I Was Chosen as the Saint’s Husband - Chapter 159
159 – Earthquake (2)
I trudged up the stairs to the third floor of the Pope’s Palace.
There are offices for eight cardinals here, and there is a separate office for the high priest on the second floor.
The sound of footsteps was very loud, perhaps because the fuze was being dragged along with it.
We had no intention of hiding, but as they saw us walking, several knights slowly approached us.
“Father, ma’am, what happened that brought you all the way here?”
The person who greeted me as soon as he saw me was Commander Mikhail Knight.
Knight Commander Mikhail was the first knight commander I saw when I came to this world.
Before, I didn’t know that there were more than one knight captain, so there was a time when I misunderstood that another knight captain introduced himself as a knight captain, thinking it was an impersonation.
“It’s been a while, Captain Mikhail.”
“That’s right. It’s only been two days since I got back from my business trip, but it’s surprising how much has changed.”
“Hmm… It just so happened that it happened like that.”
It’s probably about me recently turning the church’s headquarters upside down.
I didn’t feel any shame, but I cleared my throat for no reason.
Commander Mikhail Knight had been working quite far away, but recently returned to the church headquarters.
I heard that he came back because there was no one to lead the general manager…
So, will the youngest cardinal and youngest general knight general be born at the same time?
The younger you are, the better it is… It’s okay, right?
Oh, by the way, this is not the time, I came because I had some business to do with Sister Esili.
If you don’t tell me soon, I might have to go back.
“Is the Cardinal in there? Please let me know that I would like to see you.”
“Please wait a moment.”
It may be okay in a private space, but in a public space, you should be called Cardinal rather than Sister Esili.
But strangely, I ended up calling Stella “noona” even in public spaces.
Is a marital relationship inevitable?
For your information, I didn’t go to the administrative office, but ran straight to Esili’s office.
So there were priests hanging in the background.
Meanwhile, Ether looks like he doesn’t know what to do.
“Father, ma’am…is it okay if I do this?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay.”
“Cardinals are powerful figures in the Church of Christ… but… they are low-ranking priests like us…”
“Is it okay?”
Well, the cardinal position is definitely a high position.
Considering that it is generally difficult for people who have been promoted sequentially starting from low-level priests to become high-ranking priests.
It is impossible to become a cardinal in your late twenties like Sister Esili unless you make great achievements and frequently get promoted to second tier.
Didn’t it take me over a year and a half to become an intermediate priest?
But in the end, it is Esili.
She is Stella’s older sister and the daughter of her father-in-law.
“And the person with whom Mr. Ether drinks tea, eats cookies, and bathes with is a saint, and now he is afraid of the cardinal?”
“Uh…I see…”
Ether and Aria looked at each other and smiled humbly.
What is there to be afraid of two people who treat a saint like a friend?
“And you don’t have to be afraid. Cardinal Esili is the saint’s older sister!”
“ah…..”
Only then did Mr. Ether relax and nod his head.
I wonder if he suddenly became too comfortable, but that is much better than his nervous face.
*
I came into Esili’s office and talked for nearly an hour.
The Council of Cardinals also recognized that there were areas that suffered significant damage from this earthquake.
It seems they didn’t know that buildings were collapsing and casualties were occurring in other areas as well.
“It seems like someone is intentionally blocking information. Otherwise, there’s no way the church headquarters wouldn’t have noticed.”
“Is there a reason for that?”
“I’m really embarrassed to say this, but… it must be the corruption of priests dispatched to the provinces.”
therefore…
It seems that local officials who used to accept bribes and kickbacks are blocking the movement because they fear they might be caught if they send someone from the church headquarters due to the earthquake damage.
How can you do something like that with a soldering iron on?
Even animals wouldn’t do that.
“Hmm… Judging by what my wife and mama said, it looks like the earthquake damage is quite serious.”
“Right now, victims are coming to the entrance of the church headquarters and asking for help.”
All of the people who were assessing their situation in front of the entrance to the church headquarters earlier were ushered into the guest rooms inside.
“First of all, I will tell the Holy Father and convene a meeting of cardinals. It is okay for the priests behind you to attend as well.”
“Thank you… Your Majesty the Cardinal.”
Giving a low-ranking priest the right to attend a cardinal’s meeting?
As expected, Sister Esili seems to have nothing to fear.
*
The cardinals’ meeting lasted for one full day.
When my father-in-law heard that there was a corrupt official in the local area, he came to this world and unleashed a rage he had never seen before.
Stella also managed to stop him from running wild, saying that all such things should be excommunicated.
At first, I thought it was because the cardinals and knights who heard that were overly excited, but
Once again, Stella gave strict orders to the knight leaders to arrest them all and bring them to her, so they nodded.
Anyway…it’s a ripple…
Corrupt officials in this country must give up their rights as human beings.
If you think about it, it might be a good example…
“I will excommunicate you and make you work in the mines for the rest of your life.”
“That’s okay. Come to think of it, the prince who used to spy is also working in the mine, right?”
“Yes. It would be a waste to kill people like that.”
A word that is absolutely terrifying.
I think so too, but Stella has no forgiveness in that regard.
It’s scary.
I also have to be careful not to get into an accident.
***
“The church headquarters is empty.”
“Aren’t we the only ones?”
“They said there are about 100 people left.”
“Wow…if someone attacks right now, the base will be taken away without even being able to do anything.”
Dave sighed as he said such an unlucky thing.
If this guy says something like this, something is bound to happen.
Anyway, it’s unlikely that someone will invade and occupy the church’s headquarters, right?
Well, it’s not like the Knights are perfect…it doesn’t matter because as long as Perry and Yongyong are there, there’s nothing they can’t do.
This morning, priests and knights from the church headquarters paired up and left for the earthquake-affected area.
Stella, I, and our attendant priests and knights decided to stay because we had just returned from a religious mission.
By the way, since I can’t see anyone in the headquarters… should I say it looks like a haunted house?
It’s not much different from yesterday, but it feels like something is different.
“But what about our food?”
“What can I do? I have to ask the maids to prepare it.”
“Is it actually better?”
“I also like home-cooked food better.”
For your information, it is much faster to go home than to go from the administrative office to the restaurant.
It takes about 5 minutes to get to the restaurant, but it takes less than 3 minutes to get home.
Well…the most important thing right now isn’t the meal.
Isn’t there another reason why we are peeling fish outside even though it is already work time?
That’s right….
This is because the administrative staff took the key with them while leaving on a long journey.
That’s why we can’t even go to work and are loitering outside.
Why do you have to take the key with you at a time like this?
He was afraid of thieves, so he locked the windows neatly before leaving.
“Ha…where are we going?”
“There’s nowhere to go. It’s the same everywhere else.”
The only remaining priests are the attendant priests, a few essential people, and those who are physically unfit for relief work.
The same goes for priests…
“Should I just go home?”
“That’s not possible! I came to work, so I have to stay at work anyway!”
“Nun….”
I bowed my head at Mr. Eri’s harsh words.
That’s a fair statement.
If you receive a poor salary and then go home because you can’t come to work, is that a thief or an employee?
“Then maybe you can sit on the bench over there?”
“No, that bench… I saw it yesterday and it was painted.”
“Ha…nothing works…”
The back of me being scolded after seeing the priest’s uniform covered in paint…
It was so simple to remember.
As I sighed and looked up at the sky, I saw Cain holding my sleeve and stomping his feet as if his leg was hurting.
I want to let them sit, but there is no place to sit, so what can I do?
There is no rest area at the church headquarters…
At best, the lounge in the dormitory……………
“Ah, the dormitory common room.”
“Huh? Uh…I think I could rest there.”
Although we are living out of the dormitory, we are keeping our dorm room as is.
So you can go into the dormitory.
“Eri, the dorm is okay, right?”
“Um…the dormitory is also at the church headquarters…so wouldn’t it be okay?”
“Okay then. Let’s go sit down and talk. It’s not often we get an opportunity like this.”
If I had had a mat or something, I would have spent time sitting on the ground.
If this happens, the only way is to head to the dormitory, right?
I can’t believe I remember this well.
After all, I am smart.