Egret

The Pope's funeral lasted seven days. The candles that the congregation came to mourn the funeral were piled up and stacked to form a single wall.

There was also a mix of Emperor Lubarzan and his successors in the waves of mourning, and many believers from other countries. All upcoming events have been cancelled and the entire continent has been watching Lubarzan, killing its breath.

The whole country was bitten with grief by the death of the one who guided the divine.

But it wasn't just mourning. No matter how imprisoned he was, the shocking truth about the Pope's death was not hidden.

Rumors began to circulate in the ears of those who bowed their heads.

‘The Pope was killed by the commander. ’

‘Immediately after his death, there remained the mark of the cursed black star. ’

"God's Representative is defeated by an evil spirit! ’

"Isn't a human being eventually eaten and dried by a command? ’

The Pope is at the very top of the New World. The fact that such a man died with the mark of a command shocked the emperor to think that his neck was slit in the enemy's hand.

The truth that leaked out without concealing it caused people to tremble.

“Oh, my God. Even though he was so divine. ”

“I think it's a sign that the world is falling apart. ”

The nobles gathered in the Great Temple filled their tongues with rumors that spread throughout the Empire.

Some say that the Pope's sudden death was a sign of the last days.

“The end of the world is coming, and I don't even know if God has given up man. ”

The chaos that burned once only gradually darkened over time. Even the dishonorable words that doubted God came out without hesitation.

Judas, dressed in a clean black dress without decoration for remembrance, turned his head and looked at the wandering people. Due to the clean silver hair in contrast to black, his movements were toxic to the eye.

Those who were faced with cold sunken gold eyes kept their mouths shut and pretended to pray as if they had made a promise.

“ ……. ”

After a quick look inside the temple, he slowly reached his knees, reading the flutter. The long black hoodie was lightly rolled.

As he turns around, the murmuring stops. Lequiemman, who resonated heavily and dimly, was continuing like a murmur of an angel. Judas marched alone among those on his knees. Even today, the priests were holding candles in black offerings.

As he approached, the priests bowed their heads and grabbed the door. But Judas opened his mouth in the car where the door had just been opened.

“In case the Divine no longer protects you. ”

It was a clear voice to dig into the ears of those who fell down in silence who were small but suffocating.

“Fear not.”

“ ……! ”

The nobles who pretended to pray raised their heads. Their next monarch stood by the door without a single shaking.

Someone voices cautiously in the midst of the crowd, overwhelmed by his tranquil gilta.

“It's a pleasure, Your Majesty. Recently there have been some lame rumors about the Command. ”

The one who spoke stood up with Judas' gaze. Among the nobles who were busy resting, he was at least a brave speaker.

“Blair J. Count Rude."

The man introduced himself as a weakling. He was the young chief who had just inherited the family.

Like a round forehead with no wrinkles, the youth's breasts expanded with dexterity and passion. As Judas stares at her and asks her to continue, Blair speaks straight away.

“You may have received reports that the commanders are now organizing themselves. Just because one General Commander is dead doesn't mean they're going to be destroyed. ”

Frid's death from the thaw gave hope to many.

The residents of Turke, who lost their home and family to him, and who were terrified and trembled at the appearance of a general commander, cheered as soon as they heard the news.

“To put it bluntly, they're vipers. ”

Blair insisted, however, that it was not the end.

“It's not just a poison, it's a poison that's scary enough to break God's blessing. The Pope must be strong enough to lose. Besides, even if one head dies, the remaining snakes in the viper's den will be howling. ”

Several weak nobles frowned when they heard the description.

On the other hand, there was no change in Judas' expression. Blair pauses as she faces a golden pupil that feels weightless.

“…… At the moment we don't know where the oyster is. You can't tell when and where to pop out and bite people with poison, so you have to be afraid. ”

Even with the eyes of the young chief, Judas was still young.

He thought he didn't know much about the fear of the Command because the Crown Prince was young. That's why I expressed the fears of the commander more vividly.

But that was a mistake.

“Count Rude. ”

Judas gently referred to him.

“You're mistaken. ”

“Yes……? ”

“If all the vipers disappear from the den, fear will not disappear. What people fear is not the viper, but the death that the viper asks. This is the first illusion. ”

Once the viper has disappeared, there will be danger in another cave. After all, fear of death was a natural emotion and could not be removed from the source.

‘Of course there is poison, so the viper is afraid. It's just a joke! ’

Blair couldn't help but hear what he was saying. Rather, I felt disappointed in the Crown Prince as if he were being played.

He was right to eliminate the viper that threatens the safety of all at once.

“Lord Haona! ”

“The second illusion is that the Pope was defeated by the command. The human Noah Essekiel.

He was killed. "

Blair's rush to refute something was forcefully cut off. Judas gave a high-pressure order to the young Count, who grumbled.

“Don't be mistaken because God is weaker than the command. ”

Or I didn't have to think that God had abandoned man.

“It is his own to defend himself; it is the ruler's to defend the kingdom. ”

God does not create the world and reign over human beings.

God only makes love as a god. As such, man serves the divine, but apart from him he has the identity to overcome the crisis.

“God has no responsibility for the dignity of man and country. ”

It meant to be fearful, but not to doubt or resent God. Because God has no responsibility for it.

Judas turns around, leaving something he can't understand. And he took his steps and went out the door that was open.

Chul-chung!

The thick iron doors that the priests were opening were firmly closed.

As the Crown Prince left, the fallen began to roar with their heads raised, and the priests looked at each other with embarrassing eyes. In the meantime, Blair, who stood alone, sighed and thought.

‘Does it mean that His Majesty will solve this problem himself? ’

He simply reduced the situation but handed over the material of his responsibilities from the diocese to the imperial court.

Blair walks his sleeves again, recalling the sense of embarrassment the Crown Prince felt.

‘Marzen praised me with a dry mouth. Well, the next monarch will stand up and not qualify as a nobleman if you just watch. ’

There was a satisfactory smile spreading on the mouth that was full of worries and complaints.

* * *

Judas sighs long as he leaves the Great War. The chilly weather drew a white outfit as I exhaled.

Beyond the smoke's scattered breath, a cloudy sky blurs.

“You look tired. ”

“Edan.”

The two Suu Kyi, who were waiting for him outside, approached. Judas just smiled instead of answering.

“The memorial ended a little late. You both must have waited a long time. Isn't it cold?”

“Argh, don't say anything. The weather is completely crazy. ”

“…… Baikal, in front of His Majesty, to nourish an illiterate tone. ”

Edan pays attention, but Baikal grunts again as he strokes his less trembling arm.

“Why do you stop freedom of expression all the time? It was really weather, not exaggeration. Hey, it's early winter and it makes no sense to wear it! ”

Edan raised his forehead and Judas smiled.

The thickest of the three was a weak bicycle in both the cold and heat.

He wears a black longcoat and drops a hoe pack around his neck.

“Argh! Look at that frowning sky. It's going to snow. ”

"Eyes."

Judas stares up at the sky. As Baikal described it, the sky looked really steep.

The sky is clouded by strange weather even if it snows right away.

He used to love snowy days. I looked up at the grey clouds that the sun swallowed and remembered the sensation I missed for a moment.

‘Because I was born in winter. ’

I didn't do anything special because it was snowing, but I felt as good as if it was snowing.

When I was old and alone, I used to sit in a rocking chair and stare at the sky with no snow. Probably the day the snow covered the whole world like a cotton blanket. On the day of the snowflake, Borat Snow's baby was thrown into a white snow field.

For him who did not know exactly where his home was, the snowy day gave him the same intimacy as his hometown.

“There's an old saying that the first day comes when a happy guest comes. ”

“Eh? Really? ”

When Baikal, who was struggling with the cold, heard it, he shook his eyes.

Flubby, who was bursting wide into his coat and trembling together, looked like a mother bear holding her cubs.

“Oh, is it possible that the new Pope will be ordained soon? ”

“No way. ”

Edan denies Baikal's speculation like a knife.

“The next Pope is not yet properly equipped. Determine the candidate and receive another suitable candidate from among the candidates. ”

Unlike the Emperor, the Pope is not in a position to sit on the throne with a bloodline.

The divine power is first judged by the eyes of man, and finally by the revelation of God.

Those who receive revelation are the eleven bishops appointed directly by the Pope, who have the strongest sacrament after the Pope and the Saint.

Without going through that process, the Pope remains vacant.

It was common practice to pre-elect a successor before fulfilling my duties, but in this case, he was killed by the command, so there was no successor identified by the Pope.

“It's too late now. ”

“Oops. What's so complicated about the Temple? ”

“It's not even the first time. ”

Edan took off the gloves he was wearing to elaborate his sword and gently scavenged the cold air with his bare fist.

“If you come, it'll be snow-white. ”

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