Kuro no Maou

Chief Priest Maxwell sighed in front of Gargantua, a state-of-the-art demonic battleship that came to Virginia Harbor.

"Apostle, or..."

He was one of the first members to land on the Pandora continent a year ago.

Being a devout crucifix, he took part in this conquest project in order to carry out God's will to 'conquer the Pandora continent', albeit in the position of chief priest.

While traveling to an unknown continent and being attacked by wild monsters, he also built this Virginia after his ordeal and participated in the invasion of Daedalus six months ago.

He is the person who has contributed most to the development of the city among those currently in Virginia.

After the death of a commanding knight six months ago and the escape of others of higher rank to the royal republic, Maxwell's position took precedence among church officials in Virginia.

And being a representative of the Church means being at the apex of the Virginia inhabitants, who are made up of all the citizens from the Sinclair Republic of the Cross.

Therefore, as Virginia's representative, he waits thus to welcome the Apostle, the Commander-in-Chief of the Crusades.

On both sides, two priests, who are also their own disciples, still young, refrain, and even behind them church officials, of course, many residents are busily pressing for a glimpse of the messianic apostle.

They are still cheering and waving their hands toward the giant Demonic Battleship.

I don't know how they feel. It's not Maxwell.

Thus is the great reinforcement of fifteen thousand, which came before the army of the dreaded demons, in the knowledge that they might be attacked at any time.

If we are to be commander-in-chief, we must be saviors of our own crisis.

But Maxwell had great doubts.

What exactly is an apostle? That's what it is.

The apostle, Saliel, who comes this time, has only heard of his name and that he is the seventh, and that he is a young woman.

You must be loved by God and have tremendous power than you are a messenger no matter how young you are.

But that's not necessarily going to be the ability to unite people directly.

I can say for sure that they can have it all because it's only combat capability.

Perhaps the young apostle is just a flag, and in fact, a high ranking person will take command after her, such as a deputy.

And Maxwell didn't trust something called a ‘high priest’.

It was the high priests who deserted Virginia and fled back in the first place, not enough to distrust the upper echelons of the Church to look at the matter, but Maxwell had not been credible or anything like that since before.

He also climbed up to the position of chief priest, who had seen so much as a young man what it was like to be a high priest, a bishop, and, above all, a man who worked for Elision.

Let him tell you, the church organization is rotten.

Everyone and he are all fools who are blind to birth and gold and can only think of kicking others down.

Bribery is rampant in the church organization itself, and we can even buy gold for the position that only those who have devoted their hard training and faith to priesthood can get.

To such a world, Maxwell finally became unbearable by the time he earned the title of chief priest.

I have closed my own path of birth and even thrown myself on numerous battlefields to give my faith in God.

And in the wake of the descent of a 'divine' with a clear meaning, he decided not to hesitate to take part in the Pandora conquest project.

There can't be any regrets about that choice.

Maxwell sincerely thinks that it's just a hard experience here, just like any other battlefield, but this is the test God has given, the work of the righteous believer who performs God's will, no more worthy work.

That is why we have to show disgust that in Virginia, where this‘ righteous faith ’takes place, a priest, anointed with personal greed, will come again.

I don't know who the crusader priests are yet to see, but if we forget that this Virginia is the land God wanted, and treat it to satisfy our own desires, we will not stop.

We can kill as many people as we want in the guise of an accident, without the eyes of domestic surveillance in this remote homeland.

Maxwell was so ready to be on this occasion to welcome the Crusader General.

(Determine if the eagle is worthy of the land -)

Already middle-aged, his face, engraved with deep wrinkles, is severely distorted.

But the forged torso did not give any sense of decay due to age, and his disciple, who refrained left or right from looking at Maxwell's strongly intentioned appearance, shook himself to greater tension.

That's when the battleship door finally opens.

What came out of it was a young man with a long skinny body.

Wavy, pale gold long hair, a beautiful look confused with a woman, I think he is a very good man, but his eyes are taken away by the white coat he wears.

(Archbishop... at that young age...)

Maxwell understood the position at a glance.

The Archbishop is high enough to be a candidate for Cardinal, a position of distinction compared to the chief priest who holds multiple priests.

(For example, he is the Commander-in-Chief of the Crusades - no, wait, the Commander-in-Chief is definitely supposed to be an apostle...)

Maxwell cannot hide his surprise that both the Apostle, the most powerful title of the Church, and the Archbishop, third from above except for the Apostle, if one, will still come.

The Deputy was easily overruled by the prediction that perhaps even the High Priest, the Bishop, no matter how high the estimate was.

I was so nervous about the appearance of a young man who was also close to such a heavenly man that I envied Maxwell, an apprentice who still didn't know he was the archbishop, with a glimmer of sweat on his forehead.

The Archbishop's youth, in graceful motion, takes some hand inside the door and comes down the talap.

And it was Saliel the Seventh Apostle, who drew his hand, yes, nothing else.

Pure white beauty is finally exposed to the light.

"Ah -"

At that moment, the harbour, which was wrapped in cheer, quieted down.

White clothes, white skin, white hair, and even red balls host a glowing glow.

Its appearance does not come true for any painter, it does not come true for any sculptor, it is correct, only God can produce, its beauty that shines white.

"- Oh, my God, beautiful"

From my eyes, I was overflowing with tears without knowing.

However, I am blinded by its divine beauty.

He is led by the Archbishop, slowly and one step closer towards himself.

Even when I saw the Pope of the highest rank, I didn't get it, trembling with great emotion, and at the same time, a feeling of security or fullness, as if he had been blessed by a real God, comes up in my chest unstoppably.

Maxwell was kneeling naturally, hands on his chest, and in a prayer position.

"Chief Maxwell, right?"

Sariel, who came all the way in front of me, speaks up.

I haven't had any experience yet, but Maxwell was in the mood to hear God's message.

"Yes."

"So far, you've often protected Virginia.

Let us do more than that, with the Crusaders, to carry out God's will. "

Sariel's white, little palms stroke Maxwell, dripping his head.

"Ha! I dedicate all of my self and dedication to this Maxwell, His Excellency the Seventh Apostle Saliel!!

Unable to contain overflowing tears, Maxwell nevertheless responds forcefully.

At this time, he vowed to give himself to Sariel as he had said.

――

Saliel waved small to the still quiet crowd, silent.

At that moment, the crackling cheer rose and so much enthusiasm wrapped Virginia that it reached the realm of fanaticism.

There is no emotional swing in Saliel's eyes that stares at him.

Now that the ring of restraint has been removed and freed from any limitation of ability, Sariel, like the 'other apostles’, is overflowing with the power of protection that dwells in him, constantly ‘divine'.

Just as power dwelt in things that mimic God, her beauty, rightly loved by God, showed the power to fascinate the followers of the Crucifixion at a glance.

If the faith is thick, Maxwell touched the true power of God through Sariel at this time.