.

A holy knight with divine powers sees illusions?

“Is this… a war?”

I’ve seen that situation quite a few times.

Those who refused to become shamans.

Or people who did things that should not be done while serving God.

They are being punished.

Seeing things in a hallucination or feeling sick for no reason.

In the case of shamans, the divine power completely disappeared.

“…Has the spirit disappeared?”

I called out to Aluard urgently.

“Hey, check out those people’s divine powers.”

I felt a lump of what I assumed was divine power, but…

Because I don’t know what it was like originally.

“Has the amount decreased a bit?”

Shudder.

I could tell even without Allure’s confirmation.

Because as soon as I said those words, all the priests inside trembled.

“Is it really disappearing?”

Aluard also had an expression on his face that seemed incomprehensible.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes… I’m no different than usual… but their divine power definitely seems to have diminished.”

I guess this is what they meant when they said there was a price to pay.

“…Can you tell me how this happened?”

“hmm?”

“The loss of divine power is not an ordinary problem…!”

From the church’s standpoint, that would be the case.

Because it would be difficult to know the circumstances.

“Do you know why you received divine powers?”

“…Yes? That is what God gave…”

“So do you know why I received it?”

Aluard’s mouth stopped.

He’s a candidate for the Pope, but it seems he hasn’t even thought about this.

“I was given this to cure sick people and protect them.”

Do you know what the first thing you learn as a shaman is?

Memorize scriptures?

How to read fortune?

How to shake a bell?

Not all of them.

The first thing you learn is the attitude of a shaman.

Comforting those who are sad and helping them find the path to happiness.

This is also the reason why fortune telling is done to help people live well.

It means to avoid bad things and live well.

If God’s interest in them is divine power, then the current situation cannot be due to any other reason.

“There’s no need to use the divine power that was given to help people because it’s not being used anywhere.”

“…!”

But why is this happening now?

“How do you accumulate divine power? It doesn’t seem to be something you’re born with.”