I Favor the Villainess

"So, let me tell you something."

Pushing off the bishop that it should be left to the others, Master Lilli began the conversation.

Master Lily first tried to talk about the history of the Church's establishment.

"You can break it down about how the church was founded. I'm good at history."

"Oh, really?"

That's what Lady Claire urged ahead.

I think I've talked about it before that it's a religion that has risen from folk faith, so I'll discount it too.

"So, let me now talk about the philosophy of the Church"

It depends on Master Lily's story.

The Church is an organization that glorifies equality under the Spirit God and aims to share in the grace of the Spirit in all human beings.

"Ba, there is also a royal nobility in the Kingdom of Bauer, but there is no nobility before the Spirit"

"But there's an inequality between rich and poor as a real problem, right?

Lily nodded at Lady Claire's point.

"Yes. For that reason, the Church is redistributing wealth."

It solicits donations from nobles against the backdrop of the power of its faith, which extends throughout the world, and gives them in the form of imposition on the poor.

The main project of the Church, the Therapeutic Hospital, seeks a blessing proportionate to its economic strength.

According to Master Lily's story, there seems to be others, but these are the two main ones.

"Does that mean, in the end, that the Church cannot be made without royalty or nobility either?

"Yes, no, that's not why. The Church has territory in every country, and it's doing business to make a profit."

It's a misleading place, but she prefaced and explained to me.

It seems that the Church does not exist solely by relying on bounties and donations, but that the Church itself is a kind of economic entity.

Its activities seem to range from collecting taxes from territory, making fields and crops, to dairy farming and dairy production.

"So, so the Church will be independent of the wealthy forces in each country. The Church's philosophy cannot be fulfilled when it comes to dependency…"

"I see..."

Master Claire is listening with a snort of enthusiasm.

"Don't you take donations from civilians?

"Also, of course, we may receive donations from civilians. But that kind of donation is small or expensive, but it's mostly wealthy merchants."

"I wonder if the part that contributes to the Church's financial strength is small."

"Yes, no. Rather, what is important to gather from the civilian population is faith. Faith is the most important thing that can make a church a church."

I wasn't sure about that.

"Is faith that important? I'm non-religious, so I'm not sure, but if you say religion, isn't that a assumption?

Master Lili was stunned for a moment by my statement that he was a modern man born in Japan.

"Oh, assumptions...... It's... uh... just... um..."

"Ray, that's bullshit on the boulder right now. Apologize."

It seems natural to have faith in this world, and I was apparently outside.

"Looks like the words have passed. I'm sorry."

"Yes, no. I'm sorry Lily surprised you, too. But I think I know what you're saying. Some parts of the Church's territory are inhabited by people who do not have faith, so it seems that some people say the same thing about Ray in such places."

But Master Lily continued.

"So, but religion is a force that exists in reality. It may also be possible to say that what was not supposed to have power has gained power in reality. If I say it in a way for those unfamiliar with religion... well, let's just call it a fairytale brewed in the course of history, very well done..."

"Cardinal Lilly. If the Pope hears what you're saying, he'll fall, won't he?

"Oh, right, sorry!

Master Lily apologized very much, but the explanation became more firm to me.

Religion is probably empty fiction if you actually crumble and verify the contents.

But over the course of a long history, that actually has power.

And that power is supported by people's faith.

"Also, of course, for Lily and those who live in faith, religion is not pictorial. I think religion can also mean a system of values."

"A system of values, is it?

"Uh, would it explain if I said what we put our value on, what we didn't put our value on, and how those values and worthlessness relate to each other?"

I mean, this would be it.

I don't eat pigs in one religion.

That has its religious doctrine in the background, and the fact that it does not eat pigs is closely related to another doctrine.

That's how I live every day, showing a list of what to do, what's right and what's wrong.

Although religion tends to be perceived as "heterogeneous" to the Japanese, I have heard that the original religion is one that leans on life and serves as a guide to life.

"It's not too hard to think about. It's religion that shows you how to live better."

"Ha..."

Lady Claire said what now feels like, but it is in fact a deep-rooted problem because wars and conflicts were repeated many times on Earth when that "better way of life" clashed with each other.

Most importantly, there seems to be no religious war or conflict in this world, so I did not argue with Master Claire.

"It's time for me to get down to business. How does the Church view the problem of poverty in Bauer today? Though I see the shape-shifting and corruption of the aristocracy as a hotbed."

"Li, I don't know that Lili is very difficult either, but I don't think you're generally wrong about what Master Claire said. But I don't think that's gonna last long either."

"And I said...?

"Yu, Prince Yu said. The aristocracy will soon be broken."

To Lily's words, Claire changed her complexion.

"The aristocracy is broken, what do you mean?

"Ku, even Lily doesn't know the details. So, but Prince Yu seems to think that the invention of magic props, the development of magic, will usher in a time when personal abilities say things over households. Then there is no reason for nobility to beat civilians in numbers..."

This is a burnout of what the Yu herself used to say when the civilian movement flourished in the College.

Lady Claire only had a rejection back then, but now Lady Claire has a civilian perspective.

I can't deny your hypothesis out of my head.

"But I don't think the nobles will admit to bankruptcy in silence."

"Also, of course, there will be resistance. But Lily thinks we can't go against the course of history."

"Then how does the aristocracy vanish?

"There are a number of countries where the aristocratic system has actually disappeared. For example, it's a Western country called Lance."

"How is that...?

So when Lily cut off her words, she told her clearly, as though it were difficult to say.

"Or the revolution,"

"Revolution?"

"Heh, civilians have beeped up and defeated the nobility by force. So to speak, a civil war between the new and the old forces."

"You say there's going to be a civil war...?

Blood caught from Master Claire's face.

"Also, of course, I don't think the Kingdom of Bauer will always be. But if you look at the tide of the world, is the state where some privileged classes oligarchy wealth is coming to an end?"

Master Lily, who seems weak, may look like a prophet in Claire's eyes who proclaims death's entrustment.

"What happens to those who were aristocrats after the revolution?

"Depending on the country, many of the nobles will be in the same capacity as civilians or have been executed"

When I heard that, Master Claire tilted her body so that she could relax.

"Dear Claire!

I rushed to support the body.

Looks like the shock was too big.

"Well, I'm fine. I was just a little dazzled."

"Let's keep it this way today. It's too big to learn at once."

"Li, I think Li Li should do that too"

Master Lili also recommended cutting it up once.

You can also see guilt for what your words have upset your opponent.

"Right. That's enough for today. Cardinal Lilly, may I speak to you again?

"Yes, Lily would like to make as much time as she can if she could listen to Claire, the head of the aristocracy"

"Thank you very much."

Thanking Master Lily, we left the Cathedral behind.

On the way home, heavy silence persisted for a while.

"Ray... the story of Cardinal Lily... how did you feel?

"It was difficult. I'm hungry."

"That's how you do it again... I know the results of the college academic tests, so I know you're not as stupid as you usually are, right?

I wanted to change the atmosphere and try to play the dogma, but today Master Claire seems to want someone to talk to who can speak on the same level.

"I'm only going to learn the system of the Church, but you've spoken unexpectedly."

"Yeah. Especially that revolution thing...... I can't believe such barbarity can actually happen..."

It is true that revolution can easily be accompanied by violence, but whether it is barbaric or not will be where judgment divides.

Some may be more savage beside the royal aristocracy.

"Are we nobles in the statute of disappearing..."

"Even if you lose your status as a nobleman, I will protect you, Claire."

"But if there is a revolution, nobility will be executed..."

"I think that depends on standing around. If you side with the revolutionary side, you might rather be thankful"

But that was completely unacceptable to Claire.

"You're telling me to be a traitor!?

"It doesn't sound good when it comes to traitors, but you can also think of it as a folk grass ally."

"I am noble!

"Didn't Master Claire want to do something about the people's poverty? Can't you throw away being a nobleman for that?

Master Claire thought about it with a difficult face.

I want to do something about civilian poverty - that would have been the untrue truth of Master Claire.

But you must not have thought you had to abandon your aristocracy to make that happen.

"Dear Claire. I was asked a lot of things at once today. It's not even an easy issue to conclude right away. Don't think about any more difficult things tonight, eat and rest."

"... right..."

Though he replied affirmatively, Master Claire had thought of something all the way home.

Seriously, it is a disaster that the capacity is large.

In this minute, can I sleep tonight or not?

But today's development isn't bad.

Now I can make Claire aware of the concept of revolution.

And also the option of standing by the people.

The revolution... awakens.

Be sure if you keep this up.

I know that as a knowledge of the game.

But I won't let it unfold as it is in the game.

Do you want me to execute Claire?

(Dear Claire, I will definitely protect you)

I took a softly vow in my heart to Dear Claire, who keeps her head in the carriage window and thinks about it.